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The 13 Greatest ‘S.N.L.’ Commercial Skits

To us, anyway. Over 50 seasons, “Saturday Night Live” has introduced crystal gravy, robot insurance and countless other demented goods and services. Share your favorites in the comments.

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Decades Ago, Students Attacked the ‘Iron Horse.’ Now It Rides Again.

Exactly why the sculpture was attacked by University of Georgia students may always be a mystery. But 70 years later, restored, it rides again.

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How Vuori Became One of the Hottest Names in Fashion

The 10-year-old company has ridden the popularity of its tech pants to the top rungs of the athleisure market. But “it’s still early days,” Vuori’s founder says.

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Russia Attacks Kyiv With Ballistic Missiles

A countrywide alert had warned of incoming ballistic missiles. Four of them, and 39 attack drones, were used in the attack, which killed at least four people, officials said.

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Will Cuomo Run for Mayor? Racial Politics Complicate His Decision.

An ill-fated run against a Black opponent nearly ended the career of Andrew Cuomo. As he weighs challenging Mayor Eric Adams, he cannot afford a repeat.

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Explosions Heard in Ukraine’s Capital

A countrywide alert warned of incoming ballistic missiles.

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Prince Harry’s Suit Against Rupert Murdoch’s U.K. Tabloids Set to Start

Barring a late settlement, Harry’s lawsuit against News Group Newspapers will begin Monday, with potential consequences for the royal family, the media baron and even The Washington Post.

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Trump Officials Plan Immigration Raids in Chicago Next Week

The size of the planned operation is unclear, but it would be the opening step in the president-elect’s goal of overseeing the largest deportation program in history.

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TikTok to ‘Go Dark’ on Sunday for Its 170 Million American Users

The Chinese-owned company said it will cut off its services unless the U.S. assures Apple, Google and other companies that they will not be punished for hosting and distributing TikTok.

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Israel Prepares for Return of Hostages Held in Gaza for Over a Year

Hospitals and health officials have been preparing isolated areas where the hostages can begin recuperating, and there are concerns that the returning captives may be malnourished.

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Canada Prepares for Trump Tariff Threat With Three-Stage Plan

Canadian officials are preparing retaliatory measures if the new U.S. administration imposes tariffs on Canadian imports.

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Israeli Government Approves Cease-Fire Deal for Gaza

The full Israeli cabinet passed the agreement during a meeting that continued into the Jewish Sabbath, setting up the first reprieve in Gaza in over a year.

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Overtures to Trump Put Mayor Adams on a Political Tightrope

Mayor Eric Adams said that a meeting with President-elect Donald J. Trump was about New York City’s future. Each man has his own reasons to forge close ties.

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Supreme Court to Hear Case on Religious Objections to L.G.B.T.Q. Storybooks

Parents in Maryland said a school board’s refusal to notify them and to excuse their children from discussions of the storybooks violated the First Amendment.

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Former Minister Is Acquitted in 1975 Murder of 8-Year-Old Near Philadelphia

The defense argued that David Zandstra, 84, had been coerced by investigators into confessing to the killing of Gretchen Harrington.

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‘La Migra!’ A Glimpse of Trump’s Promised Deportation Storm

Sweeps by Border Patrol agents in California have stoked fears among undocumented migrant workers on the eve of Donald J. Trump’s presidential inauguration.

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Appeals Court Rules DACA, Obama-Era Immigration Program, Is Illegal

But the judges stayed their ruling and for now, hundreds of thousands of DACA recipients will continue to have protection from deportation.

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What the Cease-Fire Deal Really Means

After initial celebrations, challenges will be enormous as the terms of the Israel-Hamas cease-fire progress.

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F.A.A. Temporarily Halts Launches of Musk’s Starship After Explosion

The agency launched an investigation into the “space vehicle mishap” on Thursday night that forced commercial flights to divert and caused debris to rain toward Caribbean islands.

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U.S. to Deploy ‘Extraordinary Measures’ to Avoid Default on Jan. 21

Janet L. Yellen, the outgoing Treasury secretary, urged lawmakers to raise the debt limit and protect the full faith and credit of the United States.

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U.S. Drops Corruption Case Against New York’s Former Lieutenant Governor

Brian Benjamin had been accused of funneling state money to a real estate developer in exchange for campaign contributions. A key witness in the case has died.

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The Supreme Court Cleared the Way for U.S. to Ban TikTok

Also, Trump said it will be too cold for an outdoor inauguration. Here’s the latest at the end of Friday.

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Freed Cuban Dissident: The Church and Biden Got Duped

Hundreds more Cuban dissidents are expected to be released in the coming days in a deal with President Biden, but even a top beneficiary is balking.

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The Sheikh, the Mogul and the Diplomat: The Trio Who Sealed the Gaza Truce

The Qatari prime minister, working with both President Biden’s envoy and President-elect Donald J. Trump’s representative, formed an unlikely partnership.

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CNN Settles Defamation Suit After Being Ordered to Pay $5 Million

The case, which involved a 2021 segment about a private security contractor in Afghanistan, played out as media organizations face more legal and political pressures.

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How Wildfires Came for Southern California

Many Californians thought wildfires couldn’t reach deep into their cities. But the Los Angeles fires showed how older homes became fuel that fed the fires.

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TikTok Changed How We Talk About Health

It has turned doctors into stars, put taboo subjects on main and given all of us a place to explore our well-being.

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C.I.A. Analyst Pleads Guilty to Leaking Classified Documents About Israel

The analyst was charged with two counts of violating the Espionage Act and faces up to a decade in prison for disclosing sensitive information about Israel’s response to an Iranian attack.

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Supreme Court Backs Law Requiring TikTok to Be Sold or Banned

The company argued that the law, citing potential Chinese threats to the nation’s security, violated its First Amendment rights and those of its 170 million users.

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How TikTok Evaded a Ban Again and Again, Until Now

After a decisive loss at the Supreme Court, the app is set to be blocked in the U.S. starting Sunday, ending its streak of Houdini-like escapes.

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