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Can This Man Finally Defeat Mexico’s Cartels?

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Jack Nicas
Omar García Harfuch is overseeing one of the most aggressive offensives in years against Mexico’s powerful criminal groups. Many before him have failed.

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Omar García Harfuch, Mexico’s secretary of Security and Citizen Protection, in his office.

52 Places to Go, So Little Time: Where We Went in 2025

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Tacey Rychter
Our writers and photographers were on the ground to find out what makes the destinations on our annual list rise above the rest.

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The Lofoten archipelago is a dreamy base for adventure, with backcountry ski slopes, hiking trails, deep fjords to sail and a front-row view of the northern lights.

Suspected Killer of M.I.T. Professor Studied With Victim, Graduating Top of Their Class

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Azam Ahmed， Dana Goldstein and Patricia Mazzei
The parents of Claudio Neves Valente had not seen or heard from him since he left Portugal for the United States to enroll at a graduate program at Brown more than two decades ago.

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Claudio Neves Valente and Nuno Loureiro, the M.I.T. professor he is accused of killing, were classmates at the University of Lisbon’s Instituto Superior Técnico from 1995 to 2000.

Trump Announces Pricing Deals With Nine Drugmakers

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Rebecca Robbins
The companies agreed to sell most of their drugs to Medicaid at the prices they charge in European countries and to sell drugs directly to consumers through a planned TrumpRx website.

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The Trump administration plans to create TrumpRx.gov, which will direct patients to the manufacturers’ direct-buy websites. Officials said the site would be operational next month.

Bumpy Rollout for New Gates Meant to Stop Subway Fare Evasion

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Stefanos Chen
At a demonstration of devices designed to replace turnstiles, one rider got hit in the neck, and another sneaked through without paying.

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In addition to combating fare evasion, the new type of gates are expected to make coming and going easier for riders with disabilities, as well as those with strollers or suitcases.

Metro-North and LIRR Commuters to Be Fined for ‘Repeatedly’ Activating Tickets on Train

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Camille Baker
Passengers on Metro-North and Long Island Rail Road trains could face $8 fines if they keep waiting until after the train leaves to activate their mobile tickets.

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There was no set number of late activations or late ticket purchases that would trigger the charge, a spokeswoman for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority said.

NY Gov. Kathy Hochul to Sign Prison Reform Bill After Beatings and Deaths

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Benjamin Oreskes and Jan Ransom
Prison guards have been accused of more than 120 acts of brutality that amounted to torture in the past decade in New York, a Times investigation found.

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Corrections officers viciously beat to death a handcuffed prisoner, Robert L. Brooks, at the Marcy Correctional Facility near Utica, N.Y., last year.

Justice Dept. Won’t Meet Friday Deadline to Release All Epstein Files

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Alan Feuer and Michael Gold
Several members of Congress criticized the department’s No. 2, Todd Blanche, after he said more documents would be coming weeks late.

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Todd Blanche, the deputy attorney general, said the Justice Department would not release all of its files relating to Jeffrey Epstein by Friday, the congressionally mandated deadline.

Lumbee Tribe in North Carolina Gains Federal Recognition After Generations-Long Fight

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Rick Rojas， Eduardo Medina and Emily Cochrane
The distinction for the Lumbee Tribe in North Carolina, signed into law on Thursday, opens access to federal support and defies challenges from other tribes over their legitimacy.

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John L. Lowery, center, the Lumbee Tribe chairman, led a toast to celebrate the passage of a bill granting the tribe federal recognition, in Washington on Wednesday.

Trump Signs Law Repealing Tough Sanctions on Syria

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Abdi Latif Dahir and Reham Mourshed
The Caesar Act was imposed in 2019 in response to widespread and systematic violations of human rights by the regime of former dictator Bashar al-Assad.

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A heavily damaged neighborhood in the eastern city of Deir al-Zour, Syria, in August. The lifting of U.S. sanctions will bolster Syria’s new government’s efforts to rebuild a nation in ruins.

Riots Erupt in Bangladesh After the Killing of a Student Leader

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Saif Hasnat and Alex Travelli
Newspaper buildings were set on fire after the death of an activist who was attacked recently. Political leaders fear more violence could derail attempts to restore democracy.

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Crowds in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Friday near the office of the Prothom Alo newspaper, where a targeted arson occurred after the death of Sharif Osman bin Hadi, a student leader.
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