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The New York Times @nytimesusa.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
The Justice Department said a Las Vegas woman filed more than 1,200 tax returns in order to fraudulently claim Covid-19 tax credits of nearly $100 million over a 16-month period beginning in June 2022.
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Woman Pleads Guilty in Covid Tax Credit Scheme That Netted $33 Million
A Nevada business owner prepared and filed false tax returns to fraudulently obtain Covid relief money for her businesses and others, prosecutors said.
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The New York Times @nytimesusa.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
A multivehicle crash in a highway tunnel in Wyoming on Friday killed at least two people, injured several others and caused a fire that raged for hours as officials rushed to evacuate the passage, the authorities said.
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Fiery Pileup in Wyoming Highway Tunnel Kills at Least 2
The crash caused a fire that raged for hours, and the tunnel remained closed on Friday evening.
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kate conger @kateconger.com · 15/02/2025
A few months ago, banks couldn’t sell their X debt. That’s all changed now that Musk has established himself as Trump’s right hand man www.nytimes.com/2025/02/13/t...
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Banks Sell $4.7 Billion of X’s Debt, in a Sign of Investor Demand
The social media company is attracting investor interest because of Elon Musk’s close ties to President Trump and a recent jump in revenue.
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The New York Times @nytimesusa.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
Can you place 8 notable events in chronological order? Test your knowledge with Flashback, our weekly history quiz.
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Flashback: Your Weekly History Quiz, Feb. 15, 2025
Can you sort 8 historical events?
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Edward Wong @ewong.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
Top USAID officials are trying to create a false narrative that life-saving aid has continued despite Trump’s blanket halt to foreign aid. Our @nytimes.com reporting shows the exact opposite. USAID even issued an internal email to stop applications for waivers: www.nytimes.com/2025/02/12/u...
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USAID Lifesaving Aid Remains Halted Despite Rubio’s Promise
A new directive puts further exemptions on hold. Aid workers also say the U.S. government has made it impossible to pay partners around the world.
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The New York Times @nytimesusa.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
"A humpback whale appeared to gulp Adrián Simancas down, then rolled over into the waters of Chilean Patagonia. “I just closed my eyes, expecting an impact. But instead I felt as if I was surrounded by water. I realized that I was in something’s mouth and I had been eaten.”
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Man Is Briefly ‘Swallowed’ by Whale in Chile
Paddling in the Strait of Magellan, Adrián Simancas was caught in a humpback’s lunge. “I realized that I was in something’s mouth and I had been eaten,” he said.
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Ron Lieber @ronlieber.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
There are a lot of questions in our inbox these days about data (and payment) security at the IRS, the Social Security Administration and other places, with teenagers and 20-somethings rooting around in the systems. Back up everything, for any numbers of reasons. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/14/b...
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How to Back Up All Your Data and Important Documents
Readers worried after Mr. Musk and his team were given access to federal payment systems. Here’s how to back up all your data and documents.
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The New York Times @nytimesusa.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
A judge on Friday ordered a pause on President Trump’s effort to block federal funding for hospitals that offer gender-transition treatments for people under 19.
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Judge Blocks Trump’s Plan to End Funds to Hospitals That Treat Young Trans Patients
The judge considered the matter in a Seattle courtroom a day after a judge in Baltimore temporarily halted the administration’s plan in a separate lawsuit.
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The New York Times @nytimesusa.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
The National Park Service eliminated references to transgender people from its Stonewall National Monument web page, removing the “T” in references to LGBTQ+ on the official site for the Greenwich Village monument, which marks a milestone in the fight for gay rights.
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U.S. Park Service Strikes Transgender References From Stonewall Website
The “T” was removed in references to L.G.B.T.Q.+ on the official site for the Greenwich Village monument, which marks a milestone in the fight for gay rights. Later, the Q+ also disappeared.
