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DeSantis Will Participate in Nevada Caucuses Despite Criticizing Them

The state party enacted new rules that the Florida governor and his rivals say are designed to help former President Donald J. Trump.

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U.S. Is Expanding Military Presence Near Israel

Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III has ordered a second aircraft carrier, the Dwight D. Eisenhower, to the region to deter hostile actions.

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Buttery Roti, Velvety Avocado Pasta and Chewy Chow Fun

Carbs of all kinds for sandwiching, swiping and swirling.

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Joran van der Sloot Expected to Plead Guilty in Natalee Holloway Extortion Case

A lawyer for Beth Holloway, the mother of the Alabama teenager whose 2005 disappearance remains unsolved, said the suspect, Joran van der Sloot, had accepted a plea deal.

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Biden Campaign Raises $71.3 Million in Third Quarter Alongside D.N.C.

The president’s re-election campaign announced a substantial quarterly fund-raising haul, but it’s far short of what Donald J. Trump raised in the same quarter of his 2020 re-election campaign.

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A Parade of Strikeouts

The baseball playoffs and the sport’s biggest problem.

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Ukraine Worries That Prolonged War in Gaza May Dilute Global Support

Slow military progress and cracks in the backing of key allies could also drain vital attention from Ukraine’s battle with Russia, some fear.

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Does the U.S. Really Want a Mass Expulsion in Gaza?

Invading and depopulating Gaza would be inhumane and a potential violation of international law. The United States must do what it can to halt such actions.

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Slaughter at a Festival of Peace and Love Leaves Israel Transformed

In this massacre of its youth, Israel’s 75-year-old quest for some carefree normalcy met the murderous fury of those long-oppressed Palestinians who deny the state’s right to exist.

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The Schoolyard

A small image reveals a larger story.

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The Schoolyard

A small image reveals a larger story.

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Wearables Track Parkinson’s Better Than Human Observation, Study Finds

Researchers demonstrated that off-the-shelf sensors can measure the subtle changes of disease progression.

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Facing Scrutiny, a Museum That Holds 12,000 Human Remains Changes Course

The American Museum of Natural History said it would address its collecting of remains, which stretched into the 1940s and included practices now viewed as abusive and racist.

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How a Fertilizer Shortage Is Spreading Desperate Hunger

Across Africa and in parts of Asia, disruption to the supply chain for fertilizer is raising food prices and increasing malnutrition.

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‘I Have to Do Better.’ A Young Father Was Rebuilding His Life When the Flames Came.

A 28-year-old was working to get his life back on track. But an early death from the Maui wildfires meant he could never fully atone for a rocky past.

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How Megafires Are Remaking the World

In our Pyrocene age, enormous wildfires aren’t merely damaging ecosystems but transforming them.

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Tanya Chutkan, an Unflinching Judge in the Trump Jan. 6 Trial

Judge Chutkan, who grew up in a prominent Jamaican family and has extensive trial experience, has been thrust into the limelight. She shows no sign of being intimidated by it.

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Nikki Haley’s Pro-Israel Record Could Shape Her ’24 Bid

The G.O.P. contender’s combative defense of Israel defined her tenure at the United Nations. Will it also define her presidential campaign?

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Vladimir Nabokov’s Best Books: A Guide

Clever and dexterous, his writing delights in puzzles, puns and lepidoptera. Here’s where to start. (There’s so much more than “Lolita.”)

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Goodwill Tries to Figure Out Online Commerce

The nonprofit retailer helps provide jobs and training to those in need. But it needs revenue from online sales to help fund its charitable aims.

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Looking Beyond a Dancer’s Confident Grace in ‘States of Hope’

Hope Boykin radiated generosity and joy as a performer. As a choreographer and director, she is showing the struggle the audience couldn’t see.

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‘Big Jim’ and Babydog Go to Washington?

The debt-ridden, party-flipping governor of struggling West Virginia is running for the Senate. Is D.C. ready for Jim Justice (and his beloved bulldog)?

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8 Sex Myths That Experts Wish Would Go Away

Everyone else is having more sex than you. Men want sex more than women do. And more.

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Afghanistan Struck by Two More Strong Earthquakes

Herat Province, near the site of three earlier quakes that killed more than 1,000 people in recent days, was shaken violently again early Sunday.

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Poland Is Voting In a ‘Pivotal’ Election: Here’s What to Know

After a brutal campaign, the polarized nation is heading to the polls on Sunday in a parliamentary election that will reverberate well beyond its borders.

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Hamas Bears the Blame for Every Death in This War

The terrorist group profits from Palestinian and Israeli deaths alike.

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Jeff Landry, a Hard-Line Republican, Is Elected Governor of Louisiana

The victory by Mr. Landry, the state’s attorney general, secures Republican control of Louisiana after eight years of divided government.

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Madonna Kicks Off Celebration Tour in London

After a health-related delay, the pop superstar launched her Celebration Tour in London with a performance devoted to her full catalog of hits.

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Quinn Mitchell, Known for His Pointed Questions of Candidates, Ejected From GOP Event

Quinn Mitchell, an aspiring journalist from New Hampshire, was escorted out of a G.O.P. candidate summit on Friday, though he was later allowed to return.

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Piper Laurie, Reluctant Starlet Turned Respected Actress, Dies at 91

She began as just another product of the studio system, but she went on to receive three Oscar nominations, win an Emmy and appear on Broadway.

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