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Israel's Knife-Edge Election Leaves Netanyahu and His Rival Deadlocked After Record Turnout

Exit polls show Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc and challenger Gadi Eisenkot's camp running dead even after Israel's first national election since the Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas attack, with Arab parties posting record gains and both sides already claiming a mandate to govern.

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US · BAKERSFIELD

Labor Icon Dolores Huerta, Who Gave the World 'Sí, Se Puede,' Dies at 96

15:05 ET

BUSINESS · THE FED

Fed Set to Hold Rates Steady Today as Chair Warsh Navigates an Inflation Squeeze

12:08 ET

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US · CHAPEL HILL, N.C.

Man Convicted, Sentenced to Life in 2012 Murder of UNC Student Faith Hedgepeth

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US · BROOKLYN

Brooklyn Jury Convicts American 'ISIS Bride' Who Says Her Stepfather Forced Her Into Syria as a Teen

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US · NEW YORK

'Alexander Brothers' Get 30 Years in Sex-Trafficking Case That Shook New York Real Estate

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PRESS FREEDOM · EGYPT16:38 ET

Egypt Shuts Down Its Last Major Independent News Site, Then Detains Its Editor

A court ordered Mada Masr closed and fined its editor-in-chief Lina Attalah a day before police picked her up in Cairo — the sixth legal case against her and her newsroom in six years.

MIDDLE EAST · ISRAEL

No One Wants to Govern With Them—But Israel's Arab Parties Just Had Record Night

16:10 ET

WORLD · PUBLIC HEALTH

DRC's Ebola Outbreak Surges Past 10,000 Cases, Now Second-Largest on Record

11:52 ET

SOUTH ASIA

Cyclone Arnab Slams India's East Coast, 180,000 Evacuated Ahead of Landfall

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The WeeklyObserver

Israel's Knife-Edge Election Leaves Netanyahu and His Rival Deadlocked After Record Turnout

Labor Icon Dolores Huerta, Who Gave the World 'Sí, Se Puede,' Dies at 96

Fed Set to Hold Rates Steady Today as Chair Warsh Navigates an Inflation Squeeze

US News

Man Convicted, Sentenced to Life in 2012 Murder of UNC Student Faith Hedgepeth

Brooklyn Jury Convicts American 'ISIS Bride' Who Says Her Stepfather Forced Her Into Syria as a Teen

'Alexander Brothers' Get 30 Years in Sex-Trafficking Case That Shook New York Real Estate

World

Egypt Shuts Down Its Last Major Independent News Site, Then Detains Its Editor

No One Wants to Govern With Them—But Israel's Arab Parties Just Had Record Night

DRC's Ebola Outbreak Surges Past 10,000 Cases, Now Second-Largest on Record

Cyclone Arnab Slams India's East Coast, 180,000 Evacuated Ahead of Landfall

Celebrity & Entertainment

DWTS Pro Val Chmerkovskiy Returns to the Floor After Suspension Over Carrie Ann Dig

Stevie Wonder Sues to Evict Ex-Fiancée From LA Home She's Lived in Rent-Free for Decades

Star Trek's Chekov, Walter Koenig, Dies at 90

Harrison Ford and Calista Flockhart to Share Their First Joint Award as a Couple

Supreme Court Rejects Cities' Plea, Leaves Trump-Texas Deportation Deal Intact

GOP Insiders Fear a 'Red Scream' Could Sink Their Senate Majority Next Week

Grand Jury Stuns DOJ, Refuses to Indict Jan. 6 Star Witness Cassidy Hutchinson

Fed Holds the Line at 4%—But Two Inflation Hawks Wanted a Hike

Otis Elevator Parent Rides Record Service Revenue to Another Earnings Beat

Boeing's Loss Widens Again as 737 Production Slips Into 2027, Stock Suffers Worst Day in Years

Coca-Cola Pops the Cork on Another Beat, Hikes Outlook for Third Straight Quarter

Sports

Rays Stay Alive: Walk-Off Win Forces World Series Game 5 as Brewers Lead 3-1

Harry Kane Finally Has His Trophy: Bayern Striker Wins Ballon d'Or, First Englishman in 25 Years

Austin Smotherman Wins Bermuda Championship Playoff for Back-to-Back PGA Tour Titles