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Secret Rift Over Data Center Fueled Push to Expand FISA Surveillance Program

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Privacy advocates are raising alarms about a mysterious provision the House added to a surveillance bill last week. The Senate is likely to vote on the bill later this week.

I.M.F. Sees Steady Growth but Warns of Rising Protectionism

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The International Monetary Fund offered an upbeat economic outlook but said that new trade barriers and escalating wars could worsen inflation.

The Paris Olympics’ One Sure Thing: Cyberattacks

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“We will be attacked,” the official responsible for fending off cyberthreats said. To prepare, organizers have been hosting war games and paying “bug bounties” to hackers.

Israeli Artist Shuts Venice Biennale Exhibit and Calls for Gaza Cease-Fire

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Ruth Patir, Israel’s representative at the event, says she won’t open her show in the national pavilion until Israel and Hamas reach “a cease-fire and hostage release agreement.”

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Donald Trump Is His Own Chaos Whisperer

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At rallies, he does alt-universe loops in which he suggests that if the election hadn’t been taken from him, nothing bad would have befallen the world.

U.S. to Limit Deadly Mining Dust as Black Lung Resurges

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Federal regulation capping toxic airborne silica has been decades in the making. The delay has cost miners dearly.

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Inside Washington’s Role in Microsoft’s Big AI Deal With G42

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The White House laid the ground work for Microsoft’s $1.5 billion investment in an Emirati artificial intelligence start-up, a deal meant to box out Beijing.

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The Popularity of Marathons

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Participation is up — as are finish times.

A.I.’s Original Sin

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A Times investigation found that tech giants altered their own rules to train their newest artificial intelligence systems.

Supreme Court to Hear Jan. 6 Case, and Trump’s Criminal Trial Gets Underway

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Protesters at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. The question for the Supreme Court is whether a law prompted by white-collar fraud applies to the obstruction of the congressional proceeding during the riot that day.

Middle East Crisis: Global Leaders Press Iran and Israel to Avoid Escalation

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A flurry of talks sought to avert a wider war after Iran’s weekend attack. Israeli officials were considering a range of retaliatory moves, including a military strike.

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Copenhagen’s Old Stock Exchange Building Partly Collapses in Fire

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The 17th-century building, one of the city’s best-known structures, was once the financial center of Denmark.

Why Germany Can’t Break Up With China

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China remains one of the most important markets for Germany’s export-driven economy, prompting a three-day visit by the German chancellor, who has stressed the importance of open markets.

Israeli Settlers Kill Two Palestinian Men in the West Bank, Officials Say

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The Israeli military said the men were killed during a “violent exchange” that followed a report of a Palestinian attacking an Israeli shepherd.

The Smothering of Abortion Rights Reveals Something Else About Republicans

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Both the federal and the Arizona Supreme Courts have conjured a past that rejects the right to bodily autonomy.

Justices to Hear Obstruction Case That Could Bar Charges Against Trump

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The question for the Supreme Court is whether a 2002 law prompted by white-collar fraud applies to the obstruction of the congressional proceeding on Jan. 6, 2021.

For Israel’s Allies, Iranian Missile Strike Scrambles Debate Over Gaza

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Israel’s restless allies have voiced anger over the death toll in Gaza, but when their archnemesis launched a missile barrage, they set it aside. At least for the moment.

Ukraine’s Big Vulnerabilities: Ammunition, Soldiers and Air Defense

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The shortages add up to a dire situation for Ukraine in the third year of the war, presenting commanders with near impossible choices on how to deploy limited resources.

Biden Heads to Pennsylvania to Talk Taxes and Hit Trump

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In Scranton, his hometown, the president is expected to discuss the tax code in terms of economic fairness, arguing that Donald Trump’s tax cuts benefited billionaires.

5 Takeaways From a Year of Medicaid Upheaval

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In the year after a pandemic-era policy preserving Medicaid coverage lapsed, more than 20 million people were dropped from the program at some point.

Lawmakers Question Bank of America About Leon Black’s Payments to Epstein

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A Senate committee sent a letter asking the bank whether it had adequately followed procedures before clearing $158 million in payments.

The Congresswoman Going After Elite Universities on Antisemitism

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Representative Virginia Foxx is a blunt partisan. But her life in rural North Carolina informs her attacks against these schools, starting with whether Harvard is truly “elite.”

Supreme Court’s Review of Jan. 6 Charge Has Already Freed Some Rioters

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Federal judges have agreed to release about 10 defendants who were serving prison terms because of their convictions under an obstruction law.

Being Homeless Is Not a Crime

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Hundreds of thousands of people are homeless. This filmmaker wants you to see them.

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Lebanese Official Blames Israel’s Spy Agency for Killing Near Beirut

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The U.S. had accused the dead man of being a financial middleman between Hamas and Iran. The interior minister said there were suggestions that the killing “was carried out by intelligence services.”

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Columbia’s President, Nemat Shafik, to Testify at Antisemitism Hearing

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Columbia University’s president, Nemat Shafik, will speak to the same congressional committee before which the Harvard and University of Pennsylvania presidents stumbled.

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Microsoft Makes High-Stakes Play in Tech Cold War With Emirati A.I. Deal

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Microsoft said it would invest $1.5 billion in G42, an Emirati company with ties to China, as Washington and Beijing maneuver to secure tech influence in the Gulf.

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Germany’s Leader, Olaf Scholz, Walks a Fine Line in China

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Chancellor Olaf Scholz tried to promote German business interests while delivering warnings from Europe about trade and geopolitical tensions.

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Tuesday Briefing

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The aid package that Mike Johnson is advancing mirrors the $95 billion aid bill the Senate passed two months ago.

In Australia, ‘Cats Are Just Catastrophic’

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Feral cats take a heavy toll on the world’s wildlife, especially Down Under. The solution? Smarter traps, survival training for prey species, and the “Felixer.”