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Silicon Valley’s golden age fades as Big Tech layoffs continue

The era of moonshots and free sushi lunches is ending as tech companies double down on the goal of making money.

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A closer look at the tanks the U.S. and allies are sending Ukraine

From U.S. M1 Abrams to German Leopard 2 tanks, Kyiv’s allies have agreed to elaborate weapons requests that once made them balk.

By Ellen Francis, Adam Taylor, Samuel Granados and Naomi Schanen

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Memphis police installed cameras to prevent crime. They didn’t stop Tyre Nichols’s beating death.

By Drew Harwell and Danny Freedman

How New Zealand plans to tackle climate change: Taxing cow burps

New Zealand – dubbed the Saudi Arabia of milk for its dominant role in global dairy trade – wants its farmers to pay a world-first levy on agricultural emissions by 2025 to help reduce agriculture's climate footprint.

By Rachel Pannett

Listen: The FDA is ready for gay and bisexual men to donate blood

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In a rare move, U.S. releases a ‘high value’ Guantanamo detainee

By Missy Ryan15 minutes ago

To counter China threats, U.S. reaches military base agreement in Philippines

By Karen DeYoung and Rebecca Tan

GOP councilwoman fatally shot outside her N.J. home: ‘Despicable, criminal act’

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A gunman started shooting at D.C. commuters. A Metro mechanic was killed as he tried to intervene.

By Katie Mettler and Justin George

Hunter Biden’s lawyers, in newly aggressive strategy, target his critics

By Matt Viser

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Nikole Hannah-Jones isn’t done challenging the story of America

A new Hulu series is the latest version of “The 1619 Project,” a landmark reframing of American history around slavery that triggered a firestorm.

By Wesley Lowery

‘Sushi tero’: The latest viral Japanese trend that is turning stomachs

By Michelle Ye Hee Lee and Julia Mio Inuma

Can ChatGPT handle everyday office tasks? We tested how it replies to messages, generates ideas and more.

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