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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com “The price of having worked in the old Soviet Union is to see authoritarianism lurking behind every gilded door, self-serving monument or paean to peace,” Serge Schmemann writes.

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Shares of Blue Owl Capital, the giant private lender, plunged after the company announced that it was changing how investors can get their money out from one of its funds, raising fresh concerns about potential problems lurking in the private credit industry.

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The families of six friends and mothers who were killed in a Sierra Nevada avalanche this week identified the victims on Thursday and said they were “devastated beyond words.”

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Eric Dane, the actor best known as the charming surgeon nicknamed McSteamy on “Grey’s Anatomy,” has died at 53 after battling ALS.

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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com California’s go-slow approach to vote counting “is playing into the hands of the misinformation peddlers for no good reason,” the editorial board writes.

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Go back for seconds, this dish tastes even better when it’s cold. nyti.ms/4rMrnOq

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🇺🇸 Alysa Liu hit seven triples to win the gold medal in the women’s figure skating final on Thursday, securing the Americans’ first Olympic medal in the event since 2006. 🇯🇵 Kaori Sakamoto, skating in what she has said will be her final season, claimed silver. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/19/w...

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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com “For those patients who have simply disappeared, we are left to wonder whether they are hiding at home, detained, deported or dead.” Three medical providers recount what it’s like caring for patients amid President Trump’s immigration crackdown.

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The labor secretary’s husband was barred from the department’s premises after two staffers said he sexually assaulted them.

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🇺🇸 Alysa Liu just became the first American woman to win an individual Olympic medal in figure skating in 20 years — and the first to take gold in the event since 2002. Here is how she did it. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/19/w...

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From @theathletic.com: Alysa Liu didn’t return to figure skating for medals. But for personal fulfillment. A display of empowerment. She became a legend because of that story and returned U.S. women’s figure skating to glory. nyti.ms/4kJJFxn

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Another day of powerful winds and especially dry conditions had emergency officials in Oklahoma and the Texas Panhandle bracing for more wildfires.

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An Austrian man was found guilty on Thursday of gross negligent manslaughter after he left his girlfriend behind on a mountain hike and she froze to death. The case prompted an international debate over personal responsibility in mountaineering.

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In a fiery ruling that accused the government of failing to follow court orders, a federal judge ordered the Department of Homeland Security to notify thousands of immigrants detained nationwide that they can join a lawsuit against the government and get either a hearing or be immediately released.

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New York City’s first lady, Rama Duwaji's appearance at New York Fashion Week reflected the complicated balancing act she faces in her new role. "Every first lady is, to a certain extent, walking a tightrope between being an individual and being a symbol," our fashion critic writes.

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Off and on the runways at New York Fashion Week, various outfits showcased how to to dress strikingly and cozily. See photos. nyti.ms/3MUpf8p

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"I wondered: Could I revive my own BlackBerry and ditch my iPhone?" Our writer decided to test out what it’s like to downgrade to a more limited device — and whether using an old phone could help her digitally detox.

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Breaking News from @theathletic.com: Alysa Liu of the U.S. won the gold medal in women's singles figure skating to end a 20-year medal drought for Americans in the event. www.nytimes.com/athletic/705...

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Democrats have selected Gov. Abigail Spanberger of Virginia to deliver their party’s response to President Trump’s State of the Union address on Tuesday. The former congresswoman flipped a red seat to blue in a victory that offered a glint of hope for the future of a party.

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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com “The attack on empathy would have gained very little traction in the church if Donald Trump weren’t president,” our columnist David French writes.

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Breaking News from @theathletic.com: The U.S. beat Canada in overtime, 2-1, in the women’s hockey tournament to win the gold medal and complete a dramatic comeback. www.nytimes.com/athletic/liv...

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After checking into a Manhattan hotel for one night, Mickey Barreto exploited an obscure New York City housing law to stay there for five years. He admitted this week to forging property records in what prosecutors said was a criminal scheme to claim ownership of the building.

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Breaking News: A Manhattan jury on Thursday found a man guilty of murder for the bludgeoning deaths of four homeless men as they slept in the Chinatown neighborhood of Manhattan in 2019.

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From @theathletic.com: Team USA and Canada will play sudden-death 3-on-3 hockey in 20-minute periods until we have a winner in the women's hockey finals at the Winter Olympics. Live updates: nyti.ms/4awD6cI

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