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Colin Jost, Pete Davidson and the Staten Island Ferry Fiasco

Nearly four years after they bought an out-of-service ferryboat for $280,100, their plans for a floating event space may be running aground.

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While its owners try to realize their plans for it, the John F. Kennedy has been docked at a Staten Island shipyard.
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Disney+ Cancellations Jump After Kimmel Suspension

Roughly three million Americans canceled the streaming service in the month that it temporarily suspended Jimmy Kimmel’s show. About 4.1 million people canceled Disney-owned Hulu.

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A woman protesting outside Disneyland last month, after Jimmy Kimmel’s show was suspended for remarks he made regarding Charlie Kirk’s assassination.
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What to Know About Diwali, the Hindu Festival of Lights

The biggest public holiday in India, Diwali features prayers for prosperity and good fortune — and lots of sweets.

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Lighting lamps at a Diwali festival in Ayodhya, India, on Sunday.
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Louvre Robbery May Have Been More About Stones Than Art, Experts Say

Sunday’s robbery at the Paris museum could be the latest example of thieves targeting museums for jewels and precious metals to break down and sell on.

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Pieces from a series of sapphire items, including a necklace and tiara, were stolen from the Louvre museum on Sunday.
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Lower-Income Americans Are Missing Car Payments

Inflation and a tough job market are making it harder for some people to pay back the car loans they signed in better times.

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Because many Americans need their cars to get around, auto loan delinquencies can be a telling gauge of financial hardship.
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Wealthy Americans Are Spending. People With Less Are Struggling.

Data show a resilient economy. But that largely reflects spending by the rich, while others pull back amid high prices and a weakening labor market.

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Outside the Pilsen Food Pantry in Chicago. The divide between rich and poor is hardly new, in Chicago or the rest of the country, but it has become more pronounced in recent months.
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Supreme Court Will Weigh Gun Restrictions for Drug Users

The Second Amendment case tests a federal law used to convict Hunter Biden that bars drug users and addicts from possessing guns.

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Hunter Biden after his trial in Wilmington, Del., in June 2024. A Supreme Court case will test the statute used to convict him.
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Lawmaker Demands Hearing on U.S. Strikes on Boats in Caribbean

Representative Adam Smith said the Trump administration had failed to provide a legal rationale for killing rather than arresting drug trafficking suspects.

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Representative Adam Smith, Democrat of Washington, in June. “President Trump and his administration continue to fail to answer pressing questions regarding the president’s orders to carry out lethal U.S. military strikes on boats in the Caribbean Sea,” he said in a statement on Monday.
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154,000 New York City Students Were Homeless Last Year, a Record Number

If these pupils made up their own school system, it would be one of the 20 largest districts in the United States. The number includes those who are doubled up in crowded apartments.

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The population of homeless students in New York City, which has the nation’s largest school system, has exceeded 100,000 for 10 consecutive years.
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Vision Restored Using Prosthetic Retinal Implant

The device could help a million people with a severe form of macular degeneration to be able to see enough to read.

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A camera attached to glasses transmits the image on the right to a patient’s artificial retina.
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This Weekend’s Violence in Gaza Shows How Fragile the Cease-Fire Really Is

A round of violence on Sunday was short-lived, but analysts expect more tensions between Israel and Palestinian militants that will put the truce under strain.

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Mourners on Thursday in Holon, Israel, buried Eitan Levi, a hostage whose body was returned as part of the truce agreement between Israel and Hamas.
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Senior German General Says Europe Must Do All It Can to Help Ukraine

European democracy and rule of law are at risk, the general says, so Europe must give Ukraine whatever it can to pressure Moscow, even if Trump does not.

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A weapons factory in Munich in 2022. With the exception of Germany, the main European countries have high debt and little space in their budgets for extra spending on Ukraine.
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Judge Demands Answers on Trump Immigration Crackdown in Chicago

A federal judge has ordered operational leaders of the crackdown to appear before her on Monday to be questioned about their tactics and their use of tear gas.

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Federal agents used tear gas canisters to disperse people who had gathered last week on Chicago’s South Side.
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To Fight ICE, Portland’s Leaders Turn to What They Know Best: Zoning

Portland, Ore., is well known for its dense laws on land use. Now, under pressure from its liberal residents, the city is using those restrictions against immigrant detention.

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Police cleared the block near an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center in Portland, Ore., last week.
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