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Egg Prices Jump Before Holidays as Bird Flu Spreads
Costs have soared again amid a bird flu outbreak, bringing renewed attention to the fact that while inflation is cooling, prices are still elevated.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesHow Canada’s Voters Turned on Justin Trudeau
Canada’s prime minister gained global renown 10 years ago for his unabashedly progressive politics. But at home, voters turned sour on him long ago.
New York Times Top StoriesHow to Keep ‘People Pleasing” From Ruining Your Finances
Spending money to avoid conflict or gain social acceptance can ruin your finances. Some self-reflection and support from professionals can help turn things around.
New York Times Top StoriesA Restaurant Is More Than a Workplace for People Often Shunned by Employers
A popular restaurant in Buenos Aires is staffed almost entirely by workers with neurological challenges, tapping into often-overlooked talent and harnessing their skills.
New York Times Top StoriesUndocumented Workers Take on Dangerous Jobs to Feed America
Undocumented workers help feed America’s hunger for prepared foods, but some take jobs with staffing agencies that expose them to hazardous conditions.
New York Times Top StoriesAmid Russian Attacks, Ukraine Seeks New Ways to Power Its Cities
The Ukrainian energy network has been so battered by Russian attacks that officials are seeking out new options to prevent a crisis, like renting floating power plants and scavenging scrapped ones from the region.
New York Times Top StoriesHow Netflix’s ‘Culinary Class Wars’ Made Chef Anh Sung-jae a Star
Anh Sung-jae went to America as a 13-year-old, joined the Army, went to culinary school and opened a top restaurant in San Francisco. Now back home in South Korea, he’s a Netflix star.
New York Times Top StoriesGerman Officials Search for Motive in Christmas Market Attack
At least four people were killed and more than 200 others injured after a driver rammed an SUV into a crowded Christmas market in eastern Germany.
New York Times Top StoriesPutting Trash in Trash Cans? Good Luck With That, New Yorkers Say.
Citywide rules now require more buildings to place trash bags inside containers for pickup. Many New Yorkers are thrilled to see fewer rats, but some are discovering new headaches.
New York Times Top StoriesCongress Approves Spending Extension, Ending Shutdown Crisis
The Senate passed the measure, sending it to President Biden’s desk, shortly after the midnight deadline for funding to lapse.
New York Times Top StoriesCongress Approves Full Social Security Benefits for Public Sector Retirees
The popular measure gives full benefits to millions of people who currently receive them at a reduced level. Critics warn the $196 billion cost will speed up the program’s insolvency.
New York Times Top StoriesMichael Brewer, Whose ‘One Toke’ Was a Big Hit, Is Dead at 80
The duo Brewer & Shipley reached the Top 10 in 1970 with “One Toke Over the Line,” a ditty about marijuana that ran afoul of Nixon-era censors.
New York Times Top StoriesFor Syria’s Economy, the Way Forward Starts With Sanctions Relief
Years of strife ruined the energy sector, battered the currency and strangled growth. The West must ease financial controls to help the economy, experts say.
New York Times Top StoriesPakistan Faces Resurgance of Terrorism
Political instability, dwindling public support and economic constraints are eroding the costly gains that the country made in combating militancy after a ghastly school attack in 2014.
New York Times Top StoriesYemeni Missile Lands in Tel Aviv
The Israeli military said several people were slightly injured after its air defenses failed to intercept the projectile.
New York Times Top StoriesChicago Board of Education Votes to Fire Leader of City’s School System
The job status of Pedro Martinez, the chief executive of Chicago Public Schools, had been in doubt for months amid tension with Mayor Brandon Johnson.
New York Times Top StoriesGoogle Proposes Fix to Solve Search Monopoly
The search giant’s proposals included allowing flexibility for companies and consumers in choosing a search engine.
New York Times Top StoriesIn Search of Loved Ones, Syrian Women Face Horror of Assad’s Regime
In Syria, women begin to pick up the pieces of a broken nation.
New York Times Top StoriesIn Late Push, Senate Democrats Narrowly Top Trump on Judicial Confirmations
With the vote, the Senate approved its 235th lifetime judge of President Biden’s tenure, besting his predecessor by a single judgeship.
New York Times Top StoriesU.S. Prisons Flout Law by Keeping Inmates Past Release Date, A.C.L.U. Says
Tens of thousands of prisoners deemed to be at low risk of committing crimes again have languished in lockup for as long as a year after they reached their release date under the First Step Act.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Wanted Shutdown to Happen on Biden’s Watch, Not His
The president-elect was eager to evade responsibility for the consequences of a potential shutdown even as he blew up a bipartisan deal that would have kept the government open.
New York Times Top StoriesCyclone’s Death Toll in Mayotte Is Still Unclear
Officials have said that the death toll in Mayotte, currently at 35, could end up in the thousands. But in the capital, there were no scenes of public mourning and little talk of searches for missing loved ones.
New York Times Top StoriesWhy Luigi Mangione Faces 2 Murder Cases Tied to One Killing
Federal and state prosecutors will follow a delicate legal choreography after characterizing Mr. Mangione’s actions differently in the fatal shooting of Brian Thompson.
New York Times Top StoriesWhy Have So Many Canadians Turned on Justin Trudeau?
Allies and opponents alike are calling for him to resign as prime minister.
New York Times Top StoriesAnn Rockefeller Roberts, Champion of Native Americans, Dies at 90
The eldest daughter of Nelson Rockefeller, she founded a nonprofit to support Indigenous culture and helped fill two Smithsonian institutions with artifacts.
New York Times Top StoriesThe House Voted to Avert a Government Shutdown
Also, Canada’s leader suffered another setback. Here’s the latest at the end of Friday.
New York Times Top StoriesLuigi Mangione to Be Arraigned on New York State Charges on Monday
Luigi Mangione faces terror and murder charges in New York court. A federal prosecution is proceeding in parallel.
New York Times Top StoriesTroy Masters, Pioneering L.G.B.T.Q. Journalist, Dies at 63
He was at the helm of several influential publications, notably Gay City News in New York City and, since 2017, The Los Angeles Blade.
New York Times Top StoriesToronto Jewish School Attacked Again, Prompting Canada to Investigate Antisemitism
Canadian ministers will convene a meeting with the police to discuss antisemitism, after attacks at Jewish establishments in Toronto and Montreal this week.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Budget Fight and Trump’s Nihilistic Style
A surprise congressional standoff remind us that big, discordant change could be coming.