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The New York Times @nytimesusa.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
“The feeling of helplessness is overwhelming.” In Gaza, many families are burdened with an agonizing duty: trying to recover the remains of loved ones trapped beneath the swathes of rubble left by Israel’s war against Hamas.
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With Fighting Stilled, Gazans Face New Trauma: Searching for Their Dead
Thousands of bodies may be unearthed from Gaza’s ruins, the authorities say. Families with missing loved ones face fresh horrors as they search the rubble.
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The New York Times @nytimesusa.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
While Valentine’s Day is often centered on romantic love, some singles find joy in celebrating love in other forms. From friendships to familial bonds and self-love, read about how some are redefining what it means to celebrate Valentine’s Day. nyti.ms/3CUILwx
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The New York Times @nytimesusa.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
The Trump administration deported migrants from several Asian nations to Panama in a move that could signal much faster removals of immigrants whose home countries are reluctant to accept them. nyti.ms/42SzArb
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The New York Times @nytimesusa.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
Life goes on for Drake, who released his first new album on Friday since his much-publicized beef with Kendrick Lamar. The album, “Some Sexy Songs 4 U,” is a collaboration with PartyNextDoor.
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Drake’s New Valentine’s Day Album Pivots From Kendrick Lamar Beef
The Valentine’s Day release, a collaboration with PartyNextDoor, tries on different styles (acoustic pop, traditional Mexican) while only alluding to Kendrick Lamar.
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The New York Times @nytimesusa.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
Mayor Eric Adams of New York faced increasingly loud calls to resign Friday, one day after a fuller picture of the arrangement that led to the U.S. Justice Department seeking to drop corruption charges against him began to emerge. Here's the latest.
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Eric Adams Charges Live Updates: Calls For Mayor's Resignation Grow
The lead federal prosecutor on the case against Mayor Eric Adams quit on Friday, the latest in a series of resignations over an order from a top Justice Department official to drop the corruption char...
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The New York Times @nytimesusa.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
From @theathletic: Doug Gottlieb is doubling as a radio host and a men's college basketball coach. We went behind the scenes of the most unusual employment experiment in college hoops. nyti.ms/3EGGrKb
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The New York Times @nytimesusa.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
This chocolate cake recipe has been called the “world’s best chocolate cake.” You could also call it the “world’s easiest cake.” nyti.ms/3X1skoS
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World’s Best Chocolate Cake Recipe
The recipe for this cake, adapted from "Sweet" by Yotam Ottolenghi and Helen Goh, first appeared in an article written about Ms Goh when she ran her cafe, the Mortar & Pestle, in Melbourne, Australia ...
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The New York Times @nytimesusa.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
Listen to “The Headlines,” which brings you the biggest stories of the day from the New York Times reporters who are covering them, all in about five minutes.
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Mass Government Layoffs Begin, and New Abortion Fight Takes Shape
Plus, why crafters are in mourning.
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The New York Times @nytimesusa.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
Russia’s military used a drone with a high-explosive warhead to hit the former Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine overnight, damaging the protective shelter that prevents radiation leaks, President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine said.
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Russian Drone Hits Chernobyl Nuclear Radiation Shield, Ukraine Says
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine called the damage “significant” but said there were no signs of radiation leaks. A Kremlin spokesman denied that Russia had carried out the strike.
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The New York Times @nytimesusa.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
Though the Trump Administration renamed the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, the U.S. only lays claim to 46% of the gulf. Learn more about who controls what and why here: nyti.ms/41czLfw
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The New York Times @nytimesusa.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
Breaking News: A judge temporarily stopped the Trump administration’s plan to end funds for hospitals that offer gender-transition care for people under 19.
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Judge Temporarily Stops Trump’s Plan to End Funds for Trans Youths’ Health Providers
Six transgender individuals, all younger than 19, sued the administration over executive orders targeting hospitals that offer transition treatments to young people.
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The New York Times @nytimesusa.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
Breaking News: The federal order to drop Mayor Eric Adam’s corruption case led three Manhattan prosecutors to resign, the highest-profile resistance so far in President Trump’s Justice Department.
