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At the Center of the Latest Mangione Hearings: A Battle Over a Backpack

For three weeks, defense lawyers argued that searches of Luigi Mangione’s bag were unconstitutional. But state prosecutors have other evidence — and a federal prosecution looms.

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Guns from the United States are Pouring into Canada, Fueling a Spike in Gun Violence

The proliferation of illegal firearms from the United States has fueled a spike in gun violence in Canada, where most guns used in crimes are smuggled across the border.

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My Oldest Old Friend

She was a great-grandmother, and I was a millennial. We could have talked forever.

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Long Before Bondi Massacre, Australian Jews Lived With a Sense of Peril

Armed guards, bollards and secretive precautions became part of life amid antisemitic attacks and blurred lines between anger at Israel and hatred of Jews.

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How China Tried to Dismantle a Major Underground Church

Videos and photographs show how the Chinese authorities have tried to dismantle Zion Church, a Christian network with branches across the country.

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A Neighborhood in India Fears Being Blamed for a Distant Atrocity

The attacker killed at last week’s Hanukkah celebration in Australia came from a Muslim area whose residents have long gone abroad to seek better lives.

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Nearly a Third of San Francisco Loses Electricity

At least 125,000 customers out of 414,000 lost power on Saturday.

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Turning Point’s Annual Gathering Turns Into a Gripefest

At AmericaFest, conservative leaders insulted one another, revealing serious rifts over conspiracy theories, antisemitism and who belongs in America.

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Epstein Files Photos Disappear From Government Website, Including One of Trump

A total of 16 photos were taken down at some point on Saturday from the website that the Justice Department created. One featured an open drawer containing other photos, including at least one of President Trump.

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Epstein and Maxwell Grand Jury Records Are Released

The transcripts and photos were part of Department of Justice files arising from investigations into the disgraced financier and his former girlfriend.

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How to Watch the Ursids Winter Solstice Meteor Shower

The Ursids this weekend are a winter solstice light show.

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U.S. Coast Guard Boards Tanker Carrying Venezuelan Oil

The vessel, which was flying a Panamanian flag, was not on a list of tankers under U.S. sanctions.

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Bill Clinton Photos in Epstein Files Show He Can’t Escape Scandal

The Republican-led Justice Department’s release of photos of the former president with Jeffrey Epstein will introduce yet another generation to his flaws and controversies.

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Cynthia Lummis, a One-Term G.O.P. Senator, Will Not Seek Re-election

A conservative who has served in the Senate since 2021, Ms. Lummis attributed the decision to the “difficult, exhausting session” this fall on Capitol Hill.

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With Attacks on Oil Tankers, Ukraine Takes Aim at Russia’s War Financing

Strikes on four vessels signal that Kyiv is willing to expand the maritime theater of the conflict in an effort to crimp Moscow’s military funding.

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Why I Gave Up Holiday Hosting

I spent years dreaming of giving up, but figuring out how, when the role of host had calcified around me like plaster, seemed impossible.

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Marco Rubio Is Winning the Trump Era

The secretary of state has somehow avoided becoming either a media fixation or a major player in the right’s unfolding psychodrama.

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Bowen Yang Is Leaving ‘S.N.L.’ After This Weekend’s Episode

Yang has been part of the NBC sketch show since 2018, earning five Emmy nominations.

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Conservative Leaders Can’t Ignore Candace Owens

The right mastered influencer politics. Now they’re tearing the movement apart.

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From A.I. to Tariffs, 14 Charts That Explain 2025

President Trump’s trade policy, inflation and climbing stock prices shaped business and the economy this year.

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U.S. Strikes on Syria Underscore Scale of Challenge for Its President

The Syrian government did not comment directly on the extensive American strikes targeting the Islamic State on Friday, but said it was intensifying its own efforts to fight the group.

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Closing Arguments

Today, your highly personal, delightfully specific bests of 2025.

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Was 2025 the End of ‘Teflon Trump’?

Jamelle Bouie, Michelle Cottle and David French convene to discuss the year that was.

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The A.I. Models Are Competing for Your Affection

Major A.I. companies are competing to give their models the most appealing personality.

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What Would Surprise Jesus About Christmas 2025?

An eminent New Testament scholar recounts what he says was the message of Jesus that transformed the West.

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Trump Administration Pushes Asylum Seekers to Apply in Other Countries

In immigration courts, U.S. lawyers have filed thousands of requests to dismiss asylum cases and force people to pursue asylum elsewhere.

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Nuno Loureiro, Slain MIT Professor, Was a ‘Brilliant Scientist’

Nuno Loureiro, 47, was killed by an old classmate who was on the run from a shooting at Brown University, the authorities said.

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Koch Political Operation Spent Nearly $550 Million During 2024 Cycle

The huge sum shows that while the Koch network may not hold significant power at high levels of the Republican Party, it remains a financial juggernaut.

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How Democrats Used One Word to Turn the Tide Against Trump

Both parties are now preparing for “affordability” to play a major role in the midterm elections next year. How did it emerge so quickly?

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Why Middle-Class Americans Say Life Is Unaffordable

Economists say that a typical middle-class family today is richer than one in the 1960s. Americans in their 20s and 30s don’t believe it.

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