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Fact-Checking the Debate

Zohran Mamdani, Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa traded barbs over the police, prostitution and President Trump.

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The three leading candidates to be New York City mayor: Andrew M. Cuomo, Curtis Sliwa and Zohran Mamdani.
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U.S. Says Louisiana Man Joined Hamas-Led 2023 Attack on Israel

A man was in custody after federal prosecutors accused him of joining Gazan militants in attacking Israel on Oct. 7, 2023. He was also accused of lying to obtain a U.S. visa.

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The shell of a burned car at the Be’eri kibbutz that was overrun by militants from Gaza, in October 2023.
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Trump’s 2-Hour Call with Putin, and Why Iran Is Pushing Gender Transition Surgeries

Plus, your Friday news quiz.

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President Donald Trump, seen in Alaska in August, says he plans to meet again with President Vladimir Putin of Russia to discuss a cease-fire. President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine has arrived in Washington to seek more weapons.
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After ‘Horrors,’ Israeli Hostages Taste Freedom and Savor Family Reunions

Some former captives have been sent home from the hospital. But a doctor said they all had “endured untold adversity,” as details emerge of their time in Gaza’s tunnels.

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Eitan Horn returning to his home in Kfar Saba, Israel, on Thursday, after being held captive in Gaza for two years.
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Universities Are Standing Up to Trump

A White House proposal for special funding treatment crossed a line for several schools. Some say it feels like a turning point in the federal government’s battle with higher education.

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At Brown, some students and faculty worried their school might go along with the White House’s proposal after it agreed to an earlier deal.
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For Zelensky’s Fashion Adviser, It’s All About the Suit

Viktor Anisimov, one of Ukraine’s top fashion designers, first met Volodymyr Zelensky about 20 years ago, when the future president was a comedian. He didn’t want to wear a suit then either.

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Viktor Anisimov at his studio during Ukrainian Fashion Week in Kyiv, Ukraine, last month.
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An Army of Robot Telescopes in Texas Makes the Stars Feel Closer Than Ever

Starfront Observatories allows amateur astronomers to rent a spot for their telescopes and photograph the cosmos over a high-speed data connection.

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In a year and a half, Starfront Observatories in Rockwood, Texas, has grown from zero telescopes to more than 550.
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Mayoral Candidates Spar Over Trump, Qualifications and the Q Train

The first New York City mayoral debate among Andrew Cuomo, Zohran Mamdani and Curtis Sliwa covered a minefield of political issues, both global and hyperlocal.

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A survey of six political consultants immediately after the debate indicated that none of them thought the debate had moved the needle in the race.
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Where Does the Israel-Hamas Cease-Fire Stand?

Unresolved issues — mainly over the exchange of the remains of hostages and prisoners — threaten to destabilize the fragile agreement.

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Palestinians returning to Gaza City on Saturday.
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Apple, Caught Between U.S. and China, Pledges Investment in Both

In Beijing this week, the company’s chief executive, Tim Cook, made promises similar to ones he’d made at the White House. He also got a custom Labubu.

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Apple’s chief executive, Tim Cook. The company faces a delicate balancing act as China and the United States compete for control over tech supply chains.
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Tomiichi Murayama, Japanese Leader Who Gave War Apology, Dies at 101

His televised address as prime minister, delivered 50 years to the day after Japan announced its surrender, set a marker for his country’s “deep remorse” over wartime atrocities.

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Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama in 1995, the year he delivered his landmark apology. “Our task,” he said, “is to convey to younger generations the horrors of war so that we never repeat the errors in our history.”
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The Real Trump Factor in the Gaza Deal

The secret of Donald Trump’s success with the Israeli prime minister was offering carrots on domestic politics — not sticks on foreign policy.

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