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Simbarashe Cha

Winter Fashion in NYC: Cheerful Clothes for Dreary Weather

A sense of play has characterized some of the most exciting outfits in the streets of New York this winter.

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Clay Risen

José Jiménez Dies at 76; Turned a Gang Into a Voice for Puerto Ricans

He retooled the Young Lords into a militant advocacy and service organization, modeled after the Black Panthers. Based in Chicago, it had chapters nationwide.

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Sara Ruberg

Honolulu Police Arrest Suspect in 1977 Murder of Dawn Momohara

DNA evidence helped lead long-stymied detectives to a suspect in the murder of Dawn Momohara, 16, who was strangled and found dead at her high school.

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David Pierson

Trump’s Hint at Deal Making Gives China a Little Breathing Room

Whether it is over TikTok, fentanyl or trade, Beijing might welcome a compromise to buy time to address its ailing economy and bolster its position globally.

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Jennifer Granholm

China Will Be Thrilled if Trump Kills America’s Green Economy

President Trump seems poised to roll back the very incentives that are reviving American manufacturing.

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Bret Stephens

What It Means That No Republican Is Acting on the Pete Hegseth Allegations

Party loyalty remains strong even for nominees who go down. Pete Hegseth’s no different, but the Trump era has strengthened it even more.

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Calum Marsh

Winter Books to Read When It’s Cold Outside

Chilly thrillers, snowy fantasies and Alpine adventure novels exquisitely capture the atmosphere of the season.

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Richard C. Paddock and Muktita Suhartono

Thailand Starts Recognizing Same-Sex Marriage

Hundreds of people began registering their marriages at a mall in Bangkok, as Thailand became one of the few places in Asia to legalize same-sex unions.

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Ellen Barry

People With A.D.H.D. Are Likely to Die Significantly Earlier Than Their Peers, Study Finds

A large study found that men lost seven years of life expectancy and women lost nine years, compared with counterparts without the disorder.

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Kevin Roose

A Test So Hard No AI System Can Pass It — Yet

The creators of a new test called “Humanity’s Last Exam” argue we may soon lose the ability to create tests hard enough for A.I. models.

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Cade Metz and Meaghan Tobin

How Chinese A.I. Start-Up DeepSeek Is Competing With OpenAI and Google

The company built a cheaper, competitive chatbot with fewer high-end computer chips than U.S. behemoths like Google and OpenAI, showing the limits of chip export control.

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David Yaffe-Bellany and Ryan Mac

How Trump Decided to Pardon Silk Road Founder Ross Ulbricht

Libertarian and crypto allies of Ross Ulbricht, who was serving a life sentence for distributing drugs on his Silk Road website, leveraged President Trump’s desire for political support to secure his release.

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Ephrat Livni

Why Is Israel Targeting Jenin, West Bank?

As Israel withdraws some of its troops from Gaza during a cease-fire there, it has turned attention to another Palestinian territory — in particular a city with a history of militant activity.

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Adam Rasgon and Iyad Abuheweila

Hamas Takes Charge in Gaza After 15 Months of War

Israel says it has killed thousands of the armed group’s members and destroyed much of its infrastructure, but since the cease-fire started Hamas has shown it still holds power in the enclave.

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Tania Ganguli

Victor Wembanyama Prepares to Become ‘Genuine’ Face of the N.B.A.

As the N.B.A. confronts a fast-approaching time without LeBron James, Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant, the 21-year-old Spurs star has embraced the idea that he is the league’s future.

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John Carreyrou

ExThera Claimed Its Device Could Cure Cancer. But Patients Died.

Two U.S. companies teamed up to treat cancer patients using an unproven blood filter in Antigua, out of reach of American regulators.

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Mike Ives and Claire Moses

L.A. Crews Battle New Brush Fire Near Bel-Air

Firefighters stopped the progress of the 40-acre fire, which broke out late Wednesday in the Sepulveda Pass, officials said.

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Isabelle Taft

Residents Return to See What the Fire Left Behind, and to Say Goodbye

Altadena residents were allowed back into their neighborhoods this week. Most were prepared for the worst but needed to find closure in their own way.

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Alyce McFadden, Jesus Jiménez and Mike Ives

Hughes Fire Burns 10,000 Acres Near L.A.

The blaze temporarily closed parts of Interstate 5 and prompted evacuation orders and warnings for more than 50,000 people.

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Nell Gallogly

As D.E.I. Programs Come Under Attack, Companies Like Costco and Microsoft Forge Ahead

As racial and gender equity programs come under attack, many companies have scaled back. But Costco, Microsoft and others have forged ahead.

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