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Attack by Israeli Settlers in West Bank Sends Palestinians Fleeing

Sat, 08/17/2024 - 11:01pm
Residents of the village in the Israeli-occupied West Bank say one Palestinian man was killed by rampaging settlers. Israel’s military confirmed the village was attacked.
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George Santos Is Expected to Plead Guilty, People Close to Case Say

Sat, 08/17/2024 - 9:59pm
Mr. Santos could change his mind, but witnesses in his campaign fraud case were told by federal prosecutors that he intends to plead guilty on Monday.
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Willie Brown to Donald Trump: Mention My Name Again and Get Sued

Sat, 08/17/2024 - 7:14pm
The former president has falsely claimed that he nearly died in a helicopter ride with Mr. Brown, and that Mr. Brown said “terrible things” about Kamala Harris.
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New Real Estate Rules Sow Confusion, at Least in Short Term

Sat, 08/17/2024 - 6:43pm
Changes in how real estate commissions are advertised and paid went into effect this weekend. Buyers and even some agents aren’t sure what they mean.
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Another North Carolina House Collapses Amid Hurricane Ernesto’s Waves

Sat, 08/17/2024 - 6:07pm
In Rodanthe, N.C., seven homes have been lost to the ocean in the last four years, as rising sea levels erode shorelines and put more buildings at risk.
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The Dems Are Delighted. But a Coup Is Still a Coup.

Sat, 08/17/2024 - 4:02pm
After the bloodletting, Democrats are parading to their convention.
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How to Watch the 2024 DNC Live

Sat, 08/17/2024 - 3:16pm
From the major networks to cable news to public television, there are many options for tuning in to the speeches by Vice President Kamala Harris, Gov. Tim Walz and others.
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The ‘Unusual’ Strategy That Might Help Democrats Win Back the House

Sat, 08/17/2024 - 3:08pm
Long Island is an increasingly Republican stronghold, but Democrats believe they have a chance to win key House races there this year.
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Deploying on U.S. Soil: How Trump Would Use Soldiers Against Riots, Crime and Migrants

Sat, 08/17/2024 - 1:58pm
The former president’s vision of using the military to enforce the law domestically would carry profound implications for civil liberties.
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Leonard Hayflick, Who Discovered Why No One Lives Forever, Dies at 96

Sat, 08/17/2024 - 1:53pm
A biomedical researcher, he found that normal cells can divide only a certain number of times before they age — which, he said, explained aging on a cellular level.
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For Abortion Clinics, a Tough Business Becomes Even Tougher

Sat, 08/17/2024 - 1:24pm
After the fall of Roe v. Wade, some clinics thought they could expand their businesses in states that still allowed them to operate. It hasn’t quite worked out that way.
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Israeli Strike on Lebanon Kills at Least 10

Sat, 08/17/2024 - 12:41pm
The strike came as tensions between the two countries were running high over the Gaza war. Negotiators are pushing for a truce in Gaza, hoping to avert a wider regional conflagration.
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Harris Campaign’s Legal Team Takes Shape as Election Battles Heat Up

Sat, 08/17/2024 - 11:53am
The campaign is adding Marc Elias, one of the party’s top election lawyers, to help Democrats counter what they expect to be a contentious postelection period.
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A Virtuoso Cellist’s Painstaking Path From Long Covid Back to the Stage

Sat, 08/17/2024 - 11:40am
For over three years, long Covid has presented Joshua Roman with health challenges — and has indelibly shaped the music he makes.
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Northwell Health Is Starting Its Own Film Studio After Starring in Documentaries

Sat, 08/17/2024 - 11:30am
The Northwell Health system allowed filmmakers to make documentaries following its doctors, nurses and patients. It went so well, the hospital is starting a studio to make its own.
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Trump’s Interviews Since Harris Joined the Presidential Race

Sat, 08/17/2024 - 10:00am
A whirl of appearances in media venues large and small have defined Donald Trump’s past four weeks, as he tries to wrest attention from his new opponent, Kamala Harris.
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Harris Campaign Reserves $370 Million for Swing-State Fall Ad Blitz

Sat, 08/17/2024 - 10:00am
$200 million of that will be spent to reach voters on their phones and other devices, as Kamala Harris’s aides race to define her while drawing a contrast with Donald Trump.
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An Undersung and Unruly Woodstock in Pictures, 30 Years On

Sat, 08/17/2024 - 9:58am
A new photography show celebrates the 30th anniversary of Woodstock 1994, middle child to the festivals of 1969 and 1999.
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Hurricane Ernesto: Latest Forecast for Bermuda as Storm Makes Landfall

Sat, 08/17/2024 - 9:52am
The Category 1 storm made landfall early Saturday morning. It left hundreds of thousands of customers without power in Puerto Rico this week.
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‘There Is No Childhood in Gaza’

Sat, 08/17/2024 - 9:16am
A 9-year-old Palestinian boy lost his mother, father and two siblings in an Israeli airstrike early in the Gaza war. Within months, he, too, was killed.
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