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Bondi Faces Bipartisan Anger Over Epstein Files in Combative Hearing

Attorney General Pam Bondi refused to apologize to survivors of the convicted sex offender who were present for her testimony to the House Judiciary Committee.

Epstein Revelations Stir Chaos From Scandinavia to South Asia

Disclosures in the documents have reverberated around the world, leading to resignations and the threat of legal charges beyond borders.

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Epstein Files Include Grainy Videos From Inside His Florida Home

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Officials Claim Drone Incursion by Cartel Led to El Paso Airport Shutdown

The secretary of transportation said the military had neutralized a drug cartel drone. Two officials said testing of counter-drone technology prompted the closure.

El Paso International Airport seen Wednesday morning, a few hours after the Federal Aviation Administration restriction went into effect and halted all flights to and from the airport for 10 days, citing unspecified “special security reasons.” — Reyes Mata III for The New York Times

House Is Set to Vote on Canceling Trump’s Canada Tariffs

Republican leaders have blocked challenges to President Trump’s trade war for a year, but dissent in their own ranks will force a vote.

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Easing Unemployment Supports Fed Extending Pause on Rate Cuts

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Federal Debt to Hit Record Levels, Budget Office Warns

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Employers Hired Swiftly in January After a Dismal 2025

The economy added substantially more jobs than expected last month, as more people entered the labor force and wages grew.

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Trump Meets Netanyahu in Washington Amid Tensions With Iran

It is the sixth visit by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel to the U.S. to meet with President Trump since he began his second term.

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Iran Commemorates Revolution, With U.S. Warships Lurking Off the Coast

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U.S. Brings Dozens of Foreign Military Chiefs to Washington

The rare gathering is set to discuss a number of security issues that the Trump administration says are paramount to safeguarding the U.S.

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What’s the Secret to Happiness? These Researchers Have a Theory.

A new book, “How to Feel Loved,” links our social skills to how content we are.

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An illustration of a two figures smelling a large bouquet of flowers being held by one central figure. — Oyow

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Police Search for Motive After Deadly Mass Shooting in Canada

Nine people were fatally shot at a school and a home in Tumbler Ridge, a community in British Columbia. The police said the shooter died of a self-inflicted injury.

What We Know About the Shooting

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A Detention Site at the Heart of Europe’s Harsh New Approach to Immigration

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Caitlin L. Chandler

I spent the last 10 months speaking with more than a dozen migrants at a detention site in Bulgaria called Busmantsi. Many had been deported from Germany and other E.U. countries.

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Conditions at Busmantsi are grim: Detainees face poor sanitation, meager rations, inadequate medical care and little access to legal assistance.

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For years, the European Union pushed immigration enforcement to neighboring countries. Now its most restrictive policies are unfolding inside its borders.

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In Bulgaria, asylum seekers are forced to choose between returning to the countries they fled or 18 months’ detention and an uncertain future.

Man Accused of Killing His Father Said He Was on a ‘Mission From God’

In a courtroom in Ireland, prosecutors detailed the rambling confessions of Henry McGowan, the New York man charged with murdering his father in a luxury hotel.

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Several Medals Are Up for Grabs on Day 5 of the Games

The finals for men’s and women’s doubles luge and speed skating are in action. Earlier, the U.S. took gold and silver in the freestyle women’s moguls.

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Chloe Kim Is Chasing History, All While Dealing With a Dislocated Shoulder

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At the Winter Olympics, Drone Cameras Are Pushing Limits

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When Grief Came for the Gravedigger

In pursuit of an interesting life, he came face to face with death.

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A hill covered in brown grass and brown foliage. A bench and a gravesite ringed with logs are in the foreground. — Mike Belleme for The New York Times

Democrats Push for Transparency on Venezuelan Oil Money Controlled by U.S.

Lawmakers say that the secrecy around the funds could lead to corruption and that the arrangement skirts congressional oversight and the law.

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Grand Jury Rebuffs Justice Dept. Attempt to Indict 6 Democrats in Congress

The rejection was a remarkable rebuke, suggesting that ordinary citizens did not believe that the lawmakers had committed any crimes.

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Homeland Security Hires Labor Dept. Aide Whose Posts Raised Alarms

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A shoreline with boats and tankers in the distance next to an oil refinery. — Adriana Loureiro Fernandez for The New York Times

Top Border Official Praised Agent Who Shot Chicago Woman, Evidence Shows

A Border Patrol agent shot Marimar Martinez five times. Newly released videos and text messages reveal fresh details about what happened.

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For Months, Tear Gas Has Entered Their Homes. Now They’re Suing ICE.

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‘No Reason He Should Have Died’: Alex Pretti’s Parents Open Up

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People in camouflage and gas masks stand on a sidewalk, partly obscured by white smoke. — Jordan Gale for The New York Times

Hong Kong Convicts a Political Exile’s Father, a First for the City

In her first interview about her father, the exiled Hong Kong activist Anna Kwok said the authorities were targeting her family to try to silence her.

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