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The Shakers’ Utopian World Sees a Surge of Modern Interest

A show at ICA Philadelphia joins a surge of Shaker-inspired projects: films, dances, a museum’s expansion. Refracted through new interpreters, Shaker culture bends, and twists.

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What We Learned After Tracking Every Lawsuit Challenging Trump’s Policies

President Trump’s agenda faced more than 600 lawsuits over the past year. In many cases, district court judges found his policies to be unlawful.

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Rediscovered Warhols That Warhol Never Saw

Filmed 60 years ago, the new trove includes footage from Andy Warhol’s Screen Tests series and explicit rolls that reveal the artist as a ‘porn-oisseur.’

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They’re Stepping Up on ‘The Pitt’

Four actors discuss the evolution of their young clinician characters on “The Pitt.” In Season 2 they are a little older, a little wiser and still soaked in fake blood.

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Trump’s Trade Policies Sort Manufacturers Into Winners and Losers

Tariffs have protected some companies, but more often they’ve hit the parts and materials many factories need to make finished goods.

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Why Some Cold States Are Making It Cheaper to Run a Heat Pump

New discounts can make heat pumps go from a bad investment to a good idea.

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A State Senate Race in Texas Offers Republicans a Warning

A State Senate runoff on Saturday in the Fort Worth suburbs will preview whether a backlash against conservative social policies will give Democrats a chance to gain.

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TPS Expiration Under Trump Hits Haitian Workers in Critical Health Care Roles

Haitians are a vital source of employees for health care providers in many communities. The Trump administration is removing legal status next month for 330,000 of them.

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A Rug Maker Withstood One Year of Trump’s Tariffs. New Challenges Loom.

Loloi stockpiled rugs from India, Turkey and other countries in advance, but inventory is running low.

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Adams’s Parting Gift of 19 Vetoes Is Being Returned, With 17 Overrides

The New York City Council is expected to overwhelmingly vote to create wage minimums for private security officers and lift the cap on street vendor licenses.

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Late Night Praises Ilhan Omar’s Quick Reflexes

Stephen Colbert said the Minneapolis congresswoman looked “ready to throw some hands” after a man sprayed a substance at her at a town hall.

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Driver Rams Car Into Headquarters of Chabad Hasidic Movemen

No one was injured when the motorist drove into a rear door of the building on Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn. The man was arrested; the police are investigating the incident as a hate crime.

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Trump’s Greenland Envoy: We Need ‘Total, Unfettered Access’

Trump’s special envoy to Greenland argues that the U.S. needs Greenland to defend it, American allies and American security.

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No Child Deserves to Die Like My Daughter

What was done to my daughter did not break me. It left me with a mother’s responsibility to ensure no child is left unheard.

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How His Duel With Trump Boosted Emmanuel Macron, France’s Embattled President

Dismissed as a lame duck, Emmanuel Macron has clawed back some influence after his defense of Greenland and Denmark. Will quieter domestic politics allow him to secure his legacy?

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At World’s Busiest Port, China’s Unbalanced Economy Comes Into View

The shipping traffic and factories never stop in China’s port city of Ningbo, but the local housing market has crashed and nearby restaurants sit empty.

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She Couldn’t Defend Herself, But He Wasn’t Charged With Rape

A decision not to charge a man who fathered children with a woman with a mental illness has set off a debate about rape, consent and China’s push for babies.

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Trump and Schumer Move Toward Possible Deal to Avert a Shutdown

The president and the top Senate Democrat were discussing an agreement to split off homeland security funding from a broader spending package and negotiate new limits on immigration agents.

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Another Top Kennedy Center Official Resigns

Kevin Couch, who was announced as senior vice president of artistic programming less than two weeks ago, is the latest to leave since President Trump took control of the center last year.

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The Journey of a Group of Cuban Deportees Stuck at Guantánamo

The tale illustrates how inefficient the ICE operation has been in the year since President Trump ordered the base to prepare for up to 30,000 “criminal aliens.”

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Shooting Aftermath Leaves Homeland Security Department in Turmoil

As officials point fingers in the wake of Alex Pretti’s death at the hands of federal agents, concerns grow about the agency’s future.

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U.K.’s Starmer Meets Xi Jinping in Beijing as Ties Warm

Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain met with President Xi Jinping of China as he sought to promote business ties with the world’s second-largest economy.

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Rubio Says Venezuela Will Submit Monthly Budget to White House

Democrats sharply questioned the plan, including the role of Qatar in managing an account funded by the sale of Venezuelan oil.

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America at a Boiling Point: From ICE Protests to an Attack on Rep. Omar

An attack at a town hall in Minneapolis, amid a surge in threats against lawmakers, was the latest sign of the fraying of the nation’s political fabric.

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Homelessness Appears to Decline, Reversing a Yearslong Trend

The Trump administration has not yet released the count, which could complicate its plans for tough new policies.

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Judge Questions Trump Administration’s Push to Halt Congestion Pricing

As a legal battle continues over the fate of New York City’s toll program, a judge appeared skeptical of the federal government’s arguments, but did not issue a ruling.

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Who’s Supposed to Clear the Snow From New York City’s Street Corners?

Three days after the city’s biggest snowstorm in years, many New Yorkers are still scaling mounds of snow and ice. Cleaning it up is a shared responsibility.

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Sergey Brin Spends $20 Million on California Political Effort Amid Wealth Tax Debate

Sergey Brin donated $20 million to a new political drive aimed at solving California’s housing crisis, spurring other billionaires to pitch in. Their efforts may also help ward off a wealth tax.

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Jury Awards $30 Million to Man Who Accused Teacher of Sexual Abuse

The man, now 44, said he was repeatedly sexually abused when he was a child at a school in Newark in the 1990s.

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Judge in Minnesota Says ICE Has Violated Nearly 100 Court Orders

A federal judge said ICE had disobeyed more judicial directives this month than “some federal agencies have violated in their entire existence.”

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