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‘Alligator Alcatraz’ in the Florida Everglades Is Testing Environmental Law

Officials building a Florida detention center appear to be skipping environmental reviews made mandatory decades ago after a fight over an airport at the very same spot.

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Seed Oils Are Fine, Really

Nutrition science demonizing individual foods or ingredients is often based on flawed science and misses the bigger picture.

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Justice Department Subpoenas Office of Letitia James, a Trump Nemesis

Ms. James, New York’s attorney general, won a civil fraud case against President Trump that is on appeal. One of the two subpoenas is related to that case.

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New Jersey Synagogue Burns to Ground as Rabbi and Family Escape

Congregation Beth El in Rutherford, more than a century old, was destroyed. The mayor said there was no indication of arson so far.

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Possible Planet Spotted Around Alpha Centauri A by NASA’s James Webb Telescope

Astronomers found strong evidence that a gassy Jupiter-size world is orbiting Alpha Centauri A, one of three stars in the solar system closest to our own.

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How Three Journalists Tracked the Deadly Aid Crisis in Gaza

Interviews, data, witness footage, satellite imagery, photography and more helped the reporters capture a deteriorating situation.

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Trump Directs Military to Target Foreign Drug Cartels

The president has ordered the Pentagon to use the armed forces to carry out what in the past was considered law enforcement.

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Senate Heads for a ‘Nuclear’ Showdown on Trump Nominees

Republicans say they are preparing to impose rules changes to speed confirmations after Democrats thwarted them before Congress headed into recess.

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Truck Companies Sour on California’s Strict Clean Air Rules

A deal designed to force compliance with tougher emissions standards is at risk after the Trump administration intervened.

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What if You Can’t Believe the Official Numbers?

By besmirching the integrity of government statistics, President Trump is endangering an underappreciated treasure, our columnist says.

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Stephen Miran, Trump’s Temporary Pick at the Fed, Could Have a Lasting Effect

Stephen I. Miran may spend only a few months on the central bank’s board of governors, but in that time he can influence the discussions around interest rates and who will become the institution’s next leader.

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Stephen Miran, Trump’s Temporary Pick at the Fed, Could Have a Lasting Effect

Stephen I. Miran may spend only a few months on the central bank’s board of governors, but in that time he can influence the discussions around interest rates and who will become the institution’s next leader.

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Bears Are Terrorizing Romania. It’s Humans’ Fault.

Romania’s growing bear population has turned conservation into confrontation for people living in the shadows of the Carpathian Mountains.

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Intel’s CEO Defends Himself After Trump Calls For Resignation

Lip-Bu Tan, Intel’s top executive, said he was committed to the company after Mr. Trump called for him to step down over reported Chinese investments.

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Chatbots Can Go Into a Delusional Spiral. Here’s How It Happens.

Over 21 days of talking with ChatGPT, an otherwise perfectly sane man became convinced that he was a real-life superhero. We analyzed the conversation.

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Netanyahu Broadly Criticized at Home and Abroad After New Gaza Plan

International allies and families of hostages condemned Benjamin Netanyahu’s plan to take control of Gaza City, with the British prime minister calling it “wrong.”

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The U.S. Says Britain Is Chilling Free Speech. Many Britons Point the Finger Back.

To some in the U.K., the criticisms from the American right over arrests of people for hate speech seem hypocritical, given President Trump’s attacks on those who disagree with him.

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Russian Strikes Kill 3 in Ukraine, Which May Be Left Out of Peace Talks

“Here on the ground, we don’t feel any real changes from all these high-level meetings and statements,” a soldier said.

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Israel Says It’s Preparing to Take Control of Gaza City. What Does That Mean?

The decision to expand operations in the enclave went against the recommendations of the military.

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One Way to Retire With Friends

We go inside The Bird’s Nest, a community in Texas.

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As Gaza Hunger Crisis Worsens, Israel Lets in Little Aid

An increasing number of Palestinians are dying from hunger-related causes. Others are weak from months of extreme deprivation and vulnerable to illnesses in a territory short on crucial medical supplies, fuel and clean water, aid workers say.

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Trump to Host Leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan for ‘Peace Signing’

President Trump appeared eager to project confidence that an agreement could be reached in a long-intractable conflict.

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Israel Approves Gaza City Takeover, and Trump to Deploy Federal Agents in D.C.

Plus, your Friday news quiz.

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Can Russia’s Economy Withstand Trump’s Threats to Impose Sanctions?

The Russian economy was slowing even before President Trump’s latest threats. But the Kremlin has enough money to keep fighting in Ukraine.

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Cory Mills Should Be at Least as Famous as George Santos

When you’re MAGA, they let you do it.

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Manhunt Leaves a Montana Town in Limbo a Week After Bar Shooting

Experts on mass shootings said it’s rare for the gunmen who carry out such crimes to elude the authorities for so long.

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Trump Escalates a Fight Over How to Measure Merit in American Education

President Trump’s most recent executive order wades into a debate over how elite colleges should weigh grades and test scores versus the obstacles students have overcome.

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The Fight to Save Hawaii’s Coconut Palms

An invasive beetle is killing coconut trees across the archipelago, and spreading fast. Researchers are racing to contain it.

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E.P.A. to Stop Updating Popular Database After Lead Scientist Criticized Trump

The database, which helps companies calculate their greenhouse gas emissions, will continue under a consortium that includes Stanford University.

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Trump’s E.P.A. Filing Fewer Lawsuits Against Polluters

In its first six months, the Trump administration has filed 11 civil cases against polluters compared with the Biden administration’s 30.

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