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Court Rules Against Justice Dept. Search of Reporter’s Computers

The judge said the court itself would search the devices, which were seized from a Washington Post reporter’s home last month.

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The courthouse for the Eastern District of Virginia in Alexandria, where a judge rejected an “unsupervised, wholesale” search by the federal government.
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Kash Patel’s Olympics Trip Left Plenty of Time for Leisure, Schedule Shows

An itinerary for Mr. Patel’s trip provides more granular detail, including long segments of personal time that suggest he was not immensely oversubscribed by official duties.

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Kash Patel, the F.B.I. director, watching the United States and Canada in the gold medal hockey game at the Milan Olympics.
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BAFTAs 2026 Outburst: What Tourette’s Tics Feel Like

Verbal or physical tics can be a daily struggle. So can dealing with the hurt they may cause.

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John Davidson, who has Tourette’s syndrome and is the subject of the biographical film “I Swear,” unintentionally shouted a racist slur while two Black stars were onstage at the BAFTAs.
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Federal Judiciary Asks Congress to Give Over Control of Courthouses

In a letter to lawmakers, the courts’ policymaking body claimed that the General Services Administration, part of the executive branch, had been slow to make crucial repairs.

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The Everett McKinley Dirksen United States Courthouse in Chicago, where floors were damaged by a water leak in 2024.
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Mr. Clean, the Bald, Broad-Shouldered Cleaning Mascot, Retires

The character became the face of a household cleaner in 1958. It’s not clear what the brand plans for its next mascot.

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Mr. Clean was created in the 1950s, envisioned as a bald man with a nose ring, in a nod to the genie-like powers of the cleaning product.
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Judge Dismisses Minnesota Gun Case as Prosecutors Struggle With Resignations

A judge took the unusual step of dropping the case over a speedy trial violation by the U.S. attorney’s office in Minnesota, which has been flooded with immigration-related cases.

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U.S. District Court Judge Paul Magnuson in his chambers at the Warren E. Burger Federal Building in downtown St. Paul, Minn., in 2021.
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Éliane Radigue, Composer of Time, Silence and Space, Dies at 94

Her Tibetan Buddhist spiritual practice and her experiments with synthesizers came together in vast, slow-moving works that drew wide acclaim.

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Éliane Radigue in 2011. Her subtly shifting textures seemed to ebb and flow glacially, without the sense of forward motion or drama that has characterized much of Western music.
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Blizzard Causes Major Airport Delays and Cancellations: What Travelers Should Know

As major hubs in the Northeast dig out from up to three feet of snow, it could be days before some travelers get moving. Here’s where things stand.

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Travelers at Newark Liberty International Airport on Tuesday, as airlines resumed service after a powerful blizzard disrupted flights.
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The U.S. Men’s Hockey Team Has Arrived in Washington

Two gold medal-winning U.S. hockey teams were invited to Washington for the State of the Union address. Only one came to town.

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Members of the men’s hockey team at the victory ceremony at the Winter Olympics on Sunday.
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Paramount Raises Its Bid for Warner Bros. Discovery

Warner Bros. Discovery said Paramount’s new offer of $31 a share could lead to a “superior proposal” to the deal it signed with Netflix.

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Paramount previously offered $30 a share to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery.
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Guest List for State of the Union Includes Epstein Victims, Erika Kirk and U.S. Olympic Hockey Players

Democratic lawmakers invited victims of Jeffrey Epstein and of President Trump’s aggressive immigration crackdown.

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Sky Roberts and Amanda Roberts, his wife, are among the guests invited to attend the president’s annual speech to Congress. His sister Virginia Giuffre publicly accused Jeffrey Epstein of abuse.
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Senator Blumenthal Opens Inquiry Into Iran Transactions on Binance

Senator Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut sent a letter to Binance asking about the flow of $1.7 billion from accounts on the crypto exchange to Iranian entities.

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In a letter to Binance, Senator Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut asked for records about the company’s dealings with two Hong Kong entities identified by the exchange’s investigators as the origin of the transfers to Iran.
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House Narrowly Rejects Air Safety Bill After Pentagon Opposition

A move to swiftly pass the bill failed by a single vote. It would have required aircraft to carry technology that officials said might have prevented a midair collision near Washington last year.

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The bill’s failure upends the debate around how to respond to last year’s fatal crash between a military helicopter and a commercial jet over the Potomac River.
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Providence, R.I. Digs Out From Three Feet of Snow

A day after the city got a record-breaking amount of snow, some residents clung to the magic. Others were gearing up for endless shoveling.

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Work crews shovel snow from the steps of the Rhode Island State Capitol on Tuesday in Providence, R.I.
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Study Shows Xi’s Purges of China’s Military Run Deep

Around 100 senior officers have been sidelined or vanished since 2022, hollowing out the top ranks and raising questions about the army’s capabilities.

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Gen. Zhang Youxia, who was vice chairman of the Central Military Commission at the time, waving at the Western Pacific Naval Symposium in Qingdao, China, in 2024.
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Trump Leans on Congress to Address His False Claims of Voter Fraud

The State of the Union gives the president a high-profile chance to issue a call to action on election security legislation he has pressured Republicans to ram through over Democratic opposition.

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A polling place in Eau Claire, Wis. President Trump is pushing legislation that would require that Americans provide proof of citizenship when registering to vote and would create a nationwide requirement that voters show photo identification to cast a ballot.
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