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OpenAI Reaches A.I. Agreement With Defense Dept. After Anthropic Clash
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2/27/2026 9:27 PM
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Open Story
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| The deal came hours after President Trump had ordered federal agencies to stop using artificial intelligence technology made by Anthropic, an OpenAI rival. |
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Trump Orders U.S. Agencies to Stop Using Anthropic AI Tech After Pentagon Standoff
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2/27/2026 7:52 PM
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Open Story
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| The company had clashed with the military over how officials wanted to use its cutting-edge A.I. model. The order could vastly complicate intelligence analysis and defense work. |
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Pentagon-Anthropic Standoff Is a Decisive Moment for How A.I. Will Be Used in War
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2/27/2026 1:06 PM
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Open Story
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| The Pentagon’s contract dispute with Anthropic is part of a wider clash about the use of artificial intelligence for national security and who decides on any safeguards. |
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Silicon Valley Rallies Behind Anthropic in A.I. Clash With Trump
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2/27/2026 8:46 PM
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Open Story
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| Actions by the president and the Pentagon appeared to drive a wedge between Washington and the tech industry, whose leaders and workers spoke out for the start-up. |
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Bill Clinton Testifies He ‘Saw Nothing’ of Epstein’s Misdeeds
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2/27/2026 6:55 PM
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| The former president sat for hours of questioning by members of both parties, in an appearance that Democrats signaled they would use as a precedent to force President Trump to do the same. |
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L.A.U.S.D. Chief Alberto Carvalho Is Placed on Leave Following F.B.I. Raid
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2/27/2026 5:34 PM
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| Alberto Carvalho, superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District, was placed on paid leave after F.B.I. agents raided his home and district office this week. |
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Neil Sedaka, Singing Craftsman of Memorable Pop Songs, Dies at 86
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2/27/2026 7:59 PM
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Open Story
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| He sang and co-wrote some of the definitive teenage anthems of the 1950s and early ’60s, including “Breaking Up Is Hard to Do,” and then reinvented his career in the ’70s. |
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Neil Sedaka: 14 Essential Songs
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2/27/2026 3:44 PM
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Open Story
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| The singer and songwriter, who died on Friday at 86, gave voice to teenage dreams, then executed one of music’s most unexpected comebacks. |
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Kamala Harris Endorses Jasmine Crockett in Texas Senate Race
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2/27/2026 3:04 PM
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| The endorsement from the former vice president, her most significant since leaving office, comes as Ms. Crockett is facing a competitive Democratic primary contest against James Talarico. |
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‘We Got to Win the Midterms’: Trump Takes His State of the Union Message on the Road
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2/27/2026 6:25 PM
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Open Story
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| During a visit to Texas, President Trump made clear that he would be driving home his depiction of Democrats as out of step ahead of the elections in November. |
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In Tuesday’s North Carolina Primaries, the Left Is Aiming for Democrats
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2/27/2026 10:39 AM
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Open Story
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| From a Durham-area House race to three statehouse races, North Carolina liberals are signaling that their tolerance for Democratic stalwarts may be coming to an end. |
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Student Remains in Honduras After ICE Vows to Deport Her Again
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2/27/2026 4:11 PM
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Open Story
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| Any Lucia López Belloza was deported by mistake. A judge ordered her return by Friday. When the Trump administration sent a plane, she decided not to get on. |
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Columbia Student Detained by ICE Promotes ‘Beauty’ and ‘Brains’ Online
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2/27/2026 4:47 PM
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| Elmina Aghayeva has 114,000 followers on Instagram and has seemingly never posted about politics, unlike other Columbia University students detained by immigration officers. |
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Border Patrol Left a Refugee at a Cafe. Days Later, He Was Found Dead.
