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Breaking News: Mary Heilmann died at 86. The abstract artist was in her 60s when she belatedly achieved wide acclaim for her vivid, wobbly paintings.

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In Opinion “Thanks to artificial intelligence, we are arguably on the brink of a productivity miracle capable of radically improving people’s lives — but only if we act now to prevent A.I.’s worst impacts,” write Nir Bar Dea and Greg Jensen, the CEO and managing CIO of Bridgewater Associates.

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With “Coyote vs. Acme,” Ian Frazier, a soft-spoken reporter and humorist, has finally gone Hollywood.

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Hawaii’s largest power company warned utility customers across the state on Friday to prepare for power outages that could last for days as a rapidly strengthening tropical storm approaches the islands.

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Google enabled A.I. features for some K-12 students using its Classroom app, previously done only for students 18 or older.

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Security camera footage showed two goats entering the TriMet bus in Portland, Oregon, through the middle doors before some passengers shooed them off. They have since been reunited with their owner.

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The 18-year-old man pleaded guilty in federal court in San Diego to violating the Marine Mammal Protection Act, which prohibits harassing or hunting oceanic animals. He faces a year in prison and a $100,000 fine when he is sentenced, the authorities said.

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The problems for 5,000 sailors on a Navy carrier began soon after the first day of the war in Iran.

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A major, 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck in the Flores Sea off the coast of Indonesia, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

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A 39-year-old man killed five people, and then himself, in a series of shootings across Missaukee County, Michigan, on Friday, according to the Michigan State Police.

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The FDA this week gave an egg recall that started last month over salmonella concerns its highest-risk designation.

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The city of New Haven, Connecticut, agreed on Tuesday that it would pay $30.5 million to settle federal lawsuits filed by two men who were wrongfully convicted of murder more than 25 years ago.

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It took thieves less than three minutes, police said, to make off with three artworks by Cézanne, Renoir and Matisse worth millions of dollars during a heist in March. Italian officials announced on Friday that they had arrested five people in connection to the theft. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/14/w...

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France’s highest court on Friday rejected the government’s move to ban people under 15 from using social media, a setback to President Emmanuel Macron, who has made the measure a centerpiece of his legislative agenda in his final year in office.

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“In New York City, it’s a great deal.” New Yorkers are lining up at some East Asian grocery chains that have discounts on sushi and other items after 8 p.m. To get the best meals, you have to be there early.

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Can you place eight notable events in chronological order? Take our history quiz.

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The Justice Department charged a Kentucky woman with two federal felonies on Friday after U.S. Park Police officers said they observed her spray painting the World War II Memorial in Washington.

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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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