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Lil Jon’s Son Is Found Dead in a Georgia Pond, Police Say

Nathan Smith, whose stage name is DJ Young Slade, was reported missing on Tuesday after running out of his home in a community north of Atlanta.

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Let the Games Begin

Also, mass market paperbacks are heading toward extinction. Here’s the latest at the end of Friday.

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JD Vance Is Booed at Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony in Milan

Before the event, protesters marched in Milan in opposition to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, whose personnel are in Italy to advise local officials in securing the Winter Games.

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Saalumarada Thimmakka Dies; Planted and Nurtured Thousands of Trees

Believed to be 113, she spent decades building an environmental legacy in India, inspired by her grief at being unable to conceive children.

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In the Grip of Gangs, Haiti Faces a Government Leadership Vacuum

The tenure of a presidential council that has been running Haiti expires on Saturday. It’s unclear what will come next.

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Moderates Pitch Tough-on-Crime Message for Democrats Amid Immigration Talks

A polling memo circulated among centrist senators urged Democrats to talk tougher on crime, an issue where they lag Republicans, while noting an opportunity for the party to appeal to voters with criticism of ICE.

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Moderates Pitch Tough-on-Crime Message for Democrats Amid Immigration Talks

A polling memo circulated among centrist senators urged Democrats to talk tougher on crime, an issue where they lag Republicans, while noting an opportunity for the party to appeal to voters with criticism of ICE.

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White House Suggests Smithsonian Add a Trump Display

Administration officials met with staff at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery and discussed putting multiple artworks of the president in a section of the museum.

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Trump Is Hosting Governors at the White House, but Only Republicans

The president’s decision to exclude Democratic governors from an annual meeting later this month breaks a longstanding tradition.

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A Trump Deal With Iran May Hinge on the Number Zero

Can the two sides get past Iran’s claim that it has a “right” to enrich uranium?

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N.Y.P.D. Sergeant Found Guilty in Death of Bronx Man He Threw Cooler At

The officer, Erik Duran, was found guilty of second-degree manslaughter for throwing a cooler at a man on a motorbike.

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Bard College President Leon Botstein Was Close With Jeffrey Epstein

Bard College’s president, Leon Botstein, said his school needed cash. But a rare watch and a Caribbean visit show how his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein sometimes veered into the personal.

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Paul Weiss Partners Turned on Brad Karp After Learning Extent of His Epstein Ties

Mr. Karp resigned as chairman of the elite law firm after senior partners met to decide his future.

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Nancy Guthrie’s Disappearance Rekindles Kidnapping Fears

High-profile abductions, like those of Patty Hearst and J. Paul Getty III, have captured the nation’s attention, but experts say kidnappings by strangers are exceedingly rare.

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Nancy Guthrie’s Abduction Set Off a Storm. This Sheriff Is Riding It Out.

Sheriff Chris Nanos is surrounded by chaos but is trying to keep his cool as the search for a celebrity news anchor’s mother grinds on.

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TrumpRx: What to Know About Insurance Benefits, Pricing and Savings

People may be able to pay less for prescriptions with their insurance rather than via the new government website. The Trump drugstore is meant to help people buy medications using their own money.

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Studying Antarctica’s Ice From the Side of a Helicopter

The fastest way into the gaps between gigantic blocks of a broken-up glacier is by lowering instruments from above, through the door of a helicopter.

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Mangione State Trial Will Start in June, Manhattan Judge Says

The decision on Friday illuminated the intensifying race between state and federal prosecutors to be the first to try Luigi Mangione. His lawyers said their client was stuck in a “tug of war.”

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Timothy Busfield Is Indicted on Charges of Child Sexual Abuse

A grand jury in New Mexico heard allegations that Mr. Busfield, the actor and director, had sexual contact with a child actor. He has denied the charges.

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Libyan Man Is Arrested in Deaths of 4 Americans in 2012 Benghazi Attack

The man, Zubayar al-Bakoush, is the third suspect apprehended for the 2012 attack on U.S. facilities that killed four Americans.

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We Didn’t Ask for This Internet

Cory Doctorow and Tim Wu explain why the internet failed to live up to its early promise.

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A Pro-Israel Group’s Move Backfires as Gaza Tensions Flare in Midterms

A surprising twist in a New Jersey primary race showed how questions about Israel continue to roil American politics in unpredictable ways.

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California Sues a Children’s Hospital to Maintain Transgender Health Care

As the Trump administration pushes to end such care, this is the first time a state has sued a hospital to preserve it, legal experts say.

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Harvard Proposes Capping As at 20 Percent to Curb Grade Inflation

A recent report found that a majority of grades given out at Harvard were A’s. Professors will vote on a proposal to limit the number to around 20 percent.

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Netanyahu Suggests Other Officials to Blame for Oct. 7 Failings

In a document released on Thursday night, the Israeli leader sought to distance himself from responsibility for intelligence and security failings before the Hamas-led attack.

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Justice Dept. Pursues Many Officer Assault Cases in Minnesota as Misdemeanors

It is a pattern that has played out in other cities where the administration has conducted immigration surges and taken a muscular stance against those accused of impeding federal officers.

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Sonny Jurgensen, One of N.F.L.’s Greatest Passers, Dies at 91

The Hall of Fame quarterback threw 255 touchdown passes with the Philadelphia Eagles and Washington Redskins.

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Gateway Tunnel Project Begins to Wind Down as Trump Halts Federal Funding

Nearly all of the work was scheduled to stop on Friday unless federal officials agreed to restore funding that had been halted last year or a court ordered them to.

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Fear of AI Replacing Software Makers Hits Stocks. Here’s What to Know.

The prospect of disruptions from artificial intelligence has hung over the economy for years. But this week advances in software tools precipitated a sell-off on Wall Street.

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Climate ‘Superfund’ Bills Spread Nationwide, Despite Legal Battles

The laws aim to force oil companies to help pay for damage from global warming. Industry is gearing up for state-by-state battles.

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