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Biden Faults Austin for Judgment Lapse, but Says He Still Has Faith in Him

The Pentagon took days to tell the White House that the defense secretary had been hospitalized, raising grave questions about national security and the chain of command.

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U.F.O.s Remain a Mystery to Lawmakers After Classified Briefing

Members of the House went into a confidential briefing hoping for answers about what the government knows about alien life. They emerged with more questions.

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Trump Lawyer Reviews Relationship Allegations Against Georgia Prosecutors

The lawyer said the former president may join a motion accusing the lead prosecutors in the election interference case of being romantic partners and seeking to disqualify them.

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Maine Braces for More Storm Damage and Coastal Flooding

Maine fears it is losing not just washed-out roads and missing piers, but key parts of its coastal identity.

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Biden Said the U.S. Is Ready to Strike in Yemen Again

Also, a Midwest blizzard snarled roads and airports. Here’s the latest at the end of Friday.

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Adams, Under Pressure, Drops Some of His School Cuts in Latest Reversal

Mayor Eric Adams said he would restore previously announced reductions in financing for free summer programs and services for low-income students.

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Court Papers Offer Glimpse of Trump’s Defense in Classified Documents Case

The former president’s lawyers may question whether the documents he took from the White House were related to national defense and whether the country’s security was damaged.

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Reggie Wells, Makeup Artist for Oprah Winfrey and Other Black Stars, Dies at 76

At a time when cosmetic brands did not cater to Black women, Mr. Wells found a niche working with Black stars and models who had struggled to find makeup options for their skin tones.

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House Spends $40,000 on New Member Pins as Republicans Fume Over Spending

Republicans, some of whom are threatening to shut down the government over excessive spending, ditched their identification pins a year early and bought new ones in different colors.

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Microsoft Tops Apple to Become Most Valuable Public Company

The shift is indicative of the importance of new artificial intelligence technology to Silicon Valley and Wall Street investors.

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After Fake Basquiats, Orlando Museum Faces ‘Severe Financial Crisis’

The Orlando Museum of Art, which mounted a major Basquiat exhibition of works that were later exposed as forgeries, is facing a large shortfall amid high legal fees.

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E Jean. Carroll’s Lawyers Ask That Trump Not Make Defamation Trial a ‘Circus’

The writer next week will seek a second round of damages from the former president for his denials that he sexually assaulted her.

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NFL Playoffs Expect Severe Weather For Chiefs and Bills Games

The Dolphins will face “dangerously cold temperatures” in Kansas City and the Bills and Steelers will play in snowy, windy Buffalo.

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Our Kids Are Living In a Different Digital World

Enormous numbers of kids follow social-media influencers who boost addictive drugs to audiences who are too young to legally buy them.

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With Roe Gone, Some House Republicans Back Away From National Abortion Ban

More than three dozen House Republicans who supported a federal abortion ban in the last Congress have yet tonot signed on this year, reflecting a shifting political calculus after the overturning of Roe v. Wade.

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The Story Ron DeSantis Does Not Tell Is His Own

Ron DeSantis has made lots of changes to try to revamp his struggling campaign. But he rarely tries talking about himself.

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Biden Administration to Fine Oil and Gas Companies for Excess Methane

A plan to impose a fee of $900 to $1,500 on every excess ton of methane emissions would be the first federal price on greenhouse gas pollution.

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How Women’s Soccer Is Embracing Mental Health

Elite soccer didn’t always welcome players’ requests for help. Scandals, attitudes and support programs are changing that.

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Trump’s Dominance and Snowy Weather Put Iowa’s Caucus Economy on Ice

Republican candidates have spent heavily in Iowa, but the state is seeing fewer visitors, and winter storms have upended events and travel plans.

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The Regional War No One Wanted Is Here. How Wide Will It Get?

With the U.S.-led attacks in Yemen, there is no longer a question of whether the Israel-Hamas war will escalate into a wider conflict. The question is whether it can be contained.

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Oregon Supreme Court Lets Trump Stay on Primary Ballot, for Now

The court denied a challenge to former President Donald J. Trump’s ballot eligibility under the 14th Amendment, saying it would wait for the U.S. Supreme Court to rule in a similar case.

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With Genocide Case Against Israel, South Africa Challenges Western-led Order

After arguing its genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice, South Africa won praise for standing up for Palestinians under Israeli bombardment in Gaza.

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C.I.A. Homes In on Hamas Leadership, U.S. Officials Say

A new task force at the spy agency is also working to boost intelligence collection on hostages still held in Gaza.

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Russell Hamler, Last of World War II’s Merrill’s Marauders, Dies at 99

The foot soldiers marched and fought through harsh mountainous jungle on a mission to seize a Japanese-held airfield. Dozens did not survive.

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The Meme King of Longevity Now Wants to Sell You Olive Oil

Bryan Johnson, a data-obsessed Silicon Valley centimillionaire, is promoting food and supplements that promise to help people live longer. Scientists say his program is highly questionable. So why are people flocking to it?

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It’s a monster election year. Don’t let the horse race distract you.

Our institutions are in decline, and we need to pay attention.

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NFL Playoffs Expect Severe Weather For Chiefs and Bills Games

The Dolphins will face “dangerously cold temperatures” in Kansas City and the Bills and Steelers will play in snowy, windy Buffalo.

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Johnson Says He’ll Stand by Deal to Avert Shutdown, Spurning Hard-Right Demands

The House speaker is facing intense pressure from far-right Republicans to abandon the agreement he struck with Democrats to keep the government from partially shutting down next week.

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Tornado Risk in U.S. South: Tracking Storms in Mississippi, Alabama and More

Gusts up to 70 miles an hour are possible over the same wide area from Mississippi to the Atlantic where another storm system earlier in the week spawned 20 reports of tornadoes.

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U.S. to Seek Death for Man Who Killed 10 in Racist Supermarket Massacre

The decision to seek the execution of the man who carried out the slaughter in Buffalo is a first for the Biden administration. The president ran in open opposition to the death penalty.

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