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Sanders Calls on A.I. Companies to Pause Development to ‘Avoid Disaster’

Senator Bernie Sanders warned that corporations have already lost control of technology that could cause “potentially cataclysmic results” for millions of people.

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Images Emerge From Quake-Battered Colombia

The most powerful temblor in a decade struck in a Pacific Coast region, killing over 100 people.

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Medical Breakthroughs Are a Thrill. Then Comes the Hard Part.

The Trump administration has dismantled the agency that ensures that research makes its way into medical practice.

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F.D.A. Moves Toward Tighter Restrictions on Food Ingredients

A proposed rule would require companies to notify the agency about ingredients they plan to add, but companies would still be able to self-police their safety.

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The Subway Is Sweltering. Is There a Way to Put That Heat to Good Use?

Mayor Zohran Mamdani and state transit officials announced a plan to study a heat-capture system that could cool a notoriously hot train station and help heat city buildings in the winter.

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A Nighttime New York Boat Tour Turned Deadly In a Matter of Moments

Investigators are focusing on the tour operator and the pilot of the boat that capsized in New York Bay on Saturday, killing a mother and her infant daughter.

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A Fight Brews Between Mamdani and Amazon Over Delivery Workers

New York City’s mayor wants major companies to hire employees directly rather than relying on contractors. The firms say that will raise prices and slow service.

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How Trump’s Yearlong ‘Takeover’ of Washington Has Changed the Capital

The deployment of National Guard troops and federal agents into the streets has been expensive. How effective it has been is debatable.

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Will Voters Think Francesca Hong Is Too Radical? Here’s Where She Stands.

The democratic socialist is the front-runner to win the Democratic primary for governor of Wisconsin on Tuesday.

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How Small, Independent Newspapers Are Still Finding Readers

In a world of failing newspapers, free weeklies like The Chronicle of Glens Falls, N.Y., are still finding readers. All it takes is owners who do absolutely everything.

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Muggy Heat and Storms Continue to Grip the U.S., but an End Is in Sight

Weather at the start of the week looks like more of the same: heat and storms across the Eastern United States. But a subtle shift is in the cards.

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Trump Concedes There Was ‘Some Contractor Error’ in Reflecting Pool Renovations

The president had insisted for weeks that the landmarks’ algae-stained waters and peeling lining were the fault of vandals, not the project itself.

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One Source of Paxton’s Wealth: A Cell Tower at a Hospital He Knew Well

Ken Paxton, the Texas attorney general, makes six-figure income from a cellphone tower on the grounds of a hospital where he was a board member.

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Trump Shrugs Off A.I. and Data Center Concerns as Voters Grow Anxious

The president and his top aides have been especially bullish about data centers, despite national blowback against the facilities.

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Traffic to Trump’s Truth Social Falls Sharply This Summer

President Trump’s social media platform has had double-digit declines in visitors in June and July, according to estimates from a widely cited online tracking firm.

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Police in India Use Tear Gas to Break Youth Protest

Thousands of protesters in the eastern state of Jharkhand claim irregularities in qualifying exams for government jobs and are demanding an overhaul of the system.

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Netanyahu Walks Tightrope on Trump’s Gaza Disarmament Deal

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel is trying to satisfy the sometimes competing demands of his right-wing base and President Trump months ahead of a tough election.

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Mike DeWine: Only Trump Can Pull Off Immigration Reform

It could be his Nixon-goes-to-China.

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Minnesota’s Democratic Senate Primary Pits Angie Craig Against Peggy Flanagan

The Senate primary race in Minnesota will be the latest test of left-wing energy in the party, in a state that was convulsed by the Trump administration’s deadly immigration crackdown this winter.

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How Small, Independent Newspapers Are Still Finding Readers

In a world of failing newspapers, free weeklies like The Chronicle of Glens Falls, N.Y., are still finding readers. All it takes is owners who do absolutely everything.

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Waymo Is Growing Faster Than Ever. So Are Its ‘Edge Cases.’

As Waymo deploys more driverless cars to 15 U.S. cities and counting, its vehicles keep encountering new and unexpected situations that they have no script to handle.

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Iran Insists Strait of Hormuz Will Stay Closed Until Trump Agrees to Demands

A spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry said that talks with Oman on shipping routes in the Strait of Hormuz were “separate” from discussions to fully reopen the waterway.

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At Edinburgh Fringe, It’s Time for Comedy, Stunts and Even a Few Owls

As the festival brings thousands of shows to the Scottish city, there’s also plenty of merriment out on the streets.

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A.I. Agents Are Taking Entire Online Courses for Cheating Students

As colleges and students embrace virtual classes, the ease of A.I. cheating is raising questions about the value of an online degree.

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I, Spied

We’re looking at the little black cameras that are causing a national uproar.

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Meta Unveils ‘Open Source’ Version of Its Most Powerful A.I. Model

The release of Muse Glimmer, a model that can be freely downloaded and modified, is likely to intensify a debate over whether A.I. should be restricted or not.

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How Cameras Can Track Every Car in the U.S., and Iran’s Catch-22

Plus, a drying river reveals Nazi-era vessels.

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With ‘The Galloping Cure’ in Edinburgh, Missy Mazzoli Tackles the Opioid Crisis

The composer Missy Mazzoli, driven by personal loss, has turned America’s overdose epidemic into a dark, fantastical allegory.

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Ukrainian Drone Attack Kills 13 Deep Inside Russia

A strike on an industrial center in Tatarstan marked one of the deadliest attacks on Russian territory since the start of the war.

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At Edinburgh Fringe, Amanda Knox Takes the Mic to Reclaim Her Story

In a solo show at the Edinburgh Fringe, Knox is trying to turn her tabloid infamy into stand-up humor, despite an intense backlash.

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