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Plus, Savannah Guthrie makes a plea to her mother’s abductor. 

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Nuclear Arms Control Era Comes to End Amid Global Rush for New Weapons, by David E. Sanger and William J. Broad

Prosecutor Fired After Voicing Frustration With Immigration Caseload, by Alan Feuer, Glenn Thrush and Hamed Aleaziz

Trump Says He Ordered Withdrawal of 700 Immigration Agents From Minneapolis, by Madeleine Ngo and Mitch Smith

Doctors’ Group Endorses Restrictions on Gender-Related Surgery for Minors, by Andrew Jacobs

Savannah Guthrie Addresses Mother’s Abductor: ‘We Are Ready to Talk,’ by Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs and Reis Thebault

Five Minutes Into 2026 Winter Olympics’ First Event, the Lights Went Out on Curling, by Zack Pierce

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Plus, a fitting tribute to Catherine O’Hara. 

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Renee Good’s Brothers Call on Congress to Rein In Immigration Crackdown, by Michael Gold

A Winter of Anguish for Minneapolis Children, by Corina Knoll

Congress Targets Housing Crisis as Solutions Elude Trump, by Ronda Kaysen

Ruptures in China’s Leadership Could Be Due to Paranoia and Power Plays, by Edward Wong and Julian E. Barnes

Catherine O’Hara, Star of ‘Best in Show,’ Honored in Westminster Tribute, by Callie Holtermann

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Plus, a conservative group plans an alternate Super Bowl halftime show. 

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Trump, in an Escalation, Calls for Republicans to ‘Nationalize’ Elections, by Reid J. Epstein and Nick Corasaniti

Trump Had Unusual Call With F.B.I. Agents After Election Center Search, by William K. Rashbaum, Devlin Barrett and Julian E. Barnes

Here’s What to Know About the Partial Government Shutdown, by Aaron Boxerman

Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks End of Protection for Haitians in U.S., by Miriam Jordan

Clintons Capitulate on House Epstein Inquiry, Agreeing to Testify, by Annie Karni

Gaza Crossing to Egypt Reopens in Step Forward for Fragile Cease-Fire, by Isabel Kershner and Bilal Shbair

Conservative Group to Stage Alternate Halftime Show With Kid Rock, by Marc Tracy

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Plus, big firsts at the Grammy Awards. 

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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. 

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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. 

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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. 

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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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Plus, High January is the new Dry January.

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How the Trump Administration Rushed to Judgment in Minneapolis Shooting, by Tyler Pager and Hamed Aleaziz

Timeline: A Moment-by-Moment Look at the Shooting of Alex Pretti, 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, by Andy Newman

Genetic Data From Over 20,000 U.S. Children Misused for ‘Race Science,’ by Mike McIntire

High January Is the New Dry January, by Julie Creswell

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Plus, your Friday news quiz. 

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TikTok Strikes Deal for New U.S. Entity, Ending Long Legal Saga, by David McCabe and Emmett Lindner

‘Enough Is Enough’: Hundreds of Minnesota Businesses Take Stand Against ICE, by Pooja Salhotra and Jazmine Ulloa

3 People Arrested Over Protest of Minnesota Pastor Linked to ICE, by Jacey Fortin and Lauren McCarthy

Voters Are Split on Deportations but Disapprove of ICE, Poll Finds, by Jennifer Medina and Ruth Igielnik

More Than 160 Million People Are in the Path of the Storm Set to Sweep the U.S., by Amy Graff

What’s Behind the Staggering Drop in the Murder Rate? No One Knows for Sure., by Shaila Dewan and Lazaro Gamio

Oscar Nominations: ‘Sinners’ Breaks Record With 16, by Brooks Barnes and Nicole Sperling

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Plus, how A.I. is judging your résumé. 

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Trump Says He Has Framework for Greenland Deal as NATO Mulls Idea of U.S. Sovereignty Over Bases, by Lara Jakes, Jim Tankersley and Zolan Kanno-Youngs

Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ Would Have Global Scope but One Man in Charge, by Anton Troianovski

Few Voters Say Trump’s Second Term Has Made the Country Better, Poll Finds, by Shane Goldmacher, Ruth Igielnik and Camille Baker

Trump Administration Starts Immigration Operation in Maine, by Hamed Aleaziz

House Panel Votes to Hold Clintons in Contempt in Epstein Inquiry, by Annie Karni

Iran’s Protests Have Been Completely Squashed, Government Says, by Pranav Baskar

Job Applicants Sue to Open ‘Black Box’ of A.I. Hiring Decisions, by Stacy Cowley

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Plus, what’s the point of learning cursive? 

