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Israel and Iran Seemed on the Brink of a Bigger War. What’s Holding Them Back?

Thu, 11/21/2024 - 3:15am
So far, direct attacks between the two adversaries have been precise and calculated. Whether that lasts is another question.
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How Sabrina Carpenter Started a Brooklyn Church Battle

Thu, 11/21/2024 - 3:00am
Msgr. Jamie J. Gigantiello is in hot water with his diocese. Prosecutors are looking into his dealings with the New York City mayor’s top adviser. It all started with Sabrina Carpenter.
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Brooklyn Needs Housing. She Has a Vacant Lot. Why Can’t She Build?

Thu, 11/21/2024 - 3:00am
A property owner’s effort to develop an apartment building in a popular neighborhood has been stymied for years. She may just give up.
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Desi Lydic Says Trump is ‘Picking Mascots,’ Not Leaders

Thu, 11/21/2024 - 2:00am
“The Daily Show” host said Trump could do worse than an “actual doctor” like Dr. Oz to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services: “I’m impressed he didn’t pick Dr Pepper.”
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U.S. Proposes Breakup of Google to Fix Search Monopoly

Thu, 11/21/2024 - 1:14am
In a landmark antitrust case, the government asked a judge to force the company to sell its popular Chrome browser.
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Democrats Split as Senate Rejects Bills to Block Weapons Transfers to Israel

Wed, 11/20/2024 - 11:53pm
The legislation failed resoundingly but highlighted a growing Democratic divide over whether the United States should withhold some weapons to register its disapproval of Israel’s war tactics.
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‘Wicked’ Fans Singing in Movie Theaters Are Anything but Popular

Wed, 11/20/2024 - 10:57pm
Some fans who have attended early screenings of the film adaptation of the hit Broadway musical have treated it as a singalong. Not everyone is thrilled.
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Percival Everett, Author of ‘James,’ Wins National Book Award for Fiction

Wed, 11/20/2024 - 10:36pm
Jason De León received the nonfiction award for “Soldiers and Kings: Survival and Hope in the World of Human Smuggling.”
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Rudy Giuliani’s New Lawyer Takes His Case to the Streets

Wed, 11/20/2024 - 10:20pm
Mr. Giuliani has not turned over his apartment and other items to two women he defamed. His new counsel, a Staten Island divorce lawyer, held a sidewalk news conference.
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Democrats Split as Senate Rejects Bills to Block Weapons Transfers to Israel

Wed, 11/20/2024 - 9:41pm
The legislation failed resoundingly but highlighted the Democratic divide over whether the United States should withhold some weapons to register its disapproval of Israel’s war tactics.
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Begich Defeats Peltola in Alaska, Flipping House Seat for Republicans

Wed, 11/20/2024 - 9:40pm
The G.O.P. united behind Nick Begich III, the conservative son of a prominent liberal Alaska political family, to beat Representative Mary Peltola, a Democrat.
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Accusations of “Race-Shifting” Prompt Canadian Cabinet Minister to Resign

Wed, 11/20/2024 - 9:22pm
Randy Boissonnault, who resigned as employment minister, had long described himself as the great-grandson of a Cree woman, but now acknowledges he was wrong about his family’s ancestry.
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Urologist Who Sexually Abused Patients Is Sentenced to Life in Prison

Wed, 11/20/2024 - 8:10pm
Darius A. Paduch, a fertility specialist, assaulted men and boys for years at prominent New York hospitals, prosecutors said.
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Ukraine Strikes Inside Russia With U.S. Missiles

Wed, 11/20/2024 - 7:48pm
The next two or three months in Ukraine are likely to be exceedingly violent, in a war that has already been the deadliest in Europe in the past 80 years. Marc Santora, who has been reporting from Ukraine since the beginning of the war with Russia, explains why.
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Nvidia’s Profit Doubles as A.I. Chip Sales Soar

Wed, 11/20/2024 - 7:17pm
The company, which dominates the market for chips used to build artificial intelligence, expects another big jump in the current quarter.
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JD Vance Courts Senators With Matt Gaetz, Controversial Cabinet Pick

Wed, 11/20/2024 - 6:48pm
Vice President-elect JD Vance was on Capitol Hill with Matt Gaetz, the former representative whom President-elect Donald J. Trump wants as his attorney general.
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Jessica Tisch Is Appointed N.Y.P.D. Commissioner

Wed, 11/20/2024 - 6:04pm
Ms. Tisch, a member of a prominent New York family who has held several positions in city government, will take over the nation’s largest police department.
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Coca-Cola’s A.I.-Generated Holiday Ads Receive Backlash

Wed, 11/20/2024 - 5:54pm
The company’s nostalgia-filled commercials are a holiday tradition, but this year’s ads are facing backlash for dipping into the uncanny valley.
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Republicans Block Release of Gaetz Report

Wed, 11/20/2024 - 5:49pm
Also, Biden agreed to give Ukraine anti-personnel mines. Here’s the latest at the end of Wednesday.
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Ukraine Fires Long-Range Storm Shadow Missiles Into Russia

Wed, 11/20/2024 - 5:41pm
Britain allowed Ukrainians to use Storm Shadows a week after President Biden authorized the use of American-made missiles inside Russia, a shift from a more cautious military strategy.
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