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The Ball Gowns of Trump’s New ‘Golden Age’

Melania and Ivanka Trump and Usha Vance wore a pastiche of bygone eras — perhaps a glimpse of what they hope the future looks like.

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Trump Closes Border, Leaving Migrants in Mexico With Few Options

On Monday, President Trump took action to close the nation’s southern border and terminate a widely used app. Many migrants expressed despair, and some moved to cross the border anyway.

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Jules Feiffer, Acerbic Cartoonist, Writer and Much Else, Dies at 95

In his long-running Village Voice comic strip and in his many plays and screenplays, he took delight in skewering politics, relationships and human nature.

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Europe Braces for a New Trump Era, Uncertain About What It Means

President Trump appears willing to shake up almost every policy area, and a behind-the-scenes E.U. task force has been trying to prepare. But is Europe ready?

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When Google Altered Its Ad Rules, Charities Paid the Price

After the search giant welcomed more ads from small rivals like Ask.com, Google ad costs for some nonprofits ballooned.

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How Guatemala Plans to Resettle Planeloads of Deportees from U.S.

The case of Guatemala reveals how President Trump’s promised sweeps could change life outside the United States, too.

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Can Trump End Birthright Citizenship? Not Easily.

President Trump signed an order that would treat the U.S.-born children of undocumented immigrants as noncitizens, effectively denying them birthright citizenship. The Constitution could stand in the way.

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Trump Says Putin Is ‘Destroying Russia’

President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia praised President Trump’s second inauguration, but the American leader did not return the compliment.

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Fire at Turkey Ski Resort Kills at Least 66

The pre-dawn blaze broke out at a popular resort during a school break. Some survivors spoke of terrifying escapes.

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Israel’s Military Chief to Step Down Over Oct. 7 Attack

Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi, who has commanded the Israeli military throughout 15 months of war in Gaza, said he was resigning over its failure to protect against the 2023 Hamas-led assault.

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Ukraine Detains Commanders Amid Setbacks on the Front

Two generals and a colonel blamed for the loss of territory in eastern Ukraine to Russian forces last year have been held, the country’s security service said.

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What to Know About Trump’s Broad Grant of Clemency to Jan. 6 Rioters

He issued formal pardons to more than 1,550 rioters charged with a wide range of crimes and commuted the sentences of 14 members of far-right groups.

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Israeli Military Begins West Bank Raids

Amid rising tensions, Israeli troops embarked on what Israel described as a counterterrorism operation. That came hours after Jewish extremists attacked several Palestinian villages.

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What Trump Did on Day 1, and Biden’s Final Acts

Plus, an Olympic medal fail.

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Winter Storm Brings Snow to Texas and Louisiana

“So many of you have never seen an event like this,” Louisiana’s state climatologist warned, with New Orleans facing possibly the most snow it has ever seen.

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Southport Killer Had ‘Sickening and Sustained Interest’ in Violence, U.K. Officials Say

Axel Rudakubana, who killed three young girls in the Southport attack, appeared to have no particular ideology but was obsessed by death and genocide, investigators said.

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Trump Pardons Nearly All Involved in Jan. 6 Attack

On his first day back in office, President Trump pardoned all of the nearly 1,600 people charged in connection with the attack on the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Maggie Haberman, White House correspondent for The New York Times, describes what’s behind those pardons.

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What Trump Did on Day 1: Tracking His Biggest Moves

President Trump made major policy moves immediately after taking office, withdrawing from major international agreements, promising steep tariffs and pardoning nearly all of the Jan. 6 rioters.

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Specialty Coffee Shops and Parisian Cafes

The city’s traditional cafes and bistros are staking out their cultural territory in an emerging duel against highly caffeinated upstarts serving up latte art.

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Thomas Sondergard Brings Nordic Music and Hygge to Minnesota Orchestra

With the Nordic Soundscapes Festival, Thomas Sondergard puts his stamp on the Minnesota Orchestra (and its interior spaces).

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Against All Odds, a Vegas Theater Scene With a ‘Sense of the Wild West’

Local artists straddle aesthetic and artistic worlds in the land of mega-spectacles and oversize flash.

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C.E.O.s, and President Trump, Want Workers Back in the Office

Amazon, JPMorgan and others have been telling their employees that remote work is over. Now federal employees have been ordered to come to work in person, too.

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Loving an ‘Untouched’ Modernist House, and Then Getting Down to Work

A couple bought a home in Palo Alto, Calif., that was designed by an associate of Frank Lloyd Wright. Happily, they were also smitten with the two-year renovation.

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Trump’s Jan. 6 Pardons Erase Justice Department’s Investigation

President Trump’s pardons in the Jan. 6 case abruptly ended the most complex investigation in U.S. history. It also raised questions about what he will do next against a department he has said is full of his enemies.

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Jimmy Fallon: Melania’s Hat Is Her ‘Very Own Border Wall’

The “Tonight Show” host donned his own version of the first lady’s inaugural hat, which seemed to prevent the president from kissing her.

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The Voices in His Head Would Not Stop. Then a Boy Was Stabbed to Death.

Waldo Mejia’s psyche had been showing cracks, a longtime friend said. Now he is charged with killing 14-year-old Caleb Rijos at random.

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The Dark Roots of Donald Trump’s Obsession With Panama and Greenland

He is tapping into a vision of a United States that is forever growing, forever moving outward.

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President Trump, You Can Remake the Middle East if You Dare

While the wages of success in the region will be enormous, the consequences of failure will be utterly hellish.

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2 Americans Held in Afghanistan Are Freed in Prisoner Swap

In exchange, the Biden administration released an Afghan man convicted on narcotics charges in 2008.

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Han Kang Talks About Her Jeju Book, ‘We Do Not Part”

Han Kang’s latest novel, about a South Korean massacre, delves into why atrocities must be remembered. “It’s pain and it is blood, but it’s the current of life,” she said.

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