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Trump Heads to Davos Amid Deep Worries About U.S.-European Alliance, by Zolan Kanno-Youngs

Canada’s Prime Minister Says There Has Been a ‘Rupture’ in the World Order, by Ian Austen

Minnesota Police Leaders Criticize Federal Tactics in ICE Surge, by Mitch Smith and Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs

Prosecutors Subpoena Minnesota Democrats as Part of Federal Inquiry, by Alan Feuer, Glenn Thrush and Devlin Barrett

Cuban Immigrant Was Killed in ICE Custody, Family Says in Legal Filing, by Pooja Salhotra

Australia Passes Tighter Gun Control Laws, Weeks After Bondi Massacre, by Laura Chung

Cursive Makes a Comeback in New Jersey Schools, by Sarah Maslin Nir

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Plus, the struggle to finish a major Olympic arena.

Here’s what we’re covering:

How Trump Is Remaking America, State by State, by The New York Times

Trump Links His Push for Greenland to Not Winning Nobel Peace Prize, by Jeffrey Gettleman and Henrik Pryser Libell

Powell Will Attend Supreme Court Arguments on Trump’s Effort to Fire Fed Official, by Colby Smith

‘Like an Earthquake’: How 40 People Died in a Spanish Train Crash, by Jason Horowitz, José Bautista and Samuel Granados

Suicides Were Frequent at the Golden Gate Bridge. Not Anymore., by John Branch

How Italy Is Racing to Finish an Ice Rink Before the Olympics, by Motoko Rich and Josephine de La Bruyère

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Plus, chimney sweeps are making a comeback. 

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European Union Officials Lean Toward Negotiating, Not Retaliating, Over Trump Tariff Threat, by Jeanna Smialek and Anushka Patil

In Minneapolis, a Pattern of Misconduct Toward Protesters, by Stephanie Saul

$1 Billion in Cash Buys a Permanent Seat on Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’, by Isabel Kershner

China’s Birthrate Plunges to Lowest Level Since 1949, by Alexandra Stevenson

Why London’s Chimney Sweeps Are Enjoying a Resurgence, by Stephen Castle

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Plus, your Friday news quiz. 

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Trump Threatens to Invoke the Insurrection Act and Send Troops to Minnesota, by Shawn McCreesh

Calling Trump ‘Authoritarian,’ Judge Seeks to Restrict Student Deportations, by Zach Montague

U.S. Says It Erred in Deporting Student Traveling for Thanksgiving, by Adam Sella

Machado Presents Trump With Her Nobel Peace Prize Medal, by Max Bearak and Henrik Pryser Libell

Despite Trump’s Claims, Grocery Prices Are Rising, by Kevin Draper and Julie Creswell

A.I. Has Arrived in Gmail. Here’s What to Know., by Brian X. Chen

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Plus, a space station evacuation. 

Here’s what we’re covering:

Federal Agent Shoots Man in Minneapolis, Prompting Tense Protests, by Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs, Mitch Smith and Hamed Aleaziz

Lawyers for Renee Good’s Family Plan to Investigate Minnesota ICE Shooting, by Mitch Smith

Republicans Block Effort to Check Trump’s Power in Venezuela, by Robert Jimison and Megan Mineiro

U.S. Races to Sell Venezuelan Oil, Transforming Ties With Former Foe, by Anatoly Kurmanaev

Trump’s Gulf Allies Do Not Want Him to Bomb Iran, by Vivian Nereim

F.B.I. Searches Home of Washington Post Journalist in a Leak Investigation, by Benjamin Mullin, Devlin Barrett, Charlie Savage and Erik Wemple

Boeing Knew About Flaws in UPS Plane That Crashed in Louisville, N.T.S.B. Says, by Karoun Demirjian

NASA Space Station Medical Evacuation of Astronauts Gets Underway, by Kenneth Chang

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Plus, the battle over taxing billionaires. 

