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Shakira’s Former Nanny Spotlights Domestic Work in Music Video Cameo

Liliana Melgar made a cameo appearance in Shakira’s latest music video, putting a spotlight on domestic workers and their struggles.

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A Deep-Fried Pho Sparks Scandal at the State Fair of Texas

A debate over who gets credit for inventing a dish proliferates on and off the Dallas fairgrounds.

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The 90-Year-Old American Ballet Theater Coach Practicing Her Art With Rigor

“It’s jeweler’s work,” the American Ballet Theater coach Irina Kolpakova said of her art, which she practices with rigor and generosity at 90.

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Inside Trump’s Backroom Effort to Lock Up the Nomination

As the former president dodges debates, it can seem as if he’s bypassing the primary. But he and his team have been working quietly to twist the delegate rules in their favor.

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Federal Firefighters Face Steep Pay Cuts

A temporary pay raise for federal wild-land firefighters is set to end next month. Officials have said that more workers will quit if lawmakers fail to pass a permanent increase.

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Can You Hide a Child’s Face From A.I.?

Parents have been stressing out for at least two decades about what to share about their children online. Powerful new technologies present a more urgent risk.

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To Save Monarch Butterflies, They Had to Silence the Lawn Mowers

An unlikely group of New Yorkers is winning small victories in the battle to protect butterfly habitats.

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Can This Man Make Soccer Smarter?

Ian Graham helped transform Liverpool from a faded giant into soccer’s most cutting-edge club. Now he wants to do the same for everyone else.

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Gaza Crisis Unites American Muslims in Anger and Mourning

Friday sermons across the country, from a wide range of Muslim communities, focused on a similar message of solidarity with Palestinians.

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Why Israel Is Acting This Way

If you think Israel is now crazy, it is because Hamas punched it in the face. So now Israel believes it must restore deterrence by proving that it can outcrazy Hamas.

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President Biden Should Call for Israel to Exercise Restraint

The president’s experience should lead him to counsel Israel to exercise restraint. Will he?

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Louise Glück, 1943-2023: 5 Great Poems to Read

The American writer, who won a Nobel Prize in 2020, wrote with cool clarity and often puckish wit.

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India-Pakistan Cricket Match: A Billion Eyes on a Fiery Rivalry

The teams’ face-off in the men’s cricket World Cup is shadowed, as always, by the stormy history between the two countries.

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Republican Speaker Fight Has Parallels in the Gingrich Era

The current chaos is not the first time Republicans have found themselves rocked by a vacancy at the top.

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Doctors at Allina Health Form Union

The physicians, at Allina Health in Minnesota and Wisconsin, appear to be the largest group of unionized doctors in the private sector.

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Louise Meriwether Dies at 100; in 1970, a New, Black Literary Voice

Writing of life in Harlem, she emerged at the same time as Toni Morrison and Maya Angelou but never achieved their fame, though James Baldwin was an admirer.

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Why Israel Must Reconsider Its Gaza Evacuation Order

As secretary general of the United Nations, I appeal to Israeli authorities to reconsider.

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Israel Is Denying My Children a Future

A father in Gaza: “I know the worst is yet to come.”

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How Hamas Overran Southern Israel and Killed 1,300

Hamas gunmen surged into Israel in a highly organized and meticulously planned operation that suggested a deep understanding of Israel’s military secrets and weaknesses. Here is how the attacks unfolded.

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U.S. Tells World to Back Israel’s Gaza Strikes as Civilian Toll Rises

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken is visiting the Middle East as the Israel-Palestinian conflict reaches a degree of violence not seen in many years.

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Taylor Swift ‘Eras Tour’ Movie Review: Look What We Made Her Do

Swift’s cultural phenomenon arrives on the big screen with lots of little revelations, along with some what-could-have-beens.

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Gazans Flee South After Israel Orders Evacuation

Also, Republicans nominate Jim Jordan for speaker. Here’s the latest at the end of Friday.

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Ambler Access Project Would Cause Environmental Harm Analysis Finds

A proposed industrial road would cut through pristine wilderness in Alaska to reach a planned copper and zinc mine.

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Dennis Kucinich Leaves Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Presidential Campaign

The former Democratic congressman, who served as Mr. Kennedy’s campaign manager, departed just days after he introduced Mr. Kennedy as an independent candidate.

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Supreme Court to Hear Another Broad Challenge to Agency Power

The justices apparently added the new case to ensure that Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson could take part in deciding whether to overrule a major precedent.

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Louise Glück, Nobel-Winning Poet Who Explored Trauma and Loss, Dies at 80

Acclaimed as one of America’s greatest living writers, she blended deeply personal material with themes of mythology and nature.

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North Korea Shipped Arms to Russia for Use in Ukraine, U.S. Says

American intelligence agencies tracked a shipment of 1,000 containers of military equipment and munitions from North Korea to Russia, according to the White House.

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For Two Women, a Joyous Homecoming in Israel Gone Horribly Awry

Judith and Natalie Raanan, mother and daughter, are among the Americans caught up in the chaos and horror of the Hamas assault and its aftermath.

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Get Ready for the ‘Ring of Fire’ Solar Eclipse This Saturday

The moon will slip in front of the sun, leaving a fiery orange rim in the sky that will be visible for just a few minutes.

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U.S. Cities Bolster Security at Religious Sites After Hamas Calls for Day of Protest

Officials increased patrols around religious institutions and public spaces across the country, as tensions in Jewish and Muslim communities mounted.

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