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A Jan. 6 Defendant Pleads His Case to the Son Who Turned Him In

The Capitol attacks ruptured their mutual trust. In the weeks before Brian Mock’s sentencing, could he mend the divide with his son A.J.?

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The Invisible War in Ukraine Being Fought Over Radio Waves

Using electromagnetic waves to flummox and follow smarter weapons has become a critical part of the cat-and-mouse game between Ukraine and Russia. The United States, China and others have taken note.

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The Invisible War in Ukraine Being Fought Over Radio Waves

Using electromagnetic waves to flummox and follow smarter weapons has become a critical part of the cat-and-mouse game between Ukraine and Russia. The United States, China and others have taken note.

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Trump Focuses on Iowa as He Looks to Close Out the Republican Race

The former president has made Iowa his priority, hoping to thin the field and turn his attention to a campaign against President Biden.

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Sam Altman Is Said to Be Discussing Return to OpenAI With Company’s Board

Mr. Altman was forced out of OpenAI on Friday, leading to an outcry from his supporters and the company’s investors.

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David Del Tredici, Who Set ‘Alice’ to Music, Dies at 86

A Pulitzer Prize-winning composer who liked to redefine himself, he was originally known as an experimentalist but was later identified with a lush style that came to be called the New Romanticism.

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Ousted OpenAI C.E.O. Makes Plans for New Artificial Intelligence Company

Sam Altman, who was forced out of his company on Friday afternoon, was quickly moving to create another company with another OpenAI executive who quit on Friday.

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The Fear and Tension That Led to Sam Altman’s Ouster at OpenAI

The departure of the high-profile boss of the San Francisco company drew attention to a philosophical rift among the people building new A.I. systems.

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More Advertisers Halt Spending on X in Growing Backlash Against Musk

Warner Bros. and Sony have joined other companies in pausing spending on X, formerly Twitter, over Elon Musk’s endorsement of an antisemitic post.

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Pardon Recipients Seek to Sell Trump on His Own Sentencing Law

The Republican front-runner has a history of making racist statements, but some advisers think highlighting his signature law could help increase support among Black voters and potentially swing the election.

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Federal Prosecutor Formally Seeks Takeover of Rikers Island

After a judge agreed to hear arguments on the issue, Manhattan’s top federal prosecutor joined the Legal Aid Society and other lawyers representing people detained in the jail complex in calling for a takeover.

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Huracán Otis: continúa la búsqueda de desaparecidos en Acapulco

El huracán Otis dejó a su paso un rastro de muerte y destrucción en Acapulco. El peor impacto lo sufrieron los trabajadores de embarcaciones, pilar de la industria turística.

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‘It’s Like I Am Blind’: Waiting for Asylum in a British Hotel

With the contentious Rwanda plan in disarray, experts say the U.K. government should focus on a huge backlog of asylum cases, including 50,000 people in hotels.

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Apple Texting With Android Users to Improve Next Year

Longstanding texting problems between Android and Apple owners will ease next year. Among other changes, users will be able to send better-quality videos and photos.

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Hurricane Otis Shatters Acapulco’s Nautical Backbone

Hurricane Otis left a trail of destruction and death but inflicted its worst blow on the yacht crews and other boat workers who are a pillar of the tourism industry.

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Big Explosions and Major Progress in SpaceX’s 2nd Starship Launch

The journeys of Starship’s two parts ended in separate explosions. But the engineers at Elon Musk’s spaceflight company overcame problems that marred the rocket’s first flight in April.

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George Santos Is More Dangerous Than You Know

Mr. Santos has exposed just how much craziness the Republican Party is willing to tolerate in pursuit of narrow partisan gains.

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Is Israel’s Military Strategy to Eradicate Hamas Working?

Israel is making progress in ground control of Gaza, but it has not vanquished Hamas or freed most of the hostages. And international condemnation of civilian casualties is growing.

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What We Know About Sam Altman’s Ouster From OpenAI

Everything seemed to be going his way. Then his time at OpenAI was over.

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Robert Moses Put Monkeys in a Park in Harlem. They’re Finally Gone.

The iron monkeys with shackled wrists were mentioned in “The Power Broker,” which was published nearly 50 years ago, but had remained mounted in a Riverside Park playground until recently.

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Israel-Hamas War Turns Gaza Into a ‘Graveyard’ for Children

Thousands of children have been killed in the enclave since the Israeli assault began, officials in Gaza say. The Israeli military says it takes “all feasible precautions” to avoid civilian deaths.

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This Is Not the Way to Help Depressed Teenagers

Large-scale, “light touch” interventions have backfired.

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Colombia to Sterilize Pablo Escobar’s ‘Cocaine Hippos’

The drug kingpin brought four hippos to his estate in the 1980s. Officials estimate that about 170 now roam Colombia, and say the population must be controlled to protect the country’s ecosystem.

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The Axe Is Sharp

Biden should aim more barbs at Trump, not at fellow Democrats.

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Gifts That Change Lives

For my annual giving guide, these three nonprofits are the top reader favorites.

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Malcolm X Still Has a Hold on Us

Malcolm X still looms over our current moment. But the version of the man that we meet now is much more human, relatable, problematic and inspirational, for all his flaws.

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The Startling Evidence on Learning Loss Is In

The effects of the pandemic on children are persistent and require urgent attention.

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How I Learned to Shave

Things our dads taught us, whether they intended to or not.

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A Thanksgiving Road Map

We have a plan to help you prepare for the holiday — and stay sane.

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Europe Moves to Fill Weapons Gap Amid Doubts About U.S. Commitment to Ukraine

Germany, Norway, Britain and others are increasing weapons production to help Kyiv. But the aid may be coming too late as winter looms and Ukraine’s counteroffensive against Russia stalls.

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