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Amid Fallout From Epstein Files, Dubai’s DP World Boss Is Replaced

Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem was credited with turning the state-backed DP World into a global logistics powerhouse. He was recently identified in correspondence with Jeffrey Epstein.

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Looks Aren’t Everything? Clavicular Begs to Differ.

Braden Peters, known as Clavicular, has emerged as a beacon for a group of narcissistic, status-obsessed young men. He wants to take his fixation with “looksmaxxing” mainstream.

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Why India Playing Pakistan in World Cup Cricket Matters

The cricket-mad South Asian neighbors have a bitter history, punctuated by violence and wars. It makes this one of the fiercest, and most financially lucrative, rivalries in sports.

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Indian Man Expected to Plead Guilty to Orchestrating Failed Murder Plot

Nikhil Gupta is accused of plotting to assassinate an American citizen. Prosecutors have argued it mirrors similar efforts against Sikhs, including the killing of one in Canada.

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Congress Jets Off as D.H.S. Shuts Down

Despite a deadlock over funding for the agency, lawmakers left town and left Democratic and White House negotiators to try to work out a deal in their absence.

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Trump’s Minnesota Retreat Points to the Power of Public Anger

The withdrawal came as polls show Americans opposing the president’s immigration tactics, and as some Republican lawmakers began to find ways to distance themselves.

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San Francisco Teachers End Strike After 4 Days

Public schools are expected to reopen on Wednesday for 50,000 students in the city. Teachers demanded higher wages and health care benefits.

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U.S. Inflation Eased at Start of the Year

The Consumer Price Index fell in January to 2.4 percent from 2.7 percent a month

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Bessent Pushes Senate on Fed Confirmation Amid Backlash Over Criminal Inquiry

President Trump’s effort to get Kevin M. Warsh confirmed as the next Federal Reserve chair has been complicated by a criminal investigation into Jerome H. Powell.

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German Officials Needle Trump at Munich Security Conference

Friedrich Merz, the chancellor of Germany, said that under President Trump, the United States’ claim to global leadership “has been challenged, and possibly squandered.”

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Crises Everywhere, but the Markets Don’t Seem to Mind

Stocks have prospered while the world has plunged into disorder, an economist says. “Keep calm and carry on” may be the best investors can do.

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U.S. Transfers Thousands of ISIS Prisoners to Iraq From Syria

The moves appear to highlight lingering doubts in Washington about the new Syrian government’s ability to ensure security.

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The Hidden Number Driving U.S. Job Growth

After a year of just 181,000 new jobs, January’s 131,000 increase in the U.S. workforce was surprisingly positive. Ben Casselman, The New York Times’ chief economic correspondent, explains the numbers.

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Something Surprising Happens When Bus Rides Are Free

It starts at the curb. It extends far beyond that.

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At the Winter Olympics

We look at what life is like on the ground in Milan and Cortina.

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UK Ban on Palestine Action Is Unlawful, Court Finds

The High Court said the ban on Palestine Action as a terrorist group breached free speech rights and was disproportionate. The government said it would appeal.

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A Surge of Children in ICE Detention, and Meta’s Plans for Facial Recognition

Plus, your Friday news quiz.

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Ukraine Says U.S. Is Increasing Pressure for a Deal as the Midterms Loom

It is unclear what the Trump administration is prepared to do if it does not get the concessions it wants from Kyiv on issues like territory and elections.

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The Infrastructure of Jeffrey Epstein’s Power

The journalist Anand Giridharadas examines the power and influence that Jeffrey Epstein brokered, and which the latest batch of Epstein files puts on display.

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Another Government Shutdown? Here’s What Travelers Should Know.

It was not immediately clear whether passengers would face delays at airport security checkpoints in the coming days if a government shutdown does occur.

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The Transformative Power of the White ‘Race Traitor’

From Schwerner and Goodman to Good and Pretti, white people putting themselves in harm’s way has helped galvanize Americans for justice.

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A D.H.S. Shutdown Looms. Bruised Minnesotans Urge Their Parties to Dig In.

Congressional Democrats say they will approve no money for the Department of Homeland Security without guardrails on immigration agents. Their voters in Minnesota are demanding no less.

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Meta Plans to Add Facial Recognition Technology to Its Smart Glasses

In an internal memo last year, Meta said the political tumult in the United States would distract critics from the feature’s release.

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Trump Wants Smithsonian to Create a Different Official Portrait

The painted portrait from President Trump’s first term was completed more than four years ago, but never unveiled. Now he wants the National Portrait Gallery to commission a new one.

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Conspiracy Theories Only Flourish With More Epstein Evidence

The dump of millions of documents has fueled a new wave of speculation, A.I.-generated hoaxes and foreign disinformation.

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Amtrak’s Largest Train Revamp in 55 Years Is Coming Soon

Step inside the sprawling factory in California where the largest fleet replacement in Amtrak’s 55-year history is coming together piece by piece.

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Restaurants Say ICE Presence Imperils Business

In several cities where immigrants are being detained, owners say they’re struggling to stay open as fear keeps customers and workers from leaving home.

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Hundreds of Children Are in ICE Detention

The number of children being detained has spiked since last year. Families describe poor conditions and little education.

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What Does Romance Mean to You?

Our podcast listeners share the everyday ways love shows up in their lives.

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Beyond the Big Cities, ICE Is Rattling Small-Town and Exurban America

Far from the national spotlight, towns like Cornelius, Ore., and Coon Rapids, Minn., are dealing with President Trump’s expanding mass deportation effort, and the effects can be acute.

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