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New York City Set to Raise the Cap on Permits for Street Vendors

The legislation, which would make thousands more permits available, is part of a package of City Council bills aimed at helping the city’s vendors get on the right side of the law.

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Food carts and other street vendors are a ubiquitous sight in New York City, but an arcane permitting process means many cart operators are unlicensed.
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Interest Rate Cut and Slower Inflation Offer Britons a Reprieve

Britain’s central bank reduced interest rates to 3.75 percent, a move that was welcomed by the government, which has been looking to lower the high cost of living.

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The Bank of England in central London. The central bank has lowered interest rates six times in the past year and a half.
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Truth Social Parent to Merge With Nuclear Fusion Firm in $6 Billion Deal

Trump Media & Technology Group, the social media and crypto company in which President Trump holds a large stake, said it would help develop a “utility-scale fusion power plant.”

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Trump Media & Technology Group is the parent company of Truth Social, a social media platform that has struggled to gain widespread traction.
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6 Takeaways From Trump’s Address to the Nation

In an 18-minute address, President Trump said the economy was booming despite the public’s consistent concerns about prices. Here are six takeaways from the speech.

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President Trump in an address from the White House on Wednesday argued that U.S. economy under his leadership is in better shape than many voters think.
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Is It About the Oil?

We look at what President Trump is trying to achieve in Venezuela.

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In Venezuela, in 2021.
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Rob Reiner Family Tragedy Strikes a Nerve for Families Fighting Addiction

Nick Reiner, charged with murdering his parents, Rob and Michele Singer Reiner, spent much of his life battling drug addiction, an affliction that millions of Americans face.

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Pattie Vargas’s daughter and son both struggled with addiction. “As a parent, I would have cut off both my arms to save my kids,” she said.
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City Council Introduces Bill to Create Mamdani’s Community Safety Agency

The proposed Department of Community Safety would send mental health teams to respond to 911 calls, rather than the police, according to Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s plans.

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The proposed Department of Public Safety would take over certain 911 calls from police officers that dealt with mental health issues.
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The Putin Confidant Who Pushed Back Against Russia’s War in Ukraine

Dmitri N. Kozak had worked with President Vladimir V. Putin for three decades before quitting in September. His associates described his break with the Russian leader.

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Dmitri N. Kozak, then a deputy prime minister of Russia, in 2019. Early in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, he was a rare voice of dissent.
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For Families Fighting Addiction, Reiner Tragedy Strikes a Nerve

Nick Reiner, charged with murdering his parents, Rob and Michele Singer Reiner, spent much of his life battling drug addiction, an affliction that millions of Americans face.

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Pattie Vargas’s daughter and son both struggled with addiction. “As a parent, I would have cut off both my arms to save my kids,” she said.
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‘Don’s Best Friend’: How Epstein and Trump Bonded Over the Pursuit of Women

The president has tried to minimize their friendship, but documents and interviews reveal an intense and complicated relationship. Chasing women was a game of ego and dominance. Female bodies were currency.

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A copy of “Trump: The Art of the Comeback” that was inscribed by the future president to Mr. Epstein in 1997.
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Fact-Checking Trump’s Prime-Time Address on the Economy

The president cited misleading statistics to insist, wrongly, that prices were coming down.

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President Trump used a prime-time address to praise what he cast as the economic gains under his administration.
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BP Names New Boss After Its C.E.O. Steps Down

Meg O’Neill of Australia’s Woodside Energy will lead the London energy giant, replacing Murray Auchincloss, who will exit after less than two years in the role.

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Meg O’Neill, who will be BP’s first female chief executive, will start in April.
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Australia Mourns the Youngest Victim of the Bondi Beach Shooting

Sydney’s devastated Jewish community gathered for the funeral of “Matilda Bee,” an ebullient, smiling 10-year-old girl.

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A mourner carrying a balloon bearing Matilda’s name and an illustration of a bee, an insect she was known to love, before her funeral in Sydney, Australia, on Thursday.
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Shock and Sadness Hang Over the Reiners’ Neighborhood

Neighbors said a pall had fallen over the wealthy Los Angeles area where Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele, were found stabbed to death.

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Holiday decorations and no trespassing signs on a gate outside the Reiners’ home on Tuesday.
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A Bellicose Trump Points Fingers in Defending His Record on the Economy

In an 18-minute address, President Trump said the economy was booming despite the public’s consistent concerns about prices. Here are six takeaways from the speech.

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President Trump in an address from the White House on Wednesday argued that U.S. economy under his leadership is in better shape than many voters think.
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Birthrates Are Falling, but Don’t Blame Dogs in Strollers

New research suggests that having a pet can actually make people more likely to become parents.

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Strolling in Seoul. A South Korean official said young couples were choosing pets over children, but it might not be that simple.
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