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Biodiversity Talks in Rome End

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Par :Catrin Einhorn
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Delegates at global biodiversity talks in Rome agreed on a framework for monitoring environmental commitments and other measures.

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The talks in Rome this week were a continuation of a global biodiversity summit held last year in Cali, Colombia.

Office Closures and Relocations Part of Trump’s Plan for Large-Scale Layoffs

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Par :Eileen Sullivan
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The newly released requirements for agencies to move forward with mass cuts to the federal work force have employees even more on edge.

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Supporters sent off former employees of the U.S. Agency for International Development as they gathered their personal belongings from the Reagan Building in Washington on Thursday.

Number of Trans Troops Far Lower Than Estimated, Pentagon Figures Show

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Par :Dave Philipps
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The Defense Department said 4,240 service members, or about 0.2 percent of those in uniform, have a diagnosis of gender dysphoria. Previous estimates had put the number at triple that figure.

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The Trump administration has cited the cost of medical care as one of the reasons for banning transgender soldiers from serving.

Chicago Teen Killed Six People Over Nine Months in 2020, Prosecutors Say

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Par :Michael Levenson and Simon J. Levien
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The Cook County prosecutor said Antonio Reyes was 16 when he fatally shot the first of six people, targeting “complete strangers” in all but one of the killings.

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“We have six lives and who knows how many he may have been responsible for?” Larry Snelling, the superintendent of the Chicago police, said at a news conference on Wednesday.

How Trump’s Cabinet Scrambled to Respond to Musk’s DOGE Email

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Par :Michael D. Shear · Julian E. Barnes and Eric Schmitt
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Behind the scenes, cabinet secretaries compared notes as they tried to figure out how to respond to a directive from President Trump’s most powerful adviser without angering the president.

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Tulsi Gabbard, left, and Kash Patel were among the administration officials who discussed how to respond to Elon Musk’s demand over the weekend.

The Case Against Greenpeace Puts a Spotlight on Native History

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Par :Karen Zraick
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Indigenous activists behind protests against the Dakota Access Pipeline say a lawsuit against Greenpeace is trying to rewrite their role and history.

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Demonstrations at the planned site of the Dakota Access Pipeline project in December 2016.

Air Traffic Control Trainees to Get Raise of 30 Percent

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Par :Mark Walker
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Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said the increase to almost $23 an hour is intended to boost recruitment and retention.

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Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy spoke of the need for trainees to earn “a wage that can allow them to live while they’re going through school.”

Iowa Lawmakers Pass Bill to Eliminate Transgender Civil Rights Protections

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Par :Mitch Smith
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If signed by Gov. Kim Reynolds, the Republican-backed measure would eliminate state civil rights protections for transgender Iowans.

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Advocates for L.G.B.T.Q. rights said Iowa would become the first state to remove broad protections for transgender people if the governor signed the bill.

With Trump, Alliances Come With Strings Attached

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Par :Luke Broadwater
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President Trump has little use for America’s traditional alliances, and tends to evaluate U.S. relationships according to whether countries are contributing economically to the United States.

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Invading Russian forces have left large swaths of Ukraine, including Pokrovsk, in ruins. President Trump is close to signing a deal to share in the profits from Ukraine’s natural resources, a draft of which contains only vague references to protecting Ukraine.

We Can Achieve Great Things

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Par :David Brooks
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Progressives, who believe in using government to do good things, have built a system that renders government incompetent.

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Gene Hackman, a Life in Pictures

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Par :Benjamin Hoffman
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A Hollywood superstar and two-time Oscar winner who stood out by blending in.

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By 1970, Gene Hackman had a long list of television credits and a few memorable supporting roles in films. He was just hitting his stride.

Trump’s Tariff Threats Revive Interest in $44 Billion Alaska L.N.G. Project

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Par :River Akira Davis
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As the president pressures countries to buy more American energy, Asian officials and investors are reconsidering a hugely expensive plan stalled for decades.

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ConocoPhillips oil pipelines on the North Slope of Alaska. Given the ecological sensitivity of the region, the Biden administration had a number of protections aimed at shielding it from drilling.

