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15 September 2026 at 19:19
We found grace, humanity and friendship in the stories of disparate Americans hit by climate chaos.
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Disaster Survivors Sticking Together
15 September 2026 at 19:19
We found grace, humanity and friendship in the stories of disparate Americans hit by climate chaos.
Debris from a home destroyed in the Eaton fire in Altadena, Calif., in 2025.
Amazon Suspends Flights With Airline Whose Plane Crashed in Miami
14 September 2026 at 17:42
The online retailer said it would “pause” its relationship with 21 Air, the cargo airline operating a Boeing 767 that overshot a runway in Miami.
A.I. Could Possibly End Humanity. How Are Humans Supposed to Process That?
11 September 2026 at 13:17
The technology is far from the only existential risk our species faces. But weighing such cosmic fears can become a mind-bending exercise.
High School Sports in the Heat
27 August 2026 at 21:36
High temperatures and new safety rules are transforming practice as a new school year begins.
About 9,000 high school athletes get treatment for heat-related illnesses each year in the United States.
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French Streamers Convicted in Case Related to Kick Livestream Death
7 August 2026 at 01:17
The two men, users of the platform Kick, received suspended sentences and fines.
- NYT - Energy & Environment
- Trump Administration Is Undoing Plans to Boost Workplace Heat Protections
Trump Administration Is Undoing Plans to Boost Workplace Heat Protections
1 August 2026 at 20:58
The Biden administration took steps to shield workers from extreme temperatures. The Trump administration is taking a gentler approach with employers.
A delivery in Wilmington, N.C., this month. Heat is linked to hundreds of workplace deaths each year, but labor groups say the true toll is unknown because heat-related illnesses are not properly tracked or reported.
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Trump Administration Is Undoing Plans to Boost Workplace Heat Protections
1 August 2026 at 20:58
The Biden administration took steps to shield workers from extreme temperatures. The Trump administration is taking a gentler approach with employers.
Should We Make Daylight Saving Time Permanent?
28 July 2026 at 21:23
More light at the day’s end comes at a price: much later winter sunrises across much of the U.S. Scientists have documented consequences for public health and the economy.
Traffic Deaths Spike After Deadly Mass Shootings, Study Suggests
15 July 2026 at 16:01
Some gun violence experts are skeptical. But the research raises questions of whether there’s a cause-and-effect relationship and if so, what’s behind it.
Ebola Symptoms in Current Outbreak May Be Milder Than in Previous Ones
23 June 2026 at 16:31
That is good news for patients, but officials fear it will make controlling the spread of the disease harder.
Tesla Crash That Killed a Texas Woman Will be Investigated by Federal Regulators
23 June 2026 at 16:11
The car’s driver-assistance system was in use when the crash killed a woman on Friday, the police said.
Europe Created Heat-Wave Protections. Now Comes the ‘Crash Test.’
23 June 2026 at 10:02
Searing temperatures in Western Europe are drawing comparisons to 2003, when a deadly heat wave sparked a reckoning.
A visitor to the Palace of Versailles in France on Monday, where temperatures exceeded 104 degrees Fahrenheit.
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Europe Created Heat-Wave Protections. Now Comes the ‘Crash Test.’
23 June 2026 at 10:02
Searing temperatures in Western Europe are drawing comparisons to 2003, when a deadly heat wave sparked a reckoning.
- NYT - Technology
- Tesla Driver Using Autopilot Crashes Into Home in Texas and Kills a Woman, Officials Say
Tesla Driver Using Autopilot Crashes Into Home in Texas and Kills a Woman, Officials Say
21 June 2026 at 20:49
The driver told investigators he was using the vehicle’s automated-driver system when the vehicle left the roadway and crashed into a house in Harris County, Texas.
A Deadly Outbreak of Plague, Nearly 5,000 Years Before the Black Death
17 June 2026 at 20:45
The oldest known cases, discovered among hunter-gatherers in Siberian graves, contradict the theory that the disease once was mild.
26-Year Mystery of a Skeleton in a Tent Ends With DNA Identification
13 June 2026 at 02:03
Remains of the man, Joseph Louis Serrao Jr., discovered in a remote area in Olympic National Park in 2000, were identified using forensic genealogy.
The Toll of a ‘Missing Scientists’ Conspiracy Theory on the Families Left Behind
2 June 2026 at 10:01
The claim that their loved ones’ deaths and disappearances are linked is almost certainly false — but the loss remains real.
2025 Wildfires Were the Costliest Ever, Researchers Say
1 June 2026 at 19:28
Severe, hard-to-control blazes in densely populated areas like Los Angeles drove the year’s record losses.
2025 Wildfires Were the Costliest Ever, Researchers Say
1 June 2026 at 19:28
Severe, hard-to-control blazes in densely populated areas like Los Angeles drove the year’s record losses.
Pacific Palisades, Calif., on Jan. 7, 2025. Fires in the Los Angeles area last year burned at least 90 square miles, killing at least 31 people and displacing more than 150,000.
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