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Alabama Says Embryos in a Lab Are Children. What Are the Implications?
A ruling by the state’s Supreme Court could change common practices at fertility clinics in the state and possibly nationwide.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesHow an Ex-FBI Informant, Alexander Smirnov, Targeted the Bidens
How Alexander Smirnov managed to convince business partners, law enforcement agencies and politicians he had something of value to offer remains an enigma.
New York Times Top StoriesU.S. Moon Landing: How to Watch and What to Know About the Odysseus Mission
If all goes as planned, Odysseus, a private spacecraft, will touch down on the lunar surface on Thursday. It will be the first U.S. moon landing in more than 50 years.
New York Times Top StoriesNvidia Earnings Show Soaring Profit and Revenue Amid AI Boom
The A.I. chip maker’s revenue more than tripled, and profits rose ninefold. It also projected that its revenue would more than triple again.
New York Times Top StoriesA New Orleans Man Wants His Opossum Back. Thousands Have Joined His Plea.
The much-loved marsupial, Saffron, was known to frequent the French Quarter with his owner. A friend started a petition for the opossum’s return after state wildlife authorities seized him this month.
New York Times Top StoriesAlabama Hospital Paused I.V.F. Treatments After Court Ruling
Also, President Biden canceled $1.2 billion in student loan debt. Here’s the latest at the end of Wednesday.
New York Times Top StoriesIsraeli Rape-Crisis Group Report Finds ‘Systematic’ Sexual Violence On and After Oct. 7
Israeli activists and their allies have expressed frustration at international organizations like the United Nations for slow responses to such reports.
New York Times Top StoriesAfter Ruling, University of Alabama at Birmingham Health System Pauses I.V.F. Procedures
The U.A.B. system said it was worried about potential criminal prosecutions after Alabama’s Supreme Court ruled that frozen embryos should be considered children.
New York Times Top StoriesAt Jeremiah Brent’s Book Party Pondering: What Makes a Home?
While celebrating Jeremiah Brent’s first book, guests pondered the keys to a home, from lighting to artifacts of past lives.
New York Times Top StoriesSupreme Court Seems Ready to Block a Biden Plan on Air Pollution
Several conservative justices were skeptical of the administration’s “good neighbor” rule on cross-state pollution, meant to protect downwind states from harmful emissions.
New York Times Top StoriesJames Biden Rebuts Allegations Against His Brother in Impeachment Testimony
The president’s younger brother rebutted G.O.P. allegations against Joe Biden in impeachment testimony and portrayed himself as an anchor during family tragedy.
New York Times Top StoriesArizona Will Not Extradite NYC Hotel Murder Suspect, Calling Bragg Untrustworthy
The Maricopa County attorney in Arizona said she would fight to keep a man who authorities believe bludgeoned a woman to death in a New York City hotel.
New York Times Top StoriesOklahoma’s Anti-Trans Law Draws Scrutiny After Nex Benedict’s Death
The student, who did not see themselves as male or female, according to their family, died after an altercation in a high school bathroom.
New York Times Top StoriesJapanese Crime Boss Trafficked Nuclear Material From Myanmar, U.S. Says
Takeshi Ebisawa, already facing federal drug trafficking charges, offered uranium and plutonium that he expected Iran to use in making nuclear weapons, prosecutors said.
New York Times Top StoriesFed Minutes Show Embrace of Inflation Progress but No Hurry to Cut Rates
Minutes from the Federal Reserve’s Jan. 30-31 meeting showed policymakers thought that risks of an inflation pickup had “diminished.”
New York Times Top StoriesWar and Illness Could Kill 85,000 Gazans in 6 Months
Even under the most optimistic scenario, an immediate cease-fire, an additional 6,500 Gazans could perish, scientists estimated.
New York Times Top StoriesWhy Nikki Haley Isn’t Dropping Out
She dismissed speculation about her motives behind staying in the race, and has encouraged supporters to stick with her until the end, whenever that may be.
New York Times Top StoriesBoeing 737 Max Official Is Out After Midair Mishap
The head of the factory where Max jets are made is leaving the company as it faces scrutiny of an incident that left a hole in a plane’s fuselage.
New York Times Top StoriesMan Extradited to U.S. in Suspected Iranian Plot to Kill Activist
The man, a citizen of Georgia, and three others were charged with planning to assassinate Masih Alinejad, an American human rights activist in Brooklyn and a critic of Iran.
New York Times Top StoriesBeyoncé Becomes First Black Woman to Top Billboard Country Chart
Her single “Texas Hold ’Em” debuted atop the country airplay chart after its release during the Super Bowl.
New York Times Top StoriesDanielle Brooks Has an Oscar Nomination. So Why Is She in Mourning?
As she tries to find her place in Hollywood, the “Color Purple” stage and screen star bids an emotional goodbye to a character she has lived with for nearly a decade.
New York Times Top StoriesA Russian Military Blogger Dies After Criticizing Army Losses
The ultranationalist blogger, Andrei Morozov, had described a campaign of intimidation against him and threatened to end his own life.
New York Times Top StoriesJeff Bezos’ Blue Origin Rocket Moves Closer to Launch
Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket rolled to the launchpad for a series of tests in preparation for its flight debut later this year.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Israeli military’s top lawyer reports some troop conduct that crosses ‘the criminal threshold.’
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/02/21/world/israel-hamas-war-gaza-news/the-israeli-militarys-top-lawyer-reports-some-troop-conduct-that-crosses-the-criminal-threshold
New York Times Top StoriesNikki Haley Can’t Count on South Carolina’s Newcomers for Help
Nearly 10 percent of South Carolina voters were not in the state when Nikki Haley left office in 2017, and many newcomers brought with them an affection for Donald Trump.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Rise and Fall of Art Mogul Louise Blouin
After a dramatic rise in business and society, the art-world mogul Louise Blouin finds herself unloading a Hamptons dream home in bankruptcy court.
New York Times Top StoriesChina’s Rush to Dominate A.I. Comes With a Twist: It Depends on U.S. Technology
China’s tech firms were caught off guard by breakthroughs in generative artificial intelligence. Beijing’s regulations and a sagging economy aren’t helping.
New York Times Top StoriesBiden Cancels $1.2 Billion in Student Loan Debt for 150,000 Borrowers
With the latest round of relief, the Biden administration has canceled $138 billion of student debt for nearly 3.9 million borrowers.
New York Times Top StoriesSilicon Valley Venture Capitalists Are Breaking Up With China
Under intensifying scrutiny from U.S. lawmakers, top firms have pulled back from investing in Chinese start-ups.
New York Times Top StoriesIn Love? Share Screenshots Of Your First Messages Together
How did your relationship go from “hey” to heartfelt? We want to see the messages that started it all — and hear about what happened next.