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The Full Transcript of Zohran Mamdani’s Inauguration Speech

New York’s new mayor challenged his supporters and his opponents to make the city better, and to hold him to account.

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“What we achieve together will reach across the five boroughs and it will resonate far beyond,” Mayor Zohran Mamdani told New Yorkers in his inaugural address.
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Venezuela Frees Dozens of Political Prisoners

At least 80 people were released, including one with U.S. ties, though more than 800 remain detained in Venezuela for opposing President Nicolás Maduro’s rule, rights groups say.

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A group of women holding handkerchiefs with the names of political prisoners in Caracas in November.
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Swiss Alps Ski Resort Fire: What We Know

The fire at a bar in a popular ski resort killed around 40 people and injured more than 100, officials said. The cause was still unknown.

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Dozens of people were killed, and more than 100 others were injured, after a fire broke at Le Constellation, a bar in Crans-Montana, in the Swiss canton of Valais, the authorities said.
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Iran Protests Turn Deadly as Violence and Anger Spread

Financial pressures have fueled a fifth day of demonstrations around Iran, with at least one person killed in the protests so far, according to the authorities.

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A photo released by Iranian state media showed shops closed in Tehran’s Grand Bazaar on Tuesday, following protests over a currency crisis.
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Toby Morton, a Comedy Writer, Owns the Trump Kennedy Center URL

A comedy writer bought the web domain TrumpKennedyCenter.org and the satirical site he created is drawing attention amid the backlash over the institution’s renaming.

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A satirical website created by Toby Morton, a television writer and producer who has worked on “South Park,” is attracting attention after he preemptively purchased the trumpkennedycenter.org domain.
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Guinea’s Coup Leader Wins Election After Barring Leading Opponents

Gen. Mamady Doumbouya, who seized power more than four years ago, took over 80 percent of the vote, according to a government-controlled agency that he set up.

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Gen. Mamady Doumbouya of Guinea during his final campaign rally in Conakry last week.
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90 Minutes to Give Baby Luna a New Heart

After eight years of training, Dr. Maureen McKiernan made her debut as the lead surgeon on an infant heart transplant — an operation on the edge of what’s possible.

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Before Luna’s heart transplant, Dr. Goldstone advised Dr. McKiernan to “plan the surgery out — every detail down to the suture,” she recalled.
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Threat to Suspend Aid for Minnesota Child-Care Centers Rattles Families

After the federal government threatened to withhold funds for Minnesota’s child-care program, citing fraud concerns, parents and providers warned that the effects could be dire.

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Demonstrators spoke out against threatened cuts to child-care programs at the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul on Wednesday.
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Mayor Mamdani Appoints a Team of Government Veterans

Zohran Mamdani has stocked his administration with seasoned officials, in part to allay concerns about his inexperience and left-wing stances.

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Jessica Tisch will be staying on as Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s police commissioner.
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How Two Powerful U.S. Allies Came to Blows in Yemen

Tensions between Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates burst into the open this week with an unusually direct confrontation that has global implications.

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Burned-out vehicles at Al Mukalla port, in southern Yemen, on Tuesday after an early-morning strike by a Saudi-led coalition.
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Hope in a Time of Cynicism

At a moment when Americans are distrusting and fearful, we examine the psychology of hope.

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A rainbow in the Faroe Islands.
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‘Stranger Things’ Has Ended. What Happened in the Series Finale?

There was a lot to tie up after five seasons and nearly 10 years, and the show gave itself another two hours to do it. Here are the major events.

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Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown, right, with Linnea Berthelsen) had a very difficult choice to make in the “Stranger Things” series finale.
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Repeat Moviegoers Help Hollywood Eke Out a Slightly Better 2025

Ticket sales in North America totaled $8.9 billion for the year, up 2 percent from 2024. But the box office remains far below prepandemic levels.

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Movie theaters sold slightly more tickets in 2025 than in 2024, a small but meaningful uptick for a struggling industry.
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A Year of Fires and Floods in Southern California

The floods that struck last week just before the first anniversary of the January wildfires show how extreme weather is defining life in the L.A. region.

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“You have to live with the fact that it’s a dangerous place,” said Paige Fillion, who fled her home during the January wildfires and lived through a storm-related evacuation warning last week.
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He’s Chevy Chase, and He’s Still Like That

The famously prickly comedian found a sympathetic adversary in the director of a CNN documentary about him. Their conversation with a reporter was … spirited.

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“He had looks and talent, and he had a chance,” Zenovich said of Chase, adding, “He made it as much as he could, but I think he turned to drugs and drinking to stop the pain.”
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