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Carolyn Hax: Husband sleeps in a backyard tent after spouse ‘quit having sex’
The writer “quit having sex with my husband,” the husband now sleeps in a backyard tent, and who knows what the neighbors think.
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Miss Manners: I got a colonoscopy on Halloween. Doctors wore costumes.
The letter writer disliked that doctors and nurses wore costumes during their colonoscopy.
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In Israeli-Palestinian battle to sway Congress, only one side wins
Pro-Israel is a uniquely bipartisan sentiment on Capitol Hill, a reflection of a powerful lobby and an imbalance of exposure to Palestinians
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Will Ohio voters back abortion rights? Other red and swing states have.
A new era of abortion bans have stoked a backlash from voters — even in places that helped elect Trump.
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Trump Indictments Haven’t Sunk His Campaign, but a Conviction Might
Polls by The New York Times and Siena College show his strength in key swing states, in part because of concerns about President Biden’s age. But a conviction could be the difference in 2024.
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U.S. Officials Fear American Guns Ordered by Israel Could Fuel West Bank Violence
Israel wants 24,000 assault rifles. Itamar Ben-Gvir, a far-right minister overseeing the police, has given rifles to civilians and is forming “security squads.”
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C.I.A. Director Visits Israel and the Middle East Amid Israel-Hamas War
William J. Burns’s visit comes as the United States tries to prod Israel to pursue a more targeted approach to attacking Hamas, allow pauses in the fighting and do more to avoid civilian casualties.
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Israel-Hamas War: Blinken Sends Message to Iran in Unannounced Mideast Meetings
The U.S. secretary of state warned against any widening of the Israel-Hamas war as he met with the Iraqi prime minister in Baghdad, after visiting the Palestinian Authority president in the West Bank.
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Israel Quietly Pushed for Egypt to Admit Large Numbers of Gazans
The Israeli government has not publicly called for large numbers of Gazans to move to Egypt. But in private, diplomats say, it has pushed for just that — augmenting Palestinian fears of a permanent expulsion.
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Earthquake in Nepal Renews Fears on Preparations for a Bigger One
The Himalayan country is far behind in enforcing construction codes despite sitting on the fault lines of two major tectonic plates, experts say.