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New Charges Could Carry Death Penalty in Attack on National Guard Members in D.C.
The case against Rahmanullah Lakanwal, an Afghan refugee accused of killing one Guard member and seriously injuring another, was transferred to D.C. District Court, where new firearms charges could bring capital punishment.
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How a Scholar Nudged the Supreme Court Toward Its Troop Deployment Ruling
Accepting an argument from a law professor that no party to the case had made, the Supreme Court handed the Trump administration a stinging loss that could lead to more aggressive tactics.
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Chasing an Economic Boom, White House Dismisses Risks of A.I.
The administration has downplayed concerns — from mass job losses, to a potential financial bubble — as President Trump cheers soaring stock prices and faster growth.
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Mail Carriers Keep Making the Rounds, Despite a Murky Future
As the much-derided agency loses billions, postal workers quietly, and sometimes heroically, serve their communities.
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Mamdani Names Fire Commissioner, but Comments From the Former One Linger
Zohran Mamdani chose Lillian Bonsignore to be fire commissioner, weeks after the former commissioner, Robert S. Tucker, resigned, citing Mr. Mamdani’s views on Israel.
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Judge Blocks Conditions Imposed on States Seeking FEMA Grants
The Trump administration had sought to require states to account for population losses tied to deportations in order to receive emergency preparedness grants.
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Palm Beach Rallies Behind a Restaurant Manager Held at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
After nearly two weeks in detention, José Gonzalez, the popular host of an upscale restaurant, returns home.
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How Streaming Algorithms Are Changing the Way We Discover Music
I remember a time when discovering new music felt like a treasure hunt. You’d hear a catchy tune on the radio, scribble down a few lyrics, and hope the internet would lead you to the song. Or you’d spend hours in a record store, flipping through CDs, judging albums by their covers, and taking a…
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Digital Omnibus: European Commission Position on Changes to EU Digital Rules
The European Commission has published its regulatory proposal for the EU Digital Omnibus, a package of amendments seeking to streamline EU rules on data protection, artificial intelligence and digital regulation in an effort to improve EU competitiveness. For more information on the background to the Digital Omnibus, see our earlier briefing here. The Digital Omnibus…
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FDA Finalizes Real-world Evidence Guidance for Device Sponsors, May Consider More RWE in Product Reviews
On December 17, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) finalized its long-awaited guidance on the “Use of Real-World Evidence to Support Regulatory Decision-Making for Medical Devices,” clarifying how FDA evaluates real-world data (RWD) to determine whether they are of sufficient quality and provenance to be accepted as “real-world evidence” (RWE) suitable for review and…