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Images of a Brazilian City Underwater

Anderson da Silva Pantaleão was at the snack bar he owns last Friday when clay-colored water began filling the streets…

The Tawdry Decade of Trump Could Desensitize Any Juror

Not long after Donald Trump was criminally charged in four state and federal cases last year, many people who want…

Dick Rutan, Who Flew Around the World Without Refueling, Dies at 85

His nine-day voyage, in a plane designed by his brother that resembled a child’s glider but had wings longer than…

When There’s Nowhere for Your Children to Be Safe

These mothers keep their phones on silent because their nerves are fried. Every time they hear a ring, they know…

An Inside Look at the Student Takeover of Columbia’s Hamilton Hall

Mariano Torres, a maintenance worker at Columbia University, was cleaning on the third floor of Hamilton Hall in his signature…

Milton Diamond, Sexologist and Advocate for Intersex Babies, Dies at 90

He pushed back against doctors who recommended surgery on infants born with ambiguous genitalia, arguing for acceptance of diversity.

Thailand Prime Minister Seeks to Criminalize Weed in Reversal

Thailand had decriminalized marijuana in 2022, but the country’s new government is pushing for stricter drug laws.

Google Unveils A.I. for Predicting Behavior of Human Molecules

The system, AlphaFold3, could accelerate efforts to understand the human body and fight disease.

Kim Ki-Nam, Chief Propagandist in North Korea for Decades, Dies at 94

Mr. Kim, who served under all three generations of the country’s ruling family, was likened to Joseph Goebbels, Nazi Germany’s…

Israel’s Eurovision Entrant Faces Down Her Critics

Campaigners have unsuccessfully urged the Eurovision Song Contest to ban Eden Golan because of her country’s war in Gaza. “I…

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