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As Army Fails to Protect Palestinians, Israeli Leaders Sympathize With Settlers

Defense Minister Katz called for the military to turn over to the police the responsibility for protecting Palestinians after two West Bank families were besieged by violent settlers.

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Israeli soldiers patrolling a street Thursday during an operation in the village of Qusra, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.

Alaska Democrat Mary Peltola Pushes Back Against Endorsement From Kamala Harris

14 Agosto 2026 ore 21:13
The campaign of Mary Peltola said it was focused on issues important to Alaska and did not approve a message of support from Ms. Harris.

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Former Representative Mary Peltola of Alaska did not appear to be happy that former Vice President Kamala Harris put out a fund-raising appeal on her behalf. Ms. Harris lost the 2024 presidential election in Alaska by 14 points.

Stock Trading in Congress Becomes an Attack Line in Midterm Campaigns

14 Agosto 2026 ore 22:23
Republican and Democratic challengers are both using the issue to attack members of Congress as unethical, seizing on a common practice that enrages voters.

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Almost 60 percent of lawmakers in Congress own stock, according to an analysis by Common Cause, a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization focused on making government more accountable.

The 5 Congress Members Whose Families Trade the Most Stocks

14 Agosto 2026 ore 21:46
Some lawmakers and their families have traded millions of dollars worth of stocks since the start of this term.

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A law passed in 2012, the STOCK Act, emphasizes that insider trading is illegal among lawmakers, as it is for the general public, and requires them to periodically disclose trades of shares held by them and members of their families.

A Prominent Mexican Politician Says U.S. Revoked His Visa

Andrés Manuel López Beltrán, a former president’s son, lashed out at the Trump administration after he said it canceled his visa, another flashpoint in the tense U.S.-Mexico relationship.

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Andrés Manuel López Beltrán is the son of Mexico’s former president Andrés Manuel López Obrador, who is still a key leader of Morena, Mexico’s dominant political party.

DOJ Charges Kentucky Woman in World War II Memorial Vandalism Case

14 Agosto 2026 ore 21:04
Two felony charges have been filed against a Kentucky woman after spray paint was seen on the memorial in the capital.

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National Guard troops patrol the World War II Memorial on Friday after it was vandalized.

July Retail Sales Notch Biggest Drop in Over a Year

14 Agosto 2026 ore 19:15
The data for July showed the biggest drop in more than a year, as American households face the economic strains brought on by persistent inflation

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U.S. shoppers spent less in July, as consumers struggled with persistent inflation, higher grocery bills and rising housing costs.

A Timeline of the Luigi Mangione Cases

14 Agosto 2026 ore 19:14
The shooting of a health care executive in December 2024 led to a sprawling manhunt, and two complex and interwoven cases.

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Luigi Mangione was arrested in Pennsylvania on Dec. 9, 2024, in connection with the murder of Brian Thompson, the chief executive of UnitedHealthcare, the previous week.

Outrage at UnitedHealth and Other Insurers Persists After Brian Thompson Killing

14 Agosto 2026 ore 18:56
Higher premiums and rising medical bills have intensified Americans’ dissatisfaction with their medical coverage.

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Stephen Hemsley, chief executive of UnitedHealth Group, left, was among the executives defending insurers’ practices at congressional hearings in January. To his left were David Joyner, chairman of CVS Health, and Gail Boudreaux, chief executive of Elevance Health.

The Taliban Kicked the U.S. Out of Afghanistan. Now They Want It Back.

14 Agosto 2026 ore 18:01
In an interview, Afghanistan’s foreign minister called on the U.S. to reopen its embassy and invest in the country — a near-impossible sell for now, analysts and former diplomats say.

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Afghanistan’s foreign minister, Amir Khan Muttaqi, during an interview with The New York Times in Kabul this week.

Mining Claims Staked on Land Cut From Bears Ears and Grand Staircase Monuments

14 Agosto 2026 ore 17:46
Prospectors are eyeing mineral deposits within the former boundaries of the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments in Utah.

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Both Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments are rich in wildlife habitat and archaeological treasures but also sit atop vast reserves of uranium and other precious metals.

