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Iranian Nobel Peace Laureate Starts New Hunger Strike in Prison

The rights activist Narges Mohammadi is protesting her continued detention, her family said. She was arrested again in December after being given leave from prison for medical treatment.

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Narges Mohammadi in Tehran last year while on temporary leave from prison. She was released for medical treatment in 2024 before being arrested again last year.
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The Epstein Files

We look into the relationships powerful people had with the convicted sex offender.

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Starmer Apologizes for Ex-Ambassador Mandelson’s Epstein Ties

Newly released documents detailed connections between the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and Peter Mandelson, who was picked to be the U.S. envoy by the British prime minister, Keir Starmer.

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Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain has vowed to hold Peter Mandelson accountable and has apologized to Jeffrey Epstein’s victims.
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He Was Laid Off at The Washington Post After Working There 60 Years

Martin Weil, one of hundreds being let go at The Post, has worked on local news there since 1965, witnessing the paper’s rise and now retrenchment.

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The thrill of a byline in The Washington Post “never went away,” said Martin Weil, at his home in the city.
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As Silver Prices Soar, Pandora Switches to Platinum

Pandora, known for its charm bracelets, is trying to reduce its exposure to the volatility in silver prices, the latest setback for a company also facing wary consumers and steep tariffs.

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Rising silver prices have challenged Pandora’s “affordable luxury” model, driving up costs for its core material.
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Bad Bunny Means a Breakthrough for Puerto Rican Athletes, Too

Puerto Rican football players are thrilled that Spanish will resound at the Super Bowl. “The stage is bigger than the N.F.L. itself,” one lineman said.

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More than 100 million viewers in the United States are expected to watch the Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny perform during the Super Bowl halftime show on Sunday.
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How Trump Brought the Fight Over American History to Philadelphia

The administration took a crowbar to a site that focused on George Washington and slavery. But can the contradictions of the Founding Era be erased?

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The protest signs have mixed grief, anger and local Philadelphia pride. “Slavery is Real, Go Birds!” one read.
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To Win Back the House, Democrats Take the Fight to Deep-Red Areas

Democrats are tapping candidates with unusual résumés — a Tejano recording star, a smokejumper and a fourth-generation farmer — to compete in areas long seen as inhospitable.

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Democratic strategists believe that Bobby Pulido could be the kind of political unicorn who can put a seat that President Trump won by a whopping 18 percentage points in play this fall by appealing to working-class Latino voters.
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U.S. and Iran to Hold Talks in Oman on Friday

The White House confirmed a meeting would take place after days of conflicting reports on the talks’ timing, location and format.

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Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, was expected to meet with U.S. envoys in Oman on Friday.
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Primary for New Jersey Seat Is First House Race in Pivotal Year

Eleven candidates are running in a special primary election on Thursday to fill Gov. Mikie Sherrill’s former seat. They include a former member of Congress and the former lieutenant governor.

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Ms. Way, the former lieutenant governor, is among 11 Democrats in the race.
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How Hochul Improved Her Prospects and Hurt an Adversary Along the Way

Gov. Kathy Hochul of New York has warded off most challenges to her re-election, but still faces one from her own deputy, Lt. Gov. Antonio Delgado.

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Gov. Kathy Hochul chose Antonio Delgado to be her lieutenant governor in 2022, but their relationship began to deteriorate by 2024.
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Newsom, Shapiro and Other Democrats Whip Up the 2028 Book Buzz

A number of potential presidential candidates are releasing memoirs as the shadow primary heats up.

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Gov. Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania and Gov. Gavin Newsom of California are both promoting books.
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France’s Raid on X Escalates Trans-Atlantic Showdown Over Social Media

The French investigation into Elon Musk’s X illustrated a fundamental divide between European and American leaders about how to regulate social media — or whether to restrict it at all.

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A poster in London featuring an image of Elon Musk, calling for X users to delete their accounts.
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Quick End to Second Day of Russia-Ukraine Peace Talks Hints at Impasse

American negotiators trumpeted plans for a prisoner swap, but that was small recompense for months of diplomatic efforts by the Trump administration.

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Working on Wednesday at a power plant in Kyiv, Ukraine, that was heavily damaged by recent Russian missile and drone strikes.
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