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Defense Lawyers Demand Dismissal of Abuse Case Against Israeli Soldiers

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Isabel Kershner
The chief legal officer of Israel’s military resigned after authorizing the leak of a video in the case involving grave abuse of a Palestinian detainee. That further politicized a fraught case.

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The Sde Teiman military base in southern Israel, where Israeli soldiers were charged with grave abuses of a Palestinian detainee.

5 Die, Including 3 Children, in Halloween Night House Fire

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Stefanos Chen
The cousin of a state assemblyman, his wife and children died in the fire in Paterson, N.J. Seven other relatives survived the blaze.

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Firefighters responding on Emerson Avenue in Paterson, N.J. on Friday night. “People are going to read that there were five fatalities,” the Paterson mayor, André Sayegh, said. “But that’s a family of five.”

OPEC Plus Signals Cautious Approach to Oil Production

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Stanley Reed
Eight members of the oil cartel agreed on Sunday to a small increase but said they would now pause in adding more oil, reflecting market concerns about an oversupply.

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An oil refinery south of Kuwait City. An analyst said that increased production by OPEC Plus, along with rising output by countries outside the group, could lead to supply outstripping demand.

Even for Some Mamdani Supporters, His Thin Résumé Is Cause for Concern

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Nicholas Fandos and Katie Glueck
Many voters struggle with a fundamental question about Zohran Mamdani’s candidacy: Is a 34-year-old state assemblyman ready to lead the nation’s largest city?

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Zohran Mamdani has won over many New Yorkers with a hopeful message that he has conveyed at atypical times and places, like at midnight in Queens last week.

Trump’s Retribution Campaign Leaves D.C. U.S. Attorney’s Office in Crisis

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Alan Feuer
Few places have felt the effects as palpably as the U.S. attorney’s office in Washington, which is deeply enmeshed in the workings of government and has filed criminal cases against President Trump.

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Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. attorney in Washington, has begun to quietly accelerate a list of “special projects” touching on subjects that have piqued President Trump, including investigations into people and issues he reviles.

Will Trump’s Tariff Deal Tilt the Playing Field Back Toward China?

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Ana Swanson and Alexandra Stevenson
The president’s trade truce with China has lowered U.S. tariffs to a level that could pause a longer-term effort to reduce America’s dependence on Beijing.

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The U.S.-China trade deal has pared back U.S. tariffs on some Chinese products to levels that are nominally near or below those President Trump has put on products from other countries.
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