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Watch a ‘Wonderful’ Moment From ‘Wicked: For Good’
The director Jon M. Chu narrates a sequence from his film featuring Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo and Jeff Goldblum performing the song “Wonderful.”
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You’ll find the perfect recipe among these 27 holiday favorites. All the classics are here: pies, tarts, cakes and more just in time for the big celebration.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Fed, Crypto and A.I. Weigh on the Markets
Growing jitters over the Federal Reserve, crypto and the future of the artificial intelligence boom have helped drive a global sell-off.
New York Times Top StoriesEuropean Leaders Back Zelensky After U.S. Plan Leaves Them Out
The 28-point proposal would require Kyiv to surrender territory, reduce the size of its army and relinquish some weaponry, according to officials familiar with the proposal.
New York Times Top StoriesAmerica Is Setting a Trap for Itself
The United States, not China, seems determined to upend the global order.
New York Times Top StoriesRoblox Rolls Out Face Scans for Age Verification: What to Know
The popular gaming platform said the tool was designed to stop children from chatting with older users they didn’t know.
New York Times Top StoriesWe Asked Roblox’s C.E.O. About Child Safety. It Got Tense.
This week the company announced that it would require users to undergo an A.I.-powered age estimation process in order to chat with others on the platform. Will this change reassure parents?
New York Times Top StoriesIs President Trump’s Power Over the Republican Party Waning?
Some members of the party are defying him.
New York Times Top StoriesMamdani at the White House, and the Coast Guard’s New Policy on Swastikas and Nooses
Plus, your Friday news quiz.
New York Times Top StoriesRepublicans’ Redistricting Push Is at Risk of Backfiring
A series of setbacks for the G.O.P. leaves an unlikely opening for Democrats to narrowly win this year’s redistricting wars.
New York Times Top StoriesJapan’s Leader Gets Off to Rocky Start With China
Facing reprisals from Beijing for a remark over Taiwan, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi must walk a fine line to prevent escalating the dispute without looking weak at home.
New York Times Top Stories‘Wicked: For Good’ — Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo’s Never-Ending Press Tour
The pink-and-green-themed promotions were everywhere, with all the advantages and limitations that kind of marketing push entails.
New York Times Top StoriesSaturn’s Rings Seem as if They’re About to Disappear: Here’s Why
During the weekend, the orbits of Earth and Saturn will combine to create an interplanetary optical illusion for anyone with a good telescope and clear skies.
New York Times Top StoriesHow 2 New Songs Made Their Way Into ‘Wicked: For Good’
Each witch gets a new number as part of an effort to flesh out the arc of the stage show’s second act.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump’s All-but-Forgotten Border Wall Reaches an Angry Laredo, Texas
Once the symbol of the president’s immigration policies, the wall has been eclipsed by his deportation efforts, but with $46.5 billion from Congress, construction is ramping up on the Rio Grande.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump’s All-but-Forgotten Border Wall Reaches an Angry Laredo, Texas
Once the symbol of the president’s immigration policies, the wall has been eclipsed by his deportation efforts, but with $46.5 billion from Congress, construction is ramping up on the Rio Grande.
New York Times Top StoriesFine Chocolate in Brazil, Home of the Cacao Bean
A new generation of craft chocolatiers in Brazil is making bars with “identity.” They’re helping to sustain the forest, too.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Promised Lower Prices. His Policies Are Raising Them.
From the day he took the oath of office, the president has pursued policies that are making life in America less affordable.
New York Times Top StoriesWhat Trump’s Immigration Policies Are Doing to People Here Legally
Something new is happening in the breadth and ferocity of efforts to change the makeup of this country.
New York Times Top StoriesA Tap-to-Pay Society Is Leaving These New Yorkers Behind
As fewer people carry cash, vendors, street performers and people experiencing homelessness and unemployment are at a disadvantage.
New York Times Top StoriesAdrien Nunez, the Brooklyn Basketball Star Who Became a Country Music Heartthrob
As a boy in Brooklyn, Adrien Nunez dreamed of playing in the N.B.A. He got close, but it turns out he had a gift for singing at the top of his lungs in his car.
New York Times Top Stories‘I’ll Go When You Go,’ Jimmy Kimmel Tells Trump
“Let’s ride off into the sunset together like Butch Cassidy and the Suntan Kid,” Kimmel said after the president demanded (again) that ABC take him off the air.
New York Times Top StoriesI’m in Venezuela. This Is the True Cost of Trump’s Gunboat Diplomacy.
Trump’s show of force toward Venezuela has created a disastrous political trap — for Venezuelans most of all.
New York Times Top StoriesRepresentative Eric Swalwell Will Run for California Governor
Representative Eric Swalwell, a Democrat, is likely to emphasize his history of fighting President Trump, an approach that many Democratic voters say they want their elected officials to take.
New York Times Top StoriesMexico Wins Miss Universe Pageant Marred by Scandal
Fátima Bosch was crowned in Thailand on Friday. The competition got off to a rocky start this month when she briefly walked out after being scolded by an organizer.
New York Times Top StoriesAfter Syria’s 14-Year Civil War, a Search for Victims Leads to Mass Graves
More than 100,000 people disappeared during the 13-year civil war. To bring closure to some of their families, the new government faces the challenging task of exhuming remains from scores of burial sites.
New York Times Top StoriesResearcher’s Smuggling Arrest Casts Light on Dispute Over Chinese Students
As some lawmakers press U.S. universities to curtail ties with China, a postdoctoral student’s prosecution raises questions about how big the danger actually is.
New York Times Top StoriesAnxiety Over A.I. Spending Returns to Global Markets
A sharp reversal in Asian stocks, after a rally fueled by Nvidia’s strong earnings, underscores how fears of an A.I. bubble are driving broad market swings.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump’s National Guard Blunder
A brief history of the National Guard in Washington.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Calls Democrats’ Military Video ‘Seditious Behavior, Punishable by Death’
President Trump was reacting to a video that reminded members of the military that they are not supposed to obey illegal orders.