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Taiwan’s Subway Stabber Planned His Deadly Spree, Police Say

Investigators said they were unsure of the attacker’s motives. But clues pointed to an isolated and increasingly troubled life, and no accomplices.

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Taipei Main Station on Friday evening, where the attacker threw smoke bombs and began his stabbing spree.
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Mangione’s Lawyers Take Issue With Bondi’s Ties to UnitedHealthcare

Lawyers for Luigi Mangione, who is accused of killing UnitedHealthcare’s chief executive, say Attorney General Pam Bondi should have recused herself from the case.

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Attorney General Pam Bondi recently worked for a lobbying firm that lists UnitedHealthcare’s parent company among its clients.
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Epstein Files Timeline: How the Trump Administration Released Records

A year of political pressure and partial disclosures preceded the release of long-sought records on Jeffrey Epstein.

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President Trump has faced persistent scrutiny over his shifting stance on the release of Justice Department files related to Jeffrey Epstein.
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6 Takeaways From the First Batch of the Epstein Files

Many of the Justice Department documents were heavily redacted, and President Trump’s name was rarely mentioned. The White House also sought to make political hay of the release of photos of Bill Clinton.
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Toss a Coin in the Trevi Fountain? That’ll Be 2 Euros, Wish Not Included

Starting on Feb. 1, Rome will charge tourists a fee to go down into the basin of the famed 18th-century fountain. Not every one is happy (except Romans, who won’t have to pay).

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Visitors admiring the Trevi Fountain in Rome, on Friday. The small square around it is often densely packed.
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Hochul Reaches Deal on A.I. Regulation in New York

The bill, which lawmakers passed in June, will be modified to more closely match a similar law in California, at Big Tech’s urging.

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Gov. Kathy Hochul at Grand Central Terminal in December.
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Rubio Meets (and Meets, and Meets … ) the Press

The secretary of state held a marathon news conference, offering little news but more respect for reporters than most others in the Trump administration.

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio fielded questions from reporters for more than two hours on Friday.
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U.S. Strikes Islamic State Targets in Syria

American forces struck dozens of suspected ISIS sites, making good on President Trump’s vow to avenge two American soldiers and a civilian U.S. interpreter killed by the group last week.

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The dignified transfer of the American soldiers killed in Syria. The assault last weekend was a stark reminder of the danger in the region and the quandary of whether to keep American forces there at all.
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Elise Stefanik Tried Everything to Please Trump. He Still Jilted Her.

The G.O.P. congresswoman who ran as a moderate but became an “ultra MAGA” Trump acolyte ultimately found herself undermined by the president and politically adrift.

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Elise Stefanik’s tumble from grace crystallized the limits of MAGA loyalty and the risks of building a political identity around President Trump.
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Trump Picks New Leader for Southern Command as Venezuela Pressure Grows

Lt. Gen. Francis L. Donovan, a Marine general with expansive experience in special operations and the Middle East, would take over after the abrupt departure of the previous commander.

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If confirmed by the Senate, Lt. Gen. Francis L. Donovan would take over as boat strikes in the Caribbean and Pacific have come under sharp criticism from lawmakers from both parties.
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Kennedy Center, Memorial to JFK, Is Trump’s Now, Too

The Kennedy Center installed President Trump’s name on the facade of the arts center, which had been designated as a living memorial to President John F. Kennedy.

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Crew members unveiling the new name of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on Friday morning.
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How the T.S.A. Is Helping ICE

In a previously undisclosed partnership, the Transportation Security Administration and Immigration and Customs Enforcement are sharing data to identify passengers on upcoming flights whom ICE can arrest. Our reporter Hamed Aleaziz, who learned of this partnership, describes what to know about it and the ICE arrests that have followed.
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Mamdani Revamps Hiring After Old Antisemitic Remarks Prompt Aide to Quit

Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani said he did not know about the antisemitic posts and would not have hired the woman who made them if he had.

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Catherine Almonte Da Costa, left, resigned a day after Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani appointed her to oversee administration hiring.
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Elise Stefanik Drops Out of N.Y. Governor’s Race and Will Leave Congress

Ms. Stefanik, a Republican congresswoman and staunch ally of President Trump, abruptly ended her bid to unseat Gov. Kathy Hochul and said she would not seek another House term.

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Representative Elise Stefanik is one of President Trump’s most steadfast supporters, but he had shied away from endorsing her in the New York governor’s race.
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