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How the Trump Administration Rushed to Judgment in Minneapolis Shooting (https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/25/us/politics/trump-administration-minneapolis-shooting-response.html) , by Tyler Pager and Hamed Aleaziz
Timeline: A Moment-by-Moment Look at the Shooting of Alex Pretti (https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/01/24/us/minneapolis-shooting-alex-pretti-timeline.html) , by Bora Erden, Devon Lum, Helmuth Rosales, Elena Shao, Haley Willis and Ashley Wu
Storm Dumps a Foot of Snow in at Least 17 U.S. States (https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/25/us/snow-totals.html) , by Andy Newman
Genetic Data From Over 20,000 U.S. Children Misused for ‘Race Science,’ (https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/us/children-genetics-race-science.html) by Mike McIntire
High January Is the New Dry January (https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/25/business/cannabis-thc-alcoholic-beverages.html) , by Julie Creswell
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