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Pentagon Defends Restrictions on Media Outlets

The purpose of the new rules is to “stop activity that could compromise national security,” the Defense Department said in response to a New York Times lawsuit. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/7VmOCe3

Should Any Programs Help Minority Groups? In Lawsuits, Conservatives Say No.

Lawyers have filed a rush of lawsuits against corporations, law firms, health care companies, art groups and nonprofits. And they are mostly winning. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/1u34Lbc

Born of a Factory Mistake, This Sad Toy Horse Captures China’s Mood

A manufacturing error turned a Lunar New Year toy into an unlikely emblem of workplace fatigue. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/L87dGAP

Costco Is Sued Over Preservatives in Its $5 Rotisserie Chickens

A proposed class-action lawsuit claims Costco was misleading customers and engaging in false advertising when it described the chicken as having no preservatives. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/2I1S3NX

Amazon’s $35 Million ‘Melania’ Promotion Has Critics Questioning Its Motives

The tech giant is spending $35 million to promote its film about the first lady, far more than is typical for documentaries. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/LZ3jrMp

Silver Prices Are Surging Even Faster Than Gold

Silver has risen roughly 60 percent this month alone. What is going on? from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/GFMXjEU

Yale Offers Free Tuition to Families With Incomes Under $200,000

Other costs would also be waived for students whose families earn less than $100,000. Yale joins other elite schools offering more generous financial aid, including Penn, Harvard and M.I.T. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/4pETcWt

Kanye West Apologizes for Antisemitic Behavior in Full-Page Wall Street Journal Ad

The artist formerly known as Kanye West, who first apologized in 2023 before taking it back, said a four-month manic episode in 2025 had led him to embrace swastikas and Hitler. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/fpL1CMV

What to Know About the NYC Nurses’ Strike and How It Affects Hospital Patients

The two sides in the labor dispute returned to the bargaining table last week, but a hospital chief executive said they “remain far apart on a deal.” from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/JEczmWI

Another East Coast Storm? Don’t Buy the Hype Just Yet.

After a computer model began hinting that another storm could be on the way, meteorologists sought to tamp down speculation. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/IQNtd4S

The Trump Administration Is Lying to Our Faces. Congress Must Act.

The Trump administration is once again engaged in a perversion of justice. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/Nq84FnY

Frank Carone, a Brooklyn Power Broker, Is Under Federal Investigation

Federal prosecutors and the F.B.I. are scrutinizing Mr. Carone, who served as chief of staff during Eric Adams’s first year as mayor of New York. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/B2bVwSh

What Happened At the Funeral For Fashion Designer Valentino

The designer Valentino Garavani, who died on Monday at 93, was celebrated in Rome, a city that he “embodied,” according to its mayor. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/kBtUwQM

Two Ohio Nursing Programs Show What Could Happen as US Limits Student Borrowing

Two different nursing school programs in Ohio offer a glimpse into what may happen when federal student borrowing has limits. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/idJaZph

Trump Administration Starts Immigration Operation in Maine

A similar operation that unfolded in Minnesota became a flashpoint between protesters and immigration authorities. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/CI142BE

Why Trump’s Control of the Fed Could Be Dire

Will the president will be able to escape one of the central constraints on executive power in our constitutional system? from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/0fx5ojM

Fluoridation Is Not Tied to Birth Weight, New Study Shows

Researchers looked at birth weight, an important predictor of long-term health, in 11 million babies born in the United States. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/LaVxOd2

The Popularity of ‘Heated Rivalry’ Masks a Darker Trend of Anti-Gay Bias

We seem to be in a new era of anti-gay prejudice. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/Q7SMJis

The Message in Renee Good’s Last Words

The ICE agent who shot Renee Good did not seem to hear what she was really saying. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/N1AGE4z

Top Editor at Axel Springer Is Ousted After Workplace Investigation

Jan Philipp Burgard was one of Axel Springer’s most prominent editors, overseeing its influential German broadsheet Welt. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/Xpd3nfW

3 Policy Moves Likely to Change Health Care for Older People

Two regulatory rollbacks, along with a new A.I. experiment in Medicare, raise some worrisome questions. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/GO7jUA9

A $12.6 Billion Budget Gap May Complicate Mamdani’s Affordability Plans

The New York City comptroller, Mark Levine, said that poor budgeting practices by the previous mayor, Eric Adams, had left the city with looming deficits. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/1qjxg3u

Why Is It So Hard to Set a 9/11 Trial Date? Here’s What to Know.

Prosecutors want jury selection to start in January 2027. That would be a quarter century after the attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/EZT4F0o

Alexander Brothers Accuser Was Found Dead Last Year, Authorities Say

The death of Kate Whiteman, whose accusation of sexual assault against Oren and Alon Alexander opened a floodgate of similar allegations, is under investigation. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/X9u4OmK

Inside an ICE Confrontation in Minneapolis

Our visual journalists David Guttenfelder and Todd Heisler describe a dramatic incident in which federal agents dragged a woman out of her car in Minneapolis near where Renee Nicole Good had been killed days before. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/UlE7G8M

2026 May Be the Year of the Mega I.P.O.

If SpaceX, OpenAI and Anthropic go public, they will unleash gushers of cash for Silicon Valley and Wall Street. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/qd9v0Fo

How Readers Voted on 17 Ways to Improve New York City

The top suggestions include spending more of the city’s budget on parks and libraries and fixing the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/j5rWNBP

The Weimar Republic Shaped the 20th Century. Can Today’s Leaders Avoid Its Fate?

