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Zombie TV Has Come for Cable

Many of the most popular channels have largely ditched original dramas and comedies, morphing into vessels for endless reruns.

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Is This the Year of the Bunk Bed? Some Designers Think So.

“We’re pretty much doing a bunk room in every house we work on.” Here’s how they do it.

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Cozy Retreats for a Winter Getaway

Not everyone wants to rocket down a mountain on skis. But hot chocolate by a warm fire in a snug inn is another story. Here are six hotels in snowy settings.

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2023 in Sports: A Record Year, Especially for Women

Benchmarks fell all over, including the number of fans turning out to watch women play.

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Does a Jewish Social Justice Organization Have to Choose Sides?

The war has created an existential reckoning for the Workers Circle, a community organization that traces its roots to Yiddish activists in the early 1900s.

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White House Disavows U.S. Islamic Group After Leader’s Oct. 7 Remarks

The director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations said in a speech that he was “was happy to see” Palestinians break out of Gaza on the day Hamas attacked Israel.

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China’s Electric Car Factories Are Facing a Worker Shortage

China misjudged the rapid expansion of its electric vehicle sector, leaving a shortfall of skilled technicians as young people shun manufacturing careers.

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The Glory of Designs by Women (It’s About Time)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute reimagines the record of fashion, celebrating designers known but also those long, and wrongly, forgotten.

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Hunter Biden Indicted on Tax Charges

The Justice Department charged President Biden’s son after a long-running and wide-ranging investigation with substantial political repercussions.

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At a Hanukkah Rally in New York, Prayers, Candles and Calls for Cease-Fire

On the first night of Hanukkah, which comes two months into the Israel-Hamas war, demonstrators mourned the Israelis and Palestinians who had been killed.

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Universities Face Congressional Inquiry and Angry Donors Over Handling of Antisemitism

Congress has opened an investigation into Harvard, M.I.T. and University of Pennsylvania, a $100 million gift was withdrawn, and demands have grown for the universities’ presidents to resign.

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Defense Bill Agreement Angers Hard Right, Posing a Threat to Johnson

The new Republican speaker is facing fury from ultraconservative lawmakers for agreeing to drop limits on abortion, transgender care and diversity training.

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Israel Says Hamas Fired Rockets From Near Gaza Shelters

The claim adds to the growing concerns that there is no safe place in the enclave for those who have been displaced since the war began.

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Biden Tied Ukraine Aide to Border Security, and It Backfired on Him

President Biden faces difficult choices about how far to go in giving in to conservative demands that he choke off the number of migrants admitted to the United States.

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Man Who Killed 3 U.N.L.V. Faculty Members Had Pursued College Jobs, Officials Say

The 67-year-old gunman taught at East Carolina University for nearly 16 years and had a target list of faculty members there and at U.N.LV., the police said.

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Likening Nikki Haley to Clinton, Ads From Pro-DeSantis Super PAC Fall Short

The claims by a super PAC that backs Gov. Ron DeSantis comparing Nikki Haley to Hillary Clinton are misleading.

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At a Hearing on Israel, University Presidents Walked Into a Trap

The nationwide uproar is likely to lead to a crackdown on pro-Palestinian speech.

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Questioning University Presidents on Antisemitism, Stefanik Goes Viral

The No. 4 Republican, a Harvard alumna with a fraught relationship with her alma mater, had a confrontation over campus responses to antisemitism that resonated across the political spectrum.

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The Progressive Case for Bidenomics

Don’t let the perfect get in the way of the coulda been worse.

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Former Police Officer Admits Helping Her Lover, a Gang Leader, Flee the Country

Gina Mestre, who left the New York Police Department in 2022, said she had helped a Bronx gang leader avoid arrest after he killed a member of a rival gang.

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Chris Christie, Fresh Off Feisty Debate, Courts Voters in New Hampshire

Mr. Christie rejoined the campaign trail, energized by a debate performance in which he seized the spotlight with attacks on Mr. Trump and his rivals.

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California Faces $68 Billion Deficit Amid Steep Revenue Decline

The state heads into next year with projections of one of its worst budget deficits since the early 1990s recession. Reserves should help cushion the blow.

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A Texas Judge Granted a Woman’s Request for an Abortion

Also, Israeli evidence of Hamas operations. Here’s the latest at the end of Thursday.

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Benjamin Zephaniah, Poet of Social Justice Issues, Dies at 65

He opened the door for future generations of poets of color to use their own voices.

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In Israel, Hanukkah Begins in the Shadow of Two Months of War

The holiday held a new meaning for many Israelis in the wake of the Oct. 7 terrorist attacks, including relatives of people still held hostage in Gaza and reservists called up to fight against Hamas.

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The Worst Moment to Play Politics With Immigration

There is a bipartisan way to fix the asylum system and still provide aid to Ukraine. That’s not what Republicans want.

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What does ‘unabated’ mean for fossil fuels

A fierce debate at the global climate talks.

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U.S. and Mexico Try to Promote Trade While Curbing Flow of Fentanyl

In her Mexico City visit, Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen sought to deepen economic ties while countering drug trafficking.

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At a Hearing on Israel, University Presidents Walked Into a Trap

The nationwide uproar is likely to lead to a crackdown on pro-Palestinian speech.

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What Kevin McCarthy and Rishi Sunak Have in Common: Unmanageable Parties

A former speaker of the U.S. House and the British prime minister have struggled to corral the extreme right factions of their parties.

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