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Will Musk Influence Trump on Climate Change and Electric Vehicles?

The Tesla billionaire is a key figure in the president-elect’s orbit. One question is whether his views on climate and clean energy will have any sway.

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What a Second Trump Term Could Mean for Your Money

Here’s what the president-elect has said he might do with your taxes, student loans, Social Security and more.

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What Is the Best Version of a Second Trump Administration?

Opinion columnists break down what the best version of a second Trump administration could look like.

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How Democrats Made It Easy for Trump

Why the 2024 election’s outcome was uniquely foreseeable.

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Netflix and Lifetime Christmas Movies Strip Down With ‘Hot Frosty’ and More

With “Hot Frosty,” “The Merry Gentlemen” and “A Carpenter Christmas Romance,” holiday fare is headed in a shirtless new direction.

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A New Trump Administration Is No Reason to Change Investing Plans

Big changes are coming in the next Trump administration. But your investing plans needn’t change, our columnist says.

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Zita Cobb on Community Tourism and Her Newfoundland Inn

The innkeeper at this luxury hotel on Newfoundland’s Fogo Island hopes other places might draw inspiration from an economic model in which tourism is in service to the community, and not the other way around.

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House Committee Targets Chip Technology Firms for China Ties

It requested information from a handful of firms that make chip manufacturing possible about their commercial ties to China.

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China Reveals $1.4 Trillion Plan to Bail Out Local Governments

The enormous support package came after a series of smaller measures in recent weeks were announced to jump-start growth in China’s sluggish economy.

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Former Adams Aide Is in Plea Talks in Federal Witness Tampering Case

Mohamed Bahi was accused of tampering with witnesses and destroying evidence in the corruption investigation into Mayor Eric Adams and his campaign fund-raising.

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Jimmy Fallon Relays Biden’s Promise of a Peaceful Transfer of Power

“Democrats were like, ‘Well, I guess at this point we can let him speak again,’” the “Tonight Show” host said.

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Violent Attacks in Amsterdam Driven by Antisemitism, Israel Says

The police said 57 people were arrested amid violence tied to a soccer game between Dutch and Israeli teams. Israel said it was sending planes to rescue its citizens.

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Elwood Edwards, Voice of AOL’s ‘You’ve Got Mail!’ Alert, Dies at 74

Early in the internet era, he was also behind AOL’s “Welcome!” “File’s done” and “Goodbye” messages. “They said my voice was heard more than 35 million times a day.”

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Steven Madden C.E.O. Says It Is Moving Production Out of China

The prospect of higher tariffs under President-elect Trump spurred the company to accelerate its plan to shift where its shoes are made.

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Democracy Is Still Thriving. But for How Long?

In a year filled with elections, the state of democracy is thriving by many measures. But there are dark clouds on the horizon.

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Argentina Drove Down Teen Pregnancy. Then Came Javier Milei.

Argentina has been known as one of Latin America’s most socially progressive countries. But President Javier Milei’s austerity measures have cut programs aimed at helping women.

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Ireland to Hold General Election: What to Know

The Republic of Ireland will hold its first general election in almost five years on Nov. 29, after Prime Minister Simon Harris said he would dissolve parliament on Friday.

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Companies Brace for the Return of Trump’s Old Trade Gripes

The president-elect is again calling out companies by name in his campaign against what he sees as other countries’ unfair practices.

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First They Built a Relationship. Then They Built a Brand.

When Barry Bordelon and Jordan Slocum connected on Grindr, becoming the Brownstone Boys was not on their bingo card.

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Trump Names Susie Wiles as His White House Chief of Staff

The president-elect turned to his top political aide to fill a key post managing the White House when he returns to office.

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Judge Tosses Out Biden Program For Undocumented Spouses

The ruling issued by a federal judge in Texas struck down a new initiative aimed at helping undocumented spouses of U.S. citizens stay in the country.

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On the Ballot, Abortion Rights Proved More Popular Than Kamala Harris

In states like Arizona and Nevada, some voters split their tickets, supporting abortion rights measures while also backing Donald Trump.

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London Breed Concedes San Francisco Mayor Race to Daniel Lurie

Mayor London Breed acknowledged on Thursday that Daniel Lurie, a first-time candidate, would succeed her in office.

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New York City Will Stop Giving Debit Cards to Migrants

Mayor Eric Adams is ending a contentious pilot program that gave 2,600 migrant families debit cards to purchase food.

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Prince William: Past Year Hardest of Life, After Kate and Charles’ Cancer Diagnoses

While in South Africa for the Earthshot Prize, the prince told reporters that the cancer diagnoses of his wife, Catherine, and his father, King Charles, had been “brutal.”

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Harris’s Short 2024 Campaign Was Her Undoing — and Biden’s Fault

By seeking re-election, Biden deprived Harris of months of campaigning that might have helped her.

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Trump’s Strange Bedfellows: Arab Americans and Right-Leaning Jews

Donald J. Trump won votes from Arab Americans and pro-Israel American Jews. Someone is likely to be disappointed.

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Keep Fluoride in New York Water? Mayor Adams Hesitates, Then Weighs In.

President-elect Donald J. Trump has indicated that he would support ending water fluoridation. Mayor Eric Adams was reticent on the issue, before eventually taking a side.

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Giuliani’s Delay in Handing Over Prized Assets Makes Judge Livid

A federal judge threatened Rudolph W. Giuliani with a contempt charge after a missed deadline to hand over prized possessions, including Yankees swag.

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What’s Next for Kamala Harris? Here Are Six Options.

Her friends, aides and political allies say it’s too soon for her to even contemplate her next career move. But the speculation has already begun.

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