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Lebanese civilians return home to shattered lives and cities after ceasefire

The crushing reality of homes and businesses reduced to crumbled cement and mangled steel has curdled the joy many in Lebanon felt after Israel and Hezbollah agreed a ceasefire earlier this week.

‘Les Misérables’ Returns Home

The most famous French musical has never been popular in Paris. A major new production hopes to change that, reworking it for a contemporary French audience.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 19

Beirut resident returning home: 'Everything was gone'

25 year-old Rayane Salman describes how she and her parents lost their home and possessions in an Israeli air strike.

Georgia shatters early voting records

In Georgia, a key battleground state in the Trump-Harris race, more than 50% of voters participated during the 2024 early voting period. CBS News' Jared Eggleston has more on the record turnout ...

Palestinians will not be allowed to return to homes in northern Gaza, says IDF

Brig Gen Itzik Cohen said in a briefing that aid would only be allowed to enter south of Gaza Strip, not the north. Israeli ground forces are getting closer to “the complete evacuation” of northern ...

World - The Guardian - November 6

After California Mountain Fire, Residents Return to Find Homes Reduced to Rubble

The Mountain fire has torn through more than 20,000 acres and destroyed more than 130 structures in Ventura County. “It’s just devastating,” one resident said.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 9

Caught Between Wars, Syrian Refugees in Lebanon Return Home

Hundreds of thousands of Syrians who escaped civil war at home over the past decade have now fled the conflict in Lebanon, seeking safety in their own shattered country.

World - The New York Times - November 11

'So proud': OSU hails Tate after 2-TD return home

Carnell Tate caught two touchdown passes Saturday to help lead Ohio State past Purdue in Chicago in what was an emotional homecoming for the Buckeyes receiver.

Sports - ESPN - November 16

Laos hostel staff detained after suspected methanol deaths

Police continue to investigate the deaths of six tourists in the tourist town of Vang Vieng.

Israel-Hizbollah ceasefire holds as thousands seek to return home

Israeli military warns Lebanese civilians to stay away from border regions during first day of US-brokered deal to end conflict

Business - Financial Times - 3 days ago

‘Thank God we are home’: Lebanese return south after ceasefire with Israel

People are relieved to be home but face having to rebuild lives among destroyed homes and villages. Before the ceasefire had even come into effect, Zeinab and Dina were already driving south. The ...

World - The Guardian - 3 days ago

Thousands of Lebanese return to their homes as Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire takes hold

Thousands of Lebanese displaced by the war between Israel and Hezbollah returned home Wednesday as a ceasefire takes hold

World - ABC News - 3 days ago

With Joy and Tears, Lebanese Return Home: ‘Look at All the Destruction’

A cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah allowed those displaced by the war to return to their homes. Many found buildings cleaved in half, crushed cars and ruined towns.

World - The New York Times - 2 days ago

Fear stalks northern Israel despite ceasefire

Displaced residents fear agreement cannot keep them safe from Hizbollah in towns near contested border with Lebanon

World - Financial Times - 2 days ago

Displaced families in Lebanon who return home are faced with piles of rubble

Tens of thousands of residents who have started streaming back into southern Lebanon to check on their homes are finding that they have lost everything

World - ABC News - 2 days ago

'This is a realignment': Shattered Democrats grapple with Harris' loss

Democrats called for a party reckoning on Wednesday, as they attempted to pick up the pieces of their shattered organization a day after Kamala Harris’ loss.

Politics - NBC News - November 6

Mother left 'shattered' after son stabbed to death

The mother says "where I once saw the world in colour, I now only see it in black and white."

An Immigrant Family’s Dreams, Shattered by a Random Stabbing Spree

On Sunday, Angel Lata Landi, a construction worker, called his mother in Ecuador, whom he helped support. The next day, he was one of three people stabbed to death on the street in Manhattan.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 21

Miami native 'Cuban Cowboy' Orlando Mendez returns home for Country Bay Musical Festival

Country Bay Music Festival is returning to Miami for its second year, with organizers hoping the event can earn a permanent spot in the city's music scene alongside events like Ultra and Rolling Loud

Entertainment - ABC News - November 1

Review: In sharp documentary 'Dahomey,' African art returns home, but colonialism still stings

A conversation-starter of a film by director Mati Diop, this brief but complex examination of a France-to-Africa transfer of ancient art asks: Who benefits?

Entertainment - Los Angeles Times - November 2

Some North Carolina homeowners still can't return home after Helene landslides

Two months after Hurricane Helene brought devastating flooding to North Carolina, some residents still can't get home. Landslides triggered by the flooding may have even made it too dangerous to ...

UN chief says Lebanon ceasefire ‘first ray of hope amid darkness’ in conflict – Middle East crisis live

António Guterres says it is ‘essential’ that signatories of ceasefire ‘respect it in full’. Full report: Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire comes into force Down to the final half-hour before the ...

World - The Guardian - 3 days ago

Family returns to Lebanon to find a crater where their 50-year-old home once stood

The Jawhari family gathered around a gaping crater where their family home once stood in eastern Lebanon, tears streaming as they tried to make sense of the destruction

World - ABC News - Yesterday

ETFs see ‘monumental’ flows after U.S. election, shattering previous record

Investors rushed into exchange-funds after Donald Trump won the race to become the 47th president of the U.S., particularly seeking exposure to the country’s stock market.

Business - MarketWatch - November 8

At a Ukraine Maternity Clinic, Deaths From an Airstrike Shatter a Community

It was one horrific day of the war in Ukraine when a missile fell on the Adonis clinic in Kyiv.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 17

Israeli Strikes in Beirut’s Center Shatter a Tenuous Sense of Security

The strikes, the first in weeks inside Lebanon’s capital, forced residents to come to grips with another escalation of fighting between Israel and Hezbollah.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 18

LAFC's MLS Cup hopes shattered in loss to Seattle: 'We beat ourselves'

Jordan Morris scores in the 109th minute to lift the Seattle Sounders to a 2-1 victory in the Western Conference semifinals, ending LAFC's season.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - 6 days ago

5 Democratic assumptions shattered by the 2024 election: From the Politics Desk

Democrats have been been slow to update their mythology to the Trump-era political realignment, leading many to continue leaning on truisms that may no longer be true.

Lebanon’s economy had been in crisis. Then Israel invaded

Beirut, says one business owner, is ‘no longer a place where you have a happy vibe’

World - Financial Times - 4 days ago

All That Matters by Chris Hoy review – a champion’s shattering diagnosis

The Olympic medal-winner describes his treatment for cancer and reflects on lessons learned through sport. When Chris Hoy began to feel pain in his shoulder in 2023, he thought little of it. As an ...

World - The Guardian - 2 days ago

The Age of the Pogrom Returns

The attack on Israeli soccer fans comes after years of rising antisemitism in Europe, much within Muslim communities.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 8

Could the N.B.A. Return to Seattle?

Ever since the Sonics left in 2008, the city has been waiting for another franchise. There’s an overriding sentiment that now is the time.

Sports - The New York Times - November 21

Coming Home to Bed-Stuy

Members of the Brownstoners of Bedford-Stuyvesant hold a house tour once a year to show off the culture and history of the Black home aesthetic.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 13

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