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K-Pop in 2025: What ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ and NewJeans Tell Us About the Genre

The genre peaked in terms of global awareness with “KPop Demon Hunters,” while the industry’s most promising new act was mired in a legal morass.

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Let Your Phone Go Gray

Julia Angwin turns her iPhone screen to gray and learns a lot about her relationship with her phone.

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The Class Where ‘Screenagers’ Train to Navigate Social Media and A.I.

New technologies are complicating efforts to teach the scrolling generation to think critically and defensively online.

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Will Zohran Mamdani Be the 111th or the 112th Mayor of New York? It Depends.

An arcane numbering system and the misplacement of an official record have caused confusion on where Zohran Mamdani falls in history.

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That Old Classic Film in the Theater? It Might Be From This Man’s House.

The artifacts of 20th-century cinema are being preserved in museums, and in the care of private film collectors like Brian Darwas, who has hundreds of movie prints at his home.

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They Were Supposed to Protect Young Workers. Instead, They Cashed In.

Profit-seekers co-opted America’s premier cultural exchange program, the J-1 visa, which brought young people to work in the United States. Some sponsors charged thousands in fees.

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Pope Leo Surprises St. Peter’s Crowd Before Christmas Eve Mass

Pope Leo XIV greeted the soggy faithful in St. Peter’s Square in both English and Italian and apologized that there wasn’t enough room in the basilica for them all.

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Winner in Arkansas Takes $1.817 Billion Powerball Jackpot

A single ticket drawn Wednesday night won the second-largest U.S. lottery jackpot ever.

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Christmas Dinner Can Feel Endless. Embrace It.

A long-neglected one-act from a theatrical master offers the key to enjoying your family gatherings.

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I’ve Been the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees for a Decade. This Is the Crisis I See.

Populist rhetoric is numbing us to the plight of others.

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​North Korea Unveils the Completed Hull of What It Calls a Nuclear Submarine

The debut followed the North’s first test of a new surface-to-air missile and the arrival of a U.S. nuclear-powered attack sub for a port call in South Korea.

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What Parents in China See in A.I. Toys

A video of a child crying over her broken A.I. chatbot stirred up conversation in China, with some viewers questioning whether the gadgets are good for children. But the girl’s father says it’s more than a toy; it’s a family member.

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Why China, a One-Party State, Is Backing Elections in This Country

The vote in Myanmar, widely seen as a sham, is a bid for legitimacy by the military government. It is also a way for Beijing to exert its influence there.

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Why Russia Is Likely to Reject the New US-Ukrainian Peace Plan

The first draft essentially called for Ukraine’s surrender. The revised version includes the security guarantees Kyiv wants to prevent future Russian aggression.

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Kennedy Center’s Christmas Eve Jazz Show Canceled After Trump Name Added to Building

Chuck Redd, a jazz musician, said he canceled his annual concert after President Trump’s name was affixed to the Washington building’s facade.

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Former Broadway Child Actress, 25, Killed in New Jersey Stabbing

Imani Dia Smith, who appeared in “The Lion King,” died after she was stabbed at a home in Edison, the authorities said. A man faces murder charges related to the incident.

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Peng Peiyun, 95, Dies; Official Renounced China’s One-Child Policy

She was given the “hardest job under heaven”: upholding birth limits enforced by often brutal local officials. She came to support softening the policy, then abolishing it.

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Man Shot in ICE Confrontation in Maryland, Officials Say

Federal and local officials said the man, an immigrant from Portugal, tried to flee and harm agents. He and another man were hospitalized after a vehicle they were in crashed.

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After a Plane Crashed in the Texas Fog, 2 Stories of Rescue

A plane from Mexico was on a medical mission on Monday when it crashed into Galveston Bay, and two men on the water that day helped save two lives.

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Honduras Declares Nasry Asfura, Trump Ally, Winner of Presidential Election

Nasry Asfura was endorsed by President Trump in a contentious election. The process of counting votes experienced technical problems, revisions of disputed ballot boxes and claims of fraud.

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Phyllis Lee Levin, Times Fashion Reporter and Biographer, Dies at 104

Her 1960 essay about the frustrations of educated women prefigured Betty Friedan’s “The Feminine Mystique.” She later wrote books on John Quincy Adams and others.

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A Million More Epstein Documents Have Been Found, Justice Dept. Says

Democratic lawmakers, who had criticized the Justice Department’s release of the material, accused the Trump administration of violating the law mandating the release of the files.

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The Epstein File Drop Is Not About Justice

The fight was supposed to be about releasing them. But the way it’s being done seems designed to obscure the truth.

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‘Marty Supreme’ Review: Timothée Chalamet Sprints to the Top

The actor stars as a magnetic, striving table-tennis champ in Josh Safdie’s new movie, one of the most exciting movies of the year.

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He Was Locked Up in a Psych Ward. It Helped Him Get His Life Together.

Lamar Brown went through a rigorous program at a New York State psychiatric hospital aimed at stopping the “revolving door” for homeless people with mental illness.

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Trump Tosses Lifelines to the Struggling Coal Industry

The Energy Department ordered two coal-burning power plants to remain open, and the Environmental Protection Agency gave utilities more time to tackle toxic coal ash.

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Immigrant Nurse Is Among 2 Dead in Pennsylvania Nursing Home Explosions

Muthoni Nduthu was one of two killed by explosions at an eastern Pennsylvania facility that was plagued by poor ratings, citations and fines from the federal government.

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The Strange Death of Make America Great Again

Trump has begun to recede from the movement he created.

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‘Song Sung Blue’ Review: A Christmas ‘Caroline’

Craig Brewer’s toe-tapping weepie about the triumphs and tragedies of a Neil Diamond tribute band is exactly the movie we need right now.

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In Private Letters, Harvard and Trump Administration Escalate Duel

It is the latest twist in the marquee battle of the administration’s campaign to rein in colleges and universities it views as too liberal.

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