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Contractor Who Defrauded Navy of Millions and Fled Gets 15 Years in Prison

By: Hank Sanders β€”
Leonard Glenn Francis, known as Fat Leonard, bribed Navy officials with cash and luxury goods in exchange for over $30 million in contracts for his business, officials said.

An undated photo of Leonard Glenn Francis.

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Who Is Israel Katz, Israel’s New Defense Minister?

By: Eve Sampson β€”
The prime minister has replaced an experienced former general with Mr. Katz, who had been foreign minister and who has staunchly supported Israel’s right-wing government.

Israel Katz addressing the United Nations General Assembly in 2019, during an earlier stint as Israel’s foreign minister. He was named defense minister on Tuesday.

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Voting Landscape Becomes More Fraught as Election Day Plays Out

By: Nick Corasaniti and Jim Rutenberg β€”
A largely smooth vote early on Tuesday was buffeted by bomb threats, widespread disinformation and a security lapse in Milwaukee that promised to delay results.

Voters waited their turn outside an apartment building serving as a polling site in Philadelphia on Tuesday.

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To Whom It May Concern

By: Bret Stephens β€”
Some tips for whoever ends up winning.

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Tyka Nelson, Sister of Prince Who Carved Her Own Path, Dies at 64

By: Alex Williams β€”
Out from under an imposing shadow, she recorded four albums as a singer and had two R&B hits before turning her focus to her brother’s legacy.

Tyka Nelson at an exhibition of Prince’s artifacts in London in 2017.

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Mexico’s Top Court Dismisses Proposal to Invalidate Judicial Overhaul

By: Emiliano RodrΓ­guez Mega and Simon Romero β€”
The move spares the country’s new president from having to choose between recognizing a court decision to strike down the overhaul or aligning with her party’s leaders and ignoring it.

People holding photographs of the Supreme Court justices during a protest against a judicial reform law in Mexico City, on Tuesday.

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An Idaho Health Department Is Barred from Offering Covid Shots

By: Dani Blum β€”
Experts worry the unusual move, driven by vaccine misinformation, could fuel further efforts to interfere with immunizations.

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North Korea Enters Ukraine Fight for First Time, Officials Say

By: Michael Schwirtz and Julian E. Barnes β€”
Western and Ukrainian officials have called the appearance of North Korean forces on the battlefield a major escalation.

The North Korean Embassy in Moscow in October.

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Netanyahu Fires Yoav Gallant, Israel’s Defense Minister

By: Adam Rasgon β€”
The minister, Yoav Gallant, differed with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over the conduct of the war in Gaza and domestic political issues.

Yoav Gallant, the Israeli defense minister fired by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, at a news conference on Tuesday.

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Growing Food Instead of Lawns in California Front Yards

By: Cara Buckley and Alisha Jucevic β€”
Front yards transformed to tiny crop farms in Los Angeles provide vegetables to dozens of families and use a fraction of the water needed by grass.

Morgan Boone, a volunteer with Crop Swap LA, harvested lettuce at the La Salle Microfarm in the view View Park neighborhood of Los Angeles.

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A Timeline of Clashes Between Netanyahu and Gallant, Israel’s Former Defense Minister

By: Ephrat Livni β€”
Yoav Gallant, the ousted cabinet minister, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, had sharp public disagreements over Israel’s war against Hamas and what will follow it.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel, left, and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant at a news conference at Kirya military base in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Oct. 28, 2023, three weeks after the war with Hamas began.

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Inside Past Election Nights at The New York Times, Through Photos

By: Emmett Lindner β€”
The first presidential election The Times covered was in 1852. Things have changed a lot since the days of typewriters and motographs β€” see how, in archival images from decades past.

Photos of the newsroom in decades past bring the action β€” and modernization β€” to life.

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A Polarized Nation Votes

By: Matthew Cullen β€”
Turnout looked strong. Voting ends in key swing states by 10 p.m. Eastern. Here’s the latest on Election Day.

Voters outside a museum in Michigan.

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Russian Plot Placed Incendiary Devices on Cargo Planes in Europe, Officials Say

By: Michael Schwirtz and Julian E. Barnes β€”
Western officials are investigating whether devices planted at shipping hubs in Europe may have been a test run by Russian operatives for placing them on planes bound for the U.S.

A DHL airplane at the Leipzig/Halle Airport, Germany, in October. Incendiary devices were planted this summer at DHL shipping hubs in Leipzig and Birmingham, England, Western officials said.

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Boeing’s Strike Is Over. What’s Next for the Company?

By: Niraj Chokshi β€”
The aerospace manufacturer and its new chief executive face a daunting to-do list, including improving quality and increasing production of its commercial planes.

Union members who work at Boeing voted on Monday night to approve a new labor contract, ending a strike that began on Sept. 13.

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Giuliani Moved Possessions From N.Y. Apartment as Creditors Closed In

By: Eileen Sullivan β€”
Lawyers for the two election workers seeking to collect on a $148 million defamation judgment against Rudolph W. Giuliani found that he had largely cleared out his Upper East Side home.

Rudolph W. Giuliani arriving at a polling place in Palm Beach, Fla., on Tuesday in a Mercedes convertible that he has been ordered to turn over to creditors.

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A Hollywood Drought and a Game Show Dream

By: Matt Stevens β€”
It’s tough to get work in film and television these days. So one unemployed writer decided to study up on β€œThe Price Is Right.”

β€œYou’re invited to a pizza party for absolutely no reason!” read the invitation to Emily Winter’s apartment in the Sherman Oaks neighborhood of Los Angeles.

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Visiting Canyon de Chelly in Arizona With a Navajo Guide

By: Derek M. Norman β€”
Going on a Navajo-led tour of this national monument in northeastern Arizona takes you to ancient ruins and sacred places that most tourists never see.

Spider Rock Overlook is one of several places along the South Rim Drive in Canyon de Chelly National Monument that offer spectacular views of sandstone cliffs and spires.

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What You Might Know (and Not Know) on Election Night

By: Ben Ginsberg β€”
Declaring a winner may take some time.

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