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Congress Passes Spending Bill in Wee Hours to Fend Off Shutdown
After hours of delay, the Senate overwhelmingly voted for the $1.2 trillion bill to fund more than half of the government, sending the measure to President Biden’s desk.
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U.S. Sues Apple, Accusing It of Maintaining an iPhone Monopoly
The lawsuit caps years of regulatory scrutiny of Apple’s wildly popular suite of devices and services, which have fueled its growth into a nearly $3 trillion public company.
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The United States Is Living Under a ‘Nuclear Monarchy’
Should one person have that much power?
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Leaders Release $1.2 Trillion Spending Bill as Congress Races to Avert Shutdown
The bipartisan bill emerged one day before the federal funding deadline, and it was not clear whether Congress could complete it in time to avoid a partial shutdown after midnight on Friday.
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How A.I. Chatbots Become Political
We may soon rely a lot on A.I. chatbots, so keeping an eye on their political leanings is becoming more and more important.
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Toddlers Smell Like Flowers, Teens Smell ‘Goatlike,’ Study Finds
Two musky steroids, and higher levels of odorous acids, distinguish the body odors of adolescents and tots.
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A.I. Is Learning What It Means to Be Alive
Given troves of data about genes and cells, A.I. models have made some surprising discoveries. What could they teach us someday?
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Subterranean ‘Baby Dragons’ Are Revealed to Sneak to the Surface
Scientists never imagined that the blind cave salamanders called olms willingly left their caves. But at numerous aboveground springs, there they were.
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Scientists Discover 100 New Marine Species in New Zealand
The findings, from the largely uncharted waters of Bounty Trough, show that “we’ve got a long way to go in terms of understanding where life is found in the ocean,” a researcher said.
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These Mobile Games Are for the Birds
How do you design an app for a parrot? Consider games that are “made to be licked,” a new study suggests.
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Apple and Google Are Discussing a Deal to Bring Generative A.I. to iPhones
A partnership would extend the long relationship between the companies that has helped deliver everything from maps to search on Apple’s devices.
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The Department of Homeland Security Is Embracing A.I.
The agency will be the first in the federal government to roll out a comprehensive plan to integrate the technology into a variety of uses, from fighting crime to helping disaster survivors.
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A.I. Is Learning What It Means to Be Alive
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Meta’s Smart Glasses Are Becoming Artificially Intelligent. We Took Them for a Spin.
What happens when a columnist and a reporter use A.I. glasses to scan groceries, monuments and zoo animals? Hilarity, wonder and lots of mistakes ensued.
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The Dinner Party That Started the Harlem Renaissance
An interracial soirée that included intellectual and artistic luminaries set in motion one of the most influential cultural movements of the 20th century.
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22 of the Funniest Novels Since ‘Catch-22’
Because we could all use a laugh.
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The Most Important Writing Exercise I’ve Ever Assigned
I ask my writing students to stand in another person’s shoes. They’re finding it harder and harder to do.
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Use Your Allusion: See How Many Literary References You Recognize
Put your cultural knowledge to the test with these 12 questions.
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Where the Wild Things Went During the Pandemic
A new study of camera-trap images complicates the idea that all wildlife thrived during the Covid lockdowns.
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Climate Change Made an Early Heat Wave in West Africa 10 Times as Likely
Temperatures in the region rose above 40 degrees Celsius in February, with humidity pushing the heat index even higher.
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When We See the Climate More Clearly, What Will We Do?
A new satellite will show us the full extent of methane emissions. Will we act?
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Geologists Make It Official: We’re Not in an ‘Anthropocene’ Epoch
The field’s governing body ratified a vote by scientists on the contentious issue, ending a long effort to update the timeline of Earth’s history.
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‘Garbage Lasagna’: Dumps Are a Big Driver of Warming, Study Says
Decades of buried trash is releasing methane, a powerful greenhouse gas, at higher rates than previously estimated, the researchers said.
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In the Markets, a Tug of War Between Big Tech and the Fed
On Wall Street, excitement about A.I. outweighs concern about interest rates. But rocketing stocks could make it tough for the Federal Reserve to cut rates.
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For Women’s Basketball, Caitlin Clark’s Lasting Impact May Be Economic
People have flocked to watch the Iowa star on TV and in person at a time when her sport is more valuable than it ever was before.
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States Have Spent $25 Billion to Woo Hollywood. Is It Worth It?
Dozens of states have lured film and TV production with financial incentives. Years after gutting its program during a budget crisis, Michigan wants to rejoin the arms race.
