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Newsom Mulls Sparing Lives of All 563 Prisoners on Death Row in California

Par : Laurel Rosenhall
Gov. Gavin Newsom ramped up talks after a botched execution in Tennessee.

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Gov. Gavin Newsom is discussing whether to commute death sentences for 563 inmates and allow them to spend the rest of their lives in prison instead.
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Judge Throws Out Last Defendant’s Confession in Sept. 11 Case at Guantánamo

Par : Carol Rosenberg
The government is now 0-5 in its efforts to admit the so-called clean team confessions to the capital cases at Guantánamo Bay.

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A war court building at Guantánamo Bay, seen in 2019.
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Florida Court Orders Expungement of Report Criticizing DeSantis Administration

Par : David Ovalle
The grand jury report, which was never released publicly but was leaked to a Miami news station, wrongfully “impugned” private individuals, an appeals panel found.

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Casey DeSantis, Florida’s first lady, started the Hope Florida charity in 2021. A grand jury report found that Gov. Ron DeSantis’s administration had “misappropriated” $10 million in taxpayer money by diverting it to the charity.
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RFK Jr. Plans Vaccine Injury Initiative, Drawing Wary Eye From Experts

Par : Sheryl Gay Stolberg
Vaccine safety experts say more research into the side effects would be welcome yet question whether the health secretary’s effort will be grounded in science.

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the health secretary, testifying during a Senate health committee hearing earlier this year.
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Leon Botstein, Former Bard President With Epstein Ties, Resigns From College Positions

Par : Vimal Patel
Leon Botstein had already retired from the presidency of the liberal arts college this spring, after emails showed he had maintained a longtime friendship with Jeffrey Epstein.

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Leon Botstein, the former president of Bard, at a concert in New York last month. He had stayed on in a variety of roles at the college even after stepping down as president last spring.
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Religion Professor Accused of Harassing Colleague With Antisemitic Posts

Par : Vimal Patel and Yair Rosenberg
The professor at Haverford College in Pennsylvania was charged with cyberstalking in connection with what federal prosecutors say was a series of threatening messages to a co-worker.

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The Haverford College campus in Haverford, Pa.
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Delta Passenger Steals and Crashes Airport Tug in California, Officials Say

Par : Neil Vigdor
The episode briefly disrupted operations on Tuesday at John Wayne Airport in Santa Ana, Calif., where the man went onto the tarmac, the authorities said.

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A Delta Air Lines passenger stole a vehicle used to tow planes and crashed it on the tarmac at John Wayne Airport in Southern California on Tuesday, the authorities said.
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Army Sets Date for First Military Execution by Firing Squad Since 1945

Par : John Ismay
Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, a former Army psychiatrist, will be shot to death on Dec. 3 at Fort Hood, where he killed 13 and wounded 32 in 2009.

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A memorial service in November 2009 for those killed at Fort Hood.
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Christa Pike, Confused After Failed Tennessee Execution, Is at Center of Legal Storm

Par : Emily Cochrane
Her awareness and condition deepen ethical and legal questions after Tennessee’s failed attempt to execute her for murdering a classmate decades ago.

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Christa Pike’s lawyers said she has a blood clot in one arm and pneumonia, and had not eaten — she was unable to swallow when her lawyers saw her.
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Fatal Stabbing of a 7-Year-Old Girl Rattles Chicago: ‘That Was a Baby’

Par : Bill Ruthhart and Robert Chiarito
The attack has raised questions about whether the suspect was overlooked by authorities despite a history of mental health problems and violent offenses.

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On Monday, Kezia Freeman placed flowers at the site of the stabbing.
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A Public Health-Minded Senator Asks: What Comes After Trump and Kennedy?

Par : Sheryl Gay Stolberg
Senator Patty Murray, a former chair of the Senate health committee, is forming a group of experts to examine how to insulate the C.D.C. from political interference.

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Senator Patty Murray, Democrat of Washington, at the Capitol last month.
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F.B.I. Arrests Teen Accused of Plotting Mass Shooting at Mall of America

Par : Ernesto Londoño
A yearslong investigation led federal agents to arrest an 18-year-old in Minnesota this week after he purchased a rifle from an undercover officer.

