What to Know About Bird Flu Risk After California’s Emergency Declaration
California has declared a state of emergency over the virus. We asked experts how concerned they are.
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2024-12-18 23:30:03
The Fed Cut Rates and Signaled a Long Fight Against Inflation
Also, California declared an emergency over bird flu. Here’s the latest at the end of Wednesday.
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Prisoner’s Self-Portraits of C.I.A. Torture Surface From Sealed Court Record
“This is what his nightmares are all about,” said a lawyer for a now-confessed war criminal who spent years at Guantánamo Bay.
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2024-12-18 23:30:03
Education Dept. Reverses Itself and Reopens Two Loan Repayment Plans
The department had been trying to phase out the two plans in favor of a more generous new one that has been tied up by litigation since this summer.
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2024-12-18 23:00:04
F.B.I. Searches Home of L.A. Deputy Mayor Suspected of Bomb Threat Against City Hall
The official, Brian Williams, who was appointed by the mayor last year to oversee public safety, was immediately placed on administrative leave, the mayor’s office said.
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2024-12-18 22:30:03
Trump’s Criticism of Spending Deal Raises Fears of Government Shutdown
The president-elect weighed in against the mammoth spending package after Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy had spent the day attacking it and warning Republicans not to support it.
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2024-12-18 22:00:04
The Wrath of Trump: House Republicans Map a Case Against Liz Cheney
President-elect Donald J. Trump has never been shy about his desire to see his enemies punished. But he often shows a measure of caution about taking credit for potential prosecutions himself.
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2024-12-18 21:30:03
Man Who Ran Secret Police Office in New York Admits He Was Chinese Agent
Chen Jinping used the office in Lower Manhattan to quash dissent against the Chinese government. The Justice Department is fighting Beijing’s efforts to wield its influence secretly.
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Can Anyone Make Sense of Luigi Mangione? Maybe His Favorite Writer.
How to make sense of the UnitedHealthcare C.E.O. shooting
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2024-12-18 21:30:03
Florida Charges Man Suspected of Trump Assassination Plot
As Ryan W. Routh fled the scene, a highway was shut down and a car crash ensued. In charging him with attempted felony murder, the state defied federal prosecutors.
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2024-12-18 21:00:03
California Declares an Emergency Over Bird Flu
Officials have discovered the virus in 645 herds of dairy cattle, more than in any other state so far.
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2024-12-18 20:30:04
Inside a Huge Spending Deal: Disaster Money, a Football Stadium and More
The mammoth year-end federal funding measure congressional leaders agreed on does far more than just keep the government running. It is stuffed with all manner of policy and other changes.
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2024-12-18 20:30:04
Justices to Hear Case on South Carolina’s Bid to Defund Planned Parenthood
The issue in the case is whether Medicaid beneficiaries may sue under a law that lets them choose care from any provider qualified to perform the required services.
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2024-12-18 20:30:04
White House Pushes to Find Austin Tice, American Journalist Abducted in Syria
U.S. officials have given the rebel group in control of Damascus a list of former members of the Assad government who could have information about Austin Tice.
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2024-12-18 20:30:04
New York City to Pay $92.5 Million to Improperly Detained Immigrants
The city was accused of unlawfully holding more than 20,000 people beyond their scheduled release dates between 1997 and 2012 to comply with ICE detainer requests.
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