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Man Convicted of Murder in Fatal Beatings of 4 Homeless Men

Randy Rodriguez Santos attacked five homeless men in New York City in 2019, killing four of them in a span of minutes.

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Randy Rodriguez Santos, center, being arraigned in the Manhattan Criminal court on in 2019. A jury found him guilty of murder in the deaths of four homeless men.
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Their Transgender Child’s Health Care Had Ended. What Now?

In many ways, the parents whose adolescents had been receiving treatment at NYU Langone Health had been expecting this call. Still, they were stunned.

© Gabby Jones for The New York Times

For years, NYU Langone and some other major New York hospitals had built up significant transgender youth health programs.
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Bill Gates Cancels Speech in India Amid Epstein Controversy

The philanthropist made the announcement on Thursday, after having earlier confirmed his participation in a prominent artificial intelligence summit in India.

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Bill Gates in January at the annual World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, Switzerland.
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Arts Panel Packed With Trump Allies Approves White House Ballroom Project

President Trump has eliminated any pocket of resistance from within his administration to his plans for a 90,000-square-foot ballroom.

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The site of the demolished East Wing of the White House last month. President Trump has taken several steps to eliminate resistance to his ballroom plans.
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One Year In, Trump’s Tariffs Have Not Helped U.S. Wine Businesses

One year in, many producers say tariffs have not helped them, and some countries are rejecting U.S. wine altogether.

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Jamie Kutch of Kutch Wines in his estate vineyard in Sebastopol, Calif. He said he’s lost 30 percent of his overseas sales because of the tariffs.
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Mamdani Seeks Deputy Mayor to Run His Proposed Community Safety Agency

City Hall officials familiar with the plan said the mayor was moving closer to establishing a civilian corps that would respond to mental health emergencies.

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Mayor Zohran Mamdani in Albany, N.Y., last week. During the mayoral campaign, he proposed the creation of the Department of Community Safety.
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Ohio’s Covid Czar Hopes to Be the State’s Democratic Governor

Amy Acton’s service to retiring Gov. Mike DeWine gives her bipartisan credibility in a Republican state, but that service, leading Ohio’s pandemic response, also stirs charged emotions.

© Jessica Phelps for The New York Times

Amy Acton is looking to become the second elected Democratic governor in the state in the last 35 years.
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Assault on Sudanese City Bore ‘Hallmarks of Genocide,’ U.N. Finds

A paramilitary group in Sudan’s civil war “acted with genocidal intent” in a monthslong siege of El Fasher, according to human rights experts.

© Ivor Prickett for The New York Times

Sudanese refugees from different parts of north Darfur, including El Fasher, crossing into Chad in November.
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After Avalanche Warnings, a Sierra Nevada Tragedy

Eight skiers were killed and one other was presumed dead in the deadliest snow disaster in modern California history. Six were found alive.

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An avalanche beacon checkpoint flashes along a trail to Castle Peak near Donner Pass on Wednesday.
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