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At Rally in Michigan, Trump Lashes Out at Judge Who Fined Him $355 Million

“Our court system is a mess,” said the former president, who faces felony charges in four other cases and has been found liable in civil cases related to business fraud, sexual assault and defamation.

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Haley Calls Navalny a ‘Hero,’ Saying Trump Must Answer for His Death

Nikki Haley has long criticized her former boss over what she has described as his love of dictators and authoritarian leaders.

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Netanyahu Says He Won’t Bow to Pressure to Call Off Rafah Invasion

The Israeli leader has come under international pressure to drop a threatened incursion into the city where more than a million Palestinians are gathered, seeking refuge from the war.

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Navalny’s Health Was Imperiled by Prison Conditions

Although Aleksei A. Navalny’s cause of death is not known, his staff often worried that brutal conditions imposed on him in ever crueler prisons might lead to his death.

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NY Archdiocese Condemns Funeral of Cecilia Gentili, a Transgender Activist

In a statement, the pastor of St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Manhattan said the church was not aware of Ms. Gentili’s background when it agreed to host the Thursday service.

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U.S. Fears Russia Might Put a Nuclear Weapon in Space

American spy agencies are divided on whether Moscow would go so far, but the concern is urgent enough that Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has asked China and India to try to talk Russia down.

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Biden Administration Blames Congress for Fall of Ukrainian City

As a $60.1 billion military aid bill languishes in the House, a spokeswoman pointed to Avdiivka’s fate as “the cost of congressional inaction.”

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Hundreds of Navalny Mourners Detained Across Russia

At least 400 people have been detained across Russia since Aleksei Navalny’s death, a rights group reported. Those who came to lay flowers found solace in the company of others.

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On the Ground of Biden’s Antitrust Agenda

Doha Mekki, one of President Biden’s key antitrust enforcers, talks about the Justice Department’s big wins and losses, and what could be in store if President Biden gets another four years.

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Saunas in Minnesota: Midwesterners Are Sweating it Out This Winter

Saunas in the state, part of a tradition with roots in the 1800s, have been especially popular since the pandemic as more people seek a communal experience.

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Maps: Where Ukraine Is Fighting to Hold Back Russian Onslaught

Outmanned and outgunned, Ukrainian ground forces are in perhaps their most precarious position since the opening months of the war.

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Storm Brings up to a Foot of Snow to Parts of Northeast

A fast-moving storm over-performed in some places, leaving as much as a foot of snow in parts of New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania, forecasters said.

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A $450 Million Blow to Trump’s Finances, and His Identity

A huge penalty for deceiving lenders about the value of his properties and his own net worth, if upheld, leaves Donald J. Trump in a perilous financial position.

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Fall of Avdiivka: What to Know After Russia Captures Ukrainian Stronghold

Russia’s capture of a city that had been a stronghold of Ukrainian defenses in the Donetsk region is a strategic and symbolic blow.

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The Fall of Avdiivka: What to Know

Russia’s capture of a city that had been a stronghold of Ukrainian defenses in the Donetsk region is a strategic and symbolic blow.

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How Jill Biden and Melania Trump Approached the Role of First Lady

Jill Biden wanted to keep teaching. Melania Trump just wanted to go home. In nearly every way, the two women are a study in contrasts in their approach to the role of first lady.

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Messy Diversion in Georgia Trump Case Creates Perception Problem

Regardless of whether Fani T. Willis is disqualified from leading the high-stakes case, the extraordinary detour it has taken may have changed it fundamentally.

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‘Dictators Do Not Go on Vacation,’ Zelensky Warns Washington and Europe

President Volodymyr Zelensky pushed back against skepticism of a Ukraine victory, calling on world leaders not to ask when the war would end, but why Russia was still able to wage it.

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Lab-Made Meat? Florida Lawmakers Don’t Like the Sound of It.

Legislators there and in several other states want to restrict the manufacture or sale of meat made in a laboratory, even though it barely exists. The space industry disagrees.

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Some Authors Were Left Out of Awards Held in China. Leaked Emails Show Why.

When some books, including best sellers, were conspicuously absent from the science fiction Hugo Awards last year, writers and fans became suspicious.

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Indian Burglars Return Filmmaker’s Medal

Thieves in southern India kept the cash, the gold and most of the silver, but returned to the scene of the crime with one item, and an apology note.

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How to Rest

It’s a long weekend. How will you balance the urge to accomplish with the urge to go climb back into bed?

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Navalny’s Challenge to Putin’s Russia

The reported death of a leading dissident reveals how deeply his crusade against corruption has challenged Russia’s autocratic leader, Vladimir Putin.

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The Best Case for Ukraine Aid

It will make it easier to negotiate an armistice on terms favorable to Ukraine.

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The Florida Fraudster and the Russian ‘Killer’

How do you like your pal, Putin, now, Trump?

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What We Give Up for Lent Makes Us Who We Are

Many younger Christians are rethinking or reclaiming Lent.

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Crime Scene

Every one of them hides a story.

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Aleksei Navalny’s Allies Confirm His Death

A spokeswoman for the team that has continued Mr. Navalny’s work said his mother had received the official notification.

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Newly Vulnerable, Israelis Remain Traumatized and Mistrustful

Despite U.S. pressure, the idea of a Palestinian state seems farther away than ever, as Israel’s Jews move rightward and its Palestinians fear a backlash.

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Ohio Law Forces Transgender Candidate to Use Deadname on Ballot

A decades-old rule that requires candidates to list previous names on election paperwork has become an obstacle for all four transgender people seeking state office in Ohio.

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