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Super Bowl Halftime Is the World’s Biggest Stage. He Designs It.

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Par :Emmanuel Morgan
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From Prince’s giant symbol to Kendrick Lamar’s streetlamps, the set production designer Bruce Rodgers “makes the impossible possible.”

© Vincent Alban/The New York Times

“People are hungry for spectacle and excitement and things they can talk about the next day,” said Bruce Rodgers, who works with the N.F.L. and artists to design the halftime shows.
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A Mosque Bombing Undercuts Pakistan’s Bid for Security

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Par :Elian Peltier
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Pakistan has made headway against the Islamic State and other militants, but a bloody suicide attack showed how fragile its progress has been.

© Waseem Khan/Reuters

A funeral on Saturday for victims of a suicide bombing at a mosque on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan, the day before. The attack killed at least 31 people.
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Trump Reverts to Diplomacy With Iran, but the Road Is Narrow

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Par :Steven Erlanger
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Iran is skilled at prolonging negotiations over its nuclear program, and seems to be hoping President Trump is out for a quick win, rather than a prolonged regional war.

© Omani Foreign Ministry, via Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

Steve Witkoff, President Trump’s special envoy, center, and Jared Kushner, the president’s son-in-law, with Oman’s foreign minister, Badr Albusaidi, in a photograph released on Friday by Oman’s Foreign Ministry.
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Vanity Fair

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Par :Melissa Kirsch
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Behind the scenes at the Westminster Dog Show, the entrants were affectionate. Or at least they acted like it.
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What’s Up With This Big Freeze? Some Scientists See Climate Change Link

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Par :Eric Niiler
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A warming Arctic can stretch the polar vortex, a high-altitude air ribbon, one says. The “wobble” can disrupt the jet stream, causing extreme cold in the East.

© Aristide Economopoulos for The New York Times

Pedestrians walked the snow-covered streets of Jersey City, N.J., during last month’s winter storm. Some scientists say there is a link between a warming planet and the recent frigid temperatures.
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Prosecutors Began Investigating Renee Good’s Killing. Washington Told Them to Stop.

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Par :Ernesto Londoño
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Federal prosecutors had a warrant to collect evidence from Ms. Good’s vehicle, but Trump administration leaders said to drop it. About a dozen prosecutors have departed, leaving the Minnesota U.S. attorney’s office in turmoil.

© Ben Brewer for The New York Times

Joseph H. Thompson, center, at a news conference last year where he announced charges in a fraud scheme tied to Minnesota’s federally funded housing stabilization program.
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Demanding Support for Trump, Justice Dept. Struggles to Recruit Prosecutors

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Par :Glenn Thrush · Alan Feuer · Mimi Dwyer · Ernesto Londoño and Michael S. Schmidt
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Some offices are so decimated that the Justice Department has sent in military lawyers. More recently, officials asked for volunteers from other offices who can quickly deploy to places in desperate need.

© Eric Lee for The New York Times

The Justice Department lost about 8 percent of its work force between November 2024 and November 2025, according to data from the Office of Personnel Management.
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Super Bowl Halftime Is the World’s Biggest Stage. He Designs It.

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Par :Emmanuel Morgan
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From Prince’s giant symbol to Kendrick Lamar’s streetlamps, the set production designer Bruce Rodgers “makes the impossible possible.”

© Vincent Alban/The New York Times

“People are hungry for spectacle and excitement and things they can talk about the next day,” said Bruce Rodgers, who works with the N.F.L. and artists to design the halftime shows.
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Mexican Cartels Overwhelm Police With Ammunition Made for the U.S. Military

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Par :Ben Dooley · Isabella Cota and Emiliano Rodríguez Mega
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Drug syndicates have used .50-caliber ammunition, produced at a plant owned by the U.S. Army and then smuggled across the border, in attacks on Mexican civilians and police.

© Eduardo Verdugo/Associated Press

Four police officers, two civilians and 19 cartel members died during a 2019 gun battle in the Mexican town of Villa Unión.
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Smaller N.Y.C. Classes Will Cost Millions. Can Mamdani Pull It Off?

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Par :Troy Closson
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Mayor Zohran Mamdani wants to make classes smaller across the largest U.S. school system. Like other parts of his agenda, it’s a costly task.

© Elizabeth D. Herman for The New York Times

A state law requires New York City to decrease public school class sizes to 25 students or less by 2028.
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Olympics Officials Signal Sanctions on Russia in Sports May End

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Par :Ivan Nechepurenko and Tariq Panja
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In Milan this week, Olympics officials signaled a willingness to ease years of restrictions imposed on the country over its state-backed doping program and invasion of Ukraine.

© Doug Mills/The New York Times

Athletes competing for the Russian Olympic Committee in the men’s ice hockey gold medal match at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. The team won a silver medal.
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China Reverses Death Sentence for Canadian in a Small Win for Carney

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Par :Lily Kuo
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The ruling by China’s highest court followed a recent meeting between China and Canada’s top leaders that led to a thaw in the two countries’ relations.

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Robert Lloyd Schellenberg in 2019 during his retrial on drug-trafficking charges in a court in Dalian, China.
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In a Close Election, Voters Send a Sharp Anti-Trump Message

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Par :Tracey Tully
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The Democratic primary to replace Gov. Mikie Sherrill of New Jersey in Congress is still too close to call. Much of the advertising focused on opposition to the president and his immigration policies.

© Brian Fraser for The New York Times; Rachel Wisniewski for The New York Times

Tom Malinowski, left, and Analilia Mejia are in a tight Democratic primary race to fill Gov. Mikie Sherrill’s seat in Congress.
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