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Alarmed by A.I. Chatbots, Universities Start Revamping How They Teach

Popular tools that use artificial intelligence can deliver information, explain concepts, generate ideas — and, in some cases, write entire papers.
The rise of chatbots like ChatGPT is prompting a potentially huge shift in teaching and learning, with some colleges completely redesigning courses.

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Lizzie Shackney, a law and design student at the University of Pennsylvania, said she saw both the value and limitations in A.I. tools. Steve Legato for The New York Times

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Death Toll in Ukraine Apartment Strike Rises to 40

Russia’s attack on an apartment complex in Dnipro on Saturday is one of the deadliest for civilians away from the front line since the war began.

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Germany’s defense minister resigned after a year of heavy criticism over her response to the war in Ukraine.

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Here’s what 70 years of war can tell us about the conflict in Ukraine, our columnist writes.

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Latest Scenes From Ukraine

DniproAn emergency worker at the site of a missile strike on an apartment building.
Nicole Tung for The New York Times
DniproVolunteers sorting through items donated for those affected by the strike.
Nicole Tung for The New York Times
Donetsk regionUkrainian servicemen fire toward Russian positions.
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KyivDancing in a subway as air-raid sirens blare above ground.
Lynsey Addario for The New York Times
KyivA rally in support of Ukrainians being held prisoner by Russia.
Brendan Hoffman for The New York Times
Kharkiv regionDestroyed Russian artillery vehicles covered by snow.
Evgeniy Maloletka/Associated Press
DniproBodies of those killed in Saturday's missile strike.
Nicole Tung for The New York Times
DniproWorkers measuring to repair a window blown out by the strike.
Nicole Tung for The New York Times
DniproExamining the rubble after the missile strike.
Nicole Tung for The New York Times

‘A Cautionary Tale’: An Arizona Suburb’s Water Is Cut Off

Hundreds of homes outside of Scottsdale can no longer get water from the city, a consequence of unregulated growth colliding with water shortages.

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Erin Schaff/The New York Times

A Year After a Fiery Voting Rights Speech, Biden Delivers a Muted Address

On Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday, President Biden assured an audience at Ebenezer Baptist Church that he would continue working on voting rights measures.

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Oliver Contreras for The New York Times

The Great Read

A Fake Death in Romancelandia

A Tennessee homemaker entered the online world of romance writers and it became, in her words, “an addiction.” Things went downhill from there.

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Susan Meachen, a romance novelist in Tennessee, has faced questions from police about faking her own death online. Jessica Tezak for The New York Times

China’s Latest Source of Unrest: Unpaid ‘Zero Covid’ Workers

Companies that reaped windfalls helping the government implement strict pandemic controls are now struggling to pay and keep workers.

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With Another Storm Arriving, Here Are Five Areas of California to Watch

After two weeks of powerful storms that killed at least 19 people, the state is girding for yet another round of rain and snow.

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In a forested area, heavy construction equipment sits on a slope near a road containing debris.

Alexandra Hootnick for The New York Times

Mafia Boss Arrested in Italy After Eluding Capture for 30 Years

Matteo Messina Denaro, who was sentenced in absentia for the 1992 murder of two prosecutors and other crimes, was apprehended in a Sicilian hospital.

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Matteo Messina Denaro, right, in a police vehicle on Monday after his arrest in Palermo, Sicily. Agence France-Presse, via Ufficio Stampa Comando Generale

Lawyers Barred by Madison Square Garden Found a Way Back In

MSG Entertainment used facial recognition technology to kick out legal foes, but some have evaded the ban by using a 1941 law that protects theater critics.

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Benjamin Noren is standing on stairs in front of Madison Square Garden, leaning on a handrail, holding a coffee cup.

Benjamin Noren, a lawyer with Davidoff Hutcher & Citron, is on a list of lawyers banned from Madison Square Garden. Gili Benita for The New York Times

17 Years After Her Husband’s Crash in Nepal, a Pilot Met the Same Fate

Anju Khatiwada decided to become a pilot after her husband’s death in 2006. The family’s calamities are part of a deadly pattern of aviation disasters in Nepal.

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Rescuers on Monday recovering the body of a victim who died in a Yeti Airlines plane crash in Pokhara, Nepal, the day before. Seventy-two people were on the flight.

Prakash Mathema/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

Gina Lollobrigida, Italian Movie Legend, Dies at 95

Known as “the most beautiful woman in the world,” she went on to American movie stardom, later enjoying a career as an artist and filmmaker.

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A young, dark-haired Gina Lollobrigida reclining on a haystack, her left hand behind her head.

