Argentina and U.S. Sign Sweeping Trade Deal as Alliance Deepens

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6 février 2026 à 04:07

The deal reduces reciprocal tariffs and expands quotas for key trading goods, including Argentine beef — a flashpoint for American ranchers.

President Trump with President Javier Milei of Argentina at the White House in October.

Trump Strips Job Protections From Thousands of Federal Workers

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Par :Eileen Sullivan

5 février 2026 à 22:27

The policy change makes it easier for the president to discipline or remove up to 50,000 employees, another push in the administration’s campaign to reshape the federal work force.

Commuters in Washington last year. More than 352,000 employees left the federal government in 2025, according to the most recent data.

Uber Found Liable in Rape by Driver, Setting Stage for Thousands of Cases

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Par :Emily Steel

6 février 2026 à 04:01

In a federal bellwether case, the jury ordered the ride-hailing giant to pay $8.5 million to Jaylynn Dean, who said one of its drivers assaulted her in 2023.

Jaylynn Dean at a hotel in Phoenix, where a federal jury awarded her damages on Thursday.

TrumpRx, the President’s Online Drugstore, Opens for Business

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Par :Rebecca Robbins and Margot Sanger-Katz

6 février 2026 à 03:13

TrumpRx is aimed at helping patients use their own money to buy medicines. But researchers who study drug pricing warned that many patients could pay too much if they use the site.

The TrumpRx website is meant to be an entry point for consumers to search for their medicines and then direct them to manufacturers’ websites to buy the drugs directly.

Virginia Democrats Propose New Congressional Maps Ahead of Midterms

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Par :Nick Corasaniti and Reid J. Epstein

6 février 2026 à 02:50

As they appeal a ruling blocking their redistricting efforts, the state’s Democrats proposed redrawing districts in a way that would strongly favor them.

Virginia’s proposed congressional map is one of the most significant moves by Democrats in the national redistricting arms race that has engulfed about a dozen states over the past year.

Hundreds of Immigration Agents Left Minnesota, but Residents Report Little Change

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Par :Julie Bosman and Talya Minsberg

6 février 2026 à 02:28

The Trump administration announced that its deployment of immigration agents in the Twin Cities was diminishing, but many agents remain.

Community members filled the sidewalks, blowing whistles and filming with their phones, as about 20 federal agents gathered in Minneapolis on Thursday.

N.Y. House Democrats Unite to Endorse Hochul on Eve of Convention

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Par :Benjamin Oreskes

6 février 2026 à 02:26

Gov. Kathy Hochul is expected to receive the Democratic nomination at the party’s state convention on Friday, even as her running-mate selection has drawn some debate.

Gov. Kathy Hochul on Thursday made her first appearance with Adrienne Adams since naming her as her running mate on the Democratic ticket.

Pentagon Official Rejects Plea Deal in U.S.S. Cole Bombing Case

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Par :Carol Rosenberg

6 février 2026 à 00:40

The decision clears the way for the first death-penalty trial at Guantánamo Bay to start this summer, more than 25 years after the attack.

The U.S.S. Cole at a Yemeni harbor in October 2000, more than two weeks after an attack by Al Qaeda suicide bombers killed 17 sailors and wounded dozens of others.

Uber’s Festering Sexual Assault Problem

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Par :Emily Steel

8 août 2025 à 00:00

The company has tested tools that make rides safer, court records show. Measures to stem the violence have been set aside in favor of protecting the company’s business.

12 Columbia Professors and Students Are Arrested at Anti-ICE Protest

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Par :Sharon Otterman and Olivia Bensimon

6 février 2026 à 01:39

Demonstrators, who were demanding that the university provide more protection for international students, blocked Broadway.

About 150 protesters called on Columbia to strengthen protections for international students.

Toronto Police Charged in Sweeping Drug and Corruption Case

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Par :Vjosa Isai

6 février 2026 à 01:35

After hit men targeted the home of a prison manager in June, investigators say, the schemes of a criminal network involving the police unraveled.

From left, Chief Myron Demkiw of the Toronto police, Chief Jim MacSween and Deputy Chief Ryan Hogan of the York Regional Police at a news conference on Thursday in Aurora, Ontario.

