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Trump Heads to Israel and Then Egypt as Hostage-Prisoner Swap Nears

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James C. McKinley Jr. and Andrea Kannapell
In Israel, he plans to meet with hostage families and address the Knesset, and in Egypt, he will help lead a summit with more than 20 countries to discuss the peace process in Gaza.

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Palestinians in Khan Yunis, in southern Gaza, on Sunday. A summit meeting on the territory’s future is set for Monday in Egypt.

How Las Vegas Sands Helped Get the N.B.A. Back Into China

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Tania Ganguli and Mara Hvistendahl
Las Vegas Sands, owned by the Adelson family, was under pressure in Macau, with billions at stake. That created an opportunity.

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An N.B.A. preseason game between the Phoenix Suns and the Brooklyn Nets, at the Venetian Arena in Macau, on Friday. The game was part of the N.B.A.’s return to the lucrative Chinese market after a six-year absence.

What’s the Deal With All Those FanDuel Ads?

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Jordyn Holman
Peter Jackson, the chief executive of Flutter Entertainment, FanDuel’s parent company, is fighting for attention as online gambling spreads across the United States.

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Peter Jackson has run Flutter Entertainment since 2018. As online gambling has grown in the United States, the company has recorded double-digit percentage growth in annual sales.

John Searle, Philosopher Who Wrestled With A.I., Dies at 93

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Alex Traub
His blunt debating and imaginative theorizing about artificial intelligence and the human mind made him a leading scholar. But sexual-harassment allegations ended his career.

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The philosopher John R. Searle in 1992. He was best known for formulating a thought experiment to disprove that a computer program could achieve consciousness.

West Virginia’s School Vaccination Law Has Been Effective. That May Change.

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Campbell Robertson
The law allows only medical exemptions, and the state has one of the highest childhood vaccination rates. But hundreds of families are seeking religious exemptions.

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Gov. Patrick Morrisey, Republican of West Virginia, issued an executive order directing the state health authorities to grant exemptions from the school vaccine mandate if parents claimed religious objections.

How to Save Chicago From ICE

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Vic Mensa
What’s happening is shocking. It can get worse.

© Kenn Cook Jr. for The New York Times

Protesters at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview, Illinois, on Friday, Oct. 10, 2025.
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