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On the Trail: India Donaldson on Good One
In India Donaldson’s riveting “Good One,” a father-daughter hiking trip takes an uncomfortable turn after the shifting power dynamics of their relationship are gradually brought to the fore, first testing their bond then exposing its limits. For 17-year-old Sam (Lily Collias), embarking on a three-day backpacking trip in the Catskills with her middle-aged father, Chris…
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Ship Brings Clues in Mantle to Life’s Origins Up From Ocean’s ‘Lost City’
Scientists in an expedition to the Mid-Atlantic ocean ridge lifted almost a mile of precious rocks from beneath an exotic feature linked to life’s possible beginning.
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Sea Lions With Cameras Are Mapping Australian Ocean Floor
Daphne, Phoebe, Iris and Pasithea demonstrated how marine mammals can help scientists understand mysterious places that humans may never visit.
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Why Google, Microsoft and Amazon Shy Away From Buying A.I. Start-Ups
Google, Microsoft and Amazon have made deals with A.I. start-ups for their technology and top employees, but have shied from owning the firms. Here’s why.
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Elon Musk’s X Sued an Advertising Coalition. Now It’s Shutting Down.
The Global Alliance for Responsible Media will dissolve after Mr. Musk accused the group of orchestrating a boycott.
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From Tips to TikTok, Trump Swaps Policies With Aim to Please Voters
The former president’s economic agenda has made some notable reversals from the policies he pushed while in the White House.
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Trump Tries to Wrestle Back Attention at Mar-a-Lago News Conference
In an hourlong exchange with reporters, the former president criticized Vice President Kamala Harris for not doing the same, insulted her intelligence and boasted about the size of his rallies.
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How Tim Walz’s Time in the House Paved the Way for His Ascent
The congressional voting record of the Democrat nominee for vice president shows his liberal streak, but with a deference to a conservative district’s needs.
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Harris’s Rise Has Unsettled Trump, Who Is Struggling to Focus, Supporters Say
Donald J. Trump’s allies want him to talk about the issues, but he seems distracted by Kamala Harris’s burst of momentum.
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A.C.L.U. Must Reinstate Employee Falsely Accused of Racist Language, Court Rules
The case put the legal group on the spot for taking positions on free speech and workers’ rights that seemed at odds with its mission.