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The car crash crisis

Traffic accident fatalities are on the rise. What can be done?

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Briefing

Does Ukraine have a chance of reclaiming lost territory?

'Crimea is Ukrainian and we will never give it up'

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Briefing

Everything we know so far about the FBI's Mar-a-Lago raid

What's in the box?

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Harold Maass

The promise and peril of the Alex Jones verdict

The sharpest opinions on the debate from around the web

Speed Reads

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10:33 PM

Report: FBI searched Mar-a-Lago to look for nuclear documents

8:33 PM

Police shot and killed gunman who attempted to breach FBI office in Ohio

August 11, 2022

CDC relaxes COVID-19 guidelines on quarantines, social distancing

August 11, 2022

Garland files motion to unseal Trump search warrant

August 11, 2022

Armed man tried to breach FBI's Cincinnati office

August 11, 2022

A look at Biden's political messaging for August

Spotlight: The future of driving

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Johnsplaining

John Oliver explains the power grid and how to upgrade it for clean energy

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'There's no turning back'

Can the U.S. really meet Biden's goal of buying 50 percent electric vehicles by 2030?

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Electric Vehicles

Tesla becomes world's 1st trillion-dollar automaker

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Ryan Cooper

The promise and peril of electric cars

10 things you need to know today

11 August 2022

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Trump deposed by New York AG, declines to answer questions

Inflation eased from 40-year high in July

Ukraine says explosions destroyed 9 Russian war planes at Crimea base

DOJ charges Iranian in alleged plot to kill John Bolton

From the magazine

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William Falk

Bill Russell's legacy

$100 bill with Ben Franklin wearing mask

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Briefing

Stealing COVID aid

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Feature

Still a good time to switch jobs

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Feature

6 charming homes in the Hudson Valley

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the daily gossip

11 August 2022

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Kaley Cuoco says she had ‘an intervention on myself’ while filming 'Flight Attendant' season 2

Discovery+ drops trailer for Armie Hammer docuseries ‘House of Hammer’

Kate McKinnon says it was ‘really hard’ to tell Lorne Michaels she was leaving 'SNL'

Jerry Seinfeld once teased that ‘Seinfeld’ was responsible for ‘Friends’ success

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U.S. News

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chilling

Report: FBI searched Mar-a-Lago to look for nuclear documents

Law enforcement near the site of a shooting in Clinton County, Ohio.

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crime

Police shot and killed gunman who attempted to breach FBI office in Ohio

People are urged to social distance on a golf course.

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changes

CDC relaxes COVID-19 guidelines on quarantines, social distancing

World News

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world news

Ukraine: Explosions at air base in Crimea destroyed 9 Russian warplanes

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Murder-for-hire

Iranian charged in alleged plot to assassinate John Bolton

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Whodunnit

Ukraine bombed key Russian air base in Crimea, official says

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war in ukraine

Pentagon: As many as 80,000 Russian troops killed, injured in Ukraine

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Briefing

The uncertain future of the DC universe

It's a problem when you have three different Batmans — and no Superman

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Briefing

Everything to know about the new Lord of the Rings TV show

Middle-earth is calling, and I must go

Business Briefing

11 August 2022

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Inflation eases from 40-year high

Gas prices fall below $4 a gallon for 1st time in months

Judge rules Walgreens contributed to San Francisco opioid crisis

Stocks surge after inflation slows

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1.Briefing

The car crash crisis

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2.Last Night on Late Night

The Daily Show cleverly illustrates Fox News double standard on FBI raids

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3.Petard-hosting

Trump increased his legal jeopardy with law he signed in 2018

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4.breaking news

Armed man tried to breach FBI's Cincinnati office

5.the right stuff

The sister of Trump's ex-press secretary is launching a conservatives-only dating app

6.in the hot seat

Trump deposed by New York AG

7.Whodunnit

Ukraine bombed key Russian air base in Crimea, official says

8.Murder-for-hire