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Ukraine Promises Swift Deal for Minerals as Trump Cuts Kyiv Out of Peace Talks

21 février 2025 à 22:33
President Trump on Friday said the Ukrainian president had been negotiating “with no cards” and did not need to participate in all the diplomatic meetings to end the war.

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A truck bringing partly-refined titanium ore to a factory for further refining at a mine east of Kyiv in June. In addition to titanium, Ukraine has large reserves of graphite and lithium.

Trump Appears to Back Away From His Gaza Plan

21 février 2025 à 21:41
Earlier this month, the president said he favored taking control of Gaza and displacing the Palestinian population of the devastated seaside enclave. But Egypt and Jordan flatly rejected cooperating.

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The Al-Sikka area of northern Gaza, east of Jabaliya, last week. Most of the Gaza Strip has been leveled in the war between Hamas and Israel.

Tarrio Arrested on Charges of Assaulting Protester Outside Capitol

21 février 2025 à 21:41
Enrique Tarrio, a former leader of the Proud Boys, had appeared with several other Jan. 6 defendants outside the very building that sat at the center of the riot that sent many of them to prison.

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Enrique Tarrio was arrested by U.S. Capitol Police officers on Friday and charged with assaulting a protester.

Los Angeles Mayor Removes Fire Chief, Blaming Her for Lack of Preparation

21 février 2025 à 21:34
Mayor Karen Bass criticized Kristin Crowley for sending firefighters home before a blaze devastated the Pacific Palisades neighborhood.

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Kristin Crowley, chief of the Los Angeles Fire Department, was criticized for sending home 1,000 firefighters before the Palisades fire broke out last month.

Jerry Butler, Singer Known as the Iceman, Dies at 85

21 février 2025 à 20:34
Known for his resounding baritone and his courtly manner, he briefly led the Impressions before beginning a successful solo career, recording hits like “Only the Strong Survive.”

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The singer Jerry Butler performing in New York City in 1983. He approached a lyric with an almost courtly level of sensitivity.

Luigi Mangione Supporters Remain Steadfast Ahead of UnitedHealthcare CEO Murder Trial

21 février 2025 à 20:32
Luigi Mangione faced a hearing on Friday as supporters planned a rally outside a Manhattan courthouse. Some Americans have found a hero in the man accused of vigilante murder.

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Brian Thompson, the chief executive of UnitedHealthcare, was killed outside a hotel where investors were set to meet on Dec. 4.

Man Who Stabbed Salman Rushdie Is Found Guilty of Attempted Murder

21 février 2025 à 20:22
The man, Hadi Matar, faces up to 32 years in prison. Prosecutors said he rushed onstage at an arts conference and stabbed the famed author about 15 times.

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The author Salman Rushdie testified that when he was attacked, at first he thought he was being punched. Then he realized he had “a very large quantity of blood pouring out” of his clothes.

Rubio’s Dilemma: Cutting Trump’s Deal With ‘Bloodthirsty’ Putin

21 février 2025 à 19:54
As a senator, Marco Rubio prided himself on challenging tyrants. But as secretary of state, President Trump has tasked him with helping to potentially turn Russia from an enemy into an ally.

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio, along with the U.S. officials Michael Waltz and Steve Witkoff, met with Russian officials this week. Mr. Rubio once spoke with approval of the idea that Vladimir V. Putin might be overthrown or assassinated.

Supreme Court Rejects Holocaust Survivors’ Suit Against Hungary

21 février 2025 à 19:43
The justices unanimously ruled that the plaintiffs had not established a connection to the United States required by the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act.

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The question for the justices was whether the suit was barred by a 1976 law that generally forbids suits against foreign states.

Who Will Republicans Want to Succeed Trump? JD Vance Gets Cheers From the Right

21 février 2025 à 19:10
The Conservative Political Action Conference this week was abuzz with talk about President Trump’s Republican heir. And much of that centered on JD Vance.

