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Money Talks as India Searches for Its Place in Global A.I.

Narendra Modi, the prime minister, convened foreign leaders, the richest Silicon Valley companies and thousands of Indian entrepreneurs for a week of deal making.

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The India A.I. Impact Summit unfolded across 120 acres in New Delhi this week, featuring more than 300 exhibitors and 500 sessions. Organizers expected about 250,000 participants and visitors.
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These Olympians Excel on Two Types of Tracks

Among elite athletes exists an even more exclusive club: people who compete at both the Summer and Winter Games. Many are sprinters who turn to bobsled.

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Salomé Kora, left, will compete for a Swiss two-woman bobsled team this week in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy.
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Russia Celebrated Him. Now He’s Accused of Having Troops Shoot Themselves.

A lieutenant colonel is on trial after being accused of skimming payments for battlefield injuries. He denies the specifics of Russia’s accusation but acknowledges engaging in a payouts scheme.

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A recruitment poster in Moscow last year. The military has struggled to root out endemic corruption.
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Sugar Bowl Academy Says Multiple Victims Were Tied to Its Ski Resort School

Sugar Bowl Academy, a ski-focused private school in the Sierra Nevada, said that multiple people on the fatal trek were connected to its program.

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The trail to Castle Peak near Donner Pass. Eight backcountry skiers are confirmed dead from an avalanche in the Castle Peak area at Donner Pass.
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As ICE Buys Up Warehouses, Even Some Trump Voters Say No

The agency is ramping up arrests, but local pushback is complicating efforts to expand detention capacity and prevent overcrowding.

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Stacy Bradley, right, and Sarah Wellman in the parking lot of their cheerleading gym in Surprise, Ariz. The federal government plans to convert the warehouse at right into a detention center for immigrants.
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Decoding the A.I. Beliefs of Anthropic and Its C.E.O., Dario Amodei

The company is at odds with the Pentagon over how its A.I. will be used. The conflict has its roots in the foundational plan for Anthropic.

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The contract between Anthropic and the Pentagon, worth as much as $200 million, is at stake.
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After Activist’s Killing, Tensions Erupt Between France’s Far-Right and Far-Left

The beating death of Quentin Deranque has quickly become a flashpoint between the far right and far left as France prepares for local elections next month and presidential elections next year.

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An area near the site of the brawl in Lyon, France, that led to the beating death of Quentin Deranque, on Saturday.
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Kansas, Idaho, Utah, Oklahoma in New Push to Restrict Transgender Rights

In states that once focused mainly on health care and sports for transgender minors, debates now revolve around the validity of transgender identity.

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A demonstrator outside the U.S. Supreme Court as the court heard arguments last month concerning transgender athletes participating in girls sports.
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An Avalanche Near Lake Tahoe Kills at Least 8

Also, Mark Zuckerberg takes the stand. Here's the latest at the end of Wednesday.

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Members of a rescue team in Soda Springs, Calif., yesterday.
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Donald J. Trump International Airport? The President’s Company Trademarked It.

The Trump organization said the move was necessary to protect the brand as Florida prepares to rename an airport after the president.

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A plane belonging to Donald J. Trump arrived at Palm Beach International Airport in 2023. Florida Republicans have advanced an effort to rename the airport “President Donald J. Trump International Airport.”
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In Guthrie Mystery, Rampant Speculation Is Like ‘Salt on the Open Wound’

True crime obsessives, internet theorizers and livestreamers are complicating the investigation of the kidnapping of Nancy Guthrie, the mother of the “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie.

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Family members of Nancy Guthrie, mother of the TV anchor Savannah Guthrie, are “real people with hearts and souls,” a friend said.
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Fed Minutes Show No Rush to Restart Rate Cuts

Barring a rapid deterioration in the labor market or a significant cooling of inflation, the Federal Reserve appears poised for an extended hold.

© Caroline Gutman for The New York Times

Jerome H. Powell, the Federal Reserve chair, has stressed that the central bank will make decisions meeting by meeting.
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