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Where the 9/11 Dead Are Not Forgotten at Guantánamo Bay

Victims’ relatives leave memory stones and messages at a site that is walking distance from the court where the four men accused of conspiring in the plot have yet to be tried.

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Sex Workers Have Been Shunned by Banks, Even When Their Work Is Legal

Financial service companies often avoid what they deem high-risk industries like adult entertainment. When workers lose their accounts, they are left with few options.

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Chapter 5: An Unlikely Escape Route

Here was the paradox of being a woman in modern India. Sometimes a path from the oppression of patriarchy was marriage to a man willing to help challenge that system.

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Dubai’s Costly Water World

The city has spent billions of dollars to provide fresh water to its residents and tourist attractions, but experts say the efforts are straining the Persian Gulf’s natural resources.

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College Board Pushes A.P. Courses and Tests, Even as They Fail Some Students

This year, taxpayers paid the nonprofit at least $90 million for A.P. tests that many students failed.

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How to Keep Your Bank from Canceling All Your Accounts

Banks have suddenly shut down the accounts of scores of customers. Here’s how you can avoid becoming one of them.

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To Host Formula One, the Vegas Strip Covers Up

The flashy adult playground shrouds itself in black tarp to block views of the racing spectacle from prying (unticketed) eyes. Its transformation has become a long-term, costly nuisance for locals.

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Why Revel Shut Down Its Moped Service in New York

Revel’s ridership has declined steeply amid safety concerns and growing competition from Citi Bike and personal e-bikes and mopeds.

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W.W.E. Fans Cosplay on the NYC Subway

The wrestling superfan, Tim Rivera, leads a troupe of performers that cosplay as their childhood heroes in front of unsuspecting subway riders.

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Emergency Pod: Sam Altman is Out at Open AI

“Probably the most shocking tech story of the year.”

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The Battle of Tarawa in Pictures

The Battle of Tarawa, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, took a heavy toll on American forces and led to outrage at home.

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Nikki Haley Says She Would Have Signed Six-Week Abortion Ban as Governor

The former governor of South Carolina, who has tried to thread the needle on abortion in the G.O.P. race, made a gesture of support for stricter limits on the procedure.

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Cassie Settles Lawsuit Accusing Sean Combs of Rape and Abuse

The R&B singer Casandra Ventura and the music mogul did not disclose terms of the settlement, which came one day after Ms. Ventura filed an explosive complaint.

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Thousands Gather in Pro-Palestinian Protests Across New York City

In Brooklyn and in Manhattan, multiple rallies drew large crowds calling for a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war.

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Liberia’s President Concedes Election Defeat in a Knife-Edge Vote

President George Weah, a former soccer star whose administration had weathered accusations of corruption, announced that he had lost his bid for re-election to Joseph Boakai, a 78-year-old former vice president.

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Montauketts’ Bid for N.Y. State Recognition Is Vetoed for the 5th Time

The tribe on Eastern Long Island, which lost state recognition more than a century ago, has won over the State Legislature, but not the governor.

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What Does the U.S. Space Force Actually Do?

Inside the highly secretive military branch responsible for protecting American interests in a vulnerable new domain.

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Colorado Judge Keeps Trump on Ballot, Rejecting 14th Amendment Argument

A district court judge rejected a request to declare former President Donald J. Trump ineligible to hold office, ruling that he did “engage in insurrection” but that a constitutional prohibition did not apply to him.

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Israel Says Gaza Hospital Held Hamas Command Center: What We Know So Far

Military experts say it could take days, weeks or months for Israel to make a definitive case. Or it might never come.

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Who Is Mira Murati, OpenAI’s Interim CEO?

The company’s interim C.E.O. has been managing the development and distribution of ChatGPT and DALL-E for years.

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A Rare Opportunity to See China’s Leader Up Close and (Sort of) Personal

President Xi Jinping of China is one of the most self-contained Chinese leaders in decades, who reveals next to nothing about his personal life.

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Alex Murdaugh Pleads Guilty to Spate of Financial Crimes

In accepting the new plea deal, Mr. Murdaugh admitted to stealing from clients for years while he was working as an influential lawyer in rural South Carolina.

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Advertisers Flee X as Outcry Grows Over Musk’s Endorsement of Antisemitic Post

Disney, Apple and Lionsgate halted marketing on X, formerly Twitter, as Elon Musk faced a furor over antisemitic abuse on his social media platform.

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U.S. Investigates Colleges for Antisemitism and Islamophobia Complaints

Columbia, Cooper Union, Cornell and University of Pennsylvania were among half a dozen universities under investigation for harassment complaints on campus.

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Times Reporters Got a Rare Glimpse of Gaza’s Largest Hospital

Also, OpenAI pushed out its high-profile C.E.O. Here’s the latest at the end of Friday.

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George Brown of Kool & the Gang Dies at 74

Mr. Brown kept time for a group that combined funk, disco, R&B and jazz to create some of the most memorable pop songs of the 1970s.

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How Does Hospice Care Work?

Hospice offers crucial end-of-life care with a focus on the patient’s comfort and dignity. Experts explain who is eligible, what it entails and how to understand and navigate the process.

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How a Pro-Palestinian Student Group Became a Leader of Campus Protests

Students for Justice in Palestine, which was founded at Berkeley, has fueled activism, and, critics say, intimidation and antisemitism.

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White House Condemns G.O.P. Demands in Impeachment Inquiry

The White House said in a letter to House Republicans that their recent subpoenas and demands for interviews were irresponsible.

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U.S. Offers Tapes From Bugged Guantánamo Prison Yard as Evidence in 9/11 Case

An undisclosed government agency declassified the secret intelligence program as the prosecution pushes to defend F.B.I. interrogations after C.I.A. torture.

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