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2/27/2026 10:35 AM
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Open Story
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| The disabled man had been released from jail when federal officers showed up and drove him to a coffee shop. His family searched for him for days. |
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30 More Indicted in Cities Church Protest Against ICE in St. Paul
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2/27/2026 1:50 PM
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Open Story
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| The newly indicted people join nine others, including Don Lemon, in facing charges in connection to a protest of President Trump’s immigration crackdown during a worship service. |
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Carney Visiting India, Australia and Japan to Build Canada’s ‘Middle Power’ Bonds
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2/27/2026 9:01 PM
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| Prime Minister Mark Carney visits India, Australia and Japan seeking deals to strengthen his country’s links to Indo-Pacific powers and break Canada’s dependence on the United States. |
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In a Memoir Draft, Changpeng Zhao of Binance Details the Talks Leading to His Prison Time
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2/27/2026 6:26 PM
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| In a draft of his memoir, Changpeng Zhao, the founder of Binance, laid out the secret negotiations that led to his imprisonment and a run-in with ICE. |
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How David Zaslav Pulled Off the Sale of Warner Bros. Discovery to Paramount
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2/27/2026 2:04 PM
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| Not long ago, Mr. Zaslav was widely criticized for his management of Warner Bros. Discovery. He overcame the doubters, cementing a blockbuster sale to Paramount. |
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Henrietta Lacks’s Family Settles Suit With Novartis Over Use of Her Cells
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2/27/2026 1:47 PM
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| Ms. Lacks’s family accused Novartis of profiting from her cells, which were taken from her without her consent in 1951, when she was dying of cervical cancer. |
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Fewer Detectives Will Hunt for Nancy Guthrie, Signaling a New Phase
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2/27/2026 2:50 PM
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| After a month with little visible progress, the sheriff in Pima County, Ariz., is sending some deputies back to their regular units. |
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Justice Thomas Bemoans Incivility as Security Prompts Cancellation of In-Person Speech
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2/27/2026 2:42 PM
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| The justice participated remotely in a closed-door session of a legal conference, a reminder of the heightened threats facing jurists in recent years. |
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The Rise and Fall of a 3-D Printing Empire
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2/27/2026 2:00 AM
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Open Story
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| Desktop Metal, a billion-dollar start-up, promised to revolutionize manufacturing. It went bankrupt, and now has much humbler ambitions as the 3-D printing industry takes a sober turn. |
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I Needed ‘Heated Rivalry’: Gay Romance Minus the Tragedy
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2/27/2026 9:33 PM
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Open Story
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| After a lifetime of settling for shame, secrecy and death onscreen, I had my doubts about “Heated Rivalry.” Then it seduced me, too. |
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The Pentagon Can’t Afford This Fight
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2/27/2026 8:21 PM
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Open Story
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| The military needs the very best A.I. to streamline its operations. It should find ways to work with these companies, not erect barriers. |
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How Israel Lost Americans
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2/27/2026 3:47 PM
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Open Story
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| Netanyahu and his government deserve the growing bipartisan opprobrium they’re receiving. |
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Instagram to Alert Parents to Teens’ Self-Harm Searches
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2/27/2026 6:39 PM
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Open Story
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| Parents will receive notifications if a child has used the platform repeatedly to search for terms related to suicide or self-harm, but users must opt in to get them. |
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An Update: Did a Brooklyn Couple Kill a Neighbor’s Trees for a Better View in Maine?
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2/27/2026 2:07 PM
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Open Story
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| On Friday, the state approved a settlement that included a $3,000 fine but no acknowledgment of guilt for a tree poisoning that riled people in scenic Rockport, Maine. |
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Judge Approves $345 Million Verdict Against Greenpeace in Dakota Access Pipeline Suit
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2/27/2026 1:36 PM
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Open Story
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| Greenpeace has said the verdict could bankrupt it. The lawsuit was over the group’s role in protests against the Dakota Access Pipeline. |
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Former U.S. Air Force Officer Is Accused of Training Chinese Military Pilots
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2/27/2026 9:06 PM
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Open Story
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| The former officer traveled to China to train pilots of the People’s Liberation Army Air Force without approval from the State Department, the Justice Department said. |