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Tropical Storm Lala is nearing Hawaii in what forecasters are warning could become a hurricane on Saturday. Up to 25 inches of rain could fall on the Big Island, forecasters said. Follow updates.

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Luigi Mangione admitted on Friday that he shot a health care executive, Brian Thompson, outside a hotel in Midtown Manhattan in 2024, as he pleaded guilty to two federal charges of stalking resulting in death. Read more: www.nytimes.com/2026/08/14/n...

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Breaking News: Jason Arday, the former Cambridge University professor who resigned amid plagiarism accusations, was found dead in London. He was 41. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/14/w...

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This colorful, easy-to-make drink combines matcha with strawberries. nyti.ms/4xAXYJT

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El Obeid is the latest battleground in the civil war in Sudan. Taking the city would allow the Rapid Support Forces to consolidate its hold on western Sudan, a significant strategic goal. Here’s what to know.

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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com “Democrats have to — and can — pitch a perfect game,” Jessica Taylor writes in a Q&A with Times Opinion about the midterms and the race to win control of the Senate. “But flipping a net of four seats or more is still tough.”

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Though Pangram is one of many A.I. detectors that have hit the market in recent years, the product stands out for how it excels at distinguishing chatbot-generated words from human writing, our columnist Brian X. Chen writes. Here’s what you need to know about how it works.

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From @theathletic.com: The Fever are at the center of the WNBA’s chaos. People who casually consume the WNBA might not be aware of this, but Indiana, right now, is playing like one of the best teams in the league.

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Alaska is in the middle of an energy crisis worsened by the war in Iran. Anna Griffin, our Pacific Northwest bureau chief, visited rural Alaska to look at how higher fuel costs have affected residents. nyti.ms/4wmKlNj

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Jellie Whitehurst, a tailor shop owner in Pensacola, Florida, was surprised to learn last month that after nearly 40 years of making flights suits for the Blue Angels, the Navy had awarded a $1.7 million contract to a much larger company in Virginia to supply the gear.

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Selena Gomez has been accused of defrauding investors in her mental health start-up, according to a federal lawsuit filed on Thursday. Investors put in more than $1 million in the venture, which “quietly collapsed,” the suit said.

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From @theathleticfc.bsky.social: Liverpool’s owners, Fenway Sports Group, have confirmed the sale of a minority stake in the Premier League club to a consortium including U.S. billionaire and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos.

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For the fifth time this summer, Europe is sweating under an intense heat wave. Extreme temperatures and repeated wildfires are pushing infrastructure to the limit and testing the continent’s resolve.

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Heavy rain in Japan pummeled Chiba Prefecture, a region just east of Tokyo, leaving several people dead and stranding thousands at Narita International Airport. nyti.ms/4ga1Hab

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This classic New England seafood dish is the antidote to $30 lobster rolls: nyti.ms/3Uq5dpA

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While pleading guilty in federal court on stalking charges on Friday, Luigi Mangione said that he shot Brian Thompson, the UnitedHealthcare executive. His lawyers said they would argue that his plea means he cannot be tried for murder in state court. nyti.ms/4cobEjb

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The Trump administration’s cuts to U.S. Forest Service staff has made it harder for officials to deploy and manage firefighters effectively this year, veteran firefighters and union officials said. An extraordinary fire season is testing those who are left. nyti.ms/4gynV72

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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com That Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez “is a viable potential presidential candidate is no small feat for any woman, much less a young, attractive woman without a political dynasty,” our columnist Tressie McMillan Cottom writes.

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Brad Pitt went seven years without a drink. Then he started again — carefully, he said, and on his own terms. His disclosure revived a key question about sobriety: whether someone who once drank dangerously can ever drink moderately.

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Luigi Mangione admitted that he shot a health care executive to death outside a hotel in Midtown Manhattan in 2024, as he pleaded guilty on Friday to federal stalking charges. nyti.ms/4hu9l1w

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Serve these after dinner to keep the party going. Get the recipe: nyti.ms/4bHdprv

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Breaking News: Luigi Mangione pleaded guilty to federal charges of stalking that resulted in the death of a health insurance executive. He still faces a murder charge in state court.

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Jared Kushner, President Trump’s senior aide and son-in-law, is set to visit Israel next week. He is expected to meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has rejected a U.S.-backed deal to disarm Hamas.

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Breaking News: The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to allow construction to proceed on President Trump’s White House ballroom. The request comes after an appeals court said Trump most likely exceeded his authority by moving ahead with the project without approval from Congress.

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Lawyers for the former Olympian David Hearn filed a motion on Thursday seeking to bar federal prosecutors from reviving a felony charge that he vandalized the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, saying they needed to head off possible “prosecutorial harassment” prompted by President Trump.

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Tracks are buckling in Sweden. Highways are cracking in Germany. In Europe, the world's fastest-warming continent, much of the transportation infrastructure was not built to withstand the scorching summer heat that’s becoming routine.

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Ukraine is running desperately low on interceptor missiles, leaving its cities and people nearly defenseless against Russian missile and drone attacks. How Russia has been able to sustain those attacks has been a mystery — until now. Listen to "The Daily."

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