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Mark Zuckerberg Defends Embrace of Trump Administration in Meta Employee Q&A

In a meeting with Meta employees on Thursday, Mr. Zuckerberg also defended recent changes to the company’s online speech policies and ending its diversity initiatives.

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Palestinians Gather in West Bank to Welcome Prisoners Released by Israel

Throngs of people eagerly waited on Thursday for more than 100 Palestinian prisoners who were released from Israel in exchange for hostages held in Gaza.

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An N.H.L. Team Quickly Moved to Utah. Renaming It Is Taking Longer.

The Utah Hockey Club is searching for a new name, but it’s skated into a marketplace crowded with trademarks.

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Trump and Stupidity

I define stupidity as ignoring the question: What would happen next? By that definition, the Trump administration has produced volleys of it.

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Three New Bakeries for the Flakiest Croissants

Challah croissants, strawberry croissants, pig in a Bed (Stuy) croissants and more baked good goodness.

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‘She Speaks for Millions’: Best and Worst Moments From Tulsi Gabbard’s Confirmation Hearing

Eight Opinion writers weigh in on whether she’s up to the job of director of national intelligence.

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Molinaro, Congestion Pricing Foe, to Lead Federal Transit Administration

Marc Molinaro, a former Republican congressman, would steer the Federal Transit Administration, which supports mass transit systems nationwide.

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Muhammad Deif, Hamas Military Commander in Gaza, Is Dead

Mr. Deif was assassinated in an Israeli strike on southern Gaza on July 13, Israel said. He was one of the most senior Hamas leaders inside the territory and one of Israel’s most-wanted militants.

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Trump’s First Two Weeks Have Thrown U.S. Climate Spending Into Chaos

Executive orders and announcements by President Trump have put billions of dollars in U.S. climate commitments into question.

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Elon Musk’s Next Target: Government Buildings

The tech billionaire and top Trump ally visited the General Services Administration, which appears to be a key part of his crusade to cut the cost of government buildings.

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Wolfgang Zwiener, Waiter Who Built a Steakhouse Empire, Dies at 85

After years of waiting tables at Peter Luger in Brooklyn, he opened Wolfgang’s Steakhouse in Manhattan, the first of 35 restaurants around the world.

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Eric Adams Re-Emerges After ‘Scary Week’ With Criminal Case in Doubt

The New York City mayor took a combative tone in a speech to clergy members after several days of absence from public appearances.

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Naming of New Syrian President Is Met With Some Wariness at Home

While some Syrians celebrated Ahmed al-Shara as head of state, others questioned how the decision to elevate the rebel leader was made.

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Internal FBI Emails Offer Glimpse Into Trump 2020 Election Investigation

The messages showed that F.B.I. investigators took normal bureaucratic steps and precautions when opening an extraordinarily sensitive inquiry into Mr. Trump’s attempts to overturn the 2020 election.

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Marianne Faithfull, Chanteuse of Survival, Is Dead at 78

A feather-voiced pop star and Mick Jagger’s muse in the 1960s, she went on to experience more than her share of hard times but emerged triumphant.

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Father Slays New York Girl, 14, in TikTok ‘Honor Killing’

After being lured to Pakistan, Hira Anwar was fatally shot by her father and an uncle over online posts that her parents believed were immodest, the police said.

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Shortly Before Fatal Crash, Jet Pilot Was Asked to Change Runways

The plane had been cleared to land on Reagan National Airport’s main runway. But in the final moments of the flight, air traffic control asked the pilot to land on a separate, intersecting runway.

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U.S. Sues to Block Tech Deal in First Antitrust Action of Trump Term

The challenge to Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s acquisition of Juniper Networks came as many in corporate America had expected a lighter touch under a new administration.

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Musk’s Twitter Takeover Offers Trump a Blueprint

Federal agencies have offered exits to millions of employees and tested the prowess of engineers — just like when Elon Musk bought Twitter. The similarities have been uncanny.

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Review: In Justin Peck’s New Dance, Air, Earth and Self-Help

“Mystic Familiar,” a New York City Ballet premiere, has a score by the musician Dan Deacon and some all-too-familiar sentiments.

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George Tice, ‘Bard of New Jersey’ With a Camera, Dies at 86

He found beauty in the prosaic: bars, phone booths, hamburger joints, barber shops — first in a downtrodden Paterson, then throughout the state and beyond.

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SoftBank in Talks to Invest Up to $25 Billion in OpenAI

A new investment from the Japanese conglomerate would be separate from the $100 billion tied to a project announced at the White House last week.

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Trump Administration Considers Halting Congestion Pricing

The New York City tolling program began on Jan. 5 after defying obstacles for decades. A move to stop it would likely touch off a legal battle between the state and federal government.

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Why Do Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg Begrudge Their Brains?

Blunt language and brute force are the currencies of the MAGA moment.

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Federal Debt Is Now Worrying Even Progressives

Long a focus of conservatives, the level of public borrowing is starting to concern left-leaning economists. Proposed remedies still differ radically.

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Security at ISIS Camps in Syria Threatened by U.S. Funding Freeze

A halt in foreign aid may undermine American organizations’ support for forces that guard the two largest camps holding Islamic State members and their families.

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Blue Man Group’s 34-Year New York Run Comes to an End

Over 34 years, the show gave Fred Armisen a drumming gig, “Arrested Development” a hilarious story line and more. Now the cultural sensation comes to an end in New York.

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Luddite Teens Still Don’t Want Your Likes

Three years after starting a club meant to fight social media’s grip on young people, many original members are holding firm and gaining new converts.

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How Trump’s Tariffs Could Affect the U.S., Canada and Mexico

While much about the threatened tariffs is still unclear, experts predict they would be bad news for all three economies, with few winners.

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Kyiv’s Mayor Feuds With President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine

The mayor, Vitali Klitschko, who has had a tense relationship with President Volodymyr Zelensky, accused him of trying to usurp the powers of elected officials in the capital.

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