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SpaceX Starship Rocket Is Lost During 7th Test Launch, Causing Debris to Fall

While Elon Musk’s spaceflight company repeated a spectacular catch of its powerful booster stage, the upper stage experienced a catastrophic malfunction.

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SpaceX’s Starship rocket launched during its seventh test flight from Boca Chica, Texas, on Thursday.

A Meteorite Is Caught on Camera as It Crashes Outside a Front Door

Home security-camera footage shows a puff of smoke, with the sound of an explosion included, as the space rock lands in Canada. A geologist said it was a rare recording.

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A couple from Charlottetown on Prince Edward Island sent a video to the University of Alberta’s meteorite reporting system that shows a mysterious explosion near their doorstep.

Medicare to Negotiate Lower Prices for Weight-Loss Drugs

The government is expected to pay lower prices for Ozempic and Wegovy starting in 2027. The Trump administration will decide whether to expand coverage for millions of Americans.

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Sick Prisoners in New York Were Granted Parole but Remain Behind Bars

Prisons across the country are struggling to find nursing home placements for sick prisoners after granting them parole. In New York, some inmates are suing for release.

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The Wende Correctional Facility in Alden, N.Y., where Westil Gonzalez, who has multiple sclerosis, has remained incarcerated six months after his parole.

Biden Administration Withdraws Proposal to Expand Protections for Rare Whales

The proposed rules would have slowed more ships to prevent collisions with endangered North Atlantic right whales.

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A right whale with its calf in Cape Cod Bay last year. There were an estimated 370 North Atlantic right whales left as of 2023.

The Next Threat to L.A.? Rainfall That Could Cause Landslides

While firefighters begin containing the Los Angeles wildfires, the land left behind is at a higher risk of floods and debris flows.

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Damage from the Eaton fire to Altadena, Calif., on Tuesday.

The Next Threat to L.A.? Rainfall That Could Cause Landslides

While firefighters begin containing the Los Angeles wildfires, the land left behind is at a higher risk of floods and debris flows.

Β© Mark Abramson for The New York Times

Damage from the Eaton fire to Altadena, Calif., on Tuesday.

Trump’s Inauguration Day is Likely One of the Coldest in Decades

An arctic chill is headed to Washington, D.C., (and much of the United States) on Monday.

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President Ronald Reagan’s second swearing-in ceremony in 1985 was moved indoors, and the parade was canceled, because of the bitter cold.

Fire Breaks Out at a Huge Battery Site in California

The fire at the Moss Landing plant, which stores electricity for the power grid, was unrelated to wildfires in Los Angeles.

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The Moss Landing Power Plant burning in Monterey County, Calif., on Thursday.

L.A. Fires Revive Calls for a β€˜Climate Superfund’ Law in California

New York and Vermont recently passed laws like these, which require energy companies to pay climate damages and will likely face fierce challenges.

Β© Philip Cheung for The New York Times

A destroyed gas station in Altadena, Calif., on Sunday.

Biden Administration Creates Final Limits for Oil Drillers in Alaska

Republicans said they were seeking ways to quickly reverse the restrictions in the state’s North Slope region.

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Caribou on the North Slope of Alaska. The area is an important nesting site for migratory birds, and home to grizzly bears, wolverines and polar bears.

How Do You Convince Consumers to Eat Plant-Based Meat?

The imitation meat industry is facing an identity crisis, and the challenge of convincing American consumers to make more planet-friendly choices.

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Sales of plant-based meat are beginning to stabilize after products from Beyond Meat and Impossible Foods were labeled β€œultraprocessed.”

L.A. Wildfire Victims Need Cash More Than Used Clothes: How to Help

After natural disasters, relief organizations are overwhelmed by clothing donations. Aid groups in Southern California say money is more helpful.

Β© Philip Cheung for The New York Times

A makeshift donation center in Altadena, Calif., on Monday.

Toyota Truck Unit Will Pay $1.6 Billion to Settle Emissions Fraud Case

Hino Motors, a Toyota subsidiary, will plead guilty to conspiracy charges and pay penalties for deceiving regulators about its diesel engines, the E.P.A. said.

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Hino Motors trucks bound for shipment at a port in Yokohama, Japan, in 2022.

Fake Meat Is Processed. What Does That Mean for Its Health Benefits.

After being targeted by the meat industry, swept up in the culture wars and pummeled in sales, two plant based meat companies are reinventing themselves.

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Beyond Meat and Impossible Foods enjoyed a meteoric rise before they were characterized by rivals and critics as chemically-laden, ultraprocessed foods.

UnitedHealth’s Revenues Rise, in First Earnings Report Since CEO’s Killing

But high medical costs contributed to results that disappointed Wall Street, and the company’s stock fell on the news that it had made less than analysts expected.

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UnitedHealth Group’s campus in Minnetonka, Minn. Earnings reported Thursday were the company’s first since its chief executive was killed.

Fake Meat Is Processed. What Does That Mean for Its Health Benefits.

After being targeted by the meat industry, swept up in the culture wars and pummeled in sales, two plant based meat companies are reinventing themselves.

Β© Scott Olson/Getty Images

Beyond Meat and Impossible Foods enjoyed a meteoric rise before they were characterized by rivals and critics as chemically-laden, ultraprocessed foods.
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