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3 Prosecutors Quit After Push to Investigate ICE Shooting Victim’s Widow

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Par :Ernesto Londoño
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Joseph H. Thompson, a career federal prosecutor who was the acting U.S. attorney for Minnesota last year, quit after the Justice Department sought to examine the woman’s supposed ties to activist groups.

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Joseph H. Thompson, a federal prosecutor, has led the prosecution of fraud in social services programs in Minnesota.
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Hochul’s State of the State Quandary: How Far to the Left Will She Lean?

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Par :Grace Ashford and Benjamin Oreskes
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Gov. Kathy Hochul of New York is expected to adopt some of the affordability message of Mayor Zohran Mamdani of New York City as she faces a contested re-election bid.

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In her fifth State of the State address, Gov. Kathy Hochul on Tuesday will share her priorities for New York, which are expected to include affordability and safety.
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China’s ‘Dr. Frankenstein’ Thinks Time Is on His Side

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Par :Andrew Higgins
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He Jiankui spent three years in prison after creating gene-edited babies. Now back at work, he sees a greater opening for researchers who push boundaries.

© Chang W. Lee/The New York Times

He Jiankui, a researcher in gene editing, at his home in Beijing. He argues that his only crime was being ahead of his time in a world not yet ready for his vision.
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Scott Adams, Creator of the Satirical ‘Dilbert’ Comic Strip, Dies at 68

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Par :Richard Sandomir
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His chronicles of a corporate cubicle dweller was widely distributed until racist comments on his podcast led newspapers to cut their ties with him.

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Scott Adams in 2014 in his home office in Pleasanton, Calif. For more than 30 years, his comic strip, “Dilbert,” chronicled the absurdities of the high-tech workplace and skewered management.
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CPI Report Shows Food Prices Rose Sharply in December

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Par :Madeleine Ngo
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Beef, coffee and produce were among the items that surged in price, inflation data showed.

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The increase in food prices could frustrate consumers who have been facing higher costs at the grocery store for years.
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Prosecutors Seek Death Penalty for Former South Korea President

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Par :Choe Sang-Hun
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Former President Yoon Suk Yeol faces an insurrection​ charge after his failed attempt to put his country under martial law in 2024.

© Ahn Young-Joon/Associated Press

Commuters watched South Korea’s ousted former President Yoon Suk Yeol on television, at a train station in Seoul, the capital, in December.
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A Governor’s Legacy: Fewer Shootings, Free College and Covid Deaths

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Par :Tracey Tully
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After eight years as governor of New Jersey, Philip D. Murphy, a former ambassador to Germany and Goldman-Sachs executive, is leaving office. Mikie Sherrill will be sworn in on Jan. 20.

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In Gov. Philip D. Murphy’s eight years in office, he had many wins, but also several crises that made headlines.
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Facing Contempt Threat, Clintons Refuse to Testify in Epstein Inquiry

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Par :Annie Karni
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The couple escalated their battle with Representative James R. Comer, the chairman of the Oversight Committee, who said he would move to hold them in contempt of Congress.

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Representative James R. Comer has repeatedly threatened to hold Bill and Hillary Clinton in contempt if they failed to appear for live depositions behind closed doors.
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Gourmet Magazine Is Back. It’s Not Exactly Sanctioned.

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Par :Jessica Testa
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The defunct food publication is re-emerging as a newsletter, with new leadership and zero approval from its original owner.

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On Tuesday, Gourmet will be rebooted as an online newsletter on the platform Ghost.
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Marine Le Pen Is Appealing a Decision to Bar Her From Office.

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Par :Ségolène Le Stradic and Catherine Porter
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Ms. Le Pen, whose far-right party leads polls in France, was convicted last year of embezzlement. The outcome of her appeal, which started on Tuesday, will determine if she can run for president next year.

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Supporters with pictures of Marine Le Pen, the French far-right leader, last year after a court barred her from running for office for five years.
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The Powell Defense Grows

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Par :Andrew Ross Sorkin · Bernhard Warner · Sarah Kessler · Michael J. de la Merced · Niko Gallogly · Brian O’Keefe and Ian Mount
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Former Federal Reserve chiefs, Republican senators and — perhaps most important, many bond investors — raised concerns about an investigation into the bank’s leader.

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Jay Powell, the Fed chair, has gained widespread support as a clash with the Trump administration escalates.
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Global Central Bankers Rally Around Fed Chair Powell Amid Criminal Investigation

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Par :Eshe Nelson
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The defense comes after Jerome Powell pushed back on what he described as pressure by the Trump administration to cut interest rates in the United States.

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Central bankers around the world signed a statement of support for the Federal Reserve chairman, Jerome H. Powell, on Tuesday.
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New York Punishes 12-Year-Olds With Solitary Confinement, Lawsuit Claims

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Par :Hurubie Meko
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The lawsuit, filed last week in federal court in Manhattan, claims that state officials use solitary confinement for minor misbehavior and as a way to mitigate low staffing.

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A picture of a cell at Industry Residential Center, taken in June 2025.
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