Gail Collins: Well, Bret, here we are. Neither of us is crazy about staggering into another four-year Trump term, but I’ll bet you can come up with a more optimistic spin than I can. Go to it.Bret Stephens: Well, here’s one hope: Donald Trump’s return to power will serve as...
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At the height of the Los Angeles County wildfires, atmospheric concentrations of lead, a neurotoxin, reached 100 times average levels even miles from the flames, according to early detailed measurements obtained by The New York Times. Levels of chlorine, which is also toxic at low concentrations, reached 40 times the...
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Three hostages have been freed in the first phase of the cease-fire agreement between Hamas and Israel.The hostages, all women, were released into Red Cross custody in Gaza on Sunday and were transferred to Israeli forces, who took them to meet their mothers, the Israeli military said.About 100 hostages, living...
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Lynne Taylor-Corbett, a Tony Award-nominated choreographer and director whose colorfully varied career included commissions for New York City Ballet and American Ballet Theater as well as Broadway musicals including “Swing!” and films including “Footloose,” died on Jan. 12 in Rockville Centre, N.Y., on Long Island. She was 78.The cause of...
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Amid a dangerous arctic blast over much of the U.S. this week, snow and ice may bring major travel disruptions and power outages in the South, forecasters warned.An intense blast of arctic air is sweeping across much of the United States to start the week, following a storm system off...
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new video loaded: Trump’s Unlikely Return to PowerBy Jonathan Swan, John Pappas, Christina Shaman, Christina Thornell, Nikolay Nikolov and Pierre Kattar•January 20, 2025Donald J. Trump is returning to the White House in a far stronger position. He’s facing a depleted opposition and a more compliant Congress. Jonathan Swan, a politics...
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Soon after her release from more than 470 days of captivity in Gaza, Emily Damari entered Sheba Medical Center, near Tel Aviv, wrapped in a large Israeli flag and smiling, video footage showed.In a photograph released by the Israeli military, the 28-year-old flashed a kind of V-sign with a bandaged...
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President Biden moved just hours before leaving office on Monday to guard some of President-elect Donald J. Trump’s most high-profile adversaries against a promised campaign of “retribution” by issuing pre-emptive pardons to head off politically driven prosecutions.Among those receiving the pardons were Gen. Mark A. Milley, the former chairman of...
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Axel Rudakubana also admitted attempting to murder 10 other people at a Taylor Swift-themed class in Southport, England, last July, and to the production of ricin, a toxin.An 18-year-old British man Monday admitted to murdering three girls and attempting to kill 10 other people during a brutal knife attack at...
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The app has repeatedly name checked the president-elect in pop-up messages and statements, as it navigates a ban in the United States unless it is sold to a non-Chinese owner.Many tech leaders and companies have courted President-elect Donald J. Trump in recent weeks. From Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg to Amazon’s founder...
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Donald J. Trump’s promise to broker peace between Russia and Ukraine in 24 hours, “before I even become president,” proved to be hyperbole.After they win elections and move into the White House, plenty of presidents at some point eventually break a campaign promise. Donald J. Trump will not even wait...
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President-elect Donald J. Trump is planning a string of executive orders during his first days in office, including one to strip job protections from career civil servants, his top policy adviser told Republican members of Congress on Sunday, according to two people briefed on the matter.In a phone call with...
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