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‘Posh George,’ the Convicted Fraudster in Nigel Farage’s Inner Circle

✇NYT > World News
di: Michael D. Shear
Scrutiny over the gifts and support provided by George Cottrell to Mr. Farage, the Reform U.K. leader, will continue even after he won last week’s special election in Clacton.

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Nigel Farage and George Cottrell in Brussels in 2020, as the European Parliament ratified the terms of Brexit, which both men campaigned for.
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‘Posh George,’ the Convicted Fraudster in Nigel Farage’s Inner Circle

✇NYT > Top Stories
di: Michael D. Shear
Scrutiny over the gifts and support provided by George Cottrell to Mr. Farage, the Reform U.K. leader, will continue even after he won last week’s special election in Clacton.

© John Thys/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

Nigel Farage and George Cottrell in Brussels in 2020, as the European Parliament ratified the terms of Brexit, which both men campaigned for.
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‘Posh George,’ the Convicted Fraudster in Nigel Farage’s Inner Circle

✇NYT > World > Europe
di: Michael D. Shear
Scrutiny over the gifts and support provided by George Cottrell to Mr. Farage, the Reform U.K. leader, will continue even after he won last week’s special election in Clacton.

© John Thys/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

Nigel Farage and George Cottrell in Brussels in 2020, as the European Parliament ratified the terms of Brexit, which both men campaigned for.
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Could El-Sayed Cost Democrats Michigan?

✇NYT > Top Stories
di: Nate Cohn
Not all progressives are equal: Candidates of the activist left typically don’t perform as well as other Democrats.

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The U.S. Military Wants A.I. Dominance. Feuds and China May Thwart It.

✇NYT > Top Stories
di: David E. Sanger · Dustin Volz · Ana Swanson and Julian E. Barnes
The administration is veering wildly in its response to the national security implications of A.I. as China, America’s main technological and military rival, charges ahead.

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Recent A.I. advances have roiled the Pentagon and the national security establishment.
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How Republicans Embraced Brandon Herrera, a Texas Republican Candidate and Gun Influencer

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di: Bayliss Wagner
Brandon Herrera, long an anti-establishment outsider, is trying to help the party defend a red-leaning House district in West Texas. It’s proving messy.

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Brandon Herrera, a Republican House candidate in Texas, was joined for a campaign event last month by Speaker Mike Johnson.
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Prosecutors Examined Firm With Tie to Judge in Trump Hush-Money Trial

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di: Glenn Thrush
The U.S. attorney in Chicago subpoenaed a fund-raising firm that had been co-owned by the daughter of Judge Juan Merchan, who conducted the trial that led to Donald Trump’s felony conviction.

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Andrew S. Boutros, the U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, ordered a Democratic fund-raising firm to turn over a broad range of sensitive communications.
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As China Pushes to Expand in Asia, Trump Focuses on Iran

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di: Edward Wong
Asian allies are beginning to wonder whether the United States would or could defend them in a war.

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The Sierra Madre, a Philippine naval ship, in the South China Sea in 2023. Last month, a Chinese Coast Guard vessel began circling the ship and confronted Philippine service members.
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How Cyclospora Evaded the U.S. Food Safety System to Sicken Thousands

✇NYT > World News
di: Christina Jewett and Julie Creswell
The Trump administration delayed a rule last year that could have sped up the effort to pinpoint the source of the contamination. Critics charge that food safety oversight has eroded overall.

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Last year the Food and Drug Administration cut a program that tracked cyclospora outbreaks and delayed a rule that would have required companies to swiftly provide supply chain records in investigations of foodborne disease outbreaks.
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As Army Fails to Protect Palestinians, Israeli Leaders Sympathize With Settlers

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di: David M. Halbfinger and Adam Rasgon
Defense Minister Katz called for the military to turn over to the police the responsibility for protecting Palestinians after two West Bank families were besieged by violent settlers.

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Israeli soldiers patrolling a street Thursday during an operation in the village of Qusra, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.
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Stock Trading in Congress Becomes an Attack Line in Midterm Campaigns

✇NYT > Top Stories
di: Annie Karni
Republican and Democratic challengers are both using the issue to attack members of Congress as unethical, seizing on a common practice that enrages voters.

