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South Korea Targets Cambodia’s Scam Industry After Kidnaps, Torture and a Death

South Korea’s efforts are part of a widening international crackdown on criminal groups running online fraud schemes from Southeast Asia.

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Wi Sung-lac, South Korea’s national security director, said in a news conference on Wednesday in Seoul, that 79 people were missing in Cambodia after getting lured by high-paying job offers there and being forced to work under confinement on scam operations.
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First Burials to Be Held for Israelis Returned From Gaza

Hamas has handed over the bodies of eight people, but says it is struggling to find the remains of others in Gaza after two years of war.

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A Red Cross convoy passing a Hamas militant near Deir al Balah, Gaza, on Monday.
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Syria’s New Leaders Are Talking to Russia, a Former Enemy

President Ahmed al-Shara is making his first trip to Moscow, which backed the regime his rebels overthrew. Both sides have reasons to put the past aside.

Russian military vehicles near Hmeimim, Syria, in August. Moscow still has an air base in the area, despite the overthrow last year of its ally Bashar al-Assad.
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The Shutdown Enters Its Third Week

Cuts to transportation and energy. Funding for food assistance and the military. Here’s the latest from the shutdown.

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Supreme Court Asks When Police Can Enter Without Warrant in Emergency

Montana is defending the actions of law enforcement officers who did not have a warrant when they responded to a possibly suicidal Army veteran.

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The Supreme Court will consider when the police can enter a home without a warrant based on reports that someone inside may need emergency help.
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How D’Angelo Made His Masterpiece, ‘Voodoo’

The singer, songwriter and producer’s 2000 album was the result of years in the studio listening to inspiring music, jamming and rediscovering his artistic purpose.

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D’Angelo performing at the North Sea jazz Festival in the Netherlands in 2000. That year he released his second album, the genre-blending “Voodoo.”
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Will the Voting Rights Act Be Gutted? Supreme Court Could Decide Its Future.

If the justices decide that lawmakers cannot consider race in drafting maps, redistricting could result in congressional seats flipping from blue to red throughout the country.

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President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act, with Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and other civil rights leaders watching, in 1965.
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Belarus Is as Repressive as Ever. Why Is the U.S. Warming Up to It?

Analysts say they are unsure what the Trump administration hopes to get out of its gifts and concessions to Belarus’s autocratic leader, a close ally of Russia.

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John Coale, an envoy for President Trump, last month as prisoners released from Belarus arrived at the American Embassy in Vilnius, Lithuania.
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Cuomo Tries to Make Prostitution an Issue in NYC Mayor’s Race

Former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo has criticized Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani over his past support for decriminalizing prostitution. Mr. Mamdani’s campaign has not emphasized the issue.

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Former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo has said that Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani supports legalizing prostitution, a claim Mr. Mamdani has called a smear.
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Katie Porter Says She ‘Fell Short’ in Viral Video Moments

Videos surfaced last week showing the former congresswoman belittling a television reporter and berating an aide. Porter, who is running for California governor, pledged to do better.

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Katie Porter, a Democratic candidate for California governor, was seen cursing at one of her aides in a 2021 video and threatening to walk out of a recent television interview.
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