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Jewish and Muslim Interfaith Communities Are Tested by the Israel-Hamas War

A Los Angeles program that connects Muslims and Jews has been strained by the war in Israel. But the group’s leaders found that it has strengthened their bond.

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From Bush v. Gore to ‘Stop the Steal’: Kenneth Chesebro’s Long, Strange Trip

Mr. Chesebro, a buttoned-down Harvard lawyer, evolved from left-leaning jurist to key player in the Trump false electors scandal. What happened?

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Ukraine, a Sniper Mission and the Myth of the ‘Good Kill’

A New York Times reporter who is a former Marine has a conversation with a Ukrainian sniper about morality in war.

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How Do You Charge a Friend for a Professional Favor?

Despite the adage that friends and money don’t mix, the arrangement can have unique benefits — as long as the boundaries are clear.

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Cherokee Tribe Shares Native American Knowledge in North Carolina

Countless generations of Cherokee Indians have cultivated lands in the shadow of the Smoky Mountains. More people want to learn from them.

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How Rich Donors and Loose Rules Are Transforming College Sports

A shift that allows booster groups to employ student-athletes has upended the economics of college football and other sports while giving many donors a tax break.

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How DeSantis’s Hyper-Online 2024 Campaign Strategy Fell Flat

The G.O.P. contender’s campaign tried to take on Donald Trump’s online army. Now it just wants to end the meme wars.

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‘Oppenheimer,’ ‘The Maniac’ and Our Terrifying Prometheus Moment

How an ancient Greek myth explains our terrifying modern reality.

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Pushing the Body to Extremes to Find Serenity

The choreographer Rachid Ouramdane works with acrobats and a highliner in “Corps Extrêmes,” a hypnotic production coming to the Brooklyn Academy of Music.

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Chapter 1: To Take Control, She Had to Run

This is the first part of a series by The Interpreter that examines how, for two young women, chasing opportunity in India has been a fight for their lives.

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Think Your City Mouse Has an Attitude? These Scientists Want to Find Out.

A research study is examining how mice that live in cities, close to humans, may have evolved differently from their country cousins.

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A $96 Million Hindu Temple Opens Amid Accusations of Forced Labor

The temple in Robbinsville, N.J., about 15 years in the making, is believed to be the largest in the Western Hemisphere. But its construction has also been clouded in controversy.

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Nawaz Sharif Returning to Pakistan and Hoping for a Political Comeback

After nearly four years in exile, Mr. Sharif, a three-time prime minister, will hold a big gathering before an upcoming election.

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South Korea’s Crowd Crush Disaster Prompts No Changes at the Top

Families of the 159 people crushed to death last year say the government has never acknowledged its mistakes or accepted responsibility.

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DeSantis Says He Would Cancel Student Visas of Hamas Sympathizers

At a G.O.P. candidate showcase in Iowa, Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida and his rivals repeatedly sought to one-up one another on support for Israel.

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David Suzuki Warned Canada About Mistreating Nature, but Says, ‘We’ve Failed’

After cautioning about environmental damage on TV for decades, David Suzuki, 87, one of Canada’s most famous scientists, felt a sense of defeat as he watched forests burn and temperatures soar this summer.

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10 Charged in $20 Million Scheme to Sell Black-Market H.I.V. Drugs

Federal prosecutors said the defendants encouraged low-income patients to sell their medication to them and then resold the drugs and used the money to buy luxury goods.

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Chaos and Frustration Rule as Republicans’ Bitter Speaker Fight Deepens

With the House G.O.P. back to square one on electing a new speaker, tempers flared and uncertainty over how the impasse might be resolved only grew.

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Biden and Aides Advise Israel to Avoid Striking Hezbollah

U.S. officials learned that the Israeli defense minister and other military officials supported a pre-emptive strike on Hezbollah. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been cautious.

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DeSantis-Haley Rivalry Heats Up, With Attacks Focused on Israel

As they vie to be the race’s Trump alternative, the two Republican rivals have been trading barbs, zeroing in on each other’s response to the Israel-Hamas conflict.

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Trump Seeks Freeze of Gag Order in Election Case During Appeal

Judge Tanya S. Chutkan, who imposed the order, agreed to put it on hold for eight days as the parties filed additional papers.

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Kenneth Chesebro’s Plea Deal in Georgia Could Increase Peril for Trump

The lawyer Kenneth Chesebro pleaded guilty in the Georgia election tampering case and is an unindicted co-conspirator in the federal election case.

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Hamas Releases 2 U.S. Hostages, a Mother and Daughter

Judith Raanan and her daughter, Natalie Raanan, were kidnapped from a kibbutz near the Gaza border during the Oct. 7 attacks.

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After Devastating Wildfires, Maui Pushes for Honoring Its Past

The wildfire that devastated Lahaina wiped out many vestiges of the town’s past. Conservators are racing to recover what they can.

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Jirair Ratevosian and Micheal Ighodaro Marry in New York

When Jirair Ratevosian, a Congressional candidate, and Micheal Ighodaro, an activist and filmmaker, first met, both were so busy with work that sometimes a date meant meeting in an airport lounge.

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Hamas Released Two American Hostages

Also, America’s deficit doubled. Here’s the latest at the end of Friday.

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Israel Prepares to Invade the Gaza Strip

The latest from the Israel-Hamas war. Weekday afternoons with Lulu Garcia-Navarro, and Times journalists on the ground.

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Supreme Court Pauses Ruling Blocking Biden Administration’s Contacts With Tech Platforms

The court agreed to hear the administration’s appeal, setting the stage for a major ruling on what the government may do to encourage sites to delete asserted misinformation.

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Eating Red Meat May Increase Type 2 Diabetes Risk, Study Suggests

New research suggests making small changes to your diet is associated with a lower risk of Type 2 diabetes.

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Treasury Report Shows $1.7 Trillion Deficit

The widening gap between what the government spends and what it earns comes as Congress continues to spar over the proper levels of federal spending.

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