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The First 3-D Printed Rocket Fails Shortly After Launch
Relativity Space, a private company with ambitions for sending people to Mars, made it off the launchpad, but the vehicle…
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Raphael Mechoulam, ‘Father of Cannabis Research,’ Dies at 92
His work helped break down the chemical structures of THC, the psychoactive compound in marijuana, to figure out how cannabis…
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Michael Cohen’s Long Arc From Trump Ally to Chief Antagonist
He once said he would take a bullet for Donald Trump. Now, he’s hoping to help prosecutors put him away.
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‘Scorpion Girl’ Found Dead on Staten Island Is Identified After 31 Years
Police said a woman with a distinctive tattoo was Christine Belusko, who was beaten to death and strangled. No one…
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Who Was Buried at Green-Wood, 1840-1937? Now It’s Easier to Find Out.
The ledgers of the famous Brooklyn cemetery are online and include some famous names, like Boss Tweed and F.A.O. Schwarz.
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As Chatbots Spread, Conservatives Dream About a Right-Wing Response
After criticizing A.I. companies for liberal bias, programmers started envisioning right-wing alternatives, making chatbots a new front in the culture…
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Israel Votes to Scrap Law Barring Settlers at Four Evacuated West Bank Sites
In a highly symbolic action for Israel’s settler movement, lawmakers approved a first step toward resettling evacuated areas amid spiraling…
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Yes, They Are Tall. No, They Do Not Play Basketball.
For the vertically gifted, every day of the year means standing out. But March can be particularly maddening.
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These New Yorkers Don’t ❤️ the ‘We ❤️NYC’ Logo
Promoters said the campaign, which draws on a successful tourism slogan from the 1970s, was aimed at cutting through pandemic-era…
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Who’s Using Facial Recognition Technology?
Madison Square Garden Entertainment is employing the technology against lawyers who have sued the company. Not many other businesses nearby…
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