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The Full Guest List for Biden’s State Dinner With Australia
The Bidens invited more than 300 guests, including business leaders, musicians, athletes and prominent Australian Americans.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesHurricane Otis Batters Mexico, Defying Forecasts
Hurricane Otis defied forecasts when it quickly transformed from a tropical storm into a Category 5 storm and slammed into the coastal city of Acapulco.
New York Times Top StoriesJamaal Bowman Charged With Setting Off False Fire Alarm
The congressman from New York set off the alarm in the Cannon House Office Building last month as Democrats were stalling for time to read a spending bill.
New York Times Top StoriesGovernor Murphy Joins School Halloween Fray in New Jersey: ‘Give Me a Break’
The South Orange and Maplewood school district tried to help students who felt left out on Halloween. The governor’s response: “Seriously?”
New York Times Top StoriesThese Israeli Survivors Say Invading Gaza Won’t Help
“I don’t stop crying. I’m crying for my parents … I’m crying for the victims on the Palestinian side.”
New York Times Top StoriesSolidarity Between American Activists and Palestinians — Including a Rebuke of Biden
An increasingly disaffected activist base on the left could be disastrous for the president in 2024.
New York Times Top StoriesWhat Guilty Pleas in Georgia Mean for the Federal Case Against Trump
The guilty pleas present a host of challenges as state and federal prosecutors engage in parallel efforts to hold Donald J. Trump accountable, defense lawyers and former federal prosecutors say.
New York Times Top StoriesPierre Soulages Sheds New Light on Darkness
In his explorations of black, Pierre Soulages found a link to our sorrows, despair, regrets — our deepest selves.
New York Times Top StoriesMike Johnson’s Speakership Reveals GOP’s Trump Loyalty Test
The developments on Capitol Hill highlighted the extent to which one of the greatest sins inside the Republican Party is to have certified Joseph R. Biden’s victory.
New York Times Top StoriesThe House Finally Elects a Speaker
Also, a surprisingly powerful hurricane hit Mexico. Here’s the latest at the end of Wednesday.
New York Times Top StoriesHundreds of Shadow Puppets Were Stolen. A Bystander Helped Crack the Case.
Many of the puppets were still missing, however, after the theft of a U-haul truck in San Francisco holding props for the critically acclaimed Persian epic “Song of the North.” It was unclear if the show would go on.
New York Times Top StoriesA Relative of Israeli Hostages Has a Message for the U.N.
The latest from the Israel-Hamas war. Weekday afternoons with Lulu Garcia-Navarro, and Times journalists on the ground.
New York Times Top Stories2 Jets Collide at Houston Airport After One Took Off Without Permission
No one was injured in the collision at Hobby Airport, which came as aviation officials have expressed concern over the regular near misses across the country.
New York Times Top StoriesIsrael’s Strikes on Gaza Are Some of the Most Intense This Century
In the 19 days since Hamas attacked Israel, the Israeli military says it has struck more than 7,000 targets in Gaza. Palestinians accuse Israel of indiscriminately targeting civilians, but Israel officials say the strikes are aimed at eroding military infrastructure.
New York Times Top StoriesA Hindu Mardi Gras Where Indian Progressivism Is Alive and Well
A huge religious carnival shows that India remains a country of diverse political and social beliefs, despite the right-wing national government’s dominance.
New York Times Top StoriesIn Israel and Gaza, Photos Show the Human Cost of War
Four photojournalists, two in Israel and two in Gaza, provided context behind their powerful images.
New York Times Top StoriesFrom Gaza, an Audio Diary of Despair
In a series of voice memos sent via WhatsApp, Tasneem Ismael Ahel, 19, described the war unfolding around her in Gaza City.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Speakership Is Yours, Mike Johnson. Good Luck With That.
This House is certainly not ... homey.
New York Times Top StoriesIn Mike Johnson, Far-Right Republicans Find a Speaker They Can Embrace
The new speaker, Mike Johnson, is virtually unknown to most Americans, but he can be expected to press a hard-right social and fiscal agenda.
New York Times Top StoriesJustice Thomas’s R.V. Loan Was Forgiven, Senate Inquiry Finds
The justice failed to repay much, perhaps all, of the $267,230 loan. His benefactor wiped the slate clean, with ethical and potential tax consequences.
New York Times Top StoriesSpeaker Mike Johnson Helped Efforts to Overturn The 2020 Election
Representative Mike Johnson recruited House Republicans to back a lawsuit to overturn the results, and he was a key architect of his party’s objections to certifying President Biden’s victory.
New York Times Top StoriesDo Roosters Recognize Themselves in a Mirror? Yes, They Cock-a-Doodle-Doo.
A modified version of the classic mirror test suggested that roosters recognize their reflections.
New York Times Top StoriesCalifornia Slams San Francisco for ‘Egregious’ Barriers to Housing Construction
The city adopted a state-approved plan in January to build 82,000 new housing units in eight years. It’s already failing.
New York Times Top StoriesScholastic Backtracks on Isolating Works on Race and Gender at Book Fair
The company was faulted for the practice, which it said was an effort to help schools navigate new laws restricting books about racism and L.G.B.T.Q. identities.
New York Times Top StoriesAs Cohen Testifies, Judge Who Set Trump Gag Order Considers More Punishment
Outside Donald J. Trump’s civil fraud trial, the former president made comments to reporters that could violate a bar on attacking court staff.
New York Times Top StoriesWho Is Mike Johnson? The Latest G.O.P. House Speaker Nominee
A lawyer and former chairman of the conservative Republican Study Committee, he played a pivotal role in congressional efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Marie Laurencin Exhibition Making the Case for Art Without Men
Loved in her day, the French painter Marie Laurencin depicted a dreamy vision of a world of women. What does she have to say to audiences now?
New York Times Top StoriesThe Challenges Facing Sam Bankman-Fried’s Lawyers
They are set to start their defense on Thursday, with the FTX founder planning to testify in his criminal fraud trial. Hurdles include what Mr. Bankman-Fried’s former associates said on the stand.
New York Times Top StoriesNYT Connections Answers for October 25, 2023
In case you need some puzzle help.
New York Times Top StoriesSpeaker Race: House Prepares to Vote on Mike Johnson
The G.O.P.’s fourth and latest nominee, Mike Johnson, is a social conservative from Louisiana who appears to have united many Republicans behind his candidacy.