Understanding the New Era of Fire

Wildfires, driven by climate change, have become more intense and frequent, but scientists are still trying to understand larger patterns.

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Erin Brockovich: The Next President Must Address Forever Chemicals

Americans’ health is at risk.

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Elon Musk Says Robotaxis Are Tesla’s Future. Experts Have Doubts.

Tesla says self-driving taxis will power its growth, but the company hasn’t said when such a service would be ready or how much it would increase profits.

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A Village’s Anguish Over 12 Children Lost to a Rocket Strike

A stunned hush of collective mourning fell over Majdal Shams, in the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights, after the attack from Lebanon.

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How the Shock of Catastrophic Floods Is Changing Farming in Vermont

A growing cohort of young farmers is experimenting with ways to mitigate the impact of flooding and other extreme weather.

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Three Members of the Nelons Gospel Group Are Killed in a Plane Crash

The band members were traveling on Friday to a performance when their plane crashed in Wyoming. Four others on board were killed.

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Rocket From Lebanon Kills at Least 10 in Israeli-Controlled Golan Heights

Israel blamed Iran-backed Hezbollah for the attack, but the Lebanese militant group denied responsibility.

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‘All We Think of Is Him’: Putting Names and Faces to Bangladesh Carnage

The partial lifting of a communications blackout is providing a picture of the young victims of a brutal crackdown on protesters. Thousands of others have been swept into jails.

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As Trump Looms, Blinken Aims to Reassure Allies on U.S. Commitment to Asia

Asian officials will press Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken about the former president and about Kamala Harris as he visits the region.

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WNBA’s Popularity Booms but Money for Players Hasn’t Kept Pace

Fans and brands have embraced the league, but rules have kept its growing financial success from fully trickling down to the players.

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Racheal Kundananji Leads Zambia Against USWNT at Paris 2024

In seven years, Racheal Kundananji went from playing her first organized game to signing a multimillion-dollar contract. Her rise could have lasting effects.

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Michael Hardy, Sharpton’s Longtime Lawyer and Confidant, Dies at 69

He was general counsel of Mr. Sharpton’s civil rights group, the National Action Network, and defended him in a defamation suit arising from the Tawana Brawley case.

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Chipotle Will Retrain Stores Reportedly Skimping on Portions

“There was never a directive to provide less to our customers,” the chief executive said. Still, he said the company would review practices across all its stores.

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New York Seeks to Make School Lockdown Drills Less Traumatic

The state is adding restrictions meant to make lockdown drills less scary for children, and will also require schools to notify parents about the exercises ahead of time.

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Landslides Kill 150 in Ethiopia

A waterlogged hillside above a village gave way, burying several houses in mud. Neighbors and rescue workers who had rushed to help were hit by a second slide.

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Shoko Miyata of Japan’s Gymnastics Team Withdraws From Paris Olympics

Shoko Miyata, the team’s captain, withdrew from the Games after an investigation by the country’s gymnastics board found she had violated its code of conduct.

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Biden and Georgia Are Waging a Fight Over Medicaid and the Future of Obamacare

A fierce battle with Georgia over a Medicaid experiment with stricter enrollment underscores the vast divide between parties over how to cover lower-income Americans.

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Tadej Pogacar Wins the Tour de France for the Third Time

Pogacar won his third Tour, beating his rival Jonas Vingegaard by 6:17 after a final time trial victory in Nice on Sunday.

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Corvette Bucked a Sports Cars Decline. Can It Thrive in an E.V. Era?

The General Motors sports car, which enjoyed strong sales after a big design change, now has a hybrid version and may get a fully electric model that may turn off some gas-loving customers.

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Airlines and Passengers Still Struggling, a Day After Global Outage

The widespread tech failure left carriers trying to recover and passengers waiting for relief, with many flights still delayed or canceled.

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Did Police in Kenya Catch a Serial Killer or Coerce a Confession?

After at least 10 sacks with body parts were found in a dump, a suspect was said to admit to 42 murders. But some doubt the case, and people with missing loved ones say the police were slow to help.

