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World
U.S.-Brokered Talks Seek to Ease Tensions on Israel-Lebanon Border
The first goal of the secret negotiations is to stop skirmishes between Israel and Hezbollah from escalating into an all-out war, but longer-term solutions are also on the table, officials say.
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Newyork
Testimony Ends in Trump Fraud Case, but a Verdict Is Weeks Away
The final witness appeared Wednesday as weeks of bitter and obscure arguments ended. A judge is expected to decide the case next year.
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Newyork
These House Republicans Could Be the Targets of New York Redistricting
Court-ordered redistricting could tip the balance of the House fight in New York toward Democrats. But constitutional limits and competing priorities may curb their ambition.
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Newyork
Can Sukeban Make Female Wrestling Fashionable With Americans?
At around 10:30 p.m. last Wednesday, in a downtown skate park under Interstate 95 in Miami, four wrestlers entered a ring: Bingo, Midnight Player, Rina Yamashita and Stray Cat. More than a thousand people, including men in baseball hats and Miami ...
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World
Three Months After Biden, It’s Xi’s Turn to Court Vietnam
The Chinese leader wants assurances that the strategically important country isn’t taking Washington’s side against Beijing, analysts say.
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US
How to Watch the DeSantis-Newsom Debate
The unusual event, between a Republican presidential candidate and a high-profile Democratic governor who has been a surrogate for the Biden administration, will be moderated by Sean Hannity.
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World
Germany to Override Debt Limit, Again, to Resolve Budget Crisis
Chancellor Scholz pledged financial support for economic modernization and Ukraine, but will need backing for new borrowing to fill a spending gap.
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World
New Zealand’s New Government Says It Will Scrap Smoking Ban
The law, celebrated as a model for other countries, would have eventually made tobacco illegal.
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Books
Amid Parthenon Dispute, Sunak Cancels Meeting With Mitsotakis
After the prime minister of Greece called for the British Museum to return the Parthenon marbles, his British counterpart abruptly called off their meeting.
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World
Russian Women Protest Long Deployments for Soldiers in Ukraine
“Make way for someone else,” a new grass-roots movement demands as women challenge the official argument that the mobilized troops are needed in combat indefinitely.