Reddit Users Boycott X Links After Elon Musk’s Gesture at Inaugural Event

A boycott of links to Mr. Musk’s social media platform spread on Reddit this week, after he made a gesture that some likened to a Nazi salute. Others worried about censorship.

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South Carolina Utility Wants to Sell Unfinished Nuclear Power Site

The utility, Santee Cooper, is trying to sell two nuclear reactors that it abandoned in 2017 as tech companies seek new sources of electricity for data centers.

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2 Dead in Antioch High School Shooting, Nashville Police Say

A student opened fire inside Antioch High School, shooting two other students and then himself, the authorities said. A female student and the shooter were killed, officials said.

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Here Is How Trump Moved to Seal the Southern Border on Day 1

President Trump issued a raft of executive orders that effectively block migrants from entering the United States and applying for asylum, closing off major legal channels for immigration.

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Supreme Court Seems Ready to Reject Limit on Excessive-Force Suits Against Police Officers

The justices heard arguments over whether courts must limit their scrutiny of challenges to police shootings to “the moment of threat.”

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Trump Rolls Back Civil Rights Measure Banning Discrimination in Federal Hiring

His order revokes one signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1965 that prohibited discriminatory practices in hiring and employment in government contracting.

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Pentagon to Send 1,500 Additional Troops to U.S.-Mexico Border

The troops will join 2,500 Army Reserve and National Guard soldiers called to active duty in recent months.

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Jan. 6 Defendant Shuns Trump’s Pardon, Likening ‘Stop the Steal’ to a ‘Cult’

Pamela Hemphill, 71, of Boise, Idaho, who served 60 days in prison, said it would be “an insult to the Capitol Police” if she accepted the pardon.

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Senate Democrats Block G.O.P. Effort to Criminalize Some Abortion Providers

The bill would require that infants born alive after an attempted abortion receive the same protection as any newborn baby, and threaten medical providers with prison time for failing to resuscitate them.

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Kennedy Would Keep Stake in H.P.V. Vaccine Suit if Confirmed

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Trump’s nominee to be health secretary, would have oversight power over the vaccine’s maker, Merck, if confirmed.

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