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After Pete Hegseth Cut Pentagon Funding, Harvard Offers Options for Military

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has said the Pentagon would end funds supporting active-duty service members at Harvard. The school is offering military students alternatives to defer or go elsewhere.

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has accused Harvard of indoctrinating students into left-leaning ideologies.
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Lou Holtz, Who Coached Unbeaten Notre Dame to a Title, Dies at 89

Known for reviving football programs, he led six major colleges to bowl games, winning a national championship in 1989 after restoring the Irish to greatness.

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Lou Holtz with Notre Dame players in about 1988. Unassuming in demeanor, he had a keen football mind and a disciplinarian’s resolve.
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Insulting the Mayor Is Nothing New. But This Was Shocking.

A well-known conservative radio host in New York called Mayor Zohran Mamdani a cockroach, resurfacing anti-Muslim sentiments that the mayor said were all too common.

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Mayor Zohran Mamdani of New York said that bigotry against Muslims is often greeted by silence that “allows it to fester.”
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As New York Energy Costs Surge, Attention Turns to Landmark Climate Law

The battle to lower costs has reached the State Capitol, where concerns have emerged about the fate of a 2019 climate law and its ambitious goals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

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Solar panels line a rooftop in Astoria, Queens. New York ranks among the most expensive states for electricity in the United States.
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Why Data Center Firms Are Working With Trump on Energy Costs

The White House has floated a new plan to try to ease voter concerns over the A.I. boom’s effect on electric bills. But it won’t be easy to put into practice.

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A Google data center. Large data centers can use as much electricity as a small city.
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Justice Dept., Under Pressure From Trump, Fails to Build Autopen Case Against Biden

Prosecutors in the U.S. attorney’s office in Washington were unable to build a case, underscoring the department’s increasing inability to follow through on the president’s desire to indict his rivals.

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Former President Joseph R. Biden Jr. has forcefully denied assertions that his use of the autopen broke the law, calling President Trump and his allies “liars.”
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Fellow Republican Moves to Censure Gonzales Amid Affair Allegations

The bid came as Representative Tony Gonzales of Texas has been forced into a runoff amid resurfaced allegations of having an extramarital affair with an aide who later took her own life.

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Representative Tony Gonzales, Republican of Texas, could be the latest House member censured for wrongdoing.
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John P. Hammond, Pioneer in 1960s Blues Renaissance, Dies at 83

With his acclaimed interpretations of Delta Blues standards, he was a fixture on the Greenwich Village music scene for decades.

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John P. Hammond in 1962. “When I first heard blues, I was completely turned on to it and it became larger than life,” he said. “And then it became my life.”
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TerraPower Nuclear Reactor in Wyoming Gets Federal Permit

TerraPower’s project in Wyoming, which uses novel technology, is the first new commercial reactor to receive federal approval in nearly a decade.

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Politicians and executives, including Bill Gates, shoveled dirt during the groundbreaking for TerraPower’s Natrium nuclear power plant in Kemmerer, Wyo.
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Rhode Island Priests Sexually Abused Hundreds of Children, Report Finds

The report from the state’s attorney general, covering 75 years, faulted the Diocese of Providence for not removing accused priests and not contacting the police enough.

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Peter F. Neronha, Rhode Island’s attorney general, at a news conference in December.
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Kristi Noem Review Delayed FEMA Aid by Weeks, Senate Finds

A report by Senate Democrats found that scrutiny of large FEMA expenditures slowed housing and employment assistance for victims of fires and storms.

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Kristi Noem, the homeland security secretary, at the Federal Emergency Management Agency headquarters in Washington in January.
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John Cornyn’s Biggest Challenges as Republican Senate Primary Heads for Runoff in Texas

The veteran Texas senator faces what promises to be a bruising runoff with the state attorney general challenging him from the right. But he had a stronger showing than expected.

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Senator John Cornyn of Texas came out just ahead of Ken Paxton, the state’s attorney general, in the first round of primary voting on Tuesday.
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