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How Hostility to Immigrants Will Hurt America’s Tech Sector

Don’t assume that highly educated foreigners will be spared by the new administration.

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Seattle Power Outages Could Linger as Strong Storms Pelt the West Coast

A series of atmospheric rivers is flooding the Pacific Northwest and parts of California, with more wind and rain forecast as utilities try to restore power to hundreds of thousands of people.

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Linda McMahon, Trump’s Education Secretary Pick, Named in Sexual Abuse Lawsuit

Linda McMahon, who ran World Wrestling Entertainment for decades, was accused in the lawsuit of not preventing one of the organization’s employees from victimizing children who helped set up wrestling rings.

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Gaetz Withdrew From Attorney General Consideration

Also, Putin said Russia struck Ukraine with a new missile. Here’s the latest at the end of Thursday.

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What’s the Worst Date You’ve Ever Been On? We Want to Hear About It.

Tell us about your experience, and you may be featured on the Modern Love podcast.

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Landslides Are a Growing Climate Threat. What Do We Know About The Risks?

Deadly landslides are becoming more common and large amounts of rain are a known trigger. An atmospheric river is dumping rain out West. What you should know about your risk.

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The Warrant for Netanyahu’s Arrest Also Implicates the United States

We should not operate as if there is some hierarchy in the value of children’s lives.

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How a Duct-Taped Banana Sold for $6.2 Million

Answers to six immediate questions you might have about the art world after a crypto entrepreneur spent millions on a 35-cent fruit.

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Alvin Ailey Dance Chooses Alicia Graf Mack to Be Next Leader

Mack, director of the dance division at Juilliard, will be the popular company’s fourth artistic director.

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An Immigrant Family’s Dreams, Shattered by a Random Stabbing Spree

On Sunday, Angel Lata Landi, a construction worker, called his mother in Ecuador, whom he helped support. The next day, he was one of three people stabbed to death on the street in Manhattan.

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New N.Y.P.D. Boss Takes Over a Department With ‘Phenomenal Problems’

Jessica Tisch will oversee top officials who have behaved questionably in public and private. Her supporters say she does not put up with posturing or incompetence.

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Buttigieg Warns Trump-Panicked Democrats, ‘We Cannot Be Mesmerized’

The transportation secretary, one of several ambitious Democrats jockeying for prominence, gave advice in a speech but was coy about his own plans: “I know that I will make myself useful again later.”

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International Criminal Court Seeks Netanyahu’s Arrest Over Gaza War

The court accused Benjamin Netanyahu and his former defense minister of having “intentionally and knowingly deprived” Gaza’s population of food, water, fuel and medicine.

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A Code Maker Cracks the Code of the Art World

Ouattara Watts stayed under the radar for the last few decades. He’s back with a show at Karma Gallery and the Currier Museum of Art in New Hampshire.

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U.N. Watchdog Censures Iran Over Nuclear Program Secrecy

The action could lead to sanctions against Tehran, which has barred international monitoring of its accelerated uranium enrichment efforts.

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Across the U.S., White Supremacist Incidents Have Become the Norm

Flash demonstrations intended to spread fear and anxiety are happening almost weekly, say experts who track the incidents.

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Republican Senators Rally Behind Pete Hegseth Amid Sexual Assault Accusations

Some Republican senators, who will consider his nomination to be defense secretary, shrugged off the accusations and defended him.

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Netanyahu Aide Is Indicted Over Leaked Document on Hamas

One of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s advisers is accused of leaking a top-secret document to a German tabloid in an attempt to influence public sentiment on hostage negotiations.

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A Rite of Passage for Congressional Newcomers: Picking an Office

Since 1906, new members of Congress have drawn lots to choose their new homes on Capitol Hill. Staff and lawmakers often scout and strategize far in advance to find the best spaces.

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The Alluring Dream That Black America Needs to Wake Up From

Cleopatra is not our mother.

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Gaetz’s Withdrawal Means the Senate Passed Its First Test

Trump failed to push Republicans past their red line.

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Gaetz’s Withdrawal Means the Senate Passed Its First Test

Trump failed to push Republicans past their red line.

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Man Who Faked Kayaking Death Says in Video He’s ‘Safe’

But the man, Ryan Borgwardt, who is believed to be in Eastern Europe and has been communicating with the authorities, has not committed to returning home, officials said.

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The Clean Energy Boom in Republican Districts

Trump has said he’ll repeal President Biden’s climate law, but one North Carolina district shows how hard unwinding multibillion-dollar projects could be.

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Brazilian Police Accuse Bolsonaro of Plotting a Coup

Former President Jair Bolsonaro could face criminal charges over accusations that he was involved in plans to stage a coup after losing the 2022 elections.

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Can the Senate Survive Donald Trump?

The vaunted chamber’s degradation preceded him. But he may trash it once and for all.

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‘Gladiator II’ Review: Thumb’s Up!

Denzel Washington’s performance shows skill, intensity and absolute confidence in Ridley Scott’s pleasurably immersive epic about ancient Roman fighters.

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Pete Hegseth’s Metamorphosis: From Critic of War Crimes to Defender of the Accused

President-elect Donald J. Trump’s pick to lead the Defense Department was described by peers as a skillful soldier who became embittered by military dysfunction.

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Trump’s Vow to End the War Could Leave Ukraine With Few Options

One question is whether the new administration and Europe will provide security guarantees to prevent Russia from taking more territory.

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Spain Looks to Grant Residency to Nearly 1 Million Migrants

The government said new rules could give legal status — and work permits — to about 300,000 people a year over the next three years to address gaps in the labor market.

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