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Six Prosecutors Quit Over Push to Investigate ICE Shooting Victim’s Widow, by Ernesto Londoño

ICE Arrested Dozens of Refugees in Minnesota and Sent Them to Texas, Lawyers Say, by Miriam Jordan

Tensions Are High as Vance and Rubio Prepare to Meet Danish and Greenlandic Officials, by Amelia Nierenberg

U.S. to Name Palestinian Committee to Run Gaza, by Adam Rasgon and Aaron Boxerman

China Announces Record Trade Surplus as Its Exports Flood World Markets, by Keith Bradsher

Newsom Vows to Stop Proposed Billionaire Tax in California, by Laurel Rosenhall

Claudette Colvin, Who Refused to Give Her Bus Seat to a White Woman, Dies at 86, by Clay Risen

Israel Is Still Demolishing Gaza,Building by Building, by Samuel Granados, Adam Rasgon, Iyad Abuheweila and Sanjana Varghese

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Plus, the rise of at-home medical tests. 

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Minnesota and Illinois Sue Trump Administration Over ICE Deployments by Mitch Smith

F.B.I. Inquiry Into ICE Shooting Is Examining Victim’s Possible Ties to Activist Groups by Alan Feuer, Glenn Thrush and Devlin Barrett

Supreme Court to Hear Challenges to State Bans on Transgender Athletes by Ann E. Marimow

E.P.A. to Stop Considering Lives Saved When Setting Rules on Air Pollution by Maxine Joselow

U.S. Attacked Boat With Aircraft That Looked Like a Civilian Plane by Charlie Savage, Eric Schmitt, John Ismay, Julian E. Barnes, Riley Mellen and Christiaan Triebert

‘Shoot to Kill’: Accounts of Brutal Crackdown Emerge From Iran by Erika Solomon, Farnaz Fassihi, Sanam Mahoozi and Sanjana Varghese

The Rise of the Self-Serve Blood Test by Kristen V. Brown

Maxim Naumov Earns U.S. Olympic Figure Skating Spot, Embodying Team’s Resilience, by Marcus Thompson II

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Plus, Russia’s push to indoctrinate Ukrainian kids. 

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Federal Prosecutors Open Investigation Into Fed Chair Powell by Glenn Thrush and Colby Smith

Anti-ICE Protests Spread Nationwide by Chris Hippensteel

‘Hundreds More’ Federal Agents to Be Deployed to Minneapolis, Noem Says by Minho Kim

As Death Toll Surges in Iran, Leaders Take Tough Line Against Protesters by Erika Solomon and Sanam Mahoozi

Malaysia and Indonesia Block Access to Grok Because of Sexually Explicit Content by Erika Solomon and Sanam Mahoozi

Schools in Occupied Ukraine Aim to Turn Children Into Russian Nationalists by Maria Varenikova

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Plus, your Friday news quiz. 

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Federal Agents Shoot 2 During Traffic Stop in Portland, Ore. by Anna Griffin, Hamed Aleaziz and Thomas Fuller

Amid Protests, ICE Told Agents to Take ‘Decisive Action’ if Threatened by Hamed Aleaziz

Highlights From The Times’s Interview With President Trump by The New York Times

Senate Advances Measure to Curb Trump’s Use of Force in Venezuela by Robert Jimison and Megan Mineiro

Iran Is Cut Off From Internet as Protests Calling for Regime Change Intensify by Farnaz Fassihi, Pranav Baskar and Sanam Mahoozi

A Fierce Debate With Polymarket: Did the U.S. ‘Invade’ Venezuela? by Joe Rennison

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Plus, President Trump sits down with The Times. 

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What We Know About the Fatal ICE Shooting in Minneapolis by Alexandra E. Petri and Hannah Ziegler

Trump Says U.S. Oversight of Venezuela Could Last for Years by David E. Sanger, Tyler Pager, Katie Rogers and Zolan Kanno-Youngs

Hoisting Russian Flags, ‘Shadow Fleet’ Edges Into the Light by Paul Sonne and Michael Schwirtz

Kennedy Flips Food Pyramid to Emphasize Red Meat and Whole Milk by Alice Callahan and Dani Blum

New Dietary Guidelines Abandon Longstanding Advice on Alcohol by Roni Caryn Rabin

The Robot Cars Have Come for the Kids by Corina Knoll

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Plus, a journey to a melting continent. 

