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Trump’s ‘Flood the Zone’ Strategy Leaves Opponents Gasping in Outrage

A deliberate effort by the president and his team to roll out an unceasing flow of initiatives has knocked his rivals off balance in the first days of the new administration.

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Inside a Chaotic U.S. Deportation Flight to Brazil

The Trump administration’s first flight deporting Brazilians involved aborted takeoffs, sweltering heat, emergency exits and shackled deportees on a wing.

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Trump’s Order on Transgender Troops Will Likely Ban Their Service, Again

In an executive order issued Monday night, the president said transgender service members “cannot satisfy the rigorous standards necessary” for the military.

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Pableaux Johnson, the Heart of New Orleans Hospitality, Dies at 59

As a photographer, cook and writer, he united communities through shared meals, vivid storytelling and a deep love of the city’s traditions.

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New CVS App Lets Customers Unlock Cabinets to Pick Up Products

The company said the unlocking function, part of a pilot program in New York City, will be expanded this year.

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Bannon Accuses Manhattan D.A. of Being ‘Vindictive’ in Fraud Case

The former Trump adviser, who faces trial in March, said that he was singled out for his politics. He took aim at the district attorney in much the way the president has.

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A Judge Temporarily Blocked Trump’s Spending Freeze

Also, the U.S. urged its citizens to leave Congo. Here’s the latest at the end of Tuesday.

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How the Trump Administration Is Scrutinizing Federal Spending

A sweeping directive from the Office of Management and Budget requires federal agencies to subject hundreds of grant programs to ideological litmus tests.

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How DeepSeek Changed the A.I. Game

What is DeepSeek, and why did it cause the markets and U.S. tech giants to quake? Cade Metz, a technology reporter for The New York Times who writes about artificial intelligence, explains.

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D.E.I. Will Not Be Missed

The Pentagon’s experience shows why.

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Hawaii Governor, a Doctor, Blames Kennedy for Measles Deaths in Samoa

Gov. Josh Green battled a measles outbreak that killed 83 people, mostly children. President Trump wants Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., a vaccine skeptic, as his health policy chief.

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Do DeepSeek’s A.I. Advances Mean US Tech Controls Have Failed?

DeepSeek’s A.I. models show that China is making rapid gains in the field, despite American efforts to hinder it.

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Trudeau Government Left Canada Vulnerable to Foreign Interference

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau should have acted quicker to protect Canadian elections from outside meddling, a government commission said, shaking trust in democratic institutions.

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Tulsi Gabbard Briefly Subject to Special Scrutiny Last Year After Vatican Meeting

Ms. Gabbard, President Trump’s nominee for director of national intelligence, was briefly subject to special scrutiny on airline flights last year, but not, officials say, for the partisan reasons she has alleged.

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Mauricio Funes, Salvadoran President Who Fled to Nicaragua, Dies at 65

He was a popular TV journalist when elected as El Salvador’s first modern-day leftist leader in 2009, but he went into exile hounded by corruption charges.

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Nvidia’s Fall Shows an Uncertain A.I. Future

Nvidia’s sharp turn of fortunes illustrates much deeper problems that investors are ignoring as they send the valuations of Big Tech to the heavens.

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R.F.K. Jr., in His Own Words: Flu, Diabetes, Autism and More

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Trump’s nominee for health secretary, doesn’t just hold fringe views on vaccines. We fact-checked five recent statements.

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Caroline Kennedy Urges Senators to Reject RFK Jr. for Health Secretary

In a harsh letter to lawmakers considering Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s nomination for health secretary, Ms. Kennedy called her cousin a “predator” who led other family members down the path of addiction.

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Does Trump Have the Power to Block Spending That Congress Has Authorized?

The White House’s temporary pause on trillions in federal spending could set up a court fight over executive authority and Congress’s control of the purse.

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France, Finally, Wins the World’s Top Food Award Again

In 2023, the country failed to finish in the top three as Denmark won the Bocuse d’Or, a fine-dining competition. This year, France reclaimed the crown.

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Woman in Disguise Took U.K. Citizenship Test for Others, Authorities Say

A 61-year-old woman was arrested after impersonating at least 14 people over the course of more than a year, the authorities said.

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Federal Spending Freeze Does Not Apply to Student Loans and Pell Grants

Students and parents panicked after news of the order, but the Education Department said the guidance would not stop the flow of money to students and schools.

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Senator Gary Peters, Michigan Democrat, Says He Won’t Run Again in 2026

His decision makes the Senate map even tougher for Democrats: They will need to defend an open seat in a battleground state that President Trump carried in 2024. And Gov. Gretchen Whitmer ruled out a run.

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66 Million-Year-Old Fossilized Vomit Is Found in Denmark

In the Cretaceous period, a shark or another kind of fish found sea lilies less than digestible. What you might expect followed.

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Rwanda, the West’s ‘Donor Darling,’ Seizes an Opportunity in Congo

A conflict that has raged for decades reached a flashpoint this week when rebels backed by Rwanda marched on a key Congolese city in a bid to occupy territory and exploit minerals.

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Steve Witkoff, Trump’s Envoy to the Middle East, to Meet Netanyahu in Israel

Steve Witkoff played an important role in brokering the cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas.

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Vatican Warns About the Risks of Artificial Intelligence

A new document examines the opportunities and risks of A.I. and calls for “moral and ethical considerations” to be enshrined in all of its applications.

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At the Louvre, the Mona Lisa Will Get Her Own Room as Museum Expands

President Emmanuel Macron announced plans to alleviate crowds at the Paris museum and to charge higher fees for visitors from outside the European Union.

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Many Ukrainian Aid Groups Stop Work After Trump’s Halt on Foreign Assistance

The Trump administration’s orders have sent a chill through humanitarian organizations in Ukraine, which depend heavily on such assistance.

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How China Is Reacting to DeepSeek Upending the A.I. Race

Social media exploded in a celebration after the news that a Chinese start-up had made an artificial intelligence tool that was more efficient than any in the United States.

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