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How the Times Weather Team Tracks Big Storms: More Data, Less Hype

When making forecasts, our reporters aim to visualize severe weather possibilities rather than focus on the most dire predictions. A possible blizzard this weekend is the latest test.

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Trump Looks Ahead to Summit With China’s Xi, but Tariffs and Taiwan Loom

President Trump said his planned meeting with President Xi Jinping would be a grand display, but tensions over trade and defense could dampen the mood.

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Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo Leads Norway to Record Olympic Medal Haul

Norway, led by the cross-country skiing sensation Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo, topped the medal table for the fourth straight Winter Games.

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The A.I. Evangelists on a Mission to Shake Up Japan

Team Mirai, a political party founded by software engineers, won 11 seats in Japan’s legislature by promising chatbots, self-driving buses and high-tech jobs.

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The Ex-Taxi Driver at the Center of Russia’s Shadow War

The Kremlin’s sabotage campaign against European allies of Ukraine has been escalating. It needs people like Aleksei Kolosovsky, 42, to carry it out.

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Willie Colón: 14 Essential Songs and Albums

The trombonist, singer, bandleader, composer and producer from the Bronx helped shape the sound of salsa.

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New York Nurses’ Strike Ends After 6 Weeks as Last Holdouts Approve Deal

Workers at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia hospital voted for a contract with raises and layoff protections, meaning more than 4,000 nurses will return.

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Trump Pulls Support From House Republican Who Opposed Tariffs

The president yanked his endorsement of Representative Jeff Hurd of Colorado, imperiling Republicans’ chances of holding onto his seat as they brace for midterm losses.

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Traveling This Weekend? Here’s What to Know About the Snowstorm.

A major winter storm on Sunday and Monday is expected to bring delays and cancellations across much of the Northeast.

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Nine Bodies of Skiers Recovered in Sierra Nevada Avalanche, Officials Say

A ninth victim who had been missing was found and recovered, officials said Saturday, from an avalanche that was the deadliest in modern California history.

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Willie Colón, a Luminary of Salsa Music, Dies at 75

A trombonist, singer, bandleader, composer and arranger, he collaborated with Rubén Blades on “Siembra,” a 1978 release that became one of the top-selling salsa albums of all time.

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Iran’s Students Hold Anti-Regime Protests as Universities Reopen

Students helped grow initial protests into a national movement crushed by the government. As the new semester began, they chanted and marched again.

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Trump’s Trade Gamble Will Continue, Despite Supreme Court Rebuke

The president seems as intent on tariffs as ever and argues that his trade agenda is succeeding, despite little evidence to support it

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Trump Is Banking on Iranian Weakness. That’s a Mistake.

Iran’s leaders may have hesitated at the start of the recent demonstrations, but the violent reaction that followed bespeaks a confident regime.

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The Queen Stuck by Prince Andrew. King Charles Is Pulling Away

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, the former prince, is getting no help from the throne as the crisis over his ties to Jeffrey Epstein intensifies.

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JPMorgan Admits to Debanking Trump After Jan. 6 Capitol Attacks

Nation’s largest bank, in response to a lawsuit filed by the president, confirmed his longstanding complaint about “debanking.”

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At Least 10 Killed in Lebanon, Officials Say, After Israel Strikes Hezbollah

The Lebanese militant group said eight of its members were among those killed late Friday. The attacks threaten to further destabilize an already tenuous cease-fire.

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Problem With Artemis Rocket Is Likely to Delay NASA’s Moon Mission

An interruption in the flow of helium to the upper stage may require that the rocket be removed from the launchpad for repairs.

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Trump Says He Will Raise Global Tariff to 15 Percent

The move signaled that the president would press ahead with steep global tariffs despite the legal setback from the Supreme Court.

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Bill Mazeroski, 89, Whose 9th-Inning Blast Made Pirates Champs, Is Dead

It was Game 7 of the 1960 World Series, when an infielder known for his glove, not his bat, crushed the powerful Yankees with one swing, bringing joy to Pittsburgh.

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New Jersey Democrats Send Coarse but Clear Message to ICE With New Bill

Lawmakers have added some of the state’s trademark in-your-face attitude to a measure that would expand residents’ ability to sue federal immigration officials.

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Divide Among Supreme Court’s Conservatives Could Test Trump’s Agenda

In rejecting President Trump’s tariffs, the court’s six conservative justices displayed subtle differences in their views of executive power.

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Blizzard Warnings Issued for Swath of East Coast, Including N.Y.C.

The warnings, which go into effect on Sunday spanned from Delaware to Connecticut. At least 13 to 18 inches of snow is forecast for New York City.

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Searching for Rejuvenation Where Skiers Chase Olympic Gold

The thermal waters of the Italian Alps, long praised for their restorative properties, are well known to elite athletes. During the Winter Games, they’ve drawn spectators, too.

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Future Perfect

Does taking care of our future selves have to mean sacrifice in the present?

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How Johannes Klaebo’s 6 Gold Medals Ranks Among the All-Time Olympic Performances

With his win on Saturday, the Norwegian cross-country skier completed one of the biggest medal hauls ever at a single Olympics.

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Epstein Was Only One of Thousands of Traffickers in the U.S.

Every year, more than 100,000 children may be sold for sex in the United States. Are we willing to do something about that?

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‘A Cocked Pistol Aimed at Iran’

Three Opinion writers on Iran, Epstein and what power really looks like.

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Shocker! SCOTUS Schools POTUS

The high court asserts itself as tariff sheriff.

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For India, Buying Russian Oil Just Got More Complicated

India’s prime minister acceded to many of President Trump’s demands under pressure of heavy tariffs. It would be awkward to reject them now.

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