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Nicole Larsen is part of a team deployed by Ford to test the charging networks it has a partnership with. (Victor J. Blue/The New York Times)
Frustration for electric cars: Finding a charger that works

The federal government is doling out billions of dollars to encourage people to buy electric vehicles. Automakers are building new factories and scouring the world for raw materials. And so many people want them that the waiting lists for battery-powered cars are months long. The electric vehicle revolution is nearly here, but its arrival is being slowed by a...
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Veronica Santos, who spends her days and nights never more than a few feet away from her son Jo

The Forgotten Virus: Zika families struggle for support

RECIFE, Brazil — A procession of mothers pushed children in bulky wheelchairs down a long corridor at a health center in this northeastern Brazilian city, passing patients who glanced at the children, looked away, then looked back, quickly and...

An undated photo from NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio of the Shackleton Crater at the lunar south pole, one of many that are perpetually in shadow. (NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio via The New York Times)
South Korea is scouting out the moon
Winston Chow, the lead researcher of Cooling Singapore, which aims to build a computer model of the city that would analyze the effectiveness of heat mitigation measures, in Singapore, July 13, 2022. (Gabriela Bhaskar/The New York Times)
How Singapore is trying to cool itself down
A Monarch butterfly, which is now placed in the endangered category of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature's Red List of Threatened Species, perches at the Royal Botanical Gardens in Burlington, Ontario, Canada July 21, 2022.

Monarch butterfly joins global endangered species list
Plenty of us have medications that are past their expiration date — but are they still OK to use? (Delcan & Co./The New York Times)

When are expired drugs truly expired?
Studies have shown that walking at least 30 minutes per day is enough to reap significant physical and emotional benefits. (Yana Paskova/The New York Times)

6 ways to level up your daily walk
Technology
Nicole Larsen is part of a team deployed by Ford to test the charging networks it has a partnership with. (Victor J. Blue/The New York Times)

Frustration for electric cars: Finding a charger that works

The federal government is doling out billions of dollars to encourage people to buy electric vehicles. Automakers are building new factories and scouring the world for raw materials. And so many...
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Time to clear storage

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Elon Musk pulls out of Twitter purchase

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RIP Explorer: Microsoft's web browser retired

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Apple unveils message recall, other 'wish list' features

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A woman walks on the exposed riverbed of Yangtze river on a hot day in Chongqing on Wednesday. — Reuters

China races to alleviate drought and power cuts amid record heatwave

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North Korea fires two cruise missiles

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Qadiroon, first e-platform for the disabled launched

Republican candidate US Representative Liz Cheney waves during her primary election night party in Jackson, Wyoming, on Tuesday. — Reuters

Liz Cheney to battle Trump, may run for US presidency

A local reacts to watching a wildfire advancing in Orjais, Covilha council in central Portugal on Wednesday. — AFP

Portugal struggles to control blaze in natural park

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National diversification programme launched

This photograph taken on Wednesday shows the governor building of Mykolaiv Oblast following a strike in Mykolaiv, amid the Russian war of Ukraine. — AFP

Russia replaces Black Sea fleet chief after setbacks

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Kenya’s Ruto says ‘no time to waste’ after vote win

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