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The Mall of America in Bloomington, Minn., is the largest shopping center in the country.
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Man Is Arrested After Fatal Shooting of Girl in Parking Spot Dispute

Par : Ishani Desai and Christine Hauser
Khloe Ishway, 12, was killed when she was caught in the crossfire as two men exchanged gunfire while arguing over a parking spot at a park in Baltimore over the weekend.

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A 12-year-old girl, Khloe Ishway, was fatally struck by gunfire on Saturday as two men argued over a parking spot at Leon Day Park in West Baltimore, the authorities said.
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More Than 600,000 Gallons of Fuel Bound for Cuba Seized at U.S. Ports

Par : David Ovalle and David C. Adams
The biodiesel, worth more than $2.8 million, was procured for a company sanctioned by the Treasury Department, federal officials said.

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The Trump administration began choking off fuel to Cuba in January after the capture of the Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro, whose country provided the majority of Cuba’s fuel.
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Man Posing as ICE Agent at Miami Polling Site Faces Felony Charges

Par : Laura Chung and Remy Tumin
Danilo Alves Silva wore an Immigration and Customs Enforcement costume from Amazon at a polling location for the Brazilian presidential election.

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The Kendall campus of Miami Dade College in Florida, where Brazilian nationals voted in their country’s presidential election.
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How the Iran War Is Reaching U.S. Bases

Par : Eric Schmitt · Alexandra Ostasiewicz · Nikolay Nikolov · Rafaela Balster · Whitney Shefte and Paul Abowd
As the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran continues, it’s being felt in a wider region. Eric Schmitt, a national security correspondent at The New York Times, explains how the conflict is reaching U.S. bases and why the United States is pulling back its military presence in some locations.
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From Iran to the U.K., Trump Is Being Forced Into Retreat

Par : David E. Sanger and Eric Schmitt
A war that was intended to demonstrate the reach of American power has now done the opposite. It is a lesson in unintended consequences.

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The R.A.F. Fairford air base, from which a dozen American B-1 bombers were withdrawn last weekend, has been a mainstay of U.S.-British military cooperation since it opened in 1944.
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If the Kennedy Center Is ‘Dangerous,’ Why Is the Symphony Rehearsing There?

Par : Elizabeth Williamson
The National Symphony Orchestra is practicing inside a building that President Trump and his allies say could fall on their heads.

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Musicians with the National Symphony Orchestra still arrive at the Kennedy Center almost every weekday morning for rehearsals, entering through a parking lot door.
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Rubio Urges Europe to Awaken From ‘Slumber’ and Uphold Western Dominance

Par : Edward Wong
In Greece, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Western nations must embrace an earlier ethos of exploration and conquest as part of their civilization, to remain ‘at the head of the world.’

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio, left, and Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis of Greece after a meeting in Athens on Wednesday.
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Students at Lincoln University, an HBCU, Sue Missouri for $549 Million, Citing Funding Disparities

Par : Alan Blinder
The case argues that Missouri persistently underfunded Lincoln University, treating it different than the University of Missouri.

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The Lincoln University campus in Jefferson City, Mo.
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Trump Officials Ramp Up Investigations Into Voter Registration Groups

Par : Madeleine Ngo · Richard Fausset and Alexandra Berzon
The Trump administration is investigating nonprofits that it says may be recruiting noncitizens for voter registration, documents show, even though noncitizen voting in the United States is rare.

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With control of Congress and the future of President Trump’s agenda at stake, Democrats are concerned that false claims about rampant illegal voting could be used by Republicans to challenge the results of the midterms.
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Could Gina Hinojosa Win the Texas Governor’s Race? JB Pritzker Thinks So.

Par : Reid J. Epstein
Gov. JB Pritzker of Illinois and the Democratic Governors Association are each sending $1 million to back Gina Hinojosa in a bid for Texas governor that appears increasingly competitive.

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Gina Hinojosa, the Democratic nominee for governor of Texas, has been seen as a major underdog in her challenge to Gov. Greg Abbott, a Republican, but polls of the race have tightened.
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DNA From Water Bottle Leads to Arrest in Decades-Old Murder Case

Par : Ishani Desai
The authorities in Rhode Island had a breakthrough in a case from 1985 after they tailed a suspect to a rock concert and collected his DNA from a discarded water bottle.

