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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 1:35 PM
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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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| 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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The Many Shades of Complicity in the Epstein Files Fallout
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2/27/2026 7:04 AM
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| Philosophers have long wrestled with what to do about the onlookers and profiteers surrounding those who have done terrible things. |
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Trump Says He’s ‘Not Happy’ With Progress of Iran Talks
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2/27/2026 2:01 PM
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| The president expressed his negative view of the status of nuclear talks as he weighed military strikes against Iran. |
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Inside the USS Ford, the Navy’s Newest Aircraft Carrier, as It Heads to Mideast
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2/27/2026 12:01 PM
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| The carrier has had mechanical problems throughout its eight-month deployment, but officials now say it is ready for battle. Take a look inside the ship. |
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Iran’s Students Are Protesting Again. Here’s Why.
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2/27/2026 10:37 AM
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| The unrest underlines the intensity of domestic discontent, even as Tehran’s government grapples with the threat of U.S. strikes. Here’s what to know. |
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A Trump Call Ignited Saudi-U.A.E. Feud
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2/27/2026 6:18 AM
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| A request made to President Trump about the war in Sudan is at the heart of a diplomatic dispute between Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. |
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U.S. Birthrate Declines to an All-Time Low, but There’s a Story of Success
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2/27/2026 9:35 AM
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| The political class is worried about the historic drop. But the biggest change is among the youngest women, who are the least ready to have children. |
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4 Takeaways About the U.S. Birthrate Decline
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2/27/2026 8:52 AM
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| There is good news buried behind the worries about population decline, some experts say. |
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Neil Sedaka, Singing Craftsman of Memorable Pop Songs, Dies at 86
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2/27/2026 3:12 PM
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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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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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| 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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Trump’s Go-To Tactic in the State of the Union
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2/27/2026 2:40 AM
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| Our reporter Zolan Kanno-Youngs examines the context of a moment in the State of the Union speech when President Trump turned to a favorite tactic on immigration. |
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A Laser, a Shutdown of Airspace and Signs of Government Agencies at Odds
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2/27/2026 12:20 PM
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| After the downing of a Customs and Border Protection drone, the F.A.A. closed the airspace above Texas for the second time in a month. |
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Victims’ Families Stunned by Failure of Air Safety Bill in House
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2/27/2026 12:43 PM
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| Relatives of those who died in a midair collision over D.C. last year came to Washington to watch a vote they thought would go their way. It didn’t. |
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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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| 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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I Needed ‘Heated Rivalry’: Gay Romance Minus the Tragedy
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2/27/2026 2:00 AM
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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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After 50 Years in the Shadows, a Tenacious First-Time Novelist Steps Out Front
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2/27/2026 2:00 AM
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| For 50 years, Patricia Finn kept to the background and told other people’s stories. Now, in “The Golden Boy,” she’s finally telling one of her own. |
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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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What Larry and David Ellison Would Own After Warner Bros. Takeover
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2/27/2026 9:15 AM
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| If Paramount can close its deal to buy Warner Bros. Discovery, Larry and David Ellison will influence nearly every corner of news, entertainment and tech. |
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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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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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| 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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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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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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Prosecutors Plan to Drop Some Charges Against Alexander Brothers
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2/27/2026 1:45 PM
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| Prosecutors cited a pattern of intimidation against witnesses as a reason for dropping two counts from the sex-trafficking case. A judge must approve the dismissal. |
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The Benevolent Landlord of St. Marks Place
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2/27/2026 2:02 AM
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| For 60 years, Charles FitzGerald has helped make the East Village an emblem of New York City’s counterculture. |
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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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| 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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Trump’s Shields Are Down
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2/27/2026 1:42 PM
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| Personnel once meant policy; now it means flattery. |
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Why Trump’s Fearmongering Is Falling Flat With Voters
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2/27/2026 2:53 PM
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| The State of the Union was full of fearmongering. That strategy isn’t working with voters anymore — and Donald Trump is handing Democrats a gift. |
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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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| 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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| 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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F.B.I. Raids Los Angeles School Superintendent Over Ties to A.I. Company
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2/27/2026 10:59 AM
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| Board members are holding emergency meetings as federal investigators look into dealings Alberto Carvalho, the Los Angeles Unified School District superintendent, had with a defunct A.I. company. |
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Iris Cantor, Philanthropist and Art Collector, Dies at 95
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2/27/2026 1:55 PM
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| She and her husband, the financier B. Gerald Cantor, amassed one of the largest private collections of Rodin artworks, donating much of it to museums around the world. |