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The Dream House With a Radioactive Backyard

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By: Christopher Maag and Brendan Bannon
A young family thought they had escaped the toxic legacy of Love Canal with a dream house near a creek in the suburbs. Then the men in the hazmat suits showed up.

Bailee and her mother, Lexi Hawk, look at the yard where Bailee is no longer allowed to play.
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A.I. and Its Dangers Are Embedded In the Midterm Elections

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By: Tiffany Hsu · Steven Lee Myers and Julian E. Barnes
The midterms are the first elections in which artificial intelligence is integrated into every major social media platform. Efforts to blunt its harms are uneven.

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One in five voters plan to use A.I. to look into a race on their ballot, according a survey released this month by the American Association of Political Consultants.
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How a Legal Backlash Against Big Tech Is Forcing Big Changes

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By: Cecilia Kang
A series of lawsuits has created a new de facto regulatory regime as courts order companies like Meta and Google to change their business practices — and pay up.

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Meta’s chief executive, Mark Zuckerberg. On Wednesday, a New Mexico judge ordered Meta to pay a record $25 billion penalty for abusing consumer privacy.
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The Brief, Messy Political Career of Paolo Zampolli, a Trump Ally

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By: Shawn McCreesh
He had an unlikely rise, from modeling agent to presidential special envoy. After his firing, he was unrepentant: “I need to make money.”

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Paolo Zampolli at his Milan apartment in 2024. President Trump fired him from his administration this month.
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In Wake of Riots, French Authorities Ban Some Protests

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By: Catherine Porter
President Emmanuel Macron said the move was necessary “so that calm prevails.”

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Police officers in Paris on Tuesday during a partial curfew put in place after last weekend’s demonstrations.
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PHP Security Flaw Sets Off Global Rush to Patch, Leaving Websites Offline

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By: Lynsey Chutel
Governments and businesses in Kenya, the Netherlands and elsewhere were scrambling to prevent hackers from exploiting a vulnerability in PHP, a widely used programming language.

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Prime Minister Rob Jetten of the Netherlands in Brussels last week. He said that his cabinet was closely monitoring the online vulnerability caused by a security flaw in PHP.
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Google Eyes Large ‘Virtual Power Plant’ for Data Centers

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By: Brad Plumer
The tech giant is funding one of the nation’s largest “virtual power plants,” which would pay homes and businesses to adjust their energy use when grids are strained.

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A Google data center in Nevada.
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Strike on Saudi Airport Kills 2 as U.S. Tells Some Diplomats to Leave

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By: Ismaeel Naar
For weeks, the Iran-backed Houthis have been attacking the kingdom’s aviation and energy sectors.

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King Fahd International Airport in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, in 2025.
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Putin Nears a Prize: Restoring Ties With the U.S. While Giving Up Nothing

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By: Valerie Hopkins
Russia has sought to separate the war in Ukraine from potential business deals and diplomacy with the United States. Its efforts now appear to be working.

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President Trump with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia in Anchorage, Alaska, last year.
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Higher, Faster, Gnarlier: Have Roller Coasters Become Too Extreme?

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By: John Branch
A coaster dares riders to be daring, with steep drops, high speeds and improbably tight curves. But safety has become a concern again after a man was thrown from his seat and died in Georgia.

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How the A.I. Boom Is Driving Up Sales of Gray Paint

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By: Emmy Martin
Tech companies are painting data centers with gray coatings on top of gray concrete and steel to resist fire, rust and static electricity. That has made data centers a fast-growing market for paint makers.
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For Clues About How A.I. Will Change Work, Look to the Past

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By: Ben Casselman
Economists hope earlier episodes of labor disruption, from the Industrial Revolution to the Great Depression, can help us prepare for the age of artificial intelligence.

© Illustration by Andrei Cojocaru; photos by Getty Images

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Just How Much Are Young Voters Backing Democrats Now? See the Shift.

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By: Claire Cain Miller and Rachel Buigas-Lopez
In the new Times/Siena poll, 70 percent of young voters identified as Democrats or leaned that way — a jump from just two years ago.

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