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Justice Dept. Pressures California With Expanded Election Investigation
The department has issued grand jury subpoenas to local election officials as part of a widening effort to prove unsubstantiated claims about large numbers of illegal voters in the state.
By Devlin Barrett and Shawn Hubler
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Republicans Ramp Up Investigation Into Democratic Plan to Pack Alaska’s Ballot
The Justice Department issued subpoenas, a House oversight committee sought interviews and the state opened its own inquiry into a Democratic plan to recruit a spoiler into a Senate race.
By Kellen Browning, Anna Griffin and Glenn Thrush
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Ballot Stacking in Elections? History Shows It’s Not Unusual.
As a conflict over candidates roils the Alaskan Senate race, here’s a look back at the political practice over the years.
By Madison Malone Kircher
world
Final Vote Results in Israel Set Up Weeks of Uncertainty About Who Will Govern
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s party and its allies won 53 seats in Parliament, falling short of the outright majority needed to form a government. The main opposition bloc, led by Gadi Eisenkot, won 48.
By Leo Sands, Johnatan Reiss and Ephrat Livni
world
What Israeli Election Results Reveal About the Electorate
Some groups stood by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s party, but support fell off among others. Turnout was also a striking factor in the election.
By Johnatan Reiss
business
Polymarket Is Investigating Suspicious Bets on Israeli Election
The company said it was looking into hundreds of new accounts that had placed wagers in two markets related to the election on Tuesday.
By Lauren McCarthy and Stuart A. Thompson
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Trump Erupted After Learning of Alina Habba’s $50 Million Deal
Angry about the scale of a contract signed by one of his former lawyers with the family of a wealthy pardon seeker, the president told allies he wanted some of the money to go to his future presidential library.
By Tyler Pager
arts
Patrick Stewart, Master of Shakespeare, ‘Star Trek’ and More, Has Died
The British actor was 86. He achieved pop-culture stardom as Capt. Jean-Luc Picard on “Star Trek: The Next Generation.”
By Anita Gates and William McDonald
arts
Patrick Stewart Brought Elegance to ‘Star Trek’
Led by the Shakespearean veteran in his role as Jean-Luc Picard, “Star Trek: The Next Generation” gracefully went where the franchise had never gone before.
By Sopan Deb
arts
7 Memorable Patrick Stewart Performances
The actor’s long and varied career included Shakespearean roles, “Star Trek: The Next Generation,” comedy and a stint in the Marvel Universe.
By Claire Moses
world
Newly Freed American Describes His Years in Russian Prison
Stephen James Hubbard, the retired teacher arrested soon after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, said he sometimes lost hope.
By Kim Barker
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A Sailor Jumped From the U.S.S. Lincoln. The Navy Punished Him.
The case offers a rare look at the military’s handling of mental health issues during extended deployments.
By Jan Ransom
technology
Big Tech’s Data Center Blitz Is Burning Through Cash and Scaring Wall St.
Amazon on Thursday became the latest tech company to announce swelling investments in A.I. amid stumbling share prices.
By Karen Weise
technology
Intel’s Shares Plunge 20% as A.I. Hinders Some Parts of Its Business
The chipmaker, whose largest investor is the U.S. government, reported that the A.I. boom’s domino effect had hurt sales to personal computer makers.
By Don Clark
world
How a Self-Described ‘Junkie’ Rode Synthetic Drugs to Oblivion — and Fame
An Estonian addict could barely keep pace with the new drugs flooding the market. His terrifying accounts of the cruel toll they took on his body held his country in its grip.
By Azam Ahmed
world
Cuba’s Foreign Minister: We’ll Outlast Trump
The Trump administration is carrying out the most intense pressure campaign on Cuba in decades. The Cuban government says its plan is simply to endure.
By Jack Nicas
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U.S. Expels Cuban Diplomat After Fiery Showdown at United Nations
Tensions have risen between the United States and Cuba as the Trump administration tries to force the island’s Communist government to make drastic changes.
By Michael Crowley
arts
Invasion of the Sexy A.I. Joke Thieves
Swiping jokes word for word, these bodacious bots mainly lift from young female comedians. What’s so insidious is how they’re subtly changing us, the audience.
By Jason Zinoman
world
A Monkey King and a Maiden Fell in Love. For China’s Regulator, It Crossed a Line.
Mash-up videos of beloved characters from Chinese classics — some made with A.I. — have caught the attention of the authorities.
By Tiffany May
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The Wicked Fierce Battle to Be Boston’s Airport Voice
By Christmas, the winning voice will echo through Boston Logan International in recorded greetings and announcements that millions of travelers will hear.
By Jenna Russell
opinion
‘We’ve Seen This Movie’: Four Writers on What’s Next for Israel
A round table discussion decoding the election results.
By Diana Buttu, Yossi Klein Halevi, Dahlia Scheindlin, Bret Stephens and Daniel J. Wakin
opinion
Is This the End for Trump’s Princelings? Or Just the Start?
American capitalism may never be the same again.
By Noah Shachtman
science
Three Stone Age Caves Reveal Continual Cannibalism
A tour of the three caves in southern Spain suggests that people in the area cannibalized one another as funerary practice over many generations.
By Joshua Rapp Learn