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What to Know About the Disappearance of Savannah Guthrie’s Mom, Nancy

Nancy Guthrie, 84, the “Today” show host’s mother, vanished from her home on Feb. 1.

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Bad Bunny Delivers a Love Letter to Puerto Rico at Super Bowl Halftime

His performance featured a sugar cane field, a wedding seemingly officiated onstage and a New York-style street scene, along with appearances by Lady Gaga and Ricky Martin.

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Jimmy Lai’s 20-Year Term Follows a Familiar Chinese Pattern

The heavy sentence for the Hong Kong publisher aligns with mainland cases where influential critics of the Communist Party have been sent to prison for many years.

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Japan Stocks Surge on Takaichi’s Landslide Election Win

Stocks climbed on Monday as investors cheered a result seen as a mandate for the prime minister’s high-spending economic agenda.

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Cold Deaths in New York Climb to 18 as Frigid Winds Linger

A person was found dead in the Bronx on Saturday morning, the police said. An 81-year-old man was also found dead on a rooftop, though it was unclear whether the cold was to blame.

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Venezuela Frees Key Opposition Figures as Government Courts U.S. Support

The release of around 35 political prisoners comes amid closer cooperation between Washington and the interim government.

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Why the N.F.L. Booked Bad Bunny for the Super Bowl

League executives may be nervous about the Latin superstar’s outspoken stance on immigration, but their priority is attracting popular halftime performers.

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Iranian Nobel Laureate Gets Second Prison Sentence and Ends Hunger Strike

The activist Narges Mohammadi was sentenced to another seven years, bringing the total she must serve to 17 years, her foundation said.

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4 Dead in Mushroom Poisoning Outbreak in California

State health officials discouraged foraging this year, saying that toxic mushrooms can easily be confused with safe ones to eat.

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At the Winter Olympics, Team USA Can’t Escape the Politics at Home

A backlash to Trump administration policies has followed U.S. athletes to Italy. One skier’s comments drew a furious response from the president himself.

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Seeking Stability, Thai Voters Decisively Reject Progressive Party

It was the first time in years that a conservative party preaching nationalism, patriotism and respect for the monarchy came out on top.

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Extreme Cold Persists in the Northeast With Record-Setting Temperatures

Punishing winds have combined with low temperatures to produce dangerously cold conditions across the Northeast. Forecasters say, though, that relief is on the horizon.

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7 Days, No Suspects: The Disappearance of Nancy Guthrie

The mother of the “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie has not been heard from since an evening of dinner and games with family members.

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Talks on Immigration Enforcement Still Stuck as DHS Funding Deadline Nears

Democrats’ demands include that immigration officers be required to show visible identification and have judicial warrants when they enter private property to make arrests.

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Japan’s Sanae Takaichi Wins Snap Election in a Landslide

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi won a sweeping mandate from voters for her economic agenda and tough stances on immigration and China.

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Portugal Votes for President, With Leftist Set to Beat Surging Far Right

Polls predict a comfortable victory for António José Seguro, but a nationalist’s presence in the runoff showed that Portugal is not immune to Europe’s rising nationalist tide.

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Starmer’s Chief of Staff Resigns, Citing Role in Mandelson Appointment

The chief of staff, Morgan McSweeney, was caught up in the scandal engulfing Britain’s former ambassador to the United States and his ties to Jeffrey Epstein.

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MAGA Elites Are Indoor Cats

Before MAGA, conservatives’ affinity for wilderness was a powerful force in American politics.

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Talk to Your Parents

Today, some advice on having conversations with aging parents about their health.

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A Movie About America Broke My Heart

I am not a Shaker. That didn’t stop me from tearing up at “The Testament of Ann Lee.”

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The Secret History of the Deep State

Seven pages of grand jury testimony from Richard Nixon were deemed so incendiary that they were hidden from the public for years.

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At the Super Bowl, it’s Nice Guy vs. Underdog.

Your guide to today’s matchup.

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For $1 Million, Donors to U.S.A. Birthday Group Offered Access to Trump

A new organization blessed by the president is raising money for events and projects that will put a Trumpian spin on the nation’s semiquincentennial.

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How Bad Bunny Gives Voice to Puerto Rico’s ‘Crisis Generation’

Young Puerto Ricans say the star has opened the world’s eyes to their challenges, and to the island’s fraught territorial relationship with the U.S. government.

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How Bad Bunny Gives Voice to Puerto Rico’s ‘Crisis Generation’

Young Puerto Ricans say the star has opened the world’s eyes to their challenges, and to the island’s fraught territorial relationship with the U.S. government.

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Bad Bunny’s Key Career Moments

He’s had big hits, won awards, co-starred with Adam Sandler and even came out on top at WrestleMania. Here’s how the 31-year-old star got to music’s biggest stage.

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Epstein Files Reveal Scope of Ghislaine Maxwell’s Role in Clinton Circle

Jeffrey Epstein’s longtime companion helped advise on the kickoff of the Clinton Global Initiative and arranged for $1 million in funding for it, emails show.

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Is Wallace Shawn the Only Avant-Garde Artist Who Gets Stopped in Times Square?

He’s most commonly recognized for his screen roles as a plotting hit man and an unlikely Lothario, but it’s his work as a playwright that shows more of his true self.

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MAGA’s Split Over Israel Extends to a Ship Attacked 58 Years Ago

The Israeli military killed 34 people on the U.S.S. Liberty in 1967. Whether it was an accident, as many historians believe, has become a litmus test within President Trump’s movement.

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These A.I. Dreamers Don’t Fit the Stereotype

Young tech entrepreneurs in San Francisco are hoping to cash in, even as they wonder how artificial intelligence will affect society.

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