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A severe winter storm is expected to sweep across the U.S. this week, with a potent cocktail of heavy snow, ice and extreme cold, affecting up to 160 million people. Here’s what you can do, even in the last minute, to prepare your home and stay safe and warm.

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The soprano Renée Fleming will not be part of two scheduled performances at the Kennedy Center, according to the center’s website. Fleming, one of the world’s great opera singers, resigned as an artistic adviser to the Kennedy Center nearly one year ago.

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When it’s cold enough for a frost, it’s cold enough for your plumbing to freeze, and potentially crack open and flood your home. There’s no need to panic, but you should take a few precautions to keep your plumbing from bursting open.

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An off-duty New York Police Department sergeant who was driving the wrong way down the Taconic State Parkway on Thursday night killed a 61-year-old man when her car slammed head-on into his vehicle, the state police said.

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Breaking News: The U.S. military said it killed two people in the first known boat strike since the capture of Nicolás Maduro.

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The University of Colorado, Boulder, denied liability in a civil rights lawsuit, which a couple filed after a comment about an Indian dish that one of them was heating in an office microwave.

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Ryan Wedding, a former Olympic snowboarder from Canada who the FBI says is one of North America’s most notorious drug smugglers, was arrested on murder and drug trafficking charges, the agency announced, ending a yearslong search. nyti.ms/46cD74f

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In the game Crossplay, solvers go head-to-head and put word-building skills to the test. Face off against your friends, enemies, lovers, haters or any other word game obsessive in your life. nyti.ms/49DW7ek

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Cooking something elaborate on the weekend is a double gift: You get the pleasure of the cooking accomplishment, then the delight of a special meal. Here's a cozy recipe for a weekend project: Roasted Chicken Provençal. nyti.ms/45r42ZY

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New federal nutrition advice has caused some confusion and controversy. That’s why the Well desk at The New York Times asked readers what they wanted to know about the new guidelines. Here are a few answers informed by scientific research and nutrition experts.

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A powerful winter storm is expected to affect millions of people across the U.S. over the next few days. How are you preparing? What are you seeing where you live? Tell us about your experience and share your own photos and videos in this form.

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Plenty of New York City mayors have faced blowback over their handling of blizzards. With six to 12 inches of snow, or more, expected from Saturday night into Monday morning, Mayor Zohran Mamdani has sought to show he is prepared.

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A temperature of around minus 10 degrees did little to slow Minnesotans around the Twin Cities on Friday, with businesses closing, workers and students staying home, and demonstrators demanding that federal immigration agents depart. nyti.ms/3Zu4tiB

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From @theathletic.com: Federal authorities have arrested Ryan Wedding, a former Olympic snowboarder for Canada, who was on the FBI’s Top 10 Most Wanted List, ending a multiyear search.

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Police officials in Lafayette, Indiana, have arrested five people in connection with the nonfatal shootings of a local judge and his wife, and allege that the attack was part of a plot to halt a trial the judge was to conduct.

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Early voting for the Senate primary in Texas begins February 17 and its an all-out sprint between Jasmine Crockett and James Talarico. The race has raised the Democratic Party’s hopes that 2026 could finally be their best chance for victory in the state.

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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com “The huge advantages that come with a recognizable name can often create a cycle in which that name becomes the petard one hoists oneself by again and again,” Molly Jong-Fast writes on the plight of nepo babies like Brooklyn Beckham.

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From @theathleticfc.bsky.social: There will be a record nine African sides competing in the 2026 World Cup - and that figure could rise to 10 if the Democratic Republic of Congo win their playoff final in March. We ranked their prospects. nyti.ms/45pab8X

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Sam Graham-Felsen was not a tough child and didn’t feel that he could stand up to bullies. He feared his son would be like him and wanted to change that. On “Modern Love,” Sam explains how a road trip with his son led him to a different understanding of “tough.” nyti.ms/4bgniNu

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Gov. Kathy Hochul of New York declared a state of emergency on Friday ahead of what meteorologists are projecting to be one of the worst storms to hit the state in a decade, with up to 12 to 18 inches of snow.

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