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Syrian Government and Kurdish-Led Force Agree to Merge After Clashes
The new deal also calls for a cease-fire. Government forces have taken strategic assets from the militia in recent days, weakening the force.
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Joe Montgomery, Who Made Bicycles Lighter, Dies at 86
A founder of Cannondale, he was among the first in the U.S. to mass-produce bikes frames out of large-diameter aluminum tubes, replacing heavier steel.
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Top Editor at Axel Springer Is Ousted After Workplace Investigation
Jan Philipp Burgard was one of Axel Springer’s most prominent editors, overseeing its influential German broadsheet Welt.
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Trump’s Campaign Manager Resolves Daily Beast Defamation Suit
As part of the settlement, The Daily Beast was not required to apologize or issue any payment to Chris LaCivita, who sued the outlet last year.
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Man Acquitted of Shining a Laser at Marine One With Trump Aboard
A jury found the man, Jacob Samuel Winkler, not guilty after just 35 minutes of deliberation. He was charged in September with pointing a laser at an aircraft.
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Noem Denies Use of Chemical Agents in Minnesota Protests, Then Backtracks
Kristi Noem, the homeland security secretary, said officers had not used pepper spray and similar measures limited by a judge’s order, then was confronted with a video that showed chemical agents deployed.
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Springsteen Denounces ICE Deployments and Renee Good’s Killing
In a surprise appearance in New Jersey, the musician dedicated his song “The Promised Land” to Ms. Good, who was killed by an ICE agent in Minneapolis this month.
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Pentagon Tells 1,500 Troops to Prepare for Possible Deployment to Minnesota
But President Trump has already backed away from a threat to invoke the Insurrection Act in response to protests against the killing of a woman by a federal immigration agent.
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On ‘S.N.L.,’ Trump Recaps His Recent ‘Legal-ish’ Activities
The first episode of 2026, hosted by Finn Wolfhard of “Stranger Things,” satirized that hit Netflix series and conjured a Harry Potter reboot à la “Heated Rivalry.”
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How to Prevent Aging Parents and Relatives from Making Financial Mistakes
Getting family members to listen to you when you think they are headed down a dangerous financial path can be difficult. But there are preventive steps you can take.