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TULKARM, West Bank She knew that once she put on

the explosive belt, there wouldbe no turning back. She knew itwould rip her limb from limb,reducing her to a bloody pulp.She knew it would leave her onlydaughter an orphan.

But she also knew this: Itwould kill Israelis. With luck, alot of them. And that was reasonenough to do it.

Shifa al-Qudsi was a suicidebomber, or at least tried to be. APalestinian hairdresser driven toanger, despair and hopelessness,she volunteered to carry out anattack on Israelis that wouldstrike a blow, she thought, for herbeleaguered people. “I wanted toseek revenge,” she said.

But she was arrested beforeshe could act and today, after sixyears in an Israeli prison, Ms.Qudsi has transformed herselffrom a would-be deliverer ofdeath into a messenger of peace.Now working with a group thatbrings Palestinians and Israelistogether to advocate an end tothe conflict between their peo-ples, she tries to channel therage that took her to the brinkinto a nonviolent movement forchange.

Ms. Qudsi offers a window intothe world of terrorism amid afresh wave of attacks byPalestinians. Mainly wielding

knives rather than bombs, thisnew generation of attackers arenonetheless also committingsuicide for their cause, since theyknow they are likely to be shotby Israeli soldiers.

Ms. Qudsi understands thekind of thinking that makessacrificing oneself seem like arational response to deep feel-ings of grievance.

“They occupy your home, yourland, they kill your relatives andyour people — of course you’reupset,” she said. “You have noother option but to seek re-venge.”

Now 40, she smoked as shereflected on her life in this cornerof the West Bank occupied byIsraeli forces for nearly 50 years.Looking back, she still embraces

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A Would-Be Suicide Bomber Becomes a Fighter for Peace

By PETER BAKERand RAMI NAZZAL

Shifa al-Qudsi went to prisonfor plotting to attack Israelis.

RINA CASTELNUOVO FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES

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WASHINGTON — The Su-preme Court on Friday enteredthe national debate over trans-gender rights, announcing that itwould decide whether a transgen-der boy may use the boys’ bath-room in a Virginia high school.

The court is acting just a yearafter it established a constitu-tional right to same-sex marriage,as state laws and federal actionson transgender rights haveprompted a welter of lawsuits. Intaking the case, the court signaledthat it may move more quickly inthe area of transgender rightsthan it has in expanding gayrights.

The public debate has been ig-nited, in part, by a North Carolinalaw that requires transgenderpeople to use bathrooms in gov-ernment buildings that corre-spond with the gender listed ontheir birth certificates, a statutethat has drawn protests, boycottsand lawsuits.

The case revolves around howthe Obama administration is enti-tled to interpret a federal regula-tion under a 1972 law that bans dis-crimination “on the basis of sex”in schools that receive federalmoney. The legal question iswhether it can also ban discrimi-nation based on gender identity.

The Department of Educationsaid last year that schools “gener-ally must treat transgender stu-

Justices to RuleIn Rights CaseOver Restrooms

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COLUMBIA, S.C. — Lastmonth, Akia Gayle gave birth toher third child. Sixteen hours lat-er, while she was still in her hospi-tal bed, a doctor implanted amatchstick-size plastic rod in herleft arm because she did not wantto have a fourth.

“To have it done right then andthere — that’s good,” Ms. Gaylesaid. “I don’t want more kids.”

Ms. Gayle is one of thousands of

women in South Carolina’s Medic-aid program who have gottenlong-acting contraception at anunusual moment — right afterthey give birth. The novel policy,which has since been adopted byat least 19 other states, coverslong-acting contraception rightafter birth for women on Medic-aid, the government health insur-ance for low-income Americans. Itis intended to help answer one ofthe most vexing questions in pub-lic health: how to reduce un-planned pregnancy in the United

States.Nearly half of all pregnancies in

the country are unplanned, and ina majority of those cases, thewoman already has a child. Ratesare at least twice as high for poorwomen. Yet contraceptive meth-ods have never been better: Tinyimplants and new, modern IUDslast for up to five years and are farmore effective than condoms andthe pill. The problem is that theyare expensive and usually require

When to Offer Birth Control? Medicaid Has IdeaBy SABRINA TAVERNISE

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WASHINGTON — The presi-dential campaign was rocked onFriday after federal law enforce-ment officials said that emails per-tinent to the closed investigationinto Hillary Clinton’s privateemail server were discovered on acomputer belonging to AnthonyD. Weiner, the estranged husbandof a top Clinton aide.

In a letter to Congress, the F.B.I.director, James B. Comey, said theemails had surfaced in an unrelat-ed case, which law enforcementofficials said was an F.B.I. investi-gation into illicit text messagesfrom Mr. Weiner to a 15-year-oldgirl in North Carolina. Mr. Weiner,a former Democratic congress-man from New York, is married toHuma Abedin, the top aide.

Mr. Comey's letter said that theF.B.I. would review the emails todetermine if they improperly con-tained classified information,which is tightly controlled by thegovernment. Senior law enforce-ment officials said that it was un-clear if any of the emails werefrom Mrs. Clinton’s private server.And while Mr. Comey said in hisletter that the emails “appear tobe pertinent,” the F.B.I. had notyet examined them.

By the end of a day that broughtstinging criticism of Mr. Comeyfrom both Democrats and Repub-licans, he appeared on the defen-sive, saying in an internal email tobureau employees that he had feltobligated to inform Congress, and“we don’t know the significance ofthis newly discovered collection ofemails.’’

The new development in thesaga over Mrs. Clinton’s handlingof classified information camemonths after the F.B.I. closed theinvestigation without chargingMrs. Clinton. The announcement,

less than two weeks before theelection, left Mrs. Clinton’s teamfurious and scrambling for expla-nations while bolstering thespirits of Donald J. Trump after awave of controversies and Repub-lican defections had led many towrite him off.

