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The Washington Post Eliminates Its Sports Department

The Post is laying off or reassigning all the reporters and editors in its sports section, days before the Super Bowl and the Winter Olympics in Italy.

© Michael A. McCoy for The New York Times

Washington Post leadership announced major layoffs within the newsroom.
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Jersey City Faces a Stunning Budget Deficit, Report Shows

The city’s new mayor, James Solomon, is blaming his predecessor, Steven Fulop, who just became the head of an influential business advocacy group in New York City.

© Rachel Wisniewski for The New York Times

Mayor James Solomon of Jersey City said on Wednesday that the city’s budget deficit amount to $255 million, more than it spends annually on police and fire services.
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Dutch Queen Joins the Military

Queen Máxima of the Netherlands enlisted as a reservist, the Royal House said, because the country’s security “can no longer be taken for granted.”

© Dutch Ministry of Defense

A photograph released by the Royal House showing Queen Máxima of the Netherlands during military training in Breda on Wednesday.
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Mickey Lolich, Detroit’s Hero of the 1968 World Series, Dies at 85

Pitching for the Tigers, he notched three complete-game victories in defeating the St. Louis Cardinals for the championship, earning the Series’ M.V.P. honors.

© Associated Press

Mickey Lolich was on the mound for the Detroit Tigers in Game 2 of the 1968 World Series against the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium in St. Louis.
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Doctors’ Group Endorses Restrictions on Gender-Related Surgery for Minors

The A.M.A.’s announcement followed a similar recommendation from the American Society of Plastic Surgeons. Other medical groups argued for a more personalized approach.

© Jim West/Alamy

Two major medical organizations have now endorsed age limits on gender-related surgery for teenagers struggling with gender dysphoria.
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Google Profit Jumps 30 Percent on A.I. Gains

Profits rose to $34.5 billion last quarter, as the tech giant gained ground with its Gemini system, bolstering its search business and YouTube.

© Lucia Vazquez for The New York Times

A Google ad in Times Square.
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In Forcing the Clintons to Testify on Epstein, Comer Sets a New Precedent

The Republican chairman’s successful targeting of a former president who faces no charge of wrongdoing was the sort of tactic typical in an autocracy where leaders fear being jailed when they are out of power.

© Eric Lee for The New York Times

Representative James R. Comer of Kentucky, at the Capitol on Tuesday, had been trying for months to get Bill and Hillary Clinton to testify in the Jeffrey Epstein investigation.
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New York and New Jersey Governors Resolve Fight Over Appointees

The board of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey will vote this week to confirm Kathryn Garcia as the executive director and Jean Roehrenbeck as the deputy executive director of the agency.

© Cindy Schultz for The New York Times; James Estrin/The New York Times

New York Governor Kathy Hochul and New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill each nominated an executive director to lead the Port Authority.
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Mamdani Chooses a Liberal Jewish Leader to Run Antisemitism Office

Phylisa Wisdom, the executive director of the New York Jewish Agenda, shares Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s criticism of Israel’s treatment of Gaza, but supports its right to exist as a Jewish state.

© Kent J. Edwards for The New York Times

Mayor Zohran Mamdani pledged to keep the Office to Combat Antisemitism, which was created by his predecessor, Eric Adams.
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Reporter puts Billie Eilish’s ‘stolen land’ Grammys rant to the test at her $3M home: ‘Let us in, please’

A cheeky reporter visited Billie Eilish’s $3 million Los Angeles mansion and asked to be let in days after her “stolen land” comments at the Grammys — only to be met by a massive, locked fence surrounding the property, video shows. “Billie, let us in please, Billie. We are here because this is stolen land,”...

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