A fragile democracy, the Weimar Republic, briefly took hold in Germany before the Nazis seized power. Now, Weimar’s collapse is seen as a warning. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/oFuKd8p

University of Michigan Picks Kent D. Syverud, Syracuse Leader, as Its Next President

Kent D. Syverud will become the fifth person to run Michigan since the start of 2022, inheriting a school that has also been marked by debates about diversity. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/pw2mfSN

Guantánamo Prison Enters 25th Year

The prison has outlasted the war in Afghanistan, has employed tens of thousands of temporary troops and holds six men charged but not yet tried in death penalty cases. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/5Ha8C0X

From ICE to Foreign Quagmires: Escalation Everywhere

The round table convenes to discuss the start to Trump’s 2026, from Greenland to Minnesota and Venezuela. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/U0LF4O8

FBI’s Inquiry Into Minneapolis ICE Shooting Faces Doubts After White House’s Remarks

Ex-law enforcement officials said the administration’s declarations that the killing was justified elicited questions about the F.B.I.’s willingness to scrutinize the agent who fatally shot an unarmed activist. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/k1MV8Di

The Sins of the Moderates

How are we classical liberals of left, right and center supposed to behave in this new world? from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/IT7OYXk

Judge Sets Date for Harvey Weinstein’s Third Trial for Same Rape Charge

Harvey Weinstein said he felt like he was on a “a slow march to my death” as prosecutors continued to pursue the case after an aspiring actress accused him of raping her in 2013. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/WkQZRsn

The Rise of the Self-Serve Blood Test

The start-up Function will send practically anyone to a lab for extensive medical testing, no physical required. Is that a good thing? from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/cVsK2Sx

Philip Yancey, Prominent Christian Author, Admits to Extramarital Affair

He said he would retire from writing and public speaking. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/50ayfw6

Julie Menin Is Elected New York City Council Speaker

Ms. Menin, a centrist Democrat, said she would investigate bad actors in business and city agencies and played down areas of difference with Mayor Zohran Mamdani. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/s6hZiBC

Caltech, a Science Powerhouse, Hires Ray Jayawardhana as Its New President

Ray Jayawardhana, the incoming president, is an astrophysicist, but leaders at the California Institute of Technology also praised his credentials as a communicator at a time when science is under attack. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/rmdy3uv

Iran Says It’s Investigating Violence at Weekend Protests

Rights groups accuse security forces of killing protesters and storming a hospital in the province of Ilam. State media claimed that some protesters were armed. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/JrcFbEK

Thousands in Berlin Go Days Without Power and Cell Service After Cables Are Set on Fire

A far-left group took responsibility, saying it was targeting the energy industry. Officials predicted it would take until Thursday to re-establish power in all areas. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/8IC2Zbu

This Isn’t Regime Change. It’s Extortion.

To understand what’s unfolding in Venezuela, you have to look to the mob, not traditional foreign policy doctrines. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/Q7Jnc8o

Kennedy Scales Back the Number of Vaccines Recommended for Children

Federal health officials now recommend that children be routinely inoculated against 11 diseases, not 17, citing standards in other wealthy nations. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/L6XcaeM

Want to Have a Better Year? Just Dance.

On a vacation abroad, my family started dancing in public. We haven’t stopped. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/UcqHfFs

The Venezuela I Know

Many are celebrating the ouster of a brutal dictator, but the Maduro regime may survive the loss of Maduro. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/q6fVMzE

Whales Are in Danger in N.Y. Waterways: ‘Like Deer Crossing the Road’

As conservation efforts make the waters in the New York region more inviting for whales, increasing traffic from ships and boats has contributed to a climbing number of strandings. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/odACbkW

Inside ‘Operation Absolute Resolve,’ the U.S. Effort to Capture Maduro

President Trump said members of the Army’s Delta Force broke through the doors of a safe house “in a matter of seconds” after practicing the operation using a model of the structure. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/ZmcIS29

Richard Pollak, 91, Dies; Edited Magazine That Criticized the Media

He was a founder of More, which skewered the foibles of the press in the 1970s, and later wrote a critical biography of the psychoanalyst Bruno Bettelheim. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/I4tWKoQ

On ‘Best Medicine,’ Josh Charles Has a Heart

After years of playing smarmy characters, the actor is stepping up as the lead in a comedy about a grumpy but charming doctor. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/SorLMqm

How Japanese Scallops Became a Pawn in Diplomatic Tensions With China

Beijing is using a ban on the humble mollusk to punish Japan over its apparent willingness to defend Taiwan. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/MpFDsg0