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Judge Restricts Immigration Agents’ Actions Toward Minnesota Protesters
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1/16/2026 7:05 PM
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| A federal judge ordered agents not to retaliate against people “engaging in peaceful and unobstructive protest activity” in the state and not to stop drivers who are not “forcibly obstructing” officers. |
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Trump Administration Begins Criminal Inquiry Into Minnesota Leaders
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1/16/2026 7:14 PM
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| The Justice Department’s investigation is a major escalation in the state-federal battle over the conduct of immigration agents in Minneapolis. |
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Video Analysis of ICE Shooting Sheds Light on Contested Moments
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1/16/2026 6:53 AM
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| Newly available videos and existing footage synchronized and assessed by The Times provide a frame-by-frame look at how an ICE officer ended up shooting and killing a motorist in Minneapolis. |
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Trump Backs Down on Insurrection Act as Democrats Take the Offensive
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1/16/2026 9:19 PM
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| Officials denounced the Trump immigration crackdown in Minneapolis at an unofficial congressional hearing, while the president said he no longer saw a need to send in military forces. |
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Trump Sets Fraudster Free From Prison for a Second Time
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1/16/2026 4:20 PM
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| The president issued a raft of clemency grants this week, including pardoning a woman he had given relief to once before and a man whose daughter had donated millions to a Trump super PAC. |
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Trump Administration Delays Forced Collections on Student Loan Defaults
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1/16/2026 2:17 PM
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| The Education Department has temporarily paused a plan to seize tax refunds and begin garnishing the wages of borrowers who have defaulted on their student loans. |
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Powell, an Unlikely Foil, Takes On Trump
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1/16/2026 11:32 AM
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| Jerome H. Powell, the chair of the Federal Reserve, this week tapped a groundswell of support that has been years in the making. |
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As Kennedy Center Rebrands It’s Mired in Black Tape
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1/16/2026 4:23 PM
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| After the institution’s board declared it the Trump Kennedy Center, a lot of signage around the building is in the midst of a makeover. |
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Trump Has Machado’s Nobel Prize, but Neither Got What They Really Wanted
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1/16/2026 3:58 PM
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| President Trump has María Corina Machado’s medal, but he is not recognized as the prize laureate. Ms. Machado did not win Mr. Trump’s endorsement to become Venezuela’s president. |
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U.S. Boardings of Oil Tankers Reflect Hard Lessons Learned at Sea
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1/16/2026 3:44 PM
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| Videos show U.S. forces descending quickly from helicopters onto the tankers, two years after a tragic boarding attempt. |
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Some U.Va. Board Members Asked to Resign as Gov. Abigail Spanberger Takes Power
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1/16/2026 7:22 PM
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| After months of upheaval at the state’s flagship university, a new Democratic governor appeared ready to shake up the school’s leadership. |
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What Is ‘Metabolic Health,’ and Why Does It Matter?
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1/16/2026 2:00 AM
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| The definition is tricky, but the effects of poor metabolic health are clear — and can wreak havoc on the body. |
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Trump Announces Members for Gaza ‘Board of Peace,’ Including Rubio and Kushner
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1/16/2026 5:17 PM
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| The president also tapped a U.S. general to lead an international peacekeeping force that will be deployed to disarm Hamas and occupy Gaza. |
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Syria’s President Affirms Kurds’ Rights, in Overture to the Minority
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1/16/2026 3:48 PM
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| President Ahmed al-Sharaa’s announcement comes after days of deadly clashes between government and Kurdish forces that have underscored the difficulty he faces in uniting the country. |
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A Refuge for Afghan Music Is at Risk of Falling Silent
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1/16/2026 9:01 PM
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| Peshawar is a haven for Afghan artists who fled from the Taliban, which had banned music. A new policy of deportations by Pakistan threatens this community of exiles. |
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Canada Strikes Tariffs Deal With China, as Carney Looks to Diversify From U.S.
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1/16/2026 10:43 AM
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| China will in turn cut its own tariffs on Canadian canola products, Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada said in Beijing on Friday. |
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No Link Between Acetaminophen in Pregnancy and Autism, a New Study Finds
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1/16/2026 3:30 PM
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| The review looked at more than three dozen studies and found no evidence that acetaminophen increased the risk of neurodevelopmental disorders in children. |
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Mamdani’s Push to Halt Sale of 5,000 Apartments to Big Landlord Fails
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1/16/2026 1:35 PM
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| The sale of the apartments, whose residents had complained of neglect by management, to a troubled firm is an early test of the new mayor’s ability to deliver for tenants. |
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Dramas Keep Showing Us Hapless Men — and Hypercompetent Women
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1/14/2026 2:00 AM
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| Several of the past year’s films center on confused, bumbling protagonists — surrounded by women who are anything but. |
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A Conservative Critiques Trump’s First Year
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1/16/2026 12:09 PM
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| The conservative political analyst Yuval Levin gives Ezra Klein his review of Trump’s first year back in office. |
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The Right Is Furious With Liberal White Women
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1/16/2026 2:33 PM
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| In the MAGA imagination, white women are supposed to be helpmeets, not harpies. |
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The $2 Rental Batteries Helping to Power South Africa
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1/16/2026 9:01 PM
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| The batteries offer an affordable system for those who lack reliable power and the money to buy their own solar panels. |
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Judge Recommends U.S. Issue Visa to Student Who Was Deported in Error
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1/16/2026 5:36 PM
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| A federal prosecutor apologized this week, saying an ICE officer made a “mistake” in deporting Any Lucia López Belloza, a college freshman in Massachusetts, to Honduras. |
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Rick Caruso Will Not Run for L.A. Mayor or California Governor in 2026
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1/16/2026 6:22 PM
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| Mr. Caruso had the potential to shake up the contests for Los Angeles mayor or California governor. |
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Gabriel Barkay, 81, Dies; His Discoveries Revised Biblical History
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1/16/2026 5:46 PM
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| One of Israel’s leading archaeologists, he found evidence that the writing of the Old Testament likely began much earlier than historians had thought. |