World
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Israel Launches Major Attack Against a Senior Hamas Commander
The target, Muhammad Deif, was an architect of the Oct. 7 attacks and has been the object of repeated Israeli…
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Fire Dept. Commissioner Laura Kavanagh to Step Down
Ms. Kavanagh, the first woman to oversee the New York Fire Department in its nearly 160-year history, gave no explanation…
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Who is Muhammad Deif?
Muhammad Deif, the shadowy leader of Hamas’s military wing, is believed to be an architect of the Oct. 7 assault…
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2 Measles Cases Reported in New York City Migrant Shelter
The highly contagious disease was detected in a shelter in Brooklyn, according to the health department. More cases of measles…
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Acquittal for Pakistan’s Khan and Wife in Illegal Marriage Case
But Imran Khan, the popular former prime minister, remains incarcerated for now, and the authorities have indicated that new charges…
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Over 100 United Nations member states pledge support for UNRWA, and other news.
The United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees appears to have weathered a crisis stemming from Israeli accusations that it employed…
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Police Kill a Boy, and a Refugee Group’s Young Lead the Call for Answers
A Utica, N.Y., officer’s fatal shooting of a 13-year-old provokes anger among the city’s Karen residents, members of an ethnic…
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A Pioneering New York Rabbi Says Goodbye to Her L.G.B.T.Q. Congregation
Three decades later, the intense weekslong controversy has largely faded from memory. A New York rabbi had asked permission for…
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How a Hotel Concierge Spends His Sundays
George Gaffney, the top concierge at the Beekman hotel, goes restaurant hopping for breakfast with his family, then helps tourists…
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Can Canada Trim Its Reliance on Foreign Labor?
For the first time, the government will set a cap on visas for temporary residents, including temporary workers and students,…