| Starmer’s Communications Chief Resigns Amid Fallout From Mandelson-Epstein Scandal
- Tim Allan is the second senior member of Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s team to depart in less than 24 hours. The latest resignation increases the pressure on Mr. Starmer’s premiership.
Mon, 09 Feb 2026 14:21:09 +0000
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| Andrew Farkas Called Jeffrey Epstein ‘Blessing’ as the Two Did Deals
- Andrew Farkas has repeatedly played down ties to Jeffrey Epstein. But they swapped business favors in the Virgin Islands, and in nearly 2,000 emails, the two expressed admiration for each other.
Mon, 09 Feb 2026 14:08:33 +0000
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| San Francisco Teachers Begin Strike, Closing School for 50,000 Students
- The strike closed public schools for more than 50,000 students in the city and had no end date. Health care costs are a key issue in negotiations.
Mon, 09 Feb 2026 14:03:04 +0000
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| Jerrold Nadler Has Picked a Successor. Will That Matter to Voters?
- The retiring congressman hopes his endorsement will carry Assemblyman Micah Lasher past a crowded primary field, including a Kennedy.
Mon, 09 Feb 2026 13:39:43 +0000
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| Tisch to Name Leaders of Catholic and Black Churches as N.Y.P.D. Chaplains
- Cardinal Timothy Dolan and the Rev. A.R. Bernard are to be announced as co-heads of the Police Department’s chaplains’ unit.
Mon, 09 Feb 2026 13:38:01 +0000
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| Trump Criticizes Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl Halftime Show
- Bad Bunny, the Puerto Rican superstar who has denounced ICE, celebrated Latino heritage in his largely Spanish-language performance.
Mon, 09 Feb 2026 13:23:18 +0000
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| Japan Stocks Surge on Takaichi’s Landslide Election Win
- Stocks climbed on Monday as investors cheered a result seen as a mandate for the prime minister’s high-spending economic agenda.
Mon, 09 Feb 2026 13:07:03 +0000
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| It’s Time for America to Admit That It Has a Marijuana Problem
- Given the growing harms from marijuana use, American lawmakers should do more to regulate it.
Mon, 09 Feb 2026 13:04:16 +0000
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| How Japan’s Leader, Sanae Takaichi, Rescued Her Party from the Abyss
- Sanae Takaichi, Japan’s first female prime minister, harnessed her personal popularity and a shift to the right among voters to achieve a record election win.
Mon, 09 Feb 2026 12:51:44 +0000
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| Venezuela Frees Key Opposition Figures, Then Rearrests One
- Hours after at least 35 political prisoners were released, one of the most prominent was apparently back in custody, raising doubts about the government’s direction and control.
Mon, 09 Feb 2026 12:43:26 +0000
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| Jimmy Lai’s 20-Year Sentence Follows Beijing’s Playbook on Dissent
- The sentence for the media mogul, along with long prison terms for his editors, shows how Hong Kong enforces Xi Jinping’s red lines with a new severity.
Mon, 09 Feb 2026 11:58:29 +0000
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| The Death Toll in Ukraine
- We are covering the latest from the war.
Mon, 09 Feb 2026 11:36:08 +0000
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| The New Way Trump Allies Are Offering Access to the President, and the Flood of U.S. Ammo to Mexican Cartels
- Plus, Super Bowl and Olympics highlights.
Mon, 09 Feb 2026 11:00:23 +0000
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| Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl Halftime Show: Best and Worst Moments
- The Puerto Rican superstar’s set included cameos, stunts and powerful statements.
Mon, 09 Feb 2026 10:03:21 +0000
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| Respite From Wind-Driven, Bone-Chilling Cold Weather Is in Sight
- Wind chills below zero were expected to persist across parts of the Northeast and New England on Monday but should finally ease, forecasters said.
Mon, 09 Feb 2026 10:02:52 +0000
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| Hollywood Braces for New Round of Labor Talks
- The last time writers and actors negotiated contracts, in 2023, dual strikes froze the industry.
Mon, 09 Feb 2026 10:02:51 +0000
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| Is the King Cake Baby Jesus?
- Does the popular figurine represent Jesus or the Crescent City’s typical joie de vivre?
Mon, 09 Feb 2026 10:02:12 +0000
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| Vietnam’s Leader Has New Power, and He’s in a Hurry
- To Lam is a former security chief who carved his way to prominence and relishes the good life. He has promised to make Communist Vietnam rich and influential.
Mon, 09 Feb 2026 10:00:56 +0000
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| A Raid in a Small Town Brings Trump’s Deportations to Deep-Red Idaho
- Wilder, Idaho, prided itself on comity. Then federal agents stormed a racetrack outside of town in October, and the reverberations are still shaking the community.
Mon, 09 Feb 2026 10:00:30 +0000
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| What We Can Learn From Southern Red States About Education
- Mississippi, Alabama and Louisiana traditionally were America’s educational basement, but now they are showing blue states a way forward.
Mon, 09 Feb 2026 10:00:09 +0000
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