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Live Updates: Explosions and Buzzing Drones Heard as Israel and Iran Exchange New Wave of Attacks
The retaliatory strikes came on Saturday, a day after Israel killed top Iranian military leaders and scientists and destroyed an aboveground nuclear enrichment plant near Natanz.
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A Miscalculation by Iran Led to Israeli Strikes’ Extensive Toll, Officials Say
Interviews with half a dozen senior Iranian officials show that they were not expecting Israel to strike before another round of talks.
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Grieving Relatives of India Air Crash Victims Wait for Bodies to Be Identified
Families lined up for hours to give DNA samples so the authorities could match names to victims of Thursday’s crash, which killed at least 269 people.
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Smithsonian Museum Director Trump Said He Fired Decides to Step Down
The Smithsonian has said it retains power over personnel decisions, but Kim Sajet, the longtime director of the National Portrait Gallery, has decided to leave anyway.
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Stolen From Buddhist Monks, Sacred Painting Is Returned by Chicago Museum
Korean officials discovered the painting in the Smart Museum’s collection at the University of Chicago. It was stolen from a temple nearly 35 years ago.
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Can Video Art Bring Young Audiences to Galleries? A New Venue Hopes So.
A museum veteran and a financier are planning Canyon, an organization on the Lower East Side that will focus on video, audio and performance art when it opens next year.
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Explore the World of “Dune: Awakening”
Frank Herbert’s sci-fi epic Dune and its sequels are notoriously challenging to adapt. Critics met David Lynch’s 1984 “Dune” film with scorn, calling it an inscrutable mess with no clear vision–Roger Ebert said everything from the costumes to the script seemed unfinished–and conflicts with Universal during production reportedly made it one of Lynch’s least favorite…
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June Patch Tuesday digs into 67 bugs
An extremely Windows-heavy month, with a surprise cameo by… Sophos?!
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They Asked ChatGPT Questions. The Answers Sent Them Spiraling.
Generative A.I. chatbots are going down conspiratorial rabbit holes and endorsing wild, mystical belief systems. For some people, conversations with the technology can deeply distort reality.
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U.S. Steel and Nippon Steel Say Their ‘Partnership’ Is Sealed
The companies said they had entered into an agreement with the U.S. government to alleviate any national security concerns.