| To Stay in Her Home, She Let In an A.I. Robot
- At 85, Jan Worrell lived alone on a remote corner of the Washington coast. Could ElliQ become her companion?
Thu, 12 Feb 2026 17:57:29 +0000
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| Senators Press Officials on Agents’ Approach to Protesters
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Thu, 12 Feb 2026 17:55:06 +0000
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| Mamdani Reverses Campaign Promise to Expand Rental Assistance
- A rental voucher program costs more than $1 billion. The mayor’s decision to curtail its expansion reflects the clash between his ideology and the realities of managing the city.
Thu, 12 Feb 2026 17:54:43 +0000
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| Ukrainian Olympian Is Disqualified Over Helmet Honoring War Dead
- Olympic officials ruled that Vladyslav Heraskevych’s helmet violated a prohibition on political speech, setting off outrage at the Winter Games in Italy.
Thu, 12 Feb 2026 17:41:55 +0000
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| Anthropic’s Chief on A.I.: ‘We Don’t Know if the Models Are Conscious’
- Dario Amodei shares his utopian — and dystopian — predictions for the near-term future of artificial intelligence.
Thu, 12 Feb 2026 17:28:09 +0000
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| Crypto Super PAC Targets Al Green, a Texas Democrat Who Voiced Concerns
- A crypto-backed super PAC plans to spend $1.5 million against Mr. Green, a member of the House Financial Services Committee who has expressed concerns about cryptocurrency.
Thu, 12 Feb 2026 17:23:08 +0000
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| Leqaa Kordia, Columbia Protester in ICE Custody for Nearly a Year, Suffers Seizure
- Leqaa Kordia, 33, of New Jersey, was hospitalized after hitting her head at a Texas detention center, her lawyer said. She was initially arrested during a 2024 protest at Columbia University.
Thu, 12 Feb 2026 17:19:09 +0000
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| N.Y.C. Officials Condemn Stonewall Pride Flag Removal Ahead of Rally
- Activists and officials plan to re-raise the flag on Thursday, setting up a defiant response to the Trump administration’s assault on diversity initiatives.
Thu, 12 Feb 2026 17:08:52 +0000
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| Senate Questions Health Care Firm for Profiting Off Program Meant for Poor
- The program was meant to help hospitals provide for poor patients by offering drug savings. But critics say a Texas company has turned it into a big business, driving up costs for patients and insurers.
Thu, 12 Feb 2026 17:00:16 +0000
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| Americans Are Paying the Bill for Tariffs, Despite Trump’s Claims
- Research from the New York Fed confirms that U.S. companies and consumers are bearing tariff costs, despite the president’s assertions otherwise.
Thu, 12 Feb 2026 16:59:20 +0000
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| Henry McGowan Found Not Guilty By Reason of Insanity in Father’s Murder
- Henry McGowan of New York City was charged in the death of his father in an Irish hotel. He had struggled with mental illness for several years.
Thu, 12 Feb 2026 16:57:56 +0000
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| Youngstown, Ohio, Has Been Freezing Because of a Broken Utility
- An insolvent, broken utility left downtown buildings in Youngstown freezing in recent weeks. Gov. Mike DeWine has attributed the problems to an archaic system.
Thu, 12 Feb 2026 16:49:27 +0000
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| Trump’s Disdain for Borders Is Triggering Alarms Over Financial and Tech Sovereignty
- European leaders have been compelled to address the possibility of once-remote risks to the financial networks and technology that undergird their economies.
Thu, 12 Feb 2026 16:46:42 +0000
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| Satellite Pictures Show Snow And Ice Across North America
- For much of North America, the last month has been an icy, frozen trudge. But from the right vantage point, it had a certain beauty.
Thu, 12 Feb 2026 16:41:44 +0000
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| Judge Ends Deportation Case for Mexican Father of 3 U.S. Marines
- The arrest of Narciso Barranco, who was detained by federal agents while landscaping outside an IHOP in Southern California last June, garnered national attention.
Thu, 12 Feb 2026 16:39:38 +0000
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| Border Officials Are Said to Have Caused El Paso Closure by Firing Anti-Drone Laser
- People familiar with the episode said the use of the technology was not coordinated with the Federal Aviation Administration. Officials targeted what they thought was a drug cartel drone, but turned out to be a party balloon, they said.
Thu, 12 Feb 2026 15:11:52 +0000
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| South Korean Court Rules Against Women in LG Inheritance Lawsuit
- The widow and two daughters of LG’s former chairman sought to invalidate an inheritance agreement, claiming they were deceived into forfeiting their rightful inheritance.
Thu, 12 Feb 2026 14:58:22 +0000
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| The Snow Sure Was Beautiful. Now Here Comes the River of Yuck.
- Melting mega-piles of grimy road snow can release weeks worth of salt, oils (and dog poop) in what one scientist called a “triple whammy.”
Thu, 12 Feb 2026 14:45:48 +0000
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| Anthropic Donates $20 Million to Super PAC Operation to Counter OpenAI
- Anthropic and OpenAI now have their own well-funded political groups that will square off in the midterm elections over artificial intelligence safety and regulation.
Thu, 12 Feb 2026 14:33:26 +0000
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| Mass Detention Gets a Lift From the Courts
- A very dangerous ruling in New Orleans.
Thu, 12 Feb 2026 13:10:17 +0000
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