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Apple Daily Sentences Show a New Era of Media Peril in Hong Kong

Two editors and an opinion writer from Jimmy Lai’s now-shuttered newspaper were each sentenced to 10 years in prison, a significant escalation in media prosecution in the once freewheeling city.

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Tisch to Name Leaders of Catholic and Black Churches as N.Y.P.D. Chaplains

Cardinal Timothy Dolan and the Rev. A.R. Bernard are to be announced as co-heads of the Police Department’s chaplains’ unit.

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Jerrold Nadler Has Picked a Successor. Will That Matter to Voters?

The retiring congressman hopes his endorsement will carry Assemblyman Micah Lasher past a crowded primary field, including a Kennedy.

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Takeaways From the Second Week of the Alexander Brothers Trial

The judge denied a request for a mistrial and jurors heard from a woman who accused one of the brothers of filming her when she was a minor. The sex-trafficking trial resumes on Monday.

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Andrew Farkas Called Jeffrey Epstein “Blessing” as the Two Did Deals

Andrew Farkas has repeatedly played down ties to Jeffrey Epstein. But they swapped business favors in the Virgin Islands, and in nearly 2,000 emails, the two expressed admiration for each other.

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‘You Cannot Feel Remotely Sorry for the Patriots’: Opinion Writers Tackle the Super Bowl

Super Bowl LX is in the books. An Opinion round table breaks down the game, the entertainment — and the commercials.

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Death, Undocumented

A decade or so after the peak of Europe’s migrant crisis, one of the busiest and deadliest entry points to the continent has devolved from crisis to something more chronic.

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Five Years After Myanmar Coup, ‘Even Hope Has Become a Risk’

The country’s cities have been spared the violence of a hard-fought civil war. But as the economy has hollowed out, many urbanites have become desperate.

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In Pakistan, a Kite Festival Returns to Troubled Skies

The vibrant celebration, banned for two decades, brightened the eastern city of Lahore, where residents face alarming levels of air pollution and political restrictions.

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After M23 Takeover, Goma Carries Violent Memories and Signs of Hope

A year after a rebel takeover, residents of Goma, in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, carry violent memories and signs of hope.

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From Fishing Nets to Furniture: Turning Ocean Plastic Into Usable Products

A brother-and-sister team in Spain started a sustainable business model recycling old and damaged nets into stadium seating and decorations.

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Bad Bunny Delivers Joyful Super Bowl Halftime Show

Lady Gaga and Ricky Martin joined the Puerto Rican musician in a show that celebrated Latino heritage and was performed mostly in Spanish. His appearance had become a political flashpoint amid his criticism of ICE.

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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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