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The powerful chairman of the Arizona state House Appropriations Committee was suspended from his post on Friday after eight women accused him of inappropriate sexual advances. The lawmaker, Rep.

In the weeks since The New York Times published allegations of sexual harassment against Harvey Weinstein, thousands of people have come forth about their experiences. Many people have instigated legal action or helped begin investigations at their workplaces. There are many options for people who feel they have been sexually harassed. There is, however, absolutely no substitute for legal advice that is specific to your situation.

Welcome to the Smarter Living newsletter. The Smarter Living team emails readers once a week with tips and advice for living a better, more fulfilling life. Sign up here to get it in your inbox every Monday morning. Should we or shouldn’t we? It’s a question that anyone who has dieted — or thought about dieting — has wrestled with. On the one hand, it’s very simple to track your calorie intake. It’s just one number you have to think about.

Welcome to the Smarter Living newsletter. The Smarter Living team emails readers once a week with tips and advice for living a better, more fulfilling life. Sign up here to get it in your inbox every Monday morning. Should we or shouldn’t we? It’s a question that anyone who has dieted — or thought about dieting — has wrestled with. On the one hand, it’s very simple to track your calorie intake. It’s just one number you have to think about.

SUTHERLAND SPRINGS, Tex. — Under heavy clouds and spitting rain, hundreds of people gathered at a baseball field here on Sunday to worship with the survivors of the massacre at the First Baptist Church one week ago. Its pastor, Frank Pomeroy, fought back tears as he delivered his sermon, which emphasized the power of light to triumph over darkness. One of the victims, Annabelle R. Pomeroy, 14, was his daughter. It was the church’s first Sunday service since a masked gunman, Devin P.

FISH KHABBOUR, Iraq — Turn on a television or scroll social media in Iraq over the last three weeks and by almost any measure, more conflict appears imminent between the federal government in Baghdad and the Kurdish region in the north. Kurdish officials accuse federal forces — without corresponding evidence — of committing a slaughter last month when they seized control of 20 percent of territory that had been long under Kurdish domain. Iraqi lawmakers demand prison sentences for Kurds who supported the Sept.

BEIRUT, Lebanon — Lebanon’s prime minister, Saad Hariri, whose mysterious sojourn in Saudi Arabia has shaken the Middle East, said in a television interview on Sunday night that he was able to move freely, that he had left Lebanon in order to protect himself and that he would return home “within days.” The remarks were his first in public since he unexpectedly flew to

The Falcons, Saints and Vikings all won big games on a Sunday that provided plenty of highlight-reel plays and more drama than was expected. Here’s a look at what happened in N.F.L. Week 10: The Denver Broncos never stood a chance. At the end of New England’s first drive, the Patriots punted, Denver’s Isaiah McKenzie muffed the catch, and two plays later New England was on the board with a 7-0 lead.

SAN FRANCISCO — Uber completed a deal on Sunday to sell a significant stake of itself to SoftBank, a Japanese conglomerate, paving the way for the ride-hailing company to make sweeping governance changes and to go public by 2019. Under the agreement, a consortium of investors led by SoftBank will buy at least 14 percent of Uber through a combination of new and existing stock, according to three people briefed on the process, who spoke on condition of anonymity because those details are confidential.

Beneath the wave of sexual misconduct allegations in recent weeks against male lawmakers and candidates lies a common theme: These offenses had been going on for decades, but were either unacknowledged or dealt with quietly. Now, veils of silence in legislative chambers are lifting as public disavowals and calls for resignations pour in against the accused, even from fellow party members. Roiling the political world in the last week was