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Limits on Aid to Syria Threaten to Worsen the Country’s Humanitarian Crisis

Limits on Aid to Syria Threaten to Worsen the Country’s Humanitarian Crisis

Ephrat Livni
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Politics

Major obstacles could stymie Syria’s new leaders as they struggle to find some footing and improve the country’s living conditions.


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Democratic Donors Will Gather to Plot Ways Forward Under Trump

Democratic Donors Will Gather to Plot Ways Forward Under Trump

Theodore Schleifer
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Politics

The liberal group American Bridge is planning to bring donors together early next year in Palm Beach, Fla., as the Democratic big-money universe debates what it can do better in 2026 and 2028.


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Databricks Is Raising $10 Billion, in One of the Largest Venture Capital Deals

Databricks Is Raising $10 Billion, in One of the Largest Venture Capital Deals

Erin Griffith
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Politics

The artificial intelligence start-up’s funding shows investors remain enthusiastic about the A.I. boom.


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Mangione Faces First-Degree Murder Charge That Brands Him a Terrorist

Mangione Faces First-Degree Murder Charge That Brands Him a Terrorist

Hurubie Meko
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Politics

A grand jury formally indicted Luigi Mangione in the killing of Brian Thompson, the chief executive of UnitedHealthcare.


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A Weary Biden Heads for the Exit

A Weary Biden Heads for the Exit

Peter Baker and Zolan Kanno-Youngs
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Politics

Still stinging from the election, President Biden is pushing for his final priorities but has absented himself from the national conversation about Donald Trump after warning repeatedly that he was a threat to American democracy.


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Men and Women Are Politically Divided. There Is Much More to It Than That.

Men and Women Are Politically Divided. There Is Much More to It Than That.

Thomas B. Edsall
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Politics

The declining ability of many boys and men to compete at school and in the workplace has become both a social and a political issue.


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As Trump Turns Away From Ukraine, Even Supporters in Congress Rethink Aid

As Trump Turns Away From Ukraine, Even Supporters in Congress Rethink Aid

Karoun Demirjian
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Politics

Reality has set in on Capitol Hill that with President-elect Donald J. Trump poised to take office, the era of U.S. military support for Ukraine is coming to an end.


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Lawsuit Accuses Georgetown of Admitting Students Based Solely on Wealth

Lawsuit Accuses Georgetown of Admitting Students Based Solely on Wealth

Stephanie Saul
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Politics

The schools were accused of giving special treatment to wealthy students who might not otherwise have been admitted.


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New U.S. Vehicles Must Have Rear Seatbelt Alarms by Late 2027

New U.S. Vehicles Must Have Rear Seatbelt Alarms by Late 2027

Amanda Holpuch
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Politics

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration changed an existing rule to expand and enhance seatbelt warning requirements.


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Wisconsin School Shooting: Madison Residents Grieve as They Wait to Learn More

Wisconsin School Shooting: Madison Residents Grieve as They Wait to Learn More

Julie Bosman, Dan Simmons, Mitch Smith, Ernesto Londoño and Jamie Kelter Davis
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Politics

Officials in Wisconsin were expected to give an update on Tuesday afternoon. The shooting left a student and a teacher dead and six others injured.


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The TV Shows, Movies and Music That Readers Loved in 2024

The TV Shows, Movies and Music That Readers Loved in 2024

Robin Kawakami
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Politics

Critical favorites like “Anora,” “Cowboy Carter” and “The Bear” still left room for more recent arrivals like “Wicked” and Broadway’s “Maybe Happy Ending.”


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Commonwealth Fusion Systems to Build Power Plant in Virginia

Commonwealth Fusion Systems to Build Power Plant in Virginia

Raymond Zhong
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Politics

Commonwealth Fusion Systems, an M.I.T. spinoff, aims to generate carbon-free electricity in an industrial park near Richmond in the early 2030s.


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Elon Musk and SpaceX Face Federal Reviews After Violations of Security Reporting Rules

Elon Musk and SpaceX Face Federal Reviews After Violations of Security Reporting Rules

Kirsten Grind, Eric Lipton and Sheera Frenkel
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Politics

Federal agencies have opened at least three reviews into whether the company and its leader complied with disclosure protocols intended to protect state secrets, people with knowledge of the matter said.


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For Years, U.S. Collected Tips About Austin Tice’s Disappearance in Syria

For Years, U.S. Collected Tips About Austin Tice’s Disappearance in Syria

Adam Goldman and Christina Goldbaum
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Politics

Nongovernmental workers and journalists have scoured prisons for clues about his fate in the absence of an official American presence in the country.


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Bob Lee Killing: Nima Momeni Convicted of Second-Degree Murder

Bob Lee Killing: Nima Momeni Convicted of Second-Degree Murder

Heather Knight and Soumya Karlamangla
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Politics

Nima Momeni, 40, was convicted by a San Francisco jury in the fatal stabbing of Bob Lee, a well-known tech executive.


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