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Judge Ends Deportation Case for Mexican Father of 3 U.S. Marines
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2/12/2026 8:39 AM
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| The arrest of Narciso Barranco, who was detained by federal agents while landscaping outside an IHOP in Southern California last June, garnered national attention. |
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Leqaa Kordia, Columbia Protester in ICE Custody for Nearly a Year, Suffers Seizure
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2/12/2026 9:19 AM
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| Leqaa Kordia, 33, of New Jersey, was hospitalized after hitting her head at a Texas detention center, her lawyer said. She was initially arrested during a 2024 protest at Columbia University. |
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Border Officials Are Said to Have Caused El Paso Closure by Firing Anti-Drone Laser
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2/12/2026 7:11 AM
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| People familiar with the episode said the use of the technology was not coordinated with the Federal Aviation Administration. Officials targeted what they thought was a drug cartel drone, but turned out to be a party balloon, they said. |
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What We Know About the El Paso Airspace Shutdown
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2/11/2026 9:50 PM
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| The Trump administration blamed the disruptive halt on a cartel drone incursion, but others have disputed that explanation. |
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Trump’s Disdain for Borders Is Triggering Alarms Over Financial and Tech Sovereignty
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2/12/2026 8:46 AM
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| European leaders have been compelled to address the possibility of once-remote risks to the financial networks and technology that undergird their economies. |
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Americans Are Paying the Bill for Tariffs, Despite Trump’s Claims
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2/12/2026 8:59 AM
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| Research from the New York Fed confirms that U.S. companies and consumers are bearing tariff costs, despite the president’s assertions otherwise. |
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Trump’s Director of Election Security Is an Election Denier
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2/12/2026 2:08 AM
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| Even in a government full of conspiracists, Kurt Olsen stands out. He made a key referral in the Fulton County, Ga., election case. |
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Senate Questions Health Care Firm for Profiting Off Program Meant for Poor
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2/12/2026 9:00 AM
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| The program was meant to help hospitals provide for poor patients by offering drug savings. But critics say a Texas company has turned it into a big business, driving up costs for patients and insurers. |
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Ukrainian Olympian Is Disqualified Over Helmet Honoring War Dead
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2/12/2026 9:41 AM
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| Olympic officials ruled that Vladyslav Heraskevych’s helmet violated a prohibition on political speech, setting off outrage at the Winter Games in Italy. |
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To Stay in Her Home, She Let In an A.I. Robot
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2/12/2026 9:57 AM
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| At 85, Jan Worrell lived alone on a remote corner of the Washington coast. Could ElliQ become her companion? |
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Why Pennsylvania’s Two Most Powerful Democrats Don’t Speak
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2/12/2026 2:03 AM
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| Senator John Fetterman and Gov. Josh Shapiro do not get along. The bad blood goes back years. |
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Crypto Super PAC Targets Al Green, a Texas Democrat Who Voiced Concerns
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2/12/2026 9:23 AM
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| A crypto-backed super PAC plans to spend $1.5 million against Mr. Green, a member of the House Financial Services Committee who has expressed concerns about cryptocurrency. |
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Anthropic Donates $20 Million to Super PAC Operation to Counter OpenAI
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2/12/2026 6:33 AM
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| Anthropic and OpenAI now have their own well-funded political groups that will square off in the midterm elections over artificial intelligence safety and regulation. |
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Laid-Off Battery Plant Workers Pin Blame on Ford, not Trump, for Lost Jobs
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2/12/2026 2:02 AM
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| Ford Motor shut down a battery factory and laid off 1,600 workers after President Trump and Republicans gutted government support for electric vehicles. |
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Ford Will Make a Play for a Different Battery Market
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2/12/2026 2:03 AM
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| The company, long focused on cars and trucks, plans to begin manufacturing large batteries used by utilities, data centers, other businesses and homeowners. |
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Why Nancy Guthrie’s Disappearance Is Breaking Through the Noise
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2/11/2026 6:28 PM
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| A vulnerable victim, an unknown perpetrator and a recognizable celebrity are all factors in a case that has captivated the public. |
