Parent Agonizes Over How to Tell Friend Secret They’ve Kept for 12 Years: “Just Tell Him”
February 4, 2025
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Parent Agonizes Over How to Tell Friend Secret They’ve Kept for 12 Years: “Just Tell Him”

A parent is wrestling with how to tell their childhood babysitter—who they haven’t seen in nearly two decades—they had named their son after him. The parent and original…

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Opinion | Population Transfers Sanctioned by America? It’s on the Table.
February 4, 2025
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Opinion | Population Transfers Sanctioned by America? It’s on the Table.

President Trump has introduced a seemingly game-changing, if incendiary, proposal ahead of his meeting on Tuesday with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel, the first foreign leader he…

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El Salvador Agrees to ‘Unprecedented’ Migrant Deal, Marco Rubio Says
February 4, 2025
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El Salvador Agrees to ‘Unprecedented’ Migrant Deal, Marco Rubio Says

Secretary of State Marco Rubio says that El Salvador has agreed to an “unprecedented” and “extraordinary” deal regarding taking in deportees. Why It Matters President Donald Trump earlier…

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Where a Strongman Failed, Women Are Now Fueling a Democratic Revival
February 4, 2025
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Where a Strongman Failed, Women Are Now Fueling a Democratic Revival

It was a brief remark during a mundane session of Parliament. But to Harini Amarasuriya, Sri Lanka’s prime minister, it was the moment she realized that her country,…

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‘Wordle’ Today #1,326 Hints and Answer for Tuesday, February 4 Game
February 4, 2025
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‘Wordle’ Today #1,326 Hints and Answer for Tuesday, February 4 Game

Wordle is The New York Times’ most-popular word game, and it’s easy to see why. Josh Wardle, a Welsh-born engineer, developed the viral brainteaser and released it to…

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Trump’s 10% Tariff on Chinese Goods Takes Effect
February 4, 2025
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Trump’s 10% Tariff on Chinese Goods Takes Effect

President Trump’s 10 percent tariff on all Chinese products went into effect at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday, the result of an executive order issued over the weekend aimed at…

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‘Connections’ February 4: Hints and Answers for Puzzle #604
February 4, 2025
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‘Connections’ February 4: Hints and Answers for Puzzle #604

Connections skyrocketed to popularity in 2023 when it was launched by The New York Times. Today, it is the newspaper’s second-most popular game behind Wordle. Last year, Wyna…

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Businesses close, children skip school for ‘a day without immigrants’
February 4, 2025
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Businesses close, children skip school for ‘a day without immigrants’

In Southern California and across the country on Monday, dozens of businesses nationwide closed, schools reported lower attendance and families put off trips to the grocery store in…

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Defense Secretary Vows to Use Thousands of Active-Duty Troops to Secure Border
February 4, 2025
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Defense Secretary Vows to Use Thousands of Active-Duty Troops to Secure Border

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth vowed during a visit to the southwestern border on Monday to use thousands of U.S. active-duty troops to help stem migrant crossings, a top…

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FBI Agents Association Urges Congress to Protect Jobs Amid Feared Purge
February 4, 2025
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FBI Agents Association Urges Congress to Protect Jobs Amid Feared Purge

The FBI Agents Association (FBIAA), which represents more than 14,000 current and former FBI agents, implored Congress to protect agency personnel at risk of being fired over their…

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