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Received — 27 October 2026 ⏭ NYT - Top Stories

California’s High Tides Set Records This Week. They’re Going to Get Higher.

El Niño is expected to push this winter’s high tides even higher.

© Ian C. Bates for The New York Times

In San Francisco, high tides at lunchtime flooded a plaza and parts of the sidewalk along the city’s eastern shore on Tuesday.

Grand Jury Declines to Bring Charges Against Cassidy Hutchinson

The rejection of the indictment was the latest extraordinary setback in President Trump’s wide-ranging campaign to go after his political opponents.

© Doug Mills/The New York Times

The investigation of Cassidy Hutchinson was directed to the Justice Department’s civil rights division, which normally focuses on issues like police violence and election integrity.

Alexander Brothers Sentenced to 30 Years Each for Sex Trafficking

The three siblings used their wealth and influence to lure and sexually assault women for more than a decade. Eleven of the victims spoke on Tuesday before the brothers were sentenced.

© Kent Edwards/Reuters

Alon, Oren and Tal Alexander were arrested in December 2024 and found guilty earlier this year of sex trafficking and other charges.

What to Expect Now That Polls Are Closed in Israel

28 October 2026 at 02:00
Polls have closed across the country. Exit polls may offer clues about the direction of the voting but not necessarily a clear winner.

© Ohad Zwigenberg/Associated Press

A voter casting a ballot in Jerusalem.

Susan Saint James, Emmy Winner Who Starred in ‘Kate & Allie,’ Dies at 80

27 October 2026 at 20:17
In a long career, she was best known for starring opposite Jane Curtin in “Kate & Allie,” a 1980s sitcom about two divorced women raising three children in New York City.

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Susan Saint James in 2025. Kate McArdle, her character on “Kate & Allie,” was “a free spirit caught up in the radical movement” of the 1960s, a publicist said, while Allie (Jane Curtin) was a “traditionalist.”

The Christian Influencer at the Center of Ken Paxton’s New Life

27 October 2026 at 20:13
The Texas attorney general has been silent about his relationship with Tracy Duhon, a New Orleans woman who has built a personal brand around faith and redemption.

© Doug Mills/The New York Times; Frederick Breedon/Getty Images for Pure Flix

Flávio Bolsonaro Leaves Brazil for the U.S. After Election Defeat

Officials in Argentina said Mr. Bolsonaro entered the country by land then flew to Ecuador. Brazilian police had asked him to hand over his passports because of his links to an investigation.

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Flávio Bolsonaro in Brasília on Sunday after hearing early results in the election he lost to President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

Michigan Senate Race Drives Anxiety Among Jewish and Muslim Voters

27 October 2026 at 16:47
More than elsewhere in the country, U.S. policy toward Israel is at the forefront of the race between Mike Rogers and Abdul El-Sayed.

© Rosem Morton for The New York Times

The Department of Justice’s Task Force to Combat Anti-Semitism held an event at Congregation Shaarey Zedek in Southfield, Mich., this month. Synagogues and mosques alike have security concerns.
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