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Private Jet With 8 People Aboard Crashes at Maine Airport, F.A.A. Says

A Bombardier Challenger 600 crashed during takeoff at the Bangor airport, according to officials, as a paralyzing winter storm lashed the East Coast.

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At Least 15 Dead After Ferry Carrying 350 Sinks in the Philippines

It was not immediately clear how many people were missing after the ferry sank early Monday morning in Basilan Province.

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Mamdani Clears Early Hurdles as Storm Bears Down on New York

Mayor Zohran Mamdani made use of his strong communication skills, and the Sanitation Department said every road was plowed at least twice by Sunday evening.

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How the Trump Administration Rushed to Judgment in Minneapolis Shooting

The administration was in a race to control the narrative around the killing of Alex Pretti, even as videos emerged that contradicted the government’s account.

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How the Trump Administration Rushed to Judgment in Minneapolis Shooting

The administration was in a race to control the narrative around the killing of Alex Pretti, even as videos emerged that contradicted the government’s account.

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Killing Prompts Only a Defiant Response From Trump

Even as the second death of a protester in Minnesota brought demands for accountability, the president, insulated from dissenting voices, stuck to his pattern of reflexively blaming opponents.

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A Sunday Snowstorm Blankets New York

The city got about nine inches of snow and at least one person died from exposure to the cold as Mayor Zohran Mamdani faced his first big test in nuts-and-bolts governing.

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George Cabot Lodge, Last of His Family to Battle a Kennedy, Dies at 98

The two Massachusetts clans faced off in elections for decades, until a final 1962 Senate race. Despite his loss, Mr. Lodge praised his opponent, Ted Kennedy.

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In Visits to Dealerships, Pair Schemed to Steal High-End Vehicles, Police Say

An organized theft ring in Connecticut, New Jersey and New York swapped or quickly cloned key fobs to steal millions of dollars’ worth of vehicles, officials said.

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Columbia Selects University of Wisconsin Chancellor as Its President

Jennifer Mnookin has led the flagship campus of the state university system since 2022.

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Another East Coast Storm? Don’t Buy the Hype Just Yet.

After a computer model began hinting that another storm could be on the way, meteorologists sought to tamp down speculation.

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Winter Storm Drives U.S. Flight Cancellations to Pandemic-Level Numbers

More than 8,230 departures were canceled on Sunday, more than on any other day since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Eleanor Holmes Norton Files to End Re-election Campaign

It was not clear whether Washington’s 88-year-old veteran delegate, who has been in declining health but has insisted she would seek re-election, was aware of the filing.

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For Trump, the Truth in Minneapolis Is What He Says It Is

The Trump team has advanced one-sided narratives to justify each of the killings, even when bystander video shows something else entirely.

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The Trump Administration Is Lying to Our Faces. Congress Must Act.

The Trump administration is once again engaged in a perversion of justice.

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Amid Two-Week Internet Blackout, Some Iranians Are Getting Back Online

Many in Iran are gaining brief and unexplained windows of online connectivity, offering a widening glimpse of the extent of the government crackdown.

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S.N.L. Recap: Teyana Taylor Hosts, the First Trump Awards and More

A covetous president grabbed up all the trophies on this week’s “Saturday Night Live” broadcast, hosted by Teyana Taylor, star of “One Battle After Another.”

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Geese Gives ‘Saturday Night Live’ Viewers Something to Talk About

The buzzy Brooklyn band brought its off-kilter aesthetic to network TV this weekend, with performances that were both confounding and audacious.

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New York City Schools Announce Remote Learning Day in Response to Storm

With as much as a foot of snow expected to fall across the city, schools will be closed on Monday, Mayor Zohran Mamdani said.

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How College Can Tear Us Apart

If illiberalism is the problem, what is the cure?

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Major U.S. Public Transit Systems Brace for Storm With Detours and Warnings

Officials in several cities, including Boston, New York and Philadelphia, advised residents to avoid traveling if possible through the weekend.

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Minneapolis and Gaza Now Share the Same Violent Language

When ICE and Hamas start looking the same, we are all in trouble.

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How Iran Crushed a Citizen Uprising With Lethal Force

After scattered protests started last month, Iranians revolted en masse. The security forces cracked down, and the death toll has now reached 5,200.

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He Helped Make Mamdani. Can He Make Others?

Part casting director, part media guru, Morris Katz is behind the biggest Democratic campaigns this cycle.

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Trump Pushes A.I. Data Centers, but the G.O.P. Is Cool to One in Alabama

Residents also oppose a data center the size of 18 Walmarts that is set to be built in pristine woodland outside Bessemer, Ala. “All this will be gone,” one said.

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In Venezuela, Families Search for Relatives Who Are Detained and Missing

Even as dozens of political prisoners have been freed, at least 66 people taken by state authorities and never heard from again remain missing, relatives and rights groups say.

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Hard Times in the Mississippi Delta as Farmers Consider Letting Crops Rot

Prices for nearly every major U.S. crop are below what it costs to grow them. But a drop in rice prices means another blow to farmers in Mississippi’s agricultural belt.

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Fashion Is Exaggerating the Female Form Like Never Before. What Is Going On?

Fashion has begun exaggerating, or distorting, the female form like never before. What exactly is going on?

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The Woman Who Stands Between Donald Trump and Greenland

Mette Frederiksen, Denmark’s leader, has taken big risks standing up to Mr. Trump. It might just be working — for now.

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Why Japan’s Leader Won’t Enter the Male-Dominated Sumo Ring

Sanae Takaichi, the first woman to lead Japan as prime minister, skipped a sumo awards ceremony, reflecting her cautious approach to gender issues.

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