‘No Reason He Should Have Died’: Alex Pretti’s Parents Open Up

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11 février 2026 à 02:08

In their first sit-down interview, Michael and Susan Pretti avoided recriminations and recalled the son that Michael called “an exceptionally kind, caring man.”

“The truth is, he was an exceptionally kind, caring man,” Michael Pretti said of his son, Alex.

Man Is Charged in 2021 Acid Attack Against Woman on Long Island

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Par :Samantha Latson

11 février 2026 à 01:36

Terrell Campbell, 29, was charged with assaulting Nafiah Ikram outside her home. Mr. Campbell later described the assault in a rap lyric, prosecutors said.

After the attack, Nafiah Ikram was treated for second- and third-degree burns to her face, arms, eye and esophagus.

Baboon Sibling Rivalry Suggests Monkeys Feel Jealousy Like People

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Par :Annie Roth

11 février 2026 à 01:01

Young primates in a southern African nature park were observed to constantly interfere when their mother was giving attention to a younger brother or sister.

Pentagon to Send 200 Troops to Nigeria

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Par :Eric Schmitt

11 février 2026 à 00:39

The troops will help train Nigerians to fight militants, but will not be involved in combat. U.S. forces have been assisting local soldiers with identifying potential terrorist targets.

The U.S. troops will be assigned to locations across Nigeria to provide training and technical expertise, a U.S. official said.

Mexican Cartel’s Seized Ammunition Is Traced to U.S. Army Plant

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Par :Emiliano Rodríguez Mega

11 février 2026 à 00:12

About 137,000 .50-caliber rounds have been seized since 2012, and of those, 47 percent came from a plant in Kansas City, Mo., Mexico’s defense secretary said.

A police officer in Villa Unión, Mexico, with a .50-caliber cartridge. Mexico’s defense secretary said that about 137,000 .50-caliber rounds had been seized since 2012.

Ford Says Electric Vehicle Losses Will Continue for Three More Years

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Par :Neal E. Boudette

11 février 2026 à 00:30

Ford Motor reported a big loss for 2025 because of its troubled electric vehicle division, which it has significantly scaled back.

An F-150 Lightning electric pickup truck, which the company stopped producing last year, after federal tax credits for electric vehicles ended.

Lutnick Acknowledges Traveling to Epstein’s Island

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Par :Ana Swanson

11 février 2026 à 00:24

The commerce secretary, Howard Lutnick, acknowledged at a Senate hearing that he and his family visited Jeffrey Epstein on his private island.

Howard Lutnick, the secretary of commerce, testifying before the Senate Appropriations Committee at the Capitol on Tuesday.

F.D.A. Refuses to Review Moderna Flu Vaccine

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Par :Christina Jewett and Rebecca Robbins

11 février 2026 à 01:22

The vaccine maker’s shots involve the successful Covid vaccines’ RNA technology. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has broadly rejected it, canceling millions of dollars in research projects.

Moderna is a pioneer in using mRNA technology, first with the Covid vaccine. Its flu shot was being developed for people 50 and older.

Britney Spears Sells Her Song Catalog

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Par :Ben Sisario

10 février 2026 à 23:51

The pop hitmaker, who hasn’t released a new album in 10 years, sold the rights to her music to Primary Wave.

Britney Spears has sold tens of millions of albums and scored five No. 1 hits on Billboard’s Hot 100 singles chart.

Before Trump Blasted U.S.-Canada Bridge, Owner of Competing Span Lobbied Administration

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Par :Tyler Pager and Matina Stevis-Gridneff

10 février 2026 à 23:48

A Detroit billionaire met with Howard Lutnick, the commerce secretary, hours before President Trump said he would block the opening of a new bridge connecting Detroit to Canada, officials said.

President Trump said on Monday he would block the opening of the Gordie Howe International Bridge, currently under construction to link Detroit with Windsor, Ontario.

A.I. May Put Progressives to the Test

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Par :Ross Douthat

11 février 2026 à 02:04

The left needs a sharper A.I. politics.

Don Lemon Hires Federal Prosecutor Joseph H. Thompson in Minneapolis Church Protest Case

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Par :Ernesto Londoño

10 février 2026 à 23:39

Facing charges over his role at a church protest, Mr. Lemon, a journalist, retained a veteran litigator who recently resigned from the U.S. attorney’s office in Minnesota.

