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Iranian and U.S. Attacks Could Lead to Larger War, Officials Say U.S. forces and militias backed by Iran have launched tit-for-tat attacks, fueling concerns as Israeli forces have also clashed with Iranian-backed groups. https://ift.tt/pBLd7bt https://www.nytimes.com

Scottish Country Music Venue Ends Display of Confederate Flag The flag, and efforts to ban it, had caused a rift among members of the Grand Ole Opry in Glasgow. https://ift.tt/9bfm2LQ https://www.nytimes.com

Frances Sternhagen, Actress Who Thrived in Mature Roles, Dies at 93 Her Tony-winning Broadway career included “Driving Miss Daisy,” “On Golden Pond” and “The Heiress.” On TV she had maternal roles in “Cheers” and “Sex and the City.” https://ift.tt/Iu5lmZv https://www.nytimes.com

Taylor Swift Beats Out Bad Bunny in Spotify Streams The “Midnights” singer ended Bad Bunny’s three-year reign as the music platform’s most-streamed star. https://ift.tt/wtDT6ux https://ift.tt/6vyRXjK

Suleika Jaouad Revisits Bone Marrow Transplant in “American Symphony” This month, writer Suleika Jaouad revisits her second bone marrow transplant in the documentary “American Symphony.” https://ift.tt/gQd3Za4 https://ift.tt/8pjyH6z

Finland to Close the Last Border Crossing With Russia for Two Weeks Relations have deteriorated markedly since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and the Finns accuse Moscow of orchestrating a flow of migrants in retaliation for Finland joining NATO. https://ift.tt/wAqVuHj https://www.nytimes.com

N.Y. Cannabis Board Settles Suits, Paving Way for Dispensaries to Open Regulators agreed to a settlement that would save 436 retailers from losing their licenses. https://ift.tt/feoRW3P https://www.nytimes.com

A Three-Year Cruise Is Canceled for Lack of a Ship Passengers will not be visiting Machu Picchu, the Pyramids of Giza or indeed be going anywhere. https://ift.tt/xBI3p1L https://www.nytimes.com

Two Men Are Exonerated in Decades-Old Manhattan Murders Jabar Walker and Wayne Gardine were convicted in an era of crime and corruption that has created a wave of exonerations years later. https://ift.tt/V94TK8H https://www.nytimes.com

Would You Pay $175,000 for a Luxury Bunker at the U.S. Open? A new poll sent to previous luxury suite attendees tests the appetite for even more luxury options at Arthur Ashe Stadium. https://ift.tt/uJmB2Cl https://www.nytimes.com

It’s OK to Never ‘Get Over’ Your Grief Traditional mourning practices preserve a place for the dead among the living. https://ift.tt/h047mTF https://www.nytimes.com

Your Pet, Captured in Clay Through her company Pottery Pets, Alice Johnson creates figurines of your beloved dog, cat or even cow. https://ift.tt/FyJoGHq https://ift.tt/o823qdL

The Stabbing of Derek Chauvin: What We Know The attack in an Arizona prison was the latest violent episode involving a high-profile inmate at a federal correctional facility. https://ift.tt/TLxa83u https://www.nytimes.com

Louvre Abu Dhabi Adds Regional Treasures to a Cartier Show The exhibition, first staged in Paris, now has pieces from the al-Sabah and al-Thani collections. https://ift.tt/FyJoGHq https://ift.tt/o823qdL

Soon You May Know Exactly Where Your Diamond Was Mined Several traceability systems have been introduced in the last six months, spurred by sanctions against Russian-mined stones. https://ift.tt/h6uc2J4 https://ift.tt/sKjSAIL

The Undying Appeal of the Las Vegas Wedding After 70 years as the “Wedding Capital of the World,” the glittering city that attracts thousands of couples seeking unconventional nuptials has grown beyond the drive-through wedding. https://ift.tt/EvURpDu https://ift.tt/sKjSAIL

One of the World’s Greatest Shoppers Prepares to Share Her Treasures Mouna Ayoub has a huge collection of haute couture, and now, 252 of her Chanel pieces designed by Karl Lagerfeld are going up for auction. https://ift.tt/ap7Jm1P https://ift.tt/sKjSAIL

The World of Jewelry in 4 New Books Authors draw on records and personal descriptions to illuminate brands’ approaches to creativity. https://ift.tt/v2Ncn1s https://ift.tt/sKjSAIL

