| County Emergency Official Says He Was Ill and Sleeping as Texas Floods Hit
- At a hearing in hard-hit Kerr County, an emergency management coordinator for the first time explained his whereabouts when the Guadalupe River burst its banks.
Thu, 31 Jul 2025 22:00:31 +0000
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| Storms Bring Flood Risk and Travel Delays to NYC, New Jersey and Washington
- New Jersey issued a state of emergency, and flooding swamped parts of New York City. Washington, Baltimore and Philadelphia also could see excessive amounts of rain.
Thu, 31 Jul 2025 21:56:42 +0000
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| CDC Says Childhood Vaccination Rates Have Dropped Again
- The new report paints a sobering picture of immunizations as infectious diseases like measles surge across the United States.
Thu, 31 Jul 2025 21:47:32 +0000
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| Gov. Hochul Says Starvation of Children in Gaza Is ‘Unconscionable’
- Gov. Kathy Hochul of New York joined other staunch supporters of Israel who have recently condemned its role in creating the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
Thu, 31 Jul 2025 21:33:13 +0000
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| U.S. Keeps Mexico’s Trade Hopes Alive, but Canada Remains in Limbo
- A 90-day extension gives Mexico more time to reach a deal and avert heavier tariffs, but there was a growing sense of uncertainty in Canada as President Trump amped up his criticism of Ottawa.
Thu, 31 Jul 2025 21:31:41 +0000
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| White House Unveils $200 Million Plan for Enormous Ballroom Long Sought by Trump
- Officials said a 90,000-square-foot addition to the East Wing would be paid for by President Trump and other donors.
Thu, 31 Jul 2025 21:28:20 +0000
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| Witkoff Plans Visit to Gaza to See Hunger Crisis
- Steve Witkoff will visit an aid distribution site in Gaza on Friday, the White House said, as anger toward Israel grows over desperation in the territory.
Thu, 31 Jul 2025 21:15:53 +0000
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| How Democrats Can Be Relevant Again
- If Democrats can come up with an alternative vision of how to repair the social and moral order, they might be relevant in the years ahead.
Thu, 31 Jul 2025 21:00:04 +0000
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| Figma’s $20 Billion Sale Died. It Came Back to Go Public.
- Figma, which makes a design platform, was on the verge of a big payday before regulators quashed the sale. On Thursday, it went public, with its stock ending the day up 250 percent.
Thu, 31 Jul 2025 20:58:49 +0000
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| Nashville Is a ‘Tough Place to Tunnel.’ Musk Is Digging Anyway.
- State leaders fast-tracked plans by Elon Musk’s company for a tunnel to Nashville’s airport, ignoring the city’s concerns.
Thu, 31 Jul 2025 20:06:32 +0000
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| Robert Wilson, Provocative Playwright of ‘Einstein on the Beach,’ Is Dead at 83
- He upended theatrical norms with his own stunningly visualized works and his collaborations with a wide range of artists, from Philip Glass (“Einstein on the Beach”) to Lady Gaga.
Thu, 31 Jul 2025 19:53:46 +0000
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| Canadian Wildfire Smoke Prompts Air Quality Alerts Across the Great Lakes Region
- The smoke is expected to remain over the northern and central Plains of the United States for the next couple of days, according to meteorologists.
Thu, 31 Jul 2025 19:50:34 +0000
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| Trisomy 18 Was Once Seen as Too Lethal to Treat. Some Kids Are Now Surviving.
- Trisomy 18 is normally fatal within weeks of birth. But some parents are getting more time — with surgeries, luck and an incredible amount of effort.
Thu, 31 Jul 2025 19:42:34 +0000
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| Bipartisan Pair of Senators Seeks $54.6 Billion in New Aid for Ukraine
- The measure faces long odds given past Republican opposition to sending additional assistance to Kyiv, but it comes as President Trump has signaled a new openness to finding ways to back the nation.
Thu, 31 Jul 2025 19:32:13 +0000
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| A.I. Researchers Are Negotiating $250 Million Pay Packages. Just Like NBA Stars.
- A.I. technologists are approaching the job market as if they were Steph Curry or LeBron James, seeking advice from their entourages and playing hardball with the highest bidders.
Thu, 31 Jul 2025 19:20:34 +0000
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| She Came Face to Face With the Park Avenue Gunman and Survived
- Sebije Nelovic, who for 27 years has cleaned the Manhattan office building that was the site of the shooting, was dusting a table that Monday evening. Then she heard gunfire.
Thu, 31 Jul 2025 18:49:22 +0000
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| Kavanaugh Defends Supreme Court’s Terse Emergency Orders
- Speaking at a judicial conference, the justice said that saying too much risked premature judgments, adding that the court had been trying various approaches.
Thu, 31 Jul 2025 18:42:53 +0000
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| Unnoticed Whistle-Blower Document Alarms Justice Department Veterans
- A complaint concerning a top Justice Department official, Emil Bove III, went unnoticed for more than two months, raising worries that an internal watchdog has gone dormant.
Thu, 31 Jul 2025 18:30:11 +0000
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| Kamala Harris Sells a Memoir About the 2024 Campaign
- The former vice president has written a book about her run for the White House. It will come out next month.
Thu, 31 Jul 2025 18:18:52 +0000
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| Scientists are Learning to Rewrite the Code of Life
- In a giant feat of genetic engineering, scientists have created bacteria that make proteins in a radically different way than all natural species do.
Thu, 31 Jul 2025 18:00:05 +0000
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