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As Severe Storms Moved Through, U.S. Weather Warning System Faced an ‘Outage’

“Some warning services were impacted,” a National Weather Service spokesman said. By early Tuesday, things were back online.

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The Government Should Pay People for Kidney Donations

A regulated market for donations could help end the shortage of these organs for transplant.

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Larry Lucchino, Top Executive at Three M.L.B. Teams, Dies at 78

He oversaw construction of new ballparks for the Baltimore Orioles and San Diego Padres and, with the Red Sox, the renovations at Fenway Park.

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Fire at Masquerade Nightclub in Istanbul Kills 29

The fire took place at Masquerade, a popular club that was closed to the public and undergoing renovations. Six people were arrested.

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Ukraine Drones Hit Oil Refinery and Factory Deep in Russia

Ukrainian media and analysts, and Russian officials, said Ukraine had carried out the attack some 700 miles from the land it controls. Ukraine’s military and intelligence forces declined to comment.

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An A.I. Researcher Takes On Election Deepfakes

Oren Etzioni was once an optimist about artificial intelligence. Now, his nonprofit, TrueMedia.org, is offering tools for fighting A.I.-manipulated content.

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The Technique Reshaping Organ Transplantation

Perfusion keeps a donated organ alive outside the body, giving surgeons extra time and increasing the number of transplants possible.

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Is It a Blizzard? A Nor’easter? And What’s the Difference?

How to stay safe when the snow is coming down.

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Yellen to Visit China for Top-Level Economic Talks

The Treasury secretary plans to address a surge of Chinese green technology exports during meetings in Beijing and Guangzhou.

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Biden Talks to Xi About Conflicts, From Ukraine to the Pacific

President Biden aimed to keep relations stable in a call with Xi Jinping of China, but also planned to deliver warnings over Beijing’s activities around Taiwan, the South China Sea and Russia.

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Klaus Mäkelä to Lead Chicago Symphony Orchestra

He will be the youngest music director in the orchestra’s 133-year history, and one of the youngest ever to lead a top American ensemble.

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A Timeline of Iran and Israel’s Shadow War Across the Middle East

The regional rivals have for decades targeted each other’s interests, including with a recent strike in Syria that killed three Iranian commanders. Here are some other notable flash points.

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Renovating a Second Home in Newfoundland Without Road Access

Two saltbox houses on the island of Newfoundland, in Canada, were hard to resist. What would be harder still: Renovating them without road access.

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Tesla’s Sales Fell in First Quarter as Competition Intensified

Sales of the company’s electric cars dropped in the first three months of the year.

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What We Know About the Strike That Killed World Central Kitchen Workers in Gaza

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel acknowledged on Tuesday a “tragic case of our forces unintentionally harming innocent people”

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Caitlin Clark Leads Iowa To The Final Four

While off-the-court drama has raged in the women’s tournament, Clark and Iowa dispatched with their foils from last season en route to the Final Four.

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Strike in Damascus Escalates Israel’s Undeclared War With Iran

Tehran promises major retaliation, but neither Israel nor Iran wants a major shooting war, given the stakes for both countries. Even so, the danger of a miscalculation is ever-present.

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5 Hotel Pools Perfect for Swimmers

Many hotel pools are built with children and sun-seekers in mind: too short, too warm and too crowded. These, in cities across the U.S., let you get your laps in, in style.

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Gaza Aid Groups Fear for Safety After Strike on World Central Kitchen

“Gaza right now is one of the most dangerous places in the world to be a humanitarian worker,” a spokeswoman for Save the Children said after a strike killed World Central Kitchen workers.

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China, Russia and Trump

What Beijing and Moscow hope to gain from a second Trump term.

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Kids Are Missing School at an Alarming Rate

How the pandemic changed families’ lives and the culture of education.

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Israel Escalates Shadow War With Iran, and Trump Makes Bond

Plus, it’s the end of an era in Las Vegas.

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Japan’s Emperor and Royal Family Join Instagram

No memes or spontaneity to see here, people. Just the usual official pictures of Emperor Naruhito and his family.

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Iran Says the Deadly Israeli Strike in Damascus Will Not Go Unanswered

President Ebrahim Raisi of Iran said on Tuesday the strike, which killed three top commanders, was an “in brazen violation of international law.”

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Ruben Gallego, Democratic Senate Candidate in Arizona, Raises $7.5 Million

The congressman’s campaign said it had more than $9.6 million cash on hand as it looks toward a fall race against Kari Lake, a Trump ally, who has yet to announce first-quarter fund-raising figures.

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With Abortion Ballot Question, a ‘Path to Relevance’ for Democrats in Florida?

Rulings allowing a strict abortion ban, along with a ballot question on expanding abortion access, may inject new life into Democratic campaigns in the state.

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A Farm Worker With Avian Flu Means a Rapid Response Is Urgent

Cows and dairy workers should be tested now, and vaccine production needs to gear up quickly.

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The Comstock Act Is a Danger to Abortion Rights. I Want to Repeal It.

The Comstock Act is a major concern if Donald Trump is re-elected.

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America’s Irrational Macreconomic Freak Out

An economist explains why his lens makes him so much more optimistic about the state of our economy than the average American.

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Oct. 7 Shattered Netanyahu’s Legacy. The War Saved Him — for Now.

The Israeli prime minister is wildly unpopular — but it will take a movement to unseat him.

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