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Trump Wants to Clear Bombs From Gaza. He’s Sidelined Groups That Would Do It.

Shortly before the president said he would have to clear unexploded bombs to redevelop Gaza, he ordered all U.S.-funded demining groups globally to stop their work.

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Netflix Scurries to Stem Oscar Fallout From ‘Emilia Pérez’ Scandal

Netflix had thought the movie could deliver the company its first best picture award. But comments from its star have put it on the defense.

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Scientists Detect Shape-Shifting Along Earth’s Solid Inner Core

The new research adds to the mysteries of the planet’s deepest interior region.

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Trump Says Palestinians Will Not Be Allowed to Return to Gaza

President Trump, speaking to Fox News, reiterated his plan to rebuild the Gaza Strip and said its population would be resettled in a “permanent place” elsewhere.

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Trump Argues That Courts Cannot Block Elon Musk’s DOGE Team From Treasury Systems

The president’s lawyers argued that the distinction between civil servants and political appointees was unworkable and unconstitutional. A hearing is set for Friday.

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Top Judge Favors a Second Chance for Those Languishing in Prison

Rowan Wilson, the chief judge of New York State’s highest court, used his State of the Judiciary address to push back against prolonged incarceration.

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Trump’s Actions Have Created a Constitutional Crisis, Scholars Say

Law professors have long debated what the term means. But now many have concluded that the nation faces a reckoning as President Trump tests the boundaries of executive power.

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Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl Halftime Show: The Peak of All Rap Battles?

The first rapper to headline the N.F.L.’s biggest stage solo made his Drake diss “Not Like Us” the centerpiece of his set at the expense of a larger statement.

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At A.I. Summit in Paris, a Push for Innovation Before Regulation

Europe wants to be a top contender in the race to become a world leader in artificial intelligence, but investors are concerned that it has too much red tape and that its taxes are too high.

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Why Trump’s Tariffs on China Might Not Be the Solution

President Trump is tough on China when it comes to trade. He especially points to one number to say we’re being ripped off: our trade deficit. Ana Swanson, who covers trade and international economics for The New York Times, explains Trump’s approach to lowering the trade deficit with China and why some economists question his strategy.

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Watch Demi Moore Transform in ‘The Substance’

The writer and director Coralie Fargeat narrates a sequence from her film, which is nominated for best picture.

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Did Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro Order a Murder in Chile?

The discovery of Ronald Ojeda’s body encased in concrete in Chile has raised new fears over how far President Nicolás Maduro will go to keep his stranglehold on Venezuela.

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Trump Muses About a Third Term, Over and Over Again

The president’s suggestion that he would seek to stay in office beyond the constitutional limit comes as he has pushed to expand executive authority.

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Robert Rubin, Lawrence Summers, Timothy Geithner, Jacob Lew, Janet Yellen: DOGE Is a Threat to U.S. Democracy.

Former Secretaries Rubin, Summers, Geithner, Lew and Yellen argue that DOGE is a threat to America.

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At the Super Bowl, Taylor Swift Was Dressing to Win

Sometimes game-day strategy extends to style.

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What Was the Happiest Moment of Your Life, So Far? Share It With Us.

The New York Times is working on a video project about happiness. We’d love to hear from you.

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China Seems Unstoppable. Trump Thinks Otherwise.

What’s behind the trade war that the president didn’t back away from.

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Supreme Court Signals That Landmark Libel Ruling Is Secure

Attacked by two justices, lower-court judges and litigants, the 1964 ruling in New York Times v. Sullivan keeps getting cited approvingly in the Supreme Court’s decisions.

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Why Allison Janae Hamilton Turned Her Studio Into a Family Archive

More than a thousand ancestral records and photographs surround Allison Janae Hamilton while she works.

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The Physicians Really Are Healing Themselves, With Ozempic

At cardiology conferences and diabetes meetings, doctors can’t help noticing that thin seems to be very in.

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Gisèle Pelicot May Not Be Her Husband’s First Victim, Police Say

Dominique Pelicot became notorious after being convicted of drugging his wife and inviting strangers to rape her. Police say his crimes may have started long before.

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Westminster 2025 Preview: Why Can’t Golden Retrievers Win Best in Show?

They are among the most popular dogs in the United States, but at the biggest dog show in the world, they are never (never!) best in show.

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How Much Does a Dog’s Breed Affect Its Health and Behavior?

Here’s what scientists have learned about how a dog’s breed affects its health and behavior.

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Trump Administration Cuts Put Medical Progress at Risk, Researchers Say

Grants from the National Institutes of Health come with additional money for overhead. A planned $4 billion cut would leave colleges with large budget gaps.

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With Aid Cutoff, Trump Severs a Lifeline for Millions

Shock and grief rippled through the health community as lifelines for care were abruptly severed.

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Elon Musk Brings His Playbook From Twitter to the Government

Ryan Mac and Kate Conger, two New York Times technology reporters who together wrote a book about what happened when Elon Musk bought Twitter, explain some of his tactics.

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The courts have slowed many of Trump’s plans.

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Hamas Makes Gaunt Israeli Hostages Thank Captors Before Release

The scenes at the latest hostage release in Gaza angered Israelis and created even more uncertainty surrounding the next steps in a phased cease-fire deal.

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Wintry Mess Predicted Across Parts of the Northeast

Nearly a foot of snow could fall in Boston, and three to five inches of snow and sleet are expected in New York.

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Her Brother Disappeared in War 80 Years Ago. She Finally Got to Say Goodbye.

Margery Hop Wong last saw her older brother Sgt. Yuen Hop in 1943. He was a soldier missing in action, until researchers solved the mystery behind his death.

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