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March Has Always Been a Month of Weather Extremes. But This Is Ridiculous.

Snow, tornadoes, record-breaking heat, a dust storm — and that’s just last weekend. Here’s how to understand what’s going on, and the role climate change is playing in all of it.

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In the Oscars Audience, Stars Caught Their Breath

Our photographer captured unguarded moments with Michael B. Jordan, Paul Thomas Anderson, Gwyneth Paltrow and other celebrities in the crowd.

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Senate to Take Up Voter Bill Sought by Trump but Opposed by Democrats

The Republican leader said he couldn’t overcome a filibuster but, under relentless pressure from the president and the far right, would put Democrats on the record against the restrictive voter I.D. bill.

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As Carney Seeks New Alliances for Canada, He Looks Away on Human Rights

Canada’s prime minister chooses pragmatism in a turbulent world, which means doing business with countries that do not share Canada’s democratic values. Some critics see this as weakness.

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Trump Officials Weigh New Plan to Stop Offshore Wind Farms

Proposed settlements would block wind farms off New York State and North Carolina, according to documents reviewed by The New York Times.

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How Readers Voted on Miscast Roles in the Movies

Given a list of 14 mismatches, they quickly picked Ben Platt in “Dear Evan Hansen.” But they took issue (loudly) with one of our choices.

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The Mobile, Ala., Leprechaun Lives On 20 Years Later

The purported sighting in March 2006, covered by a local TV news station, made a lasting impression on the internet — and on Mobile, Ala.

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Sucked Into War, Gulf Countries Face the Limits of U.S. Security Guarantees

Barraged by Iranian attacks and questioning the value of security ties with the United States, nations in the Gulf have turned to Ukraine, Australia and Italy for help.

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Trapped in a Self-Driving Car During an Anti-Robot Attack

In San Francisco, some passengers of autonomous taxis have experienced an unexpected hazard: being stuck in the vehicles when the cars are assaulted.

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What to Watch in Tuesday’s Illinois Primaries — and Where the Money Went

An open Senate seat and several crowded House races could measure the power of the grass roots to take on the deep pockets of super PACs.

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War in Iran Shows Growing Conservative Divide Over Israel

As the U.S.-Israel-Iran war continues, conservatism’s most famous figures are in a rhetorical brawl over America’s role.

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How To Bring a Bird’s Song Back from the Edge of Extinction

In a new study, wild regent honeyeaters became vocal tutors, teaching their disappearing song to birds in a captive breeding program.

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Wired’s New Editor Doesn’t Care if the Tech Bros Are Mad

Katie Drummond has transformed the publication into a bright spot for Condé Nast with aggressive political reporting.

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Wired’s New Editor Doesn’t Care if the Tech Bros Are Mad

Katie Drummond has transformed the publication into a bright spot for Condé Nast with aggressive political reporting.

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Scranton Gave Us Joe Biden, ‘The Office’ and the Key to the 2026 Midterms

Democrats can’t just sit back and expect the prevailing political winds to produce a blue wave.

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Driverless Big Rigs Are Coming to American Highways, and Soon

There are active test runs in Texas, and a handful of companies are banking on making a big entry into the market as early as next year.

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Can the Keto Diet Really Improve Mental Health?

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. recently said that the diet could “cure” schizophrenia. We asked experts about the claim.

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Inside the Supply Line Delivering American Guns to Mexican Cartels

A surge of weapons is flowing from the U.S. to Mexico. These firearms — sourced from gun shops, shows, websites and apps — are funneled across the border to fuel the country’s most violent crimes.

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As Income Gap Grows, So Do Fears Over Access to a Quality Education

Leaders and parents worry that a widening economic divide amid the current affordability crisis could amplify the role that money plays in access to a robust education in New York.

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A Red Fox’s Fantastic Voyage Starts in England and Leads to the Bronx

The fox is convalescing at the Bronx Zoo after an unlikely 3,600-mile sea crossing from England to the Port of New York and New Jersey.

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In Rural New York, Some See Proposed A.I. Center as a Needless Intrusion

The data center, to be built between Buffalo and Rochester, will raise electric bills and harm a nearby tribal reservation, opponents argue. “I can’t think of one good reason for it,” a local resident said.

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Jimmy Kimmel Has a Bone to Pick With Trump’s War Plans

“The only war Trump had an exit plan for was Vietnam,” Kimmel remarked after the president said he would end the war in Iran when he “feels it in his bones.”

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What the Iran War Means for the U.S.-China Relationship

With the Xi-Trump summit now almost certainly delayed, and tensions rising over the war in Iran, vital issues for both the U.S. and China are also being cast into uncertainty.

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Trump’s Dangerous Lack of a Strategy in Iran

The early reality of the Iran war is not cooperating with President Trump’s bluster.

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Inside the Katseye Fandom: Friendships, Rivalries and Boycotts Over Manon’s Hiatus

Fans of the group have leveraged their influence into friendship and rivalry. Then a member’s sudden hiatus sent them into a spiral.

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As American Bombers Take Off From R.A.F. Fairford in UK, Iraq War Looms Large

R.A.F. Fairford was the site of repeated antiwar protests during the Iraq war in 2003. Now it is being used again as a base for U.S. bombing missions in the Middle East.

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As War With Iran Hurts Oil Prices, U.S. Turns to Iranian Boats for Help

Iranian-linked ships carrying Russian oil were among those that received temporary exemptions from sanctions, a sign of how dire the energy crisis is becoming.

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Oil Begins Flowing Through California Pipeline Under Trump Order

Oil had not flowed through the pipeline since a 2015 rupture caused an environmental disaster on California’s Central Coast. It sets up a new fight between the Trump administration and state officials.

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Kouri Richins Found Guilty of Poisoning Her Husband in Utah Murder Trial

Kouri Richins was accused of mixing a lethal dose of fentanyl into a drink she made for her husband. She later wrote a children’s book about coping with grief.

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University of Florida Penalizes GOP Group Over Antisemitism Accusations

After the University of Florida restricted the Republican organization from operating on campus, the group sued the university arguing its First Amendment rights were violated.

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