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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.

Β© Laura Kelly

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.

Β© Lauren Petracca for The New York Times

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.

Β© Grade Solomon

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.

Β© Mark Abramson for The New York Times

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

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.

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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.

Monterey Bay Aquarium Director Julie Packard to Retire

Julie Packard discusses highlights of her four decades with the Monterey Bay Aquarium, which she has led since it opened. She’s now stepping back from the role.

Β© Ian C. Bates for The New York Times

Cancer’s New Face: Younger and Female

Although long considered a disease of aging, certain cancers are turning up more often in younger women, according to a new report.

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Overall cancer rates rising among women under 50, as well as those 50 to 64 years old.

Lee Zeldin, Trump’s E.P.A. Nominee, Is Short on Environmental Experience

Mr. Zeldin, a Trump loyalist, would be charged with dismantling climate rules and perhaps the agency itself. He faced questions from the Senate Thursday.

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Lee Zeldin, the E.P.A. administrator nominee, at his confirmation hearing on Thursday.

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, ultra-processed foods.

He Saved His Home From Fire. But Toxic Dangers Still Lurk.

Health hazards from soot and smoke blown indoors onto furniture and walls can linger for months, researchers say: β€œWind will get through every crack.”

Β© Kyle Grillot for The New York Times

Altadena, Calif., on Tuesday.

Ramaswamy Has a High-Profile Perch and a Raft of Potential Conflicts

Vivek Ramaswamy, Elon Musk’s partner in an effort to cut government costs, could make decisions that ultimately make him and his investors richer.

Β© Haiyun Jiang for The New York Times

Vivek Ramaswamy became one of the world’s youngest billionaires after making his fortune in the pharmaceutical industry.

FDA Bans Red Dye 3 in Foods, Linking It to Cancer in Rats

Consumer and food safety groups have long urged the agency to revoke the use of this dye and others. The F.D.A. says studies have shown that it causes cancer in rats, but not in humans.

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Red Dye No. 3, which was first approved in 1907, has been used in products like bubble gum, candy corn and yellow rice.

Are Biden and Trump at Odds on Global Energy Strategy? Maybe Not So Much.

When it comes to gas exports and competition with China, the two administrations share a similar vision, the top U.S. energy diplomat says.

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Geoffrey Pyatt, assistant secretary of state for energy resources, said fossil fuels are β€œa strategic asset” and β€œa national security attribute.”

FDA Moves Forward With Last-Minute Push to Cut Nicotine Levels in Cigarettes

In the final days of the Biden administration, the F.D.A. is moving ahead with a proposal to require companies to produce a less addictive product for traditional smokers.

Β© Taylor Glascock

Cigarettes, including the low-nicotine brand VLN, on a store shelf in Chicago.
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