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Almost 60 percent of lawmakers in Congress own stock, according to an analysis by Common Cause, a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization focused on making government more accountable.
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As Army Fails to Protect Palestinians, Israeli Leaders Sympathize With Settlers

✇NYT > World News
di: David M. Halbfinger and Adam Rasgon
Defense Minister Katz called for the military to turn over to the police the responsibility for protecting Palestinians after two West Bank families were besieged by violent settlers.

© Zain Jaafar/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

Israeli soldiers patrolling a street Thursday during an operation in the village of Qusra, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.
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The 5 Congress Members Whose Families Trade the Most Stocks

✇NYT > Top Stories
di: Olivia Diaz
Some lawmakers and their families have traded millions of dollars worth of stocks since the start of this term.

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A law passed in 2012, the STOCK Act, emphasizes that insider trading is illegal among lawmakers, as it is for the general public, and requires them to periodically disclose trades of shares held by them and members of their families.
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A Prominent Mexican Politician Says U.S. Revoked His Visa

✇NYT > Top Stories
di: Jack Nicas · Annie Correal and Emiliano Rodríguez Mega
Andrés Manuel López Beltrán, a former president’s son, lashed out at the Trump administration after he said it canceled his visa, another flashpoint in the tense U.S.-Mexico relationship.

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Andrés Manuel López Beltrán is the son of Mexico’s former president Andrés Manuel López Obrador, who is still a key leader of Morena, Mexico’s dominant political party.
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A Prominent Mexican Politician Says U.S. Revoked His Visa

✇NYT > World News
di: Jack Nicas · Annie Correal and Emiliano Rodríguez Mega
Andrés Manuel López Beltrán, a former president’s son, lashed out at the Trump administration after he said it canceled his visa, another flashpoint in the tense U.S.-Mexico relationship.

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Andrés Manuel López Beltrán is the son of Mexico’s former president Andrés Manuel López Obrador, who is still a key leader of Morena, Mexico’s dominant political party.
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Outrage at UnitedHealth and Other Insurers Persists After Brian Thompson Killing

✇NYT > Top Stories
di: Reed Abelson
Higher premiums and rising medical bills have intensified Americans’ dissatisfaction with their medical coverage.

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Stephen Hemsley, chief executive of UnitedHealth Group, left, was among the executives defending insurers’ practices at congressional hearings in January. To his left were David Joyner, chairman of CVS Health, and Gail Boudreaux, chief executive of Elevance Health.
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Mining Claims Staked on Land Cut From Bears Ears and Grand Staircase Monuments

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di: Maxine Joselow
Prospectors are eyeing mineral deposits within the former boundaries of the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments in Utah.

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Both Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments are rich in wildlife habitat and archaeological treasures but also sit atop vast reserves of uranium and other precious metals.
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France’s Top Court Strikes Down Ban on Social Media for Children

✇NYT > World > Europe
di: Mark Landler and Ségolène Le Stradic
The move was a setback for President Emmanuel Macron, who championed the ban. He vowed to pass a new version before he leaves office next spring.

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France’s Constitutional Council said that the ban was too wide-ranging, and did not take into account the age, maturity or family situation of children.
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France’s Top Court Strikes Down Ban on Social Media for Children

✇NYT > World News
di: Mark Landler and Ségolène Le Stradic
The move was a setback for President Emmanuel Macron, who championed the ban. He vowed to pass a new version before he leaves office next spring.

© Manuel Ausloos/Reuters

France’s Constitutional Council said that the ban was too wide-ranging, and did not take into account the age, maturity or family situation of children.
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Zambia Halts Presidential Election Vote Count Over Violence and Fraud Allegations

✇NYT > World News
di: John Eligon and Rabecca Lungu
The electoral commission for the southern African nation said poll workers had been attacked and ballots had been stolen.

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A voting station’s presiding officer holds a marked ballot during the counting process at Woodlands Primary School in Lusaka, Zambia, on Thursday.
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Russia Campaigned to Derail Moldova’s Pro-Western Government

✇NYT > Top Stories
di: Michael Schwirtz · Adam Goldman and Aaron Krolik
In the tiny nation, Moscow paid Orthodox priests, conducted a vote-buying scheme and set up training camps on election interference — all in an effort to derail the Western-leaning government.

