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U.S. and Israel Struggle With Clashing Visions on Ending Gaza War

President Biden’s administration wants to focus on a cease-fire and rebuilding Gaza, but Israel’s leader is pushing a new offensive.

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Antony Blinken stands with both arms raised before a group of people holding “SOS” signs and American and Israeli flags behind a metal barricade.

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Hopes for a cease-fire remain, despite Hamas’s resistance to the latest offer.

 

Colombia’s president said the country would sever diplomatic ties with Israel, calling its government “genocidal.”

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U.C.L.A. Thought a Tolerant Approach Would Work

The school was ill prepared when protesters blocked students from parts of campus and counterprotesters attacked the pro-Palestinian encampment.

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Scenes From the Protests ›
  1. University of California, Los Angeles
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  2. University of California, Los Angeles
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  3. University of California, Los Angeles
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  4. Dartmouth College
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  5. University of California, Los Angeles
    Philip Cheung for The New York Times
  6. Fordham University
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  7. Fordham University
    Bing Guan for The New York Times
  8. University of Wisconsin, Madison
    Tyler Katzenberger/The Daily Cardinal via Storyful
  9. Indiana University
    Jeremy Hogan for The New York Times
  10. University of California, Berkeley
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  11. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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  12. Emory University
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  13. Savannah College of Art and Design
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  14. Near Columbia University
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Police Order U.C.L.A. Protesters to Leave Encampment or Face Arrest

The warning came a night after counterprotesters attacked the site. Elsewhere, arrests were reported at Fordham and the University of Texas at Dallas.

 

Donald Trump called the crackdown at Columbia a “beautiful thing to watch” and praised police officers.

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‘I Will Never Forget Any of It’: Brittney Griner Is Ready to Talk

In an interview, the basketball star reveals her humiliation — and friendships — while imprisoned in Russia, and her path to recovery.

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“I thought I was going to be there for the long haul,” says Griner. “At least like three or four years, maybe.”

Read five takeaways from the Times Magazine’s interview with Brittney Griner.

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Arizona Lawmakers Repeal 1864 Abortion Ban, Creating Rift on the Right

Two Republican state senators broke with their party to ensure final passage of the repeal. Gov. Katie Hobbs, a Democrat, is expected to sign it.

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The Great Read

His Book Was Repeatedly Banned. Fighting for It Shaped His Life.

“The Chocolate War,” published 50 years ago, became one of the most challenged books in the U.S. Robert Cormier, its author, spent years fighting attempts to ban it.

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A black and white photograph shows Robert Cormier in close-up, mid-sentence, hands gesturing before him.

U.K. Conservatives Hold Their Breath: How Bad Will Local Elections Be?

Voters in England and Wales will vote on Thursday. The results could demonstrate whether the governing party’s dire poll ratings are reliable, analysts say.

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Rishi Sunak stands on a raised platform in a bus depot surrounded by a crowd holding signs supporting the Conservative Party.

This is the wider significance of the local elections in England and Wales.

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Giuliani’s Spending: $43,000 a Month and a Lot of Credit Card Bills

Rudy Giuliani promised a bankruptcy court that he would limit his spending, but it didn’t take long before he broke that pledge.

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Rudolph W. Giuliani speaks to the news media. He is wear a dark suit with a bright red tie.

Former President Trump said he would not commit to accepting the results of the 2024 election.

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During a campaign event, former President Trump acknowledged that he wanted to go to the Capitol on Jan. 6.

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Menendez Lawyers Cite ‘Traumatic’ History to Explain His Cash Stockpile

Senator Robert Menendez’s attorneys want a psychiatrist to testify at his corruption trial about the impact of his father’s suicide. Prosecutors object.

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Senator Robert Menendez, in a blue suit and pink tie, rides down an escalator at the Capitol as staff members walk behind him.

The Most Decorated Battleship in U.S. History Gets an Overdue Face-Lift

It has been 34 years since the Battleship New Jersey was last pulled out of the water for maintenance.

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Opinion

Daniel Trilling

Britain Embarks on an Exercise in Cruelty

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Nicholas Kristof

Nicholas Kristof

How Protesters Can Actually Help Palestinians

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A protester with a kaffiyeh paints a large red A on a poster.
Charles M. Blow

Charles M. Blow

Kamala Harris Isn’t Americans’ ‘Momala.’ She’s Our Vice President.

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Daniel Currell

This Is Peak College Admissions Insanity

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Thomas B. Edsall

Thomas B. Edsall

A Huge Gender Gap Is Emerging Among Young Voters

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Two young women sit on top of a car at a drive-in event, for which large Biden-Harris billboards have been erected.
Ross Douthat

Ross Douthat

Biden Is Not Winning. His Campaign Should Stop Acting Like It Is.

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Peter Coy

Peter Coy

When Banks Fail, Why Do We Keep Bailing Out Uninsured Depositors?

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