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Tesla Profit Slumps, but Investors May Not Care

The electric vehicle maker’s shares are near record highs as Wall Street focuses on the company’s plans for robots and self-driving cars.

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Republicans Gave ICE a Slush Fund. Democrats Want to Limit It.

The sweeping domestic policy law that Republicans muscled through Congress last year made ICE the highest-funded federal law enforcement agency in the country, with no strings attached.

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Chinese National Heng Guan Who Documented Uyghurs’ Repression Wins Asylum

Heng Guan, a Chinese national, will not be released immediately, as Homeland Security said it was reserving the right to appeal.

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After Winter Storm, New York Uses Hot Tubs to Melt the Snow

With no warm weather expected any time soon, the city’s snow piles require mechanical intervention.

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The Havoc That One Disgruntled Student Can Wreak on a University

If college education is merely a transaction, educators — and facts — are vulnerable.

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For Minneapolis’s Native Americans, a New Fight Echoes a Bitter History

The crackdown on unauthorized immigrants is resonating deeply among the Dakota and other tribes, as residents confront what they call a federal occupation of their land.

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Unions Sue FEMA Over Work Force Cuts They Say Threaten Readiness

The suit argues that the recent dismissals and plans for further cuts violate laws designed to preserve the disaster response agency’s independence and capabilities.

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Federal Officers Who Fired at Pretti Placed on Leave

A Border Patrol agent and a Customs and Border Protection officer have been on leave since Saturday, according to a Department of Homeland Security official.

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Landslide Leaves Town in Sicily Perched on a Cliff’s Edge

“We are in a movie, in a horror film,” said a resident of Niscemi, where a widening chasm is threatening the town’s historic center.

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Lauryn Hill Will Lead Grammy Tribute to Roberta Flack and D’Angelo

The artist, who dominated the awards in 1999, will return to the Grammy stage to honor an inspiration and a collaborator.

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U.S. allies in the Middle East have been pressing for weeks to prevent a conflict with Iran.

Diplomats in the region have spent weeks trying to prevent a confrontation that they say risks a wider conflict.

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Most N.Y.C. Storm Victims Believed to Have Died After Cold Exposure

Mayor Zohran Mamdani said that seven of the 10 people who died during the cold weather showed signs of cold exposure. One man was found dead just steps from a hospital.

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South Africa Cancels Release of ‘Melania’ Documentary

The distributor, which was set to release the film on Friday, said it had canceled the theatrical premiere because of “recent developments,” but declined to specify.

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F.B.I. Agents Search Georgia Election Center

A spokesperson for the F.B.I. confirmed the search, but declined to provide further details.

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Trump Officials’ Use of ‘Domestic Terrorist’ in Minnesota Shootings Doesn’t Match Legal Reality

The Trump administration has used the term as a cudgel against political adversaries, especially this month to defend immigration officers who had killed two protesters in Minneapolis.

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Silver Prices Are Surging Even Faster Than Gold

Silver has risen roughly 60 percent this month alone. What is going on?

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Amazon’s $35 Million ‘Melania’ Promotion Has Critics Questioning Its Motives

The tech giant is spending $35 million to promote its film about the first lady, far more than is typical for documentaries.

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Trump Threatens Iran With ‘Massive Armada’ and Presses a Set of Demands

U.S. and European officials say they have put three demands in front of the Iranians, including a permanent end to all enrichment of uranium.

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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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