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Jailed Iranian Nobel Peace Prize Winner Is Transferred to Tehran Hospital

Narges Mohammadi, a prominent human rights activist who has spent much of her adult life in and out of prison, will undergo treatment in Tehran after collapsing earlier this month, a foundation run by her family said.

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Google Says Criminal Hackers Used A.I. to Find a Major Software Flaw

The company said that it had identified, for the first time, hackers using artificial intelligence to discover an unknown bug. The attempted attack represents “a taste of what’s to come,” one expert said.

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NBC to Turn Wordle Into a TV Game Show, With Savannah Guthrie as Host

The word puzzle published by The New York Times is the inspiration for a game show that will begin airing next year. Jimmy Fallon is a producer.

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Starmer Promises Urgent Change as He Battles to Save Premiership

Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain used a speech to attempt to quell a mutiny in the Labour Party after last week’s dire election results.

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Where Are the Passengers of the Hantavirus-Hit Cruise Ship Now?

Nearly two dozen countries were moving to repatriate their citizens who were aboard the cruise ship where three passengers died in a hantavirus outbreak.

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It’s All Connected

We look into the body’s circulatory systems.

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Trump Rejects Iran’s Offer, and 17 Passengers Exposed to Hantavirus Return to U.S.

Plus, how pharma swag became “one of the white whales of thrifting.”

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A Single Infusion Could Suppress H.I.V. for Years, Study Suggests

A study of a few patients, to be presented this week, showed promise for a type of therapy that has already cured some blood cancers.

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The Best New York City Neighborhoods for Restaurants

Great meals can be found in virtually any corner of the five boroughs, but here are some areas that stood out to our critic.

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Lawmakers Urge Trump to Move Ahead on Delayed Arms Sale to Taiwan

The Trump administration has held up the sale for months ahead of President Trump’s meeting this week with President Xi Jinping of China.

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Scientists Press Congress on Dismissal of National Science Foundation Board and Research Funding

The slowed pace of grants by the National Science Foundation, under attack from the White House, could put the United States at a disadvantage with China, the scientists warned.

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As Trump Heads to Beijing, China Is ‘Locked and Loaded’ for a Fight

Beijing is signaling that it is ready for a trade showdown, and it is building up a legal arsenal in preparation.

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Spirit Was the Only Airline in Town. Now What?

Spirit’s presence was a point of pride in Latrobe, Pa., where the security lines were short and airport parking is free. Residents are mourning the loss.

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Gisèle Pelicot’s Memoir Said Something Taboo About Victimhood. We Didn’t Listen.

A book by the world’s most famous survivor of sexual violence has been read as a manifesto or a cry of pain. What she wrote is far more complicated.

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In This Nazi-Era Restitution Dispute, the Focus Turns to a Missing Cow

A family is vying for the return of a painting it thought was by Rubens. But an expert says it’s a copy because it does not include the artist’s depiction of a peeing cow.

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As Visa Policies Tighten, International Students Find Tougher Job Market

Students say they have been passed over for jobs and interviews because of visa restrictions. Some have a Plan B: leaving the United States.

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Accusations of Shenanigans Fly in Nebraska’s Senate Race

One Democrat is accused of being a Republican in disguise. Another plans to drop out to boost an independent. It’s primary eve in one of the country’s most unusual midterm contests.

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Why Two Big Companies Just Cut Paid Family Leave

Deloitte and Zoom are among the employers reducing support for working parents, signaling a retreat from a “golden age of benefits.”

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Quebec Novelist Shines a Harsh Spotlight on Migration, and on Trump’s America

Thélyson Orélien, a Haitian-born, previously unknown writer, submitted an unsolicited manuscript. Its rights were sold in 23 countries before publication.

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The Fight to Euthanize Pablo Escobar’s Hippos in Colombia

Colombia is planning to cull a population of wild hippos, the offspring of the drug lord’s pets, dividing a town where hippos are the main draw.

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Ukraine Looks to Step Away From Trump and U.S.

With peace talks on ice and Ukraine now more self-reliant, President Volodymyr Zelensky seems to be stepping away from the United States.

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As Coal Rebounds, More Mercury, a Potent Toxin, Is in the Air

Coal-burning power plants released more mercury last year, according to an analysis by The Times. It reverses a downward trend of emissions of a metal that interferes with brain development.

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The Silence That Meets the Rape of Palestinians

Male and female Palestinians describe brutal sexual abuse at the hands of Israel’s prison guards, soldiers, settlers and interrogators.

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Retail Giants Spend Billions to Make Stores Look Nicer

Walmart, Target and Dollar General are among those investing in remodeling thousands of existing stores, even as shoppers take their dollars online.

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Kansas City, a Car Town, Spends Millions on World Cup Transit

Security and other expenses are piling up for host cities. In the smallest metro area staging games, the bill includes temporary bus systems in two states.

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Drilling Into the Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica

Ten people. Eight weeks. Three thousand feet to pierce a fast-melting Antarctic glacier.

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They Were Promised New Septic Tanks. Trump Called It ‘Illegal DEI.’

The Justice Department ended a deal that had helped fund a solution to the sewage crisis in rural Alabama. “Almost like we are starting all over again,” one activist said.

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Bill Cassidy Sold His Soul and Got Nothing in Return

A doctor and senator who voted to confirm Robert Kennedy still was snubbed by Trump in the Republican primary in Louisiana.

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Cursive Club, Where Students Learn With a Flourish

Students are practicing cursive in clubs after school and in libraries after it was cut from the Common Core curriculum. Some states are reintroducing it into schools.

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