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Toronto Police Charged in Sweeping Drug and Corruption Case

After hit men targeted the home of a prison manager in June, investigators say, the schemes of a criminal network involving the police unraveled.

© Jon Blacker/The Canadian Press, via Associated Press

From left, Chief Myron Demkiw of the Toronto police, Chief Jim MacSween and Deputy Chief Ryan Hogan of the York Regional Police at a news conference on Thursday in Aurora, Ontario.
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C.I.A. World Factbook Ends Publication After 6 Decades

The Factbook, a version of which dates to 1962, provided facts, figures, maps and more to generations of economists, professors, journalists and others.

© Drew Angerer for The New York Times

The “Kryptos” sculpture in a courtyard at the C.I.A. campus. The C.I.A.’s World Factbook was shut down on Thursday.
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Family Sues Egypt Over Beating of 2 Brothers at U.N. Mission in New York

The brothers claim four security guards beat and detained them during a protest in August 2025 outside Egypt’s mission to the United Nations.

© Angelina Katsanis for The New York Times

Yasin El Sammak and his younger brother sued the Egyptian government, accusing guards at the Egyptian Mission to the United Nations in New York City of beating and detaining them.
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Kennedy Makes Unfounded Claim That Keto Diet Can ‘Cure’ Schizophrenia

The claim vastly overstates preliminary research into whether the high-fat, low-carbohydrate diet might help people with the disorder, experts said.

© George Walker IV/Associated Press

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in Nashville on Wednesday. Mr. Kennedy has a history of promoting ideas with little to no scientific evidence to back them up.
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Senators Clash Over Immigration Enforcement, Risking a D.H.S. Shutdown

With eight days until a deadline to keep the Department of Homeland Security running, bipartisan talks on reining in federal immigration agents’ tactics appeared to sputter before they had even gotten underway.

© Eric Lee for The New York Times

Senators left Washington for the weekend without opening serious talks on a measure needed to keep the Department of Homeland Security running past a Feb. 13 midnight deadline.
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Amazon’s $200 Billion Spending Plan Raises Stakes in A.I. Race

The company reported a strong holiday quarter on Thursday. But its spending, like that at other big technology companies, is starting to make investors nervous.

© Emily Kask for The New York Times

Amazon is looking to increase automation, like at its operation in Shreveport, La.
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Congress Nixes Visas for Afghan Partners, Closing Off a Key Path

President Trump froze a program to allow Afghans who had worked with American troops to come to the United States. Now Congress has quietly scrapped the visas, leaving little hope of reviving them.

© Sarah Blake Morgan/Associated Press

Zia Ghafoori in 2019 with a commemorative Purple Heart he received while working with U.S. forces in Afghanistan.
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Federal Judge Blocks Texas Law Targeting Critics of Fossil Fuels

The court ruled that it was unconstitutional to bar state agencies from investing with firms that the state had accused of boycotting the oil industry.

© Tony Gutierrez/Associated Press

Trucks at an oil field in Midland, Texas. A judge ruled that a 2021 law about investing practices was unconstitutional.
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The Philadelphia Museum of Art Restores Its Old Name

After an unpopular name change, and its firing of the director responsible for it, the museum is working to rehabilitate its image.

© Hannah Yoon for The New York Times

A rebrand last year had changed the name of the Philadelphia Museum of Art to the Philadelphia Art Museum.
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At Ukraine’s Request, Starlink Denies Internet Access to Russian Troops

It’s unclear what effect the change will have on Russia’s ability to wage war, but Russian military bloggers said troops were experiencing internet outages that hampered frontline communications.

© Reuters

A Ukrainian soldier preparing a Starlink satellite internet system in the Donetsk region in 2024. Russians have been evading export restrictions to smuggle in Starlink devices and send them to the front.
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White House Offers Shifting Story on Gabbard’s Presence at Georgia Raid

President Trump said Thursday that Attorney General Pam Bondi had directed Tulsi Gabbard to be present for an operation at an election center. It was the administration’s fourth explanation for her presence.

© Nicole Craine for The New York Times

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard at the Fulton County elections office in Atlanta last week.
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Carney Increases E.V. Investments as Trump’s Trade Policy Disrupts Canada’s Auto Industry

Prime Minister Mark Carney announced several measures Thursday aimed at making Canada a global leader in electric vehicles and rescuing an industry ravaged by U.S. trade policy.

© Eduardo Lima/The Canadian Press, via Associated Press

Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada, right, visiting an auto parts plant on Thursday in Woodbridge, Ontario.
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How to Survive a Fall Through the Ice

The cardinal rule? Don’t panic. You actually have more time than you think to self-extricate or wait for help to arrive, an expert said.

© Jamie Kelter Davis for The New York Times

Cedar Lake in subzero temperatures in Minneapolis, Minn., last month. Experts emphasize that, if you should fall through ice, you have more time to self-extricate or be rescued than you might think.
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