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Michael Reagan, Son of President Reagan, Dies at 80

Mr. Reagan, who was adopted by Ronald Reagan and his first wife, Jane Wyman, had cancer, according to a statement.

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Michael Reagan, a son of former President Ronald Reagan, speaking at a campaign event for Newt Gingrich in 2012.
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Aldrich Ames, C.I.A. Turncoat Who Helped the Soviets, Dies at 84

As chief of the counterintelligence branch of the C.I.A.’s Soviet division, he had access to some of the nation’s deepest secrets. He had been serving a life sentence since 1994.

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Aldrich Ames was led from court in 1994 after pleading guilty to spying for the Soviet Union. He remained in prison for the rest of his life.
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Michigan City to Pay $3.25 Million After Woman Was Mistakenly Declared Dead

Timesha Beauchamp, 20, was found alive at a funeral home after she had been pronounced dead during a medical episode in Southfield, Mich. She died weeks later.

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A lawyer for the family of Timesha Beauchamp said the city of Southfield had agreed to a settlement over the mistaken declaration of her death in 2020.
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N.Y.C. Child Care Programs Brace for Cuts After Federal Funding Freeze

The Trump administration said it was placing a hold on $10 billion in subsidies across five states, including New York.

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Zohran Mamdani had a cordial meeting with President Trump shortly after his election, but the administration has now slashed funding to New York State.
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U.S. Pressures Venezuela to Expel Advisers From Cuba, China, Russia and Iran

Secretary of State Marco Rubio was said to have listed the Trump administration’s demands to Venezuela’s new leader, Delcy Rodríguez, in a classified meeting Monday with senior congressional leaders.

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the Capitol on Monday. He spoke at a classified meeting with senior congressional leaders.
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Pardoned Jan. 6 Rioters Rally and Demand More from Trump

The “J6ers,” as they refer to themselves, praised President Trump but called for more action from his administration, including financial restitution and prison reform.

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Protesters marched on the anniversary of Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol.
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Mamdani Issues Executive Orders on Homeless Shelters and City Jails

Mayor Zohran Mamdani directed city agencies to make plans to comply with rules governing health and safety at the facilities, and said they must work to end solitary confinement.

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Mayor Zohran Mamdani of New York said the city must work with the federal monitor overseeing the city’s jails, including the Rikers Island complex, to end solitary confinement.
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Rubio Tells Lawmakers Trump Wants to Buy Greenland

President Trump has said since his first term that he wants to acquire Greenland, and he asked aides for an updated plan on Monday. European leaders reject the president’s assertions.

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A former radar station in eastern Greenland. President Trump has long said he wants to acquire the territory.
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Justice Dept. Memo Approved Military Incursion Into Venezuela as Lawful

The specifics of the memo are unclear. But Attorney General Pam Bondi told lawmakers in briefings this week that the administration would share the document with them.

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Nicolás Maduro was escorted off a helicopter to be taken to the federal court appearance in Manhattan on Monday.
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This Activist Has Long Been Polarizing. Mamdani Is Standing by Her.

Cea Weaver, a tenant advocate named to a high-profile role in Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s administration, is facing criticism for past comments calling homeownership “a weapon of white supremacy.”

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Mayor Zohran Mamdani has appointed Cea Weaver, center, as the director of the Mayor’s Office to Protect Tenants.
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Rosa von Praunheim, 83, Dies; Captured Gay Life in Germany on Film

His first feature-length movie, in 1971, was called his country’s “Stonewall moment,” for jump-starting a gay-rights movement. He became a leading voice of it.

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Rosa von Praunheim in 1972. He was a leading figure within the New German Cinema movement.
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Venezuelan Leaders Project Independence

Also, Europe discusses postwar plans for Ukraine. Here’s the latest at the end of Tuesday.

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Delcy Rodriguez in Caracas yesterday.
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Judge Orders Halligan, a Trump Loyalist, to Explain Why She Has Kept U.S. Attorney Title

The ruling was the most robust effort to date to press the prosecutor, Lindsey Halligan, on why she has continued to serve as the U.S. attorney, despite an order throwing out her appointment.

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A federal judge ordered Lindsey Halligan to explain why she continued to lay claim to her title after a different judge had determined that she was unlawfully appointed.
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Murders in New York City Fell 20% in 2025, Though Reported Rapes Rose

Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch and Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced the numbers on Tuesday. Officials attributed the rise in rapes in part to a change in the state definition of sexual assault.

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Mayor Zohran Mamdani of New York City, speaking at his first news conference with Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch, thanked rank-and-file police officers “for the work that you all do in making today possible.”
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Doug LaMalfa’s Death Further Depletes House G.O.P. Majority

The California Republican’s sudden passing, on the same day that Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene’s resignation took effect, made the party’s House math even trickier.

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Representative Doug LaMalfa, Republican of California, on his farm in Richvale, Calif., last month.
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Georgia Schedules Special Election for Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Seat

The election on March 10, or a runoff in April, will determine who serves out the remainder of Ms. Greene’s term after her unexpected resignation from Congress.

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Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene officially stepped down from her role on Monday.
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How Venezuela’s Oil Could Shake Up the World Supply

The country could, eventually, attract investment and re-emerge as a force in the oil markets, but many analysts are concerned about an oversupply.

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An oil refinery in Punto Fijo, Venezuela. In November, the country’s oil production was estimated at 820,000 barrels a day.
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