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‘Don’t Worry About It’: NASA Satellite to Burn Up in Fall to Earth

Most of the Van Allen Probe A, in orbit since 2012, will incinerate in Earth’s atmosphere, NASA said. But some pieces are expected to survive, posing a small risk to people on the ground.

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An artist’s rendering of the Van Allen Probe satellites in orbit. One of the satellites, the Van Allen Probe A, was expected to re-enter Earth’s atmosphere on Tuesday.
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Pentagon Says 140 Service Members Have Been Injured in Iran War

Eight Americans have been seriously wounded, military officials said, but the bulk of the injured have already returned to duty. Seven Americans have been killed.

© Eric Lee for The New York Times

A vehicle containing the remains of Sgt. Benjamin N. Pennington at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware. He was the seventh American service member killed in the Iran war.
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Meta Acquires Moltbook, the Social Network Just for A.I. Bots

Matt Schlicht, the site’s creator, helped kick off Silicon Valley’s obsession with artificial intelligence agents. Two months later, he is joining the Meta Superintelligence Lab.

© Jason Henry for The New York Times

At Moltbook, agents based on a software called OpenClaw can chat with one another, much like people on Facebook and Instagram.
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Mother of Tumbler Ridge Shooting Victim Sues OpenAI

The company banned the shooter’s ChatGPT account but did not alert the authorities, a move that amounted to fatal negligence, the family claims.

© Alana Paterson for The New York Times

A memorial for the victims of a mass shooting last month at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School in British Columbia.
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