Why Europe Keeps Being Pummeled by Heat Waves

14 Agosto 2026 ore 17:02
The whole planet is warming, but changes in weather patterns could help explain why the continent is suffering so many bouts of severe heat.

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A tourist at the parched bed of Lac des Brenets on the France-Switzerland border on Tuesday.

Amazon and Alphabet’s Profits Reveal Circular Nature of A.I. Boom

14 Agosto 2026 ore 16:55
Investment gains at Alphabet and Amazon reveal a new way in which technology companies’ fortunes are increasingly linked.

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Alphabet and Google have benefited from the rising value of their investments in A.I. companies, adding to profits beyond their core businesses.

Why Japan Is Struggling to Stop the Yen’s Decline

14 Agosto 2026 ore 16:38
The currency has resumed its slide, eroding gains after the U.S. Treasury intervened to prop it up, as concerns mount about the direction of the country’s spending.

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The rally in the yen has faded, with the currency approaching 160 yen per dollar, a level that could test the resolve of officials in Tokyo and Washington.

Ian Frazier Wrote ‘Coyote v. Acme’ in 1990. Now It’s a Movie.

14 Agosto 2026 ore 16:07
With “Coyote vs. Acme,” Ian Frazier, a soft-spoken reporter and humorist, has finally gone Hollywood.

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Ian Frazier, who has written for The New Yorker since the 1970s, in Montclair, N.J.

Heat Is Hammering Europe, Again. Here’s What That Looks Like.

14 Agosto 2026 ore 17:33
Extreme temperatures and repeated wildfires are pushing infrastructure to the limit and testing the continent’s resolve.

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A sweltering day near Tower Bridge in London on Thursday.

Russell Fry Backs Darline Graham in South Carolina Senate Runoff Amid Trump Pressure

14 Agosto 2026 ore 17:26
The president has been focused on the race since the death of Lindsey Graham in July. Ms. Graham, the late senator’s sister, is competing against Representative Ralph Norman in a runoff on Aug. 25.

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Representative Russell Fry, left, will endorse Senator Darline Graham in a special Republican primary runoff on Aug. 25 to permanently replace her brother, the late Senator Lindsey Graham.

Five Arrested in Connection to Stolen Works by Cézanne, Renoir and Matisse, Prosecutors Say

14 Agosto 2026 ore 19:58
The Italian military police said that art collectively valued at more than $10 million had been found five months after being taken in a nighttime heist near Parma.

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Italian military police officers with works by Paul Cézanne, Henri Matisse and Pierre-Auguste Renoir.

8 Matisse Works, Looted from Library in Brazil, Are Recovered

14 Agosto 2026 ore 12:56
The prints by the French master were taken in São Paulo last year in a brazen daylight heist.

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A handout photo released by the São Paulo police press office showing the recovered Matisse works.

After Notre-Dame Fire, France Restored the Cathedral — but Not These Windows

14 Agosto 2026 ore 11:02
France has faithfully renovated most of what burned at Notre-Dame in 2019. Contentiously, six towering windows will soon be replaced by a new design.

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An artisan working at the Atelier Simon-Marq, a centuries-old stained glass studio, in Reims, in northeastern France.

Can Polls Measure the True Strength of the Left?

14 Agosto 2026 ore 15:11
Recent polling issues could continue in Democratic primaries in part because progressives are more likely to enjoy taking surveys.

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Mamdani’s ‘Bro’ Culture in City Hall: Sports, Memes, Nicknames for All

14 Agosto 2026 ore 12:37
As much as Zohran Mamdani’s team runs on leftist idealism and social media hits, its style of governing also relies on humor, sports references and pop culture.

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Mayor Zohran Mamdani peppers his conversations with his aides with references to sports and pop culture, some seeping into his public statements.

An Unlikely Emergency Appeal to the Supreme Court From a Dog Named Bruce

14 Agosto 2026 ore 14:08
A last-ditch filing this week came on behalf of a dog that a judge found to be “vicious” and shows how the court’s emergency docket has been growing.

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The Supreme Court has been inundated recently with emergency requests.

