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In an expansion of hostilities rippling through the region, Pakistan said on Thursday that it had carried out strikes inside Iran, a day after Iranian forces attacked what they said were militant camps in Pakistan.The Pakistani Foreign Affairs Ministry said that the country’s forces had conducted “precision military strikes” against what it called terrorist hide-outs in southeastern Iran. The Iranian state-owned television network Press TV said that seven foreigners were killed in the strikes.A senior Pakistani security official, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said Pakistan had struck at least seven locations used by separatists from the Baluch ethnic group…

Jim Harbaugh did everything Michigan fans wanted the former Wolverines star quarterback to do when he returned to Ann Arbor to take over his alma mater’s football program. He ended hated rival Ohio State’s series dominance and turned the tables; he turned Michigan into a Big Ten juggernaut; then he led Michigan to its first win in nearly 30 years A national champion.Now, not surprisingly, Harbaugh is meeting with an NFL team again after three years of considering a return to the NFL. He will begin Monday’s meeting with the Los Angeles Chargers, opening up the very real possibility that…

Seek so much as a kernel of advice on the internet in 2024 about conflicts in a relationship, a situationship or even an affair, and you may find yourself inundated with recommendations to “stand on business.” A Hinge match asks to reschedule your first date with 30 minutes’ notice? Stand on business. Your ex continues to hit you up months after the breakup? Stand on business.After being friends with a man for about two years, Sigourney Norman received a flirtatious direct message from him on Instagram. Once she had confirmed he was indeed interested in dating, she suggested they meet…

Saving and paying for college is an endurance test, a forced march on an often 50-year parade, where strange numerical codes and senseless jumbles of letters mark a route that Waze can’t map.Begin at age zero or earlier with a 529 college savings plan for your child, born or not yet so. As kids hit the teen years, consult colleges’ net price calculators (N.P.C.) to see how much financial aid they might get.Then, fill out the FAFSA, which stands for “Free Application for Federal Student Aid,” and determine your student aid index (S.A.I.). The primary FAFSA output used to be…

It is hard to believe that it has only been about a year since travelers started dabbling in ChatGPT-created itineraries. This year will bring even more experimentation and innovation. “A.I. is like a teenage intern,” said Chad Burt, co-owner of the travel adviser network Outside Agents, “better, smarter, faster than you, but you need to lead them.”The expanding use of A.I. could influence how we book online, what happens when flights are canceled or delayed, and even how much we pay for tickets.“In 2024, we will see a new breed of intelligent travel agents built on top of chatbots,” said…

Joseph C. Zadroga, whose lobbying helped deliver health benefits to thousands of emergency workers whose health was impaired by inhaling dust and debris at ground zero after the 2001 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center — although his efforts came too late for his own son, a New York City detective — died on Saturday after being hit by a car in Pomona, N.J. He was 76.His death was confirmed by his son Joseph F. Zadroga.Early Saturday afternoon, the elder Mr. Zadroga was visiting his wife at the Bacharach Institute for Rehabilitation. According to the Galloway Township police, he…

A judge in New York on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit that the English actress Sophie Turner filed last year against her husband, Joe Jonas, in which she requested that their two young children be returned to England from the United States.The lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York was dismissed with both parties’ consent, according to a court filing.Turner, a star on the television show “Game of Thrones,” sued Jonas, an American musician who plays in a boy band with his brothers, in September, weeks after the couple said publicly that they planned to…

A near-total communications blackout across the Gaza Strip extended for a seventh consecutive day on Thursday, leaving besieged civilians unable to call for help and aid workers struggling to reach them, as Israeli airstrikes continue to rain down on the south.Paltel, the strip’s largest telecommunications company, said the blackout was the longest of several that Gaza has experienced since the start of the war, and said it was the result of damaged infrastructure in the southern city of Khan Younis.Airstrikes and fighting between Israeli soldiers and Palestinian militants in the city have been so intense that repair crews have had…

For two and a half hours on Wednesday, German border officers were up against an unlikely foe: the Terminator.Arnold Schwarzenegger, the movie-star-turned-former-California-governor, found himself on the wrong side of customs at Munich International Airport when a routine inspection unearthed a luxury watch that the action star had failed to declare.Mr. Schwarzenegger was reportedly en route to his native Austria from Los Angeles when customs officers at Munich discovered the watch, which the actor told customs officials was to be sold for charity, according to local news reports and a spokesman for the Munich airport’s customs division.A dinner event and auction…

It would be impossible to tell the story of college basketball over the past four decades without Tara Vanderveer. The Stanford icon, USA Basketball coach and overall standard-bearer for West Coast basketball has been an integral figure in the development of women’s basketball since Title IX. With two more wins, VanDerveer would surpass former Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski as the winningest coach on either men’s or women’s college campuses.deeperA lonely summer supports a coaching iconIt’s expected she may break the record this weekend, and we’ll be publishing stories about her esteemed career this week. Here’s a look back at some…