| Margaret Boden, Philosopher of Artificial Intelligence, Dies at 88
- A cognitive scientist, she used the language of computers to explore the nature of human thought and creativity, offering prescient insights about A.I.
Thu, 14 Aug 2025 20:36:35 +0000
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| With ‘Zohran’s Law,’ Cuomo Wants to Limit Who Can Live in Rent-Stabilized Homes. How Would That Work?
- Former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s proposal is a dig at Zohran Mamdani, his main opponent in the mayor’s race, but it could upend the housing search for middle-income New Yorkers.
Thu, 14 Aug 2025 20:27:42 +0000
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| In L.A., Fear of ICE Raids Put the First Day of School On Edge
- Officials and volunteers patrolled areas around schools, part of an effort to warn families about potential raids and reassure them that their children were safe at school.
Thu, 14 Aug 2025 20:11:18 +0000
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| Plan for Israeli Settlements Advances and Will ‘Bury’ Palestinian Statehood, Minister Vows
- Bezalel Smotrich, the finance minister, said on Thursday that a plan to significantly expand a settlement near occupied East Jerusalem had won approval. But a procedural step remained.
Thu, 14 Aug 2025 20:08:57 +0000
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| Air Canada Cancels Flights Ahead of Possible Flight Attendant Strike
- The dominant air carrier in Canada set in motion a process that could ground 130,000 passengers a day by Saturday.
Thu, 14 Aug 2025 19:55:56 +0000
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| Fact-Checking Trump’s Epstein Defenses
- In the face of mounting discontent over his administration’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files, President Trump has turned to deflection, denial and downplaying.
Thu, 14 Aug 2025 19:51:50 +0000
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| Plan to Add 9,500 Homes to Midtown Manhattan Wins City Council Approval
- The plan would open a swath of Midtown, including the garment district, to residential development.
Thu, 14 Aug 2025 19:51:01 +0000
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| This Evangelical Pastor Wants to Replace Women’s Right to Vote
- Trump isn’t just shaping the nation; he’s also changing the evangelical church.
Thu, 14 Aug 2025 19:28:57 +0000
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| Russia Seeks to Add Trade and Arms Control Into Trump-Putin Talks
- Over recent months, the Kremlin has been trying to move the diplomatic focus away from Ukraine to bilateral issues, such as trade and strategic stability.
Thu, 14 Aug 2025 19:27:10 +0000
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| Why Does Trump Want to Meet With Putin, and What Are the Risks?
- President Trump wants to be seen as a peacemaker, but the meeting comes with enormous stakes.
Thu, 14 Aug 2025 19:26:05 +0000
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| D.C. Police Move to Share Limited Information With Federal Immigration Officials
- Chief Pamela A. Smith’s order effectively serves as a carve-out to how the department enforces a broader ban that prohibits the local police from cooperating with federal immigration enforcement.
Thu, 14 Aug 2025 19:01:31 +0000
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| He Was Lost. Could a Shooting Range Like Thunder Ranch Help Him Find Himself?
- Thunder Ranch is one of the best-known shooting schools in American gun culture, offering firearms as a way to change your life when all else fails.
Thu, 14 Aug 2025 18:58:45 +0000
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| Supreme Court Allows Mississippi Law on Children’s Use of Social Media, for Now
- A trade group representing sites like Facebook and X said the law ran afoul of the First Amendment.
Thu, 14 Aug 2025 18:54:26 +0000
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| Israel Says More Aid Is Entering Gaza, but Relief Groups Warn of Bottlenecking
- Israel says its has allowed more aid into Gaza in recent days, and food prices are dropping, but humanitarian groups warn it is not enough.
Thu, 14 Aug 2025 18:34:06 +0000
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| How Can the Government ‘Take Back’ a City It Largely Controls?
- President Trump and his allies have berated Washington, D.C., officials. Yet the federal government has often made it harder for those officials to manage the capital.
Thu, 14 Aug 2025 17:59:45 +0000
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| Troops in Washington Remain Largely Unseen So Far
- Federal agents are assisting the local police, but a surge in National Guard troops hasn’t hit the streets.
Thu, 14 Aug 2025 17:00:06 +0000
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| Toronto Film Festival Cancels Screenings of Israeli Documentary About Oct. 7 Attack
- The event’s organizers said the producers of the film, which includes footage of atrocities recorded by Hamas fighters during the attack, had failed to obtain the rights to the videos.
Thu, 14 Aug 2025 16:32:37 +0000
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| Abolish the Senate. End the Electoral College. Pack the Court.
- Why the left can’t win without a new Constitution.
Thu, 14 Aug 2025 16:27:13 +0000
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| The Auctioneer and the Treasury Chief: Billy Long’s Quick Fall at the I.R.S.
- Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent sought total control over the I.R.S., an agency where Mr. Long, the new commissioner, had started to put his own mark on the job.
Thu, 14 Aug 2025 16:25:58 +0000
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| Judge Orders Liquidation of Infowars to Pay Sandy Hook Families
- The order comes after a series of legal setbacks for the families of Sandy Hook victims as they tried to collect money owed to them by the conspiracy theorist Alex Jones.
Thu, 14 Aug 2025 16:12:47 +0000
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