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Senate Clears Defense Bill Denying Transgender Care to Minors

Senate Clears Defense Bill Denying Transgender Care to Minors

Karoun Demirjian
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Politics

The annual defense bill directing $895 billion toward the Pentagon and other military programs would deny transgender health coverage to minors. It now heads to President Biden’s desk.


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‘LIfe-Changing’ Psychedelic, for When Life Is Ending

‘LIfe-Changing’ Psychedelic, for When Life Is Ending

Andrew Jacobs
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Politics

People are turning to psilocybin, ketamine and other treatments for palliative care.


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‘Murder Hornet’ Has Been Eradicated From the U.S., Officials Say

‘Murder Hornet’ Has Been Eradicated From the U.S., Officials Say

Mike Baker
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Politics

The hornet was discovered in a corner of Washington State. Five years later, a massive mobilization has eliminated the invasive species, at least for now.


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Drug Charges Against Sean Combs Associate Are Dropped in Florida

Drug Charges Against Sean Combs Associate Are Dropped in Florida

Ben Sisario
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Politics

The charges against Brendan Paul, a former Syracuse University basketball player who was arrested amid raids on Mr. Combs’s homes, were dropped after he completed a diversion program.


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Supreme Court to Hear TikTok’s Challenge to Law That Could Ban It

Supreme Court to Hear TikTok’s Challenge to Law That Could Ban It

Adam Liptak and Sapna Maheshwari
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Politics

The company and its Chinese parent invoked the First Amendment in urging the justices to step in before a Jan. 19 deadline to sell or be shut down.


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Buy, Donate, Repeat. At 91, Leonard Lauder Has More to Give

Buy, Donate, Repeat. At 91, Leonard Lauder Has More to Give

Carol Vogel
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Politics

Picasso paintings. Jasper Johns ale cans. Irving Penn photos. The cosmetics heir created the model for the headline-grabbing donation that museums dream of today.


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The U.S. Has No Special Panel for Nazi-Loot Claims. Could That Change?

The U.S. Has No Special Panel for Nazi-Loot Claims. Could That Change?

Milton Esterow
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Politics

Several European countries have restitution commissions that decide claims regarding art lost in the Holocaust. Some people think there should be a U.S. panel too.


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How the Right and the MAHA Movement Have Co-opted ‘Crunchy’

How the Right and the MAHA Movement Have Co-opted ‘Crunchy’

Lisa Miller
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Politics

Once, eating whole foods and avoiding toxins was associated with a lefty worldview. Now, being a “crunchy mom” is more often about “health freedom.”


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American Kitchens Face an Uncertain Mix: Olive Oil and Tariffs

American Kitchens Face an Uncertain Mix: Olive Oil and Tariffs

Julia Moskin
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Politics

Trump hasn’t said whether he’ll move against imported foods, but the effects on oil producers and consumers are already being debated.


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Investigation of Police ‘Courtesy Cards’ Finds a 2-Tiered System of Justice

Investigation of Police ‘Courtesy Cards’ Finds a 2-Tiered System of Justice

Tracey Tully
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Politics

Videos released by a New Jersey government watchdog have pierced a veil of secrecy around cards that can be used to avoid traffic tickets.


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China’s Nuclear Buildup Is on Track Despite Graft Scandals, Pentagon Says

China’s Nuclear Buildup Is on Track Despite Graft Scandals, Pentagon Says

Chris Buckley and John Ismay
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Politics

Corruption investigations may have shaken Beijing’s confidence in top commanders, but China’s military expansion hasn’t slowed, a report found.


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Zelensky to Meet With E.U. Leaders to Discuss Ukraine’s Future

Zelensky to Meet With E.U. Leaders to Discuss Ukraine’s Future

Jenny Gross and Steven Erlanger
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Politics

As Donald J. Trump prepares to take office in the United States, President Volodymyr Zelensky will attend a dinner hosted by the NATO chief to plot the path forward in the war with Russia.


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Who Is Dominique Pelicot, the Man at the Center of France’s Mass Rape Trial?

Who Is Dominique Pelicot, the Man at the Center of France’s Mass Rape Trial?

Catherine Porter
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Politics

For over three months, judges and lawyers have tried to grasp the true nature of the man who said he had invited dozens of strangers to join him in raping his drugged wife.


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In Syria, First Domestic Flight Since Assad’s Overthrow Lands in Aleppo

In Syria, First Domestic Flight Since Assad’s Overthrow Lands in Aleppo

Raja Abdulrahim
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Politics

A Syrian Air flight from Damascus landed in Aleppo on Wednesday, as the country’s transitional government tries to demonstrate its ability to run the war-shattered country.


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The Photos that Defined 2024

The Photos that Defined 2024

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The year was made up of extraordinary moments — and Times photographers captured them in extraordinary images.


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