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It Will Finally Rain in Southern California. Cue the Risk of Mudslides.

Cooler, wet weather is forecast to bring moisture to the parched landscape and reduce the fire threat. But heavy rainfall could also trigger flash floods in burn scars.

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French Crypto Entrepreneur and Wife Are Freed After Kidnapping

David Balland, a founder of Ledger, a prominent cryptocurrency company, and his wife were freed after a 48-hour police search. Ten people have been arrested.

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Trump Vows to Release Records on Kennedy and King Killings

President Trump told security agencies to develop plans to make public all documents related to the assassinations of John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy and the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

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A Judge Halted Trump’s Plan to End Birthright Citizenship

Also, the Sacklers increased their settlement offer, with a catch. Here’s the latest at the end of Thursday.

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100,000 Ducks to Be Killed After Bird Flu Strikes Long Island Farm

The highly infectious H5N1 strain has caused outbreaks across the country. Now, Long Island’s last duck farm must kill its entire flock and may go out of business, its owner said.

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Kash Patel, Trump’s FBI Pick, Sees Good in QAnon and Evil in the Bureau

Kash Patel’s public comments on the QAnon conspiracy theory suggests he sees its adherents more as an audience to be courted rather than an ideology to follow.

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How Trump Will Fail

The problem with populism is that it doesn’t work.

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Ask Us Your Health Questions

It could be answered by Times journalists and experts in a future Ask Well column.

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How Oscar Nominee ‘Anora’ Subverted the Brooklyn Cinderella Story

A sex worker in a romantic comedy isn’t new. How the Oscar-nominated film uses immigrant Brooklyn to subvert the genre? That’s different.

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Trump Drive to Cut Safety Net Could Hit His Voters

The new administration wants to slash aid for health, food and housing, but many of those programs now reach the struggling working class he is courting.

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Violent Acts of Many Jan. 6 Rioters Pardoned by Trump Are Shown in Videos

President Trump pardoned men who violently attacked police officers on Jan. 6 along with nearly 1,600 other people who had been charged in connection with the riot. But his grant of clemency did not erase the video evidence of their crimes.

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S&P 500 Hits Record High Amid Strong Earnings and Easing Inflation Concerns

Corporate earnings are coming in strong. Investors are also seeing the Trump administration take a less aggressive approach to tariffs than some had expected.

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Trump Pulls the Military Back Into the Political and Culture Wars

The removal of a portrait of Gen. Mark A. Milley, the former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, from a Pentagon hallway was among the president’s early actions.

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City Council Takes Aim at Adams and Ally by Closing Lobbying Loophole

New York’s City Council passed a bill to limit top city officials from lobbying city agencies after leaving government. It was inspired by Frank Carone, an adviser to Mayor Eric Adams.

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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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