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3 weeks ago | 
nytimes.com | Whet Moser
The Department of Homeland Security has requested more than 20,000 National Guard members to help with a push to meet President Trump's goals on immigration.
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3 weeks ago | 
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For the first time in 25 years, the leaders of Syria and the U.S. met. Just before a summit of Gulf leaders in Saudi Arabia, President Ahmed al-Shara and President Trump spoke for about half an hour, and Trump told al-Shara that the Syrian president had "a tremendous opportunity to do something historic in his country," according to a summary of the meeting.
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Jul 29, 2024 | 
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Image The U.S. presidential election has been transformed by the events of the last few weeks. From now until Election Day on Nov. 5, we'll keep you up to speed with contributions from Times journalists covering the biggest news.
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Jul 28, 2024 | 
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Image It was the deadliest assault on Israeli-controlled territory since Israel and Hezbollah began exchanging missile and rocket fire in October, and Israel retaliated early yesterday with strikes across Lebanon. The Israeli response was short of a major escalation, but fears remained that the fallout from the rocket launch would lead to all-out war. A spokeswoman for the National Security Council said in a statement that Hezbollah had organized the attack.
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May 16, 2024 | 
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Image During hours of bruising testimony in the Manhattan criminal trial of Donald Trump, his defense lawyer hounded Michael Cohen about his history of lying, criminal record and testimony that the defense called bogus. The lawyer, Todd Blanche, sought to cast Trump's former fixer as an unrepentant fabricator who had lied under oath to exact revenge.
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May 6, 2024 | 
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That's what some people say, including Bilandic himself, who told Chicago in 2000 that the storm—and not his administration's response—cost him the election. But it was more than just the city's struggle with plowing that turned the winds against Bilandic. Dissonant PR, a headline-grabbing scandal, and his administration's broad mishandling of transportation issues created a political storm in the month between the blizzard and the election that Bilandic couldn't dig himself out of.
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Nov 2, 2023 | 
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Briefing|Friday Briefing: China pushes for women to stay homehttps://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/02/briefing/china-gaza-ukraine.htmlXi Jinping attending the National Women’s Congress in Beijing last month.Credit...Yao Dawei/Xinhua, via Getty ImagesChina’s male leaders push for women to stay homeThe National Women’s Congress, held every five years, has long been a forum for the ruling Communist Party to demonstrate its commitment to women.
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Nov 1, 2023 | 
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Crossing the border from Gaza to Egypt yesterday.Credit...Samar Abu Elouf for The New York TimesThe first evacuees leave Gaza for EgyptAs Israeli forces neared Gaza City yesterday, a multinational deal allowed scores of people — including seriously wounded Palestinians and some with dual nationalities — to enter Egypt from Gaza. They were the first such exits from Gaza since the start of the war.
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Oct 30, 2023 | 
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Israeli artillery is seen positioned near the border with Gaza today.Credit...Tamir Kalifa for The New York TimesThe Israeli military advanced on Gaza City from at least three sides today as it battered the enclave with airstrikes. The deepest reach, about three miles, paralleled the Mediterranean coast toward the Shati refugee camp on the northern flank of the city. Here’s a map showing locations of Israeli troops in Gaza.
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Aug 15, 2023 | 
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https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/15/briefing/tuesday-briefing.htmlDonald Trump’s indictment on racketeering charges in Georgia. Aug.
