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Francis Ford Coppola’s F.P. Journe Sells for $11 Million at Auction

Frenzied bidding pushed the polarizing F.P. Journe timepiece into near-record territory despite one dealer calling the design “goofy.”

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In Honduras, Some Voters Were Swayed by Trump, Others Angered

President Trump backed Nasry Asfura days before the Nov. 30 election and denounced his opponents. In a close race, that has potentially tipped the scales.

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At Least 17 Migrants Die in Greece’s Worst Shipwreck in Two Years

Two people were rescued from a half-sunken boat off the island of Crete on Saturday evening, but 17 others died in the wreck.

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Florida Man Charged in Murder of Woman Found Near Gilgo Beach

The woman’s body was found near her 2-year-old’s, and the man who was charged was the child’s father, the authorities said. The case did not appear to be linked to the Long Island serial killings.

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Could President Trump Bring Japan’s Tiny Cars to America? Not So Fast.

Mr. Trump is pushing to approve their production in the United States.

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Why Is Christianity So Hard to Find in the Trump Administration?

Not too much religious moralism in the administration, but too little.

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Trump’s Security Doctrine Leaves Europe at a Strategic Crossroads

A new White House policy document formalizes President Trump’s long-held contempt for Europe’s leaders. It made clear that the continent now stands at a strategic crossroads.

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Kidney Recipient Dies After Transplant From Organ Donor Who Had Rabies

Only four donors have transmitted rabies to organ transplant recipients since 1978, according to federal officials.

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Israel’s Plan to Back Gaza Militias Proves a Risky Gamble

Officials said Israel helped arm and back Yasser Abu Shabab’s Popular Forces, part of a strategy against Hamas, before a local clan killed him this week.

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The Supreme Court Is Failing at Its Most Important Job

Until the court imposes limits, the administration will keep acting as if there are none.

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Pete Hegseth Is Ordering Executions at Sea

Did Pete Hegseth break the law after authorizing Venezuelan boat strikes? The Times Opinion editor, Kathleen Kingsbury, argues that there are multiple reasons the strikes were legally dubious.

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Republicans Are Quietly Pushing Back Against Trump

Will the president soon wish he hadn’t run for a second term?

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Donate This Holiday Season: Hungry Kids Need Your Help

Share Our Strength takes on what both parties leave behind.

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China’s National Security Office in Hong Kong Summons Foreign Journalists

The authorities accused “some foreign media” of smearing the government’s response to a fire at a high-rise complex, saying: “Do not say you have not been warned.”

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Sweet Season

Rejoice: NYT Cooking’s holiday cookie extravaganza has returned.

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Battlefield Picture Worsening for Ukraine as Trump Pushes Peace Plan

Russian forces have advanced on several fronts recently. President Vladimir V. Putin signaled after talks with U.S. officials that he was not budging from demands.

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What to Know About Netflix’s $83 Billion Deal for Warner Bros. Discovery

The cash-and-stock deal would give the world’s largest paid streaming service expansive power over theater owners and entertainment-industry unions.

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Angst Turns to Anger in Hollywood as Netflix Hooks Warner Bros.

Much of the entertainment capital fears that Netflix’s deal will lead to more job losses and theater closings and fewer boundary-pushing movies.

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Frank Gehry’s Buildings Sound as Marvelous as They Look

Gehry, who died on Friday at 96, made an invaluable contribution to classical music by designing spaces with stunning acoustics.

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The Mayor-Elect of New Orleans Is Already Awash in Challenges

A month before taking office, Helena Moreno is steering the city through a budget crisis and a Border Patrol enforcement operation that has immigrants in hiding.

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One Step From Citizenship, Some Find It Alludes Their Grasp

Sweeping immigration changes by the Trump administration have resulted in the cancellation of naturalization ceremonies, the last step in the process of becoming a citizen.

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Afrikaner Access Soars Amid Trump’s Policy Shift

The white descendants of Europeans who colonized the country are getting greater access to American officials this year, both in Washington and in Pretoria.

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Trump Accounts, Baby Bonds: Giving Directly to Kids Is an Idea Right and Left Could Love

Michael and Susan Dell’s $6.25 billion donation to child savings accounts fits a trend: giving with no strings attached. In some ways, it’s a bipartisan philosophy.

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Have Trump’s Tariffs Gone as High as They Can Go? Business Hope So

A wave of companies are petitioning for exemptions from the Trump administration’s high levies on foreign-made goods, saying they are hurting business and raising prices.

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Inside the Yearslong Push to Bring the World Cup Final to New Jersey

Winning the right to host the world’s most popular sporting event took years of planning, countless Zoom calls and a bit of luck with a broken-down bus.

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Survivors of the Deadly Hong Kong Fire Are in Limbo

Hong Kong, with some of the world’s highest housing costs and inequality, must now figure out how to help thousands of residents who lost friends, family and homes.

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China’s Mad at Japan, and Pop Stars Are Paying for It

Beijing is curbing Japanese movies, music and art as it seeks to punish Tokyo for its support of Taiwan.

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Man Accused of Setting Subway Rider on Fire Is Charged With Arson

The victim was sleeping on a train at Penn Station in Manhattan around 3 a.m. Monday when an 18-year-old man set him on fire, the police said.

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Here’s How Trump Has Made It Harder for Migrants Seeking Asylum and Citizenship

In the wake of the National Guard shooting, the Trump administration has temporarily frozen major pathways for many migrants to obtain legal status in the United States.

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San Diego Agrees to Pay $30 Million to Family of Konoa Wilson, Teen Killed by Police

Konoa Wilson was 16 when he was fatally shot. The settlement, one of the largest in a police killing, surpasses the $27 million paid to the family of George Floyd.

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