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As Kennedy Center Rebrands It’s Mired in Black Tape

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Par :Julia Jacobs
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After the institution’s board declared it the Trump Kennedy Center, a lot of signage around the building is in the midst of a makeover.

© Caroline Gutman for The New York Times

A sign in an entryway to the parking garage of the Kennedy Center. Since the board voted to change the center’s name to include that of President Trump, black tape has begun to cover up signage that has the old name.
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Trump Has Machado’s Nobel Prize, but Neither Got What They Really Wanted

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Par :David E. Sanger
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President Trump has María Corina Machado’s medal, but he is not recognized as the prize laureate. Ms. Machado did not win Mr. Trump’s endorsement to become Venezuela’s president.

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María Corina Machado’s decision to present her Nobel Peace Prize medal to President Trump has been met with mixed reviews in the United States and abroad.
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Syria’s President Affirms Kurds’ Rights, in Overture to the Minority

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Par :Christina Goldbaum
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President Ahmed al-Sharaa’s announcement comes after days of deadly clashes between government and Kurdish forces that have underscored the difficulty he faces in uniting the country.

© Abdulmonam Eassa/Getty Images

People crossing a bridge as they flee from a Kurdish-controlled area, in Rasm al-Harmal, east of Aleppo, on Friday.
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Man Who Attacked ‘Grandpa Vicha’ in San Francisco Is Found Not Guilty of Murder

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Par :Amy Qin
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Instead, the man was convicted of lesser charges, including involuntary manslaughter, in the death of Vicha Ratanapakdee. The killing became a symbol of rising attacks against Asians during the pandemic.

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Monthanus Ratanapakdee with a picture of her father, Vicha Ratanapakdee, in 2021. Mr. Ratanapakdee was shoved to the ground while out on a walk in San Francisco that year, and died from his injuries.
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WestJet Backpedals on Economy Seats That Don’t Recline

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Par :Christine Chung
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WestJet, Canada’s second-largest carrier, backpedaled on a new seating plan after videos of crammed travelers went viral on social media.

© Jeff Mcintosh/The Canadian Press, via Associated Press

WestJet had narrowed the distance between one row of seats and the next to 28 inches from about 30 inches.
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U.S. Boardings of Oil Tankers Reflect Hard Lessons Learned at Sea

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Par :John Ismay
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Videos show U.S. forces descending quickly from helicopters onto the tankers, two years after a tragic boarding attempt.

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The oil tanker Marinera, previously known as Bella 1, was seized by the U.S. Coast Guard and seen off the coast of Scotland this week.
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Judge Recommends U.S. Issue Visa to Student Who Was Deported in Error

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Par :Michael Levenson
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A federal prosecutor apologized this week, saying an ICE officer made a “mistake” in deporting Any Lucia López Belloza, a college freshman in Massachusetts, to Honduras.

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Any Lucia López Belloza celebrating her high school graduation in Texas last year. She was attending college in Massachusetts before her deportation in November.
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Mamdani’s Push to Halt Sale of 5,000 Apartments to Big Landlord Fails

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Par :Colin Moynihan
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The sale of the apartments, whose residents had complained of neglect by management, to a troubled firm is an early test of the new mayor’s ability to deliver for tenants.

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Mayor Zohran Mamdani, from a building owned by the Pinnacle Group, signed a series of executive orders to protect tenants on his first day in office.
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Trump Sets Fraudster Free From Prison for a Second Time

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Par :Kenneth P. Vogel and Susanne Craig
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The president issued a raft of clemency grants this week, including pardoning a woman he had given relief to once before and a man whose daughter had donated millions to a Trump super PAC.

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The pardons from President Trump continue a trend in which he has used the unfettered presidential clemency power to reward allies and those who have paid his associates or donated to his political operation.
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ICE vs. Ice: Protesters in Minneapolis Find an Ally in Winter

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Par :Julie Bosman
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Temperatures are expected to plunge to around zero degrees this weekend. Minnesotans say they will be out in the street, using the weather to their advantage.

© Jamie Kelter Davis for The New York Times

Federal agents contend with icy sidewalks as they try to contain protests in a Minneapolis January.
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What’s Next for Cuba, Now That Its Main Oil Supplier Is Gone?

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Par :Jeff Sommer
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The Soviet Union was Cuba’s benefactor for decades. Venezuela took up the slack, and Mexico has supplied “humanitarian aid.” But the world is changing rapidly, our columnist says.

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A street in Havana. Cuba is reported to have less than two months of imported oil on hand.
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A $12.6 Billion Budget Gap May Complicate Mamdani’s Affordability Plans

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Par :Dana Rubinstein and Matthew Haag
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The New York City comptroller, Mark Levine, said that poor budgeting practices by the previous mayor, Eric Adams, had left the city with looming deficits.

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Mark Levine, who took office as New York City comptroller in January, warned that absent significant financial growth, city programs would need to be scaled back.
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Trump and States Aim to Stop A.I. From Inflating Energy Bills

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Par :Tony Romm
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Demand from centers that power artificial intelligence has driven up electricity bills, frustrating consumers.

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A nationwide spike in electricity costs is being driven by the construction of data centers that power artificial intelligence.
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Trump Backs Down on Insurrection Act as Democrats Take the Offensive

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Par :Jazmine Ulloa
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Officials denounced the Trump immigration crackdown in Minneapolis at an unofficial congressional hearing, while the president said he no longer saw a need to send in military forces.

© Jamie Kelter Davis for The New York Times

Three congressional representatives from Minnesota tried to inspect immigration facilities at a federal building in Minneapolis last week. From left, Kelly Morrison, Ilhan Omar and Angie Craig were turned away after briefly being allowed inside.
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For Men, How Much Alcohol Is Too Much?

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Par :Roni Caryn Rabin
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Federal officials working on the new dietary guidelines had considered limiting men to one drink daily. The final advice was only that everyone should drink less.

© Robert Wright for The New York Times

“There are a lot of reasons people drink alcohol,” said one epidemiologist who led an advisory panel on alcohol. “What we’re saying is health shouldn’t be one of them.”
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