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Six Prosecutors Quit Over DOJ Push to Investigate Renee Good’s Widow

Joseph H. Thompson, a career federal prosecutor who was the acting U.S. attorney for Minnesota last year, was among those who resigned as 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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Trump Administration Will End Deportation Protections for Somalis

The temporary protections, which are meant to help migrants who cannot safely return to their countries, are expected to expire for Somalis on March 17.

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Women leaving a mosque in Bloomington, Minn. Minnesota has the largest Somali population in the United States.
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Trump Says He Will Impose Tariffs on Iran’s Trading Partners: What to Know

If President Trump follows through, some of Iran’s biggest trading partners, including China and India, could be hit hard.

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President Trump is exploring options for diplomacy with Iran as he weighs whether to attack the country to try to deter its leaders from killing more protesters, U.S. officials said.
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3 Prosecutors Quit After Push to Investigate ICE Shooting Victim’s Widow

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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Echoing Mamdani, Hochul Offers Plan for a More Affordable New York

In her State of the State address, Gov. Kathy Hochul adopted some of the affordability message of Mayor Zohran Mamdani. She also portrayed New York as a bulwark against the White House.

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The address comes at a critical time for Gov. Kathy Hochul, who must navigate shifting and complex political winds in New York.
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Trump Unmasked

Trump claims that the only limits on what he can do are his mind and his morality. What could go wrong?

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China’s ‘Dr. Frankenstein’ Thinks Time Is on His Side

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.

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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

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

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

Former President Yoon Suk Yeol faces an insurrection​ charge after his failed attempt to put his country under martial law in 2024.

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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

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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Bill and Hillary Clinton Refuse to Testify in Epstein Inquiry

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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