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Trump Administration Lawsuit Seeking California Voter Data Is Dismissed

16 janvier 2026 à 02:17
The Justice Department has sued about two dozen states over access to voter rolls, as the federal government pushes to create a national database.

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Voting in Los Angeles last year. A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit on Thursday that the Justice Department had filed against California last year demanding access to voter data.

What Did the White House and Denmark Agree to on Greenland? Depends Whom You Ask.

16 janvier 2026 à 01:48
The White House and Denmark contradicted each other in public about what they had agreed to this week as President Trump continued to demand U.S. ownership of Greenland.

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A Danish military vessel sailing near the old harbor of Nuuk, Greenland’s capital, on Wednesday.

Pentagon Will ‘Refocus’ Military Publication Stars and Stripes

15 janvier 2026 à 23:45
The agency’s chief spokesman outlined plans to intervene in the previously independent newspaper’s coverage.

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Two soldiers from the 25th Infantry Division reading an issue of Stars and Stripes in Cu Chi, South Vietnam, in 1969. The military newspaper has been published continuously since 1942.

Was Renee Good Obligated to Comply With an ICE Agent’s Orders?

16 janvier 2026 à 00:50
The agent told Ms. Good to get out of her car before fatally shooting her. Legal experts said immigration agents may sometimes, but not always, have the authority to make such commands.

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A memorial for Renee Good. She was shot after beginning to drive away from an ICE agent who told her to get out of her car.

Humanities Endowment Awarding Millions to Western Civilization Programs

16 janvier 2026 à 00:35
The National Endowment for the Humanities is giving more than $40 million to programs that have been embraced by conservatives as a counterweight to liberal-dominated academia.

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The University of Texas received $10 million to hire faculty members and help “launch academic majors in Strategy and Statecraft and Great Books.”

How Activists in Iran Are Using Starlink to Stay Online

16 janvier 2026 à 02:08
Activists spent years preparing for a communications blackout in Iran, smuggling in Starlink satellite internet systems and making digital shutdowns harder for the authorities to enforce.

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A Starlink receiver atop a house in Kurdistan, Iran, in 2023. About 50,000 Starlink terminals are now in the country, according to digital activists.

Number of Businesses in New York City Plunged Last Spring, Report Says

16 janvier 2026 à 00:22
Roughly 8,400 businesses closed in the second quarter of 2025, according to the most recent city data, creating the largest net decline in business activity since before the pandemic.

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An empty storefront in Lower Manhattan. The drop-off in New York City business activity was most pronounced in major commercial districts, according to the Economic Development Corporation.

Hesitant to Visit the U.S. for the World Cup? We Want to Hear From You.

15 janvier 2026 à 21:58
International soccer fans face hurdles like travel bans, long visa delays and high ticket prices for U.S. matches. Will they be enough to keep you away?

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High ticket prices and stringent visa requirements could keep fans of teams like Argentina, the 2022 World Cup champions, from attending matches in United States this summer.

Nick Reiner Was in a Mental Health Conservatorship in 2020

15 janvier 2026 à 22:59
Mr. Reiner, who is accused of killing his parents, was under a yearlong legal arrangement that allows for involuntary psychiatric treatment.

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Nick Reiner was charged with two counts of first-degree murder. The mental health challenges he faced in recent years are likely to be central to his legal defense.

Italian Court Closes Fraud Case Against Influencer Chiara Ferragni

15 janvier 2026 à 22:48
A judge dropped the case against Ms. Ferragni, who had been embroiled in a scandal over sales of a limited edition Christmas cake marketed as supporting cancer treatment.

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Chiara Ferragni arriving at the Milan Courthouse on Wednesday. A judge dismissed the fraud case against the influencer, but prosecutors could still consider an appeal.

None of Mamdani’s Deputy Mayors Are Black. It Has Become a Problem.

15 janvier 2026 à 21:27
Some Black and Latino leaders worry they are being denied access to power under Mayor Zohran Mamdani and that they may lose the ground they had gained under former Mayor Eric Adams.

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Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Thursday announced Afua Atta-Mensah, who led his campaign outreach to Black voters, as the director of the Mayor’s Office of Equity and Racial Justice.

Jim Hartung, Gymnast Who Helped Deliver U.S. Gold, Dies at 65

15 janvier 2026 à 20:49
In an upset victory over China at the 1984 Olympics, he and five others became the only American men ever to win the gold medal in the gymnastics team competition.

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Hartung during his floor exercise at the 1984 Games. The American men’s team victory was so surprising that the team’s coach compared it to the United States hockey team’s “Miracle on Ice” victory at the Winter Olympics four years earlier.

Alexander Brothers Accuser Was Found Dead Last Year, Authorities Say

15 janvier 2026 à 20:59
The death of Kate Whiteman, whose accusation of sexual assault against Oren and Alon Alexander opened a floodgate of similar allegations, is under investigation.

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Alon Alexander, right, and his twin brother, Oren, left, in court in December 2024. Kate Whiteman accused them of sexually assaulting her in 2012.

Big Plan for Fannie and Freddie I.P.O. in Flux as Trump Pushes Affordability

15 janvier 2026 à 20:56
Six months after President Trump told Wall Street banks to prepare a swift stock offering, there is no firm plan for how to take the giant mortgage firms public.

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Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were taken over by the federal government during the 2008 financial crisis, but their status after a planned I.P.O. remains unclear.
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