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Hegseth Fires Top Army General He Accused of Leaking Information to Media

29 October 2026 at 22:30
Lt. Gen. Brett Sylvia was fired as part of a broad and highly unusual campaign to find and punish senior military officers who speak to reporters.

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Lt. Gen. Brett Sylvia, a highly regarded officer and combat veteran, was serving on the Joint Staff as the director of strategy when he was removed this week.

Patrick Stewart Brought Elegance To ‘Star Trek’ as Jean-Luc Picard

29 October 2026 at 22:11
Led by the Shakespearean veteran in his role as Jean-Luc Picard, “Star Trek: The Next Generation” gracefully went where the franchise had never gone before.

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Patrick Stewart was initially uncertain whether he should play Jean-Luc Picard in “Star Trek: The Next Generation,” but it became his signature role.

Trump Administration Pressures California With Expanded Voter Fraud Investigation

The department has issued grand jury subpoenas to local election officials as part of a widening effort to prove unsubstantiated claims about large numbers of illegal voters in the state.

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Voters casting their ballots in Los Angeles in June. At least two employees of Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder’s office received grand jury subpoenas last week.

Intel’s Shares Plunge 20% as A.I. Hinders Some Parts of Its Business

29 October 2026 at 21:17
The chipmaker, whose largest investor is the U.S. government, reported that the A.I. boom’s domino effect had hurt sales to personal computer makers.

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A silicon wafer at Intel’s campus in Ocotillo, Ariz. The company reported revenue of $16.5 billion in its third quarter.

Bostonians Compete to Be Their Airport’s New Voice

29 October 2026 at 21:06
By Christmas, the winning voice will echo through Boston Logan International in recorded greetings and announcements that millions of travelers will hear.

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The competition to be the voice of the Boston Logan International Airport drew more than 5,000 auditions from Massachusetts residents.

Websites For Midterm Candidates Are Filled With A.I.-Written Text, Analysis Shows

The use of A.I. chatbots to write candidate biographies and policy positions is another way the technology is entangled with elections.

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The New DNA Technology That Linked Ted Bundy to a 52-Year-Old Cold Case

29 October 2026 at 20:55
Software known as STRmix was instrumental in identifying Mr. Bundy’s DNA in a decades-old sample.

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Ted Bundy, one of the nation’s most prolific and notorious spree killers, on trial for murder in a Miami courtroom in 1979.

Cuba’s Foreign Minister: We’ll Outlast Trump

29 October 2026 at 20:55
The Trump administration is carrying out the most intense pressure campaign on Cuba in decades. The Cuban government says its plan is simply to endure.

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Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla of Cuba during an interview with The New York Times this week.

Patrick Stewart, ‘Star Trek’ Captain and Professor X on ‘X-Men,’ Dies at 86

The British actor was 86. He achieved pop-culture stardom as Capt. Jean-Luc Picard on “Star Trek: The Next Generation.”

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Patrick Stewart was Professor X in five “X-Men” movies, Macbeth on Broadway and, recently, the voice of a wise ram in “The Sheep Detectives.”
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