There were some notable absences from the hearing.

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Bipartisan Bill Aims to Protect Children Online

By Natasha Singer from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/AGfpI7Z

Woman arrested with 130 poisonous frogs in her luggage

The Brazilian woman was arrested at the international airport in the Colombian capital, Bogotá.

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A Climate Change Success Story? Look at Hoboken

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Avantika: Playing Mean Girls' Karen helps break stereotypes

South Asian actress Avantika Vandanapu, 19, takes on the role originally played by Amanda Seyfried.

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Far-right Israelis gather to advance the idea of resettling Gaza.

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Military-led West African states leave regional bloc

The three junta-led countries were suspended from the bloc amid calls to return to democratic rule.

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He went from ‘Trumpier than Trump’ to running as a Democrat for the Senate.

By Neil Vigdor from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/AhnPyle

Israel Has History of Friction With U.N. Agency for Palestinians

By Patrick Kingsley from NYT World https://ift.tt/4IgyRXi

Burkina Faso thanks Russia for 'priceless gift' of wheat

It is the latest overture from an isolated European power seeking to deepen ties with West Africa.

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The Best of Late Night This Week

By Trish Bendix from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/lYgr2vU

ICJ says Israel must prevent genocide in Gaza

But it stops short of ordering Israel to halt the war in Gaza, in a controversial case at The Hague.

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Apple to allow rival app stores on iPhones in EU

iPhone users in the EU will soon be able to download apps from places other than the App Store.

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British man acquitted over London-Spain flight bomb hoax

A judge ruled that Aditya Verma's message, from 2022, about "blowing up" a plane was not a real threat.

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Nelson Chamisa: Zimbabwe opposition CCC leader quits 'contaminated' party

Nelson Chamisa, who came second in elections last year, says his party has been "hijacked".

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'Putin has made mistakes' - Kremlin challenger

Boris Nadezhdin says he has more than 100,000 signatures to register for Russia's presidential election.

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The Trump-Haley Race After New Hampshire

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Jon Stewart returns to The Daily Show part-time for election campaign

Nine years after leaving, he will host Monday nights each week until November's US election.

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Boeing boss faces Washington grilling after blow-out

A whistleblower calls Boeing manufacturing a "rambling, shambling, disaster waiting to happen".

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Paul Giamatti: ‘Maybe I’ve Done the Right Thing With My Life’

By Reggie Ugwu from NYT Movies https://ift.tt/Ytb4ie5

Biden isn’t on the New Hampshire ballot, but his allies hope he’ll win anyway.

By Reid J. Epstein from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/KvD2LQW

Vermont Becomes Latest State to Propose Wealth Taxes

By David W. Chen from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/EPHA0Kn

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Review: Searching for the Superstar in Ivo van Hove’s Jesus Christ

By Houman Barekat from NYT Theater https://ift.tt/ilBgkya

Critics Protest Harvard’s Choice to Lead Antisemitism Task Force

By Anemona Hartocollis from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/zlhPXgF

Haley endorsed Mace for Congress. Now Mace is backing Trump.

By Jonathan Weisman from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2auKcr0

Dying thief stole Wizard of Oz ruby slippers as 'one last score'

Terry Martin was convinced by an ex-mob associate to steal the shoes as "one last score".

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The U.N. chief says the civilian toll in Gaza is ‘utterly unacceptable.’

By Matthew Mpoke Bigg from NYT World https://ift.tt/lNqcO3w

Deep Under Gaza, Evidence of Cells and Hostages, Israel Says

By Isabel Kershner from NYT World https://ift.tt/50k6bG3

A Palestinian American teenager killed in the West Bank is mourned.

By Roni Caryn Rabin and Rami Nazzal from NYT World https://ift.tt/LNdScfB

A Palestinian American teenager killed in the West Bank is mourned.

By Roni Caryn Rabin and Rami Nazzal from NYT World https://ift.tt/glaUWyC

Lev Rubinstein, Russian Poet and a Critic of Putin, Is Dead at 76

By Valerie Hopkins from NYT World https://ift.tt/2GUEqS8

SLIM achieves a lunar soft landing, but its life on the moon may be short.

By Kenneth Chang from NYT Science https://ift.tt/ti1Obwf

Eisenkot: Key Israeli war leader challenges Netanyahu over Gaza strategy

Gadi Eisenkot condemns the prime minister, who insists Israel's offensive will go on until "complete victory".

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Billionaires Wanted to Save the News Industry. They’re Losing a Fortune.

By Benjamin Mullin and Katie Robertson from NYT Business https://ift.tt/tvuN1rs

Georgia Stalin: Icon removed from Tbilisi church

The icon showed the Soviet dictator being blessed by a saint, but the Church says it has to be changed.

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Tom Shales Took TV Seriously Even When Its Creators Didn’t

By Jason Zinoman from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/pocIyvb

Haley says she won’t debate unless Trump or Biden are onstage.