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Danielle Sassoon and Other Officials Resign After Order to Drop Eric Adams Case
The interim U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York and two officials with the federal public integrity unit all quit after the Justice Department ordered the charges against Mayor Eric Ad...
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Jennie Coughlin @jenniecoughlin.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
SCOOP: The interim U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York and two officials with the federal public integrity unit all quit after the Justice Department ordered the charges against Mayor Eric Adams to be dropped.
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Order to Drop Adams Case Prompts Resignations in New York and Washington (Gift Article)
The interim U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York and two officials with the federal public integrity unit all quit after the Justice Department ordered the charges against Mayor Eric Ad...
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The New York Times @nytimesusa.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
More than one million Igloo coolers sold in North America were recalled after a dozen injuries. Consumers are advised to stop using them and contact the company.
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Igloo Recalls Coolers Over Fingertip Amputation and Crushing Risk
More than one million coolers sold in North America were recalled after a dozen injuries. Consumers are advised to stop using them and contact the company.
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The New York Times @nytimesusa.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
Breaking News: Manhattan’s acting U.S. attorney resigned after she was ordered by the Justice Department to drop a corruption case against Mayor Eric Adams that she had championed.
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Danielle Sassoon and Other Officials Resign After Order to Drop Eric Adams Case
The interim U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York and two officials with the federal public integrity unit all quit after the Justice Department ordered the charges against Mayor Eric Ad...
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The New York Times @nytimesusa.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
Take this short quiz to find your next romantic read.
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Which Romance Novel Should You Read Next?
Tell us a few things about what you like, and we’ll give you a spot-on recommendation.
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The New York Times @nytimesusa.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
Weihong Hu, a hotelier with close ties to Mayor Eric Adams, stole tens of millions from a temporary housing program that was designed to stop the spread of Covid-19 in New York’s jails, according to federal prosecutors in Brooklyn.
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Adams Donor Weihong Hu Is Accused of Taking Millions From Covid Housing Program
Brooklyn’s U.S. attorney said Weihong Hu and two men set out to “line their own pockets” at the height of the pandemic. Ms. Hu has helped raise funds for Mayor Eric Adams of New York.
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The New York Times @nytimesusa.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
At least four people were killed and 26 others injured in a suspected gas explosion in the food court of a Taiwan shopping mall, according to Taiwan’s state-owned news outlet.
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At Least 4 Killed in Suspected Gas Explosion at Taiwan Shopping Mall
The deadly blast occurred in a food court. The island’s president ordered an investigation into the cause.
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The New York Times @nytimesusa.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
Breaking News: More than two dozen people were injured in Munich after a 24-year-old man drove a car into a crowd of protesters, the authorities said.
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Dozens Injured as Driver Crashes Car Into Munich Protest
The authorities believe the crash, into a union’s strike-day demonstration, was a deliberate attack carried out by a 24-year-old man who was known to the police.
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New York Times Opinion @nytopinion.nytimes.com · 12/02/2025
"U.S.A.I.D. employees, who mostly joined the agency in hopes of making the world a better place, are in agony," our columnist @nickkristof.bsky.social writes. "'We're just paralyzed,' an agency employee in Africa told me. 'No one is in charge.'"
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Opinion | It’s America That Suffers When We Cut Foreign Aid
U.S.A.I.D. keeps children alive and us safe.
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The New York Times @nytimesusa.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
Here’s a look at some of the highlights worth watching from late-night TV.
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It’s Bring a Kid to Work Day on ‘The Tonight Show’
Elon Musk took his son to the Oval Office, so Jimmy Fallon saw no reason not to walk onstage with a child, too.
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The New York Times @nytimesusa.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
Breaking News: Honda and Nissan have called off a planned $50 billion merger that would have created one of the world’s largest auto groups.
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Honda and Nissan Scrap $50 Billion Merger Plan
The Japanese companies’ decision to call off negotiations highlights the challenges legacy automakers face in partnering to tackle new technologies.
