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U.S. Military Tells Alaska and N.C. Troops to Stand Down on Possible Minnesota Deployment

3 février 2026 à 00:04
More than 1,500 active-duty troops had been on standby to deploy to Minnesota, but were quietly taken off heightened alert over the weekend.

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Thousands marched in streets of Minneapolis on Friday to protest the federal immigration crackdown. Over the weekend, Northern Command quietly ordered the active-duty troops on standby to stand down.

‘I Didn’t Have Time to Think,’ Says Sergeant Who Threw Cooler at Man

2 février 2026 à 23:54
Erik Duran, an N.Y.P.D. sergeant, said he was trying to save lives when he struck Eric Duprey with a cooler. The sergeant took the unusual step of testifying at his own manslaughter trial.

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Sgt. Erik Duran is charged in the death of Eric Duprey, a Bronx man, in 2023. He took the stand in his own defense at his bench trial.

Trump Drops Demand for Cash From Harvard After Stiff Resistance

The Trump administration has lowered the bar for a deal with the university, backtracking on its insistence on a $200 million payment to the government, The New York Times has learned.

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Harvard has faced internal pressure for months from faculty, students and alumni who view President Trump as an authoritarian and any deal as an act of capitulation.

Frigid Temperatures Forecast to Continue this Week

2 février 2026 à 20:36
Arctic air will chill much of the United States, but New York’s streak of consecutive freezing days ended on Monday.

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Lisa Zavos bundles up against the cold weather as she visits the beach on Sunday in Miami Beach, Fla. South Florida reached the mid-30s overnight as an Arctic chill moved through the area.

Billy Bass Nelson, Original Bassist for Funkadelic, Dies at 75

2 février 2026 à 20:45
George Clinton, while working as a barber, recruited him. Mr. Nelson went on to name the group and, with his bandmates, to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

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Billy Bass Nelson, seated at far right, with other members of Funkadelic in 1971.

Judge Bars Further Changes to George Washington’s Philadelphia House

2 février 2026 à 20:41
The Interior Department removed placards and videos about Washington’s involvement with slavery. A new court ruling blocks further changes, for now.

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Local teachers last month taped signs that read “history is real” on a blank wall where signs about slavery were removed at Independence National Historical Park in Philadelphia.

Trump Announces Initial Trade Deal With India, Cutting Tariffs to 18%

2 février 2026 à 20:14
The agreement was short on details, but President Trump said India had promised to stop buying Russian oil and would buy more U.S. products for a reduction on tariffs.

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President Trump, who has at times had a strained relationship with India’s prime minister, Narendra Modi, in his second term, on Monday described him as “one of my greatest friends.”

Jobs Report Delayed Because of Partial Shutdown

2 février 2026 à 20:12
The report, scheduled for Friday, would have provided data on job growth, unemployment and wages in January.

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Monthly jobs data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics will be delayed because of a lapse in government funding.

Attempt to Drill Through Thwaites Glacier Is Foiled

2 février 2026 à 19:49
Scientists lost their instruments within Antarctica’s most dangerously unstable glacier, though not before getting a glimpse at the warming waters underneath.

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Threading a cable through the Thwaites glacier in an attempt to place monitoring equipment.

Will the Spirit of 1976 Come to 2026?

2 février 2026 à 11:02
Bicentennial celebrations across America were spirited and joyous. As the semiquincentennial approaches, there’s a different mood.

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Buster Smith, in Revolutionary garb, took part in an anti-big-business protest held by the People’s Bicentennial Commission at the Washington Monument on July 4, 1976.

A Social Network for A.I. Bots Only. No Humans Allowed.

2 février 2026 à 20:47
A new website called Moltbook has become the talk of Silicon Valley and a Rorschach test for belief in the state of artificial intelligence.

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Just two days after the social network Moltbook was launched, more than 10,000 “Moltbots” were chatting with one another on the site.

Here’s What to Know About the Partial Government Shutdown

2 février 2026 à 20:39
A bipartisan spending deal couldn’t clear Congress in time to prevent a lapse in federal funding for some departments. The House must pass it to fully reopen the government.

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Federal agents confronting protesters in Minneapolis last month. Last-minute negotiations to keep the government running included starting talks on new limits on federal immigration agents.

Minnesota Economy Suffers as I.C.E. Cracks Down

2 février 2026 à 20:37
Immigration raids have scared off customers and workers, a pattern repeated in other cities where federal officials have arrived in force.

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Business is down in stores and restaurants around the Twin Cities, including at El Guanaco, a restaurant and bakery with several locations in the area.
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