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How Germany Became Mean
The country’s reputation is at stake.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesHaley and DeSantis Face Off: What to Watch for in the GOP Debate
Vivek Ramaswamy and Chris Christie will also be onstage, but much of the attention will be on the two Republicans best positioned to become the top challenger to Donald Trump.
New York Times Top StoriesHow Nations Are Losing a Global Race to Tackle A.I.’s Harms
Alarmed by the power of artificial intelligence, Europe, the United States and others are trying to respond — but the technology is evolving more rapidly than their policies.
New York Times Top StoriesSAG-AFTRA Members Ratify Deal With Hollywood Studios
The SAG-AFTRA vote formally ends six months of labor strife, though some members were not happy about the contract’s artificial intelligence protections.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Deflects Questions on Retribution and Law-Breaking at Town Hall
Pressed by Sean Hannity to promise not to abuse power, Donald Trump agreed he wouldn’t, “other than Day 1,” adding: “We’re closing the border. And we’re drilling, drilling, drilling. After that, I’m not a dictator.”
New York Times Top StoriesBlack Student Darryl George Is Suspended Over Locs Again
Darryl George, who wears locs, had just returned to Barbers Hill High School in Texas after being sent to a disciplinary school. Officials suspended him over his hair again on Tuesday.
New York Times Top StoriesA New Trump Administration Will ‘Come After’ the Media, Says Kash Patel
Donald Trump, who has already promised to use the Justice Department to “go after” his political adversaries, is expected to install Mr. Patel in a senior role if he returns to power.
New York Times Top StoriesAlberto Fujimori Is Ordered Released From Prison in Peru
The ruling, which affirms a decision to reinstate a pardon, defies an order by an international court that former President Alberto Fujimori continue to serve his sentence for human rights violations.
New York Times Top StoriesBiden’s Strategy Faces a Test as Israel Pushes Into Southern Gaza
While the president has backed Israel’s right to defend itself since the Hamas terrorist attack, his team has increased the pressure to minimize civilian casualties in Gaza.
New York Times Top StoriesBiden Says ‘I’m Not Sure I’d Be Running’ if Not for Trump
President Biden has portrayed a second term for Donald Trump as an existential threat to American democracy.
New York Times Top StoriesIsrael and Hamas engage in house-to-house gunfights in Khan Younis.
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New York Times Top StoriesJewish American Families Confront a Generational Divide Over Israel-Hamas War
Gen Z and young Millennials often see Israel as an occupying power oppressing Palestinians — a shock to their parents and grandparents, who tend to see it as an essential haven fighting for survival.
New York Times Top StoriesSenator Says He Will Drop His Blockade of Most Military Promotions
Also, a top Democratic donor boosts Nikki Haley. Here’s the latest at the end of Tuesday.
New York Times Top StoriesInside the Secret Meeting That Cleared the Way for Tom Suozzi’s Return
Gov. Kathy Hochul had been toying with blocking the former congressman’s nomination for the crucial special election to replace George Santos. Then a phone call came.
New York Times Top StoriesHouse Declares Anti-Zionism Is Antisemitism, Dividing Democrats
More than half of House Democrats declined to back the Republican-written resolution, as some argued that equating criticism of the state of Israel with hatred of the Jewish people went too far.
New York Times Top StoriesSilence Is Violence — but Not When It Comes to Israeli Rape Victims
Why was so little said until now about Hamas’s brutal sexual attacks on Oct. 7?
New York Times Top StoriesArab Citizens of Israel Released in Deals With Hamas Fear a Backlash
Almost all the 15 Israeli-Arab women freed in the swaps were released against their will. One was expelled from a university and others fear they could be attacked by those who link them to Hamas.
New York Times Top StoriesGeorge Santos Uses Cameo Videos to Make, of All Things, an Honest Buck
On the video app, a familiar face delivers kind greetings for paying customers, and advice for “Bobby from Jersey” about dealing with “haters.” Bowen Yang he is not.
New York Times Top StoriesAlaska Airlines Pilot Who Used Mushrooms Indicted, but Not for Attempted Murder
A grand jury indicted Joseph Emerson, who said he thought he was dreaming in the cockpit, on lesser charges of endangering an aircraft and reckless endangerment of the passengers and crew.
New York Times Top StoriesN.C.A.A. Proposes Uncapping Compensation for Athletes
Under the plan, schools would set aside educational trust funds of at least $30,000 per year for at least half of their athletes, and would have to comply with Title IX laws.
New York Times Top StoriesProsecutors Intend to Show Long Pattern of Threats and Baseless Claims by Trump
In a court filing, federal prosecutors laid out plans to use the former president’s trial on charges of trying to overturn the 2020 election to show a yearslong history of using lies and intimidation.
New York Times Top StoriesJonathan Majors’s Ex-Girlfriend, Grace Jabbari, Tells Jurors He Had Explosive Rage
On a recording, the actor demanded that Grace Jabbari support him as though he were the president and she the first lady: “I’m a great man. A great man.”
New York Times Top StoriesJustices Seem Skeptical of Challenge to Trump-Era Tax Provision
The Supreme Court’s liberal wing and more moderate conservatives seemed to be searching for a way toward a limited ruling on a tax law that affects foreign profits of American companies.
New York Times Top StoriesJohnson Plans Vote on Impeachment Inquiry, Predicting Unanimous G.O.P. Support
The speaker said he would move forward with a vote that Republicans have long avoided for fear that some in their ranks would refuse to endorse an investigation without incriminating evidence.
New York Times Top StoriesInflation, Disinflation and Vibeflation
Why were (some) economists so pessimistic?
New York Times Top StoriesTexas Woman Sues State for an Abortion
A woman who is 20 weeks pregnant, and whose fetus has been diagnosed with a deadly condition, is suing for an abortion under a medical exception to the state’s bans.
New York Times Top StoriesIs Liz Cheney Really Thinking About Running for President in 2024?
The former congresswoman is working to ensure that Donald Trump never returns to the Oval Office. She is also keeping her own door wide open.
New York Times Top StoriesUkraine Opens War Crimes Inquiry Into Soldiers’ Deaths
A video circulated on social media but not independently verified purports to show Russian forces shooting troops who appeared to be surrendering.
New York Times Top StoriesWhere Will the Whales Be? Ask the Climate Model.
Scientists can now use climate data to predict whale and sea turtle locations months in advance, helping fishing fleets avoid conflicts with wildlife.
New York Times Top StoriesTuberville Says He Will Drop Military Promotion Blockade
Under pressure from senators in both parties, the Alabama Republican said he would allow more than 400 promotions to move forward, continuing to block only the most senior positions.