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Highlights of Roger Ebert on Black Filmmakers for Black History Month
Roger Ebert was a champion of independent films, and he was never more enthusiastic than discovering a new filmmaker with a fresh perspective. That is most evident in his support for Black filmmakers like Spike Lee, Julie Dash, and John Singleton. In honor of Black History Month, here are some of our favorites from his…
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Lake Erie’s Storm Surges Become More Extreme
Officials are designing new ways to protect the shorelines from sudden flooding and longer storm seasons.
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E.P.A. Faces First Lawsuit Over Its Killing of Major Climate Rule
Environmental and health groups sued the E.P.A. over its elimination of the endangerment finding. The matter is likely to end up before the Supreme Court.
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Documenting a ‘Drastically Changing’ Scientific Landscape
In the Lost Science series, scientists whose jobs or funding have been cut by the Trump administration tell their stories.
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Could an Electronic Coach Help Ski Jumpers Leap Farther?
Future Olympic prospects are testing a device that can give them corrective advice in real time as they hurtle into the air.
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Korean Jeon Recipes for a Party
Making these pan-fried fritters is a labor of love, timeless, joy-inducing and effusively Korean.
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Meta Begins $65 Million Election Push to Advance A.I. Agenda
Meta’s biggest election investment aims to prevent state legislation that it fears could inhibit artificial intelligence development. Its spending starts this week in Texas and Illinois.
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Elon Musk’s xAI Gets $3 Billion Investment From Saudi-Backed A.I. Firm
Humain, which was created by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman last year, said it made the investment just before xAI was acquired by SpaceX, Mr. Musk’s rocket company.
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Hegseth invited Christian nationalist Doug Wilson to preach at Pentagon
The self-described “paleo-Confederate” has argued that wives should submit to their husbands, women should be denied the vote and Christian enslavers were on “firm scriptural ground.”
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White House taps Jay Bhattacharya, CDC critic, to lead agency for now
The co-author of the Great Barrington Declaration, which rebuked CDC’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, will oversee the nation’s leading public health agency.