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Landscape or Architecture? They Boldly Blur Boundaries
Marion Weiss and Michael Manfredi, married partners, discover expressive possibilities by sculpting landscapes that shape buildings.
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Sea Otters Are Stealing Surfboards in Santa Cruz. Again.
Two years after Otter 841 menaced wave riders near Santa Cruz, there have been new encounters between the furry marine mammals and surfers.
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How Psychedelic Mushrooms Evolved Their Magic
Two distantly related groups of mushrooms take radically different routes to producing psilocybin, a mind-bending molecule.
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Lithium Battery Fire Aboard Air China Flight Forces Emergency Landing
The battery spontaneously combusted while stored in a luggage in the overhead bin. The airline said there were no injuries.
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Broadway Actors Reach Deal, but Musicians Still Threaten Strike
The Broadway League and Actors’ Equity Association reached a tentative agreement early Saturday. Union members must decide whether to ratify it.
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White House and Government Agencies Join Bluesky, Then Attack Democrats
The Health and Human Services and Homeland Security Departments were among the agencies posting messages that blamed Democrats for the federal shutdown.
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U.S. Is Repatriating Survivors of Its Strike on Suspected Drug Vessel
Two men rescued by the U.S. military after it attacked a boat in the Caribbean Sea were being sent to their home countries of Colombia and Ecuador, President Trump said.
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Scenes from the ‘No Kings’ Anti-Trump Protests in Video and Photos
With signs and chants, protesters take part in ‘No Kings’ rallies focused on what they see as overreach by the Trump administration.
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Coast Guard Buys Two Private Jets for Noem, Costing $172 Million
Public documents show the Department of Homeland Security has contracted to purchase a pair of top-of-the-line Gulfstream jets for the secretary and other top officials.
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The Risk That Built America
Speculation isn’t a bug in America’s economic code, but a crucial component part of the engine, writes Andrew Ross Sorkin.