Russia Campaigned to Derail Moldova’s Pro-Western Government

In the tiny nation, Moscow paid Orthodox priests, conducted a vote-buying scheme and set up training camps on election interference — all in an effort to derail the Western-leaning government.

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Police officers in Chisinau, the Moldovan capital, watching protesters gather outside the electoral commission after the polls closed for parliamentary elections in 2025.

As Europe Gets Hotter, Its Transportation Systems Struggle to Cope

14 Agosto 2026 ore 11:07
The continent’s railways and roads “were engineered for a climate that no longer exists,” one expert said.

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Commuters at a train station in Bordeaux, France, during a heat wave in July. Much of Europe’s infrastructure was not built to withstand scorching summer heat.

Trump’s Justice Dept. Targets Smaller Fraud Cases

14 Agosto 2026 ore 11:02
As the Trump administration drops charges against corporations and the wealthy, it is also taking aim at small-scale fraud cases, including against the operator of a weathered food truck in California.

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Justice Department officials have internally declared that each assistant U.S. attorney should have at least 25 open cases at all times.

Federal Job Cuts Are Making Wildfires Harder to Fight

14 Agosto 2026 ore 11:02
The Trump administration pushed out thousands of veteran U.S. Forest Service staff. An ‘extraordinary’ fire season is testing those who are left.

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Firefighters at the Summit fire in Llano, Calif., last month.

How Thrillers Hook You With Their First Sentence

Can our Book Review editor, Tina Jordan, guess thrillers from their first sentence? In this game we explore a few of the books from The New York Times’s “50 Best Thrillers of the 21st Century” list; and learn a bit more about why opening sentences are so important to get people reading.

More Wildfires and Extreme Heat Roil Europe, but Relief Is on the Horizon

Another day of near record heat baked the continent on Friday, but temperatures could retreat to seasonal averages in the coming days.

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Is Ocasio-Cortez Ready for the Glass Cliff?

14 Agosto 2026 ore 13:18
She will run as a woman but unlike how every woman before her was forced to run.

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Jimmy Fallon Reacts to Karoline Leavitt’s White House Exit

14 Agosto 2026 ore 07:34
The “Tonight Show” host said President Trump had been surprised by the press secretary’s decision to step down. “She was like, ‘I wanted to wait for a good time but there hasn’t been one, so.’”

Farage Wins Special U.K. Election That He Initiated, as Expected

14 Agosto 2026 ore 13:56
Nigel Farage, the leader of Reform U.K., won the Clacton by-election with 63 percent. Count Binface, a novelty candidate, came second with 27 percent, a personal best.

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Nigel Farage leaves a polling station after he voted in the Clacton by-election on Thursday.

U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln Has Been Deployed for Months, Prompting Concerns

The U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln has been deployed for nearly nine months. Members of Congress are worried about the crew’s well-being.

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The U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln in San Diego in 2021. The aircraft carrier, with a crew of about 5,000 sailors, has been at sea for more than eight and a half months.

What to Know About Luigi Mangione’s Court Cases and Potential Plea

Mr. Mangione faces federal charges of stalking that resulted in the death of a health insurance executive. A guilty plea could close the federal case — and complicate a separate state murder trial.

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Luigi Mangione is facing both state and federal charges in connection with the December 2024 killing of UnitedHealthcare’s chief executive.

Afghan Women Erased From Public Life in Five Years of Taliban Rule

14 Agosto 2026 ore 07:08
Decrees restricting the rights of women and girls to study, work, travel and act independently now threaten to damage Afghanistan permanently, experts say.

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A market in Kabul, Afghanistan, last year. Most women say they have to get a male relative’s permission to leave the house.

Trump Gives Green Light to U.S. Companies to Aim Hacks at Cybercriminals

13 Agosto 2026 ore 22:34
The practice would align the United States more closely with countries like China and Russia, where spy agencies have long relied on private-sector hackers to help with national security missions.

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An expert on China’s hacking ecosystem said that historically Beijing had copied various cybersecurity policies from the United States, but that the new Trump policy was a reversal of that arrangement.
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