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Vanguard to Pay $106 Million in Restitution to Retirement Fund Investors

An investigation by the S.E.C. and several states found that the company had failed to notify investors of changes in the terms of some funds, leading to higher capital gains taxes.

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RFK Jr. Sought to Stop Covid Vaccinations 6 Months After Rollout

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. petitioned the F.D.A. to revoke authorization of the shots at a time when they were in high demand and considered life-saving.

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Trump Targeted Scientists in His First Term. This Time, They’re Prepared.

Agencies and unions have put in place new guardrails designed to limit political interference in government research.

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‘Severance,’ ‘The Substance’ and Our Increasingly Splintered Selves

Cleaving a consciousness off one’s own is the trope of the season. Why?

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Northeast Braces for Snow as Frigid Air Settles Across Most of the U.S.

Temperatures are expected plunge across the country this weekend.

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World Economic Forum: Behind the Scenes at Davos

Planning and managing the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting is a huge task, and the work for next year’s event will begin as soon as this one ends.

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Oracle May Hold TikTok’s Future in Its Hands

The company is one of the app’s leading server providers, managing the data centers where billions of 40-second videos are stored.

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World Economic Forum: Davos Braces for Political Drama as the World Warms

A new U.S. president’s promise to expand fossil fuels that is at odds with global ambitions to combat climate change will be a topic of discussion at the World Economic Forum.

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Bolsonaro Hid at Hungary’s Embassy. Not For Asylum, He Says, Maybe Love.

Jair Bolsonaro and a Times reporter discussed the former Brazilian president’s two mysterious nights at the Hungarian Embassy.

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Democrats Are Losing the War for Attention. Badly.

The MSNBC anchor Chris Hayes on why attention has become more valuable than money in politics.

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Trump Picks Ex-Congressman to Manage U.S. Nuclear Arsenal

Brandon Williams served aboard a nuclear submarine and represented a New York congressional district for one term, but has said little about his experience in the management of atomic weapons.

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CNN Ordered to Pay at Least $5 Million for Defaming Security Contractor

The jury decision came after a two-week trial where lawyers for the contractor argued that the network had falsely accused him of illegal activity.

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Trump’s Inauguration Day is Likely One of the Coldest in Decades

An arctic chill is headed to Washington (and much of the United States) on Monday.

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Neil Gaiman, ‘Babygirl’ and the Ethics of Social Liberalism

The tortured quest for a morality both liberated and safe.

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Russian Disinformation Campaigns Eluded Meta’s Efforts to Block Them

A new report details how a covert influence operation linked to the Kremlin continued to place ads on Facebook despite U.S. and E.U. prohibitions on doing business with the organization.

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Vivek Ramaswamy Plans to Run for Ohio Governor

The entrepreneur will continue leading Donald J. Trump’s government efficiency project before turning his attention to a campaign.

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How Biden’s Inner Circle Protected a Faltering President

“Your biggest issue is the perception of age,” Mike Donilon, the president’s longtime strategist, told him in 2022, according to people who heard him.

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5 Scenes That Define David Lynch’s ‘Lynchian’ Vision

The director developed such a distinct style that “Lynchian” became a go-to term for any sort of surrealism onscreen. These scenes from his work get to the heart of what that term embodied.

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DeWine Names Lt. Gov. Jon Husted to Fill JD Vance’s Senate Seat

Vivek Ramaswamy, who was also seen as a possible replacement for the vice president-elect, is widely expected to run for governor of Ohio instead.

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A Timeline of TikTok’s Evolution, From Dances to BookTok to the Supreme Court

What started as “the dance app” spawned countless memes, launched lucrative careers and shaped entire industries. Here’s how it got here.

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Former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao Is Indicted on Federal Corruption Charges

Sheng Thao, who was recalled by voters in the California city in November, said last year that she had done nothing wrong after the F.B.I. raided her home.

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Why is Donald Trump glaring in his inaugural portrait?

At a moment of peak triumph and celebration, President-elect Donald J. Trump looks stern in his inauguration portrait.

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The Bidens’ Style Legacy: American Designers and Biden Blue

Joe, Jill and the look of the last four years — what will we remember?

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‘We Couldn’t Stay’: A California Family’s Life After Evacuating

Shortly after the fires began in Los Angeles, Bethany Martinez and her daughter evacuated their home on the Altadena-Pasadena border after losing power and heat. They’re waiting until they feel it’s safe enough to go back.

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US Debt Faces Record as Trump and GOP Plan Tax Cuts

The Congressional Budget Office forecasts that annual deficits will top $21 trillion over the next decade.

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Biden Says Equal Rights Amendment Has Passed, but Does Not Force Certification

President Biden’s remarks were largely a symbolic gesture of support for a century-long campaign to enshrine gender equality into the Constitution. But advocates said they could add heft to a future legal fight.

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In San Antonio, an Orchestra Was Reborn. Can It Endure?

The San Antonio Philharmonic was formed after the demise of the city’s 83-year-old orchestra in 2022. But rebuilding has not been easy.

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Eric Adams to Meet With Trump at Mar-a-Lago Today

Mayor Eric Adams, who has expressed interest in a federal pardon to resolve federal corruption charges, will meet with President-elect Donald J. Trump on Friday afternoon.

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Senate Pushes Bill to Deport Migrants Charged With Crimes Past a Key Hurdle

Ten Democrats joined Republicans in voting to advance the measure in a critical test vote that put it on track for quick enactment under President-elect Donald J. Trump.

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How Doctors and Nurses Can Protect Undocumented Immigrants

Doctors have a responsibility to reassure their patients, regardless of immigration status, that they are welcome and protected.

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