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How the Louisiana Democrats Lost the House Legislature
Even before the Nov. 18 election, some liberals are pushing the state party to confront its internal divisions and paltry fund-raising.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesN.J. Legislative Races on the Ballot
Despite being outnumbered by nearly a million voters, Republicans hope to cut into Democratic majorities in the state Legislature on Election Day.
New York Times Top StoriesHow Long Will Divorce Remain Illegal in the Philippines?
A campaign in the Philippines that frames divorce as a basic human right is gaining momentum, despite systemic and religious barriers.
New York Times Top StoriesWhy China-Australia Relations Are Warming. Sort of.
Both sides have been cautious in the run-up to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s trip to Beijing, avoiding terms like “reset” in favor of “stabilization.”
New York Times Top StoriesHamas Put Wounded Fighters on Departure Lists, Delaying Gaza Evacuations, U.S. Official Says
People holding dual, U.S. or other foreign citizenship had been unable to cross the Gaza border into Egypt for weeks.
New York Times Top StoriesIsrael Used 2,000-Pound Bombs in Strike on Jabaliya, Analysis Shows
Impact craters from the Oct. 31 strike on the densely packed Gaza neighborhood are approximately 40 feet wide. Israel said it was aiming at underground Hamas targets.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Weekender
A doctor who tracks Nazi loot. Also: a trip to a Hindu goddess festival, and Kim Kardashian on the future of Skims.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Is Temporarily Freed From Gag Order in Election Case
A three-judge panel of the federal appeals court in Washington lifted the order for at least two weeks, freeing the former president to say what he wants about prosecutors and witnesses.
New York Times Top StoriesJurors in E. Jean Carroll’s Defamation Case Against Trump to Be Kept Anonymous
A federal judge overseeing the case filed by the writer E. Jean Carroll said that the former president had not abided by gag orders in other cases, and that could lead to harassment.
New York Times Top StoriesMurder Victim’s Daughter Helps Clear Man Convicted in Father’s Killing
Prosecutors said they reviewed a 1982 case at the urging of the victim’s daughter, who became convinced the wrong man was convicted of her father’s killing.
New York Times Top StoriesNepal Quake Kills at Least 37
As rescuers searched the mountainous villages where the earthquake struck, officials cautioned that the death toll was likely to rise, noting that communications were cut off with many areas.
New York Times Top StoriesHow to Make the Most of the Morning Light After the Clocks Change
When the clocks fall back on Sunday, it’ll be dark much earlier. But if you embrace the extra early morning sunshine, your mood doesn’t have to suffer.
New York Times Top StoriesFact-Checking Trump on Energy and Jobs at a Houston Rally
A Biden electric Army tank mandate? A decimation of auto jobs? The G.O.P. front-runner used misleading and recycled claims to talk about energy and jobs.
New York Times Top StoriesBiden Mourns With Lewiston After Mass Shooting: ‘You’re Not Alone’
President Biden met with the families of those killed or injured during last month’s rampage in Maine, which killed 18 people.
New York Times Top StoriesU.S. Faces Tricky Questions With African Trade Group
Tensions hung over a trade summit in Johannesburg after the Biden administration suspended four African countries that had belonged to a program aimed at promoting economic development.
New York Times Top StoriesFormer State Department Official Sentenced to Nearly Six Years in Jan. 6 Attack
Federico G. Klein used a stolen riot shield to repeatedly assault officers on Jan. 6, 2021, prosecutors said.
New York Times Top StoriesU.S. Job Growth Slows
Also, Eric Adams’s campaign faces corruption questions. Here’s the latest at the end of Friday.
New York Times Top StoriesJane Garrett, Editor of Acclaimed History Books, Dies at 88
In her 44 years at Alfred A. Knopf, seven of the books she edited won the Pulitzer Prize — and one set off a furious academic debate.
New York Times Top StoriesA Humanitarian Pause in Gaza
Civilians in Gaza have paid a grave price and urgently need relief.
New York Times Top StoriesJob Growth Slows, Sowing a Mix of Concern and Calm
U.S. employers added 150,000 workers in October, falling short of expectations, but the labor market retains spark nearly three years into a recovery.
New York Times Top StoriesTrudging Through Sobriety and Other Challenges, One Step at a Time
As Morgan Hartman and Phillip de Amezola supported each through personal health crises, their relationship and a “love plant” flourished.
New York Times Top StoriesEric Trump Testimony in Fraud Trial Overshadowed by Attacks on Judge’s Clerk
The law clerk, a Democrat, has irritated the former president as she communicates with the judge overseeing his civil fraud trial.
New York Times Top StoriesSupreme Court Takes Up Challenge to Ban on Bump Stocks
After debate in the wake of a 2017 mass shooting, the Justice Department changed its position, deciding it had the authority to regulate the devices.
New York Times Top StoriesBritish Library Hit by Apparent Cyberattack
Libraries across Europe appear to be facing attacks from cybercriminals. At Britain’s national library, an “incident” is sending scholars back to an analog age.
New York Times Top StoriesOhio Lawsuit Punches Back in Battle Over How to Teach Reading
A nonprofit group is trying to stop a new state law requiring “the science of reading,” underscoring how money and ideology influence the national debate.
New York Times Top StoriesHuge Reversal in Bonds and Rally in Stocks Cap Wild Week for Markets
A series of data reports and actions by policymakers have led investors to reassess their assumptions about interest rates and the economy.
New York Times Top StoriesJewish Viewers Find a Refuge in Fox News
The network’s unflinching support for Israel in its fight against Hamas has put the conservative network in the good graces of many Jews who see other coverage of Israel as biased.
New York Times Top StoriesAt Paul Taylor, the Music Calls for a Dance. The Men Respond.
Lauren Lovette, the resident choreographer of Paul Taylor Dance Company, presents two new works as part of the group’s Lincoln Center season.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Run-Up: Clallam County Has Voted for Every Presidential Winner Since 1980
Voters in one part of Washington State have picked the winner in every presidential election from Reagan to Biden. What do they think now?
New York Times Top StoriesSpill Sesh Spills a Secret of Its Own
For years, people have wondered who’s behind the popular Spill Sesh channel. On Friday, the person behind the account unmasked herself.