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Received — 8 October 2026 ⏭

The National Hurricane Center’s Boss Keeps an Eye on the Storms

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By: Johnny Diaz
8 October 2026 at 14:00
The director, Michael Brennan, oversees 45 federal workers, including hurricane specialists and meteorologists.

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Michael Brennan has been director of the National Hurricane Center since 2023.
Received — 5 October 2026 ⏭

Mixed Human Feelings After a Day at a Park Full of Robots

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By: Yan Zhuang and Jiwoong Hong
6 October 2026 at 13:51
I went to Galaxy Robot Park in Seoul to see how we might one day live with robots. It was part cutting-edge technology, part theatrics.

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Court Tosses ​​Sentence After A.I. Video of Victim ‘Forgiving’ His Killer Is Played

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By: Adeel Hassan
5 October 2026 at 15:15
An appellate court in Arizona threw out the prison sentence of a man convicted of manslaughter after an A.I.-generated video of his victim was played at a trial.

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Stacey Wales with an enlarged photo of her brother, Christopher Pelkey. She created a video using artificial intelligence to depict her dead brother speaking at the sentencing of his killer.
Received — 1 October 2026 ⏭
Received — 26 September 2026 ⏭

Four Beluga Whales Die Weeks After Major Rescue Mission

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By: Remy Tumin
25 September 2026 at 18:20
The belugas were among 30 whales transferred to aquariums in the United States and Spain from a closed marine attraction in Canada.

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A beluga whale named Osiris at the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago in August. It was one of four belugas to die after being transferred from a closed marine park in Canada.
Received — 23 September 2026 ⏭

Data Center Is Fined $1.1 Million for Operating 62 Power Generators

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By: Adeel Hassan
23 September 2026 at 21:17
New Jersey officials said that the natural gas-powered generators, each the size of a tractor-trailer, were operating without permits.

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A data center under construction in Vineland, N.J., last year.
Received — 19 September 2026 ⏭

Video Shows a San Diego Dog Seeming to Greet an Intruder. Why Didn’t He Bark?

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By: Michael Levenson
19 September 2026 at 11:37
Dog behavior experts offered a variety of explanations for why Nash the golden retriever wagged his tail and carried a toy near a man who broke into his owner’s home.
Received — 18 September 2026 ⏭

Uber to Pay $40 Million to Parents of Woman Fatally Hit by Car

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By: Christine Hauser
20 September 2026 at 10:29
Emily Normandin-Parker, 23, was struck and killed on a California freeway after an Uber driver ordered her and a friend out of his car in August 2023.

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The case touched on the legal extent to which Uber is responsible for the actions of its drivers.
Received — 16 September 2026 ⏭

Merriam-Webster Dictionary Is Wordsmaxxing With 1,400 New Definitions

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By: Michael Levenson
16 September 2026 at 16:54
Now you have no excuse for not knowing the meaning of “cuffing season,” “shishito” or “glow-up.”

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A copy of Merriam-Webster’s 12th edition of the “Collegiate Dictionary.” The company is adding 1,400 words to its online catalog, some of which will go in print.

A T. Rex Walked Here: Teacher Finds Rare Footprints in North Dakota

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By: Adeel Hassan
15 September 2026 at 17:19
Kent Hups, a high school science teacher in Colorado, discovered a 23-foot trackway of fossilized dinosaur footprints, which offer a glimpse of how the apex predator moved 66 million years ago.
Received — 15 September 2026 ⏭

Gates Foundation Pledges $1 Billion to Combat A.I. Inequality

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By: Claire Moses
15 September 2026 at 10:11
Bill Gates, the foundation’s chairman, has been vocal about the dangers of artificial intelligence. The donation will be invested in A.I. projects to bridge social inequalities.

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Bill Gates, the billionaire co-founder of Microsoft and the chairman of the Gates Foundation, has warned that artificial intelligence poses a grave threat to jobs and human life.

U.S. Has Deployed Weapons in Space, Air Force Secretary Says

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By: Francesca Regalado
15 September 2026 at 05:30
Troy E. Meink’s comments were the first public acknowledgment of American weapons in orbit. The Pentagon has been preparing for potential conflict in space with Russia or China.

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Air Force Secretary Troy E. Meink speaks during the United States Air Force Academy graduation ceremony in Colorado Springs in May.
Received — 14 September 2026 ⏭
Received — 12 September 2026 ⏭

As Millions of Birds Migrate, Residents Are Asked to Turn Off the Lights

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By: Ishani Desai
15 September 2026 at 16:58
Birds are drawn to lights, and more than a billion die each year after crashing into buildings, experts said.

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Birds fill the sky over Ohio in 2025. Tens of millions of migratory birds are expected to take flight Saturday across the Midwest.
Received — 7 September 2026 ⏭

Virtual Taekwondo Takes the Contact Out of a Combat Sport

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By: Yan Zhuang and Jean Chung
7 September 2026 at 22:44
The contactless version of the Korean martial art is making its debut at this year’s Asian Games. Critics say it’s a glorified video game.
Received — 5 September 2026 ⏭

Authors Wrangle With Publishers Over $1.5 Billion Anthropic A.I. Settlement

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By: Neil Vigdor
5 September 2026 at 05:03
The tech giant must pay $3,000 per pirated book that it used to train its chatbot. Many authors fear they could lose funds to others in the book business.

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An Anthropic logo at an event in San Francisco in May. The tech giant will have to pay more than $1.5 billion in a settlement over using books to train its chatbots.
Received — 4 September 2026 ⏭

F.B.I. Investigates Sale of Millions of Stolen Driver’s Licenses

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By: Christine Hauser
4 September 2026 at 17:11
The blog Krebs on Security reported on an identity theft service trying to sell scans of licenses and other documents belonging to people in Canada and the United States.

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The F.B.I. is looking into the sale of stolen scanned identity documents.

Tumbler Ridge Shooting Survivors File 30 Lawsuits Against OpenAI

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By: Michael Levenson
4 September 2026 at 13:19
The survivors contend that the company should have notified the police when it shut down the shooter’s disturbing ChatGPT account eight months before the February attack in British Columbia.

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A memorial for the victims of a deadly mass shooting at a school in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, in February.
Received — 1 September 2026 ⏭

A Nearly 200-Year-Old Museum Known for Its T. Rex Faces Extinction

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By: Neil Vigdor
1 September 2026 at 19:18
The Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia, which is affiliated with Drexel University, cited attendance struggles and higher costs in its decision to close.

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The Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia opened in 1828 and is known for its Dinosaur Hall.

Map Apps Are Handling Trump’s Renaming of Lake Ontario to Lake America Differently

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By: Victor Mather
1 September 2026 at 20:40
Navigation companies face a new dilemma after President Trump ordered Lake Ontario to be renamed Lake America.

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The companies making map apps are having to respond to President Trump’s order to change the lake’s name from Lake Ontario to Lake America.
Received — 28 August 2026 ⏭

Why Countries Are Pushing Social Media Bans Despite Their Flaws

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By: John Yoon
28 August 2026 at 09:46
Proposals for curbing social media use among children have wide support, but critics say they are ineffective.

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Teenagers in Australia on their phones. The country’s social media ban, which took effect in December, has so far failed to keep children off the platforms.
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