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Fans Are Obsessed With This Celebrity Couple. They Star in ‘Zootopia.’

WildeHopps, a.k.a. the fox and bunny at the heart of the franchise, has inspired a YouTube movie, TikToks, fancams and more. The obsession goes deep (and sometimes weird).

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How the U.S. Focus on Fentanyl Helped Fuel the Cocaine Trade’s Resurgence

Across Latin America, there has been a surge in cocaine trafficking as Washington prioritized combating fentanyl. Times reporters traveled to Ecuador to see how criminal groups are wreaking havoc.

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Trump’s Boat Strikes Corrode America’s Soul

We need to question the strikes’ legality. But we also need to see how they fit into the Trump administration’s larger effort to change America.

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At the National Archives, a Deep Dive Into the American Story

A new $40-million exhibit, opening nine months after President Trump fired the chief archivist, uses technology to explore the 13 billion-plus items in its vaults.

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How Scammers Target Older Americans With Fraudulent Medicare Calls

Complaints about the calls have risen, and some older Americans have discovered that their Medicare accounts were already compromised.

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Trump’s Approval Rating Dips as Views of His Handling of the Economy Sour

The shift, while small, is notable after months of stability in President Trump’s approval rating.

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Best Albums of 2025

The rising K-pop star Effie and the Brooklyn indie-rock band Geese top our critics’ lists this year.

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How Kit Kat Was Killed: Video Shows What a Waymo Couldn’t See

Surveillance video shows a woman crouching beside a Waymo self-driving taxi, trying to lure a beloved neighborhood cat to safety. A second later, the car drove off.

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An Alaskan Village Confronts Its Changing Climate: Rebuild or Relocate?

After a devastating storm, the people who fled a remote coastal village face an existential question.

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Did the U.S. Focus on Fentanyl Leave Latin America Awash in Cocaine?

As Washington made combating fentanyl a priority, cocaine trafficking has surged. Nowhere have the ripples been felt like in Ecuador, where criminal groups have run rampant.

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Jimmy Kimmel Thanks Trump for Google Superstardom in 2025

The host said he wouldn’t have been the third-most-trending person in Google searches this year “without the support of loyal viewers” like the president.

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Warner Bros. Discovery and Netflix Said to Be in Exclusive Talks

Netflix would acquire Warner television and film studios as well as HBO Max in a deal that would bulk up the world’s biggest paid streaming service.

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Avocado Prices Keep Going Up. Blame Narcoinflation.

Cartel extortion is pushing up prices in Mexico — and becoming a political problem President Claudia Sheinbaum can’t ignore.

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As Trump Covets Nobel Peace Prize, FIFA Cozies Up to Him With Its Own Award

Gianni Infantino, head of soccer’s governing body, has been ingratiating himself with the president to help ensure a successful 2026 World Cup.

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Trump’s Relationship With the President of FIFA

Gianni Infantino, head of soccer’s governing body, FIFA, has lauded President Trump at almost every opportunity, even starting a FIFA Peace Prize after Mr. Trump didn’t win the Nobel. Luke Broadwater, a White House reporter, describes the bromance.

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On Pope Leo’s Visit to Lebanon and Turkey, A.I. Was a Frequent Concern

On his first trip as pontiff, Leo XIV predictably called for peace and unity. But he also addressed technology’s promise and pitfalls.

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Yemen’s Civil War Could Escalate Again. Here’s What to Know.

An armed group backed by the United Arab Emirates has pushed into the oil-rich province of Hadramout, a move that could reignite conflict in Yemen after years of a stalemate.

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Second Strike Scrutiny Obscures Larger Question About Trump’s Boat Attacks

Congress is focusing on two deaths in one strike. But nine other people died in that same attack, and the United States has killed 87 in all. Were any of those killings legal?

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Human Remains Found Buried at San Diego Home

Prosecutors are looking at potential connections to a former resident, who faces a murder charge in another case.

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Grand Jury Said to Decline to Re-Indict Letitia James

After a judge dismissed the Trump administration’s first attempt to indict the attorney general of New York State, a new grand jury effort failed, according to people familiar with the matter.

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Trump Trumpets Peace in Africa Amid War on Drug Boats, in Day of Dissonance

President Trump presided over a Congo-Rwanda peace deal on the same day his administration was being questioned about potential war crimes.

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Where Is Jacob? His Mother Won’t Say, and the Police Cannot Find Him.

Jacob Pritchett, 11, has been missing for months. A judge has said his mother must remain at Rikers Island until she reveals his whereabouts.

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Stellantis Is in Default for Moving Jeep Production to U.S., Canada Says

The automaker switched production from Ontario in a bid to please President Trump. But the company defaulted on contracts covering hundreds of millions of dollars in assistance, Canada said.

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The One Child Policy’s Legacy: A Surplus of Single Men

A decade after the end of the one-child policy, China has over 30 million so-called surplus men. Can this dating boot camp help them find love?

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Trump Switches Architects for White House Ballroom Project

The president had clashed with the original designer and insisted on increasing the size and scope of the ballroom on a short timeline.

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Supreme Court Clears Way for Texas to Use Republican-Friendly Redistricting Maps

Texas officials had asked the court to allow the state to use the new maps in the midterm elections, part of a push by President Trump to gain a partisan advantage.

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Tim Walz Calls Trump’s Tirade Against Somalis in Minnesota ‘Vile’

Minnesota’s governor said the president’s xenophobic remarks were dangerous as the state continued to face fiscal questions about a fraud scandal.

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Florida Republicans Start Redistricting Talks, but Some Aren’t in a Rush

Some of the state’s Republican leaders appear in no rush to draw a new map as they grapple with political and legal questions amid internal power struggles.

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Lawmakers Split on the Military’s Defense of Boat Strikes

Also, a man was arrested on charges of planting pipe bombs before Jan. 6. Here’s the latest at the end of Thursday.

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Boat Strike Video Shown to Lawmakers

Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Adm. Frank M. Bradley, commander of the operation, met with members of Congress behind closed doors.

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