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| Severe rain and flooding caused devastation in Paiporta, Spain. Biel Alino/EPA, via Shutterstock |
More than 150 people killed in floods in Spain
Some of the worst floods in decades in eastern Spain trapped thousands of people in vehicles and homes, killed at least 158 people and left others missing. See photos and videos.
Some areas in eastern and southern Spain received anywhere from a month’s to a year’s worth of rain in a single day or even in eight hours. Rain fell yesterday morning as cities and towns surveyed the damage. Some districts of Valencia and Catalonia, on Spain’s eastern coast, remained on high alert, with more rain expected today.
The authorities have deployed security forces to guard against looting. The national police said they had arrested 39 people in one operation and had recovered “a multitude of stolen items.”
On the ground: In and around Valencia, the regional capital, water gushed into ground-floor apartments, trapping some people. It flooded shopping centers, dog shelters and even a nursing home. Some victims died in places where it did not rain, swept away by water that came roaring through.
Climate: A new report showed that the 10 deadliest extreme weather events in the past two decades were made worse by burning fossil fuels.
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| White women make up about 30 percent of the U.S. electorate. Bing Guan for The New York Times |
The role of women in the U.S. election
Donald Trump has won white women, the country’s largest voting bloc, for two elections running. White female Democrats are trying to stop a repeat by encouraging women of all races to vote for the female candidate — but it may be an uphill fight.
As the country holds its first presidential election since the fall of Roe v. Wade, the two candidates are neck-and-neck among white female voters, according to New York Times/Siena College polling, with Vice President Kamala Harris inching ahead.
Like other groups, white women list the economy and inflation as their top concern: Twenty-nine percent said so, according to Times/Siena polling conducted this month. Close behind was abortion rights, with 24 percent identifying it as their No. 1 issue, followed by 14 percent who chose immigration.
Gender issues: Harris attacked Trump for claiming at a rally that he would protect American women “whether the women like it or not,” which she described as offensive. A Trump spokeswoman fired back: “Why does Kamala Harris take issue with President Trump wanting to protect women, men, and children from migrant crime and foreign adversaries?”
Abortion rights: Republicans have spent months trying to redefine themselves on abortion, increasingly saying that the issue should be left to the states.
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| A Ukrainian tank sharing the road last month in Kurakhove, Ukraine. Tyler Hicks/The New York Times |
Russia is making swift advances in Ukraine
Over the past month, Russia has made its largest territorial gains in Ukraine since the summer of 2022. This progress in the eastern Donbas region will help the Russian Army secure its flanks before launching an assault on the city of Pokrovsk, a key logistics hub for Ukraine, analysts say. See maps showing Russia’s advance.
Half of Russia’s territorial gains in Ukraine so far this year were made in the past three months. Russia’s rapid advance is a striking change from the situation last year, when the front lines remained mostly static. But that stalemate laid the groundwork for Russia’s current progress, gradually weakening Kyiv’s forces.
North Korea: The U.S. is turning to China, which dislikes Pyongyang’s growing partnership with Moscow, to try to stop North Korean troops from fighting in Ukraine.
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| Cease-fire talks: Top Biden administration negotiators met with officials in Egypt and Israel yesterday for a last diplomatic drive before the election. War in Gaza: Israeli forces struck one of the last functioning hospitals in northern Gaza, destroying medical supplies from the World Health Organization. Iran: Two top officials said there would be retaliation for Israel’s recent attacks, according to Iranian media. Taiwan: One person was killed and more than 500 others were injured by heavy wind and rain from Typhoon Kong-rey. Mexico: Eight of the 11 Supreme Court justices said they would step down instead of participate in mandated elections next year. Business: After four decades as the market leader in China, Volkswagen lost its way there. Those troubles are now affecting the whole company. Missile launch: North Korea fired an intercontinental ballistic missile into waters west of Japan, the country’s first such test in almost a year. Germany: The government said that it was closing three Iranian consulates in response to Iran’s execution of a German-Iranian dual citizen. Antiquities: Prosecutors in New York have accused a dealer with ties to Princeton University of trafficking thousands of illicit artifacts valued at tens of millions of dollars. Britain: A discovery at a manor house of creepy etched symbols and writing has experts examining their possible meaning. |
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| Baseball: Japan has loved the sport for decades, but Shohei Ohtani’s World Series appearance with the Dodgers electrified the country’s interest. Soccer: Manchester United has agreed to a deal to hire Ruben Amorim as new head coach. Tennis: The WTA Tour Finals in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, face new challenges after early chaos. Formula 1: Inside Franco Colapinto’s rapid rise. |
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Nishad Singh, 29, is a talented software engineer who graduated with the highest honors and rose to be one of the top executives of the crypto exchange FTX. He is also a criminal.
Parents of disgraced FTX executives have been forced to confront these alarming dualities. Before the crypto exchange failed, these parents lived versions of the upper-middle-class dream, raising children who coasted from selective schools into high-paying jobs. Now these parents are left struggling to understand how such a fate could have befallen families like theirs.
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Shawn Mendes returns to the spotlight
Two years ago, Shawn Mendes, the multiplatinum Canadian pop star, abruptly canceled a multimillion-dollar, two-year international tour. He had hit what he called a mental health “breaking point.” It was a startling admission, especially for a male artist with a hugely devoted young fan base: If their attention wavered, his career could be over.
Mendes has slowly made his way back to songwriting. His struggles are laid bare on his fifth album, “Shawn,” due Nov. 15. “Healing takes time,” he said. “More than you want.”
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