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U.S. Defends Decision to Seek Death Penalty for Luigi Mangione

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Benjamin Weiser and Hurubie Meko
Prosecutors argue that Mr. Mangione can receive a fair trial, despite his lawyers’ concerns about “damaging” statements from the attorney general about the murder case.

© Jefferson Siegel for The New York Times

Luigi Mangione, 27, was charged with second-degree murder in the December 2024 killing of UnitedHealthcare’s chief executive. He has pleaded not guilty.

Trump and Mamdani Strike Optimistic Tone, Sidestepping Past Critiques

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Tyler Pager and Emma G. Fitzsimmons
The meeting between President Trump and the incoming mayor of New York City was strikingly warm for two men who had expressed deep concerns about each other’s leadership.

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During an Oval Office meeting on Friday, President Trump said he expected to be “a big help” to Zohran Mamdani, New York’s mayor-elect. Mr. Mamdani said he looked forward to working with Mr. Trump to improve life in New York.

The Trump-Mamdani Buddy Movie? It’s Getting Mixed Reviews.

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Dana Rubinstein and Benjamin Oreskes
Zohran Mamdani and President Trump seemed to cast aside their months of traded insults, a development that seemed good for New York City but odd to some followers.

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After a private meeting in the Oval Office, Zohran Mamdani, the mayor-elect of New York City, and President Trump held a joint news conference that was strikingly friendly and warm.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Moves to Restrict Muslims, Leaving Some Concerned

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Ruth Graham
Two decisions by the Texas governor this week, including directing authorities to investigate an Islamic organization, come as the state sees an increase in anti-Muslim rhetoric.

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Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas in September. This week, he declared that a Muslim advocacy and civil rights group was a terrorist organization. The group said the statement had “no basis in law or fact.”

Just Two Guys From Queens

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Matthew Cullen
Also, Ukraine faces a “difficult choice” on the U.S. peace plan. Here’s the latest at the end of Friday.

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Zohran Mamdani, mayor-elect of New York City, with President Trump in the Oval Office, today.

The Moon Was an Inside Job

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Robin George Andrews
New research suggests that Theia, the object whose collision with Earth is theorized to have caused the formation of the moon, came from closer to the sun.

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Artist’s impression of the collision between the early Earth and Theia, with the sun in the far distance, roughly 100 million years after the formation of the solar system.

Lawrence Krauss, Martin Nowak: The Professors Who Stayed Close With Epstein

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Mark Arsenault， Chris Hippensteel and Danny Hakim
Even as the disgraced financier’s crimes were revealed, newly released emails show how academics at top universities stuck by Jeffrey Epstein, often seeking his help and offering it in return.

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Lawrence Krauss asked Jeffrey Epstein for advice when he was facing sexual harassment allegations in late 2017. Mr. Krauss was a professor at Arizona State University at the time.

To Many Ukrainians, U.S. Peace Plan Looks Like ‘Capitulation’

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Maria Varenikova， Oleksandra Mykolyshyn， Oleksandr Chubko， Cassandra Vinograd and Kim Barker
While the White House has cautioned that the proposal is still in “flux,” its contours reflect maximalist demands made by Russia throughout the war that Ukraine has consistently rejected.

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A Ukrainian artillery unit firing at Russian targets in the Zaporizhzhia region, last month.
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