Rialto Pictures

A Chinese New Year spread of food including black sesame cookies on a white platter, mandarin oranges in a bowl, fried wontons with dipping sauce on a plate and two bowls of wonton noodle soup.

Linda Xiao for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Sue Li. Prop Stylist: Megan Hedgpeth.

Easy, Festive Dishes for Chinese New Year at Home

Wontons may be an everyday affair, but that’s all the more reason to celebrate with them, Genevieve Ko writes.

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Bills quarterback Josh Allen, wearing No. 17 on his blue jersey, fakes the ball to the running back at his right while turning to his left.

Here’s what we learned in the N.F.L.’s wild-card round.

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This collage-like illustration — featuring fragmentary images of palm trees, large suburban homes, Los Angeles’s cityscape and, in one corner, the shadowy silhouette of a human face — capture some of the themes of Bret Easton Ellis’s new novel, “the Shards.”

Book review: Bret Easton Ellis is back to his regular programming.

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Opinion

GAIL COLLINS AND BRET STEPHENS

And Now a Few Words About How Power Makes You Weird

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An aerial view of the Tennessee state capitol building glowing red in the middle of the surrounding area, which is tinted blue.

MARGARET RENKL

This Is How Red States Silence Blue Cities. And Democracy.

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MIHIR A. DESAI

As a Finance Professor, I’m Often Asked What I Think About Crypto. Here’s the Answer.

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EZRA KLEIN

Three Reasons the Republican Party Keeps Coming Apart at the Seams

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STEVEN RATTNER

America’s Must-Win Semiconductor War

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Shira Inbar

NATHAN E. SANDERS AND BRUCE SCHNEIER

How ChatGPT Hijacks Democracy

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ESAU MCCAULLEY

Martin Luther King Jr.’s Last Sunday Sermon Was on the Perils of Not Being Woke

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MAUREEN DOWD

Harry’s Fractured Fairy Tale

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‘THE EZRA KLEIN SHOW’

A Revelatory Tour of Martin Luther King Jr.’s Forgotten Teachings

JUSTIN GO

I Am Michelle Go’s Father. I Am Marking Her Death Where She Lived.

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LOUISE LOFTUS

Europeans, How Is the Energy Crisis Affecting You?

THEODORA SIEGEL

If New York Is So Great, Why Isn’t There Anywhere to Pee?

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ROSS DOUTHAT

Will There Be a Biden Comeback?

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RASHID KHALIDI

Will the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem Be Built on Confiscated Palestinian Land?

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BRET STEPHENS AND DAVID BROOKS

The Party’s Over for Us. Where Do We Go Now?

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LETTERS FROM OUR READERS

Is Poetry Dead? Listen to the Poets.

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6 New Paperbacks to Read This Week

Miguel SalazarReporting for the Books desk

You’ll find good company here if you’re looking to spend time with a thought-provoking book, from Zora Neale Hurston’s wide-ranging essays to a novel about two brothers who embark on a religious quest and Joshua Prager’s account of the woman who personified the abortion wars in America.

Here are six paperbacks we recommend →

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More News

London Police Officer Admits to 49 Charges of Sexual Abuse, Including Rape

David Carrick carried out “a relentless campaign” of violence over 17 years, prosecutors said, using his position of authority to manipulate victims.

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CoinDesk Broke News About FTX. Now the News Is Closer to Home.

The parent company of CoinDesk, which covers cryptocurrencies, faces questions about the operations and financial health of some of its subsidiaries.

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Japanese Ace Brings ‘Ghost Fork’ Pitch to Mets

When pitchers and catchers report soon, the Mets will get a look at Kodai Senga’s signature pitch. Those who have seen it say it delivers on the hype.

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In Sattel, Switzerland, tufts of grass broke through the patchy snow on the slopes this winter amid high temperatures.

Andrea Mantovani for The New York Times

Dwindling Snow Leaves Swiss Alpine Villages With an Identity Crisis

An unusually warm winter has forced a rethink about climate change in areas with lower peaks as ski resorts and sporting events face an uncertain future.

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Armed Insurgents Kidnap 50 Women in Burkina Faso

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Price Gains Ease in Europe but Core Inflation Keeps Policymakers ‘Up at Night’

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Plane’s Takeoff Aborted at J.F.K. as Another Crossed Its Path, F.A.A. Says

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Hamas Releases Video That Appears to Show Israeli Missing Since 2014

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Nick Kyrgios Withdraws From Australian Open With Knee Injury

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Liz Robbins, Who Broke Glass Ceiling as a Washington Lobbyist, Dies at 76

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	United StatesAvg. on Jan. 15	14-day change
New Covid cases	60,863	+4%
New deaths	564	+78%

WorldAvg. on Jan. 15	14-day change
375,814	–27%
2,409	+40%

U.S. hot spots ›

Vaccinations ›

Where states are reporting vaccines given

Global hot spots ›

Your Places

The large residential building in Dnipro, that was hit by a missile on Saturday.

