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Mandelson’s Arrest Adds to Scandal That Has Rattled Starmer and Labour Party

24 février 2026 à 12:22
The arrest of the British former envoy to Washington, long a key figure in the Labour Party, deepened a scandal that has led to calls for Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s resignation.

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Peter Mandelson, left, with Prime Minister Keir Starmer in Washington last year. Mr. Starmer fired Mr. Mandelson after learning of Mr. Mandelson’s friendship with the sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

ICE Whistle-Blower Says Training Is ‘Broken,’ and OpenAI Faces Questions About Mass Shooter

24 février 2026 à 12:15
Plus, how Mexico tracked its most-wanted cartel leader.

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“For the last five months, I watched ICE dismantle the training program,” Ryan Schwank, a former Immigration and Customs Enforcement official, told congressional Democrats on Monday.

Billions in Climate Grants, Frozen for a Year, Are Back in Court

24 février 2026 à 11:03
A year after the Trump administration blocked money that had been awarded by Congress for clean energy projects, the legal fight over the funds rages on.

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Last year, Lee Zeldin, E.P.A. administrator, sought to cancel $20 billion in clean energy grants that were awarded to eight nonprofits under the Biden administration.

Gustavo Dudamel’s Long Goodbye to L.A., and Long Hello to New York

24 février 2026 à 11:02
As the conductor prepares to leave the Los Angeles Philharmonic for the New York Philharmonic, he says, “I am in two waters.”

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Gustavo Dudamel, who is leaving the Los Angeles Philharmonic this summer and taking over as the music and artistic director of the New York Philharmonic in September.

Ahead of State of the Union, Cracks Appear in Trump Coalition

24 février 2026 à 11:02
As the president prepares to speak to the nation, Northeastern Pennsylvania is showing discontent on the edges of the Trump coalition and an energized Democratic opposition.

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Wilkes-Barre, Pa., the county seat of Luzerne County, was once staunchly Democratic but has moved right with the rise of President Trump.

New York City’s Homeless Population Faces Another Dangerous Storm

24 février 2026 à 02:51
Mayor Zohran Mamdani said on Monday that his administration had taken lessons from the city’s last storm, when at least 20 people died after exposure to the cold.

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A homeless encampment in Queens. Mayor Zohran Mamdani said on Monday that so far, no outdoor deaths had been reported in New York City during the blizzard.

‘A Long Speech’: Trump Prepares for State of the Union

24 février 2026 à 02:05
President Trump does not like to practice reading the speech out loud, but he spent time mimicking the setup of the House chamber, officials familiar with his plans said.

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A TV screen showed President Trump’s address to a joint session of Congress at the Capitol last March.

China Amps Up Pressure on Japan With Restrictions on Exports

24 février 2026 à 11:31
Beijing placed the restrictions on 20 Japanese entities with ties to the defense industry, the latest ratcheting up of its monthslong feud with Tokyo.

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Students of the National Defense Academy of Japan during a parade in Yokosuka in 2023. The academy is one of 20 Japanese entities targeted by China’s new export ban.

These Ukrainians Don’t Want to Be Traded to Russia for Peace

24 février 2026 à 06:01
Four years into the war, a major sticking point in talks is control of the eastern Donetsk region. Residents could face an agonizing choice if Ukraine gives up the territory.

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Daria Bondareva last month with a customer at her salon in Sloviansk, Ukraine, in the Donetsk region.

After Six Decades of the War on Drugs, What Works?

24 février 2026 à 06:01
The U.S. and its allies have spilled blood and treasure to kill drug lords and defeat cartels, but the drugs keep coming and the new groups are more violent than ever.

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A burned car in Guadalajara following the capture and killing of Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes.

How Russia Put Its Future at Risk by Remaking Its Economy for War

24 février 2026 à 11:37
About half of the country’s federal budget goes toward the fight in Ukraine, money that does little to support its long-term development.

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A Russian Army recruitment poster in Moscow in June. The war in Ukraine has killed or wounded as many as 1.2 million Russians.

New York City Restaurants Face the Blizzard

24 février 2026 à 00:02
Across New York City, restaurateurs and cafe owners weigh logistics and the safety of staff against the demands of customers and a slow winter.

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After many of its staff decided they wanted to work, the bakery Welcome Home in Bedford-Stuyvesant decided to open for businesses on Monday and sold out within hours.

Training for New ICE Agents Is ‘Deficient’ and ‘Broken,’ Whistle-Blower Says

23 février 2026 à 22:22
The former official appeared with congressional Democrats, who also released documents indicating significant reductions in instructional hours for recruits.

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“For the last five months, I watched ICE dismantle the training program,” Ryan Schwank told congressional Democrats on Monday.
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