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Bank of Japan Raises Interest Rates to Highest Level in 30 Years

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Par :River Akira Davis
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The Bank of Japan moved to slow inflation as the prime minister is borrowing more to fund an ambitious effort to build up industry and support households.

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The rate increase is widely viewed as an attempt to ultimately help cool inflation and give wages a chance to keep up.
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Takeaways From the Trial of Wisconsin Judge Hannah Dugan

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Par :Julie Bosman
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The Milwaukee judge was charged with obstructing federal immigration agents, who were trying to arrest a man who had appeared before her on a battery charge.

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Judge Hannah C. Dugan, right, outside the federal courthouse in Milwaukee earlier this week.
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Democratic State Lawmakers Vow to Unite and Push Back on Trump’s Deportations

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Par :David W. Chen
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Lawmakers from a half-dozen states said Thursday they will use legislation next year to thwart the tactics of federal law enforcement carrying out immigration policies.

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Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents and other federal law enforcement officers conducted a street raid in New York in October.
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Trump Announces $1,776 ‘Warrior Dividend’ for Military

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Par :John Ismay and Ali Watkins
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President Trump promised active duty troops a $1,776 check, citing increased revenue raised by tariffs, but the funding is coming from money for the military included in this year’s domestic spending law.

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U.S. service members at Fort Bragg, N.C., in June.
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New Judges Take Charge of Sept. 11 Case at Guantánamo

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Par :Carol Rosenberg
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The long-running case had been on hold for nearly a year because of higher court appeals and the retirement of the military judge.

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Lt. Col. Michael Schrama was a student at Georgetown University on Sept. 11, 2001. He is now the fifth judge to preside in the military commission case of defendants in the terrorism attacks.
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James B. Hunt Jr., North Carolina Governor Who Kept State Blue, Dies at 88

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Par :Jonathan Martin
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During his 16 years in office, he earned national acclaim for his focus on education. But losing his bid for the Senate in 1984 cost him a shot at the presidency.

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Gov. James B. Hunt Jr. of North Carolina in 1982. He sustained the state’s Democrats as a political force for more than a quarter century, even as he lost a vicious Senate race to Jesse Helms in 1984.
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TikTok Signs Agreements With Investors in Step Toward Avoiding a U.S. Ban

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Par :Emmett Lindner
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The Chinese-owned video app formalized commitments from the software giant Oracle and two investment firms as part of a deal to keep operating in the United States.

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Investment agreements bring TikTok, one of the country’s most popular social media apps, closer to resolving years of questions about its future.
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Trump Relies on Distortions to Support His Pressure Campaign on Venezuela

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Par :Charlie Savage
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The president has a long record of making false or misleading statements. But the sheer density of them in his administration’s boat attacks and Venezuela pressure campaign is exceptional.

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Mr. Trump says an “armed conflict” makes the killings of people on the vessels lawful, but law-of-war experts say standards for a war to exist are not met.
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Jelly Roll Is Pardoned for Previous Robbery and Drug Convictions

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Par :Emmanuel Morgan
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The clemency decision by Gov. Bill Lee of Tennessee could make it easier for the country star to travel internationally.

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Jelly Roll was found guilty of participating in an armed robbery in 2002. In another case, the police found cocaine and marijuana in his car.
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Mamdani Appointee Resigns After Decade-Old Antisemitic Posts Re-emerge

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Par :Dana Rubinstein
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Catherine Almonte Da Costa resigned from her just-announced post as Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s director of appointments after the Anti-Defamation League resurfaced the comments.

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Catherine Almonte Da Costa resigned from her new post a day after it was announced, apologizing for her remarks and for becoming a distraction from the transition’s work.
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Inside the Fight to Keep Mamdani’s Promise of 200,000 Affordable Homes

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Par :Mihir Zaveri
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As Zohran Mamdani prepares to take over as mayor of New York, his team and allies have been pushing back against proposals that could make it more difficult to build new homes in the city.

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Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani promised to build 200,000 new affordable homes over the next decade as part of the housing plan he released during his campaign.
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Kennedy Center Board Moves to Rename It the Trump-Kennedy Center

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Par :Shawn McCreesh
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The board for the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts announced that it would now be named the Trump-Kennedy Center, although a formal change may have to be approved by Congress.

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The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts was so named by law.
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Man Accused of Dismembering Woman Had Surgical Skills

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Par :Corey Kilgannon and Nate Schweber
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The remains of a woman and her child were found near Gilgo Beach on Long Island. Prosecutors accused Andrew Dykes, the father of the child, who had worked in Army clinics, in the woman’s murder.

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Tanya Jackson began imploring Andrew Dykes to give more time and fatherly attention to Tatiana, prosecutors said.
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The Junior Congressman Who’s Pushing Republicans on Epstein

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Par :Michael Gold
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The top Democrat on the Oversight Committee, Representative Robert Garcia has brought aggressive tactics and reality-show flair to investigating Jeffrey Epstein’s ties to President Trump.

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Mr. Garcia, 48, is a former mayor of Long Beach, Calif., who has been in Congress fewer than three years. He has been leading Democrats on the Oversight Committee, the House’s top investigative panel, for almost six months.
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Atlantic City’s Mayor Is Found Not Guilty of Assaulting His Daughter

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Par :Tracey Tully
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A jury on Thursday acquitted Marty Small Sr. of all four crimes he was charged with, including aggravated assault and endangering the welfare of his teenage daughter.

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Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small Sr. and his wife, Dr. La’Quetta Small, the superintendent of the city’s schools, arrive at the Atlantic County courthouse for closing arguments in his abuse trial.
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N.Y.C. Subway Crime Is Down, Hochul Says, Rebutting Trump Officials

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Par :Stefanos Chen
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Gov. Kathy Hochul said the state would spend another $77 million on police patrols in the subway, acknowledging that felony assaults remain stubbornly high.

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Gov. Kathy Hochul pointed to the low crime rates in the subway system in the face of persistent criticism from Washington this year.
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