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Trump Claims Venezuela Will Send Oil to U.S. by Stanley Reed and Chris Cameron

U.S. Pressures Venezuela to Expel Official Advisers From China, Cuba, Iran and Russia, Officials Say by Julian E. Barnes, Edward Wong and Eric Schmitt

Rubio Tells Lawmakers Trump Wants to Buy Greenland by Edward Wong, Tyler Pager and Eric Schmitt

President Expects Impeachment if G.O.P. Falters in Midterm Elections by Karoun Demirjian

White House Posts False Jan. 6 Narrative on Riot’s 5th Anniversary by Luke Broadwater and Alan Feuer

How Did This Family End Up Back in a Toxic House? by Rukmini Callimachi and Blacki Migliozzi

Journey to the Melting Continent by Raymond Zhong

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Plus, Marjorie Taylor Greene’s last day. 

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At the U.N., Even Allies Condemn U.S. Action in Venezuela by Farnaz Fassihi

Venezuela’s Legislators Offer Scorn as Trump Demands Obedience by Simon Romero, María Victoria Fermín and Annie Correal

Maduro Says He Is a Prisoner of War, Not a Defendant. The Words Matter by Hurubie Meko

Congress Is Divided Over Maduro Raid After First Briefing by Robert Jimison and Megan Mineiro

Stephen Miller Asserts U.S. Has Right to Take Greenland by Chris Cameron

Kennedy Scales Back the Number of Vaccines Recommended for Children by Apoorva Mandavilli

Trump’s Harshest Republican Critics? Lawmakers Headed for the Exits by Kellen Browning

Eva Schloss, Anne Frank’s Stepsister and Holocaust Survivor, Dies at 96 by Jenny Gross

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Plus, data centers in space? 

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Maduro and His Wife to Be Arraigned in Manhattan Federal Court by William K. Rashbaum and Benjamin Weiser

Trump Says U.S. Is ‘In Charge’ of Venezuela, While Rubio Stresses Coercing It by Edward Wong

‘No One Is Ready for This’: How a Deadly Bar Fire Upended a Swiss Town by Ségolène Le Stradic and Aurelien Breeden

Vaccines Are Helping Older People More Than We Knew by Paula Span

Even the Sky May Not Be the Limit for A.I. Data Centers by Eli Tan and Ryan Mac

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On Today’s Episode:

Trump Says U.S. Will ‘Run’ Venezuela After Capture of Maduro

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Plus, your Friday news quiz. 

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How a Fire Ripped Through a Swiss Bar and Broke a Village’s Heart by Ségolène Le Stradic

Trump Abandons Efforts to Deploy National Guard to 3 Major Cities by Tyler Pager

With Obamacare’s Higher Premiums Come Difficult Decisions by Reed Abelson

Tech Giants Are Racing to Embed A.I. in Schools Around the Globe by Natasha Singer

Welcome to the Office. Now Take Off Your Shoes by Lora Kelley

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Plus, the viral video that got the White House’s attention. 

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How Russia’s War Machine Brutalizes and Exploits Its Own Soldiers by Paul Sonne, Anton Troianovski, Milana Mazaeva, Nataliya Vasilyeva and Alina Lobzina

Justice Dept. Now Said to Be Reviewing 5.2 Million Pages of Epstein Files by Devlin Barrett

Health Dept. Pauses Child Care Funding to Minnesota, Citing State’s Fraud Scandal by Tim Balk and Ernesto Londoño

Gaza Aid Groups Face Suspensions Under New Israeli Rules by Ephrat Livni

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Plus, the mountain climbing brothers trying to rewrite the world's maps.

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C.I.A. Conducted Drone Strike on Port in Venezuela by Julian E. Barnes and Tyler Pager

U.S. Kills 2 in Strike in Pacific, as Trump Pressures Venezuela by Eric Schmitt

Russia Threatens to Toughen Its Stance on Ending the War in Ukraine by Neil MacFarquhar and Ivan Nechepurenko

U.S. Pledges $2 Billion for U.N. Aid but Tells Agencies to ‘Adapt, Shrink, or Die’ by Nick Cumming-Bruce

As Youth Sports Professionalize, Kids Are Burning Out Fast by Ken Belson

Twins’ Peaks: The Gilbertson Brothers Want to Rewrite Your Country’s Map by Sarah Scoles

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Plus, food trends coming in 2026. 

