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How the World’s Oldest Humpback Whale Has Survived Is a Mystery

Wed, 08/14/2024 - 4:02am
Old Timer, a male first photographed in 1972, was spotted last month near Alaska, enduring in the Pacific Ocean while some other humpbacks have struggled in a changing environment.
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Walz Faces New Scrutiny Over 2020 Riots: Was He Too Slow to Send Troops?

Wed, 08/14/2024 - 4:02am
Gov. Tim Walz’s response to the unrest has attracted new scrutiny, and diverging opinions, since he joined Kamala Harris’s ticket.
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Catholic Converts Like JD Vance Are Reshaping Republican Politics

Wed, 08/14/2024 - 4:02am
They’re also helping to build a new consensus across party lines.
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UK Asylum Seekers Are Still on Edge After the Far-Right Riots

Wed, 08/14/2024 - 2:34am
Abdulmoiz, an asylum seeker from Sudan, feared for his life when far-right rioters tried to set fire to the hotel where he was housed. The violence has eased, but he is still afraid.
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China’s Extreme Fan Culture Makes Olympic Gold a Mixed Blessing

Wed, 08/14/2024 - 1:25am
Fans have mobbed athletes in public and staked out their homes. State media outlets denounced their “visibly aggressive” behavior.
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Late Night Recaps Musk’s and Trump’s Two-Hour Chat on X

Wed, 08/14/2024 - 12:51am
Stephen Colbert called it “a big night for weird old rich guys with no friends.”
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The Writing Is on the Wall for Thailand’s Royalist Old Guard

Wed, 08/14/2024 - 12:00am
Thailand faces a collision between an electorate that wants change and a king who won’t let go. Something’s got to give.
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Lake Elsinore Serial Killer Confesses to 1986 Murder of 19-Year-Old Woman

Tue, 08/13/2024 - 8:18pm
William Lester Suff, 70, was already on death row for a dozen murders in Southern California. Now, he has confessed to killing a 19-year-old woman, shutting a 1986 cold case, officials said.
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Deadly Landslides in India Made Worse by Climate Change, Study Finds

Tue, 08/13/2024 - 7:47pm
Extreme rainfall made 10 percent heavier by human-caused climate change triggered landslides that killed hundreds, according to a new study.
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Hunter Biden Sought State Department Help for Burisma

Tue, 08/13/2024 - 7:27pm
After President Biden dropped his re-election bid, his administration released records showing that while he was vice president, his son solicited U.S. government assistance.
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How Ukrainian Troops Invaded Russia

Tue, 08/13/2024 - 6:42pm
Planned in secrecy, the incursion was a bold move to upend the war’s dynamics and put Moscow on the defensive — a gambit that could also leave Ukraine exposed.
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WCBS Radio Ends After Six Decades as ESPN NY Takes Over

Tue, 08/13/2024 - 6:04pm
The news radio mainstay is turning its airwaves over to ESPN, ending its continuous coverage of the five boroughs. The Mets broadcasts will remain.
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Biden Awards $150 Million in Research Grants as Part of Cancer ‘Moonshot’

Tue, 08/13/2024 - 6:03pm
President Biden has had a deep personal interest in cancer research since his son Beau died of an aggressive brain cancer in 2015.
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For Naftali Bennett, Netanyahu and Iran Threaten Israel

Tue, 08/13/2024 - 6:00pm
The former prime minister sees Israel threatened by Netanyahu and Iran.
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Let Jordan Chiles Keep Her Bronze Medal

Tue, 08/13/2024 - 5:47pm
But give the Romanians medals, too.
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Walz Forcefully Defends Military Record in First Solo Campaign Stop

Tue, 08/13/2024 - 5:41pm
Donald J. Trump’s campaign has accused Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota, Vice President Kamala Harris’s running mate, of exaggerating his service in 2018 remarks. The Harris campaign has said he misspoke.
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Why Youth Mental Health Is on the Decline: Report

Tue, 08/13/2024 - 5:32pm
Global trends in economics, climate and technology are weighing on young adults, a report finds. It recommends overhauling how we approach mental health care.
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Asian American Voters Could Be Key Swing Voters of 2024

Tue, 08/13/2024 - 5:17pm
The diverse group is turning out in record numbers. Neither party can take its support for granted.
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Arizona and Missouri Will Vote on Abortion in November

Tue, 08/13/2024 - 4:44pm
Also, Hamas said it would not participate in new truce talks. Here’s the latest at the end of Tuesday.
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Arizona Will Vote on Abortion in November: Could That Give Democrats an Edge?

Tue, 08/13/2024 - 4:15pm
Arizona, a swing state, and Missouri will be among the states voting on whether to establish abortion rights in state constitutions. Democrats have used the issue to turn out voters.
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