Private messages detail an alleged campaign to tarnish Blake Lively after she accused Justin Baldoni of misconduct on the set of “It Ends With Us.”

Officials have said that the death toll in Mayotte, currently at 35, could end up in the thousands. But in the capital, there were no scenes of public mourning and little talk of searches for missing loved ones.

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The Drone Age is already upon us and the skies are going to get a lot more crowded.

The temporary ban covers parts of Brooklyn, Queens and Long Island. The F.A.A. also issued a monthlong ban on drone flights over a large swath of New Jersey.

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The drone panic isn’t just about drones.

Incidents like these require quick, clear communication from the government. That’s not what people are getting.

Eight years after Russia interfered in the 2016 presidential election, foreign influence with American voters has grown more sophisticated. That could have outsize consequences in the 2024 race.

A torrent of falsehoods, from home and abroad, have undermined what was once a shared faith in the honesty of America’s democracy.