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| Good morning. It’s Tuesday, Jan. 27, and nearly 40 years since the Challenger disaster. A reporter who witnessed the failed launch took a new look at its lessons. Now let’s get to the news. | |
 | President Donald Trump softened his tone on violence in Minneapolis. | | |
 | Trump officials ordered the removal of signs in more national parks. | - About what? Climate change, environmental protection and the mistreatment of Native Americans. It’s a push to enact Trump’s order to restore “Sanity to American History.”
- Which parks are affected? The Grand Canyon, Big Bend, Glacier, Zion and 13 other national parks, documents show. It follows the removal of a slavery exhibit in Philadelphia last week.
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 | Another big snowstorm might hit the East this weekend. | | | Chances for at least three inches of snow through Monday. (Ben Noll/The Washington Post) | |
 | Israel confirmed the return of the last hostage’s remains from Gaza yesterday. | | |
 | An AI company had a secret plan to “destructively scan every book in the world.” | | | Details of the operation emerged in a copyright lawsuit against Anthropic. (Illustration by Alexis Arnold/The Washington Post; iStock) | - The details: Anthropic spent tens of millions of dollars buying books, slicing off their spines and scanning the pages to train its AI chatbot Claude, court documents show.
- Zooming out: Copyright lawsuits show the lengths AI companies went to train their models. Some court filings allege the illegal use of pirated books.
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 | Kanye West apologized for antisemitic comments. | - Yesterday: He linked past behavior to a brain injury and bipolar disorder in a full-page Wall Street Journal ad. He wrote: “I am not a Nazi or antisemite. I love Jewish people.”
- Last year: The musician and fashion mogul sold a swastika T-shirt and released the song “Heil Hitler,” which sampled a speech by Adolf Hitler, among other things.
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 | Our columnist cracked the code for guilt-free toddler screen time. | - How he does it: By limiting his son’s tablet to a single library app, and not using it every day. (If you’re worried about your child’s screen time, take this interactive quiz.)
- Three research-backed rules: Time with tech should be social, with shows designed for kids’ brains, and should not be a substitute for other activities. Get all the expert advice here.
Before you go … your home is too boring: Here’s how to make it a little more weird. Plus: The best books to read while snowed in. One more good read: Gold and silver prices are surging at breakneck speeds — here’s why.
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