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After decades of fighting, the Kurdish group’s imprisoned leader is now calling for its fighters to put down their arms. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/IyecRdL

The college’s board decided not to renew the contract of its superintendent, Major General Cedric T. Wins, who led diversity efforts and removed a Confederate statue on campus. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/jI8olW4

She fled Nazi Germany in 1939 with her husband and baby only to be forced into a Jewish ghetto in Shanghai. Still, she would often say, “Aren’t we lucky?” from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/DXhoI4y

The discovery clashes with the traditional image of humans evolving on the savannas of East Africa. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/kLMuARz

Musicians including Kate Bush and Billy Ocean released a “silent record” in outrage at a proposed change to British copyright law. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/gQnZTmt

Understanding the Alternative for Germany’s success in Sunday’s elections. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/1vnrSKM

A Secret Service agent, he leaped onto the president’s limousine in Dallas in 1963 and was credited with saving the first lady’s life. But he was haunted by his inability to save her husband. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/1HqxA6Y

Mayor Eric Adams announced on Monday that the hotel will stop housing migrants by June, calling the closure a milestone in the city’s response to the crisis. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/qftrYjz

Maybe I just wanted to be seen as something other than a threat, a nuisance, because I happen to be Black. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/Iu0tnUS

Israel’s defense minister, Israel Katz, said that 40,000 Palestinian residents displaced from militant hotbeds would not be allowed to return to their homes. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/biLCDRy

The frozen supplemental drinks have been linked to an outbreak of listeria that has killed at least 11 people and hospitalized 37. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/1pjmSFa

The announcement on Saturday evening indicated that Francis’ medical condition had become more complicated since an update from his doctors on Friday. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/KPQ4i6M

The German chancellor, who defied calls to step aside after his government fell apart, is down in the polls but insisting he can still win. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/XnouR4W

The justices unanimously ruled that the plaintiffs had not established a connection to the United States required by the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/otV0QDN

Keith Kellogg and President Volodymyr Zelensky were expected to discuss possible paths to ending the war and ways to defuse tensions between Washington and Kyiv. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/nFg2NEf

A giant hole opened up on a street in Surrey, southwest of London, forcing evacuations and leaving a car teetering on the edge. The cause was unknown. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/72IL0Vm

The scariest thing about what President Trump is doing with his tariffs-for-all strategy is that he has no clue what he is doing. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/rfuNZKq

She was the first descendant of a Chinese immigrant to win elective office in New York State. She was also the state’s first female jurist of Asian heritage. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/cHhmswS

Hamas said it would turn over the bodies of the boys, Ariel Bibas and his baby brother, Kfir, and their mother. Israel was expected to release Palestinian prisoners in exchange. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/DKXAe7H

A blowup will be sparked not by government spending but from political malpractice. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/IHmZVBy

The genial bear embarks on an Amazonian journey of self discovery in this movie, which cannot measure up to “Paddington 2” despite its charms. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/SYZXP2L

“Anora” and “The Brutalist” also took home major prizes at the British equivalent of the Oscars, tipping the scales again. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/2K5fhwa

The American president’s foreign policy, and a divisive speech by his vice president, drew attention away from an attack by a refugee that some expected would fan political tensions over migration. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/gZQ3CxG

A celebrated Finnish modernist, he designed a variety of furnishings but was best known for his seating — which, his company said, “almost every Finn has sat on.” from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/OxlRTV4

The lost-and-found center at the world’s largest religious gathering attends to the faithful’s earthly needs as they perform rituals intended to purify the soul. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/IUtj5Lm

Charismatic influencers from a century ago presaged this moment. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/Zik7hsQ

Her role in the teen drama catapulted her to fame as a pop idol. She was also a TV host and appeared in films. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/D7NRaXC

The vets had no symptoms, and one worked only in states where no dairy infections had been reported. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/NbMkl2I

More than a foot of snow fell across much of Virginia as wintry weather swept across the Mid-Atlantic. State officials said more than 900 car collisions had been reported. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/jcy01t5

Hawaii’s most active volcano has been erupting intermittently since December. The latest episode sent lava more than 300 feet into the air. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/lGziA7j

Opponents of the project say it is costly, will take far too long to strengthen Ukraine’s battered power supply and opens the door to corruption. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/K3EUnus

Quinta Jurecic discusses the potential “constitutional crisis” that the Trump administration could trigger. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/MCtLYim

The new research adds to the mysteries of the planet’s deepest interior region. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/9J68atz

He was best known for amassing more than 3,400 copies of the Beatles’ “White Album” and using them to demonstrate the aging of a cultural artifact. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/y29aYrn

The order to shutter the agency’s headquarters follows another order issued Saturday by Mr. Vought, who also leads the Office of Management and Budget, telling agency employees to halt nearly all their work. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/l2SYOhM

The recall, which was initiated on Jan. 7 and upgraded on Wednesday, includes several Dunkin’ products, federal safety officials said. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/fHlspmw

A jury found them guilty of conspiring as part of a crew to steal art, sports memorabilia and artifacts from smaller museums. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/UtW0e2f

President Aleksandar Vucic of Serbia, battered by months of nationwide protests, is struggling to weather his biggest political crisis in more than a decade of rule. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/bZqF9Tv

*Well, maybe only to me. “S.N.L.” fans all have their own idea of the show’s peak, and this is mine. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/GpEuRVY

The Japanese conglomerate SoftBank would invest up to $40 billion in the maker of the chatbot ChatGPT. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/1fLTKaF

The daughter of the Bears founder and football pioneer George Halas, she took the reins beginning in 1983, after the death of her brother, George Jr. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/7bmJSUp

Executive Bruce Blakeman’s corps is “an authoritarian power grab in the heart of suburban America,” said a lawyer representing county lawmakers. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/esTBa2V

The vote clears the way for final approval of France’s 2025 budget, easing concerns about the country’s political turmoil — but not ending them. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/vKTEjFM

The president spoke ahead of a meeting with the Israeli prime minister at the White House, his first in-person meeting with another world leader since returning to power. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/r8pCSGb

The Canadian and Mexican leaders negotiated with President Trump in diverging ways. In the end, they both secured an outcome they could present as victories back home. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/jsoScG2

In announcing her death, Mr. Woods spoke of her sacrifices and support throughout his life and career. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/F4bgf3X

Skiers may delight in the snow forecast, but the latest in a series of atmospheric rivers threatens to bring flooding and mudslides to California. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/kE2QeXs

Documents purged from government websites include guidelines for safe contraception and information on racial inequities in health care. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/cIkapsh

Anti-crime units are still stopping and frisking too many people unlawfully, according to a new report that comes months before a mayoral election in which public safety may be a pivotal issue. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/h59zJaj

He presided in a period of union strife, the emergence of steroid use, the banning of Pete Rose and an earthquake that rattled a World Series. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/Zs9dcSo

James E. Dennehy, the highly-respected leader of the largest and most important field office in the bureau, said the F.B.I. was in a “battle of our own.” from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/eWRPTtN

There are many reasons to regret Trump’s latest experiment with tariffs, but let’s take prices and migration. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/JqC2MNI

The Treasury Department has also eliminated the option of buying as much as $5,000 in extra inflation bonds, beyond the $10,000 annual limit. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/U4rF8Ap

For those living in Goma, which has been captured by Rwanda-backed rebels, there is little water, little food and much uncertainty. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/Be7JcHG