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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com “This war no longer feels like an interruption; it’s just reality,” Nataliya Gumenyuk writes. “Ukraine’s military may be exhausted, but it’s also the most battle-hardened in Europe.”

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Gisèle Pelicot was drugged and raped repeatedly by her husband, Dominique Pelicot — who also invited dozens of men into their bedroom to rape Pelicot. In a candid and emotional interview, Pelicot opened up about the trial that shocked the world. nyti.ms/3Og9cCh

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Leading up to Mardi Gras, bakeries in New Orleans churn out hundreds of thousands of king cakes. Tradition dictates that a small plastic baby will be hidden within the cake. But what does this baby symbolize? nyti.ms/4kEffga

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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com “Just as some walk so that others may run, some danced on skis without falling (or clubbing nearby spectators with their poles) so that others may today land not only double cork 1260s, but also modeling gigs,” writes Bruce Handy.

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From @theathletic.com: These are the gold medal events to watch on Monday at the Winter Olympics. Here's the full schedule tracking every competition: nyti.ms/4at3tln

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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com Carrie Prejean Boller perfectly encapsulates the rising tide of antisemitism in the United States, our columnist David French writes. “Boller is also, ironically enough, showing the necessity for a sane Christian Zionism.”

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A pair of powerful Pacific storms are expected to bring multiple days of heavy snow for California’s mountains, starting on Sunday and lasting into the week. Forecasters said as much as eight feet of accumulated snow was possible through Wednesday.

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The FAA warned the Pentagon that a new technology posed “a grave risk of fatalities” before closing airspace in Texas. Here is a close look at what happened. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/14/u...

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Richard Tillman, the youngest brother of Pat Tillman, the NFL star turned U.S. Army Ranger who died in a case of friendly fire in Afghanistan, pleaded guilty last week in federal court to setting fire to a Northern California post office last summer.

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The EPA said on Thursday that manufacturers would no longer earn a credit for installing engines that automatically turn off when vehicles come to a complete stop and restart when drivers take their feet off the brake pedal. The start-stop feature is meant to save fuel and reduce emissions.

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As a storm bringing rain to parts of the Southeast moves offshore, it is expected to interact with colder air across parts of the Northeast, likely producing light snowfall across New York and Pennsylvania through Sunday night.

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A passageway hidden below a dresser at the Merchant’s House Museum in New York City had long been a mystery. It was recently linked to the Underground Railroad. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/15/n...

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Students in more than three dozen states have walked out of class to protest ICE in recent weeks. But in Texas, Republican leaders have threatened students, teachers and school districts with severe consequences for taking part in demonstrations.

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Just as beautiful for entertaining as it is for a comforting family meal, biryani is a Central and South Asian dish of layered rice, spices and meat or vegetables. nyti.ms/4ttzBwB

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In a secret deportation arrangement, the Trump administration flew nine people, nearly all of whom had been granted U.S. court protections from being sent back to their home countries, to the African nation of Cameroon in January.

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Former President Barack Obama this weekend indirectly addressed a racist video President Trump posted earlier this month that depicted Obama and the former first lady, Michelle Obama, as apes. Obama stressed that he believed that most Americans found such content abhorrent.

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From @theathleticfc.bsky.social: Many years before he was an Oscar-nominated actor, Timothee Chalamet had a love for soccer as a child. “I think that if you ask him, I’m sure his dream at this time was to become a professional soccer player.”

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From @theathletic.com: Dutch speedskater Femke Kok broke the 500-meter Olympic record, as the American Erin Jackson missed the podium. Jutta Leerdam, the Dutch skater who won the 1,000-meter race, got silver. nyti.ms/4riinR3

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Gisèle Pelicot was drugged and raped repeatedly by her husband, Dominique Pelicot — who also invited dozens of men into their bedroom to rape Pelicot. In a candid and emotional interview, Pelicot opened up about the trial that shocked the world. nyti.ms/4rR0DfF

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A traditional Palestinian dish, this striking mound of turmeric-tinged rice, tender meat and slivered carrots comes together in a single pot in one hour. nyti.ms/4qtOADR

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With matter-of-fact precision, Gisèle Pelicot’s memoir powerfully chronicles the shock of discovering her husband’s crimes and the rallying cry that followed. “It seeks a proper transfer of shame from sex-crime victims to their perpetrators, and the perpetrators’ enablers,” our book critic writes.

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From @theathletic.com: There will be a lot of contenders for the athletes to have had the best Winter Olympics — and Federica Brignone is one of them. The Italian skier, who returned to competition a month ago after a bad injury, won her second gold medal. nyti.ms/4tEjfRO

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The Paris prosecutor’s office said on Saturday that it had appointed magistrates to analyze the Jeffrey Epstein files to uncover possible offenses committed by French nationals.

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From @theathletic.com: China’s Eileen Gu has criticized the scheduling of her freeski events at the 2026 Winter Olympics, saying the program “doesn’t make sense” and is “really unfair.”

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From @theathletic.com: Canada has its first gold medal of these Winter Olympics. Mikael Kingsbury, the most accomplished freestyle skier of all time, won gold in the inaugural men’s dual moguls competition. nyti.ms/4kFy6qX

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From @theathletic.com: Johannes Hosflot Klaebo is now in sole possession of the all-time Winter Olympics gold medal record, as Norway sits in a league of its own, winning yet another gold. Michael Phelps is the only Olympian with more gold medals than Klaebo. nyti.ms/4rk5pSU

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Breaking News from @theathletic.com: Johannes Hosflot Klaebo broke the all-time Winter Olympics gold medal record on Sunday with his ninth career gold as Norway won the men’s cross-country skiing team relay. nyti.ms/3ZG3Sup

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From @theathletic.com: These are the gold medal events to watch on Sunday at the Winter Olympics. Here's the full schedule tracking every competition: nyti.ms/4rTg1YV

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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com “‘Wuthering Heights’ is a story in which love is an all-encompassing obsession that destroys anything in its path. It is also a story about how love, sustained through generations, eventually redeems that destruction,” B.D. McClay writes.

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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com The Trump administration is “using detention to inflict pain on anyone — immigrant or citizen — caught in its grasp,” our columnist Jamelle Bouie writes.

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