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Parts of New York and New England Brace for Ice Storm

Several states were under weather warnings or advisories early Monday. The same winter storm battered the Midwest over the weekend.

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In the Astoria neighborhood of Queens, in New York City on Saturday.
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Experts Question Denmark’s Vaccine Program as a Model for the U.S.

The United States is expected to adopt the vaccine schedule used by Denmark, a much smaller country with universal health care.

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Denmark, a country of six million, has universal health care, so Danes can get treated more easily for diseases than Americans and often seek medical help earlier.
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How Kevin Hassett Became a Trump Loyalist and Fed Chair Contender

Mr. Hassett’s evolution from conservative economist to defender of the president’s economic agenda has raised questions about how he would lead the central bank.

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Kevin Hassett, director of the National Economic Council, once promoted the idea that free trade was the path to national prosperity and argued that more immigration was good for the economy.
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Uber Flags Sexual Misconduct but Many Drivers Stay on the Road

The company monitors passenger feedback for risky driver behavior. Some accused of serious sexual assault had prior records of complaints.

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As Mamdani Leaves Queens for the Upper East Side, a Cool Welcome Awaits

Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani loves his Astoria, Queens, neighborhood, and the feeling is mutual. But voters who live near Gracie Mansion, his new home, really wanted his opponent to win.

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Gracie Mansion, the home to mayors for generations, boasts 11,000 square feet of living and entertaining space, a spacious backyard perched over the East River and full-time security.
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China Will Hold Live-Fire Military Exercises Around Taiwan

The exercises ended months of relative calm across the Taiwan Strait, and came after the Trump administration announced plans for arms sales to the island.

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A Taiwan Air Force Mirage 2000 fighter jet takes off from Hsinchu Air Base in Hsinchu, Taiwan on Monday. China on Monday launched its first major military exercises around Taiwan since April.
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With Critical Decisions Ahead, Netanyahu Faces Mounting Pressure

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel has a series of vexing choices to make in the year ahead on issues including Gaza, conscription and a judicial overhaul, with elections looming.

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel in Jerusalem in October.
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Mexico Train Derailment Kills 13 People

The train was carrying around 250 passengers and crew members on a cross-country route linking the Pacific and the Gulf of Mexico. Nearly 100 people were injured.

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Mexican emergency workers rescuing passengers from a train that derailed in the southern state of Oaxaca on Sunday.
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Suspect Confessed to Planting Pipe Bombs Near the Capitol Before Jan. 6

A Virginia man was charged with planting the bombs outside Democratic and Republican headquarters. Court documents show he believed that the 2020 election had been “tampered with.”

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Surveillance footage in January 2021 showed the man authorities identified as Brian Cole Jr. He told investigators he felt relieved that the bombs had not exploded and that no one was hurt.
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Can You Reboot a Lamp Like a Superhero Franchise?

Riding an endless wave of nostalgia, one company is exhuming the intellectual property of midcentury designers to create new audiences for forgotten work.

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Mark Masiello saw a business opportunity in licensing furniture designs. He’s holding a model of a chair by the Danish designer Steen Ostergaard.
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Trump and Zelensky Meet to Iron Out Peace Plan, but Deal Remains Elusive

The U.S. president said after a meeting at Mar-a-Lago that a deal was “maybe very close.” But a joint U.S.-Ukraine proposal appeared unfinished, as Russia rejected several ideas.

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President Trump hosted President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine at Mar-a-Lago on Sunday. “In a few weeks, we’ll know one way or another,” Mr. Trump said of a peace deal.
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Don Bryant, 83, Dies; Co-Wrote ‘I Can’t Stand the Rain’ for His Wife

He and Ann Peebles made up one of Southern soul’s most accomplished partnerships. He finally broke through as a solo act at 75.

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Don Bryant in 2018 onstage with the Bo-Keys in Paris. “I guess it’s my time at last,” he said of his comeback as a performer late in life.
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