How an L.A. Rams Training Complex Could Help Transform Urban Sprawl The football team’s proposal for a San Fernando Valley neighborhood includes plans to create a walkable community with stores, offices and apartments. https://ift.tt/WHeBzcu https://www.nytimes.com

She Redecorated Her Boyfriend’s Apartment. TikTok Hated It. Is “sad beige” finally over? https://ift.tt/8Kpez1H https://ift.tt/NrZehIA

In the Beauty World, the Holidays Are Always Top of Mind That Advent calendar or gift set on your shopping list? Work on it likely started some time last year. https://ift.tt/iH5NmuC https://ift.tt/A8EvIOe

Phone Straps Made of Beads, Crystals and a Bit of Whimsy Fans of the colorful and quirky String Tings say they generate joy. https://ift.tt/qKFXS7n https://ift.tt/A8EvIOe

A Stressful World Drives the Return of Zodiac Jewelry As one designer said, star signs can “put things in the context of the bigger universe.” https://ift.tt/rlmFAvB https://ift.tt/A8EvIOe

Soon You May Know Exactly Where Your Diamond Was Mined Several traceability systems have been introduced in the last six months, spurred by sanctions against Russian-mined stones. https://ift.tt/sw1aE4f https://ift.tt/A8EvIOe

Sometimes the Best Watches Come in Pairs Many couples, especially those in Asia, seem to like having the same or similar timepieces. https://ift.tt/GTHctbV https://ift.tt/Xu5LkAz

Binance Founder Changpeng Zhao Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering Violations Changpeng Zhao will pay a $50 million fine and step down as chief executive of the company he created, the latest blow to the crypto world since the implosion of FTX last year. https://ift.tt/xu45DIW https://www.nytimes.com

Georgia Judge Weighs Revoking Bail for a Trump Co-Defendant, Harrison Floyd Prosecutors say the defendant, Harrison Floyd, has been intimidating potential witnesses in the case with his social media posts. https://ift.tt/8dtxJZW https://www.nytimes.com

With her Dad, Ben Vereen, by Her Side, Karon Davis Turns to Dance The focus of her art is on realities that Black dancers face in the world of ballet. First she sculpted real dancers; then she brought in a familiar face to help bring them to life. https://ift.tt/phvr0kx https://www.nytimes.com

Setting Off Embroidery Fireworks Lesage, a French specialty house now owned by Chanel, has been using sequins, beads and metallic threads to create explosions of color for decades. https://ift.tt/6siEQox https://ift.tt/serTX3Z

In Hitler’s Birthplace, Soul-Searching Over a Poisonous Past The Austrian government is turning the house where Hitler was born into a police station. But many think it should be used instead to teach essential lessons about history. https://ift.tt/P70Zg6S https://www.nytimes.com

A Stressful World Drives the Return of Zodiac Jewelry As one designer said, star signs can “put things in the context of the bigger universe.” https://ift.tt/APcZGby https://ift.tt/serTX3Z

Robert Moses Put Monkeys in a Park in Harlem. They’re Finally Gone. The iron monkeys with shackled wrists were mentioned in “The Power Broker,” which was published nearly 50 years ago, but had remained mounted in a Riverside Park playground until recently. https://ift.tt/vhQZVYz https://www.nytimes.com

Sustainability in Watches: A Story in 6 Pieces The industry’s response to calls for change has been complex, but the debut of these watches over the last 50 years provides some insight. https://ift.tt/zy95bfU https://ift.tt/DFcvOR7

W.W.E. Fans Cosplay on the NYC Subway The wrestling superfan, Tim Rivera, leads a troupe of performers that cosplay as their childhood heroes in front of unsuspecting subway riders. https://ift.tt/uTsM1Cq https://www.nytimes.com

A Traditional Japanese Technique Creates a Jeweled Bag Asprey presents the Hikihaku Matchbox, a clutch made of metallic threads woven by hand. https://ift.tt/zy95bfU https://ift.tt/DFcvOR7

How and When to Watch the Leonids Meteor Shower Peak Fireballs that come from the wake of comet 55P/Tempel-Tuttle may be visible while the moon is a quarter full. https://ift.tt/TEu4Na5 https://www.nytimes.com

How One Family’s Pursuit of Tennis Success Ended in Heartache The death of one daughter and the struggles of another have left a prominent New Zealand tennis family questioning their choices and their relationship with the game they once loved. https://ift.tt/ln8xmyb https://www.nytimes.com

