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The U.S. Struggles to Break Out From China’s Grip on Rare Earths

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Par :Ana Swanson
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The Trump administration is trying an array of unconventional measures to shore up U.S. rare earths supplies. It remains uncertain whether the strategy will work.

© Doug Mills/The New York Times

The Trump administration is working with allies, including the Australian prime minister, Anthony Albanese, left, to obtain access to rare earth minerals.
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Trump Administration Cuts Cyberdefense Even as Threats Grow

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Par :Julian E. Barnes
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China has penetrated networks that control infrastructure systems and has hacked telecommunications companies.

© Kyle Johnson for The New York Times

Microsoft’s cyber crimes unit in Redmond, Wash. The government recently warned about cybersecurity vulnerabilities at Microsoft and other technology companies.
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Why Weren’t the Jewels Stolen From the Louvre Insured?

✇NYT
Par :Liz Alderman
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Thieves snatched jewelry valued at more than $100 million, but the museum will not be compensated for the loss.

© Thibault Camus/Associated Press

The lobby of the Louvre Museum, which reopened on Wednesday after jewels were stolen in a daylight heist.
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Why King Charles Has Not Yet Removed Andrew’s Most Valued Title: Prince

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Par :Mark Landler
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New disclosures about Prince Andrew’s ties to the notorious sex offender Jeffrey Epstein have led to calls for further action from the king and Parliament.

© Toby Melville/Reuters

Prince Andrew and King Charles III in London last month, after attending a requiem mass for Katharine, the duchess of Kent.
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Google’s Quantum Computer Makes a Big Technical Leap

✇NYT
Par :Cade Metz
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Designed to accelerate advances in medicine and other fields, the tech giant’s quantum algorithm runs 13,000 times as fast as software written for a traditional supercomputer.

© Adam Amengual for The New York Times

A quantum computer at Google’s quantum research facility near Santa Barbara, Calif.
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Former Biden and Senate Counsel to Lead Progressive Legal Group

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Par :Carl Hulse
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Phil Brest, a veteran of the judicial confirmation wars, will head the American Constitution Society at a time of legal turmoil.

© Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times

Phil Brest is joining the American Constitution Society at a time when Democrats and progressives see grave threats to the rule of law.
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G.M. Previews Talking Cars, Cheaper Batteries and Other New Tech

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Par :Jack Ewing
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Drivers will be able to converse with an artificial intelligence assistant while cars largely drive themselves in certain situations, the company said.

© Brett Carlsen for The New York Times

Battery assembly at a General Motors plant in Spring Hill, Tenn. G.M. announced that it had developed a new lower-cost battery.
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In First Six Months, Cost of Weather Catastrophes Escalated at a Record Pace

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Par :Scott Dance
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The Trump administration stopped updating a database tracking the costs of the country’s worst disasters. A group of scientists has revived it.

© Anna Watts for The New York Times

Sifting for belongings after a tornado blew through Plantersville, Ala., in March. That tornado outbreak caused $10.6 billion in damage, one of this year’s costliest disasters.
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Meta Cuts 600 Jobs at A.I. Superintelligence Labs

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Par :Mike Isaac and Eli Tan
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The layoffs do not affect Meta’s newest A.I. hires, who are in some cases being paid up to hundreds of millions of dollars. The cuts were focused on correcting an earlier hiring spree.

© Jason Henry for The New York Times

Mark Zuckerberg, Meta’s chief executive, at the company campus in Menlo Park, Calif., last month. Meta has hired aggressively to build A.I. in recent years.
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Maine U.S. Senate Candidate Says He Covered Up Tattoo That Had Nazi Imagery

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Par :Jenny Gross
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Graham Platner, a Democrat, had acknowledged the tattoo this week on a podcast. He also sought to distance himself from old Reddit posts that drew criticism.

© Greta Rybus for The New York Times

Graham Platner at the oyster farm he helps run off Frenchman Bay in Maine. He is running for the U.S. Senate in Maine as a Democrat.
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Colleges Face a Reckoning: Is a Degree Really Necessary?

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Par :Alan Blinder
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Wyoming is one of many states that embraced a campaign to encourage more people to enroll in higher education. Some leaders and students wonder if they reached a limit.

© Rachel Woolf for The New York Times

Signs for Serve Wyoming and a Walmart Distribution Center outside Cheyenne, Wy.
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