C.I.A. World Factbook Ends Publication After 6 Decades

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Par :Rylee Kirk and Mark Walker

6 février 2026 à 00:05

The Factbook, a version of which dates to 1962, provided facts, figures, maps and more to generations of economists, professors, journalists and others.

The “Kryptos” sculpture in a courtyard at the C.I.A. campus. The C.I.A.’s World Factbook was shut down on Thursday.

Trump Calls for New Treaty as Nuclear Arms Control Era Ends

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Par :Matthew Cullen

6 février 2026 à 00:04

Also, Trump expanded his power to fire federal workers. Here’s the latest at the end of Thursday.

President Trump with President Vladimir Putin of Russia in Alaska last year.

Family Sues Egypt Over Beating of 2 Brothers at U.N. Mission in New York

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Par :Maia Coleman

6 février 2026 à 00:00

The brothers claim four security guards beat and detained them during a protest in August 2025 outside Egypt’s mission to the United Nations.

Yasin El Sammak and his younger brother sued the Egyptian government, accusing guards at the Egyptian Mission to the United Nations in New York City of beating and detaining them.

‘Moulin Rouge!’ Musical Will End Its Broadway Run This Summer

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Par :Michael Paulson

5 février 2026 à 23:51

The final New York performance will be July 26, seven years after it opened; international and touring productions continue.

The show, which opened in 2019, won the Tony Award for best musical at a pandemic-delayed ceremony held in 2021.

Kennedy Makes Unfounded Claim That Keto Diet Can ‘Cure’ Schizophrenia

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Par :Sheryl Gay Stolberg

5 février 2026 à 23:51

The claim vastly overstates preliminary research into whether the high-fat, low-carbohydrate diet might help people with the disorder, experts said.

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in Nashville on Wednesday. Mr. Kennedy has a history of promoting ideas with little to no scientific evidence to back them up.

Senators Clash Over Immigration Enforcement, Risking a D.H.S. Shutdown

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Par :Michael Gold

5 février 2026 à 23:44

With eight days until a deadline to keep the Department of Homeland Security running, bipartisan talks on reining in federal immigration agents’ tactics appeared to sputter before they had even gotten underway.

Senators left Washington for the weekend without opening serious talks on a measure needed to keep the Department of Homeland Security running past a Feb. 13 midnight deadline.

Amazon’s $200 Billion Spending Plan Raises Stakes in A.I. Race

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Par :Karen Weise

6 février 2026 à 00:51

The company reported a strong holiday quarter on Thursday. But its spending, like that at other big technology companies, is starting to make investors nervous.

Amazon is looking to increase automation, like at its operation in Shreveport, La.

Rare Deep-Sea Giant Phantom Jellyfish Sighting Is Recorded on Video

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Par :Alexa Robles-Gil

5 février 2026 à 23:33

During a dive off Argentina, scientists documented a rare jellyfish discovered a little over a century ago and seldom seen since, as well as the fish that keep it company.

Nancy Guthrie Kidnapping Shows Limits of Tracking Pacemakers in Police Work

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Par :Gina Kolata

5 février 2026 à 23:22

The heart devices do not track location, nor do they transmit across large distances.

Most heart patients use remote monitoring, which means a pacemaker transmits its data to a nearby device.

Savannah Guthrie’s Video Shows a Rare and Anguished Reality

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Par :James Poniewozik

5 février 2026 à 23:01

Morning show hosts have shown a vulnerable, candid side to their audiences before, but not like this.

Congress Nixes Visas for Afghan Partners, Closing Off a Key Path

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Par :Megan Mineiro

5 février 2026 à 17:00

President Trump froze a program to allow Afghans who had worked with American troops to come to the United States. Now Congress has quietly scrapped the visas, leaving little hope of reviving them.

Zia Ghafoori in 2019 with a commemorative Purple Heart he received while working with U.S. forces in Afghanistan.

Bitcoin Drops to Lowest Price Since Trump Was Elected as Crypto Faces Slump

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Par :David Yaffe-Bellany

6 février 2026 à 00:46

The price of Bitcoin is now lower than when President Trump was elected in 2024, raising concerns of a new “crypto winter" in the industry.

Federal Judge Blocks Texas Law Targeting Critics of Fossil Fuels

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Par :Karen Zraick

5 février 2026 à 22:18

The court ruled that it was unconstitutional to bar state agencies from investing with firms that the state had accused of boycotting the oil industry.

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