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How Three Chess Friends Battled Demons and Saved Two Lives

How Three Chess Friends Battled Demons and Saved Two Lives

A homeless chess hustler, a scholar and an aging recluse found hope in a trashed apartment by Central Park....

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Trump Signs Executive Order Seeking Oversight of A.I. Models

Trump Signs Executive Order Seeking Oversight of A.I. Models

The order, which signaled a shift from the hands-off approach the White House had previously taken toward A.I., followed...

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Trump Has Failed as Commander in Chief

Trump Has Failed as Commander in Chief

Trump has failed to unite the country while at war and instead is seeking personal gain....

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Trump Megadonor Gave $5.5 Million Estate to Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Anti-Vaccine Group

Trump Megadonor Gave $5.5 Million Estate to Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Anti-Vaccine Group

A Mellon heir transferred the adjacent Connecticut properties, covering about 300 acres, at no cost to Children’s Health...

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Mamdani Advances 34th St. Bus Lane Plan That U.S. Had Blocked

Mamdani Advances 34th St. Bus Lane Plan That U.S. Had Blocked

The city is moving forward with a redesign of 34th Street in Manhattan that the White House halted last year after threa...

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How Hezbollah Drones Changed Israel’s Strategy in Lebanon

How Hezbollah Drones Changed Israel’s Strategy in Lebanon

An Israeli campaign that started with high hopes has devolved into a kind of impasse, with Hezbollah looking more capabl...

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U.S. Ebola Unit Plans in Kenya, Subject of Protests, Suffers New Setback From Court Ruling

U.S. Ebola Unit Plans in Kenya, Subject of Protests, Suffers New Setback From Court Ruling

The court further delayed the Trump administration’s proposed quarantine unit for Americans exposed to the virus. The pl...

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As A.I. Makes Strides in Mathematics, Mathematicians Urge Caution

As A.I. Makes Strides in Mathematics, Mathematicians Urge Caution

A week after OpenAI made headlines with an A.I.-generated proof, a new “declaration” by 16 experts raises concerns that ...

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Russia Is Showing Signs of Weakness in Ukraine. So It Hits Harder.

Russia Is Showing Signs of Weakness in Ukraine. So It Hits Harder.

The war has not been going the Kremlin’s way recently, with battleground losses and mounting casualties. With renewed st...

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Trump Backs Off Plan for $1.8 Billion Fund That Drew Political Backlash

Trump Backs Off Plan for $1.8 Billion Fund That Drew Political Backlash

The fund has drawn backlash from critics who said it was a scheme to reward President Trump’s political allies with publ...

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Why America Is Its Own Biggest Geopolitical Risk

Why America Is Its Own Biggest Geopolitical Risk

The political risk analyst Ian Bremmer argues that the greatest driver of risk in the world right now is President Trump...

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Iran War Live Updates: Israel Appears to Back Off Threat to Strike Beirut

Iran War Live Updates: Israel Appears to Back Off Threat to Strike Beirut

President Trump is pressing Israel to not strike the Lebanese capital. An escalation in Israel’s campaign against Hezbol...

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Trump Targets Brazil with 25% Tariff, Citing Unfair Trade Practices

Trump Targets Brazil with 25% Tariff, Citing Unfair Trade Practices

The proposal marks the latest effort by the administration to rebuild its tariff agenda through Section 301 investigatio...

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Russia Launches Deadly Strikes on Ukraine

Russia Launches Deadly Strikes on Ukraine

Missiles and drones struck the cities of Kyiv and Dnipro, Ukrainian officials said. At least 10 people were killed....

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The New Zealand Parakeet Pair That Are Saving Their Species

The New Zealand Parakeet Pair That Are Saving Their Species

There are about 450 orange-fronted parakeets left in the world. Super breeders Nacho and Trixie are doing their best to ...

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Security Council Members Call for Israel to Withdraw From Southern Lebanon

Security Council Members Call for Israel to Withdraw From Southern Lebanon

The U.N. panel met after Israel had threatened to attack southern Beirut. President Trump said later that Israel and Hez...

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As Ebola Spreads, Scientists Race to Find Vaccines and Treatments

As Ebola Spreads, Scientists Race to Find Vaccines and Treatments

The Bundibugyo virus, a little known type, previously had caused just two small outbreaks. Now it’s at the center of a r...

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Rick Adelman, Hall of Fame N.B.A. Coach, Dies at 79

Rick Adelman, Hall of Fame N.B.A. Coach, Dies at 79

His teams made the playoffs 16 times in 23 seasons, and he twice steered the Portland Trail Blazers to the league finals...

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Crested Ibises Get the Royal Treatment in Japan as They Fly Again

Crested Ibises Get the Royal Treatment in Japan as They Fly Again

Once widespread in Japan, the colorful birds went from being fairly commonplace in the country to being on the verge of ...

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Trump Finds High-Wire Iran Negotiations ‘Very Boring’

Trump Finds High-Wire Iran Negotiations ‘Very Boring’

President Trump told CNBC that he “couldn’t care less” if the negotiations with Iran break down....

