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Meet the Team Climbing Trees in the Amazon to Better Understand Carbon Stores

Sat, 09/07/2024 - 4:01am
A small team in a remote corner of Colombia is surveying every tree in an effort to better understand how much planet-warming carbon the Amazon actually stores.
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Barry Jenkins Takes On ‘Mufasa: The Lion King’

Sat, 09/07/2024 - 4:01am
Barry Jenkins broke out as a filmmaker with the Oscar-winning indie film “Moonlight.” He has surprised some of his fans by taking up a Disney franchise.
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In California, Controlled Fires Can Save Homes. Why Aren’t More Happening?

Sat, 09/07/2024 - 4:00am
Experts say these intentional burns reduce the risk of wildfires and more should be done. But real barriers remain.
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Mushroom-Laced Candy Recall Highlights F.D.A.’s Limited Safety Role

Sat, 09/07/2024 - 4:00am
More than 150 people were sickened from products sold at smoke and vape shops, providing evidence of the lax regulation of new food items.
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In Papua New Guinea, Pope Hears Plea for Climate Action

Sat, 09/07/2024 - 4:00am
Pope Francis is visiting Papua New Guinea, which has been exploited for its natural resources and is imperiled by rising sea levels.
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Boeing Starliner’s Future Is Unclear, Even After Safe Landing

Sat, 09/07/2024 - 2:34am
Two NASA crew remain on the International Space Station after the troubled vehicle they rode undocked and then landed in the New Mexico desert.
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Ukrainian Street Artist Documents War Against Russia, One Stark Mural at a Time

Sat, 09/07/2024 - 2:26am
Using ruins as his canvas, Gamlet Zinkivskyi has captured life in wartime Ukraine in dozens of grim, gripping and harshly beautiful paintings. “Broken, but invincible,” read one captioned work.
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Tony Blair’s Advice on Leadership: Tend to Your Legacy

Sat, 09/07/2024 - 2:12am
In an interview, the former British prime minister discussed his new book ‘On Leadership,’ the dysfunction of U.S. politics, and deflected questions about Elon Musk’s influence.
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Missouri Rules on Abortion Ballot Measure

Sat, 09/07/2024 - 12:22am
But abortion rights groups hope an appeals court will reverse the ruling before the Tuesday deadline to print the state ballots.
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Indonesia Is One of the World’s Biggest Sources of Catholic Priests

Fri, 09/06/2024 - 11:22pm
A seminary on Flores, a Catholic-majority island in Indonesia, ordains so many priests that a lot of them go abroad to serve the faithful.
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3 Die Amid Outbreak of Legionnaires’ Disease at an Assisted Living Home

Fri, 09/06/2024 - 11:05pm
Twenty-five people connected to the home, in Albany, N.Y., have been hospitalized amid the outbreak, officials said.
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California Can Ban Guns in Parks and Bars, but Not Hospitals, Court Says

Fri, 09/06/2024 - 10:18pm
California and Hawaii banned guns from various public venues. A federal appeals court dusted off the history books to help determine where to allow prohibitions.
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Man Plotted to Kill Jews in New York on Oct. 7 Anniversary, U.S. Says

Fri, 09/06/2024 - 10:13pm
A 20-year-old Pakistani citizen was arrested in Canada after plotting to carry out a mass shooting at a Jewish center in New York, according to the Justice Department.
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Texas Sues for Access to Records of Women Seeking Out-of-State Abortions

Fri, 09/06/2024 - 8:36pm
The lawsuit takes aim at federal privacy rules, including one enacted this year that Ken Paxton, the state attorney general, called “a backdoor attempt at weakening Texas’ laws.”
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Georgia Suspect’s Family Faced Eviction and Other Turmoil Before Shooting

Fri, 09/06/2024 - 8:11pm
Court and law enforcement records lay out the turbulence in the teenager’s family in recent years.
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Missouri Reports Bird Flu in a Patient Without a Known Risk

Fri, 09/06/2024 - 8:00pm
Previous human infections occurred in workers on farms. But community transmission of the virus remains unlikely for now, experts said.
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White House Condemns Tucker Carlson Interview With Holocaust Revisionist

Fri, 09/06/2024 - 7:54pm
Mr. Carlson’s guest on “Tucker on X” made a variety of false claims about the Holocaust and World War II.
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G.O.P. Candidates Distort Records on Women, Seeking to Blunt a Liability

Fri, 09/06/2024 - 7:35pm
Congressional Republicans in races around the country are seeking to appeal to women by pledging support for I.V.F. and abortion access, even if they have opposed them in the past.
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Blaming a Parent, Again, for Failed Gun Laws

Fri, 09/06/2024 - 7:30pm
Is the problem the man who gave his son a gun, or the gun?
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In His Last Months as President, Biden Is Both Liberated and Resigned

Fri, 09/06/2024 - 7:07pm
President Biden spent decades seeking the highest office, only to drop his bid for re-election under pressure. These final months before the November election are bittersweet, his allies say.
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