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Inflation Steady as Fed Considers Rate Path

Consumer prices in December were 2.7 percent higher than a year ago, a similar rate to the previous month.

Food Prices Shot Up in December

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Trump Is Set to Speak About Economy on Michigan Trip

Global Central Bankers Express Support for Fed Chair After Criminal Investigation

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The Powell Defense Grows

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Jay Powell, the Fed chair, is seen standing in a suit and wearing a white hard hat as he looks to his left at President Trump.

A group of people, all wearing suits, stands around Mayor Jacob Frey of Minneapolis. He is speaking behind a lectern and gesturing with his right hand.

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Minnesota Sues to Stop Federal ‘Invasion,’ Iranians Describe a ‘Blood Bath’, and More

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Justices Hear Challenges to Bans on Transgender Athletes

Two cases before the Supreme Court could affect laws in 27 states that prohibit transgender girls from joining girls’ and women’s sports teams.

Facing Contempt Threat, Clintons Refuse to Testify in Epstein Inquiry

Bill and Hillary Clinton denounced efforts to force them to testify in the House’s Jeffrey Epstein investigation, setting the stage for a legal battle.

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Representative James R. Comer has repeatedly threatened to hold Bill and Hillary Clinton in contempt if they failed to appear for live depositions behind closed doors. — Kenny Holston/The New York Times

‘Shoot to Kill’: Accounts of Brutal Crackdown on Protests Emerge From Iran

As many as 3,000 are feared dead after witnesses described government forces firing on unarmed protesters.

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Trump Urges Iranians to Keep Up Antigovernment Protests

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Deposed Shah’s Son, Now in Exile in U.S., Seeks Center Stage Amid Protests

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People standing among black body bags laid on the ground. One person wearing a mask bends over a bag. Another crouches, holding a phone. — via Reuters

Trump Says He Will Impose a 25 Percent Tariff on Countries Trading With Iran

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A Crisis in Iran

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Your Favorite Restaurants Will All Close One Day. How Do You Mourn Them?

Beloved places to dine out are portals to past versions of ourselves. But they keep disappearing, our critic writes.

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Tag Christof for The New York Times

Facing Political Pressure, Trump Seeks Answer to Rising Housing Costs

White House officials have explored a vast array of ideas as the president looks to unfurl a housing affordability plan at an economic conference this month.

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The Quest to ‘Make America Fertile Again’ Stalls Under Trump

Administration officials have been urging Americans to get married and procreate, but few policies have been enacted to reduce the rising cost of having children.

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Greenland Would Be the Largest U.S. Land Acquisition, if Trump Got His Way

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All the Things That Have Been Named After Trump This Term

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Danish Wind Farm Developer Scrambles to Salvage U.S. Projects

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F.B.I. Inquiry Into ICE Shooting Is Examining Victim’s Possible Activist Group Ties

Former department officials warned that such a broad inquiry raised the specter that certain traditionally protected forms of political protest could be criminalized.

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Trump Has Another Justification for the Shooting of Renee Good: Disrespect

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A group of people at night around a display of flowers, candles and a wooden cross. — David Guttenfelder/The New York Times

’Shrooms Lead the Pack in Psychedelic Medicine, but the Rollout Is Bumpy

Psilocybin-assisted therapy is legal in three states, but access has so far been limited and expensive.

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U.S. Used Aircraft That Looked Like Civilian Plane in September Boat Attack

Even accepting President Trump’s claim there is an armed conflict with drug cartels, the laws of war forbid combatants to feign civilian status and attack.

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Venezuela’s Oil Riches Are Years Off, but Winners and Losers Will Emerge

Companies that already have operations in the country stand to benefit, but those that have profited from a standoff between Caracas and Washington stand to lose out.

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Pete Hegseth walking with several other men in dark suits through the halls of the Capitol. — Kenny Holston/The New York Times

‘We Need to Be the News’: Inside Bari Weiss’s Bumpy Revamp at CBS

Her reimagining of “CBS Evening News” is under heavy scrutiny, and even became a punchline on her own network on Sunday at the Golden Globes.

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In the right foreground, the corner of a granite wall bears the letters “CBS.” Across the city street, a blue CBS News banner hangs on the facade of a red brick building. — Lucia Vazquez for The New York Times

Why China Is Suddenly Obsessed With American Poverty

The state media has embraced a gaming phrase to depict what it says is rampant U.S. poverty while deflecting focus from China’s own challenges, our columnist writes.

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In an illustration, a hand holds a phone up to photograph a bright city scene of a Chinese skyline rising behind a busy riverwalk. On the phone’s screen, however, is a darker picture of a beggar sitting on a riverwalk with the Statue of Liberty in the background. — Doris Liou

What Seniors Are Writing About in Their College Admissions Essays

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Bernard Mokam

Are students changing their approach to college essays as the political climate shifts? I spoke to dozens of applicants from across the county about what they were writing this admissions cycle.

Bernard Mokam

The college essay prompts students to explore formative experiences, which by definition can lead them to explore personal and often sensitive issues in depth.

Bernard Mokam

The drafting process also can push them toward a political coming-of-age, as they begin to consider their lives in the broader consciousness of the nation.

Bernard Mokam

No matter their topic, many told me that the Trump administration’s crackdown on diversity initiatives and immigration factored into their thinking.

KT Kanazawich, Roger Kisby and Amanda Lucier for The New York Times

At This Office Park, Scamming the World Was the Business

Two journalists got a rare look inside one of the compounds where the online fraud industry makes its billions. Inspirational slogans (“Keep going”) were just the start.

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Inside the Scam Complex’s Detailed Playbook

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Scott Adams, Audacious Creator of the ‘Dilbert’ Comic Strip, Dies at 68

His chronicle of a corporate cubicle dweller was widely distributed until he made racist comments on his podcast and newspapers cut their ties with him.

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A man with glasses wearing a blue shirt sits at a drawing table. To the left is a large cutout of the Dilbert character. — Lea Suzuki/The San Francisco Chronicle, via Getty Images

Newsom Vows to Stop Proposed Billionaire Tax in California

Gov. Gavin Newsom said he was working to block a proposed tax on billionaires’ wealth and was committed to defeating the measure if it reached the ballot.

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