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The Times’s Rome bureau chief is still getting a feel for a pontiff who is willing to challenge President Trump and use his sense of humor. By Motoko Rich Eliza Shapiro, who reports on New York City’s ...

Commercial vessels are deploying high-tech sensors to map a shifting sea, providing critical data for scientists and some help for the industry. By Eric Niiler and Tristan Spinski The panel voted to ...