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Ronny Chieng Remarks on Trump ‘DoorDash-ing’ Maduro to Brooklyn

“The Daily Show” host quipped that after a surprise capture, Nicolás Maduro “will face justice in the best legal system in the world that we illegally kidnapped him to.”

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Trump Claims Venezuela Will Hand Over Oil, and L.A. Wildfires Leave Behind Toxic Homes

Plus, a journey to a melting continent.

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Why Trump Wants Greenland

President Trump has repeated his interest in taking the semiautonomous Danish territory, citing U.S. national security. Denmark’s leader says such a move would be the end of NATO.

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China’s Threat to Block Rare Earths Has Put Japan on High Alert

Tokyo is concerned at signs that Beijing may be laying the groundwork to restrict access to the metals vital to manufacturing.

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The Case for Real Regime Change in Venezuela

The former envoy Elliott Abrams says the administration should push harder.

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Minnesota’s Fraud Should Be a Wake-Up Call for Democrats

The specter of welfare fraud haunted Democrats under Reagan. It could do so again.

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Can Timothée Chalamet Break This Oscar Curse?

The best actor Oscar almost never goes to young men, though the 30-year-old has his best chance yet with “Marty Supreme.”

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The Cast and Creators of ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ on How the Movie Came to Be

As the filmmakers, songwriters and actors tell it, their “wackadoo” concept evolved over nine years and eight versions of “Golden” into a global phenomenon.

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Fed’s Independence Faces Critical Tests as Trump Seeks to Remake Institution

The central bank faces two major hurdles early on in 2026 that will determine the extent to which it operates free of political meddling.

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Despite Little Research, Companies Race to Market Autism Tests

Backers claim the tests can predict a child’s risk of autism using a strand of hair or a mother’s blood, but critics say they are not ready for the market.

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My Long Weekend With 700 People Touched by Death

Facing death is a core part of making meaning of one’s life. To struggle through this universal contemplation without a community can be brutal.

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Should Staten Island and the East Village Share a House District?

A court dispute over the lines of the 11th Congressional District represents one of New York Democrats’ few hopes of drawing maps in their favor for the 2026 midterms.

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I May Be Free, but the Belarusian People Are Not

The world must not stop supporting dissidents in Belarus despite the release of some from prison.

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Russia Sends Naval Vessel to Escort Oil Tanker U.S. Is Pursuing

The development deepens the confrontation over the tanker formerly known as the Bella 1, which the United States wants to seize but which Russia has sought to protect.

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China Touts Hainan, Its Duty-Free Island, Amid $1 Trillion Trade Surplus

Policies meant to lure importers to Hainan, a resort island off China’s coast, signal an opening up, Beijing says. One expert calls it a “bait and switch.”

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Béla Fleck Withdraws From Kennedy Center Concerts

“Performing there has become charged and political,” the 18-time Grammy winner said.

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FEMA Staff Bracing for Dismissal of 1,000 Disaster Workers

The job cuts expected this month are part of a plan by the Homeland Security secretary, Kristi Noem, to remake the agency.

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Court Questions Trump Administration Effort to End Temporary Protected Status for Haitians

A federal judge questioned whether the Trump administration appropriately reviewed safety conditions in Haiti before ending protections for people from the Caribbean nation.

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After Trump’s Military Victory in Venezuela, Cuba’s Economy Is in ‘Freefall’

With widespread power outages, medicine shortages and rising food prices, experts say Cuba’s economy has never been worse, with the crisis coming just as the supply of Venezuelan oil is threatened.

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Michael Reagan, Son of President Reagan, Dies at 80

Mr. Reagan, who was adopted by Ronald Reagan and his first wife, Jane Wyman, had cancer, according to a statement.

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What to Know About the Vaccines Cut From C.D.C. Recommendations

Federal health officials upended the immunization schedule for American children this week. These are the diseases affected.

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N.Y.C. Child Care Programs Brace for Cuts After Federal Funding Freeze

The Trump administration said it was placing a hold on $10 billion in subsidies across five states, including New York.

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Aldrich Ames, C.I.A. Turncoat Who Helped the Soviets, Dies at 84

As chief of the counterintelligence branch of the C.I.A.’s Soviet division, he had access to some of the nation’s deepest secrets. He had been serving a life sentence since 1994.

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Pardoned Jan. 6 Rioters Rally and Demand More from Trump

The “J6ers,” as they refer to themselves, praised President Trump but called for more action from his administration, including financial restitution and prison reform.

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U.S. Pressures Venezuela to Expel Advisers From Cuba, China, Russia and Iran

Secretary of State Marco Rubio was said to have listed the Trump administration’s demands to Venezuela’s new leader, Delcy Rodríguez, in a classified meeting Monday with senior congressional leaders.

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Stephen Miller Offers a Strongman’s View of the World

President Trump’s trusted adviser is casting his hard-right gaze abroad, saying the world must be governed by “force.”

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Mamdani Issues Executive Orders on Homeless Shelters and City Jails

Mayor Zohran Mamdani directed city agencies to make plans to comply with rules governing health and safety at the facilities, and said they must work to end solitary confinement.

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Suspect in Brown and M.I.T. Killings Discussed Attacks in Videos, Officials Say

Claudio Neves Valente, who is accused of killing two students at Brown and an M.I.T. professor, left rambling descriptions of the shootings.

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Justice Dept. Memo Approved Military Incursion Into Venezuela as Lawful

Lawmakers were informed that the Office of Legal Counsel said Mr. Trump could lawfully order military strikes inside Venezuelan territory and a commando raid to capture President Nicolás Maduro.

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Cea Weaver Has Long Been a Firebrand. Mamdani Is Standing by Her.

Ms. Weaver, a longtime tenant advocate who was appointed to a high-profile role in Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s administration, is facing criticism for past comments on homeownership.

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