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YouTube Argues It Isn’t Social Media in Landmark Tech Addiction Trial

The app said in opening statements that it was more of an entertainment platform. The lawsuit claims social media companies design products that cause personal injury.

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Climate Change Is Erased From Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence for Judges

After Republican criticism, a group that offers professional resources to judges withdrew a climate science chapter from its Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence.

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Congress Quietly Used Funding Law to Try to Rein In Trump on Spending

Dozens of measures sprinkled throughout the recently enacted spending package seek to tie the Trump administration’s hands on funding, an act of quiet bipartisan resistance to efforts to trample congressional power.

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Seven People Died at Private Homes in NYC Cold Snap, Officials Say

It was not immediately clear whether any of the buildings in question had faulty heating systems.

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Georgia Ballot Inquiry Originated With Election Denier in Trump White House

A newly unsealed affidavit showed that a criminal investigation into the 2020 election in Fulton County, Ga., relied heavily on claims about ballots that have been widely debunked.

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Michigan Judge Rebukes Justice Department’s Effort to Obtain Voter Data

The ruling from a Trump-appointed federal judge is the third in recent weeks to reject the administration’s demand for voters’ personal data from nearly every state.

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Behind the E.P.A.’s Rush to Repeal the Endangerment Finding

The agency is racing to repeal a scientific finding that requires it to fight global warming. Experts say the goal is to get the matter before the justices while President Trump is still in office.

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Epstein Files Reveal Efforts to Build Ties With Russian Officials, Including Putin

New documents detail Jeffrey Epstein’s efforts to foster strategic, sometimes reciprocal relationships with Russian officials.

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A.I. Personalizes the Internet but Takes Away Control

The relentless addition of artificial intelligence in popular apps raises questions about what’s at stake. The answer: the future of the internet and its lifeblood, digital advertising.

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Mamdani Hires Groundbreaking Computer Scientist as Chief Tech Officer

Lisa Gelobter, whose work helped shape the modern web, was also on the launch team at Hulu.

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Hamas Would Keep Some Weapons Initially in Draft Gaza Plan

Israel is unlikely to withdraw its troops from the enclave before Hamas and other militant groups lay down their arms.

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NLRB Dismisses Case Brought by Fired SpaceX Employees

The National Labor Relations Board, having accused the company of unfair retaliation in 2024, now says it has no jurisdiction over Elon Musk’s space company.

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Lost Soviet Luna 9 Moon Lander May Have Been Found

Two research teams have identified possible landing sites for Luna 9, the first human-made object to safely reach the lunar surface. “One of them is wrong,” an expert said.

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Israelis Protest Surge in Gun Crime Within Arab Community

Palestinian and Jewish citizens of Israel joined forces to demand government action in the face of a spiraling death toll from criminal violence among Arabs.

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DHS Shutdown Looms as Senate Democrats Reject White House ICE Deal

Republicans have so far spurned most of Democrats’ demands to rein in federal agents carrying out President Trump’s immigration crackdown, threatening a homeland security funding bill ahead of a Friday deadline.

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Former Palm Beach Police Chief Said Trump Told Him ‘Everyone’ Knew About Epstein in 2006

Michael Reiter, a former Palm Beach police chief, described a 2006 conversation with Donald Trump to the F.B.I. years later, according to a newly released document.

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A Desperate Father, a Troubled Son and Death in a 5-Star Hotel

Henry McGowan headed for Europe, showing signs of mental distress. His father, John McGowan, raced after him. This week, the son will stand trial in Ireland, accused of his father’s murder.

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The Ties That Bound the UK’s ‘Prince of Darkness’ Peter Mandelson to Jeffrey Epstein

For years Peter Mandelson, a senior British politician, concealed the depth of his friendship with the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, until new files were released.

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Epstein’s Cash and Influence Helped Women Attend Columbia and N.Y.U.

Federal records show that Jeffrey Epstein used donations and connections as he sought to gain college admission for young women in his orbit.

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Rename Penn Station and Dulles Airport After Trump?

Should two major transportation hubs be renamed for the president? Also: When children watch TV; a hope for long life.

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Ahead of Jobs Report, White House Seeks to Downplay Any Slowdown

President Trump’s top aides have argued in recent days that the economy is strong, even if new data on Wednesday show sluggish hiring.

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Malinowski Concedes to Analilia Mejia in New Jersey House Primary

Tom Malinowski, who was battered by negative advertising, congratulated Ms. Mejia, a political organizer running for Gov. Mikie Sherrill’s vacant seat in Congress, on a “hard-won victory.”

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Republican Cash Edge Threatens to Swamp Democrats in the Midterms

“Donald Trump has 99 problems going into the midterms,” one Democratic strategist said. “But money ain’t one.”

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Antonio Delgado Drops Out of NY Governor Race

After falling out with Gov. Kathy Hochul, Lt. Gov. Antonio Delgado had hoped to challenge her from the left. But his campaign failed to gain traction.

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Epstein Directed Aide to Obtain Hidden Video Cameras

“I’m installing them into Kleenex boxes now,” the aide replied in the 2014 email exchange.

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The Secret to Happiness May Lie in Our Social Skills

A new book, “How to Feel Loved,” links our social skills to how content we are.

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Pride Flag Is Taken Down From Stonewall Monument

The removal of the flag from the Manhattan monument, the symbolic heart of the gay rights movement, came after a Trump administration directive about flags at national park sites.

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Philippe Gaulier, Clown Who Taught Actors Like Sacha Baron Cohen, Dies at 82

Gaulier often insulted his pupils, but many became stars, including Sacha Baron Cohen, Emma Thompson and Rachel Weisz.

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Drinking Is a ‘Social Lubricant.’ That’s Not Always a Good Thing.

Explaining why officials dropped limits, Dr. Mehmet Oz said alcohol “brings people together.” But social drinking also can lead to health problems, studies show.

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The Sublime and Subversive Desire Paths of a Snowy New York

With the snow sticking around, New Yorkers have had to navigate new, temporary terrain.

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