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For Alaskan Evacuees, Home Is Gone, With No Return in Sight

Their communities devastated from last weekend’s storm, many are in shelters in Anchorage and facing life in a completely different world.

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Staff Sgt. Angel Reyes of the Alaska National Guard distributed hearing protection to passengers on an evacuation flight out of Bethel, Alaska.

How Wendell Pierce Spends His Day Exploring New York City

Mr. Pierce, the popular actor from shows like “The Wire,” said time is precious. He spends his shopping in Harlem, walking through Central Park and staying up all night listening to jazz.

Wendell Pierce, who is best known for his work on television shows like “The Wire” and “Treme,” is filming a new season of the CBS show “Elsbeth” in New York.

Shell Detonated Over Interstate 5 During Marines Event, California Officials Say

The mishap, during an anniversary celebration for the Marine Corps attended by the vice president and defense secretary, underscores safety concerns that Gov. Gavin Newsom voiced before Saturday’s event at Camp Pendleton.

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A warning over a highway near Interstate 5 alerted drivers about the military using live weapons on Saturday.

Santos Thanks Trump During TV Appearances After His Release From Prison

Mr. Santos, the disgraced congressman from Long Island, lashed out at the warden of the prison where he had been held and suggested he was now free to get Botox.

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George Santos, seen leaving federal court after his sentencing, said on TV that he didn’t care about the “pearl clutching” of those who were critical of his release.

A Fragile Cease-fire Between Afghanistan and Pakistan Ends Violence, for Now

The two committed to stop attacking each other after the worst outbreak of hostilities in years. But the underlying causes remain, analysts warn.

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Taliban security personnel walking past a destroyed car in Afghanistan’s Kandahar Province on Thursday, a day after cross-border clashes between Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Shutdown Fight Reopens Debate in G.O.P. Over Health Care

The spending showdown has highlighted Republicans’ failure to produce an alternative to Obamacare, which many of them assail but concede is too politically risky to undo.

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The government shutdown has forced Speaker Mike Johnson and his colleagues to defend their opposition to Obamacare tax credits that are popular across the political spectrum.

Wealthy Americans Are Spending. People With Less Are Struggling.

Data show a resilient economy. But that largely reflects spending by the rich, while others pull back amid high prices and a weakening labor market.

© Akilah Townsend for The New York Times

Outside the Pilsen Food Pantry in Chicago. The divide between rich and poor is hardly new, in Chicago or the rest of the country, but it has become more pronounced in recent months.

An ICE Raid at a Building in Chicago Swept Up Dozens of U.S. Citizens

An immigration raid on an apartment building in Chicago followed years of problems with crime, and neglect by landlords. It swept up dozens of U.S. citizens who were detained in the middle of the night.

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Windows are boarded up at an apartment building in Chicago’s South Shore neighborhood where federal agents staged a massive raid.

What Powers Does the Border Patrol Have Across the Country?

The Trump administration is increasingly relying on the agency for immigration enforcement within the U.S.

© Jamie Kelter Davis for The New York Times

Gregory Bovino, a senior Border Patrol official, led federal agents in removing protesters from a driveway used to transport detained people to an immigration processing center in Broadview, Ill.
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