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House Passes Bill to Bar Trans Athletes From Female School Sports Teams

Republicans’ decision to push through the measure early in the new Congress indicated their belief that the issue is politically potent for them. Its future in the Senate is uncertain.

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Alcohol Offers Some Health Benefits but Raises Cancer Risks, Report Finds

The second of two analyses intended to shape the upcoming U.S. Dietary Guidelines questions alcohol’s overall benefits.

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Starbucks Visitors Must Now Buy Something to Stay or Use Bathroom

Starbucks announced the policy reversal as the company’s new chief executive responded to a decline in sales.

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Speaker Orders Capitol Hill Flags Raised for Inauguration

President-elect Donald J. Trump had complained that flags were scheduled to fly at half-staff — a symbol of mourning for former President Jimmy Carter — on the day of his inauguration.

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Takeaways From Jack Smith’s Report on the Trump Election Case

Jack Smith wrote that Donald Trump would have been convicted had the case been allowed to proceed and explained why he didn’t pursue charges of incitement of the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol.

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Hegseth Is Dangerous but Not for the Reasons You Think

As secretary of defense, Hegseth would channel his boss’s blend of jingoism and anger to fundamentally alter the character of the military.

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Princess Kate’s Cancer Diagnosis: A Timeline of the Last Few Months

Catherine, the Princess of Wales, announced in March that she was being treated for an undisclosed type of cancer.

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Kate Middleton, Princess of Wales, Confirms She Is in Remission from Cancer

In an Instagram post on Tuesday, she wrote: “It is a relief to now be in remission and I remain focused on recovery.”

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How Bad is the L.A. Forecast, and When Will Firefighters Catch a Break?

The winds of another prolonged round of gusty Santa Anas were ramping up Tuesday.

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Saudi Arabia and Sports Network DAZN Close to Deal

A unit of the kingdom’s sovereign wealth fund would pay more than $1 billion to buy into DAZN, in the latest sign of its sports ambitions.

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Capital One Is Accused of Cheating Customers Out of $2 Billion

Federal regulators said in a lawsuit on Tuesday that the giant bank deliberately underpaid savings account interest, even as rates rose.

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N.J. Governor to Address Sharp Jump in Traffic Deaths in Major Speech

Gov. Philip D. Murphy will unveil priorities for his last year in office during his State of the State address on Tuesday.

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For These Teenagers in Ukraine, Hope Arrived at the Stage Door

The students in a summer acting course performed a play set in America, called, “It’s okay!” And it gave them hope that their lives would be OK, too.

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Robert De Niro’s New Nobu Hotel in the Caribbean Is Close to His Heart

The actor has long had a second career as a hotelier and restaurateur. Now, he and his partners are planning to open a luxury inn on the Caribbean island of Barbuda.

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In a First, the E.P.A. Warns of ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Fertilizer

Levels of PFAS in sewage sludge used as fertilizer can pose risks that sometimes exceed safety thresholds “by several orders of magnitude,” the agency said.

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U.S. Oil Production Is Booming. Oil Jobs Are Not.

The industry is pumping ever more oil and natural gas, but it is doing so with only about three-quarters as many workers as it employed a decade ago.

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Rashida Jones, MSNBC President, Steps Down

Rebecca Kutler, senior vice president of content strategy at MSNBC, will succeed Ms. Jones as interim president.

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Biden Administration Adds 37 Chinese Companies to Forced Labor List

The administration announced it would penalize its largest-ever batch of companies linked to Xinjiang, including major suppliers of critical minerals and textiles.

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Is China Considering Selling TikTok to Elon Musk?

As the popular video app faces a ban in the United States, Chinese officials are said to be weighing options to save it — including a sale to the tech mogul.

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Why TikTok Users Are Downloading ‘Red Note,’ the Chinese App

To show how little they care about TikTok’s ties to Beijing, people in the United States are downloading one of China’s most popular apps.

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What to Watch for at Pete Hegseth’s Confirmation Hearing

President-elect Donald J. Trump’s defense secretary pick will almost surely be asked about his alcohol use and an accusation of sexual assault when he appears before a Senate committee.

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Maha Kumbh Mela: World’s Largest Gathering Begins in India

About 400 million Hindu pilgrims from around the globe are expected to bathe in and around the Ganges in the religion’s biggest display of unity.

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Mississippi Police Use Tasers Freely, and Injuries Follow

A lack of state standards leaves Mississippi police and sheriff’s departments on their own to decide when to use stun guns, and many give officers a free hand.

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Soaring Bond Yields Put U.K. Government’s Economic Plan at Risk

Investors are demanding sharply higher yields on government bonds, threatening to upend the Labour Party’s plans to reinvigorate a stagnant British economy.

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Ukraine Launches ‘Massive’ Drone Attacks Inside Russia, Officials Say

The barrage appeared to be one of the largest recent assaults in Ukraine’s campaign to damage Russia’s war machine on its home territory.

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Special Counsel Report Says Trump Would Have Been Convicted, and Confirmation Hearings Begin

Plus, don’t go to this “Sex and the City” spot.

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South Korean Leader Shuns Trial as He Tries to Hold Off Detention

The Constitutional Court began hearings on whether to unseat Yoon Suk Yeol. But he remained in his fortified residence as investigators drew up plans to detain him.

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After Loss, Tim Walz Faces Party’s Sinking Fortunes in Minnesota

Governor Walz’s party has lost control of the Minnesota Legislature and faces mounting criticism as a budget deficit looms.

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Pete Hegseth to Face Democratic Questioning in Confirmation Hearing

President-elect Donald J. Trump’s choice to lead the Pentagon will field questions on Tuesday on a range of issues, including a sexual assault allegation and his lack of management experience.

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Hollywood’s Filmmaking Continues Despite L.A. Wildfires

Because of costs, few movies are shot locally, leaving the industry in a surreal spot: reeling from personal loss with much of the business untouched.

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