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Israel Starts Lebanon Ground Invasion, and Hundreds Are Missing After Helene

Tue, 10/01/2024 - 5:37am
Plus, Jimmy Carter turns 100.
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As Crisis Builds, Lebanon’s Government Is Nowhere to Be Found

Tue, 10/01/2024 - 4:59am
Already crippled by years of economic decline, political paralysis and other crises, Lebanon has little but its own citizens’ grit to survive the Israel-Hezbollah conflict.
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Wreck of ‘Ghost Ship of the Pacific’ Found Off California

Tue, 10/01/2024 - 4:03am
The rediscovery of the vessel, which was captured by the Japanese for a time during World War II, highlights the potential of underwater autonomous vehicles to map the ocean floor.
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How JD Vance Has Disqualified Himself From Becoming Vice President

Tue, 10/01/2024 - 4:02am
Why he represents a grave risk to the rule of law in American democracy.
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An Oasis in England’s Troubled, Polarized Opera Landscape

Tue, 10/01/2024 - 4:01am
The Glyndebourne Festival, which receives little government support, has been mostly immune from recent convulsions of the opera industry in Britain.
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Another Way Jimmy Carter, 100 Today, Bested His Fellow Presidents

Tue, 10/01/2024 - 4:00am
The longest-lived president has also written more best-selling books than any modern president — and had the fewest written about him.
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Late Night Slams Trump’s Plan to Adapt ‘The Purge’

Tue, 10/01/2024 - 2:56am
“Good news: He stopped talking about Hannibal Lecter,” Jimmy Fallon said. “Bad news: He suggested we do ‘The Purge’ instead.”
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Is Mark Rutte Just What Nato Needs?

Tue, 10/01/2024 - 12:00am
In some countries, the job of a president or prime minister is a visionary one. Not here in Holland.
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Dikembe Mutombo, a Towering N.B.A. Presence, Dies at 58

Mon, 09/30/2024 - 11:29pm
Coming late to basketball, he nevertheless found stardom, retiring with the second-most blocked shots in league history. He devoted much of his life to humanitarian causes.
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Dockworkers Strike at U.S. Ports Could Begin Tuesday

Mon, 09/30/2024 - 11:13pm
A work stoppage at East and Gulf Coast ports would halt most activity at some of the busiest American ports.
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Pete Rose, Baseball Star Who Earned Glory and Shame, Dies at 83

Mon, 09/30/2024 - 9:57pm
One of the sport’s greatest players, he set a record with 4,256 career hits. But his gambling led to a lifetime ban and kept him out of the Hall of Fame.
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Tester’s Senate Fate Could Make or Break a Harris Presidency

Mon, 09/30/2024 - 9:29pm
With Democrats waging an uphill battle to hold the Senate, the vice president, should she win, could end up facing a Republican firewall with veto power over her cabinet, court picks and legislation.
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How Trump Tore One Family Apart

Mon, 09/30/2024 - 8:26pm
His father was “an honest, loving man,” but then fell under the sway of MAGA.
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For Hours, He Clung to a Tree and Cried for Help. But None Came.

Mon, 09/30/2024 - 8:01pm
Bruce Tipton, 75, was in his trailer home when it was washed away by Tropical Storm Helene’s floodwaters. As his agonized family watched, he slipped into the raging river.
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Israel Conducted Raids in Lebanon

Mon, 09/30/2024 - 7:56pm
Also, some of the busiest U.S. ports are set to shut down. Here’s the latest at the end of Monday.
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Pete Rose, Baseball Star Who Earned Glory and Shame, Dies at 83

Mon, 09/30/2024 - 7:49pm
One of the sport’s greatest players, he set a record with 4,256 career hits. But his gambling led to a lifetime ban and kept him out of the Hall of Fame.
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California Bans Legacy Preferences at Private Universities

Mon, 09/30/2024 - 7:31pm
The change will affect Stanford University, the University of Southern California and other private colleges in the state.
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NYC Fire Department Chief to Plead Guilty to Bribery Charge, U.S. Says

Mon, 09/30/2024 - 7:27pm
Brian E. Cordasco was one of two former high-ranking officials arrested earlier this month and charged with soliciting and receiving bribes to speed up safety approvals.
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Newsom Tacks to the Middle With California in the Spotlight

Mon, 09/30/2024 - 7:21pm
While Donald J. Trump has attacked California as too liberal for the nation, Gov. Gavin Newsom has vetoed several bills that could have become political fodder.
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Trump, No Stranger to Playing Storm Politics, Visits a Battered Georgia

Mon, 09/30/2024 - 7:21pm
In Valdosta, Ga., Donald Trump made a false claim about President Biden’s responsiveness and demonstrated his long-held instinct to view disaster response through the prism of his personal politics.
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