Journalist Don Lemon outside federal court in Los Angeles last month.

Peter Attia’s Ties to Epstein Spark a Backlash From Doctors

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Par :Maggie Astor

10 février 2026 à 23:37

What started as a rebuke of Dr. Attia has become a discussion about his credentials, longevity medicine and whom patients should trust.

New Video Shows a Masked Figure at Nancy Guthrie’s Door

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Par :Matthew Cullen

10 février 2026 à 23:36

Also, Republicans have a huge cash advantage. Here’s the latest at the end of Tuesday.

Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl Halftime Show and the Everyday People Who Made It Authentic

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Par :Derrick Bryson Taylor

10 février 2026 à 23:12

A priest from Sacramento. A bar owner from New York. A taquero from Los Angeles. Puerto Rico came alive at the Super Bowl because of hundreds of non-famous performers.

Dissidents Are Silenced, and the West Moves On

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Par :Bret Stephens

11 février 2026 à 00:41

On Jimmy Lai and the future of freedom.

A day after Jimmy Lai’s arrest in 2020, copies of his paper, The Apple Daily, displayed his image.

YouTube Argues It Isn’t Social Media in Landmark Tech Addiction Trial

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Par :Eli Tan and Cecilia Kang

10 février 2026 à 22:28

The app said in opening statements that it was more of an entertainment platform. The lawsuit claims social media companies design products that cause personal injury.

Neal Mohan, left, the chief executive of YouTube, in 2024. The company’s lawyers argued in court on Tuesday that YouTube was an entertainment platform, not a social media platform.

Georgia Ballot Inquiry Originated With Election Denier in Trump White House

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Par :Devlin Barrett · Nick Corasaniti and Richard Fausset

10 février 2026 à 23:59

A newly unsealed affidavit showed that a criminal investigation into the 2020 election in Fulton County, Ga., relied heavily on claims about ballots that have been widely debunked.

Members of the F.B.I. seized 2020 ballots and other materials from an election center in Fulton County, Ga., late last month.

Climate Change Is Erased From Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence for Judges

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Par :Karen Zraick

10 février 2026 à 22:11

After Republican criticism, a group that offers professional resources to judges withdrew a climate science chapter from its Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence.

J.B. McCuskey, the West Virginia attorney general, in Washington last month. He led the effort against the climate chapter in the judges’ handbook.

Congress Quietly Used Funding Law to Try to Rein In Trump on Spending

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Par :Catie Edmondson

10 février 2026 à 22:11

Dozens of measures sprinkled throughout the recently enacted spending package seek to tie the Trump administration’s hands on funding, an act of quiet bipartisan resistance to efforts to trample congressional power.

“These bills provide literally hundreds upon hundreds of specific funding levels and directives that this administration must now, by law, follow,” Senator Patty Murray of Washington, the top Democrat on the Appropriations Committee, said.

Seven People Died at Private Homes in NYC Cold Snap, Officials Say

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Par :Mihir Zaveri and Dana Rubinstein

10 février 2026 à 22:08

It was not immediately clear whether any of the buildings in question had faulty heating systems.

New York City is still grappling with the fallout from a weekslong cold snap.

Michigan Judge Rebukes Justice Department’s Effort to Obtain Voter Data

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Par :Mattathias Schwartz and Nick Corasaniti

10 février 2026 à 21:02

The ruling from a Trump-appointed federal judge is the third in recent weeks to reject the administration’s demand for voters’ personal data from nearly every state.

A polling location in Detroit. The decisions offer an early indication of how the Justice Department’s nationwide quest to essentially establish a national voting database may be running into significant headwinds from the judiciary.

Behind the E.P.A.’s Rush to Repeal the Endangerment Finding

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Par :Maxine Joselow and Lisa Friedman

10 février 2026 à 21:17

The agency is racing to repeal a scientific finding that requires it to fight global warming. Experts say the goal is to get the matter before the justices while President Trump is still in office.

Lee Zeldin, the E.P.A. administrator, at the agency’s headquarters in Washington last year.

Canada Built a New Bridge and Here’s Why That’s Irritating Trump

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Par :Vjosa Isai and Ian Austen

10 février 2026 à 20:51

President Trump’s threat to block the opening of the new crossing is the latest in a long string of challenges for the project.

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