Plus, SpaceX makes a tricky “catch.”  


 


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On Today’s Episode:


U.S. to Deploy Missile Defense System and About 100 Troops to Israel (https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/13/us...) , by Helene Cooper


Hezbollah Drone Strike Kills 4 Israeli Soldiers on Military Base (https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/13/wo...) , by Matthew Mpoke Bigg, Aaron Boxerman, Johnatan Reiss and Thomas Fuller


Harris’s Final Challenge: Restore a Splintering Democratic Coalition (https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/14/us...) , by Jennifer Medina, Katie Glueck and Ruth Igielnik


Man Is Arrested on Weapons Charges Heading to Trump Rally in Coachella, Officials Say (https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/13/us...) , by Kellen Browning


Why Politicians Ignore Abuses in India’s Sugar Industry: They Run It (https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/11/wo...) , by Megha Rajagopalan and Qadri Inzamam


SpaceX Advances Starship Program With a Launch and a Catch (https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/13/sc...) , by Kenneth Chang and Eric Lipton