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The New York Times @nytimesusa.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
Disney is preparing to downplay the content warnings on its streaming service that accompany classic movies, such as “Dumbo” and “Peter Pan,” that include racial stereotypes, altering their language and decreasing their visibility.
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Disney to Diminish Content Warnings Shown Before Classic Films
In addition to wording changes, the warnings will no longer autoplay at the beginning of movies such as “Dumbo” and “Peter Pan.”
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Edward Wong @ewong.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
NEW: Following a Trump executive order, US State Dept. plans to designate 8 groups with roots in Latin America as foreign terrorist organizations. Five are Mexican cartels. White House could announce it this week. Our @nytimes.com story: www.nytimes.com/2025/02/12/u...
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State Dept. to Designate Latin American Cartels as Terrorist Groups
The move against a half-dozen organizations followed an executive order from President Trump that said the United States would ensure their “total elimination.”
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 13/02/2025
California’s right-to-know law, which requires companies to warn people about harmful chemicals in their products, has swayed many companies to stop using those chemicals altogether, a new study found.
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California’s Scary Product Warning Labels Might Be Working, Study Says
Products must state if they contain chemicals tied to cancer or other risks. As a result, manufacturers have pulled back from using the chemicals, researchers found.
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kate conger @kateconger.com · 12/02/2025
Attacking CPFB just so happens to clear the way for X payments www.nytimes.com/2025/02/12/b...
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Elon Musk’s Attacks on CFPB Remove Obstacle to Building ‘X Money’
Former officials at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said Elon Musk’s payment-business aspirations were driving his efforts to hobble the agency.
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The New York Times @nytimesusa.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
For years, officials in the Czech Republic had pushed a dam project to protect a river south of Prague, and the critically endangered species living in it. But the project stalled. In the meantime, the beavers of Prague simply built dams themselves, saving the government some 1.2 million euros.
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Czech Dam Project Was Stalled by Bureaucracy. Beavers Built Their Own.
The dam project, drafted in 2018 and based on a former military training site south of Prague, had been delayed by land negotiations. Local beavers built several dams, saving the government more than ...
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Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
ICYMI: The longtime #2 at NIH, Dr. Larry Tabak, abruptly resigned & retired. It's a sign of things to come under Trump & RFK. Tabak was considered a steadying force who could work across party lines. Word is he was offered an unwelcome assignment. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/12/u...
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Top N.I.H. Official Abruptly Resigns as Trump Orders Deep Cuts
Dr. Lawrence Tabak, the No. 2 official at the National Institutes of Health, did not give a reason for his departure.
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The New York Times @nytimesusa.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
The Associated Press on Wednesday accused the White House of violating the First Amendment and called on the Trump administration to stop blocking its reporters from press events.
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AP Accuses White House of Violating First Amendment
The Associated Press said the White House had blocked its journalists from attending press events because the news agency had not started using the term Gulf of America.
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Charlie Savage @charliesavage.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
The Trump admin says ICE has custody of migrants sent to Guantanamo, but it's DOD guards in Camp 6, a war-on-terror prison. It won't say who is being held incommunicado there, but we are publishing a list of 53 men in Camp 6. w/ @carolrosenbergnyt.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/02/12/u...
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Some Migrants Sent by Trump to Guantánamo Are Being Held by Military Guards
The Times has obtained a list of 53 Venezuelan men the Trump administration has put in a wartime prison built to hold Al Qaeda suspects.
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The New York Times @nytimesusa.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
Joann, the financially troubled arts-and-crafts retailer, announced Wednesday that it was preparing to close 500 of its 800 remaining stores after its latest bankruptcy filing.
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Joann, the Arts and Crafts Chain, Will Close 500 Stores Across U.S.
The announcement came one month after the company’s second bankruptcy filing in less than a year.
