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A World Leader on Ukraine, the U.S. Is Now Isolated Over Gaza

The United States finds itself in a defensive crouch and at odds with even staunch allies like France, Canada, Australia and Japan.

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U.N. Passes Resolution on Gaza Aid, With U.S. Abstaining From Vote

The measure called on Israel and Hamas to pause the fighting to allow for the delivery of more aid but did not impose a legally binding cease-fire.

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An Israeli American citizen who was listed as a hostage was fatally shot on Oct. 7, a hostage advocacy group said.

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Mourning for an Israeli soldier killed in Gaza, Lt. Yaacov Elian, at his funeral in Tel Aviv.
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Smoke billowing from a bombardment in southern Gaza.
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Palestinian medics transporting a victim following an Israeli bombardment in Rafah, in southern Gaza.
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A man walking past placards showing Israeli hostages taken during the Hamas-led Oct. 7 attacks, next to the Western Wall in Jerusalem.
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Residents of Bureij, in central Gaza, arriving in Deir al Balah, a few miles to the south, following an Israeli evacuation order.
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An Egyptian truck driver removing a tarp covering his cargo of humanitarian aid destined for Gaza at the Kerem Shalom border crossing in Israel.
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A man carrying the body of his grandson, who was killed in an Israeli bombardment, in Rafah.
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Flares fired by Israeli soldiers light up the sky over Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip.
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Supreme Court Declines to Fast-Track Case on Trump’s Immunity Defense

Jack Smith, the special counsel in the federal election case against Donald Trump, had urged the justices to move quickly.

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Analysis

Principles at Stake in Push to Disqualify Trump: Democracy and the Rule of Law

If the Colorado Supreme Court is right that Donald Trump is constitutionally ineligible to run for president, fundamental values are in severe tension.

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Outside the Supreme Court in Washington. — Kent Nishimura for The New York Times

Maine’s secretary of state is poised to decide whether Donald Trump can stay on the ballot there.

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Donald Trump’s long fascination with genes and bloodlines is getting new scrutiny after a recent remark he made.

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Justices in Wisconsin Order New Legislative Maps

The Wisconsin Supreme Court said the state’s heavily gerrymandered legislative maps that favored Republicans were unconstitutional.

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The Wisconsin Supreme Court holds a hearing under a portrait at the State Capitol showing colonial era figures — Pool photo by Ruthie Hauge

Two Paramedics Convicted in Last Trial in Elijah McClain’s 2019 Death

Both were found guilty of criminally negligent homicide but the jury split on the assault charges, in a rare prosecution of medical personnel.

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Jeremy Cooper and Peter Cichuniec, in gray suits and dark ties, stand in court. — Andy Cross/The Denver Post, via Associated Press

Seeking a Big Edge in A.I., South Korean Companies Think Smaller

The firms lag behind their U.S. counterparts, but their focus on non-English languages could help loosen the American grip on artificial intelligence.

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Apple has discussed multiyear deals to train its generative A.I. systems on publishers’ news articles.

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Computer screens are reflected in glass — Tina Hsu for The New York Times

The Great Read

Explaining the South on Instagram, One Custom at a Time

Landon Bryant talks about grits, prayer lists and humidity, addressing a diverse audience bound by its fascination with a colorful, complicated place.

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Landon Bryant sits on a swing, with trees in the background. — Bryan Tarnowski for The New York Times

America’s Truckers Face a Chronic Headache: Finding Parking

Parking spots for trucks are in short supply around the U.S., and the problem can lead to unsafe situations for long-haul truck drivers and other motorists.

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A truck stop along a rural highway at sunrise, with three trucks parked at the rest stop and more trucks driving by on the highway. — Tim Gruber for The New York Times

Hochul Plans to Veto Ban on Noncompete Agreements in New York

Gov. Kathy Hochul wanted to allow employers to use the agreements with high-paid workers, but was unable to work out a compromise with state lawmakers.

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Gov. Kathy Hochul speaking at a microphone. — Yuki Iwamura/Associated Press

In Steve McQueen’s ‘Occupied City,’ a Marriage of Art and History

The British filmmaker collaborated with his wife to make a four-hour documentary that brings Amsterdam’s World War II history into the present day.

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Nine years ago, Colman Domingo was ready to quit Hollywood. Now, he’s starring in “Rustin” and “The Color Purple.”

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Here’s what to know about “Maestro,” Bradley Cooper’s Leonard Bernstein biopic.

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A black-and-white photograph shows Steve McQueen, wearing a dark blazer, and Bianca Stigter, wearing a dark overcoat, stand in front of a canal. — Jussi Puikkonen for The New York Times

Opinion

Thomas L. Friedman

It’s Time for the U.S. to Give Some Tough Love to Israel

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A silhouetted photo shows Donald Trump and two other people cast in black against an orange sky.

Samuel Moyn

The Supreme Court Should Overturn the Colorado Ruling Unanimously

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Patrick Healy

I Know My Mother Loved Me. The Church Could Have Helped Her Accept Me.

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Ross Douthat

No Better Time to Be a Catholic

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Jessica Bennett

The Joy of Communal Girlhood, the Anguish of Teen Girls

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A black and white photo of Harvard president Claudine Gay.

John McWhorter

Why Claudine Gay Should Go

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Linda Greenhouse

A Forgotten Chapter of Abortion History Repeats Itself

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Letters From Our Readers

‘Donald Trump Is No Moderate’

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Jeneen Interlandi

This Law From 1986 Keeps Addiction Help in the Shadows

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Ye Myo Hein and Lucas Myers

Myanmar’s Resistance Is Gaining Ground, but It Needs U.S. Help

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Suzy Hansen

We’re Beginning to Learn How the War on Terror Shaped a Generation

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Paul Krugman

A Christmas Gift From the Bond Market

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Frank Bruni

Our Semicolons, Ourselves

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Pamela Paul

America Is Averting Its Eyes From Something Very, Very Wrong

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David French

On Satanic Idols and Free Speech

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Max Read

The Year Millennials Aged Out of the Internet

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The Evening

Wisconsin was ordered to redraw its legislative maps, the Supreme Court won’t fast-track a decision on Donald Trump’s immunity and more.

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California Today

Readers from the Golden State share the best parts of 2023, including long-awaited vacations and quiet afternoons in succulent gardens.

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