“We are calling on the F.B.I. torelease all the information that ithas,” Mrs. Clinton said adamantlyin an evening news conferencethat took issue with Mr. Comey formaking the disclosure so close to

the election. “Let’s get it out.”Mr. Trump was ebullient. “Per-

haps, finally, justice will be done,”he declared at a campaign rally inNew Hampshire.

A senior law enforcement offi-cial said that tens of thousands ofemails belonging to Ms. Abedinwere on Mr. Weiner’s laptop,which the F.B.I. had obtained aspart of its investigation into Mr.Weiner. About a month ago, a per-son familiar with the investigationsaid, F.B.I. agents seized the lap-top as well as Mr. Weiner’s iPadand cellphone.

Mr. Comey said in his letter to

Hillary Clinton with a top aide, Huma Abedin, the estranged wife of Anthony D. Weiner, aboard the campaign plane on Friday.DOUG MILLS/THE NEW YORK TIMES

Donald J. Trump at a rally inManchester, N.H., on Friday.

STEPHEN CROWLEY/THE NEW YORK TIMES

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NEW EMAILS JOLTCLINTON CAMPAIGNIN RACE’S LAST DAYS

F.B.I. Looks at Messages Found DuringInquiry Into Weiner’s Texts

By ADAM GOLDMANand ALAN RAPPEPORT

Everything was looking up forHillary Clinton. She was ridinghigh in the polls, even seeing animprovement on trustworthiness.She was sitting on $153 million incash. At 12:37 p.m. Friday, heraides announced that she plannedto campaign in Arizona, a statethat a Democratic presidentialcandidate has carried only oncesince 1948.

Twenty minutes later, Octoberdelivered its latest big surprise.

The F.B.I. director’s disclosureto Congress that agents would bereviewing a new trove of emailsthat appeared pertinent to its in-vestigation into Mrs. Clinton’s pri-vate email server — an investiga-

tion that had been declared closed— set off a frantic and alarmedscramble inside Mrs. Clinton’scampaign and among her Dem-ocratic allies, while Republicansraced to seize the advantage.

In the kind of potential turn-about rarely if ever seen at thislate stage of a presidential race,Donald J. Trump exulted in hisgood fortune. “I think it’s the big-gest story since Watergate,” hesaid in a brief interview, adding, “Ithink this changes everything.”

He promised to batter Mrs.Clinton as a criminal in the race’sfinal week and a half. And Republi-

With 11 Days to Go, Trump SaysRevelation ‘Changes Everything’

By AMY CHOZICK and PATRICK HEALY

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WASHINGTON — James B.Comey, the F.B.I. director, faced adilemma on Thursday when depu-ties briefed him about the discov-ery of a new trove of emails thatmight be connected to the dor-mant inquiry into Hillary Clinton’sprivate email server.

Mr. Comey could immediatelyinform Congress about the emails,which were found in an investiga-tion into former RepresentativeAnthony D. Weiner. That unusualstep, months after Mr. Comey hadcleared Mrs. Clinton of any crimi-nal wrongdoing in the email case,

would risk accusations that hewas unfairly harming her presi-dential campaign less than twoweeks before the election.

Or he could delay any an-nouncement and examine the newemails more closely, risking criti-cism that he had suppressed im-portant new information if it cameout after the election, despite hispledges of “transparency” in theinvestigation.

Mr. Comey, a Republican ap-pointed by President Obamathree years ago, decided that hecould live with criticism of hisjudgment, aides said. So on Fridaymorning, the F.B.I.’s congres-

Decision Pulls F.B.I.’s LeaderBack Down Into Political Fray

This article is by Eric Lichtblau,Michael S. Schmidt and MattApuzzo.

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Crackdown on Pipeline ProtestA protest over an oil pipeline in NorthDakota boiled over after simmering formonths. PAGE A10

NATIONAL A10-15

Divided Over Oregon VerdictsThe acquittals of all defendants in thesiege of a wildlife refuge drew claims ofvindication, but also anger. PAGE A10

The Faces of Hunger in SyriaPeople trapped in the country’s civilwar shared how they find enough toeat, revealing how hunger has becomecentral to their misery. PAGE A8

INTERNATIONAL A3-9

Russia Voted Off Rights PanelThe vote by the U.N. General Assemblywas a signal of growing dismay overRussia’s conduct in Syria. PAGE A9

How Twitter Lost Its Vine BetThe rapid ascent, and even steeperdecline, of Vine offers lessons on bigSilicon Valley acquisitions. PAGE B1

BUSINESS DAY B1-7

Head-Scratching AnnuitiesTeachers and other government work-ers are often at the mercy of confusingcontracts. Retiring. PAGE B1

Bridge Trial Nears EndIn closing, the prosecution said twoex-aides to Gov. Chris Christie had car-ried out a “malicious scheme.” PAGE A17

NEW YORK A16-17, 20 Everybody Loves OveFredrik Backman is behind Sweden’slatest literary sensation, “A Man CalledOve,” which is adored internationally,especially in South Korea. PAGE C1

ARTS C1-6

Both Man and MachineMr. Olympia’s constant pursuit ofSchwarzenegger, stardom and theworld’s greatest physique. PAGE D1

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Women Can Be Titans, TooThe nation’s top surfing competition,Titans of Mavericks, opens itself towomen for the first time. PAGE D5

Fine Arts & ExhibitsA special section explores looks at howmuseums, galleries and auction housesare crossing physical and technologicalbarriers to lure the next generation ofart lovers. And it includes a feature onCate Blanchett turning philosophy intoperformance. SECTION F

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