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Trump and Putin to Discuss Ukraine in Phone Call: What to Know

The call will be the first known conversation between the two leaders since Ukraine agreed to support a U.S.-backed monthlong cease-fire, as long as Russia does the same

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Hong Kong Adds to China’s Growing Criticism of Panama Canal Deal

The city’s chief executive said a deal between the Hong Kong conglomerate CK Hutchison and BlackRock, a major American investment firm, requires “serious attention.”

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Canadian Who Was in an ‘American Pie’ Video Says ICE Held Her for 12 Days

Jasmine Mooney, 35, said she was put “in chains” after immigration enforcement officers flagged her visa application paperwork. The former actress was finally allowed to return to Vancouver.

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Nvidia Is Hosting the Super Bowl of A.I.

The giant chipmaker has transformed its annual developer conference from an academic event into a who’s who gathering for the future of artificial intelligence.

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Russia Escalated Sabotage to Pressure U.S. and Allies on Ukraine, Study Says

Anger at Russia’s covert efforts, which included targeting undersea cables, warehouses and railways, has the potential to influence European reactions to the U.S.-led push for an end to the war.

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Democrats Need to Face Why Trump Won

The Democratic pollster David Shor walks through what voter data reveals about the 2024 election — and how the American electorate is shifting.

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Trump Says a Recession Would Be Worth It, but Economists Are Skeptical

President Trump and his advisers say his policies may cause short-term pain but will produce big gains over time. Many economists are skeptical of those arguments.

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Americans Describe Being Detained as Hostages in a Venezuelan Prison

They were American tourists hoping for a good time, they said. Then they became captives of an autocratic government.

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Musk Is Not Stopping at DOGE

Elon Musk isn’t stopping at DOGE.

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Trump Promises, Again, to Release ‘All’ Kennedy Assassination Files

The president said more than 80,000 pages would be disclosed, with no redactions, which he allowed in 2017. An estimated 99 percent of the records are already public.

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How CoreWeave Went From Crypto Mining to Wall Street’s A.I. Bellwether

CoreWeave, which provides computing power for A.I., was founded by three Bitcoin enthusiasts. The company is now set to make the first prominent A.I. initial public offering.

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Israel Resumes Attacks in Gaza After Stalled Cease-Fire Talks with Hamas

While Israel has stopped short of a ground invasion for now, its new strikes in Gaza seem to be an effort to force concessions from Hamas.

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Chinese Nationalists Praise Trump’s Cuts to Voice of America

Beijing has long criticized the outlet, as well as Radio Free Asia, for highlighting human rights abuses in China.

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Art Seizures at the Met Caused Concern. His Job Is to Address It.

After surrendering scores of art works thought looted, the museum is looking to its new head of provenance research to police its acquisitions and review its collection.

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Nadine Menendez, Wife of Ex-Senator, Goes to Trial on Bribery Charges

Former Senator Robert Menendez was sentenced to 11 years in prison after a trial in which he attempted to shift blame to his wife. Jury selection for her trial begins Tuesday.

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Trump Cuts Imperil Cancer, Diabetes and Pediatric Research at Columbia

Dozens of medical and scientific studies are ending or at risk of ending, leaving researchers scrambling to find alternative funding.

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Jon Stewart Isn’t Falling for Trump’s Golf Tournament ‘Win’

After the president claimed victory at his own club, Stewart compared him to “the Make-a-Wish Batman kid: ‘Hey, look at that, Donald. You caught all the criminals.’”

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The Hidden Cost of Trump’s Trade War on China

Progress on battling fentanyl trafficking could be lost, and so could American lives.

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Putin Doesn’t Actually Want Peace

He has come to love war and can no longer imagine a future without it.

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Drones Will Do Some Schlepping for Sherpas on Mount Everest

The devices will be used to airlift heavy, dangerous loads normally carried by mountain guides. They might even deliver a hot meal or two.

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Less Than Half of the 59 Hostages in Gaza Believed to be Alive

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday’s attack on Gaza came after Hamas said no to the latest proposals by mediators, which included releasing the remaining captives.

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Pelicot’s Daughter Pursues Conviction That He Raped Her, Too

Her mother, Gisèle, was at the center of a trial that gripped France and made her a feminist icon. But it left Caroline Darian with her own pains and suspicions unanswered.

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Japan Reaches Peak Shohei Ohtani as Dodgers and Cubs Open MLB Season

The Los Angeles Dodgers star is a marketer’s dream — both a sports icon and national hero in Japan. Ohtani has about 20 active sponsorship deals at any time.

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DeepSeek Is Embraced in China by Government Nationwide

Government bodies nationwide have been eager to show they are using DeepSeek’s A.I. technology since the company’s founder met with Xi Jinping, China’s leader.

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DOGE Staff Marches Into U.S. Institute of Peace and Evicts Its Officials

A bubbling dispute broke into a dramatic standoff that ended with police involvement and the Department of Government Efficiency taking up residence at the independent agency.

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Ming Fay, Who Made Magical Sculptures of the Natural World, Dies at 82

His artwork paid tribute to its surroundings, in New York City and elsewhere, rendering nature at an oversized scale that made it unmissable.

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Trump Administration Aims to Eliminate E.P.A.’s Scientific Research Arm

More than 1,000 chemists, biologists and other scientists could be laid off under a plan to dismantle the Office of Research and Development.

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Elon Musk’s Starlink Expands Across White House Complex

Trump administration officials said the company donated the internet service, saying the gift had been vetted by the lawyer overseeing ethics issues in the White House Counsel’s Office.

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Israel Carries Out ‘Extensive Strikes’ in Gaza, Imperiling Cease-Fire Deal

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said he had ordered the attack early Tuesday, saying Israel would “act against Hamas with increasing military strength.”

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The Tell-All Book That Facebook Doesn’t Want You to Read

The “free speech” champion Mark Zuckerberg tries to shut up a critic.

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