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Survivors of Al Aqsa Hospital Fire in Gaza Say They Are Living a ‘Recurring Nightmare’

Survivors of Al Aqsa Hospital Fire in Gaza Say They Are Living a ‘Recurring Nightmare’

Bilal Shbair and Erika Solomon
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Politics

Scores of families sheltering outside Al Aqsa Martyrs Hospital say they have survived a string of Israeli strikes on the compound and feel trapped with nowhere to go.


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Canada Expels Indian Diplomats, Claiming They Were Part of a Criminal Network

Canada Expels Indian Diplomats, Claiming They Were Part of a Criminal Network

Matina Stevis-Gridneff
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Politics

Canadian law enforcement officials said the Indian government was involved in criminal activity, including homicide and extortion, aimed at intimidating Canadian Sikh separatists.


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Trump and Harris Both Like a Child Tax Credit but With Different Aims

Trump and Harris Both Like a Child Tax Credit but With Different Aims

Jason DeParle
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Politics

Kamala Harris’s campaign is pushing a version of the credit intended to fight child poverty, while Donald J. Trump sees the program primarily as a tax cut for people higher up the income scale.


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Deadly Hezbollah Attack Shows Israel’s Weakness Against Drones

Deadly Hezbollah Attack Shows Israel’s Weakness Against Drones

Patrick Kingsley and Gabby Sobelman
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Politics

Israel has one of the world’s best defenses against missiles and rockets, but struggles to detect slower-moving unmanned aircraft, experts said.


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Lilly Ledbetter, Whose Fight for Equal Pay Changed U.S. Law, Dies at 86

Lilly Ledbetter, Whose Fight for Equal Pay Changed U.S. Law, Dies at 86

Claire Moses
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Politics

Her lawsuit against Goodyear helped pave the way for the 2009 Fair Pay Act, which was signed into law by former President Barack Obama.


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In Texas, Execution Looms Despite Questions in Shaken Baby Case

In Texas, Execution Looms Despite Questions in Shaken Baby Case

J. David Goodman
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Politics

Robert Roberson could be the first person put to death in connection with shaken baby syndrome. The state’s highest criminal court ruled in another case that the science had changed.


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NASA Prepares Europa Clipper Launch to Jupiter

NASA Prepares Europa Clipper Launch to Jupiter

Kenneth Chang
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Politics

The spacecraft will lift off Monday on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket on a nearly six-year journey to Jupiter.


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A Political Misdiagnosis

A Political Misdiagnosis

David Leonhardt
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Politics

Democrats imagined that they would become the majority party as America became more racially diverse. It’s not working out that way.


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U.S. to Send Troops to Israel, and a Splintering Democratic Coalition

U.S. to Send Troops to Israel, and a Splintering Democratic Coalition

Tracy Mumford, Jennifer Medina, Megha Rajagopalan, Robert Jimison and Jessica Metzger
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Politics

Plus, Space X makes a tricky “catch.”


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Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson and James Robinson Win Nobel Prize in Economics

Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson and James Robinson Win Nobel Prize in Economics

Jeanna Smialek
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Politics

Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson and James Robinson shared the award for their work on the gaps in prosperity between nations.


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A Reporter’s Shield Law Is Vital to Prevent Abuses of Power

A Reporter’s Shield Law Is Vital to Prevent Abuses of Power

The Editorial Board
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Politics

The PRESS Act has unanimous support in the House, but a few senators are blocking it.


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Three Weeks to Go, and That’s All Anyone Is Sure Of

Three Weeks to Go, and That’s All Anyone Is Sure Of

Gail Collins and Bret Stephens
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Politics

It’s been a long year, but that won’t stop it from being a very long 22 days.


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Egg Freezing Isn’t a Choice For Most Latinas. But It Was For Me.

Egg Freezing Isn’t a Choice For Most Latinas. But It Was For Me.

Jean Guerrero
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Politics

As a Latina, I was taught that my purpose was to produce. But I needed a break.


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The Trump Voters Who Don’t Believe Trump

The Trump Voters Who Don’t Believe Trump

Shawn McCreesh
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Politics

When the former president endorses violence and proposes using the government to attack his enemies, many of his supporters assume it’s just an act.


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In Rural Wisconsin, Race Is an Undercurrent of the Presidential Election

In Rural Wisconsin, Race Is an Undercurrent of the Presidential Election

Dionne Searcey and Vincent Alban
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Politics

Former President Donald Trump’s recent attacks on his opponent could affect the vote. “It’s a stirring of the pot,” one voter said.


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