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New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesBitcoin E.T.F.s Come With Risks. Here’s What You Should Know.
Federal regulators have made it easier for everyday investors to buy funds that track the price of Bitcoin, using traditional brokerage accounts. Most financial advisers remain skeptical.
New York Times Top StoriesBitcoin Funds Are Here. But You Probably Don’t Need Them.
Fear of missing out isn’t a great reason for investing in the new Bitcoin funds, our columnist says. Plus, Bitcoin may already be hidden in your portfolio.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Davos Consensus: Donald Trump Will Win Re-Election
In private, many business and political leaders at the World Economic Forum say they expect Donald Trump to return to the White House.
New York Times Top StoriesWhat Might Happen Next in the Genocide Case Against Israel
Exploring the role of the International Court of Justice in human rights.
New York Times Top StoriesThe World Hasn’t Seen Cicadas Like This Since 1803
Brood XIX and Brood XIII will both emerge this spring. The last time these bugs showed up at the same time in the United States, Thomas Jefferson was president.
New York Times Top StoriesAs Climate Shocks Worsen, FEMA Tries a New Approach to Aid
Changes include immediate cash for more evacuees, and more money for temporary housing and for repairing damaged homes.
New York Times Top StoriesThe House Speaker Is Safe (for Now)
Ultraconservative House members aren’t yet ready to depose Speaker Mike Johnson as they did with Speaker Kevin McCarthy in October.
New York Times Top StoriesApple Takes a Humble Approach to Launching Its Newest Device
The Vision Pro augmented reality device goes on sale Friday. Don’t expect Apple to host a splashy event to promote it.
New York Times Top StoriesAn Olympic Champion Goes in Search of a New Identity
As she prepares to step away from surfing, Carissa Moore confronts a question that many people face when they make a change in life: Who am I if I don’t do this anymore?
New York Times Top StoriesThe Fishermen Who Could End Federal Regulation as We Know It
The Supreme Court is to decide whether to overturn a key precedent on the power of executive agencies.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Seeks End to Colorado Ban, and a Shutdown Averted
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New York Times Top StoriesSnow and Cold Temperatures Forecast As Arctic Air Moves East
Snow is likely from the Midwest to the Northeast on Friday as frigid temperatures surge east through Saturday. But warmer weather is on the way.
New York Times Top StoriesJan. 6 Cannot Go Down the Memory Hole
We have been down this road before, and it did the country lasting damage.
New York Times Top StoriesAmericans Might Tune Out the Trump Show Reboot
His return to the center of our politics won’t save the media.
New York Times Top StoriesThe A.I. Election, Bitcoin’s Wall Street Debut and TikTok’s Doodad Era
“Two truly terrible ways to make money this week.”
New York Times Top StoriesRuth Bader Ginsburg’s Collars, Captured by Camera
An exhibit at the Jewish Museum features photos of collars worn by the late Supreme Court justice.
New York Times Top StoriesSpirit Airlines Is on Shaky Footing After Judge Blocks JetBlue Deal
Some investors and analysts said the airline might have to seek bankruptcy protection if it couldn’t find another buyer.
New York Times Top StoriesSenators Seek Answers From Pentagon on Troops’ Blast Exposure
Lawmakers from both parties wrote to Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III on Thursday demanding to know what was being done to safeguard troops’ brains from the blasts caused by their own weapons.
New York Times Top StoriesWhy Wasn’t DeSantis the Guy?
He marries intensity and action, which might be the source of some of the weirdness that followed him and his campaign.
New York Times Top StoriesMike Johnson’s Big Problem: House Republicans Lack a Governing Majority
With a tiny margin in the House, right-wing rebels’ defections and Democratic control of the Senate and White House, the G.O.P. has relied on Democrats to head off calamity, sapping its leverage.
New York Times Top StoriesJapanese Talk Show Host Blazed Trails for Her Gender, and Now, for Her Longevity
Tetsuko Kuroyanagi has been one of Japan’s best-known entertainers for seven decades. At 90, she’s still going strong.
New York Times Top StoriesWith Harsh Anti-L.G.B.T.Q. Law, Uganda Risks a Health Crisis
The country had made great progress against H.I.V. Now terrified patients have fled clinics, and experts fear a resurgence.
New York Times Top StoriesCourses in Wilderness and Survival Tactics Thrive in an Anxious Time
In an anxious time, courses in wilderness survival and military tactics are thriving.
New York Times Top StoriesWhat Drives Kaveh Akbar? The Responsibility of Survival
Akbar had a raging addiction and little reason to believe his life would turn out well. Now he has a debut novel, “Martyr!,” which makes you want to “get up and yell.”
New York Times Top StoriesIn No Position to Fight a War, Pakistan Seeks an Off-Ramp With Iran
For two years, Pakistan has struggled with economic and political crises, an increase in militant attacks and souring relations with another neighbor, Afghanistan.
New York Times Top StoriesA Moonshot Plan to Fill a Cavernous, Dilapidated Armory in the Bronx
It was supposed to be a mall, then ice rinks. Nearly 30 years later, a community group may have the best shot at revitalizing a fortress in New York’s poorest borough.
New York Times Top StoriesA Map Without Israel Plunges a Grade School Into a Political Firestorm
A social media post invited attacks on an Arabic arts teacher in Brooklyn. Parents say the backlash went too far.
New York Times Top StoriesHow Biden’s Immigration Fight Threatens His Biggest Foreign Policy Win
The debate over immigration in the United States is spilling over into other parts of President Biden’s agenda, particularly the war in Ukraine.
New York Times Top StoriesTaiwan’s Democracy Draws Envy and Tears for Visiting Chinese
People with personal ties to China, on a tour to see Taiwan’s election up close, learned of the island’s path to democracy — messy, violent and, ultimately, inspiring.