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An Emboldened Trump’s Whipsaw Approach to the World

He says there’s a method to the madness. But European allies wonder whether the United States is reliable anymore.

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President Trump at a reception with business leaders at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Wednesday.
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Appeals Court Weighs Trump’s Effort to Use War Power for Deportations

Some Fifth Circuit judges questioned the government’s claim that courts must defer to the president’s finding of an “invasion” by Venezuela.

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The Terrorism Confinement Center, or CECOT, in El Salvador last year. Many Venezuelans accused of being members of a gang were deported and housed at the prison.
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Trump Sues JPMorgan for Closing His Bank Accounts for Political Reasons

The lawsuit, citing “political discrimination,” said the banking giant told President Trump shortly after the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol that it would close his accounts.

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The lawsuit says Jamie Dimon, JPMorgan’s chief executive, directed the bank to put Mr. Trump and some of his businesses on a “blacklist.”
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Questions for Alex Honnold Before He Tries to Climb a Skyscraper in Taipei

Alex Honnold again will be ascending without ropes. In an interview he considers the impact on his family if something were to go wrong.

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Alex Honnold will try to climb a 1,667-foot skyscraper in Taiwan, without ropes, in an event scheduled to stream live on Netflix.
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Judge Rejects DOJ’s Criminal Complaint Against Don Lemon Over Minnesota Church Protest

The Justice Department would seek to find other avenues to pursue a case against Mr. Lemon, a senior law enforcement official said.

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Don Lemon reporting from a demonstration in Broadview, Ill., last year. Mr. Lemon, a former CNN anchor, has said he was at the Minnesota protest as a journalist.
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How a Major Winter Storm This Weekend Could Affect Your Travel Plans

Ice, sleet and possibly significant snowfall are threatening to snarl travel in much of the eastern U.S. starting on Friday. Here’s what to know.

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Ronald Reagan National Airport, near Washington, is one of dozens of airports that could experience delays this weekend.
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Amy Klobuchar Files Papers for Run to Succeed Tim Walz as Minnesota Governor

The Minnesota senator, a potential 2028 presidential candidate, appears set to enter a race that has been transformed by President Trump’s immigration crackdown in the state and protests against it.

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Senator Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota is widely expected to clear the Democratic primary field for governor of her home state.
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Venezuela’s Edmundo González Said His Son-in-Law Was Freed From Detention

Edmundo González, seen by many as the real winner of Venezuela’s 2024 election, said his son-in-law was released after more than a year in detention.

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Mariana González de Tudares, right, daughter of the former Venezuelan presidential candidate Edmundo González, waiting this month outside a detention center in Caracas, Venezuela.
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The Drama at Thinking Machines, a New A.I. Start-Up, Is Riveting Silicon Valley

Defections, secret conversations, deal talks that fizzled and a battle for control: The turmoil at Thinking Machines Lab is the artificial intelligence industry’s latest drama.

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Ms. Murati with Mr. Altman and two other OpenAI colleagues in 2023. She co-founded Thinking Labs a year ago.
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Detention of 5-Year-Old by Federal Agents Incenses Minneapolis

A photo showed the boy with an oversized hat and Spider-Man backpack being held next to a vehicle as his father was detained. A Homeland Security spokeswoman said the man had fled and left the child.

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Immigration agents have been circling schools in Columbia Heights, Minn., and following school buses, according to the school superintendent, Zena Stenvik.
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Denmark Bristles at Idea of Giving Up Any Sovereignty in Greenland

American and NATO officials have discussed giving the United States sovereignty over U.S. military bases in Greenland. The Danes don’t seem to like that.

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Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen of Denmark, in Copenhagen on Tuesday, released a statement saying, “Only Denmark and Greenland themselves can make decisions on issues concerning Denmark and Greenland.”
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After Trump’s Ultimatum, Greenland Talks Include Sovereign U.S. Bases, No Drilling for Russia

Negotiators have discussed proposals to check Russian and Chinese influence in the Arctic and transfer sovereignty over pockets of Greenlandic land to the United States, an idea opposed by Denmark.

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Icebergs in Scoresby Sound in Greenland. In a speech at Davos, Switzerland, on Wednesday, President Trump ruled out using military force to take the island.
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The Carney Doctrine

How do you preserve the free world when America goes rogue?

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Georgia and Other Southern States Prepare for Storm’s Snow and Bitter Cold

The path of an approaching winter storm is not clear yet, but much of the country, including places unused to frigid weather, is bracing for the worst.

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States across the South braced for the impending storm. In Fort Worth, crews were pre-treating major roads like Highway 121 on Wednesday.
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