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The New York Times — Wednesday, Nov 15, 2023

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Israel Says Military Has Entered Gazan Hospital Grounds to Root Out Hamas

The operation at the main hospital complex in Gaza came after Israel released videos showing what it said were weapons inside a children’s hospital in the enclave.

Inside the Desperate Effort to Evacuate Young Cancer Patients From Gaza

An overhead view of people camped out in a hallway of a hospital with blankets laid on the floor and clothes hanging over railings.

A mission to rescue cancer-stricken children from the violence in Gaza has involved multiple countries and last-minute connections in the chaos of war.

Jewish Groups Rally for Israel on National Mall

The rally was a response to large protests across the United States and the world denouncing the Israeli military campaign in Gaza.

Freeway Closed? Just Take the 10 to the 110 to the 5, Angelenos Say.

Southern California residents are bracing for longer commutes over the next month, after a fire forced the closure of a central freeway segment. But they don’t seem to be panicking yet.

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The New York Times — Tuesday, November 14, 2023

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Death and Despair at Gaza Hospital as Fighting Reaches Its Doors

Bodies in the courtyard of Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City on Friday.

“I’m watching patients die in front of my eyes,” one doctor at a besieged hospital said, “and I can’t provide them the slightest bit of help.” Israel said its forces were targeting Hamas fighters.

Rashida Tlaib, Censured by the House, Is Praised and Condemned at Home

Representative Rashida Tlaib, the only Palestinian American in the House, serves a district that has sizable Jewish and Arab American communities.

The Democratic congresswoman from the Detroit area and the only Palestinian American in the House faces a complicated landscape in her district.

What It Means to Be a Texan Is Changing in Surprising Ways

White people make up a declining minority in Texas, even among those born in the state. And all those people moving in? They’re as likely to be Black, Hispanic or Asian.

Behind Public Assurances, Xi Jinping Has Spread Grim Views on U.S.

Speeches by the Chinese leader show how he was bracing for an intensifying rivalry with the United States from early in his rule.

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The New York Times — Monday, November 13, 2023

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Israeli Forces Near a Struggling Hospital They Say Covers a Hamas Complex

The lights of Al Shifa Hospital in Gaza City last month.

Israeli officials say that Hamas has built a complex under Al Shifa, a major Gaza hospital. Hamas denies it is operating from beneath the hospital, whose patients face dire conditions amid power cuts.

One Year in the Infuriating and Humiliating Search for a Job in South Africa

Portia Stafford has a high school diploma in hospitality and three certificates from job training programs. She is among a generation of ambitious Africans who spend their days chasing an elusive opening.

F.B.I. Examining Whether Adams Cleared Red Tape for Turkish Government

After winning the 2021 Democratic mayoral primary, Eric Adams successfully pressed city officials to allow the opening of a Manhattan high-rise housing the Turkish Consulate General.

Two Young Democratic Stars Collide Over Israel and Their Party’s Future

Representing neighboring districts in the Bronx, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Ritchie Torres have staked sharply divergent positions on the Israel-Hamas war.

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The New York Times — Sunday, November 12, 2023

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Army Ammunition Plant Is Tied to Mass Shootings Across the U.S.

The site was built for the military, but commercial sales are booming with little public accountability. Rounds have been bought by murderers, antigovernment groups and others.

Gaza Hospitals Near Collapse as Fighting Rages Nearby

Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City on Friday, where a Gazan taking shelter said, “Everyone is on top of one another, displaced people, wounded people, even the medical staff.”

Facing power outages and shortages of food, water and medical supplies, hospitals are struggling just to keep patients alive, Gazan health authorities say.

They Ran Into a Bomb Shelter for Safety. Instead, They Were Slaughtered.

Hamas’s assault on southern Israel began with a barrage of rockets, sending scores of people into roadside refuges. Then gunmen came to hunt them.

Sweeping Raids, Giant Camps and Mass Deportations: Inside Trump’s 2025 Immigration Plans

If he regains power, Donald Trump wants not only to revive some of the immigration policies criticized as draconian during his presidency, but expand and toughen them.

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The New York Times — Saturday, Nov 11, 2023

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Gaza City Hospitals Are Caught in Deadly Crossfire

Patients and displaced people line a corridor in Al Shifa hospital on Friday.

Battling Hamas fighters, Israeli forces are “closing in” on hospitals where thousands of people are stranded, while the chief U.S. diplomat says “far too many Palestinians have been killed.”

F.B.I. Seizes Eric Adams’s Phones as Campaign Investigation Intensifies

The F.B.I. seized electronic devices from Mayor Eric Adams in a dramatic escalation of a federal campaign contribution investigation.

Days after a raid at Mr. Adams’s chief fund-raiser’s home, federal agents took the mayor’s phones and iPad, two people with knowledge of the matter said.

With Manchin Out, Democrats’ Path to Holding the Senate Is Narrow

While the party will be on defense in every competitive race, Republicans face some messy primaries and a recent history of nominating extreme candidates who have lost key contests.

