With Power Move on Rare Earths, China Plays Both Victim and Bully

In weaponizing its dominance over the crucial minerals, Beijing is using tactics that it once denounced, potentially alienating nations it wants to court.

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German Company Launches Ad After Its Lift Is Used in Louvre Heist

The brazen daylight robbery of the Louvre on Sunday has turned into a marketing opportunity for Böcker, a German maker of cranes and elevators whose product was used in the heist.

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Suspect in Palisades Fire Pleads Not Guilty to Setting Blaze

Prosecutors say Jonathan Rinderknecht deliberately set a fire in January that led to one of the most destructive blazes in California history. If convicted, he would face up to 45 years in prison.

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Protester Who Played ‘Star Wars’ Song Sues After Arrest in Washington

Sam O’Hara was playing the “Imperial March” theme from the movie while protesting the deployment of National Guard troops in the capital when he was handcuffed by city police officers.

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Meta Layoffs Included Employees Who Monitored Risks to User Privacy

While the company announced job cuts in artificial intelligence, it also expanded plans to replace privacy and risk auditors with more automated systems.

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Target to Cut 1,800 Corporate Jobs in Efficiency Drive

The retail chain’s incoming chief executive, who will take over in February, cited “too many layers and overlapping work” in a memo.

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Who Is Terry Rozier, the NBA Player Charged in a Gambling Scandal?

The only active N.B.A. player named in two indictments was Mr. Rozier, a versatile veteran who first drew the attention of gambling investigators in 2023.

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The defendants have nicknames like Flappy, Juice and Big Bruce.

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Here Are the Defendants Named in the N.B.A. Gambling Indictments

More than 30 people were charged in what prosecutors said was a gambling scheme involving N.B.A. players and coaches.

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NBA Gambling Scandal: What We Know

Two indictments detailed schemes involving sports betting and rigged poker games, prosecutors said. The link was current and former N.B.A. players and coaches.

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