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Sanliurfa, Turkey, Resounds With Music, Food, Cultue and History

The city in southeastern Turkey resounds with music, food and culture — and echoes with more than 11,000 years of human history.

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U.S. Tightens China’s Access to A.I. Chips

The further limits on shipments could cripple Beijing’s A.I. ambitions and dampen revenues for U.S. chip makers, analysts said.

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Hamas Hijacked Victims’ Social Media Accounts to Spread Terror

The use of hostages’ Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp accounts to livestream attacks and issue death threats is a new tactic, experts said.

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Hamas and the Moral Deficiencies of a Liberal Education

Something is deeply wrong at America’s colleges and universities.

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For 30 Years, This Grown-Up’s Office Was the Playground

Emmanuel Thingue spent 30 years shaping the look and feel of New York City’s most charming public spaces.

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India’s Top Court Rejects Gay Marriage, While Voicing Sympathy

Though it expanded the definition of discrimination, the ruling was a sharp setback for petitioners seeking a landmark victory on marriage equality.

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Biden’s Trip to Israel

What is behind the recent flurry of American diplomacy in the Middle East?

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Man, Wrongfully Imprisoned for 16 Years, Is Fatally Shot During Traffic Stop

Leonard Allan Cure, who was exonerated in 2020 after being convicted of armed robbery, was shot and killed by a sheriff’s deputy in Georgia.

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The Arm-Twisting, Back-Stabbing Battle for House Speaker

Representative Jim Jordan, known for trying to obstruct the government, has emerged as the Republican most likely to win the job.

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Biden to Visit Israel, and More

Plus, a Muslim boy is killed in Illinois and China’s Belt and Road Initiative is changing shape.

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As Coal Plants Shutter, a Chance to Redevelop ‘the Gates of Hell’

Developers are combining new strategies with state and federal funds to turn decayed power plants once considered a blemish into potential assets for economic growth.

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Longer Commutes, Shorter Lives: The Costs of Not Investing in America

For decades, spending on the future put the nation ahead of all others. What would it take to revive that spirit?

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Here’s How Joe Biden Can Win Again

This is a winnable race, despite the president’s age and the country’s division.

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U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force Struggle for Recruits, but the Marines Have Plenty.

As the other large military branches fall short of their goals despite offering signing bonuses and other incentives, the Marine Corps easily fills its ranks on swagger alone.

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In Super Mario Bros. Wonder, New Power-Ups Really Pop

Nintendo’s mascot is boring. So for nearly four decades, it has fed the jumping plumber an increasingly bizarre diet of items.

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Please, New Yorkers Beg, Make the Weekend Rain Stop

New Yorkers have faced rainfall for six weekends, making for soggy pumpkin picking, muddy Central Park visits and damp dinner outings.

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Netanyahu Chose Limited Strikes Until Now. This Is His First All-Out War.

In his 15 years as Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu has been seen as risk-averse, avoiding open-ended military engagements and peace initiatives.

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A Severe Drought Pushes the Amazon Rainforest to the Brink

The rainforest holds a fifth of the world’s fresh water, but deforestation, dwindling rain and unrelenting heat are sucking it dry.

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France on Edge After Killing of a Teacher and Hamas Attack

Another attack at a school, three years after the beheading of a teacher, has heightened anxiety about a new wave of terrorism in an already scarred country.

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Food Aid Sustains Quake-Hit Villages in Morocco, for Now

The earthquake that struck Morocco on Sept. 8 killed about 3,000 people, and disrupted food supplies for thousands in regions long subject to the vagaries of fickle seasons.

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These Amphibian Children Have a Taste for (Mom’s) Skin

Caecilians are the first amphibians known to pass on their microbiomes to their offspring.

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What is China’s Belt and Road Initiative and How Is It Changing?

Xi Jinping enhanced China’s sway in the world by lending money for infrastructure. Now he’s collecting debts and rethinking his signature aid initiative.

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Putin Visits China as Moscow and Beijing Reaffirm Ties

The Russian leader is likely to push for more economic support when he meets with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, on Wednesday.

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Four Men, Including One Held on a Murder Charge, Escape From a Georgia Jail

The authorities, who consider the men dangerous, believe they went out a window and slipped through a fence.

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Justice Barrett Calls for Supreme Court to Adopt an Ethics Code

In a wide-ranging interview at the University of Minnesota that was disrupted temporarily by demonstrators, the justice said that ethics rules would help with greater public transparency.

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Amid Migrant Influx, Massachusetts Will No Longer Guarantee Shelter

Gov. Maura Healey said the state would have to start limiting emergency housing for new arrivals next month, calling for “a federal solution.”

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Ten Stops in Five Days, Plus an Air Raid Shelter, for Blinken

The secretary of state’s chaotic trip in the Middle East has underscored the scale and complexity of the diplomatic crisis he faces.

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The Strange Decline of America’s Global Power

The problem isn’t weakness at the top. It’s the enemy within.

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Piling Horror Upon Horror

Grief over Israel doesn’t mean we can look away from mass death in Gaza.

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Oprah Floated a 2020 Presidential Run With Mitt Romney, Book Says

Ms. Winfrey wanted to form the independent ticket to stop Donald J. Trump, according to a forthcoming book. Mr. Romney listened to the pitch but passed on the idea, the biography says.

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