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Emhoff, the first Jewish person to be the spouse of one of the country’s nationally elected leaders, highlighted fear in the Jewish community, moments before the menorah was lit on the Ellipse, just south of the White House.

White House slams US Muslim leader’s ‘shocking, antisemitic’ remarks on Oct. 7 Hamas attacks  The Times of Israel

Texas judge allows abortion in Cox case as AG Paxton threatens legal action  The Washington Post Texas abortion ruling: Judge grants woman’s request to have abortion under the state’s medical emergency exception  CNN Judge grants temporary order in case of woman suing

Laetitia Gorra helped design the Wing, which defined an aesthetic for upwardly mobile women in the 2010s. Now she’s created a new, homier, co-working space.

White House interns demand Middle East cease-fire in letter to Biden  NBC News

Videos of carjackings and thefts from trucks have been posted on social media during the busy season for package carriers.

The Nikkei Stock Average fell 1.0% to 32520.06 in early trade, dragged down by JPY strength, which hurt overseas earnings of Japanese exporters when repatriated to Japan.

The spice, which calls to mind mall-brand body sprays, is behind the aroma of several new luxury fragrances.

Israel has designated a small slice of land along Gaza’s Mediterranean coast as a safe zone. It says waves of people fleeing the war can find protection from airstrikes and receive humanitarian supplies for their families there.

The No. 4 Republican, a Harvard alumna with a fraught relationship with her alma mater, had a confrontation over campus responses to antisemitism that resonated across the political spectrum.