By Neil Vigdor from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/xIPZL0W

Was Bobi Really the World’s Oldest Dog? His Guinness Record Is in Doubt.

By Victor Mather from NYT World https://ift.tt/ktFSJw3

Two British brothers banned from Switzerland for museum heist

The Metropolitan Police issue mugshots of the Ahearne brothers following their sentencing.

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Iowa Caucus Results

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Italian culture minister probed over stolen painting

Vittorio Sgarbi is accused of possessing and exhibiting a 17th Century painting.

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‘Mean Girls’ Musical Triumphs at Box Office, With a TikTok Assist

By Nicole Sperling from NYT Business https://ift.tt/o2JB9XM

Ron DeSantis’s Campaign Trail Quirk: The Word ‘Do’

By Nicholas Nehamas from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/FcjVuCX

Democrats Fret That Biden’s Power Players Are Not at His Campaign Base

By Michael D. Shear and Katie Rogers from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/do9VP06

Frederik X kisses wife as he becomes King of Denmark

The new monarch blinks back tears as he greets the cheering crowds outside Christiansborg Castle.

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What Inspires Peter Capaldi: Vermeer, ‘Demon Copperhead,’ ‘The Wire’

By Kathryn Shattuck from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/qPGyfTm

Israel strikes southern Gaza city swollen with displaced people

Ten people in a Rafah house sheltering displaced people were killed, the Hamas-run health ministry says.

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Ariana Grande’s House-Groove Kiss-Off, and 9 More New Songs

By Jon Pareles and Lindsay Zoladz from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/F5jCf8e

Amazon rainforest: Deforestation rate halved in 2023

Preliminary data shows more than 5,000 sq km were cleared, still over six times the size of New York City.

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Israel and Hamas Are in Talks to Deliver Medicine to Hostages in Gaza

By Adam Rasgon from NYT World https://ift.tt/ZjRWBbv

'This is my home’ – a 13-year-old vlogger's life in Gaza

Nadine Abdul Latif moved home three times since the war began, and an Israeli air strike killed her brother.

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Severe Storms Sweep Across the Eastern U.S.

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Alexei Navalny jokes in first appearance from new prison

Jailed Russian opposition leader, Alexei Navalny made his first public appearance in a video call, since being moved to an Arctic penal colony.

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White House Orders Review After Austin’s Undisclosed Hospitalization

By Peter Baker from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/6Pd5gBC

Trump hearing: Judges sceptical as ex-president presents immunity defence

The justice department called the ex-president's claim of total immunity from prosecution "frightening".

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Antony Blinken: On the US mission to stop Gaza igniting wider war

The US secretary of state wants to prevent the war escalating but the cauldron of tensions could boil over.

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Franz Beckenbauer: German legend was one of football's most important figures

Franz Beckenbauer, who has died aged 78, was the friend of Sir Bobby Charlton, Bobby Moore and Pele and one of football's most important figures.

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Alaskan Airlines flight 1282: Key questions behind door plug blowout

Many questions remain after a 737 Max Boeing plane suffered a mid-air blowout in the US.

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Boeing 737 Max 9: Jets to stay grounded as inspections continue

The US aviation regulator says 171 Boeing planes will remain grounded until it is satisfied they are safe.

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London Tube Strike Is Called Off

By Erin McCann from NYT World https://ift.tt/aoMVUdn

Joseph Hendrie, 98, Dies; Key Figure in the Three Mile Island Crisis

By Trip Gabriel from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/ILd32fK

Japan earthquake: Woman in 90s found alive under rubble five days later

More than 120 people have been confirmed dead since Monday's 7.5 magnitude earthquake.

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Hezbollah’s Leader Says It Would Not Negotiate Peace With Israel Until War in Gaza Ends

By Euan Ward and Hwaida Saad from NYT World https://ift.tt/IhFwpBQ

Climate change: Former oil executive Mukhtar Babayev to lead COP29 talks in Azerbaijan

For the second year in a row, a man with vast experience of the oil industry will head COP negotiations.

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8 New Books We Recommend This Week

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IS claims responsibility for deadly Iran bombings that killed 84

The Islamic State group says it carried out Wednesday's attack in southern Iran that killed 84 people.

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Francoise Bornet: Woman in Robert Doisneau’s Paris kiss photo dies aged 93

Francoise Bornet was part of a young couple who were seen embracing on the street in 1950.

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Harvard’s President Faces New Plagiarism Accusations

By Anemona Hartocollis from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/QoLI10z

Japan jet crash: Passengers describe chaos inside flight 516

Nearly 400 people were trapped inside a burning JAL 516. What happened next has been described as a miracle.

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Pope Raises Concerns About Church in Nicaragua

By Elisabetta Povoledo from NYT World https://ift.tt/ejI8Kf5

Ethiopia signs agreement with Somaliland paving way to sea access

The prime minister of the landlocked country has said that sea access was an existential question.

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