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  • American fighter jets on the aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford off the coast of Greece. The U.S. military is amassing firepower in the region near Iran.

    For Trump, Military Strike in Iran Could Serve Symbolic Purpose

    By Julian E. Barnes and Helene Cooper

    Some officials in the Trump administration hope an attack would force Iran to give up its nuclear enrichment program. Others have doubts.

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  • Antonio Tejero Molina on Feb. 23, 1981, the day he led a takeover of the Parliament in Spain as part of an attempted coup.

    Antonio Tejero Molina, 93, Dies; Spanish Colonel Led Failed Coup

    By Alan Cowell

    He held Spain’s Parliament hostage for 18 hours on Feb. 23, 1981, before surrendering after it became clear that he had little support from the country’s armed forces.

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  • The F.B.I. building in Washington, D.C. The firings came hours after Kash Patel, the F.B.I. director, said that as part of the documents inquiry, the bureau had subpoenaed phone metadata for himself and Susie Wiles, currently the White House chief of staff.

    Patel Ousts F.B.I. Personnel Tied to Inquiry Into Trump’s Retained Classified Records

    By Glenn Thrush, Alan Feuer and Devlin Barrett

    The firings are part of a rolling barrage of retribution aimed at those who worked on the two federal prosecutions of President Trump.

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  • Pauline Hanson, the leader of the One Nation party, at a rally in Brisbane, Australia, last month. She has long argued that Australia needs to curb what she calls “mass migration.”

    She’s Been Anti-Immigrant for Decades. Now Her Popularity Is Soaring.

    By Victoria Kim

    Pauline Hanson and her One Nation party have become more palatable for some Australians after the mass shooting at Bondi Beach.

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    The Trumpiest Trump We’ve Ever Beheld

    By Frank Bruni and Bret Stephens

    The president is becoming the very thing that destroyed the Democrats: a reality-denying machine.

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  • Alina Ustiuhova, a supervisor, left, with colleagues in a secret air-defense facility below ground in Kharkiv, Ukraine.

    The Ukrainians Saving Lives With the Flip of a Switch

    By Cassandra Vinograd and Oleksandr Chubko

    Many in Ukraine assume that air-raid alarms are automated. A rare look inside an emergency-response center reveals the specialists who do the lifesaving work.

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  • The town of Tapalpa, in Jalisco state, Mexico, is a stronghold of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel.

    This Is Where Mexico’s Most-Wanted Cartel Boss Made His Last Stand

    By Paulina Villegas and César Rodríguez

    Times reporters visiting Tapalpa found a serene town in shock after Sunday’s raid on its outskirts left dozens dead and people fleeing. And, surprisingly, no police or military presence where the battle took place.

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  • Mr. Lai was one of the first targets of the national security law.

    What to Know About Jimmy Lai’s 20-Year Prison Sentence in Hong Kong

    By Tiffany May and David Pierson

    Mr. Lai was sentenced on Feb. 9. Weeks later, a court quashed a separate fraud conviction against him, a ruling that did not shorten his imprisonment.

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  • During his State of the Union address on Tuesday, President Trump suggested that “it should be my third term” and falsely declared that the “only way” that Democrats “can get elected is to cheat.”

    Trump’s Push for Election Power Raises Fears He Will ‘Subvert’ Midterms

    By Shane Goldmacher and Nick Corasaniti

    The president appears to be undermining Americans’ faith in the outcome, at a moment when Republicans face an uphill climb to keep control of Congress.

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  • Lt. Col. Antonio Tejero Molina, with a pistol in his hand, attempting a coup at the Spanish Parliament on Feb. 23, 1981.

    45 Years After Botched Coup, Spain Declassifies Files About Why It Failed

    By Jason Horowitz

    Ending more than four decades of conjecture, the Spanish government moved to publish documents from a long-secret investigation of a failed 1981 coup.

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  • In its heyday, the Florida Naturist Park had an eclectic following.

    Nudist Camp for Sale: The Rise and Fall of the Florida Naturist Park

    By Ronda Kaysen

    The owners have put a 67-year-old nudist colony on the market, hoping a new steward can help it shed its troubled past.

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  • Gov. Kathy Hochul is preparing to announce a plan for a $900 million overhaul of a one-mile elevated section of the aging Cross Bronx Expressway.

    Everyone Hates This Highway. What’s the Best Way to Fix It?

    By Stefanos Chen

    Community groups are opposing proposals to expand the decades-old Cross Bronx Expressway in favor of more limited repairs and improvements to local streets.

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  • “The Tonight Show” host Jimmy Fallon joked that President Trump’s State of the Union “went on for so long that Marco Rubio had a growth spurt.”

    Late Night Fixates on How Long Trump Spoke

    By Trish Bendix

    “This time, Trump spoke and everyone else fell asleep,” Jimmy Fallon said.

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  • Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain at a Labour campaign event on Monday ahead of the Gorton and Denton by-election in Manchester, England.

    A British Special Election Could Hardly Have Come at a Worse Time for Starmer

    By Michael D. Shear and Stephen Castle

    A parliamentary by-election in Gorton and Denton, outside Manchester, will test support for Britain’s prime minister at a moment of intense political pressure.

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  • A large billboard depicting missiles in Tehran in 2024. While nuclear enrichment is being discussed this week, Iran’s missile program is not currently on the table.

    A Deal or War? Crucial Talks Begin Between U.S. and Iran

    By Farnaz Fassihi

    President Trump has kept up a steady drumbeat of threats and built up U.S. troops in the region. Iran’s task is to give him a win but also preserve some semblance of nuclear enrichment.

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  • The Israeli settlement of Efrat in the Israeli-occupied West Bank in 2020. The U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem says it will provide passport assistance in Efrat on Friday.

    U.S. Will Offer Embassy Services in a West Bank Settlement for the First Time

    By David M. Halbfinger

    Palestinians and Israelis on the right and left all say that the move is a step toward legitimizing the Israeli settlements, which most of the world considers illegal.

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  • Nvidia, led by Jensen Huang, above, said quarterly revenue from its chips for A.I. data centers had risen 71 percent to $61.7 billion.

    Nvidia’s Quarterly Profit Hits $43 Billion on Strong A.I. Chip Sales

    By Tripp Mickle

    Total profit for the fiscal year was $120 billion, the company said. Three years ago, it was just $4.4 billion.

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  • Bob Kerrey speaking in Omaha in 2012.

    Former Senator Bob Kerrey Resigns From Nebraska Start-Up Amid Epstein Emails

    By Sonia A. Rao

    Mr. Kerrey has left his role as chairman of the company, Monolith, after Justice Department documents showed he had met and corresponded with Jeffrey Epstein.

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  • Hillary Clinton with President Bill Clinton in December 1998, after he was impeached by the House of Representatives.

    For Hillary Clinton, an Epstein Deposition Is the Latest ‘Stand by Your Man’ Moment

    By Annie Karni

    The former first lady, senator and secretary of state had no dealings with Jeffrey Epstein but is once again under pressure to answer for the actions and relationships of her husband.

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