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Up to a Trillion Cicadas Are About to Emerge in the U.S.

Two periodical cicada broods are appearing in a 16-state area in the Midwest and Southeast for the first time in centuries. Can you get rid of them? Do they bite you? We answer your questions.

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Send the Hosts of ‘Serial’ Season 4 Your Questions About the Podcast

As you listen to the new season, which features insider stories of life at Guantánamo Bay, share your questions with the hosts, Sarah Koenig and Dana Chivvis.

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Kuwaitis Vote With Hope for Change Amid Political Turmoil

With a new ruler in charge, the oil-rich emirate is electing a new Parliament for the fourth time in four years while grappling with political turmoil.

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Kate Shindle on Why She’s Stepping Down as Actors’ Equity President

After nine years in the role, she has decided not to seek re-election in May. Her departure comes amid significant turnover in the theater industry.

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Eclipse’s Path Is Also Leaving a Trail of High Hotel Prices

One Super 8 in Illinois advertised $949 a night. Its normal rate is $95.

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Florida Court Rulings Pose Risks for House Republicans on Abortion

The twin decisions have all but guaranteed that voters will have the issue on their minds in November, bringing potential risks for two anti-abortion Republicans in the state whose districts aren’t solidly red.

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Letitia James, the Attorney General, Objects to Trump’s Bond Deal

Letitia James, the attorney general, said in court papers that the California company providing the guarantee was not qualified to do such deals in New York.

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Georgia Judge Rejects Effort to Dismiss Trump Case on Free Speech Grounds

The defense had argued that some of the charges were based on statements Donald Trump and his co-defendants made in 2020 that were constitutionally protected.

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Will New York Reach a Housing Deal to Confront an Affordability Crisis?

The deal could clear the way for the construction of new homes and make it more difficult for landlords to evict renters, if lawmakers in Albany can find a compromise.

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G.O.P. Congressman’s Wild Claim: F.B.I. Entrapped Jan. 6 Rioters

More than three years after the attack on Congress, a Republican subcommittee chairman offered a series of baseless and disproved claims about it, reflecting an effort on the right to falsify what occurred.

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Ford Slows Its Push Into Electric Vehicles

The automaker said it would delay new battery-powered models and shift its focus to hybrid cars, sales of which are rising fast.

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The Guantánamo Spy Who Wasn’t

Ahmad Al-Halabi was an immigrant who did the most American thing possible: join the military. Then the U.S. government accused him of espionage.

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How an Editors’ Note Fueled Another Kate Conspiracy Theory

A routine Getty Images caption beside the Princess of Wales’s cancer announcement has fanned disinformation about her. Researchers say there is no evidence that the video is fake.

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Inside a Republican Plan to Encourage Early Voting Despite Trump’s Attacks

Donald Trump’s falsehoods about mail voting have created a strategic disadvantage for Republicans, who must rely on Election Day turnout. The group Turning Point Action has a $100 million plan to change voters’ habits.

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A Tantalizing ‘Hint’ That Astronomers Got Dark Energy All Wrong

Scientists may have discovered a major flaw in their understanding of that mysterious cosmic force. That could be good news for the fate of the universe.

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When the Rubin Museum Was Divine

The Rubin will be “reimagined” as a global museum, but our critic says its charismatic presence will be only a troubling memory.

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Trump Venues Bank on Golf, With Help From Saudi Arabia

The focus of the former president’s hotel business is shifting from big cities to his golf resorts, which are benefiting from a relationship with the Saudi-funded LIV Golf tournaments.

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A call for early elections by a member of Netanyahu’s war cabinet highlights the domestic pressure he is under.

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Venice to Charge Day Trippers an Entry Fee to Discourage Overcrowding

Starting this month, tourists intending to visit the city on busy dates will be required to register on a website, and those coming for a single day will have to pay a little over $5.

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Judge Orders Timely Housing for Migrant Children Waiting at Border

The decision established that minors at open-air sites were in legal custody of the Department of Homeland Security and thus must receive safe shelter, even if they had not yet been formally processed.

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TikTok Spends Millions on Ad Blitz as Congress Considers Banning the App

The video app is spending millions on ads as Congress considers a bill that could lead to a U.S. ban.

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How a Violin Maker’s Dreams Came True in Cremona, Italy

As a teenager in South Korea, Ayoung An decided to become a violin maker. Her journey eventually took her to Cremona, Italy, a famed hub for masters like Antonio Stradivari.

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Tell Us Your Stories About Retirement

If you’ve reinvented your life after retiring from a career, we want to hear how it’s going and any advice you have for others.

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Plan to Stash Pollution Beneath the Sea Could Save Money and Jobs

The Italian energy giant Eni sees future profits from collecting carbon dioxide and pumping it into natural gas fields that have been exhausted.

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Biden Takes Aim at SpaceX’s Tax-Free Ride in American Airspace

President Biden wants companies that use American airspace for rocket launches to start paying taxes into a federal fund that finances the work of air traffic controllers.

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Ocean Temperatures Suggest a Daunting 2024 Hurricane Season

An early forecast from one set of experts sees an above-average hurricane season that may rival the busiest years on record.

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For Sale: One Huge Drawing, Maybe by Michelangelo

Former owners of the Renaissance artist’s villa want to sell a sketch once on a kitchen wall. But scholars are divided over whether Michelangelo actually drew it.

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Why Taiwan Was So Prepared for a Powerful Earthquake

Decades of learning from disasters, tightening building codes and increasing public awareness may have helped its people better weather strong quakes.

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What Are We Told About the Health of Biden and Trump? They Decide.

President Biden and former President Donald J. Trump are the oldest people ever to seek the presidency, challenging norms about what the public should know about candidates’ health.

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Biden Is Winning the Money Race. Does It Matter?

Inside the very expensive business of running for president.

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