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Fierce Fighting Flares Around Eastern Ukrainian Town of Avdiivka

Russia’s assault there may be a sign that Moscow is trying to regain the initiative in the war, after it spent months defending against Ukraine’s southern counteroffensive.

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Hamas Attack on Israel Brings New Scrutiny of Group’s Ties to Iran

Officials from Iran and Hezbollah helped plan the attack, people familiar with the operation said, but the U.S. and its allies have not found evidence directly linking Tehran.

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Airstrikes Intensify in Gaza, and More

Plus, Scalise withdraws as House speaker candidate and a look at Montana’s TikTok ban.

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I’m Going to War for Israel. Palestinians Are Not My Enemy.

This war could have been avoided, and no one did enough to prevent it.

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Growing Wariness of Aid to Ukraine Hangs Over Polish Election

Last year, Poland was one of Ukraine’s staunchest supporters. But pressure from the right to focus more on domestic problems is pushing that support to the center stage of Sunday’s election.

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Social Media in Wartime, Betting on the Future and A.I. Passes the Smell Test

The Israel-Hamas war highlights X’s moderation failures. What should be social media’s role in global conflict?

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Biden Administration Awards $7 Billion for 7 Hydrogen Hubs Across the U.S.

Clean hydrogen could help fight climate change, but it barely exists today. Now the administration wants to build an entire industry from scratch.

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Hard-Line Republican Leads Race to Succeed Louisiana’s Democratic Governor

Should Jeff Landry, the state attorney general and front-runner, win, he will likely drive Louisiana further right on issues such as crime and L.G.B.T.Q. rights.

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Retailers’ Seasonal Hiring Plans Signal a Cooling Labor Market

After scrambling to fill out work forces in recent years, many companies are reporting more modest goals for temporary employment.

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How Jesmyn Ward Is Reimagining Southern Literature

The novelist is competing with giants like William Faulkner, while mapping territory all her own.

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How Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour Was Turned Into a Movie

Movies like “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour” rely on savvy tricks and sophisticated techniques to capture a semblance of the live experience.

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How Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour Was Turned Into a Movie

Movies like “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour” rely on savvy tricks and sophisticated techniques to capture a semblance of the live experience.

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Across U.S., Chinese Bitcoin Mines Draw National Security Scrutiny

Microsoft reported one site in Wyoming because of its proximity to a data center and nuclear missile base. Records show other cryptocurrency facilities have ties to the Chinese state.

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Post-Punk Legend Leads Fight for Clean Water as Britain’s ‘Sewage Czar’

Feargal Sharkey, best known as the lead singer of the Undertones, has become one of the loudest voices demanding that Britain’s private water companies clean up their act.

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A New Law Unites Northern Ireland — in Outrage

Catholics and Protestants alike say a commission created by the British Parliament to handle hundreds of sectarian crimes will do little to heal old wounds.

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Israelis Rush to Volunteer and Donate After Hamas Attacks

A long-divided country is pulling together in a show of solidarity, donating everything from breast milk to high-tech help.

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New York Has Issued 14 New Food Cart Permits. 10,000 Vendors Want Them.

More than a year after the city implemented reforms to the food vendor licensing process, few have received permits, even as enforcement picks up.

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How a Young Activist’s Murder Has Been Gleefully Distorted Online

Because Ryan Carson was a liberal activist, social media trolls blamed his own politics for his death.

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Microsoft Wins Critical Approval for Activision Deal by Britain’s C.M.A.

The $69 billion video game acquisition is expected to be finalized soon after the sign-off from British regulators.

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In Afghanistan, Fear and Despair After Three Big Earthquakes

Seemingly unending earthquakes in Afghanistan have killed nearly 1,300 people and amplified already troubling times since the Taliban seized power.

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Kendra Morris and Randall Woodfin, the Mayor of Birmingham, Ala., Marry

When Kendra Morris first met Randall Woodfin, the mayor of Birmingham, Ala., she didn’t think anything of it until she had a vision about their future.

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Hospitals That Fail to Reopen Psychiatric Wards Risk Fines, Hochul Says

As New York tries to move people with severe mental illness off the streets and into treatment, the governor said some hospitals aren’t helping.

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Oklahoma Judge Exchanged 500 Text Messages During Murder Trial

The state’s top jurist recommended that Traci Soderstrom, a district judge in Lincoln County, be removed from the bench after she and a bailiff mocked lawyers, jurors and witnesses.

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Trump’s Remarks on Hezbollah and Netanyahu Prompt Bipartisan Outcry

Republican rivals and the White House were among those to roundly condemn the former president for his characterization of the Lebanese militant group.

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DeSantis, a Staunch Israel Supporter, Answers Voter Question About Palestine

On the campaign trail in New Hampshire, a prospective voter asked the Florida governor, who has issued statements of staunch support for Israel, about civilian casualties in Gaza.

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Israeli Strikes on Gaza Draw Warnings of Humanitarian Crisis

Israel’s latest strikes on Gaza have drawn warnings from aid workers and residents of a humanitarian catastrophe. “We are facing a huge disaster,” said one U.N. official.

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One Officer Convicted and Another Acquitted in Elijah McClain Death

The jury came back with a surprising split decision on two men tried jointly, holding the more experienced officer accountable in the first of three trials in the death of the young Black man.

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Prosecutors Issued Error-Riddled Report in Menendez Car Crash

New Jersey prosecutors concluded that Nadine Menendez, Senator Bob Menendez’s wife, should not be charged after she killed a pedestrian with her Mercedes-Benz.

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Biden’s Stance on Israel Wins Praise From Critics

After Donald J. Trump bound himself tightly to the Israeli right, and President Biden approached the divided nation gingerly, a warm presidential embrace has eased years of tension.

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The Israeli-Palestinian Story Could Have Been Different

It’s hard not to wonder whether today’s suffering could have been avoided if in 2000 Palestinians had taken the offer of a path toward statehood.

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