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Vice President JD Vance took the stage for a question-and-answer session to start Thursday’s CPAC program. Many attendees had him at the top of their list for who can succeed President Trump as the conservatives’ heir.

How Trump’s Tariffs Could Reorder Asia Trade and Exclude the U.S.

21 février 2025 à 17:50
Asian countries are among the most vulnerable to President Trump’s economic grievances. But they are also best placed to make deals to minimize their exposure.

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A garment factory in Hanoi, Vietnam. The country has been one of the biggest beneficiaries of factories moving out of China in recent years.

Profits, Not D.E.I., Are Why Companies Exist

21 février 2025 à 14:40
An awkward truth has become evident in the first days of the Trump administration, as many firms mute their commitments to diversity and sustainability.

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Milton Friedman in 1968. Professor Friedman wrote two years later that companies should stick to their essential function: Use resources efficiently to maximize profits.

Senate G.O.P. Passes Budget Resolution, and Punts on Tough Questions

21 février 2025 à 15:35
Approval of the Republican budget plan left major questions about tax cuts and spending reduction for another day.

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Senator Lindsey Graham, the chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, has said that his plan would be paid for through a mix of new revenue from domestic drilling and unspecified spending cuts.

OpenAI Uncovers Evidence of A.I.-Powered Chinese Surveillance Tool

21 février 2025 à 15:30
The company said a Chinese operation had built the tool to identify anti-Chinese posts on social media services in Western countries.

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Researchers said they had discovered a Chinese surveillance tool when someone working on it used OpenAI technology to debug the computer code.

The Influence of Foreign Aid

21 février 2025 à 13:00
America is losing a diplomatic tool the government has relied on for decades.

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At a camp for internally displaced people in Bahir Dar, Ethiopia, in 2021.

Fate of Bibas Family Renews Fears for Israel-Gaza Cease-Fire

21 février 2025 à 12:37
Hamas said it had returned the bodies of Shiri Bibas and her two sons. The Israeli military announced that the boys were murdered in Gaza and that Ms. Bibas’s body was that of someone else.

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A vigil in Tel Aviv hours after Hamas militants turned over four bodies to Israel on Thursday.

Reeling Texas Democrats Get a Rare Sight: Their National Chair

21 février 2025 à 12:35
Though victory in the state feels farther away than ever, some Democrats, including their new leader, say Texas could still be a key part of their party’s future.

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Vice President Kamala Harris held a campaign rally in Houston in October 2024. The Democrats’ poor showing in Texas on Election Day set back their hopes of making the state more competitive.

Archaeologists Find a Pharaoh’s Tomb, the First Since King Tut, Egypt Says

21 février 2025 à 17:37
The ministry of antiquities said the discovery of the tomb of Thutmose II, whose wife, Hatshepsut, took the throne after his death, was the first excavation of a royal tomb near the Valley of the Kings since 1922.

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This image released by Egypt’s Ministry of Antiquities and Tourism shows the entrance to the tomb of King Thutmose II.

Ex-Deputy Describes Rampant Violence by Mississippi ‘Goon Squad’

21 février 2025 à 11:40
From a prison cell, one former deputy recounted how illegal searches and brutal beatings were used for years to help make drug convictions in his suburban county.

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The Rankin County Sheriff’s Department in Brandon, Miss. An investigation by The New York Times and Mississippi Today previously revealed a history of abuses by the department’s deputies stretching back to at least 2004.

As Truce Talks Stall, Fears Mount for Israeli Hostages in Gaza After 500 Days

21 février 2025 à 11:32
“I was in Gaza. I survived. Keith survived. Others will not,” said Aviva Siegel, who with her husband was taken hostage on Oct. 7, 2023. She urged the Israeli government to secure the release of others.

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People gathered at Hostage Square in Tel Aviv on Thursday, hours after militants turned over four bodies to Israel as part of a cease-fire deal between Hamas and Israel.
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