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The Snow Sure Was Beautiful. Now Here Comes the River of Yuck.

Melting mega-piles of grimy road snow can release weeks worth of salt, oils (and dog poop) in what one scientist called a “triple whammy.”

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Judge Ends Deportation Case for Mexican Father of 3 U.S. Marines

The arrest of Narciso Barranco, who was detained by federal agents while landscaping outside an IHOP in Southern California last June, garnered national attention.

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Mass Detention Gets a Lift From the Courts

A very dangerous ruling in New Orleans.

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Mamdani Says Little About NYCHA as He Targets Bad Landlords

Mayor Zohran Mamdani has pledged to hold private landlords accountable. But he has said less about how he will fix the crumbling public housing system he now oversees.

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Anthropic Invests $20 Million in Super PAC to Counter OpenAI

Anthropic and OpenAI now have their own well-funded political groups that will square off in the midterm elections over artificial intelligence safety and regulation.

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Building Cities from Scratch

We explore one possibility for relieving the U.S. housing crisis.

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Anti-Drone Laser Is Said to Have Caused El Paso Airport Chaos, and Bondi Refuses to Apologize to Epstein Victims

Plus, how the ultra-rich are changing the travel industry.

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Across Italy, the Winter Olympic Vibes Are Very Different

In Milan, the hub of the Winter Games, the atmosphere seems subdued, while the small towns hosting mountain events are seeing enthusiastic crowds.

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Satellite Pictures Show Snow And Ice Across North America

For much of North America, the last month has been an icy, frozen trudge. But from the right vantage point, it had a certain beauty.

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Push for Body Cameras for D.H.S. Underscores Trump Administration’s Shift

Immigration enforcement agencies have received tens of millions in funding for body camera programs, which the Trump administration proposed cutting — until recently.

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Immigration Officials Set to Testify Before Senate Panel

The hearing comes two days after the officials declined to answer questions from House members about the fatal shootings of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.

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Trump’s Director of Election Security Is an Election Denier

Even in a government full of conspiracists, Kurt Olsen stands out. He made a key referral in the Fulton County, Ga., election case.

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Trump and the Death of Shared Morality in America

In this installment of The Conversation, David Brooks says goodbye to The Times, and offers his parting thoughts.

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End ICE Lawlessness

Congress must stand firm against President Trump’s assault on the rule of law.

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Is Claude Coding Us Into Irrelevance?

Dario Amodei shares his utopian — and dystopian — predictions for the near-term future of artificial intelligence.

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How ‘The Traitors’ Builds Its Perfect Reality TV Cast

The casting executives behind the Emmy-winning reality competition reveal how they create a mad mix of modern celebrity.

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Trump Can’t Cancel Elections. He Could Undermine Them.

Mr. Trump’s attempted election takeover is already underway.

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Ford Will Make a Play for a Different Battery Market

The company, long focused on cars and trucks, plans to begin manufacturing large batteries used by utilities, data centers, other businesses and homeowners.

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Why Pennsylvania’s Two Most Powerful Democrats Don’t Speak

Senator John Fetterman and Gov. Josh Shapiro do not get along. The bad blood goes back years.

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‘Wuthering Heights’ Review: Margot Robbie, Amok on the Moors

The actor and Jacob Elordi play the tortured lovers from the Emily Brontë classic in this florid, overstuffed version by Emerald Fennell.

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New Method Can Find Hidden Eggs to Aid in Fertility Treatment

A study reported that the conventional method of searching follicular fluid didn’t find all the eggs. The new technology found extra eggs more than half the time.

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Laid-Off Battery Plant Workers Pin Blame on Ford, not Trump, for Lost Jobs

Ford Motor shut down a battery factory and laid off 1,600 workers after President Trump and Republicans gutted government support for electric vehicles.

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To Stay in Her Home, She Let In an A.I. Robot

At 85, Jan Worrell lived alone on a remote corner of the Washington coast. Could ElliQ become her companion?

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Bans on Many CBD Products Loom This Year

A federal law taking effect in November severely limits the amount of THC, the euphoric cannabis compound, allowed in over-the-counter items. Many groups are fighting back.

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These Ukrainian Drones Don’t Just Kill. They Deliver Oatmeal Cookies.

In a war where drones are synonymous with destruction, some are also used to drop care packages to Ukraine’s frontline soldiers.

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Maybe America Needs Some New Cities

It sounds a bit kooky to promise a whole city from scratch. But it has been done before — and might just help solve the housing crisis.

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TV, It’s Not Just for Humans Anymore

Videos aimed at pets are drawing millions of views. But who’s actually watching?

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Turkish Nobel Novelist Orhan Pamuk Gets the Netflix Series He Wanted

After publishing more than 20 books and winning a Nobel Prize, the Turkish author fought to bring a celebrated novel to the screen — on his own terms.

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Ukrainian Olympian Is Disqualified Over Helmet With Images of War Dead

Olympic officials had told Vladyslav Heraskevych that the helmet, featuring images of people killed in the war with Russia, violated the Games’ ban on political speech.

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Late Night Boos Pam Bondi’s ‘Bratty’ Behavior

“If downplaying international sex rings were an Olympic sport, Bondi would take home the gold,” Jordan Klepper said on “The Daily Show.”

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