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What to Know About Missouri’s High-Stakes Election Map Battle

A dizzying volley of court rulings in recent days has created widespread confusion about which congressional boundaries will be in effect in November.

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Canada Took In American Planes on 9/11. It Still Would Today.

A tiny slice of Newfoundland welcomed in stranded passengers.

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U.S. Officials Expected to Announce Cyclospora Outbreak Is Over

More than 11,000 cases of the illness had been linked to lettuce from Taylor Farms that was processed in Mexico. An investigation into how the parasite spread is continuing.

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Trump Loyalist Steps Down From ‘Grand Conspiracy’ Case

The inquiry has long been the most fevered of the many revenge investigations that President Trump has demanded the Justice Department undertake.

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Justice Dept. Opens Inquiry Into Los Angeles Clippers’ Dealings With Kawhi Leonard

The investigation, by the U.S. attorney’s office in Brooklyn, is in its earliest stages, leaving it unclear whether criminal charges will ensue.

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A.I. Could Possibly End Humanity. How Are Humans Supposed to Process That?

The technology is far from the only existential risk our species faces. But weighing such cosmic fears can become a mind-bending exercise.

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The Supreme Court Blocks Missouri’s Voting Map, Again

Also, Vance privately gathered unvarnished views of the Iran war. Here’s the latest at the end of Thursday.

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25 Years After 9/11, Trump Personifies a Nation Moving On

The president has de-emphasized and shifted the war on terrorism at a time when fear of foreign attack has receded into the background of American life.

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Some Republicans Balk at Trump’s $5,000 ‘Dividend’ Offer

The president’s call to send a $5,000 “dividend” to every American adult if Republicans win the midterms disturbed some members of his party.

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Toyohiro Akiyama, Japan’s Chain-Smoking ‘Space Antihero,’ Dies at 84

A journalist, he was the first Japanese person to enter space, joining a Soviet crew as part of a spectacular $35 million ratings stunt in 1990.

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A.I. May Drive the Next 9/11

A.I.-driven cyber and biological attacks threaten not just American lives, but also the American government.

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Apple’s New iPhone Duo Is Here. How Do Consumer Technology Journalists Review It?

Here’s the process for vetting new smartphones and gadgets at The Times and Wirecutter.

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While Trump Goes Big in Dallas, Collins Goes Small in Maine to Save Her Seat

Senator Susan Collins, the only Republican seeking re-election in a state President Trump lost, steered clear of his convention as she distances herself from him and his record.

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The U.S. Open Can’t Go On Like This

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Behind the Scenes, Vance Gathered Unvarnished Views of the Iran War

Vice President JD Vance received sobering assessments about the war that did not line up with what he, President Trump and other top administration officials were saying publicly.

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Scientists Who Study Sleep and Narcolepsy Win Prestigious Lasker Award

Two researchers who study the debilitating sleep disorder have won a prestigious Lasker Award. Their research in animals laid the groundwork for a new drug that addresses the condition’s root cause.

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Moscow Claims Ukraine Planned to Start a War Between Russia and the U.K.

Britain warned that Russia uses disinformation to divide Ukraine from its international partners.

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$88,600 Pictures With Trump and A.I.-Sponsored Suites: Republicans Schmooze in Dallas

Republican politicians, donors and lobbyists have been busy networking and partying on the sidelines of a midterm convention that is partly a fund-raiser.

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Trump Announces $500 Rebates for Some Obamacare Customers, Weeks Before the Election

The White House plans to send the money to people in 30 states who have higher incomes and are insured under the Affordable Care Act.

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UK Sanctions Against Israeli Settlers Divide British Rabbis

Prominent rabbis reacted with a mix of support, condemnation and concern about the ramifications for Jews in Britain.

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The U.S. Open Has Been Quietly Releasing Tickets for Its Popular Tournament

On Wednesday, hundreds appeared on Ticketmaster. The United States Tennis Association said it periodically released tickets it held for a variety of reasons.

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A.I. Data Center Pollution Poses Health Threat, Former E.P.A. Officials Warn

Air pollution from gas-fired power plants to run data centers is expected to add at least $20 billion in annual health care costs by 2028, the group warns.

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Anthropic Says It Blocked Possible Efforts to Build Biological Weapons

In a new report, the A.I. start-up added that it could not determine if the research was legitimate or nefarious, leading the company to shut down the work.

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A Sprint to Decipher U.S.-Canada Tariffs: ‘Are Sprinkles on the List?’

President Trump’s levies on a long, eclectic list of products from Canada has companies scrambling to figure out if their supply chains are affected.

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Dudamel Lands in New York, With Big Ambitions and a Packed Schedule

“This is not a job — it is a mission,” the new conductor of the New York Philharmonic said, starting a month of performances before taking the orchestra on a European tour.

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How the New iPhone Duo’s Glass Screen Bends Without Breaking

The screens of foldable phones are a triumph of materials science and microengineering.

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U.S. Airstrikes Targeting Houthis Killed Scores of Civilians in Yemen

A new report found that most of the deaths occurred during President Trump’s second term as his administration pursued the Iran-backed group.

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An Ancient Mausoleum, Untouched by Looters, Is Found Under Peru’s Sands

One archaeologist called the tombs “the discovery of the decade” as the first burials from the Chimu kingdom to have escaped centuries of plunder.

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The Iran War Is Pushing Global Coal Use to Record Highs

Five years after virtually every world leader agreed to “phase down” the burning of coal for climate reasons, the fuel is more widely used than ever.

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After a Difficult Loss, Nigeria Has Become a Source of Pain for Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has moved countless readers with her novels about Nigerians at home and abroad. After the death in Lagos of her toddler son, her homeland no longer feels as much like home.

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