| In Upset, Andy Ogles Loses to a Republican Challenger in Tennessee
- Mr. Ogles, a two-term congressman, had held off primary threats before, despite controversy. But on Thursday, Charlie Hatcher, a former state agriculture commissioner, delivered an upset.
Fri, 07 Aug 2026 02:50:06 +0000
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| Meta Ordered to Pay $567 Million Fine by New Mexico Judge
- The penalty, imposed by a state judge, is on top of a $375 million fine ordered by a jury that found Meta misled users about the safety of its platforms.
Fri, 07 Aug 2026 02:48:36 +0000
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| Blackburn Wins Republican Nomination for Tennessee Governor
- Senator Marsha Blackburn easily beat two Republican rivals and is now favored to become the state’s first female governor after the November elections.
Fri, 07 Aug 2026 02:02:25 +0000
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| This A.I. Just Created Viruses Not Found in Nature
- Scientists trained artificial intelligence on libraries of DNA and then asked the model to create recipes for viral genomes. Sixteen of them were viable, yielding new viruses.
Fri, 07 Aug 2026 00:30:08 +0000
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| Some House Republicans Are Backing a Challenger in Cory Mills’s Re-election Bid
- Two Republican lawmakers have endorsed a primary opponent of Representative Cory Mills, who has been accused of assault and is under investigation by the House Ethics Committee.
Thu, 06 Aug 2026 23:58:42 +0000
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| Houthi Attacks on Yemeni Military Threaten to Reignite Civil War
- The Iranian-backed militia said it had targeted the armed forces in two resource-rich provinces, as escalating violence in Yemen imperils a fragile truce.
Thu, 06 Aug 2026 23:38:15 +0000
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| The Real Reason Behind Trump’s Yen Intervention
- The U.S. is bolstering the yen, as it did with the Argentine peso. The reasons are not solely economic.
Thu, 06 Aug 2026 23:00:05 +0000
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| After Trump Calls Canadians ‘Nasty,’ Mark Carney Says the Word Fits Trade Talks
- Canada’s prime minister laughed off Trump’s description of Canada but suggested that trade talks between the two countries are acrimonious.
Thu, 06 Aug 2026 22:45:54 +0000
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| Bernie Sanders Is Not Doing the Democrats Any Favors
- What exactly is the project of the insurgent left all about?
Thu, 06 Aug 2026 22:36:51 +0000
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| Voter-Registration Error Could Cost Immigrants a Shot at a Green Card
- New Jersey improperly added as many as 6,600 noncitizens to its voter rolls. Those people could now be forced out of the country.
Thu, 06 Aug 2026 22:21:53 +0000
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| Senate Panel Votes to Hold Fauci in Contempt
- Also, an A.I. model created viruses not found in nature. Here’s the latest at the end of Thursday.
Thu, 06 Aug 2026 22:02:22 +0000
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| Trump Issues Tariffs on Key Ingredient for Electronics and Solar Panels
- The administration will impose a minimum import price for polysilicon, a key component for semiconductors and solar panels, as well as tariffs for products made with the material.
Thu, 06 Aug 2026 21:53:18 +0000
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| Senate Panel Votes to Hold Fauci in Contempt of Congress
- Dr. Anthony Fauci had refused to answer questions at a hearing last week, invoking the Fifth Amendment. Republicans argued he wasn’t entitled to that protection because he had a presidential pardon.
Thu, 06 Aug 2026 21:33:51 +0000
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| Sydney Towle, Who Chronicled Her Cancer on TikTok, Dies at 26
- For an audience that grew to more than a million followers, she challenged assumptions about how people with serious illnesses should look and live.
Thu, 06 Aug 2026 21:00:52 +0000
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| Mitch McConnell Discharged From Rehabilitation Facility
- The Kentucky Republican has been absent from Congress for nearly two months after a health episode. He said he would continue recovering from home.
Thu, 06 Aug 2026 20:55:59 +0000
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| Israeli Settler Charged in Death of Activist Awdah Hathaleen
- The indictment was a rare case in which the Israeli authorities pressed charges against an Israeli in the killing of a Palestinian.
Thu, 06 Aug 2026 20:52:50 +0000
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| Can Robots Save Japan’s Aging Cherry Blossom Farmers?
- Monster Wolf and Pochi are among the robots deployed to scare away bears and transport cherry blossoms in a northern region where many farmers are in their 70s or older.
Thu, 06 Aug 2026 20:20:10 +0000
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| Trump Administration to Deregulate Head Start, Antipoverty Program Created Under R.F.K. Jr.’s Uncle
- While administration officials say the changes will save money by lifting onerous requirements, advocates fear the anti-poverty program will be gutted.
Thu, 06 Aug 2026 19:46:52 +0000
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| Fled to America at 11. Stole at 18. Deported to Vietnam at 44.
- The Trump administration is sending back record numbers of Vietnamese, Laotians and Hmong. Many came to the United States as young war refugees and later committed crimes.
Thu, 06 Aug 2026 18:00:44 +0000
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| What Is Fauci Being Accused of and Why Is He Being Held in Contempt?
- The case is unique, legal scholars say, because of the tension between the Fifth Amendment and the reach of a presidential pardon. The potential consequences could be grave.
Thu, 06 Aug 2026 17:30:21 +0000
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