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Trump Says States Should Manage Disasters. Former FEMA Leaders Agree.

“I’d rather see the states take care of their own problems,” the president said. Federal emergency managers from both parties have made the same argument.

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Trump’s Inflation Fix Centers on Energy Emergency That Doesn’t Exist

Economists and analysts aren’t convinced that an expansion of oil and gas production will lower consumer prices.

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March for Life: Abortion Opponents Raise Their Ambitions

The March for Life on Friday will bring together a movement invigorated by some early moves of the second Trump administration.

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Trump’s Energy Policy is Full of Contradictions — on Purpose

His executive orders ultimately seek to make the market for oil and gas as big as possible.

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What Los Angeles Could Learn From Great Fires of the Past

Rebuilding can be a chance to rethink things.

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Why Are the Oscars Scared of Horror Films?

Horror features many of today’s most exciting filmmakers and exemplifies our anxious moment. Yet the Academy continues to shut it out.

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For Investors, the Business of America Is Still Business

Our columnist suggests how to think about stocks and bonds during a presidency that is signaling a deep devotion to profits.

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‘Puerility, Provocation and a Strain of Nihilism’: 3 Writers on What Binds Trump and Musk

What makes this dynamic in the new Trump administration so fascinating?

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Yes, Some Vaccines Contain Aluminum. That’s a Good Thing.

R.F.K. Jr. and others have blamed the ingredient for allergies and other illnesses. Scientists say it actually bolsters the immune response.

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Nevada’s Lithium Could Help Save the Earth. But What Happens to Nevada?

Many climate experts see its deserts as a place to build the green-energy future. For two local activists, the price is too great.

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How Riad Sattouf Uses His Cartoons to Draw a Window Into the Middle East

Riad Sattouf’s saga of his parents’ failed bicultural marriage, with its harsh depiction of life in rural Syria, has become a literary sensation.

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The Long Shadow of Fraud in Alzheimer’s Research

Fraud in research needs to end.

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Christian Nonprofit’s Members Avoid Florida’s Group Home Standards

In place of the state, a nonprofit association has regulatory authority over about two dozen of the facilities.

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Pediatricians Try New Tactics To Win Over Vaccine Skeptical Parents

As trust in medicine declines and vaccine hesitancy spreads, doctors are changing how they talk about lifesaving childhood shots.

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Storm Eowyn Brings Fierce Winds to Britain and Ireland

The storm had knocked out power to more than half a million utility customers by early Friday as it moved across Ireland.

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‘I’ve Been Pushed, and I’m Going to Get Hit by the Train’

Joseph Lynskey was waiting for the subway in Manhattan last month when a random act of violence transformed his life.

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Faulty Wiring Caused Fires at 3 Buildings Owned by Notorious Landlord

The fire at a Bronx apartment building on Jan. 10 was the third to break out in recent years at a property owned by Ved Parkash, who has been sued by tenants over building conditions.

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Jimmy Kimmel Mocks Trump Ahead of His L.A. Visit

The comedian, who is based in Los Angeles, said that President Trump was visiting California on Friday “to blame us for the fires in person.”

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Trump’s Withdrawal From the W.H.O. Will Be Disastrous for Global Health

It’s a mistake for President Trump to order to the United States to leave the World Health Organization. He should reverse course immediately.

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Did Ukraine Kill Its Own by Downing a Russian Plane? A Year Later, It Hasn’t Said.

Russia says Ukraine shot down a military transport carrying 65 captured Ukrainians. Ukraine has not confirmed its role, identified the bodies it received, or said how it happened.

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Trump Officials Move to Quickly Expel Migrants Biden Allowed In Temporarily

A memo appears to allow Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials to target programs that let in more than a million people.

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Firefighters Battle Growing Blaze Near U.S.-Mexico Border

Officials said the fire, which had spread to more than 500 acres by Thursday night, was miles away from threatening any homes or buildings.

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In California Fires, Trump Blames Newsom for Withholding Water. Experts Disagree.

President Trump has blamed a lack of water during the Los Angeles fires on California decisions that benefit a small fish. Yet experts say he’s confusing different issues.

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Japan Raises Interest Rates to Highest Level Since 2008

After a long period of stagnation, the return of inflation and wage growth is giving the Bank of Japan room to raise interest rates.

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Instagram and Facebook Blocked and Hid Abortion Pill Providers’ Posts

Some posts related to obtaining abortion pills were recently hidden on Instagram and Facebook and some accounts were suspended, before being later restored.

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$3,000 for a Used iPhone? If It Has TikTok, Maybe.

Phones with TikTok are being listed for eye-watering sums as the social media platform remains absent from app stores.

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Trump Pardons Anti-Abortion Activists Who Blockaded Clinic

The move came ahead of the March for Life, the annual anti-abortion rally in Washington where Vice President JD Vance is expected to address attendees.

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Los Angeles Schools Reopen to Relief and Worry About Toxins

Many educators and families were thrilled to get back to some routines as a handful of schools reopened after weeks of closures. Others were worried about remaining dangers in fire-hit areas.

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‘Truck Stop Serial Killer’ Is Found Guilty of a Third Murder

Bruce Mendenhall was convicted Wednesday in the 2007 killing of Carma Purpura, an Indiana woman with whom he had been speaking at a truck stop.

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2025 Oscar Nominees for Costume Design Include ‘Wicked’ and ‘A Complete Unknown’

They include the designers behind “Wicked,” “A Complete Unknown” and “Conclave.”

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