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Rubio Stresses U.S. Plan to Coerce Venezuela Rather Than Govern It

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that a military “quarantine” on some oil exports would stay in place to put pressure on the country’s acting leadership.

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Trump’s Move for Regime Change in Venezuela Threatens a New MAGA Rift

Some Republicans are asking how President Trump’s military intervention squares with his past pledges to avoid foreign entanglements and nation-building.

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Ambassador Kimberly Guilfoyle, the Talk of Athens

The former partner of Donald Trump Jr. and Gov. Gavin Newsom is pushing deals with U.S. business interests in Greece. She’s also up late at parties.

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Ms. Guilfoyle, wearing a black blazer, holds a small dog with light brown fur. Other people and a holiday garland are visible in the background.

Inside Mamdani’s Decision to Revoke Executive Orders That Backed Israel

Among the tasks left for Mayor Zohran Mamdani by his predecessor, Eric Adams, were two politically delicate measures related to Israel and antisemitism.

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Days After U.S. Strikes in Nigeria, Gunmen Kill Dozens of Villagers

The attackers also abducted an unspecified number of people, including students from a Catholic school where over 300 people were kidnapped in November.

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A sign reading “St Mary’s Private Catholic Secondary School” stands by a dirt road leading into the school.

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One Week Without Smartphones on a College Campus

A student-organized “tech fast” at St. John’s College thrust young people headfirst into a world of chalkboard-based communication.

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A student sits at a desk in a darkened dorm room. He holds a landline telephone up to his ear, its coiled cord tracing an arc from the bottom of the receiver to a wall-mounted cradle some feet away.

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On ‘The Pitt,’ E.R. Doctors Try to Fix This Broken WorldNoah Wyle and his castmates turned one E.R. shift into an epic season of TV. Can they do it again?

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Iran’s Dual Challenge: Unrest at Home, Threat of Strikes From Abroad

Officials said that leaders were in survival mode amid anti-government protests and the prospect of again coming into the cross hairs of Israel and the U.S.

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Vaccines Are Helping Older People More Than We Knew

Many shots seem to have “off-target” benefits, such as lowering the risk of dementia, studies have found.

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Broncos Claim A.F.C.’s No. 1 Seed as Playoff Bracket Takes Shape

Denver will join Seattle with a first-round bye, while Baltimore and Pittsburgh will play for the final postseason spot.

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Ravens Face Steelers With Division Title and Playoff Spot at Stake

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China’s Russian Town Has Log Cabins and Cyrillic Signs, but No Russians

Enhe was once home to thousands of ethnic Russians. Under Xi Jinping’s push for ethnic unity, little remains beyond nostalgia and props for tourists.

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A city street with a mix of Chinese-language signs and Russian-style architecture.

Winter Storms Ease Drought in California, for Now

Experts say that it’s too early to tell what will happen during the rest of the state’s rainy season, but that extreme drought is unlikely.

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Flooded streets in the town of Corte Madera.

If You’re Struggling With Student Loans, Here’s What to Know for 2026

Millions of borrowers who are behind can expect the government to tighten repayment options this year. Experts say take action now to get help.

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Robert Heide, Angsty Playwright and Warhol Collaborator, Dies at 91

He helped create the Off Off Broadway theater scene, wrote and acted in Andy Warhol’s films and made his apartment into a singular exhibit of Americana.

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‘No One Is Ready for This’: How a Deadly Bar Fire Upended a Swiss Town

Crans-Montana, the ski resort where at least 40 people died in a New Year’s Day blaze, was struggling to come to terms with the disaster.

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More People Are Lifting Weights. It’s Changing Gym Culture.

Colleen Keating, chief executive of Planet Fitness, wants them to do it in a “judgment-free zone.”

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A Runner Accepted College Tuition Donations. Then He Was Deemed Ineligible.

Mohammed Bati needed $6,000 or he would have had to drop out. But N.C.A.A. athletes are forbidden from accepting tuition money from donors.

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