What Sonic Detectives Listen for When Rockets Launch

Physicists who record rocket launches and landings, most often by SpaceX, are learning important facts about the acoustics of spaceflight.

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New to Congress, She’s in the Cross Hairs of Trump’s Justice Department

Representative LaMonica McIver faces assault charges after a clash outside a migrant detention center in Newark, the city where she rose to political power.

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US Archaeologists Face Uncertain Future With Trump Administration Cuts

Federal layoffs and grant terminations threaten efforts to understand and preserve the nation’s past. “We are getting cut off at the knees,” said one archaeologist.

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Gaza Humanitarian Foundation Head, Jake Wood, Resigns

Jake Wood quit the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, saying it was “not possible” to implement a new Israeli-backed aid system in the enclave while remaining neutral and independent.

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Marcel Ophuls, Myth-Shattering War Documentarian, Is Dead at 97

He was best-known for “The Sorrow and the Pity,” a landmark film that debunked ideas of vast French resistance to the Nazi occupation.

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As South Korea Gets Ready to Vote, Women Don’t Like the Choices

Women took the lead in the protests against South Korea’s last president. But the men running to replace him are saying little about the discrimination they face.

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Monday Briefing: Trump Delayed E.U. Tariffs

Plus, Mexico City’s artistic eras.

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Venezuela’s Government Claims Victory in Polls Boycotted by Opposition Leader

Polling places in Caracas, the capital, and other cities were sparsely populated but officials claimed turnout was higher than 40 percent.

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Texas Doctor Who Filed $118 Million in Fraudulent Medical Claims Gets 10 Years in Prison

Jorge Zamora-Quezada falsely diagnosed patients with a chronic disease and subjected them to unnecessary treatments to help fund his lavish lifestyle, officials said.

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Trump Delays E.U. Tariffs Until July 9

President Trump said he would give the European Union more time to negotiate a trade deal before a 50 percent tariff takes effect.

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