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Congress Stopped a Shutdown but Fights on Ukraine, Border Intensify

Lawmakers have until mid-November to reach agreements on contentious issues

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Europe Claims Victory Over U.S. to Regain the Ryder Cup

GUIDONIA MONTECELIO, Italy — The final score is in: Europe beat the United States 16½-11½. Europe won back the the Ryder Cup on Sunday, just like it always does before its raucous crowd, with Rory McIlroy leading the way and

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Iran’s Raisi slams normalization with Israel as ‘reactionary and regressive’

Iranian president claims establishing ties with Jewish state is a ‘foreigners’ desire,’ as Saudi Arabia and Israel move toward agreement

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‘Victory’ against Israel in 1973 war shaped Egypt but is now a fading memory

Current leader Sissi still uses conflict in effort to rally Egyptians, though figures show 85% of population was not alive at the time

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Man shot dead in Ashkelon in suspected gang hit

25-year-old said to be associated with Lavi family, some of whose members have been feuding with their ex-partners in Benny Shlomo’s organization after he was killed last year

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A Disastrous Start Doomed the U.S. as Europe Wins the Ryder Cup

While the Americans threatened to make a push after tempers flared on Saturday, Europe maintained its home dominance.

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Justice Alito’s First Amendment

He’s unusually willing to accept limits on outré speech—but on core political speech, he’s stronger than the ACLU.

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How ‘Preapproved Narratives’ Corrupt Science

Especially in climate and Covid research, abuse of peer review and self-censorship abound.

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Attorney general rejects Levin’s ‘conflict of interest’ allegation in spyware inquiry

Gali Baharav-Miara’s office nevertheless approves justice minister’s request to retain his own attorney ahead of panel hearings investigating law enforcement’s hacking of phones

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Jimmy Lai and the China That Could Have Been

In a China that tolerated free speech, he would have been the country’s best ambassador.

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