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SpaceX to Attempt Launch of Updated Starship Rocket
If a problem with the launch tower is fixed, SpaceX will try to launch on Friday evening.
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Tennessee Calls Off Execution After Staff Can’t Find Prisoner’s Vein
Tony Carruthers, convicted in connection with three 1994 murders, was scheduled to be executed Thur…
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After Eurovision Final, Dismay That Politics Didn’t Play a Bigger Role
Politics isn’t supposed to influence the international song contest, but some people wanted relatio…
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Surgeon General’s Office Issues Screen Time Warning
The post of surgeon general has remained empty since President Trump took office last year.
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Republican Senators Are Livid at Trump’s Endorsement of Paxton
News that President Trump had snubbed Senator John Cornyn of Texas, the four-term incumbent, was me…
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New York Times Sues Pentagon for a Second Time
The Times is challenging a new requirement that reporters covering the military complex have an off…
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Medicare Coverage for GLP-1 Weight Loss Drugs: Cost, Eligibility and What to Know
What you should know about the federal government’s pilot program offering GLP-1s solely for weight…
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Car Plows Into Pedestrians in Northern Italian Town, Injuring at Least 8
Four of the injured were in serious condition, the mayor of Modena said, praising residents who rus…
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Cornell Criticizes Students After Its President Bumps Them With His Car
After the president bumped into students with his car, an investigation by the university’s trustee…
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Five Italians Die While Scuba Diving Deep Caves in the Maldives
The divers, including a marine scientist and her daughter, were part of a research trip and were ex…
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Clarence Carter, Singer of Lust-Filled Soul Hits, Dies at 90
In songs like “Slip Away” and “Back Door Santa,” he performed with the fervor of a backwoods preach…
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Trump’s China Policy Has Weakened America
In Beijing this week, Mr. Trump should not hand China more victories.
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I Have Some Questions for the Democrats Who Want to Run California
The Opinion columnist Ezra Klein moderates a forum with five of the top Democratic candidates for g…
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Spirit Was the Only Airline in Town. Now What?
Spirit’s presence was a point of pride in Latrobe, Pa., where the security lines were short and air…
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Sales Are Up. Celebrities Are In. Is Gap Officially Back?
Richard Dickson has drawn inspiration from the clothing retailer’s early days as he tries to regain…
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We’re at the Dawn of the Ozempic Era — and It’s Really Weird
One in eight American adults is taking GLP-1s. What does that mean for how we relate to our food, b…
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Why Antiwar Protesters are Rallying in Japan
Demonstrators are opposed to Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s efforts to build up military power and…
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Speak, Yuppie
The young urban professionals of the 1980s changed our cities, our politics and our meritocratic wo…
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Bobby Cox, One of Baseball’s Top Managers, Dies at 84
He led the Atlanta Braves to victory in the 1990s and was later inducted into the Baseball Hall of …
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Passengers on Hantavirus Cruise Ship Will Disembark in Tenerife and Return to Home Countries
The cruise ship will arrive on the island of Tenerife, part of the Canary Islands of Spain, officia…
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There Are Ants in This Canadian Hospital. Again.
A hospital in Manitoba had to postpone a “limited number of elective surgeries” after ants appeared…
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Festus Mogae, Former Botswana President Who Tackled H.I.V., Dies at 86
He led the southern African nation for a decade and embraced a flagship American aid program credit…
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True Believers Blow Trump’s Mind
Our most transactional president is having trouble processing.
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Mohamed Sabry Soliman Is Sentenced to Life in Prison for Colorado Attack
Mohamed Sabry Soliman pleaded guilty to 101 charges, including one count of murder, after the fireb…
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Tennessee Approves New Map Aimed at Flipping the Last Democratic Seat
After a Supreme Court ruling that weakened the Voting Rights Act of 1965, Republicans carved up a m…
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A Hotel in Venezuela’s Capital Has Become the U.S. Embassy’s De Facto Headquarters
The J.W. Marriott in Venezuela’s capital is suddenly awash in U.S. diplomats, spies and fortune see…
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Clavicular Charged With Shooting at Alligator While Livestreaming
The influencer, whose real name is Braden Eric Peters, fired 12 shots at the gator from an airboat …
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How to Catch a Meteor Shower From Halley’s Comet
Known for their speed, the Eta Aquarids will reach their peak on Tuesday night into Wednesday morni…
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Do Spinning Wind Turbines Really Mess With Radar Systems?
As Pentagon officials delay approval of wind farms, scientific studies show that they can distort r…
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E.E.O.C. Investigating Discrimination Claim at The New York Times
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission recently referred a reverse-discrimination complaint by…
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‘By the Wind Sailors’ Invade California Beaches by the Thousands
The brightly colored jellylike marine life, called “Velella velella,” show up every few years when …
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The Race Is On to Find the Treasure Buried in San Francisco
From the Gold Rush to the A.I. boom, San Francisco has always drawn those seeking riches. Now, peop…
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Myanmar’s Junta Claims ‘Benevolence’ for Aung San Suu Kyi. It Still Rules Cruelly.
Moving the deposed civilian leader to a “designated residence” for the rest of her prison sentence …