NYTIMES (Chris Cameron) - Hegseth Says Defense Department Will Cut Ties With Harvard
Mr. Hegseth’s order appeared to target his alma mater, Harvard’s Kennedy School for public policy.
NYTIMES (Tracey Tully) - In a Close Election, Voters Send a Sharp Anti-Trump Message
The Democratic primary to replace Gov. Mikie Sherrill of New Jersey in Congress is still too close to call. Much of the advertising focused on opposition to the president and his immigration policies.
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NYTIMES (Lily Kuo) - Death Row Reversal by China Is a Gesture to Canada
The ruling by China’s highest court followed a recent meeting between China and Canada’s top leaders led to a thaw in the two countries’ relations.
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NYTIMES (Carol Rosenberg) - Cuban Deportees Who Were Transferred to Guantánamo Sent Back to U.S.
Dozens of men appear to be caught up in a political standoff between the Trump administration and Cuba.
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NYTIMES (Tariq Panja, Katrin Bennhold, Leila Medina and Laura Salaberry) - How Is Security Different at These Olympic Games?
Our sports correspondent Tariq Panja talks with Katrin Bennhold about the security at the Olympics in Italy, including the presence of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, who the U.S. says are there only in an advisory role.
ABCNEWS - WATCH: White House deletes racist video of the Obamas shared by President Trump
After bipartisan backlash, the White House has taken down a racist video of the Obamas that was shared by President Trump.
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NYTIMES (Eli Tan and Kellen Browning) - Super Bowl Visitors Find San Francisco Better Than Its Apocalyptic Image
Problems with homelessness and open-air drug use have been widely broadcast, but many visitors this week said they found the city surprisingly pleasant.
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NPR (Rachel Treisman) - Mariah Carey, coffee makers and other highlights from the Olympic opening ceremony
NPR reporters at the Milan opening ceremony layered up and took notes.
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AXIOS (Barak Ravid) - Trump says U.S. and Iran had "very good talks"
President Trump said on Friday that the U.S. and Iran had "very good talks" in Oman on Friday and claimed the Iranian position is more favorable regarding a nuclear deal than it was before the 12-day war last June. Why it matters: The talks were the first face-to-face negotiations between the U.S. and Iran since the 12-day war last June. They took place amid a massive U.S. military buildup in the Gulf, and with Trump warning he could pivot to military action if a deal can't be reached quickly. Driving the news: The talks in Muscat between Iran's foreign minister Abbas Araghchi, Trump's envoy Steve Witkoff and the U.S. president's adviser and son-in-law Jared Kushner lasted close to eight hours, with the Omani foreign minister mediating…
NYTIMES (Wesley Parnell) - Why Are These Women Being Denied Visits With Loved Ones in NY Prisons?
Women hoping to visit their loved ones at New York prisons are being turned away after scanners pick up what they say are menstrual products. Some have had their visitation rights suspended.
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