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The Married Scientists Torn Apart by a Covid Bioweapon Theory

In 2020, a Chinese virologist fled to the United States, aided by allies of President Trump who sought to promote her unproven theories about the origins of Covid-19. Her husband still can’t find her.

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In Brazil’s Answer to Hollywood, Dreams and Drought Share the Stage

A dusty town in the parched northeast has become the nation’s show business destination. But climate change and technology are posing new challenges there.

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Hong Kong Man Arrested After Posting Online About Deadly Fire

The arrest was part of a crackdown on speech that the authorities say is inciting hatred of the government. Critics say officials are silencing calls for accountability.

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Everyone Wants High-Quality Clothes. That’s Become Its Own Trend.

Being a smart consumer has never been easier. Influencers and the fashion industry are all taking advantage of that.

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Australia’s Social Media Ban for Under-16s Is Coming. The Teenagers Are Skeptical.

The country is trying to wean children under 16 off the likes of TikTok, Snapchat, YouTube and Instagram with a new law. The teenagers are skeptical.

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Hong Kong Holds Vote as Officials Move Against ‘Anti-China’ Elements

The government is pushing hard to raise turnout in an election overshadowed by a deadly fire and public anger over safety lapses and official accountability.

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How Australia’s Social Media Ban for Children Will Work

The country is barring children under 16 from social media, with a sweeping federal law that is one of the first attempts at a nationwide regulation.

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Fire in Goa, India, Kills at Least 25

Officials told the Indian news media that the fire tore through a nightclub in the southwestern state of Goa, a popular tourist destination.

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Judge Halts Justice Dept. Effort to Seek New Comey Indictment

The judge’s decision prevented the government until at least next Friday from having access to much of the evidence it used to secure its original indictment against Mr. Comey.

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Hegseth Skirts Questions About Releasing Video of Sept. 2 Boat Attack

At an appearance in California, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was noncommittal about releasing the full video of a U.S. military attack on a boat in the Caribbean.

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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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