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U.S. Government Takes a Cut of Chip Business in Japan-Funded Deal

23 October 2026 at 16:59
President Trump’s novel deal-making is on display in upstate New York, where the administration is funneling Japanese funds into a government-owned chip factory.

© Cindy Schultz for The New York Times

A GlobalFoundries factory in Malta, N.Y.

How the Decline of Western NY Defined Kathy Hochul’s Politics

23 October 2026 at 13:57
Gov. Kathy Hochul’s vision for New York has been largely shaped by her upbringing in a failing western New York town and her family’s move up from a trailer park to affluence.

© Hiroko Masuike/The New York Times

Gov. Kathy Hochul has won over the real estate community in New York City, but her politics and worldview remain products of her life in western New York.
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