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Demonstrators Flood Minneapolis Streets as Hundreds of Businesses Close to Protest ICE

Thousands of protesters shut down streets in the city to demand that federal immigration agents end their weekslong crackdown. Businesses closed in solidarity.

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F.B.I. Agent Who Tried to Investigate ICE Officer in Shooting Resigns

The resignation of the agent was only the latest shock wave to have emerged from the Justice Department’s handling of the shooting of Renee Good.

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Are Republicans Growing a Little Uneasy About the ICE Raids?

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Millions Hunker Down as Snow Starts to Fall and Sub-Zero Weather Pushes South

More than 180 million people from the Rockies to New England prepared for snow, ice and bitter cold through early next week as cancellations mounted.

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Why the Ice Forecast Has Officials Worried Across the South

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Trump’s Turnabout on Greenland Shows the Limits of His Coercive Powers

President Trump’s faith in his ability to wring concessions by taking maximalist positions was on full display this week. So were the costs.

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Putin’s New Competitor in Wielding Unchecked Power Is Trump

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David E. Sanger, Gabriel Blanco, Nikolay Nikolov, Stephanie Swart and Whitney Shefte

Denmark’s Prime Minister Makes Unannounced Visit to Greenland

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How Many Bases Does America Have in Greenland Now?

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Anti-Abortion March Brings Thousands to D.C., and a Sense of Frustration

At the March for Life, Vice President JD Vance acknowledged “a fear that some of you have that not enough progress has been made.”

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Renée Fleming Won’t Perform at Kennedy Center Concerts

The soprano, who previously resigned as an artistic adviser, was scheduled to sing with the National Symphony Orchestra in May.

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U.S. Says First Boat Strike Since Maduro’s Capture Killed 2 in Eastern Pacific

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People stand in a line on a street holding a sign that says, “March for Life,” with red flags behind them. — Caroline Gutman for The New York Times

U.S. to Ban Foreign Aid Recipients From Promoting D.E.I.

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How the National Park Service Is Deleting American History

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U.S. to Convene ‘Donroe Doctrine’ Meeting of Foreign Military Chiefs

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Face to Face With History’s Most Dangerous Painter

Jacques-Louis David, artist and politician of the French Revolution, has beguiled our critic Jason Farago for years — and scared him, too. Let him show you why.

An Unlikely Source of Crypto Innovation: Afghanistan

The repressive Taliban government is suspicious of the internet. But a start-up in the country is building blockchain-based tools to transform humanitarian aid.

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Local beneficiaries wait in line to receive their aid payments as part of a Mercy Corps pilot project using HesabPay, a blockchain-based payment system developed in Afghanistan, in the town of Halfaya, Syria. — Emile Ducke for The New York Times

Colorado Authorities Confirm Suicide by Hunter S. Thompson

After a monthslong review, investigators have concluded that “all speculative theories could not be substantiated.”

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Mr. Thompson stands wearing a white blazer over a plaid button down shirt and sunglasses. — Christian Thompson/Reuters

U.S. TikTok Changes Rules on Location Tracking and Targeted Ads

The changes came after the app’s Chinese parent company spun out an American entity to run TikTok in the United States.

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F.B.I. Arrests Canadian Olympian Accused of Running Drug Ring

Ryan Wedding, who competed in the 2002 Winter Olympics, has been charged with murder and smuggling cocaine into the United States.

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5 Arrested in Shooting of Indiana Judge and His Wife

Three people from Indiana and two from Kentucky are in custody, officials said. The judge, Steven Meyer, and his wife were wounded but are recovering.

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A police officer stands next to one of two black vehicles parked in front of a tan house. There is yellow police tape seen on the left. — Ron Wilkins/Journal & Courier, via Imagn

John Brodie, Former Quarterback for the 49ers, Dies at 90

The longtime San Francisco star endured years of frustration before emerging as the N.F.L.’s most valuable player.

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A football player, wearing a red jersey with the number 12, positions himself to throw a pass. — Al Messerschmidt, via Associated Press

Towering Snowdrifts Bury City on Remote Russian Peninsula

It’s the biggest snowfall the Kamchatka Peninsula has seen in nearly 60 years.

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For His Next Act, Ex-Ford Foundation Leader Heads to Hollywood

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Couple Receive $200,000 Settlement After ‘Pungent’ Indian Food Complaint

The couple filed the lawsuit after receiving comments and losing funding after microwaving a lunch at the University of Colorado, Boulder, which denied liability.

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How a Canadian Coach’s Decision Cost an American an Olympic Bid

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