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The Wider Costs of the N.B.A. Insider-Trading Scandal

Criminal charges over a wide-ranging betting ring have called into question the sports world’s embrace of legalized gambling.

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The arrests of Terry Rozier of the Miami Heat and other N.B.A. figures raises questions about the league’s ties to sports gambling.
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U.S. Diplomats Will Work With Troops to Maintain Gaza Cease-Fire, Rubio Says

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said during a visit to Israel that the State Department would increase its presence at a center set up to monitor the peace deal.

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke to the news media on Friday after visiting the Civil-Military Coordination Center in southern Israel.
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So Long, East Wing

We look back at the history of this corner of the White House.

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The former east entrance at the White House.
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What to know about the report.

The Consumer Price Index for September, released late because of the government shutdown, may reflect the effects of President Trump’s tariffs on a wide variety of imported products.
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Ukraine’s ‘Coalition of the Willing’ Has the Wind at Its Back

Britain is hosting a meeting of European leaders to discuss bolstering support for Kyiv as winter approaches.

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After a Russian strike on Sloviansk in the Donetsk region of Ukraine this month. “What happens on the front line of Donetsk today is shaping our collective future for years to come,” Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain said on Friday.
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Letitia James Case Shows Ruthlessness of Justice Dept. in Trump’s Grip

For the Trump administration, creating an aura of criminality around the indicted New York attorney general — through public scrutiny of her and her relatives — may be as important as a conviction.

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Letitia James pursued President Trump in court. Now, his administration is pursuing her.
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Trump Official Warns California Against Arresting Federal Agents

Deputy U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche told top California leaders that they would be prosecuted if they arrested federal agents performing immigration raids.

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Mr. Blanche said in the letter that arresting federal agents in the performance of their official duties would violate federal laws that prohibit interfering with and impeding immigration and other law enforcement operations.
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Who Were the 2,000 Palestinians Freed by Israel?

Under the cease-fire deal, Israel released 250 Palestinians serving long sentences for violent attacks. More than 1,700 others had been detained in Gaza and held without charge.

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Palestinian prisoners arriving at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, Gaza, this month after being released from Israeli detention.
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Letitia James to Appear in Court as Battle Over Trump-Urged Prosecution Begins

The New York attorney general, indicted by President Trump’s handpicked prosecutor in the Eastern District of Virginia, is expected to plead not guilty in her arraignment on Friday.

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New York’s attorney general, Letitia James, has said the charges of bank fraud and making a false statement to a financial institution are “baseless” and “a continuation of the president’s desperate weaponization of our justice system.”
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How San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie Avoided Trump’s Enforcement Surge

Daniel Lurie, the San Francisco mayor, relied on powerful tech executives and his own low-key approach to help his liberal city escape a rush of federal agents.

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Mayor Daniel Lurie of San Francisco worked behind the scenes to try to deter President Trump from sending a rush of federal agents to his city.
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N.B.A. Gambling Scandal Reflects America’s Obsession With Sports Betting

As legalized betting has become ubiquitous in American sport, the opportunities for cheating, like those outlined in a recent federal indictment, have multiplied.

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Since a 2018 Supreme Court decision cleared the way for legalized sports betting, the major U.S. sports leagues have shed any hesitations they had about gambling.
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Hollywood Weeps as Warner Bros. Hangs a Sale Sign

Losing the stand-alone studio, suddenly a real possibility, would be “heartbreaking,” one producer said.

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More than any movie company, Warner Bros. — the studio behind “Casablanca” — symbolizes the romance of Old Hollywood.
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Can ICE Stop People Solely Based on Their Race?

For decades, federal officers have had to rely on more than race or ethnicity to stop and question someone over citizenship. That is now being tested.

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U.S. Border Patrol agents took a man into custody outside a train station earlier this month in Chicago.
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Renovations at the White House Aren’t Unusual. But Trump’s Makeover Is.

Presidents have always tailored the White House to their needs, but with the demolition of the East Wing, a $300 million ballroom and other changes, President Trump isn’t wasting any time making it into his own project.

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President Trump holding photos of the ballroom he’s building at the White House.
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How to Vote Early in New York City, Where It’s Not Too Late to Register

New Yorkers can vote early in the race for mayor and other contests starting Saturday, Oct. 25 — which is also the voter registration deadline.

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Your polling place during the early voting period may differ from where you typically vote on Election Day, so double check before heading out.
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There Are 6 NYC Ballot Measures. Here’s What to Know.

Voters will have a chance to weigh in on ballot questions concerning the housing crisis and when local elections should be held.

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Mount Van Hoevenberg Olympic Sports Complex in Essex County, which extends into protected land in violation of the State Constitution, is featured in one of the proposals on this year’s ballot.
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Can Ken Burns Win the American Revolution?

Burns’s 12-hour documentary about our national origin story is landing in the middle of a culture war. Yes, it’s complicated. No, he does not want to talk about President Trump.

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Ken Burns on a battlefield outside Saratoga Springs, N.Y., scene of the first major patriot victory of the American Revolution.
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