U.S. Economy Grew 2.3 Percent in Fourth Quarter
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U.S. Economy Grew 2.3 Percent in Fourth Quarter

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Growth slowed but remained resilient at the end of 2024, leaving the U.S. economy on solid footing heading into a new year — and a new presidential administration — that is full of uncertainty. U.S. gross domestic product, adjusted for inflation, grew at…

What Israel’s UNRWA Ban Could Mean for Palestinians
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What Israel’s UNRWA Ban Could Mean for Palestinians

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Israeli legislation taking effect on Thursday will threaten the operations of a major United Nations agency that provides critical humanitarian aid in the Gaza Strip after more than a year of war has left the territory in ruins. The laws ban the agency,…

Trump Officials Revoke Biden’s Extension of Protections for Venezuelans
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Trump Officials Revoke Biden’s Extension of Protections for Venezuelans

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The Trump administration has revoked an extension of deportation protections that President Joseph R. Biden Jr. had granted to more than 600,000 Venezuelans already in the United States, according to a copy of the decision obtained by The New York Times. On Tuesday,…

Do DeepSeek’s A.I. Advances Mean US Tech Controls Have Failed?
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Do DeepSeek’s A.I. Advances Mean US Tech Controls Have Failed?

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The United States has worked steadily over the past three years to limit China’s access to the cutting edge computer chips that power advanced artificial intelligence systems. Its aim has been to slow China’s progress in developing sophisticated A.I. models. Now a Chinese…

C.I.A. Now Favors Lab Leak Theory to Explain Covid’s Origins
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C.I.A. Now Favors Lab Leak Theory to Explain Covid’s Origins

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The C.I.A. has said for years that it did not have enough information to conclude whether the Covid pandemic emerged naturally from a wet market in Wuhan, China, or from an accidental leak at a research lab there. But the agency issued a…

Immigration Arrests Prompt Fear That Mass Deportations Loom
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Immigration Arrests Prompt Fear That Mass Deportations Loom

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Last year in New Jersey, federal immigration officers took more than 1,300 undocumented migrants into custody. That figure was roughly 300 more than in 2023. But on Thursday, less than a week into President Trump’s second term, the arrests of three people at…

Israel Says UNRWA Has 6 Days to Halt Operations in East Jerusalem
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Israel Says UNRWA Has 6 Days to Halt Operations in East Jerusalem

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Israel told the United Nations on Friday that its relief agency known as UNRWA, a critical lifeline to two million Palestinians during the 15 months of war in Gaza, had six days to stop all operations in East Jerusalem. Israel’s ambassador to the…

Senate to Vote on Pete Hegseth’s Confirmation, With Outcome Uncertain
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Senate to Vote on Pete Hegseth’s Confirmation, With Outcome Uncertain

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The Senate barreled on Friday toward a late-night vote on whether to confirm Pete Hegseth as secretary of defense, with the outcome still uncertain as a handful of Republicans weighed whether to back President Trump’s pick to lead the Pentagon. Mr. Hegseth’s confirmation…

Opinion | ‘Puerility, Provocation and a Strain of Nihilism’: 3 Writers on What Binds Trump and Musk
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Opinion | ‘Puerility, Provocation and a Strain of Nihilism’: 3 Writers on What Binds Trump and Musk

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Frank Bruni, a contributing Opinion writer, hosted a written online conversation with Bethany McLean, an author of “The Smartest Guys in the Room,” and Nate Silver, the author of “On the Edge: The Art of Risking Everything” and the newsletter Silver Bulletin, to…

Trump Officials Move to Quickly Expel Migrants Biden Allowed In Temporarily
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Trump Officials Move to Quickly Expel Migrants Biden Allowed In Temporarily

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The Trump administration is giving Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers the power to quickly deport migrants who were allowed into the country temporarily under Biden-era programs, according to an internal government memo obtained by The New York Times. The memo, signed Thursday night…