The Morning

Ukraine’s winter slowed the war, but there have been big developments, German Lopez writes.

6 MIN READ

A black and white image of various broken phones and cracked screens.

Opinion

Listen to the ‘First Person’ Podcast

Why does Big Tech make it so hard to fix your devices?

Two plates topped with a piece of salmon on a bed of rice are photographed from overhead. They’re scattered with scallion slices and plated alongside lime wedges.

Read the Five Weeknight Dishes Newsletter

Here’s what’s at the top of Emily Weinstein’s weeknight list.

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Got a Confidential News Tip?

Do you have the next big story? Share it with The New York Times.

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The woman has now lowered her body so that the thigh of her front leg and the shin of her back leg are parallel to the ground. Her hands are still on her hips.

Theo Stroomer for The New York Times

A 10-Minute Workout You Can Do Without Equipment

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An illustration of a collection of alcohol bottles and drinks in a coupe glass, a high ball glass and a martini glass. The background is black and the bottles and glasses appear to be melting and slightly blurred, with streaks of burgundy and warm yellow and orange tones streaming into a puddle in the foreground.

Francesco Ciccolella

Even a Little Alcohol Can Harm Your Health

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A black-and-white photograph of Prince Harry looking mournful at Queen Elizabeth’s funeral. It is a close-up of his face, with everything behind it blurred.

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What to Know About Treating Grief With Psychedelics

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Richard A. Chance

Are Some Foods Addictive?

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Pablo Amargo

How to Recognize and Address Seasonal Depression

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Culture and Lifestyle

The artist and poet Ser Serpas, in jeans and a dark jacket, sits before her expressive new paintings, in red and blue, from her ongoing series depicting faceless torsos and abstract bodies. Some are self-portraits.

Cedrine Scheidig for The New York Times

Turning Trash Into Poetry

Ser Serpas, a young artist known for kinetic arrangements of discarded furniture, opens up about her expressive way of processing the used world.

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A scruffy man, looking worried, cradles a teenage girl’s head in his hands.

‘The Last of Us’ Series Premiere Recap

It’s too soon to say whether HBO has a zombie classic. But its opening delivers.

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Tall cans of beer can be seen in a refrigerated display. The labels on the cans read “39 Words Malt Liquor.” A label advertising a different beer is visible in the lower right corner.

Malt Liquors Made for Craft-Beer Fans

The long-maligned malt liquor is getting new attention and innovation.

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Two blue bowls filled with shredded cabbage and chicken dressed in a vinaigrette are set on a gray surface. Forks rest in the bowls, and a small white bowl of dressing is at the bottom of the frame.

13 Nourishing Recipes to Help You Reset

If you’ve resolved to cook more and eat well in the new year, here’s a great place to start.

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Stephanie Hsu is shown from the shoulders up against a floral background. She’s in a sleeveless black top and looking at the camera.

Is Stephanie Hsu an Awards ‘Dark Horse’?

Her “Everything Everywhere All at Once” role is worthy, our columnist writes.

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The AthleticIn-depth sports coverage of your favorite teams and leagues.

The Giants Are Winning in the Playoffs. A Unique Staff Is Fueling Them.

Brian Daboll didn’t rely on former colleagues when hiring. Instead, he introduced an interview process many coaches had never seen before.

The Anatomy of an ‘Unbelievable’ N.F.L. Playoff Moment

Sam Hubbard’s 98-yard fumble return for a Bengals touchdown was the longest play of its kind in postseason history. His teammates recount.

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How a Group of Message-Board Misfits Changed Baseball

More than 25 years ago, a team of outsiders created a product that spent most of its bandwidth telling baseball executives how wrong they were.

Is There a Trade for LeBron James This Summer That Makes Sense? It’s Possible.

Quarterback Lamar Jackson’s Future in Baltimore Is Increasingly a Mystery

Tom Brady Is an Underdog vs. the Cowboys, but Would You Bet Against Him?

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Guess the 5-letter word with 6 chances.

The Best First Wordle Words

What the data tells us about how people play the game.

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Wordle gives players six tries to guess the daily word. Only a small number of people go in with a plan.

Spelling Bee

How many words can you make with 7 letters?

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