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A Teen Was Suicidal. ChatGPT Was the Friend He Confided In.

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Kashmir Hill
More people are turning to general-purpose chatbots for emotional support. At first, Adam Raine, 16, used ChatGPT for schoolwork, but then he started discussing plans to end his life.

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A photograph of Adam Raine taken not long before his death. His baby blanket, which his mother found in his bed, hangs over a corner.

DOGE Put Critical Social Security Data at Risk, Whistle-Blower Says

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Nicholas Nehamas
DOGE team members uploaded a database with the personal information of hundreds of millions of Americans to a vulnerable cloud server, according to the agency’s chief data officer.

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Members of the Department of Government Efficiency uploaded a copy of crucial Social Security data to a vulnerable cloud server, the agency’s chief data officer said in a whistle-blower complaint.

Journalism in Gaza

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Jodi Rudoren
We look at a deadly strike — and explore the challenges of reporting from the enclave.

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In Khan Younis in the Gaza Strip.

European Officials Press Iran on Nuclear Talks. Here’s What to Know.

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Steven Erlanger and Erika Solomon
Three European powers will meet with an Iranian minister to try to reopen negotiations over Iran’s nuclear activities and avoid reimposing harsh sanctions.

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Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (pictured last year), said on Saturday that the dispute between Tehran and Washington “is not a matter that can be resolved.”

Australia Says Iran Was Behind Antisemitic Arson Attacks on Its Soil

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Victoria Kim and Damien Cave
The government expelled Iran’s diplomats, saying the country had orchestrated attacks on a Melbourne synagogue and a Sydney restaurant.

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Mike Burgess, left, Australia’s intelligence chief, with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in Canberra, the capital, on Tuesday. Mr. Burgess accused Iran of using a “web of proxies” to hide its involvement in arson attacks in Australia.

Rabbis Emerge as Growing Voice of Criticism of Israel’s Tactics in Gaza

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Elizabeth Dias and Lisa Lerer
Among the recent public letters was one from dozens of Orthodox rabbis demanding “moral clarity” to what they called a humanitarian crisis.

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Ari Lev Fornari, center, a rabbi at a synagogue in Philadelphia, led a rally this month calling for the end of the war in Gaza, outside the Trump International Hotel in Manhattan.

Too Old, Too Uneducated: Aging Workers in Beijing Struggle for Work

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Vivian Wang
China’s economic slowdown has fallen especially hard on older migrant workers, who often don’t have the technical skills that employers are seeking.

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Workers looking for day labor jobs near Majuqiao, in Beijing, around 4 a.m. one day in July. People from around the country gather here every morning for a chance to earn money.
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