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Aric Toler, Lauren Leatherby and Riley Mellen

Drone Captures Moment of Defiance, Which Israel Says Was Sinwar’s Last

In a war often seen from far away, the footage from an Israeli drone appears to capture a moment both pivotal and personal.

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Ronen Bergman, Nikolay Nikolov, James Surdam, Laura Salaberry, Farah Otero-Amad and Dave Horn

Why Israel Targeted Yahya Sinwar

What does the killing of Yahya Sinwar, mastermind of the Oct. 7 attack, mean for Israel and Gaza? Ronen Bergman, a staff writer for The New York Times Magazine who is based in Tel Aviv, explains.

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Mets pour it on Dodgers, send NLCS back to L.A.

Pete Alonso golfed an early three-run homer and the Mets hammered an ineffective Jack Flaherty, extending the NLCS with a 12-6 victory over the Dodgers in Game 5 on Friday.

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27 Things From Amazon You'll Wear So Often, They'll Practically Pay For Themselves

Re-load your closet with these re-wearable gems.

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Let Me Plop You Down In The Middle Of A Zombie Apocalypse And I'll Assign Your Role Based On How Well You Do

As the apocalypse progresses, groups form, and roles are declared. Let's see if you can survive!

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It's Been A Heck Of A Week, So Check Out These 34 Little Treats To Gift Yourself

What a week, nothing a Zero (from Nightmare Before Christmas ) Squishmallow and caramel apple butter can't fix.

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"Wish I’d Known About It Sooner": 32 Random Products Reviewers Say Are Actually "Genius"

These are such brilliant inventions, many reviewers even took the time to say "thank you".

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Mark Schofield

Mercedes endures a Friday of mixed emotions at the F1 United States Grand Prix

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George Russell qualified up front for the F1 Sprint Race, but Lewis Hamilton will start a little further back

AUSTIN — Friday at the United States Grand Prix was a story of good news and bad news for Mercedes.

On the positive side of the ledger, George Russell qualified on the front row for Saturday’s F1 Sprint race and will start alongside Max Verstappen at the sharp end of the grid.

But it was a different story on the other side of the...

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Rohan Chakravarthi

Why true freshman Isaac Brown could be the X-Factor for a Louisville upset vs. Miami

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Brown’s performance against Virginia in Week 6 won him an ACC Rookie of the Week award.

Fresh off a 24-20 victory over the Virginia Cavaliers, the Louisville Cardinals have their toughest test to date when they take on the No. 6 Miami Hurricanes at home. Louisville will be looking to make a big upset in the ACC.

The Cardinals, who have started the year 4-2, had back-to-back losses to Notre Dame and SMU after a win over Georgia...

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Mark Schofield

Franco Colapinto’s ‘great performance’ on Friday at the F1 United States Grand Prix is the latest chapter in his meteoric rise

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Williams driver Franco Colapinto turned in another strong performance in Sprint Qualifying at the United States Grand Prix

AUSTIN — Everywhere Franco Colapinto goes cameras, and smiles, follow.

Formula 1’s newest star has developed a passionate fan base over just three races, with the Williams driver himself noting on Thursday to the media that “I don’t see any Formula One driver that has as much support as I from their fans.” That...

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Mark Schofield

Ayao Komatsu and Haas hail ‘amazing result’ in F1 Sprint Qualifying at United States GP

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Both Nico Hülkenberg and Kevin Magnussen will start inside the points in the F1 Sprint Race

AUSTIN — On Thursday at the Circuit of the Americans Nico Hülkenberg met with the assembled media, including SB Nation, in Haas’ hospitality space. During that discussion, the German driver noted his optimism for the weekend, given an upgrade package the team brought to Austin. As Hülkenberg noted, in contrast to the 2023 season, upgrades seemed to be...

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Andrew Garfield and Amelia Dimoldenberg's 'Chicken Shop Date': Is it love?

Well, they've taken it to the next level. Oscar-nominated actor and Elmo confidante Andrew Garfield has finally gone on a "date" with Amanda Dimoldenberg, the creator and host of the 10-year-old YouTube chat show, Chicken Shop Date. And, yes, they are very cute together.

Garfield and Dimoldenberg have generated a fair amount of buzz thanks to a couple of flirty exchanges they shared (they initially met when Dimoldenberg was covering the red carpet at the GQ "Men of the Year 2022" event and...

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Mark Mazzetti, Natan Odenheimer, Aaron Boxerman, Ronen Bergman and Adam Goldman

Sinwar’s Final Moments: On the Run, Hurt, Alone, but Still Defiant

Israeli forces had been steadily closing in on Yahya Sinwar, the Hamas leader, for weeks before he was cornered and killed in a ruined house in the Gaza Strip.

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Jorge Castillo

Yanks add Leiter to roster in place of Hamilton

Yankees reliever Ian Hamilton was removed from the team's roster before Game 4 of the ALCS and replaced by Mark Leiter Jr.

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Euan Ward

Lebanon Issues Rare Criticism of Iran Over ‘Blatant Interference’

Lebanon’s caretaker prime minister, Najib Mikati, summoned Tehran’s envoy over reported comments by a senior Iranian official on a U.N. resolution deemed a precondition for a cease-fire.

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Justine Calma

Cuba’s power went out across the island on Friday

People cross a street while a traffic light is off in Havana on October 18, 2024, during a nationwide blackout caused by a grid failure. | Photo: Getty Images

Cuba lost power across the nation on Friday after a major power plant failed, according to the country’s energy ministry. Blackouts have been a recurring problem for Cuba’s aging power grid, the New York Times reported, noting the country has lacked fuel to run the gird fully for weeks.

Its national electricity system was...

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Emma Roth

Penguin Random House books now explicitly say ‘no’ to AI training

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Book publisher Penguin Random House is putting its stance on AI training in print. The standard copyright page on both new and reprinted books will now say, “No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner for the purpose of training artificial intelligence technologies or systems,” according to a report from The Bookseller spotted by Gizmodo.

The clause also notes that Penguin Random House “expressly reserves this work from the text...

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