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Gaza Cease-Fire Deal Hangs in the Balance Ahead of Trump’s Meeting With Jordan’s King

Hamas and President Trump have threatened to upend the cease-fire. Analysts say those words could prove hollow, but the deal still may not last beyond early March.

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Europe Vows to Respond to Trump’s Tariffs, but Holds Back on Details

European leaders have said that they will respond firmly to higher levies on steel and aluminum, but they have yet to say what that retaliation will look like.

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Behind Elon Musk’s Hostile Bid for Control of OpenAI

The tech mogul is unlikely to win. But his goal may be more about making life difficult for the A.I. start-up and its leader, Sam Altman.

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Jordan’s King Faces a Bind as He Meets With Trump

King Abdullah II, a close U.S. ally dependent on aid from Washington, is confronting the president’s demands that he take in Palestinians from Gaza, a step the king’s domestic politics will not allow.

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Covid Learning Losses

We explain the ways students haven’t recovered.

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How Trump’s Canadian Oil Tariff Would Hit U.S. Refineries

The 10 percent tariff the president said he might impose in March could cause U.S. refineries to cut production and lead to higher prices.

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Trump Pauses Enforcement of Foreign Bribery Law

The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act makes it illegal for companies that operate in the United States to pay foreign government officials to secure or keep business deals.

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Trump’s Ultimatum to Hamas, and Showdown Looms Between White House and the Courts

Plus, a surprise blockbuster.

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Gaza Cease-Fire Deal’s Long-Term Future Is Bleak, Analysts Say

Hamas and President Trump have threatened to upend the cease-fire. Analysts say those comments could prove hollow, but the deal still may not last beyond early March.

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Can European ‘Boots on the Ground’ Help Protect Ukraine’s Security?

Deterring Russia from re-invading Ukraine, once this war ends, could require 150,000 troops and American help with air cover, intelligence and missile defense, experts say.

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Strong Storm Expected to Soak Southern California, Raising Fears of Mudslides

It could be the biggest storm the area has seen so far this winter.

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Israel’s Security Cabinet Meets as Pressure on Hamas Cease-Fire Rises

After Hamas said it would postpone the next release of Israeli hostages, President Trump demanded that all hostages be released Saturday or “all hell is going to break out.”

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Jordan’s King Faces a Bind as He Meets With Trump

King Abdullah II, a close U.S. ally dependent on aid from Washington, is confronting the president’s demands that he take in Palestinians from Gaza, a step the king’s domestic politics will not allow.

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Steel and Aluminum Tariffs May Raise US Manufacturing Costs

Duties of 25 percent on steel and aluminum will flow through to car buyers, beer drinkers, home builders, oil drillers and other users of metal goods.

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The Pharmaceutical Industry Heads Into Elon Musk’s Wood Chipper

Who needs N.I.H. grants? A lot of red-state universities, for one.

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Fed Chair Faces Lawmakers at a Critical Juncture

Jerome H. Powell is set to testify as inflation risks are resurfacing, regulatory changes are in flux and the Federal Reserve’s policy independence is in the spotlight.

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America Is Full of People Trump Doesn’t Like

If, according to the president, so many people in the United States are the wrong kind, who makes up the right kind?

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Germany’s Would-Be Chancellor Tries to Get Back on Cruise Control

Dogged by protesters, but apparently safe from damage in the polls, Friedrich Merz is putting a failed immigration gambit behind him.

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In Hospitals and Hospices, ‘Music as Care’ Offers a New Kind of Comfort

A violinist plays for her father. A singer takes requests. In hospitals and hospices, bedside performers offer a new kind of care.

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In Hospitals and Hospices, ‘Music as Care’ Offers a New Kind of Comfort

A violinist plays for her father. A singer takes requests. In hospitals and hospices, bedside performers offer a new kind of care.

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A Sly Stone Primer: 15 Songs (and More) From a Musical Visionary

The Sly & the Family Stone leader is the subject of a new documentary directed by Questlove. Here’s what to know about his brilliant career and crushing addiction.

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A Promising New Development for the Millions of People with Liver Disease

Recent research suggests that a new approach could help even patients with advanced forms of fatty liver disease.

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A New York Home Designed for a Real-Life Couple and Their Imaginary Muse

How to revive an 18th-century upstate farmhouse without resorting to cliché? By pretending a made-up person lives there too.

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Hispanics Bolted to the Right in 2024. Can Democrats Win Them Back?

Amid the turmoil and controversies of President Trump’s opening weeks, Democrats see an opening with working-class voters wooed by Mr. Trump’s movement.

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Silicon Valley is Embracing Christianity (With the Help of Peter Thiel)

When tech luminaries talk about their Christian faith, people listen.

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Her Discovery Wasn’t Alien Life, but Science Has Never Been the Same

The internet erupted in controversy over Felisa Wolfe-Simon and colleagues’ claim of a microbe thriving on arsenic. Nearly 15 years later, she’s pursuing new research on the boundaries of life.

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John Oliver Interrupts Jon Stewart’s Monologue on ‘The Daily Show’

The British host of “Last Week Tonight” said he wanted to be “the first to welcome America to its monarchy era.”

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France Is in a Deep, Deep Hole

Malaise is all around.

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China’s ‘Ne Zha 2’ Shatters Box Office Records With $1.2 Billion

The runaway success of “Ne Zha 2” is another sign that Chinese audiences are choosing domestic movies over Hollywood blockbusters.

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Push to Drop Adams Charges Reveals a Justice Dept. Under Trump’s Sway

Eric Adams cultivated a close relationship with President Trump. Now, U.S. prosecutors in Manhattan have been told to drop the corruption case against the New York City mayor.

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