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NOAA’s Arctic Report Card for 2023

Observations from researchers and residents, published annually in a report by NOAA, reveal a region grappling with rapid change.

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Praxis Founder Dryden Brown’s Utopian Visions

Dryden Brown wants Praxis to be a crypto-city for tech bros and tastemakers. Just don’t ask for details.

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Gas Prices Are Falling, Hitting Lowest Level in Almost a Year

Consumer sentiment has rebounded as gas prices slide. Oil prices continued to fall on Tuesday, a move that could portend an even bigger drop at the pump.

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At Trump’s Fraud Trial, a Courtroom Artist With a Different View

As an art project, Isabelle Brourman joined the courtroom sketch artists at the Johnny Depp-Amber Heard trial and now the trial of the former president.

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Russia’s Objective: Erode Western Support for Ukraine, U.S. Report Says

The declassified intelligence assessment also found that Russia’s objective has been eroding Western support for Ukraine, the country it invaded.

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Inflation Holds Roughly Steady Ahead of Fed Meeting

Consumer prices rose 3.1 percent in the year through November, and a closely watched core index was roughly the same rate as the previous month.

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What’s on the Menu When Your Cat Goes Out? Probably More Than You Think.

Free-ranging cats hunt or scavenge more than 2,000 species, some of them imperiled, according to a new study.

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Finland Partly Reopens Its Border With Russia

The Nordic country, which recently joined NATO, has accused Moscow of funneling migrants to their shared land border.

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The Climate Summit Starts to Crack a Tough Nut: Emissions From Food

A road map to trim the climate footprint of food shows how hard it is to feed the world on a hotter planet.

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Lawmakers Call for Raising Tariffs and Severing Economic Ties With China

A bipartisan report recommended stripping China of the low tariffs the United States granted it two decades ago, among other actions.

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Kyivstar, Ukraine’s Largest Mobile Operator, Is Hit by a Cyberattack

The interruption could pose real danger in a country where many rely on phone alerts to warn them of impending Russian bombardments.

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A Timeline of How the Israel-Hamas War Has Roiled College Campuses

Since Oct. 7, there have been dueling protests, calls for the ouster of school leaders and threats from angry donors.

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Harvard’s Board Says President Will Stay, Despite Calls for Her Ouster

Claudine Gay, who became head of the university in July, faced criticism for her responses to questions at a congressional hearing about antisemitism.

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Turkey Suspends Soccer Matches After Referee Attack

A punch to the face shocked a country used to heated atmospheres at soccer matches. The team president who threw it was arrested.

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Why Volkswagen Is Hiring 3,000 Engineers in China

Volkswagen is shifting more operations to China, tapping the country’s electric vehicle capacity and building factories.

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Why Campus Speech is Vexing

The Israel-Hamas war has highlighted a tension that university administrators haven’t fully acknowledged.

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Ukraine’s Counteroffensive Fizzled. U.S. Funding May Be Next.

President Volodymyr Zelensky has arrived in Washington at a critical moment, both on the battlefield and on Capitol Hill.

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Zelensky in Washington, and a Texas Abortion Case Ruling

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‘The Crown’: Peter Morgan Says Goodbye

Morgan’s opulent Netflix show about the British royal family set new standards for prestige TV. With the final season ending, he’s amazed he’s pulled it off.

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In a Land Full of Stars, Los Angeles Can’t Stop Talking About Ohtani

Baseball fans everywhere were hoping that the megastar Shohei Ohtani would choose their team in free agency. Los Angeles Dodgers fans won the sweepstakes.

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Red States and Blue States Are Becoming Different Countries

If you want a sense of what the future could bring if either party wins full control of the federal government, all you have to do is look at the states.

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The Results of the Dubai Climate Conference Won’t Slow Global Warming

The idea that free markets can solve societal problems and that climate change can be fixed without regulation is a ruse.

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Branden Jacobs-Jenkins Revisits His ‘Illusion of Suffering’ on Broadway

The “Appropriate” playwright has teamed up with the actors Sarah Paulson and Corey Stoll and the director Lila Neugebauer for the play’s Broadway debut. “Everybody onstage is a political statement,” he says.

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The Best Restaurant Dishes We Ate This Year

As we scouted restaurants around the country, these were some of our favorites this year.

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All 7 Members of BTS Are Now in Military Service in South Korea

The last two members, Jimin and Jungkook, began their 18-month military duty in South Korea on Tuesday. Some fans say they should have been exempt.

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Israel Evacuation Orders in Gaza Sow Confusion

Even Gazans who can get access to Israeli directions online say they sometimes make no sense, which could be a matter of life or death.

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The Role of Unconscious Bias in Black Women’s Pregnancy Risks

Many Black women report feeling ignored or dismissed by doctors. The consequences can be deadly for mothers and babies.

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Her Son Was Promised a Special Education Class. He’s Still Waiting.

Mayor Eric Adams said all children who required preschool special education seats would have them. More than 1,000 such students lacked a placement last school year.

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Three Months After Biden, It’s Xi’s Turn to Court Vietnam

The Chinese leader wants assurances that the strategically important country isn’t taking Washington’s side against Beijing, analysts say.

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How Africans Are Changing French — One Joke, Rap and Book at a Time

More than 60 percent of French speakers now live in Africa. Despite growing resentment at France, Africans are contributing to the evolution and spread of the French language.

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