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Hispanic Voters, Abandoning Trump, Are Transforming the Midterm Map

Texas and even Florida are the places to watch in November if a polling pattern holds.

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Texas Halts Data Center Permits, Expanding Environmental Scrutiny

Less than a year ago, Gov. Greg Abbott welcomed data centers. Now he is confronting concerns about the projects even among fellow Republicans.

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Netanyahu Falsely Accuses Mamdani of Supporting Hamas After Mayor’s CNN Interview

The Israeli prime minister falsely accused Mayor Zohran Mamdani of supporting Hamas after CNN interview clips showed Mr. Mamdani again calling Mr. Netanyahu a war criminal.

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Anthropic Releases a New A.I. Model, Opus 5.5, Amid Safety Debate

The company released a cheaper, faster model that it said was the strongest performer on its most rigorous internal safety tests to date.

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How Paramount Won Warner Bros.

Inside the settlement talks between the media mogul David Ellison and the coalition of states seeking to block his $111 billion deal.

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U.N. Searches for Its Next Leader

António Guterres is stepping down in December after two terms as secretary general. No front-runner to succeed him has emerged so far.

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Many Americans Use GLP-1 Drugs Without a Medical Reason, Study Shows

A new study identified more than 1 million people taking weight-loss drugs without any apparent medical reason to do so.

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Fact-Checking Trump’s Speech at the United Nations

President Trump’s remarks about oil reserves, the drug trade and his peace efforts contained falsehoods and exaggerations.

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Veterans Package Stalls After House’s Swift Departure

A veterans benefits bill that Republicans had hoped to pass ahead of the midterm elections is falling apart amid a battle over its cost.

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Trump Officials Eject 750,000 From Obamacare Markets, Claiming Fraud

Vice President JD Vance said the measure would save the government $2.2 billion.

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Mirroring Trump, Allies Are Expected to Label Latin American Cartels ‘Terrorists’ at U.N.G.A.

On the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly, 14 countries are expected to follow Washington’s lead by designating 25 criminal groups as terrorist organizations.

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Trump Is Back on TV, Briefly, as Many Networks Carry His U.N. Speech Live

A suspension of pool coverage remains in effect. But the in-house United Nations broadcaster provided a feed of the president’s remarks.

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Republicans in Tight Senate Races Call for End to Iran War

Representative Ashley Hinson of Iowa and Mike Rogers of Michigan distanced themselves from President Trump amid concern that high diesel prices could hurt the party in November.

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An A.I. Image of Trump Kissing a Woman Was Fake. It Spread Anyway.

Advances in artificial intelligence and the myriad ways content is shared online have made establishing authenticity even more difficult for users of social media.

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An Army of Paid Creators Is Carpeting the Web With Political Content

Unlike celebrity influencers with large followings, these creators produce a blizzard of videos for a fraction of the cost of traditional online campaigns and, in the process, shift public conversation.

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How Unions Are Confronting A.I. Threats in the Workplace

The machinists union shows how workers are negotiating for a say in the ways artificial intelligence is used in their workplaces.

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Hayden Panettiere’s Death Caused by Overdose of Fentanyl and Other Drugs

Ms. Panettiere, who starred in “Heroes” and “Nashville,” died last month at the age of 36. Her death was ruled accidental.

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Mathematics Isn’t Just a Game to Let A.I. Solve. History Shows Why.

In our field of applied mathematics, the long, human process of trial and error — not just the solutions themselves — is often what has led to progress.

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Trump and Xi to Discuss A.I. Risks and Competition at US-China Summit

Artificial intelligence is on the agenda when leaders from the United States and China meet this week. But with little consensus on a path forward, expectations are limited.

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Tech-Utopian Movement Praxis Says It Has Found a Home in Uruguay

After a sprawling world tour, Praxis, a New York-based, crypto-backed “digital nation,” has signed a deal to build a physical city in Uruguay.

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Climate Catastrophe Is Still on the Table

Harrowing temperature increases remain unnervingly possible.

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What’s Next for Paramount

Hollywood watchers believe the studio prevailed over states seeking to block its deal for Warner Bros. Discovery. It’s now free to reshape the media industry.

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Global Oil Price Drops Below $100 a Barrel

Investors anticipated that a damaged Saudi Arabian pipeline may be close to reopening, allowing more oil from the region to reach world markets.

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The Other Victims of China’s Church Crackdown

Cherie Geng is trying to free her husband, a pastor, who was among dozens of church members detained by the Chinese police. At the same time, she must rebuild her life in exile.

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Talk of the Town

The conversation about A.I. is at a fever pitch.

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Why Xi Is Coming to Washington, and White House TV Feeds Go Dark

Plus, the man who helped put bugs on the menu.

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Videos Reveal New Details About ICE Shooting in Austin

A video analysis finds that a federal immigration officer was standing to the side of Wilber Rafael Garces Perez’s car when the officer apparently fired through the rear passenger window. But the events surrounding the shooting remain murky.

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Trump Makes Republicans More Racist and Democrats Less So

The president is recasting the U.S. government as an instrument of prejudice.

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The ‘Kid’ Takes Over: David Ellison Becomes a Hollywood Colossus

With Paramount and Warner Bros. under his control, Mr. Ellison will be “the Hollywood equivalent of Superman, Caesar and Midas combined.” But challenges remain.

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What to Know About Recent A.I. Hacks

OpenAI, Google and others recently disclosed breaches by their artificial intelligence models that amplified concerns about the advancing capabilities of the technology.

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