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Will Trump Show Restraint in the Middle East?

Israel’s decision to strike Iran carries with it a lot of risks for the region and for the United States.

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On a hilltop in Tehran on Friday morning after multiple explosions around the city.
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How the Passenger in Seat 11A Became the Only Survivor of the Air India Plane Crash

Viswash Kumar Ramesh was one of 242 people on the 787-8 Dreamliner that went down shortly after takeoff in Ahmedabad, India. Somehow, he walked away.

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A still image taken from a video released by the official YouTube Channel of India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi shows Mr. Modi at the bedside of Viswash Kumar Ramesh, who survived Air India flight 171.
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They Asked ChatGPT Questions. The Answers Sent Them Spiraling.

Generative A.I. chatbots are going down conspiratorial rabbit holes and endorsing wild, mystical belief systems. For some people, conversations with the technology can deeply distort reality.

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Eugene Torres used ChatGPT to make spreadsheets, but the communication took a disturbing turn when he asked it about the simulation theory.
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David H. Murdock, a Rags-to-Riches Corporate Raider, Dies at 102

He was a school dropout at 14 and homeless for a spell, but as a driven investor and chief of Dole he became a billionaire. Later came another quest: to extend life through better nutrition.

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David H. Murdock in 2005 after giving a talk at the North Carolina Research Campus in Kannapolis. He had invested $500 million in the facility, which would study how plant-based diets might lead to longer lives.
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Trump’s New ‘Apprentice’ Boardroom: The Oval Office

The stately room has long been a site of diplomacy. But the reality-star president often does not come there to make friends.

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President Trump’s Oval Office meetings with world leaders like President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa have included reality-TV-style drama.
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Soaring Temperatures Threaten Crops, So Scientists Are Looking to Alter the Plants

Genetically altering crops may be key to helping them adapt to extreme temperatures. But shrinking funds and social acceptance stand in the way.

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Photosynthesis, the process through which plants get energy, stops working at higher temperatures, which are becoming more common in many of the world’s agricultural regions.
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Grieving Relatives of India Air Crash Victims Wait for Bodies to Be Identified

Families lined up for hours to give DNA samples so the authorities could match names to victims of Thursday’s crash, which killed at least 269 people.

Relatives of Akash Patni, a tea-stall worker who died in the plane crash in Ahmedabad, mourned near the hospital center where health workers are trying to identify the bodies.
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Will Trump Show Restraint in the Middle East?

Israel’s decision to strike Iran carries with it a lot of risks for the region and for the United States.

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On a hilltop in Tehran, Iran, on Friday morning after multiple explosions around the city.
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Inside the Jury Room at the Weinstein Trial, Rancor and Recrimination

As the panelists deliberated over whether the former Hollywood mogul should be convicted of sex crimes for a second time in Manhattan, accusations began to fly.

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Harvey Weinstein, a former Hollywood power broker, was retried after his 2020 conviction on sex crime charges was overturned.
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5 Takeaways From the Debate for N.Y.C. Mayor

The two front-runners in the New York City mayor’s race, Andrew M. Cuomo and Zohran Mamdani, traded barbs over their records, immigration and a host of other issues.

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Brad Lander, the New York City comptroller, center, and Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani, right, both clashed with former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, left, during the debate.
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Senator Alex Padilla Forcibly Removed and Handcuffed After Interrupting Noem

Alex Padilla, Democrat of California, was shoved out of a room and handcuffed after he tried to question Kristi Noem, the homeland security secretary, during a news conference.

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Kristi Noem, the homeland security secretary, speaking at a news conference in West Los Angeles. Senator Alex Padilla, Democrat of California, was forcibly removed from the event after trying to ask her questions.
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A Timeline of Iran and Israel’s Recent Attacks

Officials in the U.S. and Europe believe that Israel may be preparing another strike on Iran, even as nuclear talks between Washington and Tehran continue.

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People in Tehran carrying portraits of the Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, who was killed by an Israeli airstrike in Lebanon in September.
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Brian Wilson and Beach Boys’ Style Showed What California Living Looked Like

In Pendleton shirts and khakis, Mr. Wilson and the Beach Boys showed the world what easy Southern California living looked like.

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Brian Wilson and the Beach Boys were known for wearing Pendleton shirts in their early years. The style of shirt was later renamed “Original Surf Plaid.”
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Air India Crash Survivor: ‘I Don’t Know How I Am Alive’

Viswash Kumar Ramesh, 38, who sustained multiple injuries, a doctor said, was the only passenger out of 242 people on board the plane to walk away.

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Outside Viswash Kumar Ramesh’s family home in Leicester, England, on Thursday.
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Hundreds Dead in Air India Plane Crash

The London-bound Boeing Dreamliner went down moments after takeoff in Ahmedabad, India, with 242 people aboard. Dozens more on the ground perished as the plane exploded on the campus of a medical college.

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The tail of an Air India plane after it crashed into a medical school shortly after takeoff near the airport in Ahmedabad, India, on Thursday.
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Trump Administration Sues New York Over Law Barring ICE From Courthouses

State lawmakers passed the ban in 2020 when President Trump in his first term escalated arrests of undocumented immigrants at state and local courts.

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Pam Bondi, the attorney general, said a New York state law preventing immigration agents from conducting arrests in state or local courthouses shields criminals.
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Brian Wilson Wrote the California Dream, but He Didn’t Live It

An artist nearly synonymous with Los Angeles made his name crafting songs playing up his home state’s beachy vibes. His inner life, however, was anything but sunny.

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The Beach Boys learned that songs about California culture clicked with listeners. Four of their early singles and every one of their first three albums had the word “surf” in their titles.
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