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A Push to Expand the Rights of Immigrants in Defiance of Trump

An effort by New Jersey Democrats is seen as a provocative statement of principle in a state with the country’s second largest percentage of immigrants, after California.

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Mamdani’s Schools Chief Begins Shaping Agenda Around Rigor and Equity

In his first week on the job, Kamar H. Samuels started to sketch out his priorities for leading America’s largest school system.

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You Can’t Drone Strike a Global Drug Chain

Turning Latin America into a theater of war will not weaken transnational crime; it will entrench it.

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A New World Is Taking Shape, No Matter What Trump Does

America’s days of unipolar supremacy are past.

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Golden Globe Awards 2026: Best Looks From Teyana Taylor, Jennifer Lawrence and More

Sheer gowns, slouchy tuxedos, chunky-soled boots and more.

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Golden Globes 2026 Photos: Stars of ‘Hamnet,’ ‘One Battle After Another’ and More

Our photographer is capturing behind-the-scenes moments with stars at Sunday night’s awards show.

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Mayor Mamdani Is Moving On Up to Gracie Mansion

Mayor Zohran Mamdani and his wife, Rama Duwaji, have begun moving their belongings from their Queens apartment to the official mayor’s residence in Manhattan.

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Two Hours, Scores of Questions, 23,000 Words: Our Interview With President Trump

Four New York Times reporters pressed Mr. Trump about a range of topics in a nearly two-hour interview. Here is a transcript of their conversation.

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Avalanche in Washington State Kills 2

The men were among a group of four skiing in the backcountry near Longs Pass, east of Seattle in the Cascade Mountains. The area received heavy snowfall last week.

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Golden Globes Winners: Updating List

The winning films, TV shows, actors and production teams at the 2026 Golden Globe Awards.

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Trump Says Civil Rights Led to White People Being ‘Very Badly Treated’

President Trump’s comments were a blunt distillation of his administration’s racial politics, which rest on the belief that white people have become the real victims of discrimination in America.

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Allegiant to Buy Sun Country Airlines in $1.5 Billion Deal

The combination of the two small, budget airlines comes as low-cost carriers have struggled with high costs and competition.

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Federal Prosecutors Are Said to Have Opened Inquiry Into Fed Chair Powell

The investigation, which centers on renovations of the Federal Reserve’s headquarters in Washington, signals an escalation in the long-running clash between President Trump and the chair.

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Golden Globes 2026 Red Carpet: Hudson Williams, Wunmi Mosaku and More

Lisa, Snoop Dogg and Brittany Snow were among the stars who arrived at the annual ceremony in high style.

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Famed Nigerian Author Blames Death of Toddler Son on Negligent Care

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is accusing a private hospital in Lagos of administering an overdose of a sedative, prompting an outpouring of complaints by Nigerians about their health care system.

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Deposed Shah’s Son Hopes Trump Will Put Iran Regime ‘Down for Good’

Reza Pahlavi, once the crown prince of Iran, says protesters there have been emboldened by President Trump suggesting that he could take military action.

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Podcasts Hit the Golden Globes: Nominees Include ‘Call Her Daddy’ and More

The annual awards show will anoint a best podcast for the first time this year, a sign of the industry’s increasing status in Hollywood.

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Erich von Däniken, Who Claimed Aliens Visited Earth, Dies at 90

His 1968 book, “Chariots of the Gods,” sold hundreds of thousands of copies, but one critic called it a “warped parody of reasoning.”

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Glenn Youngkin Says JD Vance Would Be a ‘Great’ Republican Nominee in 2028

But the departing Virginia governor sidestepped questions about whether he himself planned to run for president in three years.

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‘Hundreds More’ Federal Agents to be Deployed to Minneapolis After ICE Shooting

The announcement by the homeland security secretary came days after an immigration officer shot and killed a woman, Renee Good, in the city.

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A Russian Videographer Reveals How Putin Shapes the Next Generation

Pavel Talankin was a school events coordinator and videographer. When Russia overhauled the curriculum to make students into patriotic soldiers, he kept his camera rolling. The footage became a film that is shortlisted for an Oscar.

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Once Again, Oldest Mississippi Synagogue is Attacked With Fire

A suspect was in custody and charged with arson for setting the Saturday morning fire. It’s not the first time the Beth Israel house of worship has been attacked.

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Bob Weir, a Virtuoso of Hot Pants

The Grateful Dead guitarist wore short shorts like no other.

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After Minnesota Shooting, ICE Again Limits Congressional Visits

The new guidelines for immigration facilities, issued by Kristi Noem, the homeland security secretary, are virtually identical to a policy that a federal judge halted last month.

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Trump Says Cuba Will No Longer Get ‘Oil or Money’ From Venezuela

President Trump urged Cuba to “make a deal, before it’s too late” in a social media post, but it was unclear what he meant. Cuba’s president responded with defiance.

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Guantánamo Prison Enters 25th Year

The prison has outlasted the war in Afghanistan, has employed tens of thousands of temporary troops and holds six men charged but not yet tried in death penalty cases.

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Once Again, Oldest Mississippi Synagogue Is Attacked With Fire

A suspect is in custody and has been charged with arson for setting the Saturday morning fire. It’s not the first time the Beth Israel house of worship has been attacked.

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Thiel Gives $3 Million to Group Seeking to Block California Wealth Tax

More large donations from wealthy Silicon Valley figures are expected as they try to marshal opposition to a proposed ballot measure that would impose a new tax on billionaires.

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Iran’s President Warns Protesters Not to Destabilize the Country

Masoud Pezeshkian expressed sympathy for protesters’ economic pain, but said the state must respond to “rioters.”

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Somalis Fled Civil War and Built a Community. Now They Are a Target.

A fraud scandal has made the Somali community in Minnesota a focus of the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigrants.

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