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U.S. Showers Iran With Bombs in Most Intense Strikes of the War, Pentagon Says

Iranians cowered under the barrage as Pete Hegseth, the U.S. defense secretary, said the U.S. aimed to wipe out Iran’s capacity to obtain nuclear weapons “forever.”

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A new billboard in Valiasr Square in Tehran on Tuesday shows the history of Iran’s three supreme leaders: Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, his successor Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and his son Mojtaba Khamenei, who has been chosen as the new supreme leader.
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Bill Kurtis to Leave NPR’s ‘Wait Wait … Don’t Tell Me!’

As the irreverent quiz show’s judge and scorekeeper, Kurtis, a former news anchor known for his rich voice, has helped find comedy in current events since 2014.

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Bill Kurtis’s introductions on “Wait, Wait … Don’t Tell Me!” have included “I’m the voice so creamy, you better take some Lactaid.”
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ChatGPT, Other Chatbots Approved for Official Use in the Senate

New guidelines said Senate aides could use A.I. tools for official work, including research, drafting and editing documents, and preparing briefings and talking points for lawmakers.

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The United States Capitol on Tuesday. The chief information officer for the Senate sergeant-at-arms said in a one-page memo that aides could use some chatbot tools for official work.
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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.

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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.

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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.

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A memorial for the victims of a mass shooting last month at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School in British Columbia.
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Dozens of States Weigh Continuing Live Nation Antitrust Case

After the Justice Department reached a settlement with the concert giant, the judge overseeing the trial asked the states and the company to do the same.

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The Justice Department, joined by 39 states and the District of Columbia, sued Live Nation in May 2024, arguing that the company was a monopoly that dominated the music industry.
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Culture at Columbia Shielded Sexual Assault by Physician, Report Finds

Two doctors affiliated with the university and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital stepped down after an external report found that the administrators mishandled allegations of abuse against Robert Hadden.

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An external report by Columbia University found that a culture of silence allowed for Robert Hadden, a former gynecologist there, to sexually assault women for decades.
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Gov. Kay Ivey Commutes Death Sentence of Charles ‘Sonny’ Burton

It is only the second commutation for Gov. Kay Ivey, a Republican. The inmate, Charles Burton, was scheduled to die even though the gunman’s sentence had been commuted years ago.

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Death penalty opponents had flooded the governor’s office in recent days with pleas to spare Charles Burton.
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Review: A New ‘Tristan und Isolde’ at the Metropolitan Opera

Yuval Sharon’s debut production featured an astonishing performance by the soprano Lise Davidsen. It is the event of the season.

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Michael Spyres, left, and Lise Davidsen in the tunnel as the title lovers in “Tristan und Isolde” at the Metropolitan Opera.
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In Ancient Peru, a Parrot Trade That Crossed the Andes

Scientists studied centuries-old bird feathers from an ancient tomb on the coast, and then traced the origins back to the Amazon.

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The researchers identified four distinct parrot species originating from the Amazon: the blue-and-yellow macaw, pictured; the scarlet macaw; the red-and-green macaw; and the mealy Amazon.
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Kennedy to Undergo Rotator Cuff Surgery

The secretary of health and human services, known for his Make America Healthy Again campaign, is expected to be back at work on Monday.

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Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is undergoing rotator cuff surgery on Tuesday.
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D.C. Bar Begins Disciplinary Proceedings Against Ed Martin

A new legal filing accused Mr. Martin, a senior Justice Department official, of an unethical pressure campaign against Georgetown University.

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Ed Martin has overseen the efforts by President Trump to use the Justice Department to punish the president’s perceived enemies.
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