Mexico Releases Cartel Operatives, Including Rafael Caro Quintero, Into U.S. Custody

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Par :Alan Feuer
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The handover of so many significant cartel figures was one of the most important efforts by Mexico in the modern history of the drug war to send traffickers to face charges in U.S. courts.

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Getting hold of Rafael Caro Quintero, a founding member of the Sinaloa drug cartel who was convicted in Mexico of masterminding the 1985 murder of an agent with the Drug Enforcement Administration, has been a priority for the agency.

OpenAI Unveils GPT-4.5 for More ‘Natural Conversation’

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Par :Cade Metz
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The new technology, called GPT-4.5, signifies the end of an era for OpenAI.

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OpenAI said GPT-4.5 would be the last version of its chatbot system that did not do the “chain-of-thought reasoning” it had been relying on.

Al-Assad Becomes a Punchline in Syria’s Comedy Scene

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Par :Raja Abdulrahim
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Comics had already been trying to foster stand-up in Syria before Bashar al-Assad’s fall. Now, they are telling jokes in a liberated country, while warily eyeing the new government.

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Sharief al-Homsi, at a show in an art gallery in Damascus in December, shivered to suggest withdrawal from the Assad government.

How Trump’s Changes to U.S. Gender Policy Could Affect Your Passport

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Par :Juno Carmel
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President Trump’s order abolishing the “X” marker and recognizing only birth sex has caused confusion and anxiety for trans, intersex and gender-nonconforming travelers.

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A White House policy shift has left trans and gender-nonconforming Americans facing a confusing process to apply for and renew passports.

Ione Skye Was an Enigma in Her 1990s Heyday. Now She’d Like a Word.

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Par :Dina Gachman
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In her new memoir, the actress known for movies like “Say Anything” and “Gas Food Lodging” talks about Hollywood, bisexuality and the trappings of Gen X fame.

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“I did so many jobs just to be a working actor and I used to be kind of embarrassed,” Skye said. “Now I’m like, it’s so cool I did Lifetime movies because Lifetime movies are amazing.”

Mexico Captures Notorious Drug Kingpin Rafael Caro Quintero

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Par :Oscar Lopez
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Rafael Caro Quintero, an accused drug cartel leader, was convicted of killing Enrique Camarena, a Drug Enforcement Administration agent, and was wanted by the F.BI.

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Rafael Caro Quintero, center, was convicted of orchestrating the 1985 torture and killing of Enrique Camarena, a Drug Enforcement Administration agent who was working undercover in Mexico.

Betsy Arakawa, a Classical Musician and the Wife of Gene Hackman, Dies at 65

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Par :Jonathan Wolfe
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As the spouse of a two-time Oscar winner, she avoided interviews and stayed off social media. But in private, she typed up Mr. Hackman’s novels and helped edit them.

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Betsy Arakawa met Gene Hackman in the 1980s when she was working part-time at a fitness center in Los Angeles and trying to make it as a classical musician.

A.I. and Vibecoding Helped Me to Create My Own Software

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Par :Kevin Roose
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I’m not a programmer. But I’ve been creating my own software tools with help from artificial intelligence.

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A photo illustration shows a vertical circuit board full of dials and knobs of various designs and sizes. Fingers are turning two of them.

A Loan-Scorned Socialite Reported Her Warhol Stolen. A Tempest Ensued.

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Par :Jesse McKinley
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It was not a theft, Hamptons police ruled, but acrimony erupted after a lender decided it could not arrange a loan, but that a painting used as collateral would still need to be sold to cover its costs.

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Libbie Mugrabi outside her home in Sag Harbor, N.Y. She is in a bitter dispute with a lender that accepts works of art as collateral for loans.

Putin Praises Trump for Working to Thaw U.S.-Russia Tensions

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Par :Nataliya Vasilyeva
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“The first contacts with the new American administration give us some hope,” the Russian president said in televised comments on Thursday.

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A picture made available by the Kremlin of President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia speaking at the annual meeting of Russia’s intelligence agency, in Moscow on Thursday.
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