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Modi’s Hindu Utopia Is a Tawdry Mirage

NY Times Home Page - Thu, 04/18/2024 - 12:00am
India’s many problems can’t be solved by his radical Hindu nationalism.
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Abortion Is Remaking Our Political Landscape. Why Aren’t Guns?

NY Times Home Page - Wed, 04/17/2024 - 11:15pm
Is it possible for us to get to the same place on gun safety that we’re getting to on abortion — where the people who make the policy feel pressure to be sensible?
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Mount Ruang Volcano Erupts in Indonesia, Forcing Hundreds to Evacuate

NY Times Home Page - Wed, 04/17/2024 - 11:12pm
Hundreds of earthquakes were detected in the weeks preceding the eruption of the volcano in North Sulawesi province. Hundreds of people were evacuated.
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Netanyahu Says Israel Will Make Its Own Decisions in Response to Iran’s Attack

NY Times Home Page - Wed, 04/17/2024 - 11:06pm
“We will make our own decisions,” said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, rebuffing European diplomats’ requests to stand down.
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Björn Höcke of the AfD Goes on Trial in Germany

NY Times Home Page - Wed, 04/17/2024 - 11:01pm
Björn Höcke, one of the most prominent far-right figures in Germany, has called the trial an attempt to suppress patriotism.
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How A.I. Tools Could Change India’s Elections

NY Times Home Page - Wed, 04/17/2024 - 11:01pm
Avatars are addressing voters by name, in whichever of India’s many languages they speak. Experts see potential for misuse in a country already rife with disinformation.
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Miscalculation Led to Escalation in Clash Between Israel and Iran

NY Times Home Page - Wed, 04/17/2024 - 9:50pm
Israeli officials say they didn’t see a strike on a high-level Iranian target in Syria as a provocation, and did not give Washington a heads-up about it until right before it happened.
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Arizona Republicans Splinter Over Repeal of 1864 Abortion Ban

NY Times Home Page - Wed, 04/17/2024 - 9:32pm
The State Senate introduced a bill to repeal a near-total abortion ban dating back to the Civil War, while the House blocked an effort to do so.
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Columbia University President Faces Difficult Road Ahead as Students Protest on Campus

NY Times Home Page - Wed, 04/17/2024 - 9:31pm
For Columbia’s president, Nemat Shafik, a hearing on antisemitism went relatively well. But on campus, intense protests suggest a difficult road ahead for the university.
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TikTok Bill to Be Bundled With Aid to Ukraine and Israel, House Speaker Indicates

NY Times Home Page - Wed, 04/17/2024 - 9:18pm
A new measure attempts to force the Senate’s hand on passing legislation to ban TikTok or mandate the app’s sale.
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Johnson Pushes Ahead on Bill for Israel and Ukraine Aid, Teeing Up Weekend Vote

NY Times Home Page - Wed, 04/17/2024 - 8:43pm
The embattled Republican speaker said he expected Saturday votes on the long-stalled package of aid to Ukraine, Israel and other U.S. allies, as well as fresh sanctions on Iran.
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Dubai Flooding Photos and Video: Heavy Rains in UAE and Oman Kill at Least 19

NY Times Home Page - Wed, 04/17/2024 - 8:31pm
The heavy rains also flooded parts of Dubai International Airport, causing scores of flight delays and cancellations, and brought other cities in the U.A.E. to a standstill.
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Columbia’s President Tells Congress That Action Is Needed Against Antisemitism

NY Times Home Page - Wed, 04/17/2024 - 7:23pm
Nemat Shafik said some contested phrases — like “from the river to the sea” — might warrant discipline, angering some supporters of academic freedom.
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Arizona Abortion Ban: What We Know

NY Times Home Page - Wed, 04/17/2024 - 6:55pm
The state’s highest court upheld an 1864 law that bans nearly all abortions. Here’s what to know about the ruling.
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Columbia’s President Faces Difficult Road Ahead as Students Protest on Campus

NY Times Home Page - Wed, 04/17/2024 - 6:51pm
For Columbia’s president, Nemat Shafik, a hearing on antisemitism went relatively well. But on campus, intense protests suggest a difficult road ahead for the university.
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Who Are Joseph Massad and the Other Columbia Professors Mentioned in the House Hearing?

NY Times Home Page - Wed, 04/17/2024 - 6:42pm
Lawmakers grilled officials over comments the faculty members Joseph Andoni Massad, Katherine Franke and Mohamed Abdou made after the Hamas-led attack on Israel.
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Justice Dept. Nears $100 Million Settlement to Larry Nassar Victims Over FBI Failures

NY Times Home Page - Wed, 04/17/2024 - 6:11pm
The deal, which could be announced in coming weeks, would bring an end to one of the last major cases stemming from a horrific sports scandal.
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The Kamala Harris Moment Has Arrived

NY Times Home Page - Wed, 04/17/2024 - 6:00pm
With the issue of abortion rights, the vice president has hit her stride.
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Colorado Bill Aims to Protect Consumer Brain Data

NY Times Home Page - Wed, 04/17/2024 - 5:47pm
In a first, a Colorado law extends privacy rights to the neural data increasingly coveted by technology companies.
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Long-Acting Drugs May Revolutionize H.I.V. Prevention and Treatment

NY Times Home Page - Wed, 04/17/2024 - 5:46pm
New regimens in development, including once-weekly pills and semiannual shots, could help control the virus in hard-to-reach populations.
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