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Shock and Grief in U.K. After Air India Plane Crash: ‘I Didn’t Really Believe It’

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Par :Lizzie Dearden · Lynsey Chutel and Jacob Judah
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The fatal flight was bound for England, where family and friends of the 241 victims on board, including 52 British nationals, were left searching for answers.

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Relatives of Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, who survived the Air India crash, in Leicester, England, on Friday, before some flew to India to see him.
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Trump Talks Big on Global Diplomacy, but His Goals Are in Tatters

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Par :Michael Crowley and Edward Wong
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The president said he would bring a quick end to the wars in Ukraine and Gaza, and get China to bend on trade and Iran on its nuclear program. Instead, conflict is escalating.

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Spectators look at a building damaged in an Israeli strike in Tehran on Thursday. A day after Israel began the massive attack on Iran, Mr. Trump’s peace projects are in tatters.
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Air India: Is There a Safest Seat in a Plane Crash?

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Par :Gabe Castro-Root
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With all eyes on the sole survivor of Air India Flight 171, aviation insiders say that in an air catastrophe, “all bets are off” and seat choice matters little.

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An Air India Boeing 787, the type of aircraft that crashed on Thursday in Ahmedabad, India, killing at least 269 people.
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Kanye West Briefly Visits Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Trial in Support of Music Mogul

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Par :Ben Sisario · Julia Jacobs and Olivia Bensimon
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The rapper formerly known as Kanye West has been one of the few celebrities to publicly defend Mr. Combs, who is charged with sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy.

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The trial of Sean Combs reached its 23rd day of testimony as the government continued to present its case that he is guilty of racketeering and sex-trafficking charges.
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Smithsonian Museum Director Trump Said He Fired Decides to Step Down

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Par :Robin Pogrebin and Graham Bowley
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The Smithsonian has said it retains power over personnel decisions, but Kim Sajet, the longtime director of the National Portrait Gallery, has decided to leave anyway.

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Kim Sajet, the first woman to lead the National Portrait Gallery, resigned in the aftermath of President Trump’s announcement that she was fired.
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The Musical Mysteries Brian Wilson Left Behind

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Par :Bob Mehr
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The Beach Boys mastermind has been the subject of pop scholarship and major boxed sets, but some corners of his oeuvre remain unreleased.

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Even with the consistent release of music from the vaults, there are fascinating parts of Brian Wilson’s catalog that have yet to see the light of day.
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Mamdani and Lander Cross-Endorse Each Other in N.Y.C. Mayor’s Race

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Par :Emma G. Fitzsimmons
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Zohran Mamdani and Brad Lander, the two leading progressive candidates in the race, hope their partnership will help them leverage the ranked-choice voting system to defeat Andrew M. Cuomo.

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Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani and Brad Lander, the city comptroller, hope working together will make it easier to stop former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo from becoming mayor.
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Will Trump Show Restraint in the Middle East?

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Par :Nicholas Kristof
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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

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Par :Mujib Mashal
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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.

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Par :Kashmir Hill
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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

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Par :Glenn Rifkin
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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

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Par :James Poniewozik
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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

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Par :Rebecca Dzombak
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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

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Par :Suhasini Raj · Mujib Mashal · Pragati K.B. and Atul Loke
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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?

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

© Arash Khamooshi for The New York Times

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

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Par :Hurubie Meko
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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

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Par :Emma G. Fitzsimmons and Maya King
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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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