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How Student Phones and Social Media Are Fueling Fights in Schools

How Student Phones and Social Media Are Fueling Fights in Schools

Natasha Singer
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Politics

Cafeteria melees. Students kicked in the head. Injured educators. Technology is stoking cycles of violence in schools across the United States.


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His Family Voted to Support Trump’s Deportation Plan. That Includes Him.

His Family Voted to Support Trump’s Deportation Plan. That Includes Him.

Eli Saslow and Erin Schaff
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Politics

His friends and family members in Rome, Ga., voted to support mass deportation. Now he’s scrambling to stay in the country.


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Weeks of Drone Sightings Leave New Jersey on Edge

Weeks of Drone Sightings Leave New Jersey on Edge

Alyce McFadden and Nate Schweber
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Politics

In the Garden State, where the rash of sightings started a month ago, residents are looking to the skies, wondering why they still don’t have definitive answers from officials.


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No Evidence Drones in Northeast Are a Threat, Officials Say

No Evidence Drones in Northeast Are a Threat, Officials Say

Zolan Kanno-Youngs
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Politics

Numerous sightings of flying objects in recent weeks have raised alarm, but federal law enforcement officials say that at least some were manned aircraft, such as airplanes or helicopters.


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Rahm Emanuel, U.S. Envoy, Says His Impatience Nudged Japan Forward

Rahm Emanuel, U.S. Envoy, Says His Impatience Nudged Japan Forward

Motoko Rich
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Politics

In a society used to quiet consensus-building, Tokyo has made bold changes to its defense policy. “Did I contribute to that?” Mr. Emanuel asked. “Uh, yeah.”


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Best Dance Performances of 2024

Best Dance Performances of 2024

Gia Kourlas, Brian Seibert and Roslyn Sulcas
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Politics

Once-in-a-generation ballerinas, topical works that transcended politics and a voguing “Cats” were highlights of the year.


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Ingrid Lewis-Martin, Top Adviser to Mayor Adams, Resigns

Ingrid Lewis-Martin, Top Adviser to Mayor Adams, Resigns

Emma G. Fitzsimmons
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Politics

The departure of Ms. Lewis-Martin, whose phone was seized by investigators in September, is the latest in a string of resignations among the mayor’s inner circle.


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The Trouble Began Where #MeToo Became #ChurchToo

The Trouble Began Where #MeToo Became #ChurchToo

David French
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Politics

Yes, people want justice — so long as justice costs them nothing, or very little.


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My 500-Mile Journey Across Alaska’s Thawing Arctic

My 500-Mile Journey Across Alaska’s Thawing Arctic

Jon Waterman
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Politics

I had read about how the rapid warming of the Arctic was upending the landscape and its people. Now I’ve seen it.


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A Trip to New York

A Trip to New York

Elisabeth Goodridge
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Politics

Expert advice to make the most of a New York City vacation.


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Saving Christmas in North Carolina, One Tree at a Time, After Hurricane Helene

Saving Christmas in North Carolina, One Tree at a Time, After Hurricane Helene

Emily Cochrane and Mike Belleme
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Politics

The storm upended the Christmas tree industry in the state’s western region. Now, farmers and residents are eager for the comfort of the season’s rituals.


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Google’s Sundar Pichai on Antitrust, Trump and A.I.

Google’s Sundar Pichai on Antitrust, Trump and A.I.

Andrew Ross Sorkin and Sarah Kessler
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Politics

Google’s chief executive spoke with Andrew Ross Sorkin at the DealBook Summit


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At Least 11 Dead in Mayotte After Tropical Cyclone Chido Strikes

At Least 11 Dead in Mayotte After Tropical Cyclone Chido Strikes

Mike Ives and Nazaneen Ghaffar
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Politics

The prefect of Mayotte said the death toll could climb. The storm, the equivalent of a Category 3, made landfall in Mozambique on Sunday.


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Sobhita Dhulipala and Naga Akkineni, Well-Known Indian Film Stars, Wed in ‘Intimate’ 300-Person Ceremony

Sobhita Dhulipala and Naga Akkineni, Well-Known Indian Film Stars, Wed in ‘Intimate’ 300-Person Ceremony

Sadiba Hasan
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Politics

Sobhita Dhulipala and Naga Chaitanya Akkineni bonded over their South Indian roots and a shared language that felt like home. They married in an “intimate” ceremony of 300.


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Trump and His Picks Threaten More Lawsuits Over Critical Coverage

Trump and His Picks Threaten More Lawsuits Over Critical Coverage

David Enrich
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Politics

The small flurry of threatened defamation suits is the latest sign that the incoming Trump administration appears poised to do what it can to crack down on unfavorable media coverage.


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