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Trump and Zelensky Meet to Iron Out Peace Plan, but Deal Remains Elusive by Aishvarya Kavi and Katie Rogers

With Critical Decisions Ahead, Netanyahu Faces Mounting Pressure by David M. Halbfinger

Trump Says the U.S. Struck a ‘Big Facility’ in Campaign Against Venezuela by Tyler Pager and Julian E. Barnes

Student Loan Borrowers in Default Could See Wages Garnished in Early 2026 by Emmett Lindner

More Student Loan Borrowers Are Shedding Debts in Bankruptcy by Tara Siegel Bernard

Winter Storm Brings Blizzard Conditions to Midwest by Johnny Diaz

How We’ll Eat in 2026: More Caution, More Crunch by Kim Severson

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Plus, the biggest lottery jackpots ever. 

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Angering Denmark, Trump Appoints Special Envoy to Greenland by Amelia Nierenberg, Jeffrey Gettleman and Maya Tekeli

Trump Administration Orders Nearly 30 U.S. Ambassadors to Leave Their Posts by Edward Wong

Trump Halts 5 Wind Farms Off the East Coast by Maxine Joselow and Lisa Friedman

Trump Announces New ‘Trump Class’ of Warships by Zolan Kanno-Youngs, Eric Schmitt and John Ismay

F.D.A. Approves New Weight-Loss Pill by Dani Blum

Jim Beam Halts Production, as Whiskey Market Struggles by Clay Risen

Here Are the 10 Biggest U.S. Lottery Jackpots Ever by The New York Times

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Plus, a day of Waymo chaos in San Francisco. 

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What to Know on the Initial Release of Materials From the Epstein Files by Alan Feuer and Devlin Barrett

U.S. Coast Guard Pursues Oil Tanker Linked to Venezuela by Nicholas Nehamas, Christiaan Triebert, Tyler Pager, Anatoly Kurmanaev and Eric Schmitt

R.F.K. Jr. Likely to Swap U.S. Childhood Vaccine Schedule for Denmark’s by Apoorva Mandavilli

As U.S. Guns Pour Into Canada, the Bodies Pile Up by Norimitsu Onishi

Waymo Suspended Service in San Francisco After Its Cars Stalled During Power Outage by Sonia A. Rao, Christina Morales and Alessandro Marazzi Sassoon

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Plus, your Friday news quiz.

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What We Know About the Shootings at Brown and M.I.T. by Francesca Regalado

Trump Moves to End Gender-Related Care for Minors, Threatening Hospitals That Offer It by Azeen Ghorayshi, Amy Harmon and Reed Abelson

Trump Signs Order to Ease Restrictions on Marijuana by Luke Broadwater and Ashley Southall

Trump’s ‘Warrior Dividend’ for Troops Will Be Paid for by Pentagon Housing Funds by John Ismay and Ali Watkins

The D.N.C. Is Scrapping Its Report on What Went Wrong in 2024 by Shane Goldmacher

Europe to Lend $105 Billion to Ukraine, Without Touching Russian Funds by Jeanna Smialek

Lemon-Shaped World Is the Most Stretched-Out Planet Ever Seen by Jonathan O’Callaghan

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Plus, don’t blame the dogs in strollers. 

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A Bellicose Trump Points Fingers in Defending His Record on the Economy by David E. Sanger

Republicans Clinch Democratic Bid to Force Vote on Health Subsidies by Michael Gold

Dan Bongino Says He Will Step Down From F.B.I. in January by Glenn Thrush, Maggie Haberman and Adam Goldman

Trump Administration Aims to Strip More Foreign-Born Americans of Citizenship by Hamed Aleaziz

N.Y. Governor Will Sign Right-to-Die Bill for the Terminally Ill by Grace Ashford

Birthrates Are Falling, but Don’t Blame Dogs in Strollers by Amanda Taub

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Plus, the subway stop that’s also a museum. 

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Johnson Rules Out House Vote to Extend Health Insurance Subsidies by Michael Gold and Carl Hulse

Trump Expands Travel Ban and Restrictions to 20 More Countries by Tyler Pager and Hamed Aleaziz

Trump Orders Blockade of Some Oil Tankers to and From Venezuela by Edward Wong, Simon Romero, Charlie Savage and Julian E. Barnes

White House Shrugs Off Rise in Unemployment Rate by Tony Romm

Trump Dangles Cash Payments to Buoy Voters’ Views of the Economy by Tony Romm and Andrew Duehren

A Powerful New Drug Is Creating a ‘Withdrawal Crisis’ in Philadelphia by Jan Hoffman

At Rome’s New Stations, Peruse Ancient Relics While Catching a Train by Elisabetta Povoledo

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Plus, how foreign patients are paying for U.S. organs. 

