How Trump Went From Threatening Iran’s Annihilation to Agreeing to a Two-Week Ceasefire With Tehran
President Donald Trump over the course of a day went from threatening Iran with “annihilation” to proclaiming there was a “workable” plan.
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Artemis II Breaks Apollo 13’s Distance Record With Daring Moon Flyby That Included a Solar Eclipse
After traveling deeper into space than any other humans, the Artemis II astronauts pointed their moonship toward home Monday night.
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Low-Voltage Utility Elections Face Surge of Attention as Electricity Bills Rise
Rising household electricity prices and controversy over data centers are reshaping low-profile elections for control over utilities that build power plants and power lines — and then bill people for the cost.
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Pam Bondi, A Trump Loyalist Who Oversaw Justice Department Upheaval, Is Out as His Attorney General
Bondi’s dismissal ends the contentious tenure of a loyalist who upended the Justice Department’s culture of independence from the White House.
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Artemis II Astronauts Bound for Moon After Rocketing Away on NASA’s First Lunar Voyage in Decades
Four astronauts embarked on a high-stakes flight around the moon Wednesday, humanity’s first lunar voyage in more than half a century.
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Warming Winters Lead to More Nitrate Pollution in the Drinking Water Near Farms
The nitrates come from fertilizer and pesticides that get into the soil and then waterways. The cost to filter it out reaches customers.
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For César Chavez Supporters, A Painful Question: What to Do With His Legacy Now
Many of Cesar Chavez’s fans must now wrestle with reconciling the man they adored and allegations he sexually abused women and young girls.
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Trump Says He Has No Problem with a Russian Tanker Bringing Oil to Cuba Despite US Blockade
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Monday that Russia had previously discussed its oil shipment to Cuba with the United States.
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AI Is Giving Bad Advice to Flatter Its Users, Says New Study on Dangers of Overly Agreeable Chatbots
Artificial intelligence chatbots are so prone to validating their human users that they are reinforcing harmful behaviors, a new study says.
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Iran Rejects US Ceasefire Plan, Issues Its Own Demands as Strikes Land Across the Mideast
Iran on Wednesday dismissed an American plan to pause the war in the Middle East and launched more attacks on Israel and Gulf Arab countries.
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