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Smoke-Filled Skies Leave Midwest Fearing Another Season of Polluted Air
Smoke from wildfires in Canada draped Minnesota and parts of Wisconsin on Sunday and Monday. But experts say the air…
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Biden Promised Normal. Do Voters Want His Version of It?
Many voters in a new poll say the country’s political and economic systems need major changes or to be completely…
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Exclusion of Jewish Jurors Prompts Review of California Death Row Cases
Dozens of cases are under review after notes from jury selection in a 1990s murder case indicated that prosecutors worked…
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Two Universities Cancel Speeches by U.N. Ambassador
In the span of less than a week, two universities have rescinded commencement speaking invitations to Linda Thomas-Greenfield, the American…
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OpenAI Unveils New ChatGPT That Listens, Looks and Talks
Chatbots, image generators and voice assistants are gradually merging into a single technology with a conversational voice.
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Choice for Maryland Democrats Comes Down to Star Power Versus Experience
Harry Dunn, a former Capitol Police officer who was on duty during the Jan. 6 riots and is running for…
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A White-Collar Indictment Shatters a Congressman’s Blue-Collar Image
Representative Henry Cuellar started from humble origins, but records show he welcomed the trappings of power afforded by his position.
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On Instagram, a Jewelry Ad Draws Solicitations for Sex With a 5-Year-Old
Advertisers of merchandise for young girls find that adult men can become their unintended audience. In a test ad, convicted…
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An Independent Life of Flowers and Bible Verses in the Bronx
A woman in a HUD-subsidized apartment in a building for older New Yorkers bristles at the notion that she would…
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$2.2 Million Homes in California
A shingled bungalow with a guesthouse and a geodesic dome in Topanga, a Victorian-era retreat in Napa and a midcentury-modern…