Hunter College Pulls Screening of Film Critical of Israel The cancellation of a showing this week of the documentary “Israelism” caused a backlash from the college’s Senate, which called it a violation of academic freedom. https://ift.tt/VMC1Kpb https://www.nytimes.com

Killing of Mexico’s First Nonbinary Magistrate Alarms L.G.B.T.Q. Community The violent death of Jesús Ociel Baena and suggestions by the authorities that it was a domestic killing have angered advocates who are demanding a thorough investigation. https://ift.tt/PMsFqXz https://www.nytimes.com

One of the World’s Greatest Shoppers Prepares to Share Her Treasures Mouna Ayoub has a huge collection of haute couture, and now, 252 of her Chanel pieces designed by Karl Lagerfeld are going up for auction. https://ift.tt/yjhbuqW https://ift.tt/03CYHEK

Sailors Trade Tips on How to Stop Orca Attacks on Boats With a pod of the sea creatures ramming boats in the Strait of Gibraltar, some crews are turning to homegrown solutions. Can playing heavy metal really keep them away? https://ift.tt/BFOiLpE https://www.nytimes.com

A Parkland Father Stages the Unthinkable: Losing a Son in a School Shooting Manuel Oliver has a one-man show about the life and death of his son, Joaquin, who was killed in the 2018 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. https://ift.tt/Tn6y1Ge https://www.nytimes.com

8 Fans of Dubai Watch Week on the Fair, the Fun and the Food The event, scheduled for Nov. 16-20, expects to feature 68 brands and the introduction of about 20 new timepieces. https://ift.tt/XYnkJhp https://ift.tt/VXwApyT

Fake Reviews Are Rampant Online. Can a Crackdown End Them? A wave of regulation and industry action have placed the flourishing fake review business on notice. But experts say the problem may be insurmountable. https://ift.tt/7BQzAuG https://www.nytimes.com

Is Remote Work the Answer to Women’s Prayers, or a New ‘Mommy Track’? Post-pandemic work-from-home norms allowed more women to stay in the work force than ever before. Remote work could also make it harder to get ahead. https://ift.tt/YHaIetX https://www.nytimes.com

Cuando tu historial de búsquedas habla por ti ¿Por qué mi novio le pregunta a Google cómo terminar con alguien? https://ift.tt/Gc8gAEr https://ift.tt/BKPZhqj

How the Rollettes Dance Team Created a Sisterhood for Women with Disabilities How Chelsie Hill, the founder of the Rollettes dance team in Los Angeles, created a sisterhood for women and girls with disabilities. https://ift.tt/feuhW2N https://www.nytimes.com

TikTokers Mourn the Shutdown of Omegle The popular video app was beloved for producing spontaneous encounters, which many content creators turned into followers and profits. https://ift.tt/IiYgBUw https://ift.tt/Pf8SAbn

Colombia Wants to Recover the San José’s Shipwreck’s Treasure The San José galleon was destroyed in 1708, sinking with goods now worth billions. Colombia’s government is planning a recovery, but not everyone wants to see the shipwreck brought to the surface. https://ift.tt/TGjFNmp https://www.nytimes.com

Israel Is Considering a Deal for Hamas to Release All Civilian Hostages in Gaza, Officials Say https://ift.tt/bEBJ2NL https://www.nytimes.com

Alan Hevesi, New York Official Who Fell From Grace, Dies at 83 A state legislator from Queens and a city and state comptroller, he was forced to resign in a scandal and later imprisoned in a pay-to-play scheme. https://ift.tt/l2Aby8z https://nyti.ms/3eyQv5F

‘Modern Love Podcast’: Did I Fail as a Parent? Rick Reiss couldn’t control his troubled teenage son, so he had him taken away. Years later, he and his son re-examine that decision. https://bit.ly/40uM3Ov https://nyti.ms/3eyQv5F

Conceiving the Watches of Tomorrow Graduate students in a rare diploma program for watch design are creating timepieces for the future. https://bit.ly/49telgy https://nyti.ms/3oXc7QK

Sustainability in Watches: A Story in 6 Pieces The industry’s response to calls for change has been complex, but the debut of these watches over the last 50 years provides some insight. https://bit.ly/3jvLQpp https://nyti.ms/3oXc7QK

Southern Baptists Furious Over Church’s Stand in a Sex Abuse Case A brief filed in a Kentucky case has infuriated members of the denomination across the country, just as it grapples with an abuse scandal. https://bit.ly/3MyUhiC https://nyti.ms/3eyQv5F

