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Plus, big firsts at the Grammy Awards. 
Here’s what we’re covering:
How Trump Appears in the Epstein Files, by Steve Eder, Michael C. Bender and David Enrich
The Government Published Dozens of Nude Photos in the Epstein Files, by Mike Baker and Julie Tate
Release of Three Million Epstein Pages Falls Short, Survivors Say, by Devlin Barrett, Michael Gold and Mike Baker
They Said They Weren’t Close to Epstein. New Documents Show Otherwise., by Nicholas Confessore
U.A.E. Firm Quietly Took Stake in the Trump Family’s Crypto Company, by David Yaffe-Bellany and Eric Lipton
Trump Says Kennedy Center Will Close for 2-Year Reconstruction Project, by Adam Nagourney and Julia Jacobs
How the Supreme Court Secretly Made Itself Even More Secretive, by Jodi Kantor
Snow Drought in the West Reaches Record Levels, by Jim Robbins
Grammy Takeaways: Bad Bunny and Kendrick Lamar Take Top Awards, by Ben Sisario
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Plus, your Friday news quiz. 
Here’s what we’re covering:
Administration Social Media Posts Echo White Supremacist Messaging, by Evan Gorelick
Democrats Reach Spending Deal With Trump, Seeking to Rein In ICE, by Catie Edmondson and Carl Hulse
Twix Is OK but Granola Isn’t as States Deploy New Food Stamp Rules, by Julie Creswell and Linda Qiu
No More Zoom for French Officials: France to Use Local Alternative to U.S. Tech, by Ségolène Le Stradic
Genes May Control Your Longevity, However Healthily You Live, by Gina Kolata
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Plus, Amazon's big "Melania" push. 
Here’s what we’re covering:
Democrats Demand Unmasked Agents, New Limits to Fund D.H.S., by Carl Hulse and Catie Edmondson
Trump and Schumer Move Toward Possible Deal to Avert a Shutdown, by Carl Hulse
Judge in Minnesota Says ICE Has Violated Nearly 100 Court Orders, by Alan Feuer
Judge Orders Release of Minnesota Refugees Targeted in ICE Crackdown, by Miriam Jordan
Trump Threatens Iran With ‘Massive Armada’ and Presses a Set of Demands, by David E. Sanger, Tyler Pager and Farnaz Fassihi
Rubio Says Venezuela Will Submit Monthly Budget to White House, by Michael Crowley
Move to Seize Ballots Thrusts F.B.I. Into Trump’s Election Conspiracy Claim, by Devlin Barrett, Richard Fausset and Nick Corasaniti
Silver Prices Are Surging Even Faster Than Gold, by Kailyn Rhone
Amazon’s Promotion of ‘Melania’ Has Critics Questioning Its Motives, by Nicole Sperling and Brooks Barnes
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Plus, the woman who helped make GPS possible.Here’s what we’re covering:

Representative Ilhan Omar Is Attacked at Town Hall in Minneapolis, by Reis Thebault, Lauren McCarthy and Ashley Ahn

Democrats Push to Impeach and Investigate Noem, by Michael Gold

U.S. Population Growth Slows Sharply as Immigration Numbers Plunge, by Jeff Adelson and Sabrina Tavernise

Trump Hobbled the I.R.S. This C.E.O. Now Has to Make It Work., by Andrew Duehren

Troop Casualties in Ukraine War Near 2 Million, Study Finds, by Helene Cooper

Gladys West, Unsung Figure in Development of GPS, Dies at 95, by Michael S. Rosenwald

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Plus, Mamdani’s snowstorm recommendation. 
Here’s what we’re covering:
Crackdown Chief to Leave Minneapolis as White House Distances Trump From Uproar, by Luke Broadwater and David E. Sanger
Border Patrol Official Gregory Bovino Is Set to Leave Minnesota, by Hamed Aleaziz
They ‘Had Done Everything Right.’ ICE Detained Them Anyway., by Miriam Jordan and Hamed Aleaziz
Israel Recovers Remains of Last Captive in Gaza, Closing a Chapter, by David M. Halbfinger and Isabel Kershner
Social Media Giants Face Landmark Legal Tests on Child Safety, by Cecilia Kang
After Mamdani Nods to ‘Heated Rivalry,’ Library E-Book Downloads Surge, by Liam Stack
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