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Trump Officials Warn 60 Colleges of Possible Antisemitism Penalties

The administration’s warning came just after it pulled hundreds of millions of dollars from Columbia University.

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Trump Promised Americans Booming Wealth. Now He’s Changing His Tune.

President Trump’s sweeping promises are running headlong into the reality of governing.

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Justice Dept. Official Says She Was Fired After Opposing Restoring Mel Gibson’s Gun Rights

Elizabeth G. Oyer, the former pardon attorney, said that she was not told why she was dismissed, but that as events unfolded she feared they might lead to her firing.

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Jessie Mahaffey, Survivor of Pearl Harbor Attack, Dies at 102

He was cleaning the deck of the U.S.S. Oklahoma when it capsized under Japanese torpedo fire. Less than a year later, he survived the sinking of another Navy ship in the Pacific.

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When It Comes to the Economy, Does Trump Have Musk’s Pain Tolerance?

Wall Street’s slide puts pressure on Musk and Trump, for different reasons.

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This Is the Greatest Threat to Free Speech Since the Red Scare

Mahmoud Khalil’s detention is a frightening sign of an authoritarian slide.

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Fire Damages 4 Tesla Cybertrucks in Seattle

Federal and local law enforcement authorities are investigating what caused the Sunday night fire, which came after a series of attacks against Tesla in rebuke of its chief executive, Elon Musk.

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Kennedy Links Measles Outbreak to Poor Diet and Health, Citing Fringe Theories

In a recent interview, the health secretary also suggested that the measles vaccine had harmed children in West Texas, center of an outbreak.

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Elon Musk Says X Was Hit By a Cyberattack After Intermittent Outages

Several waves of reported outages affected the social media site, formerly known as Twitter, on Monday.

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Can Mark Carney, Canada’s New Leader, Negotiate With Trump?

Mark Carney will most likely be in power just a few weeks before a federal election is held. To win, he will try to convince Canadians he can take on, but also negotiate with, Trump.

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How to Watch NASA’s SPHEREx and PUNCH Missions Launch on a SpaceX Rocket

Two missions, SPHEREx and PUNCH, are expected to launch on a SpaceX rocket late on Monday after a postponed flight on Saturday.

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Long Island Wildfires Began With Backyard S’mores, Police Say

The wildfires began accidentally when someone in Suffolk County tried to light a fire to make s’mores, officials said. They were fully contained by Monday.

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A Bad Day on Wall Street

Also, Rubio said Ukraine must cede territory in exchange for peace. Here’s the latest at the end of Monday.

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Trump Has Said ‘No Exceptions’ to His Tariffs. Will That Last?

His administration has acknowledged that exceptions undercut the power of tariffs, but it seems hard for the president to resist making deals.

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Trump Seeks to Expel a Green Card Holder, Mahmoud Khalil, Over Student Protests

Immigration officers arrested a Columbia University graduate for helping lead campus protests against Israel’s treatment of Palestinians. President Trump said the case was “the first arrest of many to come.”

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Pressed by Republicans, D.C. Begins Removing Black Lives Matter Mural

The mural, which covers two city blocks, was painted in 2020. A jackhammer began chipping away at the bright yellow letters on Monday morning.

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Pope Francis No Longer in Immediate Danger From Pneumonia, Vatican Says

Though his condition had improved, he will remain in the hospital for further treatment, the Vatican said in a statement.

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Washington Post Columnist Resigns After Paper Spiked Criticism of Jeff Bezos

Ruth Marcus, a longtime columnist at The Post, said its C.E.O. refused to run her critique of the new focus for the paper’s opinion section.

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Eric Schmidt Joins Relativity Space as C.E.O.

The former Google chief executive is taking a controlling interest in Relativity Space, which aims to build low-cost, reusable rockets to compete against Elon Musk’s SpaceX and to reach Mars.

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Syrian Government Signs Breakthrough Deal with Kurdish-Led Forces

The agreement marked a major victory for Damascus in its quest to unify the country, as violent unrest continues to grip Syria’s coastal region.

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Ukraine Must Cede Territory in Any Peace Deal, Rubio Says

The secretary of state, heading to talks with Ukrainian officials in Saudi Arabia, said future talks with Moscow will be needed to determine what Russia is willing to give up to end the war.

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UFC CEO Dana White’s Embrace of Andrew Tate Tests Trump Supporters’ Limits

Dana White of the U.F.C. greeted Andrew Tate and his brother at an event, highlighting a divide among conservatives.

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‘Anchors, Under Your Desks!’: Possible Tornado Hits Orlando TV Station

Crews at the Fox 35 station were on the air sharing updates about tornado warnings for Seminole and Volusia counties when one may have struck their news studio on Monday morning.

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L.A. Prosecutor Says He Opposes Releasing the Menendez Brothers

Erik and Lyle Menendez still have paths to freedom. But the new district attorney is trying to roll back an effort by his predecessor to ease their punishment for killing their parents.

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U.S. Energy Secretary Pledges to Reverse Focus on Climate Change

To applause from oil and gas executives, Chris Wright said natural gas was preferable to renewable energy and climate change was a “side effect of building the modern world.”

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Pro-Palestinian Activist at Columbia Is Moved to Detention in Louisiana

Mahmoud Khalil is a permanent resident of the United States. His arrest sets up a fight over free speech and immigrant rights.

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Why Older People May Not Need to Watch Blood Sugar So Closely

Intensive management of diabetes pays fewer dividends as patients age and raises the chances of hypoglycemia. But many people have not gotten the message.

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Trump’s Immigration Crackdown Could Disrupt St. Louis’s Growth Strategy

Shrinking cities have tried to stabilize their populations with foreign-born residents. The strategy was working, until the inauguration.

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A Young Prince of Luxembourg Dies of a Rare Genetic Disease

Prince Frederik, 22, was a founder and the creative director of a foundation that raised awareness of POLG disorder.

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Trump, With More Honey Than Vinegar, Cements an Iron Grip on Republicans

In his second term, President Trump is cultivating warm relationships with G.O.P. lawmakers — and using the implicit threat of ruining them if they stray — to keep them in line behind his agenda.

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