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Scenes From New York City’s First Real Snow Day in Years

Across the five boroughs, New Yorkers sledded and frolicked, but the best moments were when the city stood still.

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After Saks Bankruptcy, Richard Baker Says He Saved Luxury Department Stores

Richard Baker wanted to create a retail empire when he combined Saks Fifth Avenue and Neiman Marcus. About a year later, it filed for bankruptcy.

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What Travelers Need to Know as Cartel Violence Rattles Mexico

The killing of a drug lord and the unrest that followed have prompted flight cancellations, roadblocks, cruise disruptions and “shelter in place” alerts.

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Peter Attia Leaves CBS News Amid Epstein Files Fallout

Emails showed that the longevity influencer had provided medical advice to Jeffrey Epstein and had made crude comments about women.

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Women’s Olympic Hockey Gold Medalist Has Her Brothers’ Eccentric Support

The three brothers of Haley Winn, a defender for the U.S. squad, gained a spotlight for the colorful ways they cheered on their sister’s dream.

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Puerto Vallarta Jolted By Violence After Cartel Boss Killing

When violence broke out after the killing of Mexico’s most-wanted cartel boss, vacation spots ordinarily spared from the drug wars were also targeted.

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Settlers in the Israeli-Occupied West Bank Drive a Palestinian Family Off Its Land

For two years, settlers attacked Rezeq Abu Naim’s land in the Israeli-occupied West Bank at all hours and in all manners. After another violent incursion over the weekend, his family abandoned their home.

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‘Angel Families’ Return to Washington to Back Up Trump Ahead of State of the Union

The families of people killed by undocumented immigrants have forged a bond with the president, who has invited some of them to his address on Tuesday.

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BAFTAs Guest With Tourettes Shouts Racial Slur During Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo’s Appearance

A racist slur, shouted involuntarily while Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo were presenting an award, raised questions about how the show’s host and the BBC responded.

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The Epstein Files Should Never Have Been Released

Putting millions of pages online is a sign of institutional failure.

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Trump-Appointed Judge Bars Release of Jack Smith’s Report in Documents Case

Judge Aileen Cannon, a Trump-appointed federal judge in Florida, slammed the former special counsel, Jack Smith, for drafting the report even after she had dismissed the case.

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Border Patrol Shoots Armed Person Near Canadian Border, Authorities Say

The F.B.I. said that the person, who was not killed, “allegedly fired at” a Border Patrol agent in Pittsburg, N.H., around 1 a.m. on Sunday.

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Nick Reiner Pleads Not Guilty in the Killing of His Parents

Mr. Reiner, 32, was charged with murdering his parents, the Hollywood director Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner, last year.

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Binance Employees Find $1.7 Billion in Crypto Was Sent to Iranian Entities

Binance pledged to crack down on crime. But internal investigators at the world’s largest crypto exchange continued to find evidence of potential legal violations on the platform.

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U.K. Police Arrest Ex-Ambassador Peter Mandelson Amid Epstein Accusations

Peter Mandelson is being investigated over accusations of “misconduct in public office” amid his dealings with Jeffrey Epstein, the sex offender.

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Trump Administration Scrambles to Pick Up the Pieces of Broken Tariffs

President Trump is already working to piece his tariff program back together, after a Supreme Court ruling ruptured a centerpiece of his economic agenda.

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The European Union Hits Pause on Its U.S. Trade Deal

The 27-nation bloc isn’t throwing out the deal it struck with the United States, but officials want more clarity before they implement it.

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Witness Who Disputed ICE Account of Ruben Ray Martinez Shooting Dies in Car Accident

A passenger in the car with Ruben Ray Martinez wrote that the men were trying to comply with authorities before Mr. Martinez was shot. The passenger, Joshua Orta, died in a car accident on Saturday.

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‘Survivor’ Is America

It’s our greatest game and our truest mirror. And in its tiki-torch-festooned way, it’s captured our society as an ever-changing collection of tribes.

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The Evolution of Eyes Began With One

Even Charles Darwin was puzzled by the evolution of the vertebrate eye. New research suggests that it traces back to a cyclopean invertebrate with a single eye atop the head.

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Prince William and Kate Made a Pointed Appearance at BAFTA

After Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s arrest, the Prince and Princess of Wales made a pointed BAFTA appearance.

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France Summons U.S. Ambassador Over Comments on Activist’s Killing

Charles Kushner, President Trump’s envoy to Paris, was called in after the State Department cited “violent radical leftism” in the beating death of Quentin Deranque, 23.

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Supreme Court to Weigh Oil-Industry Effort to End a Major Climate Suit

The case could have significant bearing on a range of other lawsuits brought against the fossil fuel industry by cities and states across the country.

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Cities May Be ‘Evolutionary Training Grounds’ For Spotted Lanternflies

Living in urban China may have given the insects the traits they needed to thrive in the United States, a new study suggests.

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How to Stay Safe in a Snow Storm: Tips for Shoveling and Extreme Cold

It’s not just frostbite and hypothermia. Freezing cold can affect almost every part of your body.

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Backed by Anthropic, a Super PAC Begins an Ad Blitz in Support of A.I. Regulation

The ads by Public First Action, which started airing on Monday, are part of an escalating political war over artificial intelligence before the midterm elections.

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Architecture Prize Responds After Tom Pritzker’s Epstein Ties Surface

A Pritzker Prize statement cited the award’s independence after Mr. Pritzker, who directs the foundation behind the award, resigned as chairman of the Hyatt Corporation.

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Top Fed Official Sees Little Effect on Rate Outlook From Supreme Court’s Tariff Ruling

Christopher J. Waller, a Federal Reserve governor, said he would support a pause in rate cuts in March if the labor market continued to show signs of stabilizing.

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The Japanese Airport That Doesn’t Lose Bags

Kansai International Airport, which is located near Osaka, Japan, hasn’t lost a single piece of luggage since it opened in 1994. River Akira Davis, our Tokyo correspondent, visited the airport to understand how Japanese culture has influenced its success.

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The Blizzard Has Snarled Transit in the Northeast

Subways, trains and buses are canceled or severely delayed from New Jersey to Massachusetts as the blizzard makes its way across the East Coast.

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