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Warner Bros. Is Said to Consider Reopening Talks With Paramount

Warner Bros. Discovery had agreed to sell itself to Netflix, but its contract allows it to pursue offers that may lead to a superior deal.

© Aleksey Kondratyev for The New York Times

Warner Bros. Discovery has until Feb. 25 to respond to Paramount’s latest proposal.
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In the East Village, Hiding in Plain Sight: A Secret Passage to the Underground Railroad

A passageway hidden below a dresser at the Merchant’s House Museum had long been a mystery. Then researchers learned that the home’s original builder was an abolitionist.

© By Jamie Leventhal, Remy Tumin, Christina Kelso and Dave Sanders

Emily Hill-Wright, director of operations at the Merchant’s House Museum, alongside a recently identified passageway linked to the Underground Railroad.
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What C.E.O.s Are Worried About

Fractured politics, disruptive technologies and a distrust in institutions are making it harder to focus on the traditional tasks of growing sales and profits.

© Pete Ryan

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Tax Missteps Happen — Even When Two Financial Pros are Married

You’d think a financial planner married to another financial planner would have it easy come tax time. Alas, no.

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Natalie and Dan Slagle run Fyooz Financial Planning together. One tax mistake they made was using money from an I.R.A. to pay taxes while converting it to a Roth, which resulted in a penalty.
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How A.I. Salaries Are Causing Couples to Rethink Money in Relationships

The artificial intelligence frenzy is creating personal fortunes rarely seen in modern technology and changing people’s attitudes about fairness and money in relationships.

© Ian C. Bates for The New York Times

Akash Samant is a co-founder of Coverflow, an A.I. start-up that serves insurance agencies. He hopes to make enough money from his company going public or being acquired to give his girlfriend the choice to opt out of working.
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Trump Administration Ends Credit for Start-Stop Feature in Cars

Manufacturers will no longer get a credit toward vehicle emissions standards by installing engines that automatically stop at red lights.

© Stella Kalinina for The New York Times

Complaints to the U.S. Department of Transportation about the start-stop feature peaked in 2022 and fell almost in half by 2024.
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Like Trump, U.S. Embassies Are Raising Cash for Lavish July Fourth Parties

Some of Washington’s diplomatic outposts in Asia are raising millions for events to mark the 250th independence anniversary. One ambassador offered to sing and dance.

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The Washington Monument illuminated on New Year’s Eve. In December, President Trump announced a campaign to organize celebrations of America’s 250th birthday.
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Light Snowfall Coming to New York, New Jersey and Long Island

Forecasters said snowfall totals of one to two inches were likely Sunday night, with isolated amounts of up to three inches across New York City, northeastern New Jersey and much of Long Island.

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In Woodside, Queens, where snow is still piled in the streets from earlier storms. Forecasters are predicting up to two more inches of snow, with isolated amounts of up to three inches, across New York City from Sunday into Monday.
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‘Wuthering Heights’ Gallops Toward $82 Million in Global Ticket Sales

Warner Bros. spent an estimated $80 million on the R-rated romance, directed by Emerald Fennell, not including hefty marketing costs.

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Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi in “Wuthering Heights.” The director, Emerald Fennell, and Ms. Robbie, a co-producer, went with Warner Bros. because it promised a wide theatrical release.
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Bans on Many CBD Products Loom This Year

A federal law taking effect in November severely limits the amount of THC, the euphoric cannabis compound, allowed in over-the-counter items. Many groups are fighting back.

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Europe Today Looks Different From the One Trump’s Team Describes

Secretary of State Marco Rubio appealed to European leaders in Munich by stressing Christian and cultural bonds that are no longer universal.

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Speaking over the weekend at the Munich Security Conference, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said, “We are part of one civilization: Western civilization.”
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Trump’s Stinging Attack on Israel’s President Touches a Nerve

President Trump called President Isaac Herzog of Israel “disgraceful” because he has not yet pardoned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in his corruption trial.

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President Trump with Israel’s president, Isaac Herzog, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at Ben Gurion Airport in October.
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More Than Ever, Videos Expose the Truth. And Cloud It, Too.

In Minneapolis, videos of the Alex Pretti killing undermined the federal government’s account. But an A.I. video of Brad Pitt shows the dangers ahead.

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A screen grab from a video showing how federal agents wrestled Alex Pretti to the ground before fatally shooting him.
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In First Public Comments Since Trump’s Racist Video, Obama Laments Lost Decorum

In a podcast interview, former President Barack Obama did not directly address the video posted by Mr. Trump but denounced a “clown show” on social media.

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Former President Barack Obama said he thought most Americans were troubled by inflammatory and racist rhetoric in politics.
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Everybody’s Mom

We explore why we care so much about the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie.

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News media and law enforcement personnel outside Nancy Guthrie’s home.
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What They Wanted From Jeffrey Epstein

Epstein’s network may not have known everything, but it is hard to deny that many of them knew enough to know better.

© Ralph Alswang, via Alamy

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