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Kash Patel, Trump’s F.B.I. Pick, Pushed False Claims About Trump Investigations

Kash Patel, Donald J. Trump’s choice to run the bureau, has made a series of spurious assertions about the Russia, Jan. 6 and classified documents inquiries.

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Ukraine Is Losing Fewer Soldiers Than Russia — but It’s Still Losing the War

Russia has lost about twice as many men to death and serious injury as Ukraine. But the trends favor the Kremlin.

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Trump Revels in a Presidential Perk: The Omnipresent Press Pool

His volubility in his first few days back in office underscores that President Trump is in charge of his own show.

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Oscar Nominations Snubs and Surprises: Sebastian Stan, Fernanda Torres and More

Sebastian Stan’s Trump portrayal is also rewarded after the film had a hard time getting distribution, while Marianne Jean-Baptiste was overlooked.

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Cats May Have Gotten Bird Flu From Raw Pet Food. Here’s What to Know.

The cases have spurred new pet food safety rules and poultry surveillance efforts.

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2025 Oscar Nominations: ‘Emilia Pérez’ Leads the Way With 13

“The Brutalist” and “Wicked” secured 10 nominations apiece in a year with a wide-open best picture race. Acting nominees include Demi Moore, Cynthia Erivo, Adrien Brody and Timothée Chalamet.

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Demi Moore Caps a Career Comeback With an Oscar Nomination

She starred in “The Substance,” a body horror-satire that isn’t normally academy fare. But it earned her some of the best reviews of her career.

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What a School Performance Shows Us About Japanese Education

A look into the Japanese educational system’s delicate balancing of teamwork, discipline and personal growth.

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2025 Oscar Nominations: ‘Emilia Pérez’ and ‘The Brutalist’ Get Multiple Nods

The two films secured nominations in most of the major categories, including best picture, a wide-open race. Acting nominees include Demi Moore, Cynthia Erivo, Adrien Brody and Timothée Chalamet.

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Karla Sofía Gascón Makes Oscar History as First Openly Trans Actress to Be Nominated

The “Emilia Pérez” star isn’t the first trans Oscar nominee. Anohni was up for best song, and Elliot Page was a contender before coming out publicly as trans.

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CNN Cuts Jobs and Shuffles TV Lineup as It Enters New Trump Era

Mark Thompson has promised to reinvent CNN since he arrived in 2023. Now, he is remaking the network’s TV lineup and its work force.

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2025 Oscar Nominations: Updating List

The movies competing for the 97th Academy Awards. The ceremony will air on March 2.

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Zelensky Could Face Tough Re-election Prospects, Polls Show

The high popularity that the Ukrainian president had in the early days of the Russian invasion, with an approval rating of about 90 percent, has dipped badly.

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Saudi Arabia Says It Will Increase U.S. Trade and Investment by $600 Billion

The Saudi media reported that Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman had spoken with President Trump, who made the kingdom the first stop on his first overseas presidential trip in 2017.

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U.K. Teenager Who Killed 3 Girls in Southport Stabbing to Be Sentenced Today

Axel Rudakubana, 18, was removed from his sentencing hearing on Thursday after yelling in court. He pleaded guilty earlier this week to all charges.

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After Snow and Frigid Temperatures, the Southeast Now Faces Icy Roads

Officials warned residents across the South that the effects of a major winter storm were not over, and that driving remained a hazard on roads frozen with slippery ice.

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Hughes Fire Burns 10,000 Acres as Dangerous Conditions Persist in Southern California

The blaze temporarily closed parts of Interstate 5 and prompted evacuation orders and warnings for more than 50,000 people. Red flag fire warnings were in effect for the region.

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Israeli Forces Kill 2 Men in Jenin Who They Say Were Wanted for Murder

The men were affiliated with a militant group, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, that carried out an attack earlier this month, the military said.

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How Republicans Will Try to Pay for Trump’s Agenda, and a New A.D.H.D. Study

Plus, an A.I. judge at the X Games.

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A Test So Hard No AI System Can Pass It — Yet

The creators of a new test called “Humanity’s Last Exam” argue we may soon lose the ability to create tests hard enough for A.I. models.

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South Korea Tells Budget Airlines to Tighten Safety After Crash

Following the deadly Jeju Air accident, the government ordered low cost carriers to reduce flight times, boost pilot training and expand maintenance crews.

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What Republicans Could Cut to Pay for Trump’s Tax Cuts: Medicaid and More

President Trump wants a massive tax cut and immigration crackdown bill. Now Republicans must decide what to cut to help pay for it.

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Donald Trump Is Running Riot

Anyone wondering whether the president was going to pick up from 2017 or 2021 can stop wondering.

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Trump’s Retreat From Clean Energy Puts the U.S. Out of Step With the World

Most major economies are investing in ever-cheaper solar and wind power. The United States risks further ceding a global market to China.

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Mexico’s Ambitious Plan to Prepare to Receive Its Citizens Deported From the US

The plan, called “Mexico Embraces You,” seeks to reassure undocumented migrants facing expulsion. Some experts question if the government is really ready to reabsorb them.

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Residents Return to See What the Fire Left Behind, and to Say Goodbye

Altadena residents were allowed back into their neighborhoods this week. Most were prepared for the worst but needed to find closure in their own way.

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Trump’s D.E.I. Order Causes ‘Chaos’ Among Corporate Leaders

The executive order signals that private businesses and organizations could be investigated over their diversity policies.

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Hamas Takes Charge in Gaza After 15 Months of War

Israel says it has killed thousands of the armed group’s members and destroyed much of its infrastructure, but since the cease-fire started Hamas has shown it still holds power in the enclave.

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How Chinese A.I. Start-Up DeepSeek Is Competing With OpenAI and Google

The company built a cheaper, competitive chatbot with fewer high-end computer chips than U.S. behemoths like Google and OpenAI, showing the limits of chip export control.

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Devotees of Mt. Bachelor Ski Area Are Working to Take Their Mountain Back

Devotees of Mt. Bachelor are putting together a bid to rescue the ski area — and their way of life — from the titans of the industry.

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