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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com “Something will go wrong with someone’s A.I. system. Hopefully not ours,” Dario Amodei, the CEO of Anthropic, tells Ross Douthat in a conversation about the near-term future of artificial intelligence.

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The Bangladesh Nationalist Party, led by Tarique Rahman, claimed victory on Friday in the country’s first elections since a student-led movement topped the last government in 2024. Follow live updates.

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A group of New York elected officials gathered on Thursday to replace the Pride flag that was removed from the Stonewall National Monument after a directive from the Trump administration.

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Breaking News: Goldman Sachs’s top lawyer, Kathryn Ruemmler, resigned after her extensive relationship with Jeffrey Epstein was revealed.

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The city of Seattle will pay $29 million to the family of a graduate student from India who was struck and killed in a crosswalk in 2023 by a police officer who was driving nearly three times the speed limit as he responded to a call.

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Ontario will allow public colleges and universities to raise tuition for the first time since 2019, as part of a broader plan that will boost funding for higher education and put the sector on a more sustainable path, the government said on Thursday. nyti.ms/3ZzP2pa

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Karrin Taylor Robson, a Republican running for governor of Arizona, said on Thursday that she was dropping out, a major shake-up of the party’s primary race.

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These Lemon Poppy Seed Bars are hard to resist. nyti.ms/4qvd2EO

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A whistle-blower has accused Tulsi Gabbard, the director of national intelligence, of blocking the distribution of a report that included Jared Kushner’s name in an intercepted communication about Iran. nyti.ms/4aL9zgO

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From @theathletic.com: Italy has surpassed Norway to take the lead in the medal count after Day 6 of the 2026 Winter Olympics, closely followed by the United States. Here are the full standings: nyti.ms/46O5nKN

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In an upset, 🇰🇷 Choi Gaon overcame a hard crash in her first run to take gold in the women’s snowboarding halfpipe final, beating 🇺🇸 Chloe Kim. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/w...

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From @theathletic.com: These are the gold medal events to watch on Friday at the Winter Olympics. Here's the full schedule tracking every competition: nyti.ms/4kAMqB1

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🇺🇸 Chloe Kim finished with silver in the women’s halfpipe, falling short of a record-breaking third straight gold medal. She was upset in heavy snow by 🇰🇷 Choi Gaon. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/w...

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Last-minute announcements and abrupt changes by the Trump administration have caused confusion in an already strained U.S. aviation system. The latest incident occurred on Tuesday when the FAA said it was suspending all flights in the El Paso area for 10 days, and then abruptly reversed course.

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The actor James Van Der Beek, who died on Wednesday at 48, was among a growing number of adults under 50 diagnosed with colorectal cancer. The disease is now the leading cause of cancer-related death in adults in this age group, surpassing lung and breast cancer.

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The Trump administration on Thursday repealed the endangerment finding, a scientific determination that underpins the federal government’s legal authority to combat climate change. Here’s what to know about the endangerment finding and why it matters.

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Several Israeli military reservists and a civilian were arrested after an investigation into the use of classified information to bet on military operations on an online prediction platform, prosecutors said on Thursday.

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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com President Trump’s administration “has taken dozens of actions to undermine elections that, together, show that an attempted election ‘takeover’ may be underway,” Sean Morales-Doyle writes.

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A note from people claiming to be Nancy Guthrie’s kidnappers demanded millions of dollars in Bitcoin for her release. The situation highlights why digital currencies have become a common tool in ransom demands, and how difficult they can be to trace.

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National Guard troops that the Trump administration tapped to support aggressive immigration operations have left Chicago, Los Angeles and Portland, Oregon, according to U.S. military officials.

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Distance may be the defining feature of these Winter Games, which stretch nearly 8,500 square miles. In the hub, Milan, the atmosphere seems subdued, while the small towns hosting mountain events are seeing enthusiastic crowds.

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A strong storm is expected to move across the U.S. this weekend, bringing with it the risk of widespread and heavy rain to much of the South. Snow is also possible in parts of the Northeast, forecasters said, although just how much is still uncertain.

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A man was fatally shot inside a 7-Eleven convenience store near Times Square on Thursday morning, the police said, sending commuters and shoppers running for cover in a busy part of New York City.

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Breaking News: Democrats blocked a bill that would have funded the Homeland Security Department past a shutdown deadline without adding any new restrictions.

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The Dutch branch of Louis Vuitton has agreed to pay a 500,000 euro ($594,000) settlement in connection with a money laundering case, public prosecutors in the Netherlands announced on Thursday.

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From @theathletic.com: Chloe Kim is already one of the most accomplished athletes in Winter Olympics history. She’s the first woman to win two gold medals in snowboarding halfpipe. She is now trying to pull off the first-ever three-peat. Follow live updates: nyti.ms/4ktWifO

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Some of the conspiracists who helped President Trump spread lies about the 2020 election and then tried to overturn it are now inside the government. Kurt Olsen, a lawyer who made a key referral in the Fulton County, Georgia, election case, stands out in Trump’s election denialism movement.

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