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María Corina Machado Appears in Norway After Missing Nobel Ceremony

María Corina Machado, who spent over a year in hiding in Venezuela, greeted supporters in Oslo, hours after her daughter accepted the Nobel Peace Prize in her name.

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María Corina Machado greeting supporters in Oslo from a hotel balcony early on Thursday morning.
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Defense Bill Will Make D.C. Skies Less Safe, N.T.S.B. Chair Says

The chair of the National Transportation Safety Board warned that a provision in the new defense bill would worsen the risk of midair collisions near the Washington-area airport where a deadly crash in January killed 67 people.

© Kenny Holston/The New York Times

Jennifer Homendy, the N.T.S.B. chair, said she would be concerned about the safety of flying in Washington’s airspace if the provision became law.
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Man Admits to Strangling Pregnant Woman in 1996, Settling Cold Case

Gregory Fleetwood, 69, pleaded guilty to manslaughter on Wednesday in the killing of 36-year-old Jasmine Porter. He is expected to be sentenced to 12 years in prison.

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Gregory Fleetwood, right, pleaded guilty in State Supreme Court in the Bronx on Wednesday, three years after his arrest in the 1996 killing.
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Nursing Home Owners Pocketed Millions as Patients Suffered, Report Says

As the owners intentionally understaffed two New Jersey facilities and diverted Medicaid money for their own use, residents in the homes “suffered unnecessarily,” the state comptroller said.

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The owners of the Hammonton Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare and Deptford Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare were accused of purposely understaffing the homes.
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Louvre Heist Was Caught on Film, Officials Say, Rebutting Earlier Account

Investigators said that a security camera recorded thieves preparing to burgle the Louvre. The museum’s director said previously that the camera was facing the wrong way.

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French police officers stand next to a furniture elevator used by robbers to enter the Louvre, in October.
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What Could Thwart the Texas G.O.P. From Picking Up 5 House Seats in Midterm Elections

Republicans redid their voting map so they could flip five seats to help keep control of the U.S. House. But achieving that goal is far from guaranteed.

© Callaghan O'Hare for The New York Times

Downtown Seguin in Texas’ 35th Congressional District, part of the new voting map that state lawmakers adopted. The district is expected to be closely contested in next year’s midterms.
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Denied Federal Disaster Aid, a Town in Trump Country Feels Forgotten

FEMA rejected requests for federal assistance, twice, after devastating floods in western Maryland, part of a larger pattern of making communities pay for their own disaster recovery.

© Wesley Lapointe for The New York Times

Spring flooding in Allegany County, Md., caused an estimated $33.7 million in damage.
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As the Price of Beef Soars, Restaurants Are in ‘Code Red’ Mode

Midpriced steakhouses and fine-dining establishments are trying to figure out how to cover their rising costs without scaring away customers.

© Hunter McRae for The New York Times

Restaurants that specialize in steak, like Halls Chophouse in Charleston, S.C., are feeling the same sticker shock from beef prices as consumers in grocery stores.
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Yemeni Separatists Set Sights on Houthi-Controlled Capital

The Southern Transitional Council has seized control of parts of Yemen over the past week, with ambitions to create a “south Arabian state.”

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Soldiers loyal to the Southern Transitional Council, a separatist group, in Aden, Yemen, on Tuesday.
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She Was Diagnosed With Brain Cancer, Then Wrote a Rom-Com About It

Sophie Kinsella, the author of “Confessions of a Shopaholic,” packs love, laughter and a harrowing real-life health ordeal into a 133-page novella.

© Sandra Mickiewicz for The New York Times

At an event in London in June, Sophie Kinsella said, “I’m so overwhelmed, yet again, by my lovely readers and by the lovely response that I get to what I do. It surprises me every time.”
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