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Torrential Rain Batters Hong Kong, Flooding the Waterlogged City

Record-setting rain has brought chaos to parts of Hong Kong, with submerged streets, stranded buses and landslides. Residents were advised to avoid going out.

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Water spilling onto a street in the Quarry Bay area of Hong Kong on Tuesday. Parts of Hong Kong were brought to a standstill by flooding caused by days of heavy rains.
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UN Security Council to Discuss Israel-Gaza War and Hostages

Israel called for the meeting to debate the plight of captives still held by Hamas. The discussion will take place as the humanitarian crisis in the territory continues and as truce talks have stalled.

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Seeking food at a charity kitchen in Gaza on Monday. Nearly 40 percent of the enclave’s population are not eating for multiple consecutive days, according to the U.N. World Food Program.
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Bite Club: The Fraternity That Awaits You After a Shark Attack

Very few people know what it’s like to recover, physically and emotionally, from a shark bite. But some of the ones who do are ready to help.

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Anika Craney, whose foot was bitten by a shark in the Great Barrier Reef, resolved not to let the attack change her lifelong love of the ocean.
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Tennessee Inmate to Be Executed Despite Ethical Health Concerns

Lawyers for Byron Black, found guilty of three murders, have argued that an execution may be more painful because of his heart implant.

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Byron Black is scheduled to die by lethal injection at 10 a.m. on Tuesday
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G.O.P. Bets Big on Hispanic Voters With New Texas Map

In order to flip five U.S. House seats, Republicans are gambling that they can retain President Trump’s 2024 gains with Latinos and that voters won’t mind their hardball tactics.

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Republicans are hoping to flip five of Texas’ U.S. House seats, in towns like Laredo, from blue to red.
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New Photos of Jeffrey Epstein’s Manhattan Townhouse

In his seven-story townhouse, the sex offender hosted the elite, displayed photos with presidents and showcased a first edition of “Lolita,” according to previously unreported photos and letters.
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Inside Trump’s New Tactic to Separate Immigrant Families

The practice appears to be a more targeted version of the mass separation of migrant children from their parents from President Trump’s first term, which caused a global outcry.

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Evgeny and Evgeniia, who fled their native Russia to seek political asylum, have been separated from their 8-year-old son, Maksim, since May.
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Public Schools Try to Sell Themselves as More Students Use Vouchers

A decline in the number of children and rise in the number of choices has created a crisis for public schools. Some are trying new strategies to recruit students.

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Caroline Christian, one of Caissa’s team of paid canvassers who have fanned out across Orange County, Fla., to recruit parents to enroll in, or return to, public schools.
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FEMA Will Deny Grants to States and Cities That Boycott Israeli Companies

The move by the Trump administration may be largely symbolic since official boycotts on Israeli firms are rare.

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Federal Emergency Management Agency workers in Pasadena, Calif., in January. The Trump administration is linking its stance on Israel to grants awarded by the agency.
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