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Six People Are Fatally Shot in Mississippi, Sheriff Says

In a social media post, the Clay County sheriff said that “multiple innocent lives were lost” and that one person was in custody.

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A ‘Ticklish Subject’: Trump’s Words on Immigration Often Collide and Contradict

In an interview with The New York Times, President Trump made a point of keeping distance from certain hard-line immigration policies, even as he continues to demonize and shut out immigrants.

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Bird Flu Viruses Raise Mounting Concerns Among Scientists

Researchers are not just worried about the virus popping up on American farms. Other types are causing trouble around the world.

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Billions at Stake in the Ocean as Trump Throttles Offshore Wind Farms

The Trump administration has repeatedly ordered work to stop on offshore wind farms along the East Coast, pushing at least two projects to the brink of collapse.

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Iran Braces for Weekend of Protests. Here’s What to Know.

Demonstrations that began as outrage at the state of the economy have spread to cities across the country, amid an escalating crackdown by the authorities.

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Venezuela, Renee Good and Trump’s ‘Assault on Hope’

The Opinion columnist M. Gessen examines how the president governs through spectacle, and the message his displays of force are meant to send.

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What Would Peace on Immigration Look Like?

A tough issue for stabilization in our politics and public institutions.

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Iran Is Teetering. The West Isn’t Prepared.

Protests, economic woes, military humiliation and now threats from Trump are challenging the Iranian regime.

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The ‘Attention Economy’ Is a Lie

It started in a laboratory. No one could have predicted where it would end.

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Acquired Tastes

The dream of cohabitating with a group of friends is an attractive fantasy, but we can benefit from its lessons, regardless of our living situation.

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How Delcy Rodríguez, Venezuela’s Leader, Became Vital to Trump’s Plans for the Country

Delcy Rodríguez, a guerrilla’s daughter, started out as a provocateur. She pivoted to revive a ravaged economy, making her vital to U.S. plans to run Venezuela.

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Inside Iran’s Protests: How a Plunging Currency Set Off Wide Unrest

In a serious challenge to Iran’s authoritarian government, angry protests have spread from the markets and universities of major cities to the impoverished towns in the hinterland.

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Golden Globes 2026: What to Expect From Sunday’s Awards Ceremony

Keep an eye on “One Battle After Another,” which is likely to dominate, and on the speeches. A particularly memorable one could be an Oscar lifeline.

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Why Putin Went Quiet When Challenged by Trump Over Venezuela

For the Russian leader, courting President Trump to secure a favorable resolution in Ukraine, and possibly more, is far more important.

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What Happens if Federal Agents and Local Officers Stop Getting Along?

Cooperation among law enforcement agencies is critical to many investigations, experts say. After a series of shootings by immigration agents, the relationship is showing cracks.

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Trump’s Steep Science Budget Cuts to Be Turned Back by Congress

After the White House called for billions of dollars in funding reductions, senators and representatives are rescinding the proposed cuts and even boosting funds for basic research.

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Trump Eyes Greenland, and Europe Figures Its Best Bet Is a Negotiation

European officials were stunned that President Trump restated his desire for Greenland after a yearlong effort to dissuade him, according to diplomats and others.

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Neon, an Indie Studio With an International Bent, Tops Globes Nominations

Neon scored more film nominations at the Golden Globes than any other studio this year with a slate of six non-English language films.

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How Wagner Moura Stayed True to Himself and Earned a Golden Globe Nomination

The Brazilian star of “The Secret Agent” is a major Oscar contender, though some at home turned against him for criticizing the right-wing government.

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She Was Born Two Days Before the Altadena Fire Took Her Home

She was the family’s first baby in 16 years. And she came into their world as the Altadena fire changed everything. They struggled for months to find housing, stability and peace.

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A (Lawyerly) Spat Erupts Over the Defense of Nicolás Maduro

Disputes among lawyers are not exactly rare, but in the case of Mr. Maduro, the captive leader of Venezuela, the stakes are high and the interested parties are many.

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For Mamdani, 2 Contentious Hires Yield 2 Different Outcomes

The past social media posts of two hires have led to a public debate about how much the new mayor is willing to tolerate.

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I.C.C. Judges Denounce Effect of Trump’s Sanctions

President Trump’s retaliation against top officials at the International Criminal Court has shut them out of American services and made even routine daily tasks a challenge.

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Volkswagen Suffers More Than Rivals From Auto Industry Woes

The German automaker’s sales in the United States plunged last year, hit by tariffs and the end of tax credits for electric vehicles.

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Trump Calls for 10 Percent Credit Card Interest Cap, After Killing Other Fee Limits

The president revived a campaign promise he has not actively pursued since taking office.

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After President’s Capture, U.S. and Venezuela Explore Restoring Diplomatic Ties

In moves that embodied the contradictions and fast-changing nature of the two countries’ relationship, both said on Friday that they were eyeing reopening embassies and restoring long-severed diplomatic ties.

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What It Takes to Drill Into an Antarctic Glacier

Our climate reporter Raymond Zhong meets with Paul Anker, a drilling engineer aboard the icebreaker Araon, to discuss the stakes, preparations and pressure of the mission to drill a hole in the Thwaites Glacier to measure the water beneath.

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Rare Comic Introducing Superman Sells Privately for $15 Million

The copy of Action Comics No. 1, published in 1938, was stolen from the actor Nicolas Cage in 2000 and recovered more than a decade later.

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Minnesota Woman Dies After Shark Bite in U.S. Virgin Islands, Authorities Say

People at the beach went to the woman’s rescue and helped her ashore, the authorities said, but she died at a hospital.

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Gavin Newsom on Democrats, 2028 and His Fruit-Only Breakfasts

The California governor is powered by smoothies and bursting with thoughts about U.S. politics.

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