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How the BAFTAs Bungled Its Response to a Racial Slur

The awards show didn’t mention racist slurs when it told the audience a man with Tourette’s might make “involuntarily noises.”

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The executive producer of the BAFTAs ceremony said that one racist slur was edited from the BBC’s broadcast but that another was missed.
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How Wesley Hunt of Texas Is Working in Plain Sight With Outside Groups

Exchanges between two X accounts appear to offer a vivid example of how campaigns may sidestep campaign-finance law to share strategic information.

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Representative Wesley Hunt, center, at a watch party for the State of the Union address Tuesday night in Georgetown, Texas.
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No Clear Endgame in the Conflict Between Afghanistan and Pakistan

Pakistan’s airstrikes in Afghanistan showed its overwhelming superiority in conventional warfare, but the Taliban have refined a lethal repertoire of guerrilla tactics.

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Pakistani airstrikes threatened to inflict major damage on cities in Afghanistan, which was already reeling from economic hardship and a humanitarian crisis.
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In the Northwest, Polyamory Finds Something New: Legal Protection

From big cities like Seattle and Portland, Ore., to small ones like Astoria, Ore., proponents of “nontraditional” romantic relationships are making headway in getting legal recognition.

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Seattle is one of several cities in the Pacific Northwest where local leaders are considering adding polyamory and other nontraditional family structures to city policy this year.
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Epstein Effort to Finance a Dick Cavett Film Undone by Background Check

Jeffrey Epstein joined Mr. Cavett’s wife in an effort to create a PBS documentary on the talk-show legend. But then the producers did a background check on the financier.

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Dick Cavett had an illustrious career as a talk-show host known for his probing interviews. When a documentary about him was in the early stages, Jeffrey Epstein took an interest.
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QAnon Faithful See Validation in the Epstein Files

The nearly decade-old conspiracy theory does not align neatly with the facts emerging from the documents. That does not seem to matter.

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QAnon followers see validation of their theories in some elements of the Epstein files. But other parts of their canon, including the existence of a deep-state pedophilia conspiracy, are not backed up by the files.
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The President of War

The U.S. military was once a tool of last resort for American presidents.

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Berkshire Hathaway Posts a Drop in Earnings in Buffett’s Last Year

In his first report as C.E.O., Gregory Abel, stuck to a straight commentary rather than Warren Buffett’s folksy tone. The lower earnings were largely driven by declines in the insurance business.

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Gregory E. Abel, right, the new chief executive of Berkshire Hathaway, with a Berkshire shareholder at the conglomerate’s annual meeting last year.
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Netflix Lost Warner. Maybe That’s a Good Thing.

It is entirely possible, analysts say, that Netflix will be better off by bailing from its $83 billion deal with Warner Bros. Discovery.

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Netflix’s offices on Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles. “The truth is, Netflix is still producing more hits than everyone else combined,” one analyst said.
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A Tale of Two Seasons at Columbia, and Two Responses to Student Arrests

When Mahmoud Khalil was detained by immigration agents last year, the university’s response was restrained. It was different with Elmina Aghayeva this week.

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The message at Columbia University was clear this week after federal immigration agents again detained a student.
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Fighting Wildfires Could Soon Get Harder

Simultaneous emergencies in different parts of the world could stop countries from sharing ground crews and equipment, new research warns.

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A wildfire this month in Chubut Province, Argentina. Different parts of the world have historically had different fire seasons, allowing regions to rotate resources.
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What to Know About the U.S. Attacks on Iran

The United States and Israel launched a major assault, as President Trump called on Iranians to overthrow the government.

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Plumes of smoke rose after a reported explosion in Tehran on Saturday.
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How The Times Covers Cartels and Other Criminal Enterprises

Cultivating sources. Verifying claims. Staying safe. After the death of El Mencho, four journalists share their approach to this difficult, dangerous work.

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The remnants of retaliatory violence, including burned vehicles, was evident along the highway between Guadalajara and Tapalpa, in Jalisco state.
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Netflix Lost Warner. Maybe That’s a Good Thing.

It is entirely possible, analysts say, that Netflix will be better off by bailing from its $83 billion deal with Warner Bros. Discovery.

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Netflix’s offices on Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles. “The truth is, Netflix is still producing more hits than everyone else combined,” one analyst said.
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