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Newyork
Is New York City Overdue for a Major Earthquake?
Seismologists said that severe earthquakes are relatively rare around the city and cannot be predicted. But if one were to hit, it could inflict serious damage.
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News
Tech Rally Lifts S&P 500 Above 5,000 Mark
The News Stocks rose on Friday, with the S&P 500 index closing above 5,000 for the first time amid a rally fueled by better-than-expected earnings reports. The move comes less than a month after the index returned to record territory, surpassing a ...
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Newyork
Subway Service Still Snarled as M.T.A. Works to Remove Derailed Trains
Twenty-six people were injured when two trains collided on Thursday afternoon. Officials said they hoped to restore service on the 1, 2 and 3 lines later on Friday.
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World
Will China Ease Its New Video Game Controls? Investors Think So.
After a market rout, gaming companies like Tencent and Netease rally on signals that regulators might apply proposed curbs on users less harshly than feared.
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World
Waiting and Worrying Continue For Families of American Hostages
Families of the Americans being held hostage by Hamas must wait longer to find out if their relatives will be among those released. President Biden said earlier this week that he expected the cease-fire deal between Hamas and Israel to result in ...
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US
Ousted OpenAI C.E.O. Makes Plans for New Artificial Intelligence Company
Sam Altman, who was forced out of his company on Friday afternoon, was quickly moving to create another company with another OpenAI executive who quit on Friday.
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Newyork
Friday the 13th Is Coming Up. Try Not to Be Spooked.
Depending on where you fall on the scale from “extremely superstitious” to “not at all,” Friday may be the most frightful day of your year. It’s the 13th. It’s Friday the 13th. It’s Friday the 13th in October, the spookiest month of all. The ...
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US
7 A.I. Companies Agree to Safeguards After Pressure From the White House
Amazon, Google and Meta are among the companies that will announce the new commitments on Friday as they race to outdo each other with versions of artificial intelligence.
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World
Dozens of Women and Girls Kidnapped by Extremists Are Freed in Burkina Faso
More than 60 people were abducted a week ago while searching for food in an area blockaded by insurgents. On Friday, the military said the captives had been released.
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US
University of California Academic Workers Partly End Strike
Postdoctoral students and academic researchers said they will return to work on Monday after ratifying a new contract, but workers who help teach undergraduates and assign grades remain on strike.
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