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Melania Trump Documentary Premiere: Who Was at the Kennedy Center

Top White House officials streamed into the Kennedy Center on Thursday for a screening of Amazon’s new documentary about the first lady, Melania Trump.

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Maps: Where the U.S. Is Building Up Military Force Near Iran

President Trump has not authorized military action in Iran, but the U.S. has built up its presence in the region in recent days.

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Did Trump Really Give Nicki Minaj a $1 Million ‘Gold Card’ Visa?

“Gold Trump card free of charge,” the rapper wrote on social media. But the White House says it’s not what it seems.

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Washington Post Plans Cuts to Reshape Newsroom

The changes are expected to include significant layoffs in areas like sports and international coverage.

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Trump Weighs New Military Options Against Iran

The plans being weighed by the president go beyond those he considered weeks ago amid widespread protests against Iran’s government.

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Brendan Banfield Denies Plot in Double Murder Trial, Calling Accusations ‘Crazy’

Brendan Banfield rebuffed claims that he had made an elaborate plan for the killings with the family’s au pair, with whom he had an affair.

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Kennedy Overhauls Federal Autism Panel in His Own Image

The new panel, which advises the government on research and service priorities for people with autism, includes many members who have argued that vaccines cause the disorder.

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What Domestic Terrorism Means, and Doesn’t

The Trump administration has called the Minneapolis shooting victims “domestic terrorists.” Our criminal justice reporter Jonah E. Bromwich explains what that term actually means.

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‘Melania,’ the Documentary, Premieres in Washington

Amazon paid Melania Trump’s production company $40 million for the film and $35 million to promote it, a sum that critics said was an effort to curry favor with the administration.

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Collins Took Credit for ICE Leaving Maine. Her Democratic Opponents Pounced.

Political maneuvering by the Democrats hoping to unseat Senator Susan Collins shifted into high gear with the news that ICE had ended its surge there.

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California Jury Convicts Ex-Google Engineer of Stealing AI Secrets

A federal jury found that Linwei Ding stole thousands of confidential files to help him start a company in Beijing.

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Michael Beck, 65, Dies; First to Report Symptoms of ‘Havana Syndrome’

As an employee with the N.S.A., he claimed he was exposed to a direct-energy device that led to a diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease at age 45.

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Democrats Reach a Deal With the White House

Also, genes may determine longevity, a new study finds. Here’s the latest at the end of Thursday.

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Venezuelan Lawmakers Approve Sweeping Overhaul of Oil Sector

Bowing to Trump administration pressure, the new legislation improves conditions for foreign oil companies and opens the way to slash the taxes they pay.

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The Polls Are Clear. Americans Don’t Want This.

There is rising anxiety among Americans that the presence of an armed federal force in cities is actively making life less safe for people who live there.

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Trump Says Putin Agreed to a Weeklong Pause in Attacks Amid Extreme Cold

Russia has left thousands of apartment buildings in Kyiv without heat in recent weeks, in a campaign that has appeared aimed at breaking Ukraine’s morale.

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Murdoch and News Corp Take on the West Coast with The California Post

The expansion of the Murdoch tabloid from its New York roots to the West Coast is the latest sign of the outlet’s national ambitions.

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How Trump’s 2020 Election Claims Have Been Debunked Again and Again

The Trump administration has recently escalated its efforts to prove widespread voter fraud in 2020. Election officials and top Republicans have repeatedly said these claims are baseless.

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One Solution for Too Many A’s? Harvard Considers Giving A-Pluses

Harvard University has been trying to cut back how many A grades professors give. Now, 53 percent of grades are A’s, down from 60 percent.

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Police File Hate Crime Charges After Chabad Ramming in Brooklyn

The police arrested the man, Dan Sohail, after a vehicle was rammed into the Brooklyn headquarters of the Hasidic Jewish organization. The man’s father said in an interview that his son did not hate Jewish people.

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NATO to Hold Military Exercise Without U.S., Its Largest Member

The operation, Steadfast Dart, comes as President Trump has been accused of undermining the alliance and will be watched closely to see how well the allies manage without their most important partner.

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Canada Signs Auto Deal With South Korea, Moving Further from the U.S.

The agreement, while scarce on details, is the latest step by Prime Minister Mark Carney to reduce Canada’s reliance on trade with the U.S.

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OpenAI in Talks to Raise as Much as $100 Billion

OpenAI’s discussions with Microsoft, Nvidia, Middle Eastern sovereign wealth funds and others could value it at $750 billion or more.

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Patrick Schiltz, an Ethicist, Is the Minnesota Judge Blasting ICE

Judge Patrick Schiltz, an appointee of George W. Bush, became an unlikely foil for his criticism of the Trump administration’s tactics in Minnesota.

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Appeals Court Upholds TPS Protections for Venezuelans in the U.S.

The Trump administration has sought to end Temporary Protected Status for more than a million people from troubled nations. About 600,000 are from Venezuela.

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Man With Pizza Cutter Is Said to Have Tried to Break Mangione Out of Jail

Federal prosecutors said the man was arrested after he impersonated an F.B.I. agent on Wednesday in a visit to the federal jail complex in Brooklyn that houses Luigi Mangione.

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Groups Back Larson Challenger, Calling for Generational Change

Three outside political groups are backing Luke Bronin in his primary challenge to Representative John Larson, the 77-year-old Connecticut Democrat.

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An Ethicist ‘in the Scalia Mold’: The Minnesota Judge Blasting ICE

Judge Patrick Schiltz, an appointee of George W. Bush, became an unlikely foil for his criticism of the Trump administration’s tactics in Minnesota.

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Trump Says He Only Appeared to Nod Off in Last Cabinet Meeting Because It Was ‘Boring’

Mr. Trump’s allies have strenuously insisted that he was alert and attentive at the meeting last month. The president said he had only closed his eyes.

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Genes May Control Your Longevity, However Healthily You Live

A new study suggests that those with long-lived families probably have the best prospects of making it to a very old age.

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