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Isabela rolls past Moca for eighth win
Camille Zimmerman had a double-double with 17 points and 14 rebounds as the Pollitas of Isabela won their third straight game and eighth overall. By THE STAR STAFF The Pollitas of Isabela defeated the Explosivas of Moca 77-53 on Monday night in a Women’s Superior National Basketball game at José “Buga” Abreu Coliseum in Isabela season. The Pollitas notched their third-straight win, making them the fourth team to reach the eight wins on the season. The Explosivas started compe

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Imani McGee & Pamela Rosado named captains for BSNF All-Star Game
Imani McGee (pictured) and Pamela Rosado will lead Team Southeast and Team Northwest, respectively, in Saturday’s BSNF All-Star Game in Juana Díaz. (Jorge L. Correa) By THE STAR STAFF Imani McGee of the Monarcas of Juana Díaz and Pamela Rosado of the Atenienses of Manatí have been selected as captains for the 2026 Women’s Superior National Basketball (BSNF by its initials in Spanish) All-Star Game, which will take place this Saturday at Dolores “Toyita” Martínez Coliseum in J

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World’s energy order tested again as Iran war’s reach extends further
In a satellite image from Vantor, damage from a Sept. 11 drone strike on the East-West pipeline in Saudi Arabia, Sept. 13, 2026. The intensifying war in the Middle East threatens to further strain a weary energy industry that has already endured waves of disruptions. (Satellite image ©2026 Vantor Technologies via The New York Times) By LISA FRIEDMAN The intensifying war in the Middle East threatens to further strain a weary energy industry that has already endured waves of d

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At a revamped museum, Goya’s nightmares seem scarily relevant
A 360-degree projection room at the Goya Museum in Zaragoza, Spain on Oct. 5, 2026. The artist’s portrayals of uncertainty and social upheaval are likely to resonate with visitors to the expanded museum. (Emilio Parra Doiztua/The New York Times) By RACHEL CHAUNDLER The new facade of the Goya Museum in Zaragoza, Spain — which reopens Friday after an ambitious remodeling and extension — features 126 slabs of limestone engraved with stark images of firing squads, winged beasts,

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Macron dreamed of reviving France, but his term is ending in crisis
President Emmanuel Macron of France speaks during the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York, Sept. 22, 2026. Nearly a decade after his first election as president, Macron is presiding over a tense country sliding toward the fiscal brink. (Dave Sanders/The New York Times) By MARK LANDLER As thousands of high school students took to the streets last week in a collective cry of youthful anger, French President Emmanuel Macron travel

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After Russian diesel deal, Trump faces new crisis over Ukraine
A gas pump in New York, Sept. 30, 2026. President Donald Trump’s surprise decision to suspend sanctions on Russian diesel fuel stunned Ukrainian and European officials, who were meeting with U.S. envoys at an exclusive golf club near Miami. (Hilary Swift//The New York Times) By ANTON TROIANOVSKI, JEANNA SMIALEK, ANDREW E. KRAMER and STEVEN ERLANGER President Donald Trump’s new diplomatic crisis over Ukraine first erupted at Steve Witkoff’s exclusive golf club outside Miami on

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Who’s winning the race for Congress?
From left: Rep. Rob Bresnahan (R-Pa.) with House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), Reps. Lisa McClain (R-Mich.) and Carlos Giménez (R-Fla.) during a campaign event for Bresnahan in Hazleton, Pa., Oct. 6, 2026. (Rachel Wisniewski/The New York Times) By REID J. EPSTEIN The Republican Party’s hopes of saving its majorities in Congress increasingly appear to depend on a few possible outcomes: GOP advantages in money and on the map pay off, the polls are wrong, or a major news develop

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Executions are again on the minds of a divided public
Soldiers attend a memorial service at Fort Hood near Killeen, Texas, on Nov. 10, 2009, for people who were killed in a shooting at the military base. The specter of livestreaming the execution of Nidal Hasan, the former Army major who was convicted of murdering 13 people — mostly soldiers — and wounding dozens more at Fort Hood in 2009, has upset many who might otherwise support his killing. (Nicole Bengiveno/The New York Times) By NICHOLAS BOGEL-BURROUGHS Within the span of

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Siembra de nubes concentrará operaciones en La Plata mientras sequía cede en gran parte de Puerto Rico
POR CYBERNEWS LA FORTALEZA – La Autoridad de Acueductos y Alcantarillados (AAA) concentrará en la cuenca de La Plata las próximas operaciones del programa de siembra de nubes, luego de la recuperación del embalse Carraízo y mientras el Servicio Nacional de Meteorología anticipa que varias zonas del este de Puerto Rico saldrán esta semana de las categorías de sequía. “Ya desde que comenzamos las mismas, llegamos sobre 20 vuelos de tanto reconocimiento como de operación que se

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Four hours and three minutes in Ithaca
The Chi Phi fraternity house at Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y., Oct. 3, 2026. What took place on the night of Oct. 19, 2024, at Cornell University is now subject to a lawsuit filed by the young woman. (Lauren Petracca/The New York Times) By DAVID FRENCH Four hours and three minutes. That’s the total time that elapsed between 1:42 a.m. — the apparent moment when a Cornell University student put the words “free pussy” in a group Snapchat message that could be seen by dozens

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