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Jeanne Shaheen Faces Shutdown Blowback From Her Daughter

Senator Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire voted to move to end the shutdown. But her daughter Stefany Shaheen, a congressional candidate in their state, sharply criticized the deal.

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Senator Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire was one of eight senators who broke with Democrats to move toward ending the government shutdown.
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F.D.A. Will Remove Black Box Warnings From Hormone Treatments for Menopause

The benefits of hormone replacement have been underappreciated, Dr. Marty Makary, the agency’s commissioner, said on Monday. Critics described evidence for the change as insufficient.

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Estrogen pills used to treat menopause symptoms. Many hormone treatments have carried prominent warnings since 2003, when large trials found that oral combinations of estrogen and progestin raised the risks of blood clots and breast cancer.
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At COP30 in Belém, Brazil, Chinese Technology Is Shifting Climate Politics

At this year’s climate summit, the United States is out and Europe is struggling. But emerging countries are embracing renewable energy thanks to a glut of cheap equipment.

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A solar farm near Kayathar in southern India. The country can now meet half of its electricity demand with wind, solar, and hydropower.
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Why Debt Funding Is Ratcheting Up the Risks of the A.I. Boom

While the tech giants have plenty of money to build data centers, smaller outfits are taking on debt and taking big chances to work with them.

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OpenAI is involved in a massive data center project in Abilene, Texas.
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Mamdani Fills 2 Top Posts With Government Veteran and Trusted Aide

The mayor-elect named Dean Fuleihan, a government veteran, to be his first deputy mayor. Elle Bisgaard-Church will serve as his chief of staff.

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Dean Fuleihan previously served as first deputy mayor and budget director under Mayor Bill de Blasio.
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Explosion Reported Near Red Fort in New Delhi

India’s top security official said the cause of the blast, near the Red Fort in the capital, was still being investigated.

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Security personnel at the scene of an explosion near the Red Fort area of New Delhi on Monday.
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Trump Threatens to Sue the BBC for $1 Billion After Jan. 6 Documentary

A lawyer for the president said the BBC’s editing of a speech Mr. Trump gave on Jan. 6 was “defamatory.” The broadcaster on Monday apologized for an “error in judgment.”

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The BBC office in London. The head of the BBC and the head of news resigned after growing pressure.
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Ukraine’s Anti-Corruption Agencies Push Back Despite Zelensky Pressure

Months after Ukraine’s president tried to cripple them, the agencies said they had uncovered a major scheme involving the state-owned nuclear energy company.

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The headquarters of Energoatom, Ukraine’s state-owned nuclear energy company, in 2022. Anti-corruption agencies found what they said were efforts to influence Energoatom and others.
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Supreme Court to Hear Major Challenge to Mail-In Ballot Laws

The justices agreed to hear a challenge to Mississippi’s law, a case that could upend similar measures in dozens of states before the 2026 election.

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Counting absentee ballots at the Hinds County Courthouse in Jackson, Miss., in 2023.
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U.S. Military Kills 6 in Strikes on Suspected Drug Boats, Hegseth Says

The latest strikes raised the death toll in the campaign to 76 people in 19 attacks in the Pacific and the Caribbean Sea since early September.

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The Gerald R. Ford, the United States’ largest and newest aircraft carrier, anchored in the Bay of Palma in Spain last month. It is set to arrive in the Caribbean as soon as this week.
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The Many Faces of Syria’s President, Ahmed al-Shara

Ahmed al-Shara has shifted shapes many times during his ascent from rebel commander to national leader. This week, he is expected to be the first Syrian president to address the U.N. General Assembly in 58 years.

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On Wednesday, Syria’s president, Ahmed al-Shara, is expected to become the first Syrian leader to address the U.N. General Assembly in 58 years.
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What to Know About the BBC Resignations and Turmoil Over a Trump Speech Edit

Two top executives quit after a memo by a former adviser said that the broadcaster had misleadingly edited a speech by President Trump.

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The BBC office, known as Broadcasting House, in London. The BBC’s output is vast, including global news, drama series and sports.
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Bernie Sanders Endorses Peggy Flanagan for Senate in Minnesota

Senator Bernie Sanders is backing Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan in her state’s Democratic primary race for Senate, his latest attempt to pull the party to the left.

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Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont, an independent, is still one of the most popular politicians among Democratic voters, and remains determined to reshape the party in his image.
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Nicolas Sarkozy, Former French President, Is Released From Prison Pending Appeal

Nicolas Sarkozy served about three weeks of a five-year prison sentence for his conviction in a campaign finance scandal.

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Nicolas Sarkozy, a French former president, last month. He was found guilty of conspiring to seek funding for a 2007 presidential campaign from the government of Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi of Libya.
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Democrats Defect on the Shutdown

Congress moved closer to ending the government shutdown. We explain what’s happening.

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On Capitol Hill.
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Trump Pardons Rudy Giuliani and Others Involved in Effort to Overturn 2020 Election

The pardons of former Trump aides, which would only apply in federal court, are largely symbolic and cannot shield them from continuing state-level prosecutions.

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Rudy Giuliani, a former New York City mayor and lawyer for President Trump, at a commemoration ceremony on the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, in September.
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Syria’s President to Meet Trump at White House for First Time

The visit by President Ahmed al-Shara is another step in the transformation of the former rebel leader once wanted by the United States as a terrorist.

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President Ahmed al-Shara in Damascus, Syria, in April. He led a rebel offensive that ousted Bashar al-Assad last year.
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F.B.I. Director Is Said to Have Made a Pledge to Head of MI5, Then Broken It

The episode has contributed to concerns among intelligence allies that Kash Patel, brash and partisan, is also unpredictable and even unreliable.

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Kash Patel, the F.B.I. director, last month. Mr. Patel’s unorthodox approach to running the bureau has alarmed international allies.
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