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Peter Neronha, the Rhode Island attorney general, during a news conference in March.
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After a Storm, Rotting Food and a Foul Stench Haunt a Honolulu Restaurant

Par : Jennifer Sinco Kelleher
Rain from Hurricane Lala collapsed the roof of the Happy Days eatery in August, but the cleanup still isn’t done, and nearby businesses and residents are kicking up a stink.

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The collapsed ceiling at the Happy Days restaurant in Honolulu, where food left by fleeing diners remains on tables.
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Why Ken Paxton’s Estranged Wife Is Making the Case for His Senate Campaign

Par : Beth Reinhard and Lisa Lerer
Angela Paxton is urging Texas voters to support Mr. Paxton’s Senate campaign, even as she is divorcing him and accusing him of adultery. She has political aspirations of her own.

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Angela Paxton, in a new campaign ad, has encouraged Republicans to vote for her husband, without actually using his name. “In a general election, it’s not as much about the individual players on the team,” she says. “It’s about getting the whole team across the finish line.”
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As Race Tightens, Republicans Resume Tepid Support For Max Miller in Ohio

Par : Emily Davies and Tyler Pager
The embattled congressman, accused of throwing scalding water at his ex-wife and breaking his daughter’s collarbone, rebuffed earlier Republican calls to drop out.

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Representative Max Miller of Ohio speaking to media in front of the Capitol last month.
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University of Arizona Suspends Fraternity Activities, Citing Misconduct Reports

Par : Jennifer Sinco Kelleher
The university said it was putting its fraternity chapters on “activities suspension” while it investigated allegations that included assault, drug use and hazing.

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The University of Arizona campus in Tucson. The university said this week that it was placing its fraternity chapters on “interim activities suspension,” citing misconduct allegations.
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Takeaways From the First Maine Senate Debate Between Susan Collins and Troy Jackson

Par : Lisa Lerer · Tim Balk and Emily Davies
Senator Susan Collins, one of the most vulnerable Republicans in the midterms, clashed with the Democratic challenger Troy Jackson over President Trump, ICE and more.

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Susan Collins, Troy Jackson
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Investigators Search Site of Warehouse Fire in Los Angeles

Par : Orlando Mayorquín
State and local investigators executed a warrant on Tuesday to search the Boyle Heights building, which burned for days in June. A community group also sued the E.P.A. to get environmental data.

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The cold storage facility operated by Lineage Logistics in the Boyle Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles in June.
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Bill Harris Has Died. He Kidnapped Patty Hearst in 1974.

Par : Alex Williams
He was a disillusioned Vietnam veteran looking for purpose when he joined a revolutionary group known as the Symbionese Liberation Army.

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Bill Harris, center, after being captured in 1975, the year after the S.L.A. kidnapped Patty Hearst. Her family, he later said, “was in control of a media empire that we viewed as an arm of propaganda for the United States government.”
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After Death of Bill Harris, a Look Back at the Symbionese Liberation Army

Par : Alex Williams
A small band of urban guerrillas, they hoped to topple the “ruling class” using guns and bombs. Instead, their efforts brought death and ruin.

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Six members of the S.L.A. died in a shootout with Los Angeles police in May 1974. Clockwise from top left, Camilla Hall, William Wolfe, Donald DeFreeze, Patricia Soltysik, Nancy Ling Perry and Angela Atwood.
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Five Takeaways in New Book From Thom Tillis, Who Turned on Trump

Par : Annie Karni
In “How to Lose Friends and Antagonize Presidents,” Senator Thom Tillis details his regrets about backing President Trump’s agenda.

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Senator Thom Tillis, Republican of North Carolina, has become a far more vocal critic of President Trump after announcing his plans to retire.
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Couple Charged With Conspiring to Abuse Numerous Surrogate Children

Par : Amy Qin · Soumya Karlamangla and Lauren Herstik
A Southern California couple were arrested and charged with conspiring to abuse 15 children, nearly all of whom were born to surrogate mothers, prosecutors said.

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Nathan Hochman, the Los Angeles County district attorney, accused a Southern California couple of abusing multiple surrogate-born children.
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In Iceland, Rubio Dodges a Diplomatic Flap Over a Trump Map

Par : Michael Crowley
President Trump had posted a map on his Truth Social account in September depicting Iceland as part of U.S. territory.

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Thorgerdur Katrin Gunnarsdottir, Iceland’s foreign affairs minister, held a joint press conference.
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