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Large hot tubs have been placed around New York City to melt snow after the city received about 12 inches over the weekend. nyti.ms/3McFnBO

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The State Department clarified comments made by the U.S. Ambassador to Canada that NORAD would be “altered” if that country did not purchase American F-35 jets.

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In Opinion Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s new vaccine schedule is an attack on our social safety net, David Wallace-Wells writes, from “health libertarians whose strategy for making America healthy again appears straightforwardly to mean letting more of the country’s weak and vulnerable suffer and die.”

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This year’s best actor field is the strongest that Oscar voters have assembled in quite some time, our columnist writes. But which man will prevail? With a month and a half to go until the winner is picked, here is each nominee’s potential path to victory.

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High schoolers and their parents are turning to chatbots for help navigating the college admissions process. “I think it felt like a means of control over a process that you have no control over,” one mom said. But does a virtual college coach know what’s best for students?

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Mayor Zohran Mamdani of New York City said that seven of the 10 people who died during the cold weather showed signs of cold exposure. One man was found dead just steps from a hospital.

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From @theathletic.com: Which Hall of Fame voters could have possibly snubbed Bill Belichick and why? "Release every voter’s ballots," our columnist writes. "We can disagree, but I respect your position if you offer reasonable points."

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An examination of New York State Police disciplinary records from 2014 to 2024 by The New York Times and New York Focus revealed a far weaker disciplinary system than any other large department in the state. nyti.ms/3LUvqsI

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These are the comfiest sweatpants and sweatshirts our Wirecutter testers found (that you can totally leave the house in).

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From @theathleticfc.bsky.social: The only ones who could organize and enforce a boycott of the 2026 World Cup would be high-ranking politicians, namely heads of state. The only real precedent is the U.S.-led boycott of the 1980 Olympics in Moscow.

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Breaking News: The FBI searched an election center in Georgia for “a number of records related to 2020 elections,” an official said. The building has been at the center of President Trump’s baseless claims that the election was stolen from him.

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The Grammys are Sunday night. Prepare for the awards with a primer playlist on the Best New Artist nominees, and read our critic's predictions on who will take home the award. nyti.ms/4qFYiE4

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The Iranian government’s communication blackout has made it difficult to know the magnitude of its violent crackdown on antigovernment protests that began in December. Iranian authorities have put the official death toll at 3,117, a figure that human rights groups say vastly underestimates the toll.

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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com “Winter is an increasingly brittle moment for the grid and for our energy infrastructure, and it’s time for politicians, utilities and the public to wake up,” Robinson Meyer writes.

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The Fed kept rates unchanged in the central bank’s first meeting of the year, despite relentless attacks from President Trump.

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There is no formal charge of domestic terrorism in the U.S., and experts say it is highly unusual to refer to victims of fatal shootings with that term, especially before an extensive investigation. Here's what to know as the Trump administration uses the term against political adversaries.

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The National Institutes of Health promised to protect children’s sensitive data in a federally funded project to track brain development. After it failed to do so, fringe researchers co-opted the children’s data, giving fodder for racist claims on social media and white nationalist message boards.

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Birkenstock is collaborating with the bridal fashion brand Danielle Frankel to create a collection using lustrous fabrics and materials that brides can wear down the aisle.

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When a new online SAT was rolled out three years ago, one advantage, the College Board said, was a reduced chance of cheating. Now, sites in China are selling test questions, and online forums offer software that can bypass test protections, according to tutors and testing experts.

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Whether you’re sick in bed or fresh off the slopes, a hot toddy warms everything up. This version cozies up to the original, with a few optional additions based on preference. nyti.ms/4k1eWeY

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From @theathletic.com: Bill Belichick was not voted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility, and folks around the NFL are shocked. Belichick, now UNC's head coach, won six Super Bowls with the New England Patriots. nyti.ms/4qLw22S

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Breaking News: The two federal agents who opened fire on Alex Pretti, a Veterans Affairs nurse, in Minneapolis on Saturday have been placed on leave, a U.S. official said. The move came as more Republican leaders broke with the White House’s handling of the shooting. nyti.ms/4bXJtIu

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NASA is preparing to send four astronauts on a flyby of the moon during its Artemis II mission. Thinking of traveling to the Kennedy Space Center in Florida for the event? Here’s what you need to know.

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For the first time, Southwest Airlines passengers received assigned seats, retiring the carrier’s decades-old practice of open seating. The airline also introduced a new group boarding process and premium seat options. Here's what else to know. nyti.ms/49M7wJ5

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A 91-year-old woman's memory was failing, and the $28,000-a-month assisted living facility she just moved into wouldn’t let her leave. Was it protecting her from an untrustworthy guardian?

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From @theathletic.com: Some Russian athletes will compete in the Winter Olympics, but without their anthems, without their colors, and without a place in the medal table. They are stateless; competing, but not for their country. This is how we got here. nyti.ms/4q3bsKg

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What is the affordability crisis all about? The rising price of entry for a middle-class life is driving dissatisfaction, particularly among young Americans, our poll finds.

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Taliban officials deny holding Mahmood Shah Habibi, a U.S.-Afghan citizen who U.S. officials say was detained by Afghanistan’s intelligence services in 2022. His arrest and unknown whereabouts remain at the center of tensions between the Trump administration and Afghan officials.

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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com “Surveying the wreckage of ‘Operation Metro Surge' — of this reactionary administration’s crushing defeat at the hands of another band of tenacious Northerners — it does look to me like this might be MAGA’s Gettysburg,” our columnist Jamelle Bouie writes.

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