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New York’s Celebrity Restaurateur Vanished. What Happened?

For decades, Silvano Marchetto’s Greenwich Village trattoria was a celebrity haven, serving Brad Pitt, Beyoncé and Jay-Z. Then he vanished. What happened?

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Energy Dept. Pours Billions into Electric Grids

America’s electric grids may need to expand by two-thirds by 2035 to handle future growth in clean energy, the agency said. The nation isn’t on track.

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Mourning Matthew Perry at the ‘Friends’ Museum in New York

The day after the actor’s death, fans paid tribute at a storefront re-creation of the sitcom’s famous sets.

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G.M. Said to Reach Tentative Deal With U.A.W.

General Motors became the last of the three large U.S. automakers to reach a tentative agreement on a new contract with the United Automobile Workers union.

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FIFA Bans Luis Rubiales, Former Soccer Chief in Spain, for 3 Years

Luis Rubiales, the former president of the country’s soccer federation, was ousted in disgrace after he forcibly kissed a player after the Women’s World Cup final.

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14th Amendment Trump Disqualification Trial Begins in Colorado

While some prominent constitutional experts argue that a clause in the amendment applies to former President Donald J. Trump after Jan. 6, that view is far from universal among legal scholars.

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Trump Is Still Far Ahead in Iowa Poll, With Haley Matching DeSantis for 2nd

Former President Donald J. Trump leads his closest competitors by 27 percentage points in a new Des Moines Register poll, but Nikki Haley has surged to tie Ron DeSantis.

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What Israeli Survivors Believe Now

Survivors of the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks grapple with what can be recovered, and what is lost forever.

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Seeking the ‘Right’ Customers, an Insurer Is Accused of Discrimination

Erie Insurance defends its practice of telling agents to use subjective factors when judging a potential customer. Maryland regulators say the company sought to exclude Black and Hispanic people.

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Gaza’s Vital Tunnels

Hamas needs its maze of tunnels to fight. But more than two million people live above the underground network, a layer of human life between military targets and Israeli missiles.

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Israeli Troops Enter Gaza

The ground operation, which began on Friday, remains shrouded in secrecy.

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Both Sides Pay a Bloody Price for Coveted Ukrainian City

The fight for the battered city of Avdiivka has emerged this fall as the fiercest battle of the war. Waves of Russian assaults have not broken through so far.

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Afghans Leaving Pakistan Ahead of Ultimatum

More than 70,000 undocumented Afghans have returned home in recent weeks to meet a Wednesday deadline ordered by the Pakistani government.

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Columbia and Princeton University Deans on How to Talk to One Another

Universities should not retreat into their ivory towers because the discourse has gotten toxic; a retreat into the ivory tower will encourage even more toxic discourse.

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Trump’s Verbal Slips Could Weaken His Attacks on Biden’s Age

Donald Trump, 77, has relentlessly attacked President Biden, 80, as too old for office. But the former president himself has had a series of gaffes that go beyond his usual freewheeling style.

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The Run-Up Returns, Every Week Through Election Day

It could be 2020 all over again. That’s what makes 2024 so different.

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Sigrid Nunez’s Art of Noticing

The National Book Award winner smuggles profound reflections on pain and loss into novels of deceptive lightness.

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Book Review: ‘The Vulnerables,’ by Sigrid Nunez

Set during the pandemic, Sigrid Nunez’s new novel, “The Vulnerables,” is a story of unlikely companionship and personal reflection.

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Why Less Engaged Voters Are Biden’s Biggest Problem

His weakness is concentrated among those who stayed home in the midterms but who may show up in 2024.

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The Strange Omission of Slavery from a Charleston Ghost Tour

Ghost tours offer a kind of history that might not be found in a museum; they can also tell you how a city sees itself.

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I’ve Seen It: Maduro Could Lose Venezuela’s Presidential Election

Venezuela will hold its presidential election in 2024 — one that Maduro can lose, as long as the opposition stays united.

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Shipping Contributes Heavily to Climate Change. Are Green Ships the Solution?

The container shipping lines that carry the bulk of global trade are betting on greener technologies, but there are still many reasons those wagers could fail.

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California Republicans Target School Boards on Gender Identity Policies

Several California school districts have required parental notification when students seek to change their gender identity. Opponents say the policies have needlessly divided communities.

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How a Lucrative Surgery Took Off Online and Disfigured Patients

More surgeons are opting for a complicated hernia repair that they learned from videos on social media showing shoddy techniques.

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Trump’s Children Are Set to Take the Stand at His Fraud Trial This Week

The former president himself is scheduled to testify in the civil case on Nov. 6 as the trial enters its second month.

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Biden to Issue First Regulations on Artificial Intelligence Systems

In an order to be issued on Monday, the White House will outline requirements that the most advanced A.I. products be tested to assure they cannot be used to produce weapons, among other regulations.

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How Menendez Tried and Failed to Place an Ally in a Key Federal Post

An old friend of Senator Robert Menendez was in legal trouble. The government says the senator went to great lengths to try to install a friendly prosecutor.

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Plans to Slash Emissions at Britain’s Largest Steel Plant Cause Unease

Tata Steel wants to close polluting blast furnaces in Port Talbot, Wales, but employees worry that their jobs will go, too.

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Plans to Slash Emissions at Britain’s Largest Steel Plant Cause Unease

Tata Steel wants to close polluting blast furnaces in Port Talbot, Wales, but employees worry that their jobs will go, too.

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U.A.W. Says It Aims to Organize Nonunion Auto Plants

After outlining gains for Ford workers in a live-streamed speech, Shawn Fain, the union president, said he was setting his sights on other automakers.

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