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Previewing California’s Primary Elections and High-Stakes Governor’s Race

Previewing California’s Primary Elections and High-Stakes Governor’s Race

The deep-blue state’s primary elections will show how angry voters are at the status quo....

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Minnesota Republicans Hold Moment of Silence for Derek Chauvin

Minnesota Republicans Hold Moment of Silence for Derek Chauvin

Delegates to the Minnesota Republican Party’s convention voted to hold a moment of silent prayer for Derek Chauvin, who ...

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Mills Reminds Maine Voters She’s ‘Still on the Ballot’ for Senate Amid Platner Controversy

Mills Reminds Maine Voters She’s ‘Still on the Ballot’ for Senate Amid Platner Controversy

A month after withdrawing from the state’s Senate race, Gov. Janet Mills suggested she remained an option after the like...

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Obesity May Be More Prevalent Than Previously Thought

Obesity May Be More Prevalent Than Previously Thought

A new study suggests using body mass index alone may miss many people with the disease, but the findings come with cavea...

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Marilyn Monroe Fans Descended on Palm Springs For Her 100th Birthday

Marilyn Monroe Fans Descended on Palm Springs For Her 100th Birthday

To honor her centennial, over 1,000 Marilyn Monroe fans came together to dress as the screen legend in Palm Springs, whe...

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Appeals Court Says 28 Transgender Troops Who Sued Can Remain in Military

Appeals Court Says 28 Transgender Troops Who Sued Can Remain in Military

The ruling gives a temporary reprieve to a group of service members while their lawsuit proceeds. The plaintiffs plan to...

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How Box Created 13 New Types of Jobs Because of A.I.

How Box Created 13 New Types of Jobs Because of A.I.

Box, a Silicon Valley software maker, expects to have more employees, not fewer, as it hires A.I. architects, A.I. solut...

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Inside the NYC Primary Between Antonio Reynoso and Claire Valdez

Inside the NYC Primary Between Antonio Reynoso and Claire Valdez

The Democratic battle over a House seat in New York City has reignited old tensions over gentrification, identity and wh...

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Scott Pelley Accuses CBS News Boss of ‘Murdering’ ‘60 Minutes’

Scott Pelley Accuses CBS News Boss of ‘Murdering’ ‘60 Minutes’

In an explosive staff meeting, Mr. Pelley, a correspondent for the long-running Sunday news show, blasted Bari Weiss, th...

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Hegseth Strikes Female and Black Navy Officers From Promotion List

Hegseth Strikes Female and Black Navy Officers From Promotion List

The defense secretary’s decision to block the officers’ promotions appears driven by his anti-diversity stance rather th...

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Florida Sues OpenAI Over Chatbot Safety Concerns

Florida Sues OpenAI Over Chatbot Safety Concerns

The state became the first to sue the ChatGPT maker over claims that its technology posed a risk to children and that th...

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What to Watch For in the NY Primary: Key Races and Why They Matter

What to Watch For in the NY Primary: Key Races and Why They Matter

Congressional primaries in Manhattan, Brooklyn and beyond could test the strength of Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s socialist mo...

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Anthropic Files to Go Public, Setting Stage for Huge I.P.O.

Anthropic Files to Go Public, Setting Stage for Huge I.P.O.

The artificial intelligence company has seen explosive growth over the last year thanks largely to new technology that c...

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Alberta’s Movement to Separate from Canada Gets Its Moment

Alberta’s Movement to Separate from Canada Gets Its Moment

In October, Albertans will get to say if they want to stay in Canada, or hold a referendum to leave. Will it settle the ...

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The Return of Blaming and Shaming in Public Health

The Return of Blaming and Shaming in Public Health

For years, medicine has tried to eliminate stigma. Now, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is bringing back the language of personal ...

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Ex-F.B.I. Officials Form New Group to Help Agents Grapple With Patel’s Changes

Ex-F.B.I. Officials Form New Group to Help Agents Grapple With Patel’s Changes

The F.B.I. Support Network offers legal, mental health and job search services to current agency employees. Its founders...

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A Paralympic Champion and an Eagle Scout Give Democrats Hope in Deep-Red Iowa

A Paralympic Champion and an Eagle Scout Give Democrats Hope in Deep-Red Iowa

Tuesday’s Senate primary features two candidates with compelling personal stories. Both have stressed their independence...

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Syrian Officers Who Hid in Plain Sight Face War Crime Charges in Austria

Syrian Officers Who Hid in Plain Sight Face War Crime Charges in Austria

The trial, Austria’s first against Assad regime officials, will be a rare chance for Syrian witnesses to confront two me...

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Death from Above

Death from Above

We look at U.S. boat strikes in the Caribbean Sea and eastern Pacific Ocean....

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Starmer Braces for Release of More Files About Mandelson and Epstein

Starmer Braces for Release of More Files About Mandelson and Epstein

A second batch of documents about the former U.S. ambassador Peter Mandelson, who was fired over his links to Jeffrey Ep...

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