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Lawmakers Question Bondi Over Justice Dept. Under Her Watch
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2/11/2026 9:54 PM
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| Her appearance came as the Justice Department was under scrutiny over the Epstein files, its approach toward the shootings in Minneapolis and its move to prosecute six lawmakers. |
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Epstein Files Include Grainy Videos From Inside His Florida Home
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2/11/2026 1:13 PM
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| The clips from Jeffrey Epstein’s home office appear to show him with young women. |
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Henry McGowan Found Not Guilty By Reason of Insanity in Father’s Murder
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2/12/2026 8:57 AM
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| Henry McGowan of New York City was charged in the death of his father in an Irish hotel. He had struggled with mental illness for several years. |
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Turkish Nobel Novelist Orhan Pamuk Gets the Netflix Series He Wanted
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2/12/2026 1:05 AM
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| After publishing more than 20 books and winning a Nobel Prize, the Turkish author fought to bring a celebrated novel to the screen — on his own terms. |
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Mamdani Says Little About NYCHA as He Targets Bad Landlords
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2/12/2026 4:33 AM
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| Mayor Zohran Mamdani has pledged to hold private landlords accountable. But he has said less about how he will fix the crumbling public housing system he now oversees. |
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Mamdani Reverses Campaign Promise to Expand Rental Assistance
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2/12/2026 10:05 AM
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| A rental voucher program costs more than $1 billion. The mayor’s decision to curtail its expansion reflects the clash between his ideology and the realities of managing the city. |
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Satellite Pictures Show Snow And Ice Across North America
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2/12/2026 8:41 AM
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| For much of North America, the last month has been an icy, frozen trudge. But from the right vantage point, it had a certain beauty. |
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Youngstown, Ohio, Has Been Freezing Because of a Broken Utility
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2/12/2026 8:49 AM
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| An insolvent, broken utility left downtown buildings in Youngstown freezing in recent weeks. Gov. Mike DeWine has attributed the problems to an archaic system. |
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The Snow Sure Was Beautiful. Now Here Comes the River of Yuck.
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2/12/2026 6:45 AM
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| Melting mega-piles of grimy road snow can release weeks worth of salt, oils (and dog poop) in what one scientist called a “triple whammy.” |
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‘Wuthering Heights’ Review: Margot Robbie, Amok on the Moors
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2/12/2026 2:03 AM
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| The actor and Jacob Elordi play the tortured lovers from the Emily Brontë classic in this florid, overstuffed version by Emerald Fennell. |
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Mass Detention Gets a Lift From the Courts
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2/12/2026 5:10 AM
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| A very dangerous ruling in New Orleans. |
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Anthropic’s Chief on A.I.: ‘We Don’t Know if the Models Are Conscious’
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2/12/2026 9:28 AM
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| Dario Amodei shares his utopian — and dystopian — predictions for the near-term future of artificial intelligence. |
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Building Cities from Scratch
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2/12/2026 3:50 AM
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| We explore one possibility for relieving the U.S. housing crisis. |
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Bans on Many CBD Products Loom This Year
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2/12/2026 2:00 AM
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| A federal law taking effect in November severely limits the amount of THC, the euphoric cannabis compound, allowed in over-the-counter items. Many groups are fighting back. |
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N.Y.C. Officials Condemn Stonewall Pride Flag Removal Ahead of Rally
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2/12/2026 9:08 AM
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| Activists and officials plan to re-raise the flag on Thursday, setting up a defiant response to the Trump administration’s assault on diversity initiatives. |
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This Comet Stopped Spinning. Then It Started Rotating Backward.
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2/12/2026 4:09 AM
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| The unusual event, never seen before, might be a way small comets are “blown to bits” in the solar system. |
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South Korean Court Rules Against Women in LG Inheritance Lawsuit
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2/12/2026 6:58 AM
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| The widow and two daughters of LG’s former chairman sought to invalidate an inheritance agreement, claiming they were deceived into forfeiting their rightful inheritance. |