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Gisèle Pelicot’s Horrifying Rape Trial Has Changed France

Gisèle Pelicot’s Horrifying Rape Trial Has Changed France

Megan Clement
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Politics

Gisèle Pelicot has opened up a conversation about sexual violence in a country where a serious reckoning was well overdue.


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Trump Puts Shares of His Media Company in a Trust

Trump Puts Shares of His Media Company in a Trust

Matthew Goldstein
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Politics

A regulatory filing showed that the president-elect transferred some 115 million shares of Trump Media to a trust controlled by his son Donald Trump Jr.


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Senior U.S. Diplomats Arrive in Syria to Meet With Governing Militias

Senior U.S. Diplomats Arrive in Syria to Meet With Governing Militias

Edward Wong
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Politics

The U.S. officials plan to look for signs of Austin Tice, a missing American journalist, as well as other U.S. citizens.


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During Pelicot Trial, Avignon’s Ramparts Give a Platform to Denounce ‘Rape Culture’

During Pelicot Trial, Avignon’s Ramparts Give a Platform to Denounce ‘Rape Culture’

Catherine Porter and Ségolène Le Stradic
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Politics

A feminist collective, the Amazons of Avignon, has been plastering the walls of the city with testimony from the trial of the 51 men who were convicted in the Gisele Pelicot rape case.


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51 Men Guilty in Rape Trial That Horrified France

51 Men Guilty in Rape Trial That Horrified France

Catherine Porter, Christina Shaman, Laura Salaberry, Ségolène Le Stradic and Rebecca Suner
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Politics

Dominique Pelicot, who admitted to drugging and raping his wife for almost a decade and to inviting dozens of strangers to join him, was convicted on Thursday of aggravated rape and other charges and was sentenced to the maximum 20 years in prison. The court also convicted the 50 other defendants, most of them on rape charges. Catherine Porter, a New York Times reporter, followed the four-month trial and reports from Avignon.


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U.S. Files Murder Charge Against Mangione That Could Bring Death Penalty

U.S. Files Murder Charge Against Mangione That Could Bring Death Penalty

Benjamin Weiser
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Politics

Federal authorities filed a total of four counts against Luigi Mangione, who is accused of killing Brian Thompson, the chief executive of UnitedHealthcare.


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More Than Twice as Many U.S. Troops Are in Syria as Previously Disclosed

More Than Twice as Many U.S. Troops Are in Syria as Previously Disclosed

Helene Cooper
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Politics

A Pentagon spokesman said the increase was unrelated to the fall of President Bashar al-Assad to rebel forces in early December.


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Its Syrian Bases in Doubt, Russia Sends Cargo Flights to Libya

Its Syrian Bases in Doubt, Russia Sends Cargo Flights to Libya

Nataliya Vasilyeva
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Politics

A Libyan officer said the stepped-up flights from Russia and Syria delivered military gear.


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Videos That Purport to Show Drones in New Jersey Likely Show Planes

Videos That Purport to Show Drones in New Jersey Likely Show Planes

Alexander Cardia, Arijeta Lajka, Riley Mellen, Lazaro Gamio and Alyce McFadden
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Politics

Here’s why it’s hard to distinguish objects in the night sky.


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Bird Flu Has Hit California Dairies So Hard That They’re Calling It ‘Covid for Cows’

Bird Flu Has Hit California Dairies So Hard That They’re Calling It ‘Covid for Cows’

Soumya Karlamangla, Orlando Mayorquín and Jesus Jiménez
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Politics

The virus has spread rapidly in California, the nation’s largest producer of milk. Farmers are frustrated that their herds are getting infected despite various precautions.


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Macau Is the Casino Capital of the World. For China, That’s Not Enough.

Macau Is the Casino Capital of the World. For China, That’s Not Enough.

Alexandra Stevenson and Zixu Wang
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Politics

A quarter century after the former Portuguese colony was made a Chinese territory, Macau’s economic boundaries with the mainland are being blurred.


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Tisch Shakes Up N.Y.P.D. Staff and Orders 500 Officers Back to Key Roles

Tisch Shakes Up N.Y.P.D. Staff and Orders 500 Officers Back to Key Roles

Maria Cramer
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Politics

Commissioner Jessica Tisch is replacing the Police Department’s head of communications, who had clashed with reporters, and sending many officers back to patrol.


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Adams Hosts Fox News at City Hall, as N.Y. Leaders Mute Trump Hostility

Adams Hosts Fox News at City Hall, as N.Y. Leaders Mute Trump Hostility

Benjamin Oreskes and Jeffery C. Mays
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Politics

In an interview, Mayor Eric Adams criticized the Biden administration and did not take aim at President-elect Donald J. Trump. He is not the only New York Democrat treading lightly.


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Ukrainians Mourn the Loss of Viktoria Roshchyna and Her Stories

Ukrainians Mourn the Loss of Viktoria Roshchyna and Her Stories

Maria Varenikova
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Politics

Viktoria Roshchyna died in September in Russian custody. The reporter had been well-known for her stories about life in parts of occupied Ukraine.


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Wisconsin School Shooter May Have Plotted With California Man

Wisconsin School Shooter May Have Plotted With California Man

Ernesto Londoño and Julie Bosman
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Politics

At the request of law enforcement officials, a judge ordered a man, who reportedly corresponded with the shooter about a second attack, to surrender his guns.


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