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Voice Actors Sue Company Whose A.I. Sounds Like Them
Two voice actors say an A.I. company created clones of their voices without their permission. Now they’re suing. The company denies it did anything wrong.
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Hogan Backs Codifying Roe, Tacking Left on Abortion Ahead of a Tough Race
The former two-term Republican governor, who vetoed legislation in Maryland to expand abortion access, called himself “pro-choice” in an interview and said he would back a federal law to ensure access to the procedure.
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When Donald Trump Met Hannibal Lecter
Biden’s bits of babble pale beside his predecessor’s dark, deranged fantasies.
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U.S. Military Installs Temporary Pier in Gaza for Aid
The flow of supplies through land borders has largely come to a halt since Israel began its incursion into Rafah last week.
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Senator Menendez’s Wife Is Being Treated for Breast Cancer
Nadine Menendez is charged along with her husband, Senator Robert Menendez, in a complex bribery scheme. She will undergo a mastectomy.
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Birth Control Pills Make Some Women Miserable. But Are They Stopping?
The internet is awash with stories of women throwing out their oral contraception. New data suggests a different narrative.
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Supreme Court Rejects Challenge to Consumer Watchdog’s Funding
A decision against the agency, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, could have cast doubt on all of its regulations and enforcement actions.
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Kristi Got Her Gun
Governor Noem has an unusual way of demonstrating her decision-making skills.
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Calls to Pause Slovakia’s E.U. Election Campaigning Raise Questions
At least one party, the opposition Progress Slovakia, said it would suspend its campaign, in a move to help “end the spiral of attacks and blame.”
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Columbia Faculty Group Passes No-Confidence Resolution Against President
Hundreds of professors at the university weighed in on the resolution, which said the president, Nemat Shafik, had committed an “unprecedented assault on student’s rights.”
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Dancing Past the Venus de Milo
The Louvre is joining in the celebration for the Olympics by opening up for dance and exercise classes early in the morning. Tickets sold out in a flash.
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Biden Asserts Executive Privilege in Fight Over Recording of Special Counsel Interview
The move comes as House Republicans threaten to hold Attorney General Merrick B. Garland in contempt over his refusal to turn over audio of President Biden’s conversations with the special counsel.
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Serbia Approves Plans For a Hotel With Jared Kushner in Belgrade
The redevelopment plans for a bombed NATO site in Belgrade in partnership with the government provoked immediate criticism in Serbia.
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Shooting of Slovakia’s Prime Minister Robert Fico: What to Know
Prime Minister Robert Fico was shot five times and has undergone emergency surgery. His condition remains serious, officials said.
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White House Considers Easing Sanctions on Israeli Billionaire
A deal to allow the Israeli billionaire Dan Gertler to cash out his mining positions in the Democratic Republic of Congo has enraged human rights activists and some government officials.
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Madonna’s Celebration Tour Proves She Won’t Quit
If this were the last tour of Madonna’s career, she would retire as the most influential female pop star of all time.
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What Getting Shot in the U.S. Taught Me About the Dehumanization of Palestinians
The dehumanization of Palestinians has become a norm.
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Lessons of Past Pandemics Take on New Urgency as Bird Flu Looms
We need to be prepared to fight the next war, not the last one.
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Defending in Its North, Ukraine Faces Pressure All Along Front Line
Ukraine said it was slowing Russia’s push near Kharkiv, but still faced pitched battles there, as well as other hotly contested areas farther south.
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At Last, Detroit Sees Population Grow, New Estimates Show
New census estimates find moderate post-pandemic rebounds for big cities in the Midwest and Northeast.
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Slovakia Has Charted Its Own Course Since the Fall of the Soviet Union
Slovakia is one of two nations born out of the former Czechoslovakia, a multiethnic nation established at the end of World War I.
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Attempted Assassination of Slovakia’s Robert Fico Puts Europe on Edge
Prime Minister Robert Fico of Slovakia, an ally of Vladimir V. Putin and Viktor Orban, was shot multiple times on Wednesday, stoking fears that Europe’s polarized politics were tipping into violence.
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J. Gary Cooper, Pathbreaking Marine Leader, Is Dead at 87
He was the first Black officer to lead a Marine Corps infantry company into combat. He later became an Alabama state lawmaker and an assistant secretary of the Air Force.
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Defense Blames Senator Menendez’s Wife as Bribery Trial Starts
Senator Robert Menendez is charged in a vast international web of corruption. His federal trial began on Wednesday.
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Rafael Grossi of the IAEA Acts as the West’s Mediator With Putin and Iran
Rafael Grossi took over the International Atomic Energy Agency five years ago at what now seems like a far less fraught moment. With atomic fears everywhere, the inspector is edging toward mediator.
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Trump Is at War With the First Amendment
What his rants about protesters say about his authoritarian streak.
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In Darfur, Genocide May Be Happening Again
While the world’s attention is focused on Ukraine and Gaza, Arab forces in Sudan seem to be trying to eliminate non-Arab tribes.
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Opening Statements in Senator Menendez’s Corruption Trial: 5 Takeaways
Senator Robert Menendez faces a dizzying array of bribery and corruption charges. The heart of his defense: Do not confuse the senator for his wife.
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