| Mamdani Threatens 9.5% Property Tax Increase if Wealth Tax Is Not Passed
- Mayor Zohran Mamdani said his proposal to raise New York City property taxes was a “last resort” to close a budget gap.
Tue, 17 Feb 2026 21:48:56 +0000
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| California Wealth Tax Opponents Intensify Efforts Before Bernie Sanders Visit
- The opponents’ latest moves include online ads tied to Gov. Gavin Newsom, a crypto-related push to raise money and competing ballot measures.
Tue, 17 Feb 2026 21:34:02 +0000
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| NJ Transit Commuters Grumble as Bridge Work Disrupts Train Rides
- Many people who commute into Manhattan got their first taste of the crowded platforms that are expected to become common over the next month as the Portal Bridge is reworked.
Tue, 17 Feb 2026 21:32:17 +0000
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| A Holiday High-School Game Is Shattered by a Fatal Assault
- At a hockey rink in Pawtucket, R.I., shots rang out, leaving two people dead, in addition to the shooter. The police chief said it was a family matter that exploded in public.
Tue, 17 Feb 2026 21:26:55 +0000
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| Colbert Slams Trump Administration After CBS Pulls Talarico Interview
- Stephen Colbert said he had to drop an interview with James Talarico from his Monday broadcast because of new F.C.C. guidance that targeted political interviews on late-night shows.
Tue, 17 Feb 2026 21:12:31 +0000
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| The Price of Admission to Epstein’s World: Silence
- There were plenty of signs that something wasn’t right with Jeffrey Epstein. Why didn’t anyone say something?
Tue, 17 Feb 2026 20:54:06 +0000
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| California Forecast: Storms to Bring More Snow and Rain
- From flood warnings around Los Angeles to heavy snow in the Sierra, the storm systems are an abrupt shift from recent dry weather.
Tue, 17 Feb 2026 20:50:06 +0000
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| Perú destituye al presidente, otra vez
- El Congreso peruano aprobó la destitución del presidente José Jerí. El mandatario tenía cuatro meses en el cargo, que asumió después de que Dina Boluarte también fue vacada.
Tue, 17 Feb 2026 20:46:13 +0000
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| U.S. and Iran Make ‘Good Progress’ in Geneva Talks, Foreign Minister Says
- The Iranian minister, Abbas Araghchi, said both sides had agreed on a “set of guiding principles.” President Trump has called on Iran to make an immediate accord or face a possible U.S. attack.
Tue, 17 Feb 2026 20:45:38 +0000
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| Peru Votes to Impeach President José Jerí
- Peru’s Congress voted to impeach President José Jerí, four months after he replaced Dina Boluarte, who had also been removed from the presidency.
Tue, 17 Feb 2026 20:41:01 +0000
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| Potomac Sewage Spill Becomes Ecological Disaster and Political Fight
- A D.C. utility had been working for weeks to repair a collapsed sewer line when the president blamed Maryland’s governor for the contamination on Monday.
Tue, 17 Feb 2026 20:33:09 +0000
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| Warner Bros. Discovery Restarts Deal Talks With Paramount
- Paramount’s takeover bid was rejected in favor of Netflix, which wanted only the streaming and studio businesses. Paramount said it would pay more if negotiations were reopened.
Tue, 17 Feb 2026 20:18:39 +0000
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| Obama Took On Recession, Health Care and Iraq. What He Didn’t See Coming Was Trump.
- A new set of oral history interviews documents how Barack Obama and his advisers missed the shifting mood of the country that would ultimately replace him with a successor they considered a “con man,” “clown” and “laughingstock.”
Tue, 17 Feb 2026 20:18:30 +0000
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| Mamdani Ushers in a New Tradition: Ramadan in City Hall
- Zohran Mamdani, New York City’s first Muslim mayor, will observe Ramadan as he runs the nation’s largest city, blending his faith into his public life.
Tue, 17 Feb 2026 20:17:31 +0000
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| Iranians Mourn Slain Protesters With ‘Revolutionary Rage’
- The authorities moved to suppress shows of defiance at ceremonies commemorating 40 days since the death of protesters.
Tue, 17 Feb 2026 18:57:59 +0000
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| Ukraine and Russia Hold New Round of Peace Talks, but Expectations Are Low
- Both sides described previous U.S.-mediated negotiations as productive, although they did not appear to address sticking points like territory and security guarantees.
Tue, 17 Feb 2026 18:14:06 +0000
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| Jesse Jackson, Charismatic Champion of Civil Rights, Dies at 84
- An impassioned orator, he was a moral and political force, forming a “rainbow coalition” of poor and working-class people and seeking the presidency. His mission, he said, was “to transform the mind of America.”
Tue, 17 Feb 2026 18:10:32 +0000
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| Trump Said He’d End the War in Ukraine in a Day. It’s Harder Than He Thought.
- Russian attacks and Ukrainian civilian deaths rose as President Trump’s peace talks dragged on during his first year back in the White House.
Tue, 17 Feb 2026 17:49:09 +0000
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| Parents of Some Winter Olympians Face Extreme Fear as Their Children Compete
- When your child races headfirst down an ice chute, leaps off ski jumps or performs snowboard tricks in midair, a medal may not be the main thing you pray for.
Tue, 17 Feb 2026 17:23:22 +0000
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| Has Trump Thrown the Democrats a Lifesaver?
- The president appears determined to prevent his party from achieving a durable majority coalition.
Tue, 17 Feb 2026 17:15:24 +0000
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