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Investors Pour Money Into Wall St. as Stocks Set New Highs
The influx of cash reflects optimism about the economy and company earnings despite high interest rates and stubborn inflation.
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The Met Museum Hires Its First Head of Provenance Research
Lucian Simmons is leaving Sotheby’s to lead the museum’s increased efforts to review its collection, which has recently returned looted artifacts, including dozens last year.
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The Dinner Party That Started the Harlem Renaissance
An interracial soirée that included intellectual and artistic luminaries set in motion one of the most influential cultural movements of the 20th century.
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Surrealism Is 100. The World’s Still Surreal.
Exhibitions around the world are celebrating the art movement’s centennial and asking whether our crazy dreams can still set us free.
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Why Is There No Oscar for Best Choreography?
Imaginative dance abounds in Hollywood, but its creators remain unheralded at awards time.
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The Revolutionary Power of Women’s Rage and Grief
Käthe Kollwitz’s fierce belief in social justice and her indelible images made her one of Germany’s best printmakers. A dazzling MoMA show reminds us why.
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What’s Next for the Coronavirus?
Scientists studying the virus’s continuing evolution, and the body’s immune responses, hope to head off a resurgence and to better understand long Covid.
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The D.E.A. Needs to Stay Out of Medicine
Restrictions on pain medications are hurting patients who are suffering.
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A Johns Hopkins scientist was known for rigorous studies of psychedelics. Was he a true believer?
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Surgeons Transplant Pig Kidney Into a Patient, a Medical Milestone
The man continues to improve, doctors said. Organs from genetically engineered pigs one day may make dialysis obsolete.
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World War II Loot Found in a Massachusetts Home Is Returned to Okinawa
The cache of artifacts was discovered in the attic of a veteran’s home after he died. The items were turned over to the F.B.I., which arranged for their return eight decades after the war.
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The Dinner Party That Started the Harlem Renaissance
An interracial soirée that included intellectual and artistic luminaries set in motion one of the most influential cultural movements of the 20th century.
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At Long Last, a Gold Medal for America’s World War II ‘Ghost Army’
Only seven of the original 1,100 soldiers who carried out psychological operations against the Axis powers are believed to survive.
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Scalpel, Forceps, Bone Drill: Modern Medicine in Ancient Rome
A 2,000-year-old collection of medical tools, recently unearthed in Hungary, offer insight into the practices of undaunted, much-maligned Roman doctors.
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Wife, Protector and Now Political Heir: Yulia Navalnaya Rallies Russians
The wife of Russia’s most famous opposition leader long shunned the spotlight, but his death in prison may make that impossible. “I have no right to give up,” she said.
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When making difficult decisions, you won’t help matters by over-explaining that you did what was best for everyone.
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Elon Musk’s Mindset: ‘It’s a Weakness to Want to Be Liked’
In an interview, the tech billionaire slams advertisers for pulling back from X and discusses his emotional state.
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Andy Reid, the All-Time-Great Chiefs Coach, Makes Football Fun
His diligence and sense of mischief have made him one of the game’s best-ever coaches.
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A Johns Hopkins scientist was known for rigorous studies of psychedelics. Was he a true believer?
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What Deathbed Visions Teach Us About Living
Researchers are documenting a phenomenon that seems to help the dying, as well as those they leave behind.
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One Twin Was Hurt, the Other Was Not. Their Adult Mental Health Diverged.
A large study of “discordant twins,” in which only one suffered abuse or neglect, adds to evidence linking childhood trauma to adult illness.
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The Answer to America’s Addiction Crisis Could Come Out of Tulsa
Nicholas Kristof on the most effective recovery program he’s ever seen.
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Working With Your Hands Is Good for Your Brain
Activities like writing, gardening and knitting can improve your cognition and mood. Tapping, typing and scrolling? Less so.
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What the Data Says About Pandemic School Closures, Four Years Later
The more time students spent in remote instruction, the further they fell behind. And, experts say, extended closures did little to stop the spread of Covid.
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Fossil Trove From 74,000 Years Ago Points to Remarkably Adaptive Humans
An archaeological site in Ethiopia revealed the oldest-known arrowheads and the remnants of a major volcanic eruption.
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Birthrates Are Plummeting Worldwide. Why?
The demographer Jennifer D. Sciubba examines why families — even in wealthy nations — are having fewer children.
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The Deep Conflict Between Our Work and Parenting Ideals
The sociologist Caitlyn Collins discusses why parenting feels so difficult in America.
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