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Top FEMA Official Is Fired Over Payments for N.Y.C. Migrant Shelters

The Trump administration fired the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s chief financial officer and three others after Elon Musk misleadingly claimed the agency had used disaster-relief funds for migrant services.

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In Overture to Trump, Palestinian Leader Mahmoud Abbas Ends Payments for Prisoners

The United States and Israel have long condemned the payment of stipends to families of Palestinian prisoners involved in attacks on Israel.

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A First-Timer’s Guide to Skiing in Japan

Don’t expect raucous party scenes or over-the-top après-ski. In Japan, it’s all about the snow. Here’s a primer on where to go, stay and eat.

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What Is Presidents’ Day? A History.

The United States began celebrating its first president when he was still a general. Nearly 300 years since George Washington’s birth, the holiday has morphed into a celebration of the presidency.

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Russia Releases Marc Fogel After Talks With Trump Envoy

The Kremlin freed Marc Fogel, a teacher held for more than three years on drug charges, in a deal negotiated by Steve Witkoff, President Trump’s Middle East envoy.

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‘I Was Dying’: Salman Rushdie Testifies About Terrifying Stabbing Attack

The author recounted in vivid testimony the moment when an attacker stabbed him about 15 times as he was about to give a lecture in western New York.

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Maria Teresa Horta, the Last of Portugal’s ‘Three Marias,’ Dies at 87

The book on which she collaborated with two fellow feminists drew global attention to the repression of women under their country’s dictatorship.

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Ukrainian Lawmakers Approve Contentious Purchase of Nuclear Reactors

Opponents of the project say it is costly, will take far too long to strengthen Ukraine’s battered power supply and opens the door to corruption.

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What International Law Says About Trump’s Proposal to Remove Palestinians From Gaza

Taking over the enclave, forcing Palestinians to leave and preventing them from returning would be clear violations of international law, experts say.

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Eric Adams Asks for New Yorkers’ Trust, Saying He ‘Never Broke the Law’

Mayor Eric Adams of New York gave a speech on Tuesday professing his innocence and arguing that he would not put his personal interests above the city’s.

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Court Halt on Trump Cuts for Medical Research Is Extended Nationwide

The federal order temporarily halts the Trump administration’s plans to slash $4 billion in overhead costs for research at universities and medical centers into diseases like cancer.

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Elon Musk’s Business Empire Scores Benefits Under Trump Shake-Up

Government investigations into Mr. Musk’s companies are stalling from President Trump’s firings and Biden administration resignations.

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Pope Criticizes Trump’s Deportation of Migrants, Calling It a Violation of Dignity

In a letter to American bishops, Francis leveled unusually direct criticism at the administration on an issue he has made central to his papacy.

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Demi Moore, On the Verge of Her First Oscar

As she prepares for her first Oscars as a nominee, the star of “The Substance” talks about the daring role that revitalized her career.

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Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Order Targets Skilled Legal Workers Too

The executive order would ban citizenship for children born in the United States to foreign workers on visas that often lead to permanent residency.

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How to Watch the 2025 Westminster Dog Show

The event returns to Madison Square Garden with seven group winners facing off in prime time for a chance at best in show.

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Nations Denounce Trump Tariff on Metals and Warn of Retaliation

Canada, Mexico and European countries criticized President Trump’s levies on steel and aluminum with fears that they could ignite a global trade war.

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What if Trump Just Ignores the Courts?

Quinta Jurecic discusses the potential “constitutional crisis” that the Trump administration could trigger.

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Elon Musk’s Financial Disclosure Will Not Be Made Public

The billionaire, who is serving President Trump as an unpaid “special government employee,” will file a confidential report on his financial interests, according to a White House official.

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What to Know About the Karla Sofía Gascón and ‘Emilia Pérez’ Controversies

The actress’s old social media posts have threatened to derail the film’s Oscar campaign, but backlash has been building for months for other reasons.

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Akram Khan’s ‘Gigenis’ Is a Dark Tale Told Through Indian Classical Dance

The choreographer Akram Khan’s “Gigenis,” based loosely on a character in the Mahabharata, represents a kind of homecoming for him.

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Hilton Als Is a Critic Who Curates, or Is It the Other Way Around?

The Pulitzer-prize winning writer and essayist talks about his love of art and how he reconciles two challenging roles.

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Chinese Companies Use Legal Threats to Halt Foreign Research

Think tanks and universities have helped expose problematic Chinese business practices. Now, those businesses are accusing them of defamation.

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As Trump Attacks D.E.I., Wall Street Worries

Goldman Sachs will drop a demand that corporate boards of directors include women and members of minority groups as financial firms backpedal from D.E.I. promises.

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How Trump is Using Language to Target Transgender Rights

President Trump has signed five executive orders targeting transgender rights since coming to office. What’s striking about these executive orders isn’t just the sheer volume of policies that might stem from them, but the harsh language used repeatedly throughout them. Amy Harmon, a New York Times reporter covering gender in the United States, explains how language has become a tool in the political battle over transgender rights.

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Steve Bannon Pleads Guilty to Fraud in Border Wall Case but Will Serve No Time

President Trump had already pardoned his adviser in a similar federal case, which accused him of skimming money from donations to build a southern border barrier.

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The President Is on a Mission to Destroy the ‘Enemy From Within’

It has proved to be the key mobilizing concept underpinning the MAGA movement.

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Judge to Consider Restricting Musk Team’s Access to Education Dept. Data

Elon Musk’s cost-cutting team announced on Monday that it had “terminated” 89 of the department’s contracts and 29 grants associated with diversity and equity training.

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How Trump Uses Language to Attack the Idea of Transgender Identity

Using words like “maiming” and “junk science,” the directives try to portray trans people as lacking honesty and integrity, and thus unworthy of legal rights.

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Ye Advertised Website Selling T-Shirts With Swastikas in Super Bowl Commercial

The commercial aired in some local markets several days after the rapper and designer called himself a Nazi in a series of social media posts.

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