Vaccine Makers Curtail Research and Cut Jobs

Federal policies under Robert F. Kennedy Jr. that are hostile to vaccines have “sent a chill through the entire industry,” one scientist said.Moderna says it plans to pull back on late-stage studies of some of its experimental vaccines.

R Rebecca Robbins

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass

The chairman, Casey Wasserman, has faced criticism ever since his name surfaced in the Epstein files. Mayor Karen Bass is the latest official to call on him to step down.Casey Wasserman, a powerful Los Angeles entertainment executive, has faced increasing calls from leaders in the city to resign as

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Tom Pritzker, Hyatt Heir, Steps Down as Executive Chairman Over Links to Epstein

The member of a prominent and wealthy family, Mr. Pritzker was in regular contact with the financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.In a letter sent to the Hyatt Hotels Corporation board on Monday, Thomas J. Pritzker said he had “exercised terrible judgment in maintaining contact” with Jeffrey Eps

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Columbia Punishes 2 Who Helped Epstein’s Girlfriend Enter Dental College

The release of documents tied to Jeffrey Epstein has sent ripples through the worlds of business, politics and academia, including at Columbia, where he helped his girlfriend gain entry.Columbia University said it will be donating money to nonprofits that work with survivors of sexual abuse after it

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U.S. and Iran Gear Up for Nuclear Talks Amid Rising Tensions

President Trump has called on Iran to reach an immediate accord or else face the threat of a possible U.S. attack.Steve Witkoff, the Middle East envoy, and Jared Kushner, President Trump’s son-in-law, in Davos, Switzerland, last month. They are expected to attend the negotiations with Iran in Geneva

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Memorials for Iran’s Slain Protesters Wil Test of State Crackdown

Ceremonies commemorating the 40 days after protesters were killed are planned this week, challenging the authorities’ ability to restrain them.Downtown Tehran this month. This week, families across Iran will commemorate the 40th-day memorials of thousands of Iranians killed Jan. 8-10.

E Erika Solomon and Leily Nikounazar

Robert Duvall, ‘Godfather’ and ‘Apocalypse Now’ Actor, Dies at 95

An Oscar winner, he was known for disappearing into wide-ranging roles in movies like “Apocalypse Now” and “The Godfather” and in the television series “Lonesome Dove.”In a long and varied career, Robert Duvall was nominated for seven Academy Awards for acting, and won once.

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Where to Watch Robert Duvall’s Top Performances

He played rugged, capable men drawn from America’s past, present and possible future.In “The Godfather,” Robert Duvall played a lawyer advising a band of Italians who respect his counsel but don’t consider him a trusted insider.

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Questions Swirl Around Russian Figure Skater in Her Olympic Debut

Adeliia Petrosian, 18, has the résumé of a medal contender — and ties to coaches and a skater who were at the center of a doping scandal at the last Winter Games.Adeliia Petrosian has skated outside Russia only once since 2022. She makes her Olympic debut on Tuesday at the Winter Games in Milan.

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Ukraine and Russia Hold New Round of Peace Talks, but Expectations Are Low

Both sides described previous U.S.-mediated negotiations as productive, although they did not appear to address sticking points like territory and security guarantees.A Ukrainian artillery brigade firing at Russian targets in the Zaporizhzhia region of eastern Ukraine in October.

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Senators Meet Zelensky With Hopeful Message on Sanctions

During their visit, a pair of Democratic senators made the case for Congress to impose harsh penalties on Moscow for its continuing offensive.Senators Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island, left, and Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut, center, visiting Kyiv on Monday.

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2 Killed in Shooting at High School Hockey Game in Rhode Island

The shooter was also dead, apparently by a self-inflicted gunshot wound, the authorities said. The shooting, which the police described as a “targeted event,” happened at the Dennis M. Lynch Arena in Pawtucket.State Police outside the Dennis M. Lynch Arena, an indoor ice skating rink, after a shooti

N Neil Vigdor and Thomas Gibbons-Neff

Progress in Guthrie Case Is Fitful as Search Enters Its Third Week

Late-night bursts of activity have yielded few visible results as investigators hunt for Nancy Guthrie, the mother of a “Today” show host. The sheriff said Monday that her children and their spouses are not suspects.Hopes have soared with each apparent break, but Nancy Guthrie is still missing.

R Reis Thebault and Jack Healy

After Trip to Germany, AOC Expresses Frustrations

The congresswoman argued in an interview that presidential speculation, which included scrutiny of her slip-ups, had overshadowed her anti-authoritarian message at the Munich Security Conference.Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez used her trip to Germany to argue that the best way to counteract

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Frederick Wiseman, 96, Penetrating Documentarian of Institutions, Dies

He exposed abuses in films like “Titicut Follies,” a once-banned portrait of a mental hospital, but ranged widely in subject matter, from a Queens neighborhood to a French restaurant.Mr. Wiseman in an undated photo. “I don’t know if I can offer a general definition of what I’m doing,” he said in 201

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Frederick Wiseman Watched People Like Nobody Else

For more than 50 years, the influential documentarian found inspiration in filming the ways his ordinary subjects lived their lives.Frederick Wiseman’s direct cinema style and sharp observations made him a near-peerless documentary filmmaker.

A Alissa Wilkinson

Dinner Is Being Recorded, Whether You Know It or Not

As Meta smart glasses capture scenes in restaurants for social media, service workers and customers are becoming captive participants.Dining rooms once plagued by camera flashes are now host to more discreet devices that can capture the meal: smart glasses.

L Luke Fortney