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F.A.A. Halts All Flights at El Paso Airport for 10 Days

No flights would be allowed to or from the airport for 10 days under a flight restriction order that cited unspecified “special security reasons.”

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The Federal Aviation Administration has temporarily stopped all flights to and from El Paso International Airport.
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Top Border Official Praised Agent Who Shot Chicago Woman, Evidence Shows

A Border Patrol agent shot Marimar Martinez five times, claiming that she tried to run him over. Newly released videos and text messages reveal fresh details about what happened.

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Body camera footage from the shooting of Marimar Martinez in Chicago in October.
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Man Accused of Killing His Father Said He Was on a ‘Mission From God’

In a courtroom in Ireland, prosecutors detailed the rambling, manic confessions of Henry McGowan, the New York man charged with murdering his father in a luxury hotel.

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Henry McGowan of New York City is on trial in Ireland, accused of murder in the death of his father.
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Trump Wants to Revive Shipping. Investors Are Slow to Back Him.

A French logistics behemoth promised $20 billion for the United States, but a year into President Trump’s second term, only a fraction of the money has arrived.

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“He’s going to be investing $20 billion into the United States because of the election,” President Trump said last year when Rodolphe Saadé, the chief executive of the shipping company CMA CGM, visited the White House.
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House Defeats Republican Bid to Block Votes on Trump’s Tariffs

Three Republicans joined Democrats in rejecting a bid by G.O.P. leaders to continue skirting a law that requires the House to vote promptly on measures challenging President Trump’s tariffs.

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House Republicans had shielded their members from having to choose between supporting tariffs many of their constituents opposed and angering President Trump by voting to cancel them.
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California Man Sentenced to 4 Years for Covert Work on China’s Behalf

The man, Mike Sun, corresponded with Chinese government officials, monitored the visit of Taiwan’s president to California and backed the election of a city council member, according to court documents.

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Tsai Ing-wen, who was then the president of Taiwan, came to California in 2023. During her visit, she met with Kevin McCarthy, a California Republican who was the speaker of the House at that time.
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Prosecutors Fail to Bring Charges Against Democrats Involved in Illegal Orders Video

The rejection was a remarkable rebuke, suggesting that ordinary citizens did not believe that the lawmakers had committed any crimes.

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Senator Mark Kelly of Arizona and the other five Democratic lawmakers had posted a video that enraged President Trump by reminding active-duty members of the military and intelligence community of their obligation to refuse illegal orders.
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Elon Musk Wants to Build an A.I. Satellite Factory on the Moon

In a meeting with employees at his company xAI, Mr. Musk revealed a vision for a facility that includes a giant catapult to launch his satellites into space.

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Elon Musk told employees of xAI that he plans to put a factory on the moon as a steppingstone to colonizing Mars.
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Guatemala to End Use of Cuban Doctors, Under U.S. Pressure

The program, nearly 30 years old, had allowed Cuban medical workers to fill critical needs in Guatemala, while reaping income for Cuba.

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A Cuban doctor and a patient in San Mateo, Guatemala, in 2009. Cuba’s medical brigade of health care workers has been a fixture in Guatemala for nearly 30 years.
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‘No Reason He Should Have Died’: Alex Pretti’s Parents Open Up

In their first sit-down interview, Michael and Susan Pretti avoided recriminations and recalled the son that Michael called “an exceptionally kind, caring man.”

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“The truth is, he was an exceptionally kind, caring man,” Michael Pretti said of his son, Alex.
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Man Is Charged in 2021 Acid Attack Against Woman on Long Island

Terrell Campbell, 29, was charged with assaulting Nafiah Ikram outside her home. Mr. Campbell later described the assault in a rap lyric, prosecutors said.

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After the attack, Nafiah Ikram was treated for second- and third-degree burns to her face, arms, eye and esophagus.
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Pentagon to Send 200 Troops to Nigeria

The troops will help train Nigerians to fight militants, but will not be involved in combat. U.S. forces have been assisting local soldiers with identifying potential terrorist targets.

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The U.S. troops will be assigned to locations across Nigeria to provide training and technical expertise, a U.S. official said.
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Mexican Cartel’s Seized Ammunition Is Traced to U.S. Army Plant

About 137,000 .50-caliber rounds have been seized since 2012, and of those, 47 percent came from a plant in Kansas City, Mo., Mexico’s defense secretary said.

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A police officer in Villa Unión, Mexico, with a .50-caliber cartridge. Mexico’s defense secretary said that about 137,000 .50-caliber rounds had been seized since 2012.
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Ford Says Electric Vehicle Losses Will Continue for 3 More Years

Ford Motor reported a big loss for 2025 because of its troubled electric vehicle division, which it has significantly scaled back.

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An F-150 Lightning electric pickup truck, which the company stopped producing last year, after federal tax credits for electric vehicles ended.
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Lutnick Acknowledges Traveling to Epstein’s Island

The commerce secretary, Howard Lutnick, acknowledged at a Senate hearing that he and his family visited Jeffrey Epstein on his private island.

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Howard Lutnick, the secretary of commerce, testifying before the Senate Appropriations Committee at the Capitol on Tuesday.
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F.D.A. Refuses to Review Moderna Flu Vaccine

The vaccine maker’s shots involve the successful Covid vaccines’ RNA technology. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has broadly rejected it, canceling millions of dollars in research projects.

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Moderna is a pioneer in using mRNA technology, first with the Covid vaccine. Its flu shot was being developed for people 50 and older.
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Britney Spears Sells Her Song Catalog

The pop hitmaker, who hasn’t released a new album in 10 years, sold the rights to her music to Primary Wave.

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Britney Spears has sold tens of millions of albums and scored five No. 1 hits on Billboard’s Hot 100 singles chart.
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