ConnexionJimmy Fallon Teases Trump Over Secondhand Prize
The “Tonight Show” host joked that President Trump hung his new Nobel Prize on the wall “right next to his McDonald’s customer of the month plaque.”
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After Four Shark Attacks in 48 Hours, Australia Shuts Dozens of Beaches
Many of the closed beaches were in Sydney, the site of three of the attacks.
A lifeguard attempting to locate a shark that attacked a surfer in Sydney on Monday.
Judge Allows Policy Restricting Lawmakers’ Access to ICE Facilities
The decision permitted the Trump administration to continue restricting inspections of the conditions inside immigration detention compounds.
Representative Delia Ramirez, Democrat of Illinois, during an unannounced oversight visit to the Broadview Processing Center in Broadview, Ill., last June.
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After Deadly Attacks, Australia Debates: Do Shark Nets Work?
Critics say the nets harm marine life and aren’t the best way to keep swimmers safe. Recent shark attacks have complicated a plan to remove some of them.
Some Sydney beaches were closed after a shark attack at Long Reef Beach in September.
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The Chinese Island Where Dreams of Real Estate Glory Never Die
Intended as China’s version of Dubai’s palm-shaped artificial island, Ocean Flower Island is a $12 billion monument to debt-fueled economic excess.
Trump Issues M.L.K. Day Proclamation After Criticism
Civil rights groups had criticized President Trump for failing to issue a proclamation honoring Martin Luther King Jr. and not attending commemorative events.
President Trump at the College Football Championship in Miami on Monday.
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Death Toll Rises in Guatemalan Gang Riots
Uprisings in three prisons have killed 10 police officers, presenting another challenge for President Bernardo Arévalo in his fight against corruption and organized crime.
A ceremony to honor eight police officers who died in attacks by gang members the day before, on Monday in Guatemala City.
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Trump Administration Asks Judge to Reject Minnesota’s Call to Block ICE Surge
Lawyers for the state and the cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul have sued over the deployment of some 3,000 federal agents to Minnesota.
The federal operation in Minnesota has led to more than 3,000 arrests, repeated clashes with protesters and two shootings.
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Trump Links His Push for Greenland to Not Winning Nobel Peace Prize
In a text, President Trump told Norway’s prime minister that he no longer felt obliged to “think purely of Peace” and that the U.S. needed the island for global security.
President Trump and Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store of Norway during a meeting last year.
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Indiana Judge and His Wife Are Shot at Their Suburban Home
The police in Lafayette, Ind., said they were investigating the nonfatal shootings of a Tippecanoe County Superior Court judge and his wife on Sunday.
Police officers outside the home of Judge Steven Meyer and his wife, Kim, in Lafayette, Ind., on Sunday.
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Wintry Weather Leads to 100-Vehicle Pileup on Interstate in Michigan
Cars and trucks slid into one another and off a highway after a lake-effect snowstorm. Numerous injuries were reported, but no deaths.
Clashes Erupt Around Syrian Prisons Holding Islamic State Fighters
New tensions flared a day after a Kurdish-led militia agreed to hand over control of prisons holding some 8,000 Islamic State fighters to the Syrian government.
Soldiers of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces deployed near the Gweiran Prison, which houses men accused of being Islamic State fighters, in Hasakah Province, northeastern Syria, on Monday.
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Trump Is Obsessed With Oil, but Chinese Batteries Will Soon Run the World
China isn’t just building gigantic amounts of power. Its businesses are reshaping technological foundations to electrify the world.
Gaza’s Board of Peace: What to Know
Numerous countries say they have been invited to join President Trump’s newly minted organization, which critics say could undermine the United Nations.
Gaza City in December.
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How 40 People Died In a Train Crash in Andalucia, Spain
The victims of Spain’s deadliest rail crash in more than a decade included a police officer, journalists and a family returning from a musical.
Emergency officials at the scene of the crash on Monday.
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A Smaller Version of the Sphere in Las Vegas Is Planned for Maryland
Gov. Wes Moore and the company behind the Sphere said the project in National Harbor, in the Washington metro area, would create jobs and become a landmark attraction.
A rendering for the entertainment center planned for the National Harbor in Maryland.
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U.S. Tells Judge It Will Appeal ICE Restrictions in Minneapolis
Justice Department lawyers said they would ask an appellate court to review an injunction that imposes limits on the tactics used by immigration agents.
Federal agents and demonstrators outside a federal building near Minneapolis earlier this month.
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Cows Use Tools, Too, New Study Finds
A pet cow named Veronika can scratch her own back with a broom — the first scientifically documented case of tool use in cows, researchers say.
The Europeans Have Some Notes About American Sauna Culture
Don’t get them started on the bathing suits. Or the dancing.
Protest at Minnesota Church Service Adds to Tensions Over ICE Tactics
The Justice Department said it would investigate the protest over a pastor’s apparent role in immigration enforcement in the state.
Demonstrators outside the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building near Minneapolis on Sunday.
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Northern Lights Could Be Visible Across Much of the U.S. Tonight
A severe solar storm could produce a visible show from Alabama to Northern California.
The northern lights, seen from Valley Falls, Kan., in November.
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Powell Will Attend Supreme Court Hearing on Lisa Cook’s Lawsuit Against Trump
A lawsuit by the Fed governor Lisa D. Cook has challenged President Trump’s push to fire her.
Jerome H. Powell, the chair of the Federal Reserve, will attend the arguments regarding Lisa Cook.
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Trump Is Pushing the U.S.-Europe Alliance to the Brink Over Greenland
As President Trump tries to coerce European leaders over Greenland, they are pondering the unthinkable: Is an 80-year-old alliance doomed?
President Trump with European leaders at the White House in August. On Saturday, Mr. Trump said he would raise tariffs on several European countries unless they let him acquire Greenland.
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Valentino Garavani: A Life in Photos
Valentino Garavani, fashion’s “Last Emperor,” believed in the power of beauty.
Valentino Garavani, Rome 1959.
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