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The company settled with states, D.C. and U.S. territories, and agreed to make major changes to its products over claims its platforms endangered children.

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A wall of water crashed through a Himalayan river valley, destroying settlements and killing dozens of people. Many of the missing were foreign tourists.

 

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is confronting the limits of his ability to reshape the economy ahead of the midterm elections.

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Kevin Warsh is set to deliver his first address at the Federal Reserve’s annual conference in Jackson, Wyo., with U.S. government bond markets on edge.

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The actor’s gift for garish eccentricity informed a variety of performances, most famously as the outlandish cross-dressing mad scientist Frank-N-Furter.

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A black-and-white portrait of Tim Curry wearing a suit with a patterned shirt.

With the Strait of Hormuz blocked, the Saudis turned to the Red Sea. Now they are relying on a less dangerous but more complicated detour via the Suez Canal.

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She gave hopeful expression to songs she wrote about the hard times and hard-won triumphs of her life, our pop music critic writes.

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In a key clinical trial, patients who got the pill, daraxonrasib, lived twice as long as those who got chemotherapy.

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Six pills sit next to a white bottle with a blue label and a twist top.

The Delta system pulls together battlefield data to identify targets, creating a miles-wide “kill zone.” It is credited with helping cut Russian advances.

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A soldier in camouflage with a holstered gun stands beside a person in black. The person in black points at multiple computer screens, observed by several others with headsets.

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The novelist Michael Connelly, putting his reputation on the line, makes his case for the killer’s identity in the podcast “Killer in the Code.”

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Michael Connelly stands behind a desk in an office, the Hollywood Hills visible behind him.

In an interview with The Times, he said his industry was downplaying the risks, which he believes include mass unemployment and bioterrorism.

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A lawsuit brought by a coalition of Democratic state attorneys general took aim at postal regulations designed to meet demands on voter verification.

 

Dean Roy, 15, will appear on the ballot as a third-party candidate. He said his generation’s concerns, like affordability, have been ignored for too long.

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Business owners are preparing for financial pain after the latest U.S.-Canada trade talks collapsed. But many Canadians are embracing a show of resistance.

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Participants are seeking mind-altering therapies that remain illegal in the U.S. Few understand that this form of medical tourism can carry substantial risks.

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