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Christina Jewett @by-cjewett.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
NEW: RFK Jr. said a new study linked vaccines to autism in his confirmation hearing. We found that the study's author had a hard time getting it published. Then he got help from Andrew Wakefield, who is famous for the first debunked study linking the the two. GIFT: www.nytimes.com/2025/02/12/u...
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Behind Kennedy’s Vow to ‘Follow the Science’ on Vaccines
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. cited a disputed study from a close network of fellow vaccine skeptics during his confirmation hearings. His critics say it is part of a pattern that raises concerns about whose ...
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The New York Times @nytimesusa.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
A 25-year-old Florida woman who had been missing for months was found on Wednesday under dramatic circumstances, after she gave birth on a subway train rumbling beneath the streets of Manhattan.
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Woman Gives Birth to Baby Girl on NYC Subway
A 25-year-old woman from Florida gave birth on a W train in Midtown Manhattan on Wednesday morning. She had been missing since last summer, her sister said.
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Charlie Savage @charliesavage.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
Immigrant Aid Groups Seek Access to Migrants Sent by Trump to Guantánamo In a lawsuit, the groups asked a judge to enable lawyers to communicate with the men in case they would like legal representation. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/12/u...
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Immigrant Aid Groups Seek Access to Migrants Sent by Trump to Guantánamo
In a lawsuit, the groups asked a judge to enable lawyers to communicate with the men in case they would like legal representation.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 13/02/2025
Tesla, whose chief executive, Elon Musk, has been advising President Trump on how to cut government spending, is likely to receive a lucrative contract to supply armored versions of its Cybertruck pickup to the State Department, according to public documents.
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State Dept. Plans $400 Million Purchase of Armored Tesla Cybertrucks
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John Ismay @johnismay.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
All of the new cabinet secretaries have embraced their role as promoters of President Trump’s slashing brand of politics. Few, though, have done so with such fervor as Mr. Hegseth, a former National Guard infantryman and Fox News host www.nytimes.com/2025/02/12/u...
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A New Kind of Defense Secretary Saves His Ammunition for Domestic Enemies
Pete Hegseth has spent much of his first weeks in office focused on culture wars while saying little about America’s adversaries.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 13/02/2025
A worsening measles outbreak has taken root in Texas, sickening two dozen and hospitalizing nine on the western edge of the state, where childhood vaccination rates have dwindled in recent years.
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Measles Outbreak Hits Town in Texas
As of Tuesday, 22 children and two adults had been infected, all of whom were unvaccinated, local officials said.
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Stacy Cowley @stacycowley.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
A look at Musk's incentives for gutting the CFPB www.nytimes.com/2025/02/12/b...
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Elon Musk’s Attacks on CFPB Remove Obstacle to Building ‘X Money’
Former officials at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said Elon Musk’s payment-business aspirations were driving his efforts to hobble the agency.
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The New York Times @nytimesusa.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
Breaking News: The Trump administration announced on Wednesday that it was suing New York State over its migrant policies.
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Bondi Announces Lawsuit Against New York Over Immigration
The attorney general, citing a law allowing New Yorkers to get a driver’s license regardless of citizenship or legal status, accused the state of “prioritizing “illegal aliens over American citizens.”
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Charlie Savage @charliesavage.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
8 Inspectors General Fired by Trump File Lawsuit Seeking Reinstatement The case is the latest to challenge a wave of actions by President Trump that brazenly violated legal limits on his power. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/12/u...
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8 Inspectors General Fired by Trump File Lawsuit Seeking Reinstatement
The case is the latest to challenge a wave of actions by President Trump that brazenly violated legal limits on his power.
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The New York Times @nytimesusa.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
Mayor Eric Adams of New York City is said to have been quietly exploring a run in this spring’s Republican primary as he seeks a path to a second term.
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Eric Adams Discussed Possible Republican Primary Run With G.O.P. Leader
The mayor discussed options to run for re-election in the Republican contest as recently as Monday. Asked for comment, he said he was running as a Democrat.
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