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Saks Files for Bankruptcy as Department Stores Fight for Survival
The parent company of Saks, Neiman Marcus and Bergdorf Goodman struggled with debt, designers and customers in recent years.
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Crane Falls on Passenger Train in Thailand, Killing at Least 22
The railway authorities said there were almost 200 people on the train when the accident happened in Nakhon Ratchasima province, northeast of Bangkok....
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Something Bad Is Brewing on Venezuela’s Border
An armed guerrilla group stands emboldened to challenge the authority of the Colombian state — and U.S. ambitions in Venezuela.
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What the Bankruptcy of Saks Means for You
Answers to this and other questions about the financial crisis in America’s biggest luxury department store.
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Iran’s Leaders May Survive Protests. But Anger Will Likely Persist.
Its security forces have brutally defended the Islamic Republic, but the protests show that many Iranians consider it stagnant and ideologically hollo...
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Mark Carney Heads to Beijing to Discuss Canada-China Relations as U.S. Outlook Darkens
The prime minister is seeking new markets for Canadian goods and to mend relations with China after years of deep acrimony between the two nations.
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China’s Coal Ban Improved Air Quality, but Villagers Are Paying the Price
China banned the burning of coal for heat around Beijing, but natural gas subsidies have run out, leaving many villagers vulnerable in dangerously col...
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China Announces Record Trade Surplus as Its Exports Flood World’s Markets
China’s surplus reached $1.19 trillion, a 20 percent increase from 2024, according to data released by the country’s General Administration of Customs...
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Extreme Weather Events Hit Around the World in 2025
Last year was Earth’s third hottest globally, but temperature is just one measure of climate change’s influence.
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Mayor Mamdani Names Transit Veteran as Taxi Commissioner
Midori Valdivia would head the Taxi and Limousine Commission, overseeing more than 115,000 for-hire vehicles. The mayor said drivers deserved a “force...
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Kiefer Sutherland Is Arrested After Assaulting Ride-Share Driver, Police Say
The actor also made “criminal threats” toward the driver, according to the Los Angeles police.
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Trump Raises Middle Finger at Heckler in Michigan Ford Factory Tour
A White House spokesman said the president “gave an appropriate and unambiguous response.”
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Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, Who Cussed Out ICE, Is No Stranger to Crisis
Mayor Jacob Frey, a Democrat, has clashed with his party’s activist wing. His response to ICE has won him new respect at home and new foes in Washingt...
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Senator Says Prosecutors Are Investigating Her After Video About Illegal Orders
It is unclear what possible crime might involve Senator Elissa Slotkin, a Democrat, who has warned in dire terms about the dissolution of American dem...
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Mr. Mamdani Goes to Albany, a Backbencher No More
Mayor Zohran Mamdani of New York City returned to the State Capitol for the first time since taking office, underscoring the shifting political winds ...
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ICE Arrested Dozens of Refugees in Minnesota and Sent Them to Texas, Lawyers Say
The refugees, many of them from Somalia, had passed security screenings before coming to the United States. The Trump administration has vowed to “re-...
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Starlink Users in Iran Get Free Internet Access, Nonprofit Says
Under a near-total communications blackout, users of Elon Musk’s satellite service have gotten online without paying, an organization that works on we...
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Louisiana Indicts a California Doctor Over Abortion Pills
The indictment, followed by a request to extradite the doctor from California, is an escalation of Louisiana’s efforts to counter states that support ...
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China’s ‘Dr. Frankenstein’ Thinks Time Is on His Side
He Jiankui spent three years in prison after creating gene-edited babies. Now back at work, he sees a greater opening for researchers who push boundar...
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Claudette Colvin, Who Refused to Give Her Bus Seat to a White Woman, Dies at 86
Her defiance of Jim Crow laws in 1955 made her a star witness in a landmark segregation suit, but her act was overshadowed months later when Rosa Park...
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U.S. to Name Palestinian Committee to Run Gaza
Officials said the body’s leadership could be announced as soon as Wednesday, but U.S. efforts to shape postwar Gaza by disarming Hamas have faced hur...
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Justices Seem Inclined to Uphold Laws Barring Transgender Athletes
Also, accounts of a brutal crackdown emerge from Iran. Here’s the latest at the end of Tuesday.
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A Timeline of Protests in Iran
Amid a near-total communications blackout, witness footage trickling out of Iran paints a picture of how the country’s largest uprising in decades spr...
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In Secret Testimony, Republicans Derided Trump’s Stolen Election Claims
The testimony, part of the derailed Georgia election interference case, makes clear how dismissive some senior Republicans were of claims of widesprea...
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Lower Bills and ‘Go Bills’: 8 Takeaways From Hochul’s State of the State
In her address on Tuesday, Gov. Kathy Hochul of New York focused on affordability, while pushing for nuclear power and new restrictions on religious p...
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Timothy Busfield, Actor and Director, Turns Himself in for Child Sex Abuse Charges
He was booked on Tuesday, the Albuquerque police said. He is accused of inappropriately touching two boys on the set of a drama series.
