OpenAI’s Sora Makes Disinformation Extremely Easy and Extremely Real

The new A.I. app generated videos of store robberies and home intrusions — even bomb explosions on city streets — that never happened.

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Baltimore’s Billion-Dollar Plans to Reinvent Itself

The city’s population is growing, and homicide rates are at a 50-year low. Local officials are trying to seize on the momentum with redevelopment projects — but not without pushback.

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Jobs Report Withheld by Shutdown Leaves Economists Guessing

Policymakers will enter uncharted territory without employment data that the government is expected to withhold because of its shutdown.

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Government Shutdown Leaves Wall Street Without Jobs Data

Investors are grappling with a blackout of official government economic data that’s forcing them to rely more heavily on reports that usually get far less attention.

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Inside the Battle Over a Mosque’s Expansion in New York

A reporter explored the ongoing tussle between a mosque and residents of a town on Long Island.

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As Political Violence Rises, Justice Kavanaugh’s Would-Be Assassin to Be Sentenced

Prosecutors have asked a judge for at least 30 years in prison for Sophie Roske, who traveled from California to Maryland intending to kill Justice Brett Kavanaugh.

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Hamas Still Considering Trump Gaza Plan but Rejects ‘Take It or Leave It’ Deal

A senior member of the Palestinian group said that the group would soon announce its position on President Trump’s plan to end the war in Gaza.

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Indonesia School Collapse Leaves Families Gripped by Grief and Fury

Four days after the collapse, families of the school’s students in East Java were in shock, demanding answers as the search for bodies churned on.

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What to Know About Japan’s Leadership Election

Japan’s beleaguered governing party will convene for a crucial election that could pave the way for the first female prime minister or the youngest leader in 140 years.

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‘Czech Trump’ Andrej Babis Is Poised to Return as Prime Minister in Elections

The party of Andrej Babis, former leader of the Czech government, is expected to prevail in parliamentary elections that begin Friday.

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