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Social Media, Pleas From Allies and Prison Essays: How Santos Won His Freedom

On Friday evening, President Trump commuted the sentence of former Representative George Santos. “Good luck George, have a great life!” the president said.

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George Santos, the disgraced former congressman from New York, had pleaded for mercy for months before President Trump commuted his sentence on Friday.
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Cuomo Tries to Tie Mamdani to Muslim Leader’s Anti-Gay Stance

Andrew Cuomo, trailing in the New York City mayor’s race, sought to contrast his role in legalizing same-sex marriage with the views of some of Mr. Mamdani’s supporters.

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Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo campaigning in the Bronx on Saturday. Mr. Cuomo criticized his opponent Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani after Mr. Mamdani met with an imam who has opposed homosexuality.
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What Will Winter Bring? NOAA Outlook May Offer Some Clues.

Federal forecasters broke down the most likely scenarios around the United States this week.

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Piers are covered with snow during the start of a March 2024 blizzard in Lake Tahoe, Calif.
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Santos’s Release Frustrates His Former Colleagues and Constituents

George Santos, the disgraced former Republican congressman, was freed from prison on Friday after President Trump commuted his sentence. On Long Island, in his former district, some people called the decision an outrage.

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President Trump commuted the prison sentence of George Santos, the former Republican congressman, on Friday.
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Jury Awards $19.7 Million to 6 Bystanders in Denver Police Shooting

The bystanders were injured when a Denver police officer fired, while facing a crowd of people, at an armed man outside a bar in 2022.

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Bailey Alexander, center, speaks alongside Willis Small IV, left, and Yekalo Wedewihet at a news conference in 2023. They were three of six bystanders injured during a police shooting in Denver in 2022. Christ Whitney, a lawyer, is at the center rear.
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Venezuela Announces Sweeping Military Exercises as U.S. Escalates Pressure

President Nicolás Maduro this week called on civilians to help the country defend itself, while his defense minister warned citizens to “prepare for the worst.”

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Members of a Venezuelan militia taking part in a military training exercise in La Guaira, Venezuela, this month.
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For Prince Andrew, a Steady Fall From Grace Ends in a Hard Landing

A parade of scandals tarnished the prince’s reputation, long before he gave up using his title as Duke of York on Friday.

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Prince Andrew will stop using his title, the Duke of York, another step in a long march of shame after accusations about his ties to the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
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Santos in His Own Words: Pleading for Mercy and Promising a Comeback

George Santos, the disgraced former congressman who was released from federal prison on Friday, has been a columnist for a Long Island paper, including from behind bars.

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George Santos, the former congressman, wrote numerous columns for The South Shore Press before and during his time in prison. Many were in praise of President Trump.
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Inside Israel’s Battle Over the Haredi Draft and Who Must Fight in Its Wars

The conflict over compulsory service for the nation’s ultra-Orthodox has become a stand-in for a larger struggle over the country’s right-wing, religious turn — and could determine its future.

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The Haredim have historically been exempt from serving in Israel’s armed forces, which has an otherwise compulsory draft for Jewish Israelis.
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U.S. Is Repatriating Survivors of Its Strike on Suspected Drug Vessel

Two men rescued by the U.S. military after it attacked a boat in the Caribbean Sea were being sent to their home countries of Colombia and Ecuador, President Trump said.

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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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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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