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John Burton, 92, Dies; California Political Boss Who Staged a Comeback

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Alex Traub
He left the House of Representatives while struggling with a crack addiction, his political career seemingly over. Actually, it had just begun.

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John Burton in 1980, when he was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives. He served four terms in Congress but chose not to seek a fifth in 1982, citing depression and dependence on crack cocaine and nitrous oxide.

Ruth Paine, Who Gave Lodging to Marina Oswald, Dies at 92

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Richard Sandomir
Her knowledge of Lee Harvey Oswald and his wife made her a noteworthy witness during the Warren Commission’s investigation into the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.

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Ruth Paine in 2013. She let Lee Harvey Oswald and his wife, Marina, stay at her home in 1963 and, according to the author Thomas Mallon, knew more about the Oswalds’ movements and moods in the months prior to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy than anyone else did.

Egypt-Israel Tensions Rise Over Attack on Gaza City

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Aaron Boxerman
A large-scale Israeli assault on the city in northern Gaza could push hundreds of thousands of Palestinians southward toward Egypt’s border.

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Tents housing displaced Palestinians in Gaza City earlier this week. Israel is preparing for a major attack on Gaza City, where hundreds of thousands of Palestinians are living.

The Spectacular Comeback Tour of Ross Ulbricht, the Founder of Silk Road

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Ryan Mac and David Yaffe-Bellany
Ross Ulbricht, who created the Silk Road dark web marketplace and was serving a life sentence for drug distribution, has embarked on a strange and unexpected comeback after President Trump pardoned him in January.

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Ross Ulbricht, who was convicted of drug distribution on his Silk Road marketplace, was the closing speaker at Bitcoin 2025, a conference held at the Venetian in Las Vegas in May.

For Americans in Ukraine, Opportunity and the Lure of Combat

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Andrew E. Kramer and David Guttenfelder
The profile of U.S. volunteers in the Ukrainian military has changed, shifting more toward people without military experience and those who saw few prospects for themselves at home.

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U.S. volunteer soldier Zachery Miller, second from left, with fellow foreign solders after a live fire exercise at a military ground in Ukraine’s Kharkiv region, in July.
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