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The Southport Killer Was Fixated on Extreme Violence. But Was it Terrorism?

Axel Rudakubana, who killed three girls in a stabbing spree at a dance class, was obsessed with violence but had no known ideology. His case has led to calls for a rethink of counterterror strategy.

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Federal Agencies Ordered to End Initiatives That Support ‘Gender Ideology’

The directive was another step in the Trump administration’s campaign to root out “woke” ideology from the federal government.

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Resignation Push Deepens Worries About Effect on Government Services

The Trump administration’s effort to get federal workers to leave their posts could lead to an exodus of experienced employees, some warned.

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15-Year-Old Is Killed in Shooting at Brooklyn Apartment Complex

The teenager, Heath Campbell, was shot in the head, the police said. Another boy, 16, who has not been identified, was shot in the shoulder and was in stable condition.

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5 Takeaways From R.F.K. Jr.’s First Confirmation Hearing

Mr. Kennedy appears to have most Republicans behind him as he seeks the job of health secretary, though he couldn’t escape his past stances on vaccines and abortion.

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Stop Feeling Stunned and Wounded, Liberals. It’s Time to Fight Back.

Americans alarmed by President Trump’s agenda must reunite and recalibrate.

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Trump’s Retribution Continues With Removal of General Milley’s Security Detail

Early in his first administration, President Trump noted the general’s “brilliance and fortitude.” And then the president got angry.

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Senate Confirms Lee Zeldin to Head E.P.A.

The former New York congressman has little experience in environmental policy. He is expected to follow orders to weaken climate rules.

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Iris Cummings Critchell, 104, Dies; Olympic Swimmer Turned Aviator

The last survivor of the American team that competed in Hitler’s 1936 Games in Berlin, she went on to become a wartime pilot and an aeronautics instructor.

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Postal Worker Stole Sports Memorabilia Worth $100,000, U.S. Says

A former sorting clerk at a post office in New Jersey later sold the items, including valuable Michael Jordan and Mickey Mantle trading cards, prosecutors said.

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Trump’s Federal Funding Freeze: Who Was Behind It and How Did It Unfold?

The order that froze trillions of dollars of federal grants and loans was published without vetting by key officials in the White House.

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The White House Pulled Back Its Spending Freeze

Also, Menendez was sentenced to 11 years in prison. Here’s the latest at the end of Wednesday.

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What Does RFK Jr.’s Bird Tie Mean?

As he seeks to lead the health department, Mr. Kennedy wore a thin tie dotted with feathered creatures to cap a classic suit.

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Meta Agrees to Pay Trump $25 Million to Settle His Lawsuit

President Trump had sued Meta and other tech firms in 2021, arguing that he had been wrongfully censored by them. Meta also reported revenue and profit growth for the fourth quarter.

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Gilgo Beach Killing Suspect Moves to Have Key DNA Evidence Thrown Out

The suspect’s lawyer has also called for the case against his client, Rex Heuermann, to be split into five trials. On Wednesday, the judge agreed to hold hearings to consider both requests.

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Tesla’s Profit Fell Sharply Last Year

The electric car company run by Elon Musk is facing increasing competition, but investors have focused mostly on the prospects for Tesla’s self-driving technology.

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Trump’s Firings Could Bring Court Cases That Expand His Power

The prospect of legal challenges to President Trump’s purges may be a feature, not a bug, for adherents of sweeping presidential authority.

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How Menendez Destroyed His Legacy With Gold Bars and a Halal Hustle

The former New Jersey senator was sentenced to 11 years in prison after being convicted of bribery and corruption.

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Microsoft Continues A.I. Spending Growth as Profit Grows 10%

The tech giant’s revenue was up 12 percent to $69.6 billion, but investors are showing their nerves after a long boom for tech stocks.

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William E. Leuchtenburg, Scholar of F.D.R. and the Presidency, Dies at 102

His writings, which stretched across eight decades, helped Americans understand a president who transformed the office and shaped the postwar years.

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The Hearing Confirmed That R.F.K. Jr. Is Trump’s Kind of Guy

At this point, whether a nominee can explain himself coherently, much less convincingly, may not matter for the votes he needs.

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DeSantis Says He Will Veto Immigration Bill in Clash With Lawmakers

The veto pledge capped a dramatic few days in which Republican legislators publicly criticized Gov. Ron DeSantis and portrayed themselves as truer allies of President Trump.

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‘Dean of American Historians’: Ken Burns on William E. Leuchtenburg

One was a filmmaker, the other a scholarly adviser (who sometimes appeared on camera), and the two became close friends, working together for more than 40 years.

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Rebel Leader Who Overthrew al-Assad is Declared Syria’s President

The new leadership of the country said the rebel coalition leader, Ahmed al-Shara, would serve as president during a transitional period.

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Farage Says He Talked to Musk Last Week. Relationship is ‘Fine.’

Three weeks after a rift, the head of the populist Reform U.K. party said Elon Musk remains open to a donation that could shake up British politics.

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As Establishment Warms to Trump, Elite Law Firm Takes On His Appeal

The involvement of Sullivan & Cromwell in the appeal of President Trump’s criminal conviction underscored how New York’s legal power players have moved toward Mr. Trump.

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Hamas Is Expected to Release 8 Israeli and Thai Hostages

The release planned for Thursday would be the third so far as Israel and Hamas observe a six-week truce, part of a multiphase agreement that mediators hope will end the war in Gaza.

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Prosecutors Move to Drop Classified Documents Case Against Trump’s Co-Defendants

If the appeals court agrees, it would be the formal end of the case in which Donald J. Trump was accused of illegally holding onto classified materials after he left office.

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OpenAI Says DeepSeek May Have Improperly Harvested Its Data

The San Francisco start-up claims that its Chinese rival may have used data generated by OpenAI technologies to build new systems.

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At Gabbard’s Confirmation Hearing, Edward Snowden May Loom Large

Senators are expected to ask about her defense of the former government contractor, who released reams of data on U.S. surveillance programs and fled to Russia.

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