Drones vs. Lasers

We explore the math problem facing NATO — and one possible solution.

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Texas A&M President to Step Down After Controversy Over ‘Gender Ideology’

The university had been roiled after a student filmed herself arguing with the instructor of a children’s literature course that recognized more than two genders.

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Trump Pressures Broadcasters Over Critical Coverage, Escalating Attack on Speech

The president’s suggestion that broadcasters should lose their licenses because of criticism of him indicated that his assault on critics’ language is driven in part by personal animus.

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Elon Musk Has Focused on xAI Since Leaving Washington

Mr. Musk spent the summer at his artificial intelligence start-up xAI, trying to match the runaway success of OpenAI. The result was chaos.

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Charges Dropped Against Man Who Was Beaten at Egypt’s U.N. Mission

Yasin El Sammak was whipped by a guard, taken down and strangled with his kaffiyeh, his father said. Then, he and his brother were charged by the New York City police.

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N.Y.P.D. Officers Face Misconduct Charges in Fatal Shooting of Win Rozario

Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch’s decision to bring departmental charges against the two officers follows a finding that they used excessive force against the man, Win Rozario.

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Disney Pulled Jimmy Kimmel as Pressure Built on Multiple Fronts

The abrupt programming decision quickly morphed into a flashpoint for free speech in America under the Trump administration.

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Texas Man Dies in Fall From Alaska Mountain Trail

Britain Pool, 32, died after falling from a steep mountain trail above Juneau, the authorities said. He and a companion, who survived the fall, were cruise ship passengers.

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The F.J. King, a Ship Lost in 1886, Is Found in Lake Michigan

Long rumored to be on the floor of the lake but never seen, the schooner had eluded divers and taunted storytellers for generations. It was miles off the Door Peninsula in Wisconsin.

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Trump Has Threatened Broadcast Licenses. Here’s How They Work.

The Federal Communications Commission gives out licenses to TV stations to broadcast over radio frequencies and approves major telecom and media deals.

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