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Pentagon Identifies Soldier Killed in Iran War as Sgt. Michael Emmanuel Swinton
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7/21/2026 1:25 PM
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| Sgt. Michael Emmanuel Swinton, the 17th service member to be named, was killed during the disposal of a drone in northern Iraq. |
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Zelensky Dismisses Ukraine’s Top General After Protests
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7/21/2026 1:19 PM
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| The move followed the firing of a popular defense minister, who had clashed with the general over how to fight the war. |
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Trump Officials Withhold $1 Billion in Medicaid Funds From California and Minnesota Over Suspected Fraud
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7/21/2026 12:35 PM
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| The administration accused California and Minnesota of fraudulent activity in their public health insurance programs. |
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Trump Pushes Chinese Election Threat, but Files Show Russia’s Heavy Hand
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7/21/2026 11:27 AM
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| Intelligence documents that the White House released to back up President Trump’s claims about China highlight Russian efforts to influence U.S. elections. |
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Cyclospora Spreads Through Human Feces. How Did It Get Into Our Food Supply?
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7/21/2026 2:03 AM
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| The large number of cases suggests that excrement entered the food system on a “surprising scale.” |
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A Family’s Daring Escape From North Korea
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7/21/2026 11:02 AM
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| Their resolve for freedom hardened during the pandemic, when they lived through a crippling food shortage and were forced to witness frequent public executions. |
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What Happened When Meta Used A.I. to Ban Accounts on Facebook and Instagram
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7/21/2026 9:46 AM
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| Users said the technology mistakenly deleted their accounts. To resolve the issue, they still had to rely on A.I. |
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Google Releases Three New Gemini A.I. Models
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7/21/2026 12:38 PM
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| The models include one that is the company’s most powerful and another that is fine-tuned for cybersecurity, as Google competes with rivals like OpenAI and Anthropic. |
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France Joins a Global Move Toward Restricting Social Media for Children
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7/21/2026 11:29 AM
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| Its new law, the first of its kind enacted by a European country, will ban access to some accounts for anyone under 15. |
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How Republicans Turned Olive Garden Into a Voter ID Talking Point
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7/21/2026 10:25 AM
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| Republicans claim that Olive Garden polices its Never-Ending Pasta Bowl more tightly than the United States does its elections. It’s not that simple. |
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Error Led to 400 Noncitizens Voting in New Jersey, Governor Says
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7/21/2026 12:19 PM
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| A 2023 software glitch at the state’s Motor Vehicle Commission led to roughly 6,600 noncitizens being registered to vote during the Murphy administration, Gov. Mikie Sherrill announced. |
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Troy Jackson Tightens Hold on Democratic Senate Nomination in Maine
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7/21/2026 1:10 PM
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| State Democrats released a ballot for their nominating convention on Saturday that includes Mr. Jackson and two long-shot candidates with little public support from delegates. |
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India’s Young Protesters Are Bloodied but Unbowed
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7/21/2026 10:24 AM
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| A day after police forcibly broke up demonstrations, thousands returned to the protest site in New Delhi to keep pushing for action over the country’s failings in education. |
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‘Too Rare to Care’? A New Center for Rare Diseases Hopes to Change That
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7/21/2026 11:52 AM
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| A new nonprofit wants to streamline gene therapy for diseases often avoided by pharmaceutical companies — making treatment more like a routine procedure than a bespoke drug. |
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The Best Genetic Risk Tools Don’t Work Equally for Everyone
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7/20/2026 12:07 PM
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| Genetic prediction models are poised to revolutionize medicine. But because they have been trained on European DNA, they threaten to widen health care disparities. |
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Inside the Fight to Rid South Africa of Black Immigrants
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7/21/2026 11:00 AM
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| As immigration surges in the country, activists are going to extreme lengths to expel foreign nationals, often taking the law into their own hands. |
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3 Myths Fueling Anti-Immigrant Sentiment in South Africa
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7/21/2026 11:00 AM
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| As the nation convulses with protests and violence, data and research suggest that some of the biggest arguments against foreigners don’t stand up against the facts. |
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Restaurant Review: Chez Panisse and Bar Panisse in Berkeley
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7/21/2026 9:42 AM
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| The Bay Area farm-to-table classic changed the American restaurant scene. Now it has opened a dynamic new place right next door. |
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Meet Jimothy, the Seattle Raccoon Who Is Taking Over the Internet
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7/21/2026 12:16 PM
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| The stout raccoon, which has a spinal condition, is “an example to all of us that you don’t have to be perfect to be loved,” a Seattle City Council member said. |
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Trump, Netanyahu and Putin Have All Blundered Into Dead-End Wars
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7/21/2026 12:00 PM
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| Bad decisions and arrogance lead to dead-end wars. |
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Trump’s Kiss of Death
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7/21/2026 11:54 AM
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| On top of everything else, the president is inept. |
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In Venezuela’s Rubble, a Search for the Family Pets
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7/21/2026 4:01 AM
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| Volunteers are reuniting pets with families, offering Venezuelans comfort amid loss and devastation. |