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Death of Vietnam’s Top Leader Raises Questions of Succession

The country’s political workings are notably opaque, but for now the president, who was until recently minister of public security, is carrying out the duties of general secretary.

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Israeli Jets Bomb Sites in Yemen Linked to Iran-Backed Houthi Militia

The strike was in retaliation for a drone attack launched from Yemen a day earlier, which evaded Israel’s defenses and hit a building in Tel Aviv, killing one person.

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Conflict in Western Congo Leaves Thousands Dead and Displaced

Overshadowed by fighting in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, a dispute in the west between two ethnic groups has resulted in thousands of civilians killed and more than 550,000 displaced near the capital, Kinshasa.

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Jamie Raskin, a Key Democrat, Suggested to Biden That He Should Drop Out

Mr. Raskin, a congressman from Maryland, was a key member of the panel that investigated the Capitol riot. In a lengthy letter, he compared President Biden to a tiring baseball pitcher.

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Democrats, Stop Saying It’s Too Late

The conventional wisdom about Biden ricochets between denialism and fatalism.

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Traces of Cyanide Found in Bangkok Hotel Room Where Six Died

A case that shocked Thailand, the police indicated on Wednesday, was one of murder-suicide.

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Biden Says He’d Consider Dropping Out if a ‘Medical Condition’ Emerged

President Biden has said none of his doctors have told him he has a serious medical condition. But his debate performance last month raised questions about his health and acuity.

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‘Imminent’ Risk of Dam Failure Prompts Evacuation in Illinois

Residents in Nashville, Ill., were told to evacuate their homes on Tuesday amid heavy rain and the risk of a dam failure.

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Gambia Votes to Keep Ban on Female Genital Cutting, in Dramatic Reversal

Lawmakers in the West African country had supported overturning the prohibition, but changed course on Monday after a vociferous campaign led by women.

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The Search for Tulsa Massacre Victims Finally Reveals a Name

In 1921, an Army veteran who was traveling home stopped in Tulsa, Okla., only to be caught in one of the worst racial attacks in American history.

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The Response to Violence Should Not Be a Media Blame Game

Conspiracy mindsets go well beyond news organizations or political parties.

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Food May Be the Last Thing on Your Mind

Cook anyway, for the benefit of others and yourself.

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Israel Launches Major Attack Against a Senior Hamas Commander

The target, Muhammad Deif, was an architect of the Oct. 7 attacks and has been the object of repeated Israeli assassination attempts over decades.

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Some of Dr. Ruth’s Most Memorable Moments

After rising to fame in the 1980s, Ruth Westheimer, known as Dr. Ruth, mingled with celebrities, wrote dozens of books and was named as New York’s “loneliness ambassador.”

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Thousands of Protesters Expected to Rally Outside the Republican Convention

A range of activists, energized over abortion limits, Israel’s military action in Gaza and immigration, say they plan to march in the city.

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Colombia Faces a New Problem: Too Much Cocaine

Even as production surges, domestic and foreign shifts in the global drug industry have devastated many poor Colombians whose livelihood is tied to cocaine.

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Biden’s Re-Election Could Hinge on These Voters in Michigan

The state has over 200,000 registered voters who are Muslim, and they could cost Biden the election.

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SpaceX Rocket Fails, Breaking Apart in Orbit

The failure, the first since 2016, ended a streak of more than 300 successful launches for the Falcon 9 rocket.

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Flash Flooding Leads to Evacuations and Rescues in Central Vermont

The downpour took place exactly a year after a storm caused devastating flooding in some of the same towns.

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High Line Supporters Aim to Block NYC Casino Development

The nonprofit organization that steers the popular greenway attraction on Manhattan’s West Side says building a casino in Hudson Yards could harm parkgoers’ experience.

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Tesla’s Share of U.S. Electric Car Market Falls Below 50%

A new report estimates that the company led by Elon Musk accounted for just under half of all battery-powered vehicles sold in the second quarter of the year.

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Synapse Bankruptcy: When a Fintech Isn’t a Bank and Savings Accounts Are Frozen

For unsuspecting depositors of online financial start-ups, the unraveling of a little-known intermediary has separated them from their life savings.

