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A 4-Year-Old in Harlem Starved to Death at Home. How Were the Signs Missed?

Thu, 10/24/2024 - 7:12am
Jahmeik Modlin was found emaciated in a Harlem apartment stocked with food. His family’s child-welfare case had been closed two years before.
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America’s Embrace of Marijuana

Thu, 10/24/2024 - 6:50am
Why public opinion has changed so quickly.
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How Powerful Is North Korea’s Military?

Thu, 10/24/2024 - 6:26am
The North’s nuclear forces have been the focus of global concern. But its conventional military is vast and empowered — even if it is hobbled by shortages, corruption and isolation.
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New Guidelines Serve as Government ‘Guardrails’ for A.I. Tools

Thu, 10/24/2024 - 6:07am
A national security memorandum detailed how agencies should streamline operations with artificial intelligence safely.
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Harris Calls Trump a Fascist, and North Korea Has Sent Troops to Russia

Thu, 10/24/2024 - 5:09am
Plus, American Airlines cracks down on “gate lice.”
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At BRICS Summit, One of Putin’s Guests Stands Out: Turkey’s President

Thu, 10/24/2024 - 4:36am
President Vladimir V. Putin, hoping to prove he is not the pariah that the West has tried to make him, this week welcomed leaders from China, India and Iran, among other nations. Then, there was the NATO member.
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E.P.A. Toughens Requirements to Remove Lead Paint Dust Around Children

Thu, 10/24/2024 - 4:05am
The new rules consider any detectable level of lead dust in a building a “lead hazard,” requiring property owners to pay for cleanup.
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Elon Musk, R.F.K. Jr. and the Unconfirmables of a Second Trump Administration

Thu, 10/24/2024 - 4:04am
Back in the White House, Trump would get input from a bestiary of nihilists, destructionists and even criminals.
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Abortion Is at the Center of Ohio’s Senate Race as Brown Battles for Survival

Thu, 10/24/2024 - 4:04am
Senator Sherrod Brown has spent his decades in Congress establishing a track record as a populist champion on economic issues. But in the closing days of his re-election race, abortion has become a key emphasis.
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Metula, Israeli Town on Lebanon Border, Worries for Its Future

Thu, 10/24/2024 - 4:03am
Abandoned and off limits to civilians, Metula, a symbol of early pioneering Zionism, is left half-ruined by Hezbollah’s rockets and missiles.
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Do People in ‘Blue Zones’ Really Live Longer?

Thu, 10/24/2024 - 4:02am
The premise is catchy, but some think it’s based on faulty data.
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Inside the Effort to Change How Seeds Grow

Thu, 10/24/2024 - 4:02am
Much of the food we eat is grown with synthetic fertilizer, which is a huge source of climate change. But now, a seed with DNA-modified bacteria is reducing the amount of synthetic fertilizer that farmers have to apply to their fields. Eric Lipton, an investigative reporter for The New York Times, explains.
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By Ferry or Floatplane, 4 Enchanting Coastal Getaways From Vancouver

Thu, 10/24/2024 - 4:01am
The largest city in British Columbia makes a perfect gateway to explore the rich marine wildlife and beauty of the region.
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Israel Bombs Lebanese City as Blinken Hints at New Ideas for Gaza Cease-Fire

Thu, 10/24/2024 - 3:57am
The Israeli military struck targets in the port city of Tyre on Wednesday, the latest phase of a bombardment campaign against the militant group Hezbollah.
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From Swing States to Drive-Throughs: On the Campaign Trail with Trump

Thu, 10/24/2024 - 2:00am
Since 2023, the political correspondent Michael Gold has followed the former president’s campaign, which has proved to be anything but predictable.
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World Opens to the Taliban Despite Their Shredding of Women’s Rights

Thu, 10/24/2024 - 1:19am
Taliban officials have scored a series of diplomatic victories this year that have started a subtle shift toward normalizing their government.
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Shiori Ito’s Searing Documentary ‘Black Box Diaries’ to Open in U.S.

Thu, 10/24/2024 - 12:10am
“Black Box Diaries,” a documentary about Shiori Ito’s fight against Japan’s patriarchal justice system, opens on Friday in the United States.
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Why It’s Getting Harder to Fly to China

Wed, 10/23/2024 - 11:29pm
European carriers are enduring higher costs because they have to avoid Russian airspace, while a sluggish economy and geopolitical tensions are hurting business travel to China.
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Harris Calls Trump a Fascist: 6 Takeaways From Her CNN Town Hall

Wed, 10/23/2024 - 11:08pm
Entering new rhetorical territory, the vice president turned even unrelated questions into attacks on Donald Trump as she offered long, winding answers to questions from voters.
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Boeing Strike Extended After Union Workers Reject New Contract

Wed, 10/23/2024 - 11:02pm
The vote, hours after Boeing reported a $6.1 billion loss, will extend a nearly six-week-long strike at factories where the company makes its best-selling commercial plane.
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