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China Touts Hainan, Its Duty-Free Island, Amid $1 Trillion Trade Surplus

Policies meant to lure importers to Hainan, a resort island off China’s coast, signal an opening up, Beijing says. One expert calls it a “bait and switch.”

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Béla Fleck Withdraws From Kennedy Center Concerts

“Performing there has become charged and political,” the 18-time Grammy winner said.

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FEMA Staff Bracing for Dismissal of 1,000 Disaster Workers

The job cuts expected this month are part of a plan by the Homeland Security secretary, Kristi Noem, to remake the agency.

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Court Questions Trump Administration Effort to End Temporary Protected Status for Haitians

A federal judge questioned whether the Trump administration appropriately reviewed safety conditions in Haiti before ending protections for people from the Caribbean nation.

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After Trump’s Military Victory in Venezuela, Cuba’s Economy Is in ‘Freefall’

With widespread power outages, medicine shortages and rising food prices, experts say Cuba’s economy has never been worse, with the crisis coming just as the supply of Venezuelan oil is threatened.

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Michael Reagan, Son of President Reagan, Dies at 80

Mr. Reagan, who was adopted by Ronald Reagan and his first wife, Jane Wyman, had cancer, according to a statement.

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What to Know About the Vaccines Cut From C.D.C. Recommendations

Federal health officials upended the immunization schedule for American children this week. These are the diseases affected.

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N.Y.C. Child Care Programs Brace for Cuts After Federal Funding Freeze

The Trump administration said it was placing a hold on $10 billion in subsidies across five states, including New York.

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Aldrich Ames, C.I.A. Turncoat Who Helped the Soviets, Dies at 84

As chief of the counterintelligence branch of the C.I.A.’s Soviet division, he had access to some of the nation’s deepest secrets. He had been serving a life sentence since 1994.

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Pardoned Jan. 6 Rioters Rally and Demand More from Trump

The “J6ers,” as they refer to themselves, praised President Trump but called for more action from his administration, including financial restitution and prison reform.

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U.S. Pressures Venezuela to Expel Advisers From Cuba, China, Russia and Iran

Secretary of State Marco Rubio was said to have listed the Trump administration’s demands to Venezuela’s new leader, Delcy Rodríguez, in a classified meeting Monday with senior congressional leaders.

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Stephen Miller Offers a Strongman’s View of the World

President Trump’s trusted adviser is casting his hard-right gaze abroad, saying the world must be governed by “force.”

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Mamdani Issues Executive Orders on Homeless Shelters and City Jails

Mayor Zohran Mamdani directed city agencies to make plans to comply with rules governing health and safety at the facilities, and said they must work to end solitary confinement.

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Suspect in Brown and M.I.T. Killings Discussed Attacks in Videos, Officials Say

Claudio Neves Valente, who is accused of killing two students at Brown and an M.I.T. professor, left rambling descriptions of the shootings.

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Justice Dept. Memo Approved Military Incursion Into Venezuela as Lawful

Lawmakers were informed that the Office of Legal Counsel said Mr. Trump could lawfully order military strikes inside Venezuelan territory and a commando raid to capture President Nicolás Maduro.

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Cea Weaver Has Long Been a Firebrand. Mamdani Is Standing by Her.

Ms. Weaver, a longtime tenant advocate who was appointed to a high-profile role in Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s administration, is facing criticism for past comments on homeownership.

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Rosa von Praunheim, 83, Dies; Captured Gay Life in Germany on Film

His first feature-length movie, in 1971, was called his country’s “Stonewall moment,” for jump-starting a gay-rights movement. He became a leading voice of it.

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Michigan City to Pay $3.25 Million After Woman Was Mistakenly Declared Dead

Timesha Beauchamp, 20, was found alive at a funeral home after she had been pronounced dead during a medical episode in Southfield, Mich. She died weeks later.

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Tim Walz Says He Ended Minnesota Governor Run to Shield Residents From Trump

“I don’t think any governor in history has had to fight a war against the federal government every single day,” Gov. Walz said after ending his re-election bid.

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Mamdani Paves ‘The Bump,’ A Troublesome Bike Ramp at the Williamsburg Bridge

The small but symbolic gesture, at the foot of the Williamsburg Bridge, signals more ambitious street redesign plans from the new mayor.

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Venezuelan Leaders Project Independence

Also, Europe discusses postwar plans for Ukraine. Here’s the latest at the end of Tuesday.

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Trump Administration Posts False Jan. 6 Narrative on Riot’s 5th Anniversary

A new web page on the official White House site blames the Capitol Police and Democrats for the pro-Trump mob riot, absolving the president of responsibility and calling participants “innocent.”

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Rubio Tells Lawmakers Trump Wants to Buy Greenland

President Trump has said since his first term that he wants to acquire Greenland, and he asked aides for an updated plan on Monday. European leaders rejected the president’s assertions.

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Judge Orders Halligan, a Trump Loyalist, to Explain Why She Has Kept U.S. Attorney Title

The ruling was the most robust effort to date to press the prosecutor, Lindsey Halligan, on why she has continued to serve as the U.S. attorney, despite an order throwing out her appointment.

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Israel Tells Doctors Without Borders to End Its Work in Gaza

The move against the medical aid group enforces policies limiting criticism of Israel’s conduct in the war and requiring personal details about Gazan employees.

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There Were Good Reasons to Depose Maduro

But taking Venezuela’s oil while leaving the regime in place weren’t among them.

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Elon Musk’s xAI Raises $20 Billion

The funding is part of an A.I. frenzy, as investors aggressively plow enormous sums into fast-growing start-ups at sky-high valuations.

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Murders in New York City Fell 20% in 2025, Though Reported Rapes Rose

Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch and Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced the numbers on Tuesday. Officials attributed the rise in rapes in part to a change in the state definition of sexual assault.

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Golden Globe 2026 Nominees: Full List Including ‘One Battle After Another’

The movies and TV series competing for the 83rd Golden Globes. The ceremony will air on Jan. 11.

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Doug LaMalfa’s Death Further Depletes House G.O.P. Majority

The California Republican’s sudden passing, on the same day that Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene’s resignation took effect, made the party’s House math even trickier.

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