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Soundtrack to 8,000 Job Cuts: A Meta Worker’s Layoff-Themed A.I. Songs

On a dark day of layoffs at Meta, one employee responded by creating an internal radio station that plays songs about job cuts — generated by artificial intelligence, of course.

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Senate G.O.P. Ready to Drop Ballroom Funds From ICE Bill

Several Republicans had balked at including the money in an immigration enforcement measure that the party plans to push through on a party-line vote.

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Was a Story That Just Won a Literary Prize A.I.-Generated?

A respected literary magazine has published an award-winning short story many readers believe to be generated by artificial intelligence. Experts aren’t all so sure.

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How the $1.8 Billion Trump Fund May Violate Past Practice and Policy

The fund that could offer payouts to Trump allies who accuse the government of mistreatment is not only highly unusual but also appears to violate the administration’s own policies.

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Thomas Massie, a Trump Critic, Causes Latest Midterm Fight Over Israel

In primary races across the country, debates over Israel are taking center stage, dividing Democrats and Republicans alike.

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Musk’s SpaceX Reveals Its Finances for the First Time as It Readies for IPO

Mr. Musk’s rocket and satellite maker disclosed its financial performance as it prepares to go public in what is set to be one of the largest offerings to date.

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The U.S. Charges Raúl Castro, Increasing the Pressure on Cuba

Also, Jan. 6 police officers sue to block Trump’s new fund. Here’s the latest at the end of Wednesday.

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Thailand Tightens Visa Rules for Tourists From Dozens of Nations, Including U.S.

The country had loosened entry requirements after the pandemic to attract visitors, but will now limit many travelers to 30 days without a visa.

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Soccer Game Between North and South Korean Teams Draws Strong Emotion On and Off the Pitch

While diplomatic relations between the two Koreas are near a historic low, a rare trip by athletes from the North triggered intense emotions in some older South Koreans.

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Mother Who Drowned 3 Children at Coney Island Is Sentenced to 20 Years

Erin Merdy, 34, pleaded guilty to murder in the 2022 killings of her children, ages 7, 4 and 3 months.

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Trump Just Pardoned Himself and His Family Forever

By issuing a prohibition on federal investigations that might threaten Trump’s finances, the Justice Department has placed the president and his family in a new category.

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What to Know About the Wildfires in Southern California

Ahead of peak wildfire season in the state, a series of blazes has led to evacuation orders for thousands of people. Here’s a quick rundown.

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TSA Pushes to Expand Private Security at Airport Checkpoints

Driven in part by the chaos of the last shutdown, the government is expanding efforts to use private security staff instead of federal employees at more airports.

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Nvidia’s Profit Hits $58.3 Billion as A.I. Boom Gathers More Steam

The chip maker said its profit in its most recent quarter jumped 211 percent from a year ago thanks to extreme demand from other big technology companies.

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Ebola Containment Efforts May Have Been Hindered by USAID Shutdown and CDC Cuts

Aid cuts by the Trump administration have shut down crucial disease surveillance networks and medical supply chains in East Africa.

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Penn Station Renovation Moves Ahead as Developer Is Chosen

The announcement came a day after Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy said the federal government intended to spend $8 billion on the project.

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Trump Gets His Payback in Primary Elections, but It Comes at a Cost in Congress

Republican senators are angry the president is working to unseat their colleagues. But he is also creating more free agents in his own party in Congress willing to defy him.

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After Eurovision Final, Dismay That Politics Didn’t Play a Bigger Role

Politics isn’t supposed to influence the international song contest, but some people wanted relationships between countries to hold more sway in this year’s voting.

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Cuba Says the Trump Administration Is Not Negotiating in Good Faith

Cuba’s ambassador to the United Nations said in an interview that Havana wanted to talk but the Trump administration was creating pretexts for military action.

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Australian Swimmer Who Crashed Beach Fashion Show Becomes the Star

David Handley was going for a swim in Sydney when he found himself walking on an Australian Fashion Week runway. “I’ve usurped the spot of the lead model,” he said.

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What Silicon Valley Is Coming for Next

Hint: It comes from inside of you.

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Audible Opens a Bookless Bookstore

Booksellers are trying to figure out how to market audiobooks in person. At a new pop-up, the Amazon-owned company is betting on listening rooms, branded merch and “story tenders.”

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Prosecutor Is Charged With Stealing Sealed Report on Trump Documents Case

The Justice Department accused Carmen Lineberger of emailing records related to the special counsel’s investigation to a personal account.

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Majority of Fed Officials Embraced Possibility of Higher Rates at Latest Meeting

A record of the April meeting, Jerome H. Powell’s last as chair, underscored the extent to which the war with Iran has upended the economic outlook.

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Surgeon General’s Office Issues Screen Time Warning

The post of surgeon general has remained empty since President Trump took office last year.

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Jeff Bezos Praises Trump’s Second Term as ‘More Mature’

The Amazon founder and owner of The Washington Post also rejected the idea that he has made changes at his companies to gain favor with the president.

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Trump’s $1.8 Billion Fund Tests Constitutional Limits

The deal the president reached with his own subordinates relies on a mechanism created by Congress that legal experts had warned was subject to manipulation.

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House Passes Housing Bill, Uniting on a Measure to Bring Down Costs

The legislation, which had been stalled amid Republican divisions, passed overwhelmingly, signaling an eagerness in both parties to address affordability in an election year.

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OpenAI Prepares to File for an I.P.O. in Coming Weeks

OpenAI would be one of the most highly anticipated potential initial public offerings, in what is set to be a major year of I.P.O.s for Silicon Valley.

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Israel Minister Taunts Pro-Palestinian Flotilla Activists in Video

In the video, the national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, walks past activists in handcuffs and forced to kneel on the deck of a ship. It drew outrage at home and abroad.

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