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What Prince Harry’s Settlement Means for Him and Britain’s Royal Family

Harry won an apology and damages from Rupert Murdoch’s U.K. tabloids. Could the lawsuit’s end also help heal the rift with his brother, William, and his father, King Charles III?

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Hegseth’s Nomination Faces Test Vote

All but two Republicans voted to advance Pete Hegseth’s nomination as secretary of defense to a final vote, as Democrats raced to bolster fresh allegations about his personal conduct.

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U.S. Security Contractors Going to Gaza to Oversee Truce, Officials Say

The contractors have been enlisted to do weapons checks on vehicles carrying displaced Palestinians back to their homes in the north under the terms of the new cease-fire.

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The Dalai Lama Shares Thoughts on China and the Future in a New Book

The spiritual leader of Tibet has published amply but seldom written in depth about politics. Now, as he approaches 90, he shares a detailed and personal account of his decades dealing with China.

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Earth’s Mini-Moon Was Probably a Piece of Its Real Moon

Scientists think a small rock discovered near Earth last August was hurled into space by an ancient impact on the lunar surface.

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Supreme Court Revives Law Meant to Fight Money Laundering

The Corporate Transparency Act, which requires businesses to disclose ownership information, was blocked by a federal judge as beyond Congress’s authority.

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The Dissonance of Climate Promises at Davos

C.E.O.s, policymakers and billionaires at the World Economic Forum’s conference have long pledged to fight climate change. Has it done any good?

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Why Are Buffalo Bills Fans Giving to the Charity of a Ravens Player?

A charitable drive for diabetes research in the name of the Ravens receiver Mark Andrews, who missed a pivotal play in a game against the Buffalo Bills, has raised more than $100,000.

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Trump Is Leading a Global Surge to the Right

But not all of the leading conservative populist parties in the world are the same — in rhetoric or on policy.

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New Research Finds Potential Alternative to Abortion Pill Mifepristone

The research could further complicate the polarized politics of abortion because the drug in the study is the key ingredient in a pill used for emergency contraception.

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OpenAI Unveils New Agent Tool ‘Operator’

The new tool, called Operator, can shop for groceries or book a restaurant reservation. But it still needs help from humans.

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Seven Police Officers Are Shot While Responding to Suicide Call in Texas

The officers went to an apartment in San Antonio and were shot by a barricaded man, who was found dead, the authorities said.

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Why Scott Turow Brought Back His Most Famous Hero for ‘Presumed Guilty’

The novelist is 75. Rusty Sabich, the now-retired prosecutor he introduced in “Presumed Innocent,” is 77 — and taking on a new case in “Presumed Guilty.”

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Couples and Wedding Vendors Devastated by California Fires Show Up for Each Other

Couples and vendors affected by the devastating California wildfires are finding an outpouring of community support.

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Sacklers Up Their Offer to Settle Purdue Opioids Cases, With a New Condition

A group of 15 states have reached a tentative new deal that would require them to set aside hundreds of millions of dollars from the settlement in a legal-defense fund for the family.

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150 Years of See and Be Seen at Paris’s Palais Garner Opera House

It’s been 150 years since the Palais Garnier opera house opened in Paris. Today, it is still a working theater — with 172 performances scheduled for this season.

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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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