After Antisemitic Attacks, Colleges Debate What Kind of Speech Is Out of Bounds

Pro-Palestinian students say that they are speaking up for an oppressed people, but critics say that their rhetoric is deeply offensive.

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The New York Times — Friday, November 10, 2023

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Israeli Forces Have Limited Time in Gaza, U.S. Officials Say

Israel launched a ground invasion in Gaza after the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad fighters in southern Israel.

Israel’s response to the Hamas attacks has fueled sympathy around the world for the Palestinian cause even as Israel continues to bury its dead.

Manchin Says He Will Not Seek Re-election, Dealing Blow to Democrats

“I have made one of the toughest decisions of my life,” Mr. Manchin said.

The decision by Senator Joe Manchin III will leave open a seat in a deeply red state, threatening Democrats’ hold on the Senate.

Vatican Says Transgender People Can Be Baptized and Become Godparents

A document approved by Pope Francis lays out nuanced guidance in keeping with his vision of a more inclusive church, but it does not amount to a policy change in the church, the Vatican says.

A New Law Supercharged Electric Car Manufacturing, but Not Sales

President Biden’s 2022 climate act spurred big investments in U.S. battery factories, but it has not similarly boosted E.V. sales.

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The New York Times — Thursday, NOV 9, 2023

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Behind Hamas’s Bloody Gambit to Create a ‘Permanent’ State of War

Palestinians surveying the damage caused by Israeli airstrikes in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, last month.

Hamas leaders say they waged their Oct. 7 attack on Israel because they believed the Palestinian cause was slipping away, and that only violence could revive it.

Does the Boss Need to Weigh In on the War in the Middle East?

Many company executives are facing a dilemma about whether and how to respond to the war between Israel and Hamas.

It’s become the norm for company executives to issue notes to employees about social upheaval. But the Israel-Hamas war presents a special challenge.

‘If Not Me, Who?’: As Ukraine Seeks Troops, Women Prepare for the Call

With so much in the war against Russia hinging on refilling the ranks of soldiers, efforts are underway to draw more Ukrainian women into the army.

The End of Panda Diplomacy?

The giant pandas have left Washington. Some fans find it unbearable.9h ago

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The New York Times — Wednesday, Nov 8, 2023

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Under Scrutiny Over Gaza, Israel Points to Civilian Toll of U.S. Wars

Praying over the bodies of children in Gaza on Sunday. More than 10,000 people have been killed in Gaza over the past month, 40 percent of them children, according to the health ministry there.

Israeli officials say it is impossible to defeat Hamas without killing innocents, a lesson they argue Americans and their allies should understand.

Ohio Votes to Establish Right to Abortion

Supporters of Issue 1, a ballot measure to protect abortion access, gathered to talk to potential voters in Shaker Heights, Ohio, in October.

The State Constitution will protect access to the procedure. The result sends a strong signal that voters are still angry about the demise of Roe.

What the Golden Gate Is (Finally) Doing About Suicides

After years of pressure from victims’ families, the installation of $217 million in steel netting is almost complete.

Flowers, both real and artificial, hang from a chain-link fence. The Golden Gate Bridge is visible beyond the fence. — A fence at the base of the Golden Gate Bridge is a makeshift memorial for those who have died there. An estimated 2,000 people have jumped to their death since the bridge opened in 1937.

Hungry (but Not for Human Contact), Americans Head for the Drive-Through

A national fixture is enjoying a fresh surge as post-pandemic customers crave speed and solitude. And restaurants are responding with a raft of innovations.

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The New York Times — Tuesday, November 7, 2023

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Israel Says It Has Split Gaza Strip in Two in Drive to Isolate Hamas’s Leadership

Smoke rising in Gaza City on Monday after Israeli strikes.

Israel’s military surrounded Gaza City as the enclave plunged into another communications blackout, sowing panic among relatives fearful of the fate of loved ones who remain there.

Trump Indictments Haven’t Sunk His Campaign, but a Conviction Might

Polls by The New York Times and Siena College show his strength in key swing states, in part because of concerns about President Biden’s age. But a conviction could be the difference in 2024.

Tech Start-Ups Try to Sell a Cautious Pentagon on A.I.

Shield AI, a tech start-up, already has a drone run by artificial intelligence being used by the Israeli military. But persuading the Pentagon to embrace the technology remains a big challenge.

Trump Assails Judge and Concedes a Role in Valuing His Empire’s Property

The former president, who also railed against New York’s attorney general in front of a packed courtroom, denied he committed fraud and called the trial “very unfair.”

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The New York Times — Monday, November 6, 2023

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Trump Leads in 5 Critical States as Voters Blast Biden, Times/Siena Poll Finds

Voters in battleground states said they trusted Donald J. Trump over President Biden on the economy, foreign policy and immigration, as Mr. Biden’s multiracial base shows signs of fraying.

U.S. Officials Fear American Guns Ordered by Israel Could Fuel West Bank Violence

“Guns in the right hands save lives!” said Israel’s minister for national security, Itamar Ben-Gvir, center.

Israel wants 24,000 assault rifles. Itamar Ben-Gvir, a far-right minister overseeing the police, has given rifles to civilians and is forming “security squads.”