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Force of Ship Collision Was on the Scale of a Rocket Launch
A Times analysis used preliminary data to estimate the force of the impact. It involved “more energy than you can really get your mind around,” an expert said.
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A 1,000-Ton Crane Heads to Baltimore for Recovery Effort
The crane will help dismantle the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge and reopen one of the nation’s busiest ports.
The vessel that crashed into the bridge is enormous, but there are much bigger container ships out there.
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President Vladimir Putin dismissed claims that Russia planned to invade other countries, but warned them against hosting warplanes meant for Ukraine.
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Taiwan’s foreign minister said that a halt in U.S. arms shipments to Ukraine would embolden China.
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A distrust of foreign intelligence and a political crackdown were factors in the failure to stop the concert hall attack.
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In its strongest language yet, the International Court of Justice in The Hague ordered Israel to ensure “the unhindered provision” of humanitarian assistance.
More than 9,000 Palestinians are being held in Israeli detention centers. Here’s what we know about them.
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Biden to Appear in New York with Obama and Clinton
President Biden will be joined at a campaign fund-raiser in Manhattan by his two most recent Democratic predecessors: Barack Obama and Bill Clinton.
Hiroko Masuike/The New York TimesManhattanProtests in front of Radio City Music Hall, which is hosting a fund-raiser for President Biden. Doug Mills/The New York TimesQueensPresident Biden with former President Barack Obama in New York on Thursday. Dave Sanders for The New York TimesMassapequa Park, N.Y.Former President Donald J. Trump attending a wake for a New York City police officer. Dave Sanders for The New York TimesMassapequa Park, N.Y.Attendees during a wake for a New York City police officer. Jim Wilson/The New York TimesOakland, Calif.Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who is running for president as an independent, introduced Nicole Shanahan as his running mate on Tuesday.
Donald Trump pushed his campaign message on crime while attending the wake of a slain N.Y.P.D. officer.
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‘A Chance to Live’: How 2 Families Faced a Catastrophic Birth Defect
Cases of trisomy 18 may rise as many states restrict abortion. But some women choose to have the babies, love them tenderly and care for them devotedly.
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Kim Raff for The New York Times“I know Lennie’s time is limited. But even two years or five years or six years is better than none at all.”Ashlee Wiseman searched for a doctor who would help her keep her unborn baby girl with trisomy 18. Kim Raff for The New York TimesThe number of babies born with trisomy 18 may rise with Roe v. Wade overturned. But some women choose to have the babies. Kim Raff for The New York TimesAshlee deeply loves her daughter, Lennie, who is now a little over a year old and requires round-the-clock care. Kim Raff for The New York Times“I agonized almost every minute of every day about choices and if we were making the right ones.”Shauna Demars chose comfort care rather than aggressive treatment for her son Hank, who was born with trisomy 18. Kim Raff for The New York TimesMost infants born with the condition die in the first year of life. Hank lived only 29 days. Kim Raff for The New York TimesHank was buried at the grave of his uncle, who died several years ago in an accident, so that he wouldn’t be alone.
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