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How John Kennedy, a G.O.P. Senator, Became a Best-Selling Book Author
Senator John Kennedy, a garrulous rank-and-file Republican from Louisiana, has struck a nerve with a new book that provides an insider account of Cong...
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Supreme Court Justices Seem Inclined to Allow States to Bar Transgender Athletes
The outcome of a pair of cases on Tuesday could affect laws in 27 states that prohibit transgender girls from joining girls’ and women’s sports teams....
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Blowback Builds Over Criminal Investigation of Powell
Trump allies fear that the inquiry into the Fed chair could complicate the process of replacing him this year.
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In a Risky Gambit, Trump Tries Brute Force to Lower Prices
To assuage cost-weary voters and combat inflation, the president has resorted to a mix of threats and punishments, targeting companies and policymaker...
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Defense Challenges Pizza Evidence in Gilgo Beach Serial Killings Case
In a nearly 180-page filing, lawyers for Rex Heuermann, charged in seven killings, argued that the prosecution had improperly seized their client’s pi...
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Spanish Singer Julio Iglesias Accused of Sexual Assault
Prosecutors said two former employees of Mr. Iglesias, a renowned Spanish singer, had accused him of abuse. His representatives did not respond to req...
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CPI Report Shows Inflation Remained Steady at 2.7% in December
Surging grocery prices were offset by lower increases for appliances and vehicles in the last such report before the Federal Reserve meets to debate i...
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Trump Unmasked
If power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely, what do we have here?
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A Governor’s Legacy: Fewer Shootings, Free College and Covid Deaths
After eight years as governor of New Jersey, Philip D. Murphy, a former ambassador to Germany and Goldman Sachs executive, is leaving office. Mikie Sh...
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Trump Administration Will End Deportation Protections for Somalis
The temporary protections, which are meant to help migrants who cannot safely return to their countries, are expected to expire for Somalis on March 1...
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Six Prosecutors Quit Over DOJ Push to Investigate Renee Good’s Widow
Joseph H. Thompson, a career federal prosecutor who was the acting U.S. attorney for Minnesota last year, was among those who resigned as the Justice ...
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How Readers Voted on 17 Ways to Improve New York City
The top suggestions include spending more of the city’s budget on parks and libraries and fixing the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway.
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Trump Says London is Unsafe. Its Murder Rate Just Hit a Historic Low.
The city’s homicide rate is lower than that of New York, Paris or Toronto, contradicting a narrative promoted by President Trump and others on the pop...
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Initial Obamacare Enrollment Drops by 1.4 Million as Expiring ACA Subsidies Drive Up Premiums
That number could increase significantly as more consumers are faced with higher bills brought on by expiring premium subsidies.
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Hochul’s State of the State Quandary: How Far to the Left Will She Lean?
Gov. Kathy Hochul of New York is expected to adopt some of the affordability message of Mayor Zohran Mamdani of New York City as she faces a contested...
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Prosecutors Seek Death Penalty for Former South Korea President
Former President Yoon Suk Yeol faces an insurrection charge after his failed attempt to put his country under martial law in 2024.
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Trump Urges Antigovernment Protesters in Iran to ‘Take Over’
“HELP IS ON ITS WAY,” President Trump said on social media. He has threatened to intervene militarily on behalf of the protesters if Iran uses lethal ...
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Scott Adams, Audacious Creator of the ‘Dilbert’ Comic Strip, Dies at 68
His chronicle of a corporate cubicle dweller was widely distributed until racist comments on his podcast led newspapers to cut their ties with him.
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That Restaurant You Love Will Close One Day. What to Do?
Beloved places to dine out are portals to past versions of ourselves. But they keep disappearing.
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Facing Contempt Threat, Clintons Refuse to Testify in Epstein Inquiry
The couple denounced the efforts by Representative James R. Comer, the chairman of the Oversight Committee, to force them to appear, setting the stage...
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CPI Report Shows Food Prices Rose Sharply in December
Beef, coffee and produce are among the items that have gotten more expensive recently, inflation data on Tuesday showed.
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Trump Says He Will Impose Tariffs on Iran’s Trading Partners: What to Know
If President Trump follows through, some of Iran’s biggest trading partners, including China and India, could be hit hard.
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Gourmet Magazine Is Back. It’s Not Exactly Sanctioned.
The defunct food publication is re-emerging as a newsletter, with new leadership and zero approval from its original owner.
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What High School Seniors Wrote in Their College Admissions Essays
Some students are still mentioning their race or immigrant status as the Trump administration cracks down on diversity efforts. But many are avoiding ...
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Marine Le Pen Is Appealing a Decision to Bar Her From Office.
Ms. Le Pen, whose far-right party leads polls in France, was convicted last year of embezzlement. The outcome of her appeal, which started on Tuesday,...
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‘We Need to Be the News’: Inside Bari Weiss’s Bumpy Revamp at CBS
Her reimagining of “CBS Evening News” is under heavy scrutiny, and even became a punchline on her own network on Sunday at the Golden Globes.
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