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Sydney Gunmen Were Motivated by ISIS, Australia’s Leader Says by Victoria Kim, Jin Yu Young, Yan Zhuang and Livia Albeck-Ripka

Bondi Suspects Were in Southern Philippines, Where ISIS Is Active by Jason Gutierrez and Sui-Lee Wee

Police Share New Images of Man Sought in Deadly Shooting at Brown by Mark Arsenault, Thomas Gibbons-Neff, Jacey Fortin and Mitch Smith

Trump Files $10 Billion Suit Against BBC Over Documentary by Michael D. Shear

Justice Dept. Charges Four in Los Angeles Over Left-Wing Bomb Plot by Devlin Barrett

Born Deaf and Blind, She’s Caught in Trump’s Anti-Diversity Crusade by Sonia A. Rao

Nick Reiner’s Struggles With Drugs Left His Parents “Desperate” by Julia Jacobs and Nicole Sperling

Transplant Hospitals Court Patients Overseas Despite Organ Shortage by Brian M. Rosenthal and Mark Hansen

How the Pandemic Lockdowns Changed a Songbird’s Beak by Emily Anthes

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Plus, the hunt for the gunman in a shooting at Brown University. 

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Australian Police Plan to Charge Suspect in Bondi Massacre by Victoria Kim, Yan Zhuang, Jin Yu Young and Livia Albeck-Ripka

Police Say They Are Still Searching for Brown University Gunman by Mitch Smith, Qasim Nauman, Mark Arsenault and Thomas Gibbons-Neff

Rob Reiner, Actor Who Went on to Direct Classic Films, Dies at 78 by Julia Jacobs

Immigration Agents Are Using Air Passenger Data for Deportation Effort by Hamed Aleaziz

Canadians Rush to Buy Stockpiles of Boycotted U.S. Liquor by Michael Levenson

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Plus, the Friday news quiz. 

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6 Takeaways From Indiana’s Defiance of Trump by Nick Corasaniti and Mitch Smith

How a Manosphere Star Accused of Rape and Trafficking Was Freed by Megan Twohey and Isabella Kwai

Senate Deadlocks on Health Care, Leaving Subsidies to Expire by Carl Hulse

Trump Signs Executive Order to Neuter State A.I. Laws by Cecilia Kang

Hundreds Quarantined in South Carolina as Measles Spreads by Teddy Rosenbluth

Italian Cooking, Kohl Makeup and Icelandic Pools Are Recognized by UNESCO by Lynsey Chutel

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Plus, the secret to selling 150 million books. 

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Denied Federal Disaster Aid, a Town in Trump Country Feels Forgotten by Campbell Robertson

U.S. Steps Up Campaign Against Maduro in Seizing Tanker Off Venezuela by Tyler Pager, Eric Schmitt and Nicholas Nehamas

Trump Administration Opens Applications for Million-Dollar Visas by Madeleine Ngo

Starting With Formaldehyde, Trump Administration Reassesses Chemical Risks by Hiroko Tabuchi

The Fed Cut Rates Again but Deep Divisions Cloud Path Ahead by Colby Smith

Louvre Heist Was Filmed Live, but the Guards Weren’t Watching by Ségolène Le Stradic

Fern Michaels, Prolific Author of Romance Novels, Dies at 92 by Alex Williams

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Plus, the travel influencers who aren’t actually real. 

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Australia’s Social Media Ban for Children Takes Effect by Victoria Kim

Trump Says Americans Are Doing Great, Even as Views on the Economy Sour by David E. Sanger

Trump Calls Europe ‘Decaying’ and Suggests ‘Size Will Win’ in Ukraine War by Amelia Nierenberg

Judge Grants Request to Unseal Grand Jury Records in Maxwell Case by Benjamin Weiser

Cold Case Inquiries Stall After Ancestry.com Revisits Policy for Users by Corey Kilgannon

These Travel Influencers Don’t Want Freebies. They’re A.I. by Julie Weed

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Plus, a big Hollywood battle just got messier. 

