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Fashion Photographer Terry Richardson Accused of Sexual Assault in New Lawsuit
The once-famous fashion photographer, long accused of misconduct with models, faces legal action.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesA Biden Thanksgiving: Sweeping Views of Nantucket Harbor, Calls About Israel
President Biden and Jill Biden arrived late Tuesday on Nantucket island, where they will spend Thanksgiving in a billionaire friend’s $34 million home.
New York Times Top StoriesDeal to Free Child Hostages in Gaza Inspires Hope and Anguish
Some or all of the at least 36 children taken to the enclave as captives on Oct. 7 are expected to be freed. But the announcement raised anxieties about who might make it out.
New York Times Top StoriesA Cease-Fire in Gaza Remains in Flux
Also, a car exploded at the U.S.-Canada border. Here’s the latest at the end of Wednesday.
New York Times Top StoriesFive Days of Chaos: How Sam Altman Returned to OpenAI
On Friday, Mr. Altman was pushed out of the hot A.I. start-up he ran. But an intense pressure campaign and negotiations brought him back.
New York Times Top StoriesSenate Candidate in Michigan Says He Was Offered $20 Million to Challenge Tlaib
Rashida Tlaib, a member of the progressive “squad” in the House, has been one of the most outspoken supporters of the Palestinian cause, particularly after Israel’s invasion of Gaza.
New York Times Top StoriesFar-Right Party Predicted to Win Dutch Elections in Landslide
The party of Geert Wilders, a longtime political provocateur with a history of antipathy toward immigrants and Islam, held a wide lead, according to early results, an outcome that could send shock waves through Europe.
New York Times Top StoriesExplaining OpenAI’s Board Shake-Up
Who is off, and who is on? For now there are three members, including one holdover from the board that ousted Sam Altman as C.E.O. last week.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Head of Ron DeSantis’s Never Back Down Super PAC Resigns
Chris Jankowski, the chief executive of the Never Back Down super PAC, stepped down as internal disputes among supporters of Ron DeSantis intensified.
New York Times Top StoriesThe OpenAI Drama Has a Clear Winner: The Capitalists
The fight over OpenAI was at least partly about dueling visions of artificial intelligence. One side clearly won out.
New York Times Top StoriesDaryl Hall Is Suing John Oates. Over What Is a Mystery.
The duo, whose songs regularly appeared on the top of the charts, is embroiled in some kind of legal dispute, but a judge in Tennessee has sealed the court file.
New York Times Top StoriesStudent’s Killing Pushes Italy to Confront Violence Against Women
The case of Giulia Cecchettin, found dead days before she would have graduated, has prompted an outpouring of rage and debate on how to shift an entrenched culture of chauvinism.
New York Times Top StoriesFormer Model Sues Axl Rose, Accusing Him of 1989 Rape
Sheila Kennedy filed a complaint in New York State Supreme Court that says the Guns N’ Roses singer “overpowered” her in a hotel room. A lawyer for Mr. Rose said “this incident never happened.”
New York Times Top StoriesThe Weekender
An oral history of Jezebel. Also: Rosalynn Carter’s style and 100 notable books of 2023.
New York Times Top StoriesHow the Israel-Hamas Hostage Deal Came Together
The agreement between Israel and Hamas required painful negotiations, but if carried out successfully, it could lead to the release of more hostages and extend the temporary cease-fire.
New York Times Top StoriesU.S. Seeks to Use Pause in Fighting to Get More Aid to Gaza
Biden administration officials are also pushing Israel for steps like setting up safe areas for Palestinian civilians and restoring services in Gaza.
New York Times Top StoriesPutin Bristles as G20 Leaders Criticize Aggression in Ukraine
For Mr. Putin, it was a rare interaction with Western leaders since the start of the war last year. It was also the first time he had to listen to direct public criticism at an international event.
New York Times Top StoriesVivek Ramaswamy Struggles to Win Over Iowans, Even With Free Meals
The political newcomer’s surge over the summer has fizzled. But Vivek Ramaswamy is still spending freely to keep up a breakneck pace in Iowa and New Hampshire.
New York Times Top StoriesFor Israeli Officials, a Long, Hard Path to a Truce With Hamas
For weeks, senior Israeli leaders were divided about whether a temporary cease-fire might help Hamas regroup and endanger the remaining hostages.
New York Times Top StoriesMy Brother’s Thanksgiving Lament
Surely, he says, the greatest country in the world can do better than these two men.
New York Times Top StoriesU.S. Case Details Binance’s Knowledge About Criminal Users
The crypto exchange treated them as essential customers, the government said. U.S. authorities want the industry to understand how bad that is for business.
New York Times Top StoriesVehicle Explosion Shuts Down U.S.-Canada Bridge in Niagara Falls
The cause of the blast at the Niagara Falls International Rainbow Bridge and whether there were casualties were unknown. Authorities called the situation “fluid.”
New York Times Top StoriesU.S. Gas Prices Drop Ahead of Thanksgiving Travel
With OPEC Plus members in disarray over production levels, oil prices have fallen nearly 20 percent in three months.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Unsettling Lesson of the OpenAI Mess
Science fiction writers and A.I. researchers have long feared the machine you can’t turn off.
New York Times Top StoriesNapoleon Didn’t Really Shoot Cannons at Egypt’s Pyramids
But scholars say that a trailer for Ridley Scott’s new film draws attention to the French emperor’s complex and lasting legacy on the study of Egypt’s cultural heritage.
New York Times Top StoriesWrangell, Alaska, Landslide Kills Three, With at Least Three Missing
Authorities said at least three others were believed missing after the slide smashed into three single-family homes in southeast Alaska.
New York Times Top StoriesJohnson Learns on the Job, Drawing the Ire of the Republican Right
The new House speaker is facing complaints from his members that his leadership is no different from his predecessor’s. His style, however, is in stark contrast.
New York Times Top StoriesGiving Thanks When the World Is on Fire
This year, I cannot count my blessings without also counting the sorrows and fears that lurk in their shadows.
New York Times Top StoriesIn Rio de Janeiro, Architecture That’s in Sync With the Jungle
A new generation of Brazilian designers is creating dwellings that respect the surrounding terrain.
New York Times Top StoriesMessi Surcharge: Red Bulls, Other M.L.S. Teams to Charge More for Miami Games
A Red Bulls promotion has some fine print: If Inter Miami is the opponent, you get a different game.