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Dan Osborn Wants to Help the Working Class Run for Office

Mr. Osborn, the industrial mechanic who turned a long-shot Senate bid in red Nebraska into an unexpectedly tight race, is starting a PAC aimed at recruiting more blue-collar candidates like himself.

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‘Les Misérables’ Returns Home

The most famous French musical has never been popular in Paris. A major new production hopes to change that, reworking it for a contemporary French audience.

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At COP29, Tourism Gets Its Day. How Has It Fared With Climate Goals?

The tourism industry will be officially recognized at COP29 on Wednesday. Industry leaders signed a climate accord in 2021 to make travel more sustainable, but the results so far are meager.

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Jon Batiste Can’t Stop Thinking About Beethoven

Batiste’s latest album is a return to his classical music roots — on his terms. Hear him improvise on some of Beethoven’s classics.

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For Minority Working-Class Voters, Dismay in Democrats Led to Distrust

In scores of interviews throughout 2024, Latino, Black and Asian American voters, many of whom voted for Donald Trump, said they no longer trusted Democrats to improve the economy.

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Will Ozempic Crush the Junk-Food Business?

As revolutionary new weight-loss drugs turn consumers off ultraprocessed foods, the industry is on the hunt for new products.

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The U.S. Response to Bird Flu is Not Reassuring the World

The U.S. needs to reassure the world it has the outbreak under control.

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The Artist, the Gallerist and Their Liver

Far from the dizzying auctions, splashy galas and angling dealers, a precious gift sheds light on a gentler way the art world works.

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Book Review: ‘Cher: The Memoir,’ by Cher

The first volume of her frank autobiography is a testament to resilience, chronicling a grim childhood and the brazen path to stardom, with and without Sonny.

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Kacey Musgraves’s Nashville

The country singer and songwriter, up for five Grammy Awards this year, including best country album, recommends spots in her adopted home.

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Late Night Is Appalled by Trump’s Mile-High McDonald’s Feast

The president-elect dined on his plane with some associates — including Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who hates fast food. Jimmy Kimmel called it a “subservience test.”

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What to Know About the Daniel Penny Trial as the Prosecution Rests

Prosecutors have had to acknowledge that a victim frightened those around him. The defense lawyers are expected to paint their client as a protector.

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Where Glaciers Melt, the Rivers Run Red

As the glaciers of South America retreat, the supply of freshwater is dwindling and its quality is getting worse.

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Robots Struggle to Match Warehouse Workers on ‘Really Hard’ Jobs

The machines can load and unload trucks, move goods and do other repetitive tasks but are stymied by some, like picking items from a pile.

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What Is Trump to Putin? A Harbinger of America’s Collapse.

To the Kremlin, the president-elect is a harbinger of American collapse.

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Bob Love, Rugged, High-Scoring All-Star for Chicago Bulls, Dies at 81

Love was a cornerstone of the franchise’s success in the early 1970s. He struggled with a stutter that he overcame only after his playing days were over.

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Maori Protest Bill That Is Part of Sharp Rightward Shift in New Zealand

Two small populist parties are responsible for accelerating the shift, which has been felt acutely by the Indigenous Māori.

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Why Michael Learns to Rock Is Big in Asia

Michael Learns to Rock hoped for success west of their native Denmark. But for 30 years, they’ve had a devoted following on the other side of the world.

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Is the Russian Army Depleted From Fighting in Ukraine?

Researchers and journalists have found innovative ways to measure Russia’s ability to keep fighting.

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Dozens of Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Leaders Sentenced in Mass Trial

The 45 defendants, including Joshua Wong, were at the forefront of the opposition movement crushed by Beijing. Many have already been in jail for years.

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Wyoming’s Abortion Bans Are Unconstitutional, Judge Rules

The ruling found that two state laws — one barring use of abortion pills, and one banning all forms of abortion — violated the state Constitution’s “fundamental right to make health care decisions.”

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Two Bee Gees Drummers Die Within Days

Colin “Smiley” Petersen, the original drummer, and Dennis Bryon, who played during the band’s disco heyday, died within four days of each other.

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N.Y.C. Helped Migrant Accused of Killing Laken Riley Move to Georgia, Witness Says

In other testimony, law enforcement witnesses placed the suspect, José Ibarra, at the scene of Ms. Riley’s killing, mainly through cellphone and GPS tracking data.

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Lawyer Says His Client Testified That She Saw Gaetz Having Sex With Underage Girl

The lawyer told multiple news outlets about the testimony, before the House Ethics Committee, in which the client described witnessing Matt Gaetz having sex with the girl at a party in 2017.

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Trump Picks Sean Duffy, Fox Business Host, for Transportation Secretary

President-elect Donald J. Trump nominated the former representative from Wisconsin to oversee a sprawling agency that includes aviation, rail and transit.

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Arthur Frommer, 95, Dies; His Guidebooks Opened Travel to the Masses

After publishing “Europe on 5 Dollars a Day” in 1957, he went on to build an empire of guidebooks, package tours, hotels and other services.

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Pancreatic Cancer Surge May Be Less Worrisome Than It Seemed

A rise in the disease in younger people was not followed by an increase in deaths, a study found, and might be a sign of overdiagnosis.

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The Dollar Still Has Its Mojo. X, Not So Much.

Ruining a network is hard, but Elon Musk shows it’s possible.

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What a School Performance Shows Us About Japanese Education

A look into the Japanese educational system’s delicate balance between teamwork, discipline and personal growth.

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Trump Admits Gaetz May Not Be Confirmed. He’s Pushing His Nominees Anyway.

The president-elect is taking a flood-the-zone approach to his cabinet nominations, betting that the Senate won’t dare to turn them all down.

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