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Russian Humanoid Robot Falls on Its Face in Hyped Debut
The robot, known as AIDOL, staggered onstage during a technology showcase in Moscow. Organizers blamed the mishap on calibration and lighting issues.
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As Consumer Bureau’s Cash Dwindles, Trump Administration Declares Its Funding Illegal
The Justice Department embraced a novel conservative legal theory that it said blocked the Federal Reserve from funding the agency.
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Massachusetts Offered a Solution to Housing Shortages. Is It Working?
The Affordable Housing Act designated Cape Cod, Martha’s Vineyard, the Berkshires and other resort towns as “seasonal communities,” making it easier to build homes there for workers.
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U.S. Mint Presses Final Penny After More Than 200 Years
A long decline into irrelevance ended on Wednesday in Philadelphia.
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Agencies Tell Federal Workers to Prepare for Return as Shutdown Vote Nears
Health and Human Services directed its employees to plan to report to work on Thursday morning if legislation to fund the government passes.
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Lines at the Food Pantry, Billionaires at the White House
What the government shutdown revealed about Trump’s America.
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Air Traffic Crisis Shows Signs of Easing Amid Shutdown, but Restrictions Persist
It was unclear when the Trump administration planned to reverse mandated cuts at major airports, though transportation officials and industry groups said it would take a week after the shutdown ended for air travel to return to normal.
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Epstein Bantered Regularly With Larry Summers
The former Treasury secretary corresponded routinely with Jeffrey Epstein. In one series of exchanges, he sought Mr. Epstein’s advice on how to handle a female acquaintance.
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What Epstein’s Emails Allege About Trump’s Knowledge of His Conduct
Democrats on the House Oversight Committee released emails suggesting that President Trump knew more about Jeffrey Epstein’s activities than he has acknowledged.
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Visiting Leiden, Canals and Charm Without the Crowds of Amsterdam
Leiden, a city whose university is often called the Oxford of the Netherlands, features museums, gardens, murals and plenty of ways to stretch your mind.