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Texas Sues Tylenol Makers, Claiming They Hid Autism Risks

The lawsuit follows claims by President Trump that linked use by pregnant women of acetaminophen to autism, a connection that is unproven.

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Israel Conducts First Airstrike in West Bank in Months and Kills 3

A militant group allied with Hamas confirmed the deaths, which were part of an increase in fighting in the Palestinian territory during a surge of settler violence.

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Prunella Scales, Sybil on ‘Fawlty Towers,’ Dies at 93

Best known “for playing unfortunate wives,” she had a decades-long career in the theater and on television.

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Melissa’s Powerful Winds Could Be Even Worse in Jamaica’s Mountains

Gusts in higher elevations could be up to 30 percent stronger, the National Hurricane Center said.

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Anti-Vax for Dogs?

We explain how pet owners are expressing vaccine hesitancy.

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How Hurricane Melissa Got So Intense, and a ‘Plan’ for a Third Trump Term

Plus, the longest-ever World Series game.

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A Tidy Dutch Town Offers a Window Into a Messy Dutch Election

Two years after a shock win for the far-right Geert Wilders, the Netherlands is returning to the polls. His hometown shows the pain points of the country’s volatile politics.

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Sudan’s Military Withdraws From El Fasher in Darfur, Handing City to R.S.F.

Sudan’s military chief, Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, confirmed that his forces had withdrawn from El Fasher, a decisive shift in control of the sprawling Darfur region of Sudan.

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Amid a Record Party Investment, Two Candidates for Governor Join Forces

Rep. Mikie Sherrill of New Jersey and former Rep. Abigail Spanberger of Virginia will appear together on Wednesday, hoping to energize Democratic campaign volunteers, and voters.

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More Food Reaches Gaza, but It’s Still Not Enough

Aid to the devastated territory has increased since the cease-fire took effect and prices have fallen. But many trucks going into Gaza are bringing food and commercial goods to sell that most people cannot afford.

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More Food Reaches Gaza, but It’s Still Not Enough

Aid to the devastated territory has increased since the cease-fire took effect and prices have fallen. But many trucks going into Gaza are bringing food and commercial goods to sell that most people cannot afford.

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Josh Hawley: We Cannot Let 42 Million Americans Go Hungry

Congress must prevent Americans from losing food assistance.

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Fed’s Policy Path Looks More Treacherous as Shutdown Delays Critical Data

The central bank is poised to lower interest rates again on Wednesday despite having only a partial view of how the economy is faring.

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Judge Expected to Quiz Gregory Bovino Over Immigration Crackdown Tactics

Gregory Bovino, a border patrol official who has become a public face of President Trump’s crackdown, was ordered to appear in a Chicago courtroom.

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I Worked at OpenAI. It’s Not Doing Enough to Protect People.

A.I. companies need to do more to show the proof behind their claims.

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Adelita Grijalva Just Wants to Get to Work. The House Speaker Won’t Let Her.

Mike Johnson, the speaker, won’t swear in the Democratic representative-elect from Arizona.

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Misty Copeland, Ballerina of the People, Moves On

American Ballet Theater’s first Black female principal dancer has given her farewell performance. But she’s not done with this art form yet.

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A City Council Race in Arizona Turns Toxic Over Charlie Kirk’s Legacy

By nationalizing a local election, Turning Point Action is trying to show it can carry on without its founder and recall a local Republican who endorsed Kamala Harris.

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48 Hours Without A.I.

It’s everywhere, as the author learned the hard way while making as little contact as possible with machine learning and generative artificial intelligence.

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How to Make Art Out of Confederate Monuments

A new show featuring decommissioned statues forces a reckoning with American history at a moment when Donald Trump is trying to stop just that.

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Seeing More of Baseball’s Beauty, Now That My Vision Is Fading

Now that I can no longer follow the ball, baseball looks like a dance.

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A Twist in the Candy Cane Park Murder Investigation in Oregon

An unlikely twist in the investigation of a killing in 1983 that still haunts a small town in Oregon.

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In a Looming Nuclear Arms Race, Aging Los Alamos Faces a Major Test

The lab where Oppenheimer developed the atomic bomb is the linchpin in the United States’ effort to modernize its nuclear weapons. Yet the site has contended with contamination incidents, work disruptions and old infrastructure.

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Radiation Fears Bring MAHA and MAGA Movements Into Conflict

The Trump administration is considering tighter safety rules on the weak radiations of cellphones even as it pursues looser regulations on the deadly emanations of the nuclear industry.

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Once Again: The Pope Likes That Other Chicago Team, Not the Cubs

Although he posed with a Cubs jersey on Monday, a gift from a religious leader also from Chicago, Pope Leo is a longtime fan of the Chicago White Sox. Some people can’t seem to keep it straight.

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Seth Meyers Thinks Trump Is Trolling With Third-Term Talk

The president says he hasn’t really thought about a third term. Meyers said that was “like James Cameron saying he hasn’t thought about ‘Avatar 4.’”

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Should the Mayor Control N.Y.C. Schools? Mamdani and Cuomo Don’t Agree.

Zohran Mamdani and the teachers’ union have called for changes in mayoral control. Andrew M. Cuomo and some education leaders say that would be a grave mistake.

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A 17th-Century Crypt Shines a Light on Milan’s Most Impoverished

In Milan, bones that piled under a hospital over a half-century shed light on the health and habits of some of the Renaissance era’s most impoverished people.

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Trump Win Praise, But No Movements on Trade in Japan

President Trump and Sanae Takaichi, the Japanese prime minister, traded compliments during a stop in Tokyo, but signaled no major breakthrough in ongoing trade negotiations.

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Japanese Man Admits to Assassinating Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe

Tetsuya Yamagami, 45, was charged with killing Mr. Abe with a homemade gun during an election campaign event in 2022.

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