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Biden Administration Tightens Mileage Rules to Buoy Electric Vehicles

The Biden administration on Friday tightened vehicle fuel mileage standards, part of its strategy to transform the American auto market into one that is dominated

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Traveling to Europe, Biden Will Find Both Solidarity and Isolation

When President Biden lands in France on Wednesday, he will be rallying European leaders to his side and showcasing the resolve he has helped to

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As Voting Ends in India, Modi Awaits a Verdict on His 10 Years in Power

Voting in India’s general election, a six-week-long referendum on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s decade in power, came to a close on Saturday as much of

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Two Giant Pandas Will Head to D.C.’s National Zoo From China

It was a long and terrible six months without giant pandas, Washington’s most famous symbol of literal soft diplomacy, but this unbearable (sorry) drought will

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Pentagon Opens Ammunition Factory to Keep Arms Flowing to Ukraine

In a warehouse off Lyndon B. Johnson Freeway in an industrial area outside Dallas, the future of American military ammunition production is coming online. Here,

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Tornadoes Hit Southern Plains, Killing at Least 2 in Texas

Tornadoes pummeled towns in Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas on Saturday night, as storms across the Southern Plains killed at least two people, damaged homes, overturned

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The Army Sees Mortars as Safe. Troops Report Signs of Brain Injury.

After firing about 10,000 mortar rounds during four years of training, one soldier who joined the Army with near-perfect scores on the military aptitude test

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How Tech Giants Cut Corners to Harvest Data for A.I.

The race to lead A.I. has become a desperate hunt for the digital data needed to advance the technology. To obtain that data, tech companies

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World Central Kitchen Workers Delivered Aid. Then Their Convoy Was Hit.

Lalzawmi Frankcom’s text message was short and sweet: a heart emoji reply at 10:38 p.m. on Sunday to her friend Josh Phelps, who had sent

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New Jersey Ballot Ruling Applies Only to Democratic Race, Judge Says

New Jersey moved a step closer last week toward overhauling its unique-in-the-nation election ballots, in a decision that could reshape party politics in the state