© Vadim Ghirda/Associated Press

Police officers in Chisinau, the Moldovan capital, watching protesters gather outside the electoral commission after the polls closed for parliamentary elections in 2025.
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Concerns Grow Over Conditions on Aircraft Carrier, and Trump Pushes New Hacking Effort

✇NYT > Top Stories
di: Tracy Mumford · Will Jarvis · Margaret Kadifa · Jake Lucas · Ian Stewart · Dustin Volz and Michael Schwirtz
Plus, your Friday news quiz.

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The U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln in San Diego in 2021. The aircraft carrier, with a crew of about 5,000 sailors, has been at sea for more than eight and a half months.
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Trump’s Justice Dept. Targets Smaller Fraud Cases

✇NYT > Top Stories
di: Devlin Barrett
As the Trump administration drops charges against corporations and the wealthy, it is also taking aim at small-scale fraud cases, including against the operator of a weathered food truck in California.

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Justice Department officials have internally declared that each assistant U.S. attorney should have at least 25 open cases at all times.
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Russia Campaigned to Derail Moldova’s Pro-Western Government

✇NYT > World > Europe
di: Michael Schwirtz · Adam Goldman and Aaron Krolik
In Moldova, Moscow paid Orthodox priests, conducted a vote-buying scheme and set up training camps on election interference — all in an effort to derail the Western-leaning government.

© Vadim Ghirda/Associated Press

Police officers in Chisinau, the Moldovan capital, watching protesters gather outside the electoral commission after the polls closed for parliamentary elections in 2025.
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Russia Campaigned to Derail Moldova’s Pro-Western Government

✇NYT > World News
di: Michael Schwirtz · Adam Goldman and Aaron Krolik
In Moldova, Moscow paid Orthodox priests, conducted a vote-buying scheme and set up training camps on election interference — all in an effort to derail the Western-leaning government.

© Vadim Ghirda/Associated Press

Police officers in Chisinau, the Moldovan capital, watching protesters gather outside the electoral commission after the polls closed for parliamentary elections in 2025.
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U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln Has Been Deployed for Months, Prompting Concerns

✇NYT > Top Stories
di: John Ismay · Helene Cooper and Eric Schmitt
The U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln has been deployed for nearly nine months. Members of Congress are worried about the crew’s well-being.

© K.C. Alfred/The San Diego Union-Tribune, via Associated Press

The U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln in San Diego in 2021. The aircraft carrier, with a crew of about 5,000 sailors, has been at sea for more than eight and a half months.
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Trump Gives Green Light to U.S. Companies to Aim Hacks at Cybercriminals

✇NYT > Top Stories
di: Dustin Volz
The practice would align the United States more closely with countries like China and Russia, where spy agencies have long relied on private-sector hackers to help with national security missions.

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An expert on China’s hacking ecosystem said that historically Beijing had copied various cybersecurity policies from the United States, but that the new Trump policy was a reversal of that arrangement.
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How a Long-Shot U.S. Oil Drilling Project Is Shaking Up Greenland

✇NYT > World > Europe
di: Jeffrey Gettleman and Maya Tekeli
A U.S. oil company says it could be on the verge of a major discovery in Greenland. The proposal comes at a tricky time for the Arctic island, and locals are lining up against it.

© Esther Horvath for The New York Times

Ittoqqortoormiit, a settlement in eastern Greenland. The remote area has been targeted by a U.S.-British joint venture for potential oil exploration.
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Trump’s Plane Switch Ruse Pales in Comparison With Putin’s Secrecy

✇NYT > World > Europe
di: Anton Troianovski
President Trump’s Air Force One subterfuge pales in comparison to the secrecy surrounding Russia’s president, whose fixation on security has reached new heights in recent years.

© Gavriil Grigorov/Sputnik

A Russian state media photo of President Vladimir Putin in his office in the Kremlin last month. The secrecy around Mr. Putin’s movements means journalists have resorted to tracking his activity by assessing the wilting of the plants in his office.
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Yabloko, Russian Antiwar Party, Is Banned From Parliament Elections

✇NYT > World > Europe
di: Nataliya Vasilyeva
The party, Yabloko, has navigated a delicate balancing act with an increasingly heavy-handed Kremlin, but its pro-peace manifesto turned out to be the red line.

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Nikolai Rybakov, right, the Yabloko party’s leader, and his lawyer, second from right, listening to the court decision after a hearing on a lawsuit to bar the party from upcoming parliamentary elections on Monday in Russia’s Supreme Court in Moscow.
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