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Bob Weir, a Virtuoso of Hot Pants

11 janvier 2026 à 19:48
The Grateful Dead guitarist wore short shorts like no other.

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Bob Weir’s shorts were short. They were snipped high enough that fans quite a distance from the stage could make out Mr. Weir’s upper thighs. Shy about skin he was not.

Trump Says Cuba Will No Longer Get ‘Oil or Money’ From Venezuela

11 janvier 2026 à 20:48
President Trump urged Cuba to “make a deal, before it’s too late” in a social media post, but it was unclear what he meant. Cuba’s president responded with defiance.

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Demonstrators during a gathering in support of the Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro in Havana earlier this month. Mr. Maduro’s ousting was a blow to the strong relationship between Venezuela and Cuba.

After Minnesota Shooting, ICE Again Limits Congressional Visits

11 janvier 2026 à 19:40
The new guidelines for immigration facilities, issued by Kristi Noem, the homeland security secretary, are virtually identical to a policy that a federal judge halted last month.

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Federal immigration officials on Saturday used Kristi Noem’s guidance to deny Representatives Angie Craig, Ilhan Omar and Kelly Morrison, all Minnesota Democrats, from entering a detention facility in Minneapolis.

Trump Threats and Venezuela Strike Leave Mexico Agonizing Over How to Respond

11 janvier 2026 à 11:01
President Claudia Sheinbaum and her inner circle have been grappling with the right tone to strike in the country’s response to the Venezuela strike for fear of antagonizing the White House.

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President Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico has tried to thread a narrow diplomatic needle in the aftermath of the U.S. strike in Venezuela.

Somalis Fled Civil War and Built a Community. Now They Are a Target.

A fraud scandal has made the Somali community in Minnesota a focus of the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigrants.

In recent months, foot traffic and sales at Somali owned businesses in and around Karmel Mall have sharply declined following recent Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations in the area.

Israeli Police Question Top Netanyahu Aide Over Leaked Document Case

11 janvier 2026 à 15:41
Tzachi Braverman, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s chief of staff, was detained for questioning on Sunday over accusations that he sought to impede an investigation.

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Tzachi Braverman, (standing,) the chief of staff to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel, was interviewed under caution on Sunday.

New York Seeks Ban on A.I.-Generated Images of Candidates

11 janvier 2026 à 11:01
Last year, the Cuomo campaign released a video created by artificial intelligence that depicted Zohran Mamdani eating rice with his hands. Gov. Kathy Hochul wants to ban such tactics.

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Gov. Kathy Hochul is also seeking to outlaw the deliberate dissemination of false information about elections, including their date and time.

Bob Weir Was the Dead’s Invisible Thread

11 janvier 2026 à 15:12
The songwriter, guitarist and singer, who died at 78, animated the Grateful Dead from within.

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From left: Phil Lesh, Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzmann, Bob Weir, Brent Mydland and Jerry Garcia.

An Education Success Story

11 janvier 2026 à 14:04
We bring you some good news about schools in a place you might not expect.

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Summeral Newman, the literacy coach at Hazlehurst Elementary School in Mississippi.
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