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Same Product, Same Store, but on Instacart, Prices Might Differ by Ben Casselman

Trump Clears Sale of More Powerful Nvidia A.I. Chips to China by Tripp Mickle and Ana Swanson

Trump Promises Farmers $12 Billion to Blunt Fallout From His Trade War by Alan Rappeport, Kevin Draper and Ana Swanson

A Weakened Hamas Still Dominates Gaza, Building Day by Day by Adam Rasgon

Trump Says Netflix Takeover of Warner Bros. ‘Could Be a Problem’ by Lauren Hirsch

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Plus, the social changes sweeping Iran. 

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Supreme Court to Hear Major Test of Trump’s Power to Fire Officials by Ann E. Marimow

Conservative Project at Supreme Court Meets Trump’s Push to Oust Officials by Ann E. Marimow

Running Out of Time, Republicans in Congress Still Lack a Health Plan by Sheryl Gay Stolberg

Bipartisan House Group Proposes Long-Shot Health Care Plan by Catie Edmondson

Poll Suggests G.O.P. Will Face More Blame if Obamacare Subsidies Go Away by Reed Abelson

States Are Raking In Billions From Slot Machines on Your Phone by Ben Blatt

Angst Turns to Anger in Hollywood as Netflix Hooks Warner Bros. by Brooks Barnes and Shawn Hubler

Outdoor Concerts? Uncovered Hair? Shimmying in Public? Is This Iran? by Farnaz Fassihi and Sanam Mahoozi

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Plus your Friday news quiz. 

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Most Immigrants Arrested in City Crackdowns Have No Criminal Record by Albert Sun

Obstacles to Trump’s Push to Deport Minnesota Somalis: Reality and the Cold by Ernesto Londoño and Talya Minsberg

Supreme Court Clears the Way for Republican-Friendly Texas Voting Maps by Abbie VanSickle

An Explosion, Then Survivors: Military Officers Show Lawmakers Video of Sept. 2 Boat Attack by Helene Cooper, Megan Mineiro, Julian E. Barnes and Charlie Savage

Suspect Arrested in Inquiry Into Pipe Bombs in D.C. Ahead of Jan. 6 Riot by Alan Feuer, Glenn Thrush and Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs

Zelensky’s Government Sabotaged Oversight, Allowing Corruption to Fester by Constant Méheut and Kim Barker

After 1,297 Games, LeBron James’s 10-Point Scoring Streak Ends with Lakers’ Buzzer-Beater by Dan Woike

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Plus, the race to save music history. 

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Vaccine Committee May Make Significant Changes to Childhood Schedule by Apoorva Mandavilli

U.S. Military’s Boat Strikes Planning Takes On New Significance by Helene Cooper, Julian E. Barnes, Charlie Savage and Eric Schmitt

Pentagon Investigator Faults Hegseth for Improper Use of Signal by Robert Jimison, Megan Mineiro and John Ismay

Trump Returns to Gasoline as Fuel of Choice for Cars, Gutting Biden’s Climate Policy by Lisa Friedman, Maxine Joselow and Jack Ewing

People Are Uploading Their Medical Records to A.I. Chatbots by Maggie Astor

The ‘Race Against Time’ to Save Music Legends’ Decaying Tapes by Ben Sisario

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Plus, the 10 best books of the year. 

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Trump Appears to Fight Sleep During Cabinet Meeting by Zolan Kanno-Youngs

Trump Calls Somalis ‘Garbage’ He Doesn’t Want in the Country by Zolan Kanno-Youngs and Shawn McCreesh

Republican Wins Tennessee House Race After a Trump-Led Rescue Mission by Shane Goldmacher and Emily Cochrane

Michael and Susan Dell to Put $250 in 25 Million Children’s Accounts by Nicholas Kulish

Europe Wants to Get the Word Out: Russia Is to Blame for Sabotage by Lara Jakes

Those Sky-High Bitcoin Prices That Everyone Said Were Here to Stay? They Left by David Yaffe-Bellany and Kailyn Rhone

The 10 Best Books of 2025 by The New York Times Book Review

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Plus, Ozempic for cats?

