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Retired Louisiana Priest Pleads Guilty to Rape and Kidnapping Charges

Lawrence Hecker, who was indicted last year on charges related to a sexual assault in the 1970s, pleaded guilty on Tuesday just before jury selection for his trial was set to begin.

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The charges came after allegations surfaced last year that the Archdiocese of New Orleans had known about accusations against Lawrence Hecker for decades.

Follow the Lights to Miami’s Hot New Neighborhoods

Little River and MiMo, both once off travelers’ radar, capture the creative flavor of the city.

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Sunny’s Steakhouse, in the Little River neighborhood, first became known for pop-up parties under its banyan tree covered in twinkle lights.

Trump Team Signs Agreement to Allow F.B.I. Background Checks for Nominees

President-elect Donald J. Trump let weeks pass before signing the agreement as his team considered using private investigators instead.

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Susie Wiles, the incoming White House chief of staff, portrayed the agreement as another step toward enabling the new administration’s team to prepare to take over the government next month.

Grandmother Looking for Cat May Have Fallen Into Sinkhole, Authorities Say

The authorities in Pennsylvania said they had been searching the sinkhole for the 64-year-old woman, and would continue until she is found.

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An image provided by the Pennsylvania State Police shows the top of a sinkhole in the unincorporated community of Marguerite, Pa., where rescuers were searching for a woman who disappeared.

McDonald’s E Coli Outbreak Declared Over

Federal health agencies closed their investigations into the bacterial outbreak that sickened 104 people and was linked to onions on the fast-food chain’s signature Quarter Pounders.

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McDonald’s has not served slivered onions on its Quarter Pounder in several states since October, when the E. coli outbreak was first reported.

Eric Adams Suggests the Biden Pardon Proves He Was Also Targeted

The mayor has argued that he was indicted because he criticized border policies. He also said that he has rights that migrants do not because “the Constitution is for Americans.”

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Mayor Eric Adams, who is under federal indictment, cited a New York Times article on Tuesday as evidence that the Justice Department “has been politicized.”

Debbie Nelson, Eminem’s Mother, Dies at 69

The two had a fraught relationship that was immortalized in many of Eminem’s earliest hits.

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Debbie Nelson in 2005. Her son Eminem became one of the most commercially successful rappers of all time, but the two had a difficult relationship.

Justice Dept.’s Apolitical Tradition Is Challenged by 2 Presidents

The post-Watergate norm that political leaders should steer clear of criminal cases is being tested from opposite ends of the political spectrum.

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Some officials in the Justice Department said privately they were disheartened by the way in which President Biden and President-elect Donald J. Trump sounded similar notes of distrust of the department.

Antidoping Agency Froze Out Investigators Who Warned About China

The World Anti-Doping Agency’s investigative unit highlighted intelligence about Chinese athletes possibly using a banned medication, but were kept out of the loop when 23 swimmers tested positive for it.

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Top officials from the World Anti-Doping Agency at the Paris Olympics in July. The agency’s leaders — including its director general, Olivier Niggli, second from right — have defended the decision to secretly clear Chinese swimmers who tested positive for banned substances.

Amid Pro-Palestinian Protests, Turner Prize Goes to Jasleen Kaur

The artist, who has supported the protests against the Tate group of museums, won the prestigious British award for an installation that includes a car covered by a giant doily.

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Jasleen Kaur was awarded the Turner Prize for an exhibition, “Alter Altar,” that featured items related to her upbringing in Scotland as well as music playing out of a car stereo and a mechanically operated harmonium.

Nvidia Rules A.I. Chips, but Amazon and AMD Emerge as Contenders

Amazon, Advanced Micro Devices and several start-ups are beginning to offer credible alternatives to Nvidia’s chips, especially for a phase of A.I. development known as “inferencing.”

© Spencer Lowell for The New York Times

New chips, including those developed by Amazon, are adding to signs that credible alternatives to Nvidia are finally emerging.
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