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U.S. Housing Discrimination Complaints Rise as Support Network Thins

Accusations are up nearly 20 percent since 2014, according to a nonprofit, which warns that “the infrastructure for enforcing our nation’s fair housing laws is being dismantled.”

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How U.S. Defense Industry Dodged a Rare-Earth Shortage After China’s Curbs

America’s ability to make precision-guided missiles was threatened during Trump’s tariff war. But experienced players have rescued the supply chain, for now.

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Assad, Ousted Syrian Ruler, Leads Life of Luxury in Russia

Bashar al-Assad’s long, brutal reign ended swiftly, but he and his close circle have had a soft landing in Russia.

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How Trump’s First Year Reshaped U.S. Energy and Climate Policy

The sweeping changes have affected everything from coal plant retirements to international diplomacy over shipping emissions.

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Trump Halts Five Wind Farms Off the East Coast

The Interior Department said the projects posed national security risks, without providing details. The decision imperils billions of dollars of investments.

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The Economy Survived 2025, But Many Americans Are Reeling

A feared recession didn’t materialize, but unemployment rose, wage growth slowed and affordability challenges are mounting.

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Christmas Is Back in Bethlehem, but Peace and Joy Have Yet to Arrive

Palestinian Christians are reviving their seasonal public celebrations, hoping to bring light and holiday spirit at the end of a gloomy year in the West Bank.

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In Congress and at Home, Omar Faces Trump’s Anti-Somali Attacks

Representative Ilhan Omar, Democrat of Minnesota, has long been a target of racist insults by the president. Now her whole community faces an immigration crackdown.

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Larry Ellison Personally Guarantees Paramount Bid for Warner Brothers

Mr. Ellison’s personal guarantee is meant to address concerns that the Warner Bros. Discovery’s board had expressed about Paramount’s original offer.

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China Vanke Gets Temporary Lifeline to Prevent Debt Default

Bondholders for one of China’s biggest real estate developers extended a grace period to negotiate a delayed repayment of a $285 million bond.

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The Best Photos From the NYT Styles Desk in 2025

Fashion, characters, celebrities, scenes and more incredible moments that made you look in 2025.

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Angering Denmark, Trump Appoints Special Envoy to Greenland

President Trump, who has long said he wants to “get” the semiautonomous Danish territory, tapped Louisiana’s governor for the new position. Officials in Greenland and Denmark expressed outrage.

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As Trump Clings to Tariffs, His Argentine Ally Is Opening Up to Trade

President Javier Milei is eliminating barriers to what had been a closed-off economy, moving in the opposite direction of his main political ally, President Trump.

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Lynching of a Hindu in Bangladesh Fans Fears of Rising Intolerance

Muslim co-workers accused the garment factory worker of blasphemy and dragged him into the street, where an angry mob murdered him.

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Betty Reid Soskin, Nation’s Oldest Park Ranger, Dies at 104

She began working as a park ranger at age 85, educating visitors about the women and people of color who served on the home front in World War II, herself among them.

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What to Know About the Latest Epstein Files, and a Flood of U.S. Guns to Canada

Plus, a day of Waymo chaos in San Francisco.

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What We Know About U.S. Interceptions of Oil Tankers in Venezuela

A Venezuela-bound vessel fled after rebuffing an attempt by the Coast Guard to seize it, the latest twist in the escalating U.S. pressure campaign against the Maduro government.

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A Conspicuous Gap May Undermine Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Plan

A historical review shows lawmakers without certain familial records went unchallenged as citizens when the 14th Amendment was adopted. The finding appeared to undercut the president’s claims on birthright citizenship.

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Washington State Faces Climate Change Reality After Storms

Two weeks of “atmospheric river” deluges took a toll on business in Leavenworth, Wash., and beyond, reminding the region that a warming planet has brought new uncertainty.

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Artists We Lost in 2025, in Their Words

Robert Redford, Roberta Flack, Diane Keaton and Brian Wilson are among the cultural luminaries who died this year.

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Christmas Trappings: New England Swoons Over Lobster Pot Trees

The trees have become a sought-after backdrop for social media posts, holiday cards and even marriage proposals.

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What Happened When I Asked ChatGPT to Solve an 800-Year-Old Italian Mystery

For centuries, nobody has known who built the Florence Baptistery. Could A.I. crack the mystery?

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Their Death Sentences Were Commuted by Biden. They Could Face Execution Again.

At least four of the 37 men whose sentences were commuted last year could face the death penalty at the state level after a push from the Trump administration.

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Puzzle Designers Search for That ‘Satisfying Click’

For prizewinning puzzle creators, the devilish ideas are in the details.

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She Fell in Love With ChatGPT. Then She Ghosted It.

The 29-year-old woman who created the “MyBoyfriendIsAI” community on Reddit isn’t dating (or sexting) her A.I. boyfriend anymore. She found something more fulfilling.

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The U.S. Must End China’s Rare Earth Dominance

The world’s democracies cannot depend on the most powerful authoritarian state — and an increasingly aggressive one — for critical minerals.

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Bondi Beach Shooting Suspects Also Used Pipe Bombs in Attack, Police Say

But the explosives did not detonate, according to investigators, who also found a video of the two men training with firearms.

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Russian General Is Killed in Car Bombing in Moscow

The attack appeared to be the latest targeted assassination of a senior military official inside Russia’s borders.

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What to Know About OMNY, MetroCard’s Tap-and-Go Successor

With the MetroCard retiring at the end of 2025, the OMNY system will become the only way to pay for most transit riders.

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Goodbye (and Good Riddance?) to the MetroCard

Thirty years ago, the newfangled method of paying for New York City’s buses and subways seemed like cutting-edge technology. Now, its days are numbered.

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