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Fernando Valenzuela, Pitcher Whose Screwballs Eluded Batters, Dies at 63

Wed, 10/23/2024 - 11:33am
The Los Angeles Dodgers star won the Rookie of the Year and Cy Young Awards in 1981, when “Fernandomania” made him a household name and filled ballparks.
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Julia Hawkins, Centenarian Sprinter, Dies at 108

Wed, 10/23/2024 - 11:31am
She took up running after her 100th birthday at the encouragement of her children, and went on to set two world records in the 100-meter dash.
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A Modi-Xi Meeting Could Signal a Thaw Between India and China

Wed, 10/23/2024 - 11:20am
A meeting between the two leaders comes just two days after they settled a tense border dispute in the Himalayas. But experts said their long-term geopolitical rivalry will persist.
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Nebraska Senate Race Tightens as Osborn Gains

Wed, 10/23/2024 - 11:17am
Dan Osborn, a labor leader and mechanic who is running as an independent, is making Republicans sweat with his dark horse bid to oust Senator Deb Fischer. Can he turn the buzz into votes?
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Character.ai Faces Lawsuit After Teen’s Suicide

Wed, 10/23/2024 - 11:16am
The mother of a 14-year-old Florida boy says he became obsessed with a chatbot on Character.AI before his death.
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In a Tight Presidential Race, Omaha Is Basking in Its Political Relevance

Wed, 10/23/2024 - 11:12am
Reliably conservative Nebraska is one of just two states that splits its Electoral College votes. That’s why its one small “blue dot” could make a difference to Vice President Kamala Harris’s campaign.
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Former OpenAI Researcher Says Company Broke Copyright Law

Wed, 10/23/2024 - 10:35am
Suchir Balaji helped gather and organize the enormous amounts of internet data used to train the startup’s ChatGPT chatbot.
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As Election Looms, Disinformation ‘Has Never Been Worse’

Wed, 10/23/2024 - 10:31am
A torrent of falsehoods, from home and abroad, have undermined what was once a shared faith in the honesty of America’s democracy.
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America Is Playing With Fire

Wed, 10/23/2024 - 10:21am
It’s both frightening and disturbing to think that American voters could once again make someone as unhinged and unbridled as Donald Trump the president.
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A U.S. Farming Giant Gets a Message 11 Stories Tall

Wed, 10/23/2024 - 10:00am
Using natural materials from environmental disasters around the country, a Brazilian activist sends a message to a U.S. farming giant.
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White Blobs Wash Up on Canada’s Beaches, Stumping Everyone

Wed, 10/23/2024 - 9:24am
Over a month after the substance began appearing on the southern shores of Newfoundland, a federal agency is still investigating.
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What Drugmakers Did Not Tell Volunteers in Alzheimer’s Trials

Wed, 10/23/2024 - 9:19am
Genetic tests showed that certain patients were predisposed to brain injuries if they took the drugs. That information remained secret.
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Stuffed Into Trucks, 78 Thai Protesters Died. Their Killers Are Still Free.

Wed, 10/23/2024 - 9:18am
Twenty years ago, a massacre in southern Thailand fueled an insurgency that has never stopped. If no one is prosecuted for it by Friday, no one ever will be.
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Seth Meyers Isn’t as Nice as You Think He Is

Wed, 10/23/2024 - 9:12am
Meyers has crafted a comedically precise but genial persona over more than two decades on “Saturday Night Live” and “Late Night.” A new stand-up special finds him reveling in his more acerbic side.
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Why Gender May Be the Defining Issue of the Election

Wed, 10/23/2024 - 9:09am
The issue is rarely directly addressed by either Vice President Kamala Harris or Donald Trump. But the 2024 contest is, in ways overt and subtle, a referendum on the role of women in American life.
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These Places Have Democracy Watchdogs Bracing for Potential Election Discord

Wed, 10/23/2024 - 9:07am
Some counties have a history of refusing to certify election results. Others have tried to disqualify voters or prevent them from casting absentee ballots.
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Michael Kosta Thinks He’s Found Elon Musk’s Next Failed Purchase

Wed, 10/23/2024 - 8:53am
The “Daily Show” host said Musk “bought Twitter just to drive it into the ground” and is now considering doing the same for America.
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Gisèle Pelicot Returns to Court to Testify in Rape Case

Wed, 10/23/2024 - 8:32am
Gisèle Pelicot’s ex-husband, Dominique Pelicot, is accused of inviting strangers to sexually assault her while she was drugged and unconscious. The trial has transformed how France discusses sexual violence.
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Should Anti-Trans Campaigns Be Seen as Products of a Moment?

Wed, 10/23/2024 - 8:09am
Everything that challenges the status quo shakes our idea of normal.
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Housing, Tariffs and Debt: Four Experts Debate How to Fix the American Economy 

Wed, 10/23/2024 - 7:55am
One set of writers on the left and another on the right lay out competing visions for what the next president should do.
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