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Atlantic City’s Mayor Is Found Not Guilty of Assaulting His Daughter

A jury on Thursday acquitted Marty Small Sr. of all four crimes he was charged with, including aggravated assault and endangering the welfare of his teenage daughter.

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Putin’s Year-End News Conference Set for Friday

The annual news conference sets the Kremlin’s tone for the next year and highlights President Vladimir V. Putin’s grip over Russia.

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Inside the Fight to Keep Mamdani’s Promise of 200,000 Affordable Homes

As Zohran Mamdani prepares to take over as mayor of New York, his team and allies have been pushing back against proposals that could make it more difficult to build new homes in the city.

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N.Y.C. Subway Crime Is Down, Hochul Says, Rebutting Trump Officials

Gov. Kathy Hochul said the state would spend another $77 million on police patrols in the subway, acknowledging that felony assaults remain stubbornly high.

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Trump Administration Tries to Stop Some Immigrants From Driving Trucks

The transportation department said the new rules were intended to make roads safer, but there’s no data to suggest that immigrants cause more truck accidents.

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Multiple People Are Killed in North Carolina Jet Crash, Officials Say

The plane, a Cessna C550, crashed while landing at Statesville Regional Airport, the Federal Aviation Administration said.

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Once Again, Health Care Proves to Be a Bitter Political Pill for G.O.P.

The inability to find a credible counter to the Affordable Care Act has long bedeviled Republicans and cost them at the polls. It’s threatening to do so again next year.

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‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ Review: By Land, by Water, by Air!

For the franchise’s third movie, James Cameron throws in new creatures, new landscapes, melodramatic plot lines and big battle sequences. It’s a lot.

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French Doctor Sentenced to Life for Fatally Poisoning 12 People

Frédéric Péchier, an anesthesiologist, was found guilty of poisoning 30 patients, of whom 12 died.

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Zelensky Appeals to E.U. Leaders for Frozen Russian Funds to Fight War

President Volodymyr Zelensky said in Brussels, where the leaders had gathered, that without the money, his country would have to reduce its drone production significantly.

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Obama Supported It. The Left in Canada and Norway Do. Why Don’t Democrats?

Liberals should reconcile with America’s oil and gas industry.

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U.S. Inflation Slowed to 2.7% in November as Shutdown Distorts Data

Data collection issues skewed the latest Consumer Price Index report, economists warned, clouding the picture for the Federal Reserve as it also grapples with a cooling labor market.

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Trump Moves to Prevent Access to Gender-Related Care for Minors

Proposed new rules would pull all federal financing from hospitals that continue to provide gender treatments for adolescents.

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Mamdani Names Budget Director as He Prepares to Enact Costly Agenda

Mayor-Elect Zohran Mamdani chose Sherif Soliman, a veteran of municipal government and the chief financial officer of the City University of New York, to lead the Office of Management and Budget.

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David Brooks, E.J. Dionne and Robert Siegel Take Stock of 2025

Trump is giving himself an A-plus-plus-plus, but the rest of America is anxious.

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After Rob Reiner’s ‘North’ Flopped, He Proved He Could Take Criticism With Humor

Roger Ebert said he “hated, hated, hated, hated, hated” Reiner’s 1994 film “North.” The director took it in stride.

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The D.N.C. Is Killing Its Autopsy of What Went Wrong in 2024

Ken Martin, the Democratic National Committee chairman, ordered the report months ago but is now said to believe that its release would be counterproductive for the party.

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Palo Alto Confronts Billionaires Over Their Housing Compounds

The Silicon Valley college town has changed drastically as Mark Zuckerberg, Larry Page and other tech founders have scooped up multiple properties.

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They Thought They Had ‘Made It.’ Now They Can’t Afford Food.

New Yorkers in the so-called “missing middle,” who may make too much for food benefits, say it’s still hard to find enough money for groceries.

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Trump Announces $1,776 ‘Warrior Dividend’ for Military

President Trump promised active duty troops a $1,776 check from revenue raised by tariffs, without acknowledging that the Supreme Court is weighing the legality of the powers used to impose the levies.

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The Woman in the Coldplay Concert Kiss Cam Video Is Ready to Talk

Kristin Cabot was caught on camera with her boss at a concert. The video went viral. Soon she was drowning in the vitriol of strangers.

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Over 1,000 Were Killed in Attack on Camp in Darfur, Sudan, U.N. Says

A paramilitary attack in April was one of the most brutal of Sudan’s civil war. Now, hunger is spreading as Western aid cuts have reduced U.N. rations.

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New York City Set to Raise the Cap on Permits for Street Vendors

The legislation, which would make thousands more permits available, is part of a package of City Council bills aimed at helping the city’s vendors get on the right side of the law.

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Truth Social Parent to Merge With Nuclear Fusion Firm in $6 Billion Deal

The deal would be a total transformation for Trump Media & Technology Group, the social media and crypto company in which President Trump holds a large stake.

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Interest Rate Cut and Slower Inflation Offer Britons a Reprieve

Britain’s central bank reduced interest rates to 3.75 percent, a move that was welcomed by the government, which has been looking to lower the high cost of living.

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A Bellicose Trump Points Fingers in Defending His Record on the Economy

In an 18-minute address, President Trump said the economy was booming despite the public’s consistent concerns about prices. Here are six takeaways from the speech.

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Is It About the Oil?

We look at what President Trump is trying to achieve in Venezuela.

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Pope Leo Appoints Bishop Ronald Hicks to Succeed Timothy Dolan

The appointment of Bishop Ronald A. Hicks is expected to bring a markedly different leadership style to New York’s archdiocese.

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Trump’s Combative Prime Time Speech, and the Growing Right-to-Die Movement

Plus, don’t blame the dogs in strollers.

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The Putin Confidant Who Pushed Back Against Russia’s War in Ukraine

Dmitri N. Kozak had worked with President Vladimir V. Putin for three decades before quitting in September. His associates described his break with the Russian leader.

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