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Dan Gearino

A Company Is Building a Giant Compressed-Air Battery in the Australian Outback

Hydrostor, a leader in compressed-air energy storage, aims to break ground on a 200-MW plant in New South Wales by the end of this year. It wants to follow that with a 500-MW facility in California.

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Simon Hill

22 Star Wars Toys and Games to Celebrate May Fourth

These are the best Star Wars gifts in the galaxy for everyone from Padawan fans to Jedi masters.

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The long, thorny history of Boeing's Starliner spaceship

If someone had told NASA a decade ago that SpaceX would build a new ride for astronauts to get to the International Space Station before Boeing, the space agency might have laughed that person out of the room. 

NASA contracted both companies in 2014 to make spaceships. SpaceX, considered a startup at the time, not only got its passenger spaceship to the finish line first, it has carried 50 people to orbit, while Boeing has continued toiling with Starliner, the company's competing project...

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20 Practical Things Worth Buying At Wayfair's Way Day Sale

From gorgeous outdoor seating to sleek accent chairs, up to 80% off is what home reno dreams are made of.

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Rhett Allain

What Kind of Battery Would You Need to Power a Lightsaber?

On Star Wars Day, we use some basic physics to measure the power of the Force. It’s strong!

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Dhruv Mehrotra, Dell Cameron

A New Surveillance Tool Invades Border Towns

Plus: An assassination plot, an AI security bill, a Project Nimbus revelation, and more of the week’s top security news.

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Isaac Aronow

Got an Idea for a Toy? Toymakers Want to Hear From You.

Companies like Lego and Mattel have divisions that seek out design concepts directly from collectors and other highly dedicated fan bases.

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Jack Ewing and Ivan Penn

Tesla Pullback Puts Onus on Others to Build Electric Vehicle Chargers

The automaker led by Elon Musk is no longer planning to take the lead in expanding the number of places to fuel electric vehicles. It’s not clear how quickly other companies will fill the gap.

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Anatoly Kurmanaev and Ekaterina Bodyagina

Family Values or Fighting Valor? Russia Grapples With Women’s Wartime Role.

Russian military efforts to recruit women from prisons and civilian life have clashed with President Vladimir V. Putin’s conservative agenda.

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Nate Cohn

Just What Kind of a Third-Party Candidate Is R.F.K. Jr.?

Categorizing previous third-party bids helps us understand where he fits in and where he might wind up.

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Zolan Kanno-Youngs

Insulin Cost Is a Key Campaign Issue for Biden

President Biden says lowering the cost of insulin for seniors is among his proudest domestic policy achievements. He now faces the challenge of selling it to Americans of all ages.

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Charles Homans

Politics Without Trump? His Youngest Fans Barely Remember It.

Democrats call Donald J. Trump dangerous. Republicans see him as revolutionary. For young Trump voters, he is just normal.

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Hannah Beech, Paul Mozur and Adam Ferguson

Drones Changed This Civil War, and Linked Rebels to the World

Consumer technologies are altering the course of the battle in Myanmar, and rebel drone units are taking notes on Ukraine and other conflicts.

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Raymond Zhong

Some NASA Satellites Will Soon Stop Sending Data Back to Earth

Three long-running satellites will soon be switched off, forcing scientists to figure out how to adjust their views of our changing planet.

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Amanda Taub

Israel, Gaza and the Law on Starvation in War

A complex legal question became more pressing after a statement from the U.N. human rights chief.

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Jesse McKinley and Kate Christobek

Trump Hush-Money Trial Key Takeaways: Hope Hicks Takes the Stand

In a riveted courtroom, Ms. Hicks, the former spokeswoman for Donald J. Trump, testified how she and her former boss managed one scandal after another.

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Ben Protess, Jonah E. Bromwich, William K. Rashbaum and Maggie Haberman

Donald J. Trump’s Scandals Captivate the Court, but Hush-Money Case Hangs on Dry Details

Prosecutors started their criminal case against Donald J. Trump with eye-catching and lurid stories, but the heart of the matter is invoices and ledger entries.

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Catherine Porter

How Does the World See the U.S. Campus Protests?

Abroad, some have praised the demonstrations. Others call the crackdowns evidence of American hypocrisy, or of a nation coming apart.

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Amy Julia Harris, Chelsia Rose Marcius, Nicole Hong, Joseph Goldstein and Erin Nolan

The Mayor Called Them Outside Agitators. Many of Them Beg to Differ.

City officials have blamed “external actors” for escalating demonstrations at Columbia University and elsewhere, but student protesters reject the claim.

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"A Boomer Threw A Tantrum About WFH So I Embarrassed Them" — 11 Of The Pettiest, Most Infuriating, And Funniest Reddit Posts From This Week

"My parents are furious that they didn't get a big wedding for all their friends and family to attend. They said that they gave me the money for a wedding. My argument is that I got married and had leftover money. Accurate in my books."

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