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How Battlefield Tech Was Used in Minneapolis

Our reporter Thomas Gibbons-Neff, who deployed twice to Afghanistan as a Marine and later was our Kabul bureau chief, looks at the battlefield technology used for an immigration arrest at a home in Minneapolis.

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Iraq’s Nominee for Prime Minister Rejects Trump Threats

Nuri Kamal al-Maliki, a former prime minister, was nominated to lead Iraq once again, but President Trump said he would cut U.S. support if that went ahead.

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Camping on Thwaites Glacier

After working and camping for a week on Thwaites Glacier, scientists were ready to start drilling into the ice, if only the weather would let them.

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The Laws Designed to Protect My Son Could Very Well Kill Him

We thought America would keep him safe.

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With AlphaGenome, Researchers Are Using A.I. to Decode the Human Blueprint

AlphaGenome is a leap forward in the ability to study the human blueprint. But the fine workings of our DNA are still largely a mystery.

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After Russian Strike Kills Five, Train Sheds Burned Cars and Carries On

One Ukrainian passenger, who escaped injury after stepping out of a carriage for a cigarette, recalled carrying a bloodied woman away from the burning train.

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Stephen Miller Suggests Federal Agents May Have Diverted From ‘Protocol’ Before Minneapolis Shooting

The comments by Mr. Miller, the influential White House deputy chief of staff, appeared to be a shift after days of blaming Alex Pretti, who was fatally shot by federal agents.

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What Americans Really Mean by ‘Affordability’

A few key necessities are driving dissatisfaction, particularly among the young, our poll finds.

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Minneapolis May Be Trump’s Gettysburg

The White House has failed to achieve either its strategic or its tactical goals in Minnesota.

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Five Questions for Jerome Powell, the Fed Chair

Succession drama, legal intrigue and political independence: These are top issues that DealBook would ask of the Federal Reserve chairman.

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Putin, Still Harboring Assad, Welcomes New Syrian Leader to Moscow Again

President Vladimir V. Putin and President Ahmed al-Sharaa are looking to build ties after the fall of the Russia-backed Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad.

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Welcome to Spain

Today we look into a country that’s handling the issue of undocumented migrants in a starkly different way.

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Amazon to Cut 16,000 Jobs in Latest Round of Layoffs

The e-commerce giant has been cutting costs while pouring resources into building data centers to compete in the race to dominate artificial intelligence.

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Iran Killed Thousands of Protesters. Here Are Five of Their Stories.

“He went out for freedom,” said the cousin of one of those who was killed when Iranian authorities mounted a deadly crackdown on protests across the country.

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Democrats Push to Impeach Kristi Noem, and Ilhan Omar Is Attacked in Minneapolis

Plus, the woman who helped make GPS possible.

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In Kherson, Ukraine, Every Step Outside Risks Death by Drone

Russian attacks on civilians in Kherson, in southern Ukraine, have forced important aspects of life to go underground, offering a vision of a postapocalyptic future.

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Fed Meeting Comes at Pivotal Moment for Central Bank’s Independence

The Trump administration has unleashed a barrage of attacks on the Federal Reserve, including a criminal investigation into its chair, Jerome H. Powell.

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What to Watch as the Federal Reserve Meets

The central bank is expected to hold interest rates steady on Wednesday after a series of reductions in the latter half of 2025. The big question is how long the pause will last.

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These Democrats Want Clinton to Answer for Epstein. Good.

As Democrats work to regain the public trust and to shed their image as the party of elites, they cannot be seen as treating elites in their party as above the law.

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Sundance Film Festival Says Goodbye to Park City, Utah

“It’s hard not to feel a disturbance in the force,” said Ethan Hawke, whose acting career took off after his early movies appeared at the Utah festival in the 1990s.

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Who Will Win the Best Actor Oscar?

In an exceptionally strong field, Timothée Chalamet, Leonardo DiCaprio, Ethan Hawke, Michael B. Jordan and Wagner Moura each have a way to triumph.

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After Naval Drills With Iran, South Africa Faces New U.S. Attacks

The exercises were the second time in six months that President Cyril Ramaphosa appeared to be blindsided by his own military regarding relations with Tehran.

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Esther Perel on Why A.I. Intimacy Feels Safe but Isn’t Real

Perel, a renowned psychotherapist, doesn’t really think society can — or should — fall in love with a machine.

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As Minneapolis Rages, Legislators Move to Restrict ICE in Their States

Efforts to curtail federal law enforcement tactics began last year, but with the deaths of Alex Pretti and Renee Good, Democratic lawmakers are pushing harder.

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How We Tracked Down Thousands of Police Misconduct Files

Freedom of Information requests led to the discovery of varied offenses by officers around New York State.

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In Nigeria, a Catholic Bishop Tries to Tone Down the Uproar After U.S. Missile Strikes

Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah, often called “the conscience of the nation,” has been trying to tone down the uproar after President Trump bombed a region in his diocese.

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A Municipal Debt Boom Is Driving Public Projects and Tax Breaks for Investors

Municipal debt issuance surpassed $500 billion last year, a record that’s found a deep pool of buyers.

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How the Online SAT May be Vulnerable to Cheating

Sites in China are selling test questions, and online forums offer software that can bypass test protections, according to tutors and testing experts raising alarms.

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Loose Rules Let New York State Police Hand Out Lax Penalties for Serious Misconduct

New York State troopers used the badge to settle personal scores and elicit favors. Still, they remained on the job, an investigation found.

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Did a Luxury Nursing Home Hold a 91-Year-Old Woman Captive?

Her memory was failing, and the $28,000-a-month assisted living facility wouldn’t let her leave. Was it protecting her from an untrustworthy guardian?

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