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Prosecutors Will Seek to Indict Weinstein on New Sex Crimes Charges

The Manhattan district attorney’s office said it was “actively pursuing” a fresh prosecution against the disgraced movie producer. Prosecutors projected a fall trial.

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The Killer Stalking Sri Lanka’s Men

Climate change and contaminated water have combined to create an epidemic of kidney disease.

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Weeks After Alice Munro’s Death, Daughter Tells of Dark Family Secret

Andrea Skinner said in the Toronto Star that her stepfather sexually abused her at age 9, and that her mother stayed with him after she learned of it.

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France Could Be Headed for Political Gridlock After Election

Experts said the country could be headed for months of political instability, with the National Assembly divided into three major blocs that appear unable to work with the others.

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A Perfect Peach Pie That’s ‘Better Than My Mom’s

A five-star, reader-favorite recipe for the queen of summer stone fruits.

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$235,000 Settlement Is Reached in Police Raid of Marion County Record

A former reporter of The Marion County Record has settled a lawsuit following a raid on the weekly newspaper last year that garnered widespread attention.

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Hamas’s Cease-Fire Proposal Includes a Familiar Sticking Point

Hamas wants assurances that Israel won’t restart the war after some hostages come home. Israel says it needs the option.

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Vic Seixas, Winner of 15 Grand Slam Tennis Titles, Dies at 100

Once declared “the face of American tennis,” he was ranked among the leading players in the United States from the 1940s to the ’60s.

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How Biden Might Be Thinking About the Decision Ahead of Him

Does Biden run? Does he step aside? His recurring considerations are family, legacy and, yes, his age.

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Kazakh Journalist’s Killing Sends Chill Through Exiles in Ukraine

Aidos Sadykov, an opposition activist whose YouTube channel often criticizes Kazakhstan’s government, was shot in Ukraine, where he was living in exile.

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Japan Finally Phases Out Floppy Disks

One of the world’s most technologically advanced nations has held on to some of the most outmoded devices.

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Thompson Fire In Northern California Slowing As Some Residents Will Be Allowed To Return

The fire in Oroville has forced 29,000 people to evacuate their homes, but on Thursday officials said they felt “more confident” about containing the fire’s spread.

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India’s Cable News Predicted a Big Modi Win. How Did They Get It So Wrong?

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s slim election victory has forced India to reflect on how fawning coverage may have obscured a wave of opposition.

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How Reliant Is the U.S. on Avocados From Mexico?

A temporary halt on inspections by U.S.D.A. workers in Mexico on safety concerns highlighted how dependent the United States had become on one region for supplies of the popular fruit.

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Christine Fields Died in Childbirth. Now Grief and Money Divide Her Family.

Christine Fields’s family was tight-knit. But after she died in childbirth, grief and the prospect of a multimillion-dollar settlement threatened to tear it apart.

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The Supreme Court Helps Trump — and Future Presidents — Dodge Accountability

The rule of law is perhaps entirely in the hands of the American people.

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This Is Not Jill Biden’s Problem to Solve

It’s noteworthy and arguably sexist that the women in his life are supposed to clean house here.

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5 Family Members Killed in Small Plane Crash in Upstate New York

The passengers, including a 10-year-old and a 12-year-old, had traveled to Cooperstown for a baseball tournament, the authorities said.

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“Hacks” Star Megan Stalter Found a Ring for Herself and Her Girlfriend

The actress made sure that the ring, a style also owned by her girlfriend, became a part of her costume for her role in an upcoming show by Lena Dunham.

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Iranians Say Elections Bring Little Change, So Why Vote?

In Tehran, many Iranians said they didn’t see the point in voting in Friday’s first-round presidential election since all the candidates had been vetted by the government.

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France’s Far Right Scores Big in First Round of Elections, Polling Suggests

A surprise decision by President Emmanuel Macron to hold a snap election appears to have backfired badly, giving the National Rally a decisive victory, early returns showed.

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In the Basque Country, Muted Cheers for Spain’s Soccer Team

The region has long seen itself as distinct from its country and disinterested in the national team. Can a Euro 2024 squad studded with Basque stars turn heads?

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