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Johnson and Trump Try to Avoid an Upset House Loss in Tennessee by Emily Cochrane

D.H.S. Secretary Recommends New Travel Ban in Wake of Shooting by Chris Cameron

As Trump Deepens Immigration Crackdown, Even Long-Held Exceptions Disappear by Zolan Kanno-Youngs and Hamed Aleaziz

College Student Is Deported During Trip Home for Thanksgiving by Amanda Holpuch and Annie Correal

Traveling Without a Real ID? That’ll Cost You $45 by Christine Chung

Memo From Trump’s Doctor Cites ‘Excellent’ Scan but Offers Little Clarity by Gina Kolata

An Intense Monsoon Season Is Battering Parts of Asia. Here’s What We Know by Amelia Nierenberg, Muktita Suhartono and Sachi Kitajima Mulkey

Could Weight Loss Drugs Turn Fat Cats Into Svelte Ozempets? by Emily Anthes

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Trump Pauses All Asylum Applications and Halts Visas for Afghans by Hamed Aleaziz and Edward Wong

Lawmakers Suggest Follow-Up Boat Strike Could Be a War Crime by Michael Gold

In Announcing Pardon of Drug Trafficker While Threatening Venezuela, Trump Displays Contradictions by Tyler Pager

Officials Had Been Warned for Over a Year Before Hong Kong Fire by Selam Gebrekidan, Amy Chang Chien and Joy Dong

A Smartphone Before Age 12 Could Carry Health Risks, Study Says by Catherine Pearson

Get Ready, America: Here Come China’s Food and Drink Chains by Daisuke Wakabayashi and Joy Dong

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Democrats Say F.B.I. Is Investigating Them Over Illegal Orders Video by Greg Jaffe

U.S. Announces Negotiated Prices for 15 Drugs Under Medicare by Rebecca Robbins

A Year Later, Donors to Trump’s Transition Come to Light by Ken Bensinger and David A. Fahrenthold

Trump Administration Will Raise Prices for Foreign Tourists at National Parks by Chris Cameron

U.S. Plans Compounds to House Palestinians in Israeli-Held Half of Gaza by David M. Halbfinger, Adam Rasgon, Natan Odenheimer and Aaron Boxerman

61 Hot Takes to Fight About at Thanksgiving by The New York Times

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Judge Dismisses Cases Against Comey and James, Finding Trump Prosecutor Was Unlawfully Appointed by Alan Feuer and Devlin Barrett

Xi Presses Trump on Taiwan as They Agree to Meet in China in April by Ana Swanson, Alan Rappeport and Edward Wong

Trump Is Considering Push to Extend Obamacare Subsidies by Luke Broadwater, Sheryl Gay Stolberg and Zolan Kanno-Youngs

Study Finds Mental Health Benefit to One-Week Social Media Break by Ellen Barry

‘Queen of Versailles’ to Close as New Broadway Musicals Struggle by Michael Paulson

A.I. Can Do More of Your Shopping This Holiday Season by Natallie Rocha and Kailyn Rhone

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U.S. and Ukraine Expected to Press on With Peace Plan Talks by Cassandra Vinograd

Mamdani and Trump Tamp Down Fears Over National Guard in New York City by Emma G. Fitzsimmons

Back Home, Voters Stand by Marjorie Taylor Greene After She Stood Up to Trump by Rick Rojas and Sean Keenan

Denmark Offers Lessons as Europe Toughens Up on Immigration by Jeanna Smialek and Amelia Nierenberg

U.S. Introduces New Female Crash-Test Dummy Standards by Adeel Hassan

Why That Whitney Houston Drumbeat Is So Addictive, Yet Hard to Match by Neil Vigdor

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Trump and Mamdani Are Meeting for the First Time. Will They Play Nice? by Emma G. Fitzsimmons and Jeffery C. Mays

Trump Accuses Democrats of Sedition, ‘Punishable by Death,’ Over Message to the Military by Shawn McCreesh

Trump Plans to Open More Than a Billion Acres of U.S. Waters to Drilling by Maxine Joselow and Lisa Friedman

Coast Guard Says Swastika and Noose Displays Are No Longer Hate Incidents by John Ismay and Minho Kim

Zelensky Says Ukraine Ready to ‘Honestly’ Engage With U.S. Peace Plan by Andrew E. Kramer and Lara Jakes

Netflix, Comcast and Paramount Submit Warner Bros. Discovery Bids by Benjamin Mullin, Lauren Hirsch and Nicole Sperling

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