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Texas Rep. Tony Gonzales Pressured to Resign Over Sexual Messages to Staff Member

Democrats and Republicans urged Tony Gonzales to step down after allegations that he had sent inappropriate texts to a staff member and had a sexual relationship with her.

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Snowstorm Is ‘as Bad as I’ve Seen It,’ Massachusetts Governor Says

Gov. Maura Healey said there were nearly 300,000 power outages throughout the state and about 350 cars stuck on roadways, some with drivers still in them.

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New York Democrats Have a Chance to Vote Against the A.I. Oligarchs

There’s a huge political opportunity for the party that can stand up for human beings in the face of A.I.

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Mexican Forces Say They Tracked El Mencho to Cabin by Following His Lover

Top security officials revealed details of the operation that led to the death of Mexico’s most wanted drug cartel leader.

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Texas Lt. Governor Says Camp Mystic Shouldn’t Receive License to Reopen

Separately, a lawsuit filed Monday asserted that Texas officials shared blame in the flood disaster that killed 27 girls last summer.

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Five Big Political Questions About Trump’s State of the Union Speech

Tariffs, the cost of living, immigration: The president has a careful line to walk on major issues.

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Canada to Probe What OpenAI Knew About Tumbler Ridge Shooter

The company suspended the killer’s ChatGPT account over a policy violation in June, eight months before the attacks in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia.

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New York City Restaurants Face the Blizzard

Across New York City, restaurateurs and cafe owners weigh logistics and the safety of staff against the demands of customers and a slow winter.

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Mexico Is on Edge After the Killing of a Cartel Boss

Also, a blizzard sweeps through the Northeast. Here’s the latest at the end of Monday.

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Is A.I. Changing the Way You Teach Writing? Tell Us.

We want to hear from high school teachers and college professors who assign writing.

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Anthropic Accuses 3 Chinese Companies of Harvesting Its Data

The San Francisco start-up claimed that DeepSeek, Moonshot and MiniMax used approximately 24,000 fraudulent accounts to train their own chatbots.

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C.I.A. Intelligence Helped Lead Mexican Authorities to ‘El Mencho’

Mexican officials said they had found the elusive drug kingpin by tracking a romantic partner. The C.I.A. provided some intelligence critical to the operation.

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Training for New ICE Agents Is ‘Deficient’ and ‘Broken,’ Whistle-Blower Says

The former official appeared with congressional Democrats, who also released documents indicating significant reductions in instructional hours for recruits.

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Videos Show How Violence Unfolded in Mexico After Killing of Cartel Boss

Armed groups blocked roads and set fire to supermarkets and banks after the Mexican government killed Mexico’s most-wanted cartel boss.

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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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