For TikTok, He Asks You to Talk About Your Rolex or Patek Mike Nouveau has attracted hundreds of thousands of followers with his “Watch Spotting” videos. https://bit.ly/3MzGxUS https://nyti.ms/3oXc7QK

Adiós al LOL, bienvenido el IJBOL Para la generación Z, es un remplazo oportuno a una retahíla de vocablos que ya no parecen adecuados para transmitir risa en línea. https://bit.ly/40pZEGS https://nyti.ms/3oXc7QK

Could a Prominent Democrat Really Challenge Biden? It’s Unlikely. Worried Democrats have thrown out the names of popular governors and senators as possible alternatives to the president. But such a challenge appears improbable for a host of reasons. https://bit.ly/47Ed0BR https://nyti.ms/3eyQv5F

Warring Billionaires, a Rogue Employee, a Divorce: One Hedge Fund’s Tale of Woe Two Sigma, the $60 billion quantitative trading firm, has been beset by troubles this year that have tarnished its image and could hurt its future. https://bit.ly/3jvLQpp https://nyti.ms/3eyQv5F

A Knock at the Door A child looks on as sheriff’s deputies take inventory of her home. https://bit.ly/3jvLQpp https://nyti.ms/3oXc7QK

Chaat Party Has Entered the Party Chat It’s the sort of tangy, sweet, fiery and crunchy dish you want to assemble rather than cook after a busy day. https://bit.ly/3smRQZL https://nyti.ms/3eyQv5F

Walter Davis, Basketball Star With a Velvet Touch, Dies at 69 “Walter is a good shooter until the fourth period,” one coach said of Davis, a standout in both college and the N.B.A. “Then he becomes a great shooter.” https://bit.ly/3QKs62J https://nyti.ms/3eyQv5F

Even in a City Used to Voting Scandals, This One Is a Doozy In Bridgeport, Conn., a judge found evidence of mishandled ballots in the Democratic primary for mayor and ordered a revote. But first, the city will hold a general election. After that? Stay tuned. https://bit.ly/3smQoqs https://nyti.ms/3eyQv5F

How Chefs Eat With the NYC Marathon in Mind Marathons require a lot of dietary discipline. So what happens when running is your passion and food is your job? https://bit.ly/3QKJJQ3 https://nyti.ms/3eyQv5F

Carolyn Bessette Kennedy, Ghost Influencer Almost 25 years after her tragic death, the lithe blonde is the muse of the season. https://bit.ly/3jvLQpp https://nyti.ms/3oXc7QK

Supreme Court Takes Up Challenge to Ban on Bump Stocks After debate in the wake of a 2017 mass shooting, the Justice Department changed its position, deciding it had the authority to regulate the devices. https://bit.ly/3SqUEQn https://nyti.ms/3eyQv5F

Carolyn Bessette Kennedy, Ghost Influencer Almost 25 years after her tragic death, the lithe blonde is the muse of the season. https://bit.ly/3jvLQpp https://nyti.ms/3oXc7QK

Teenage Vaping Declines This Year, Survey Says The annual tobacco use survey given to middle and high school students revealed a decrease among older teenagers for the first time in several years. https://bit.ly/3FLgNBj https://nyti.ms/3eyQv5F

Vowing Till Death Do Us Part at the Hotel That Inspired ‘The Shining’ The Stanley Hotel, which inspired the fictional hotel in the 1980 horror classic, has become a hot spot for couples seeking a spooky setting for their weddings. https://bit.ly/3jvLQpp https://nyti.ms/3oXc7QK

Scenes From Heidi Klum’s 2023 Halloween Party Ms. Klum drew a crowd to the nightclub Marquee and Ivy Getty hosted an event at the restaurant Jean’s on Tuesday night. https://bit.ly/46UqyZQ https://nyti.ms/3oXc7QK

Orsted, Offshore Wind Firm, Cancels N.J. Projects Denmark’s Orsted said it would be forced to write off as much as $5.6 billion as wind developers in the U.S. faced wrenching financing costs. https://bit.ly/3SmytdQ https://nyti.ms/3eyQv5F

A Professional Pumpkin Carver Spills His Guts Adam Bierton is allergic to pumpkins, but that doesn’t stop him from carving dozens each fall, the most intricate of which can cost $5,000. https://bit.ly/3FDMQmL https://nyti.ms/3oXc7QK

Tiny Love Stories: ‘I Shied Away From Telling Him’ Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words. https://ift.tt/80YWZ7w https://ift.tt/dVOcn9Y