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U.S. to Repatriate Survivors of Its Strike on Suspected Drug Vessel

The U.S. military rescued the two men in the Caribbean Sea after Special Operations forces fired on a semi-submersible that was assessed to be smuggling drugs.

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A Navy guided missile destroyer docked near the entrance to the Panama Canal in Panama City last month. The United States has deployed warships, surveillance planes and an attack submarine to the region.
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Alison Rose, The New Yorker’s Femme Fatale, Dies at 81

She started as the magazine’s glamorous receptionist and became one of its more singular writers. In one of her last articles, she memorialized her time (and lovers) there.

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Alison Rose in 2004. Her memoir, “Better Than Sane: Tales From a Dangling Girl,” grew out of a bombshell article about her time at The New Yorker.
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Ukraine Braces for New Talks Without the Leverage of New Missiles

President Trump backed off selling Tomahawk missiles to Kyiv, opting instead for talks with Russia. Still, Ukraine’s negotiating position has strengthened since the summer.

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President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine during his meeting with President Trump on Friday.
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Down Time

A lazy day during which we do absolutely nothing sounds heavenly, but how much unstructured time can we comfortably abide?
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Camp Mystic Security Guard Saved Dozens Amid Deadly Flooding

In interviews with The New York Times, the guard, Glenn Juenke, offered the most detailed firsthand account yet of what staff members did as floodwaters rose at the Texas camp in July.

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Glenn Juenke, a night security guard for Camp Mystic in Kerrville, Texas, on Wednesday. Mr. Juenke’s account of his actions during the deadly flooding at Camp Mystic represents the most detailed firsthand description yet of what senior staff members at the camp did as the Guadalupe River surged.
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A Photographer Captures Jewish Life Before and After the Holocaust

Edward Serotta created an archive of 1,230 in-depth interviews with Holocaust survivors about how they lived, both before and after. “Every one of them comes with a story,” he said.

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Edward Serotta has dedicated decades to documenting Jewish life in Central and Eastern Europe.
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Military Plans to Fire Artillery Over California Freeway on Saturday

Rounds were fired on Friday across Interstate 5 as part of a test for Saturday’s event in Southern California. The governor said the state would shut a section of the freeway.

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The Marines plan to fire 155-millimeter artillery shells over a major freeway in Southern California on Saturday as part of a demonstration at Camp Pendleton.
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Trump Backs Off Suggestion to Give Tomahawks to Ukraine, Again Deferring to Putin

At the White House, President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine made the case for why a weapons sale would help end the war. Mr. Trump at first seemed receptive, then expressed reservations.

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“One thing I have to say: We want Tomahawks also,” President Trump said during a meeting on Friday at the White House with President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine. “We don’t want to be giving away things that we need to protect our country.”
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The Indonesian Free-Food Program That Has Sickened Thousands

Indonesia’s president says the meals are improving nutrition in the country. Critics have called for a halt to the program, saying it threatens public health.

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More than 1,300 students fell ill in West Java Province, Indonesia, after eating free food served at schools.
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