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A Social Network for A.I. Bots Only. No Humans Allowed.

A new website called Moltbook has become the talk of Silicon Valley and a Rorschach test for belief in the state of artificial intelligence.

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Just two days after the social network Moltbook was launched, more than 10,000 “Moltbots” were chatting with one another on the site.
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Here’s What to Know About the Partial Government Shutdown

A bipartisan spending deal couldn’t clear Congress in time to prevent a lapse in federal funding for some departments. The House must pass it to fully reopen the government.

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Federal agents confronting protesters in Minneapolis last month. Last-minute negotiations to keep the government running included starting talks on new limits on federal immigration agents.
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Minnesota Economy Suffers as I.C.E. Cracks Down

Immigration raids have scared off customers and workers, a pattern repeated in other cities where federal officials have arrived in force.

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Business is down in stores and restaurants around the Twin Cities, including at El Guanaco, a restaurant and bakery with several locations in the area.
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U.S. and Iranian Officials to Meet as Trump’s Threats Loom

President Trump’s Middle East envoy and his son-in-law were expected to meet Iran’s foreign minister in Istanbul on Friday amid tensions between the countries.

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A billboard in Tehran showing Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, reads “We recognize the American president as a criminal.”
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Royal Families of Norway and Britain Face Pressure Over Epstein Files

Newly released emails offer new details about ties between Jeffrey Epstein and Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway, as well as Sarah Ferguson, once the Duchess of York in Britain.

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Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway in 2024, at a Nobel Peace Prize ceremony in Oslo. She said in a statement on Monday that she regretted her contacts with Jeffrey Epstein.
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Oversight Chairman Rejects Clintons’ Offer for Epstein Testimony

Bill Clinton agreed to an interview he had long resisted, but Representative James Comer, the Oversight Committee chairman, signaled he would go forward with holding the former president in contempt.

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Lawyers for former President Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton, the former secretary of state, made an offer for Mr. Clinton to testify before the House Oversight Committee after initially refusing.
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Takeaways From the First Week of the Alexander Brothers Trial

Jurors in the sex trafficking case heard from the first witnesses and saw graphic evidence of the crimes the brothers are accused of.

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In the first week of the Alexander Brothers Trial, two women testified, and the prosecution introduced email, video and photo evidence.
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Gabbard Arranges Trump Call With FBI Agents After Georgia Election Center Search

Tulsi Gabbard, the director of national intelligence, brokered the call and President Trump directly questioned frontline agents on the inquiry, The Times has learned.

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The director of national intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, wearing a coat and dark cap, at the Fulton County elections office in Fairburn, Ga., last week.
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Man, 83, Tricked by Scammers, Gets 21 Years to Life for Killing Uber Driver

Scammers on the phone had threatened to kill Wiliam J. Brock if he didn’t hand over $12,000 just as Lo-Letha Toland-Hall, an Uber driver, came to his house to pick up a package.

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Lo-Letha Toland-Hall, an Uber driver who was shot and killed after she unwittingly got ensnared in a telephone scam.
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The Major Business Names in the Epstein Files

Documents referencing prominent executives like Elon Musk, Howard Lutnick and Bill Gates underscored the wide web of boldfaced names tied to Jeffrey Epstein.

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Emails in Friday’s release of documents related to Jeffrey Epstein include correspondence involving Elon Musk and other notable business figures.
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Countries Have Long Tested Their Own Athletes for Doping. That Could Soon Change.

After Chinese swimmers won Olympic gold in 2021 despite having tested positive for a banned substance, the World Anti-Doping Agency is considering whether to have an independent body handle testing before major events.

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Zhang Yufei, center, at the meet where she tested positive for a banned substance in January 2021. Months later, she won four medals, including two golds, at the Tokyo Olympics.
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Games On

We preview the Winter Olympics.

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The biathlon venue.
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