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What the Philippines Is Doing About South China Sea Tensions

Escalating tensions in the South China Sea, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. says, are not only a regional issue, but a global one.

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Criminal Inquiry Into Boeing Panel Blowout Expands

The Justice Department, which is investigating the blowout of a panel on an Alaska Airlines flight, is using a recently convened grand jury in Seattle.

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United Airlines Flight Missing an External Panel Lands Safely

No one realized that the panel from the plane, a Boeing 737-800, was missing until it had landed safely, the airline said.

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TikTok Bill’s Progress Slows in the Senate

Legislation to force TikTok’s Chinese owner to sell the app or have it banned in the United States sailed through the House, but the Senate has no plans to move hastily.

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Fani Willis Hangs Onto Trump Case, but More Turbulence Lies Ahead

A fresh array of problems are in store for Ms. Willis and her prosecution of Donald Trump, one of the most significant state criminal cases in American history.

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A Watershed Moment for the Politics of Israel, Courtesy of Chuck Schumer

Republicans have long sought to make Israel a partisan issue, framing their party as the only one truly supportive of the Jewish state. The Senate majority leader’s blistering speech may have helped.

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Connecticut Trooper, Brian North, Is Acquitted in Killing of a Black Teenager

Brian North faced up to 40 years in prison for firing seven times at Mubarak Soulemane after a car chase.

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Iran and U.S. Held Secret Talks on Proxy Attacks and Cease-Fire

Diplomats gathered in Oman in January, with the U.S. side seeking to stop attacks on Red Sea shipping and American bases, and Iran looking for a Gaza cease-fire.

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Sheriff Had Cause to Take Maine Gunman Into Custody Before Shootings

An interim report from a commission investigating the mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine, found that the gunman’s weapons could and should have been removed.

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Miami Beach Sets Midnight Curfew for Spring Break Weekend

Revelers will be barred from staying out past midnight each night this weekend. In the weeks leading up to peak spring break season, city officials had warned that a curfew was likely.

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Second Gaza Aid Convoy Ends in Violence, With at Least 20 Killed

The Gaza Health Ministry accused Israel of a “targeted” attack. Israel’s military denied the accusation, blaming Palestinian gunmen for the violence.

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The House Races That Tell a Bigger Story

Four primary races that will shed light on some broader trends.

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A Prosecutor in the Trump Georgia Case Resigns

Also, a jolt to the housing market.

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Biden Embraces Schumer’s Speech Castigating Netanyahu

President Biden did not explicitly endorse any of the specific criticisms in the speech. But his comments were the latest step in his escalating public critique of the Israeli prime minister.

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Judge Rules Fani Willis Can Stay on Trump Georgia Case as Nathan Wade Resigns

The highly anticipated ruling cut a middle path between removing Fani T. Willis for a conflict of interest and her full vindication.

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Judge Delays Trump’s Manhattan Trial Until at Least Mid-April

The judge scheduled a hearing for March 25, the day the trial had been scheduled to begin, to consider Donald J. Trump’s request to further delay or dismiss the case.

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Serge Raoul, Whose SoHo Bistro Glittered With Stars, Dies at 86

Raoul’s, which he founded, was a celebrity magnet and a neighborhood institution in the 1970s and ’80s. But he had never planned on a life in the restaurant business.

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NYC Will No Longer Shelter Migrant Adults After 30 Days

A legal agreement scales back the longstanding requirement that the city provide shelter to homeless people who seek it. Families will not be affected.

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Kushner Developing Deals Overseas Even as His Father-in-Law Runs for President

Donald Trump’s son-in-law, who was also a senior White House official, said he was close to finalizing real estate projects in Albania and Serbia.

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Trump Georgia Case: Takeaways From the Ruling on Fani Willis’s Conduct

Fani Willis faces an unusual decision after the much-anticipated ruling on whether she should be disqualified for having had a romantic relationship with a subordinate.

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Prosecutors Say Sam Bankman-Fried Should Get 40 to 50 Years in Jail

Mr. Bankman-Fried, who was convicted of seven counts of fraud and conspiracy, faces a maximum penalty of 110 years.

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A Damaged Fani Willis Picks Up the Pieces of Her Case Against Trump

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Supreme Court Stays Out of Dispute Over Drag Show at Texas University

An L.G.B.T.Q. student group had asked the justices to intercede, saying the performance was protected by the First Amendment.

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Shabab Militants Lay Siege to Hotel in Somali Capital

The attack in the capital, which left three dead and 27 injured, points to Al Shabab’s ability to continue terrorizing the country, despite a Somali government offensive and American airstrikes.

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A French Castle Filled With a Collector’s Treasures

The art and antiques dealer Yves Gastou was passionate about objects and their stories. His home in Biarritz overflowed with both.

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Boeing Directs Airlines to Check 787 Cockpit Seats After Latam Incident

The sudden plunge of a Latam Airlines 787 Dreamliner this week might have been caused by a flight attendant hitting a switch on a cockpit seat.

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Supreme Court Sides With Government on Reduced Sentencing Law

The justices sided with the government in a case focused on who is eligible for shorter prison sentences under the bipartisan First Step Act passed in 2018.

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Biden Embraces Schumer’s ‘Good Speech’ Castigating Netanyahu

While the president did not endorse Senator Chuck Schumer’s call for new elections in Israel, his general praise of the senator’s speech will be seen as a rebuke of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

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Exploring New York’s Wild Side

The city is a flourishing ecosystem of untamed creatures.

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First Ship Carrying Food Aid Arrives in Gaza

The ship, the Open Arms, carried some 200 metric tons of rice, flour and other food from Cyprus. It is seen as a pilot effort for a new maritime aid corridor.

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