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Today — 23 December 2024NYT | Top Stories

Surfers Return for Rare Big Wave Contest in Hawaii

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By: Talya Minsberg
23 December 2024 at 06:03
The Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational is held only when conditions are just right. The 45 invited surfers had less than 48 hours to arrive on the North Shore of Oahu, Hawaii, on Sunday.

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Luke Shepardson at the 2023 Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational.

Ron Eliran, Israeli ”Ambassador of Song,” Has a Bar Mitzvah at 90

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By: John Leland
22 December 2024 at 16:00
In 1947, Ron Eliran’s 13th birthday in the British Mandate for Palestine was canceled when authorities called a curfew. Now, 77 years later, he has officially become a man.

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Ron Eliran at his 90th birthday party, which turned out to be a surprise bar mitzvah.

Trump Previews Second Term in Sprawling Speech to Conservative Conference

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By: Michael D. Shear
23 December 2024 at 04:30
President-elect Donald J. Trump repeated false claims about immigration and the border, slammed diversity initiatives and discussed the Panama Canal in the 90-minute address.

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President-elect Donald J. Trump offered a triumphant view of his election victory in Phoenix on Sunday.

A 1,000-Year-Old Seed Grows in Israel

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By: Franz Lidz
22 December 2024 at 14:00
For 14 years, scientists have been growing a tree akin to the Judean balsam — the source of the balm of Gilead — but with no modern counterpart.

Trump Picks a Former Treasury Official as His Top Economist

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By: Lisa Friedman
23 December 2024 at 02:17
Stephen Miran, who served during Donald Trump’s first term and now works at a hedge fund, has accused the Biden administration of manipulating markets.

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President-elect Donald J. Trump said he would pick Stephen Miran to lead the Council of Economic Advisers.

Letter Calling for Tracking People of Color Circulates in an Oregon County

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By: Hank Sanders
23 December 2024 at 02:15
The letter, distributed in Lincoln County, Ore., tells community members to report people who may be undocumented, the sheriff’s office said.

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Lincoln City, Ore., in Lincoln County, where the sheriff condemned a letter circulating in the coastal county that asks people to write down the license plates of cars that may be driven by immigrants.

Woman Dies After Being Set on Fire in Subway Car, Police Say

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By: Johnny Diaz and Sara Ruberg
23 December 2024 at 06:49
The police said a man was taken into custody. The victim had been seated in a subway car at the Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue station on Sunday morning when a man approached and set her on fire.

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Investigators at the Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue Station in Brooklyn on Sunday after a woman aboard a subway car was set on fire and died.

From the Surf to the Sermon: The Christian Surfers of Costa Rica

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By: Maria Abi-Habib and Alejandro Cegarra
23 December 2024 at 04:10
A group of missionaries who surf have expanded to a remote part of Costa Rica, where people come from afar looking for the “perfect wave.” And maybe a little Jesus?

A surfer riding a wave during a sunset in June in Pavones, Costa Rica, which is home to the second-largest left-hand wave in the world.
Yesterday — 22 December 2024NYT | Top Stories

Campus Groups Try to Make Room for Middle-Ground Opinions on the Middle East

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By: Sharon Otterman
22 December 2024 at 18:00
Some college students and faculty members are seeking space for nuanced perspectives on the Israel-Hamas war on deeply divided campuses.

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Mikey Aboutboul, an Israeli-born senior at the University of California, Los Angeles, and Zahra Sakkejha, a Palestinian-Canadian and U.C.L.A. alumna.

Germany Searches for Motives in Christmas Market Attack

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By: Christopher F. Schuetze and Melissa Eddy
23 December 2024 at 00:51
The authorities said they were struggling to understand the motives behind ramming a car into a Christmas market in the eastern city of Magdeburg, which left a 9-year-old boy among the five dead.

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A memorial on Saturday for victims of the attack at the Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany.

U.S. Fighter Jet Shot Down Over Red Sea by Apparent Friendly Fire

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By: Yan Zhuang and Matthew Mpoke Bigg
22 December 2024 at 19:03
A U.S. Navy ship mistakenly fired at the F/A-18, whose two pilots were safely recovered, the military said.

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U.S. forces have carried out strikes against the Houthi militia, which is based in Yemen and has struck ships in the Red Sea.

These Spiritual Democrats Urge Their Party to Take a Leap of Faith

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By: Katie Glueck
22 December 2024 at 18:01
In a party that has grown less religious, some prominent Democrats say discussing their deepest beliefs can be a way to connect — when it’s authentic.

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Democrats like, from left, State Representative James Talarico of Texas, Senator Raphael Warnock of Georgia and Gov. Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania see discussion of their faith as a way to explain their values.

Refugees Are Bracing for Trump to Cut the Resettlement Program Again

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By: Miriam Jordan， Zolan Kanno-Youngs and Hamed Aleaziz
22 December 2024 at 18:01
As Donald J. Trump returns to office, the rebuilt program is under threat. Many vulnerable people approved for resettlement in the U.S. could be stranded abroad.

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Even as Syrians in California, above, and around the world celebrate the fall of former President Bashar al-Assad, the country’s future is uncertain. Refugees fleeing the instability are most likely to seek sanctuary in the United States.

Removing Carbon From the Sky Could Be the Next Climate Gold Rush

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By: David Gelles and Christopher Flavelle
22 December 2024 at 18:00
Investors are betting that they can make a dent in global warming, and healthy profits, with companies that alter the atmosphere.

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A welder this month at the Deep Sky carbon capture facility under construction in Innisfail, Alberta.

Campus Groups Try to Make Room for Middle-Ground Opinions on the Middle East

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By: Sharon Otterman
22 December 2024 at 18:00
Some college students and faculty members are seeking space for nuanced perspectives on the Israel-Hamas war on deeply divided campuses.

© Mark Abramson for The New York Times

Mikey Aboutboul, an Israeli-born senior at the University of California, Los Angeles, and Zahra Sakkejha, a Palestinian-Canadian and U.C.L.A. alumna.

Why Is It So Hard to Make a Robot Chef?

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By: Julie Creswell and Brian Karlsson
22 December 2024 at 18:00
Restaurants are experimenting with automation. But in the kitchen, human labor is hard to replace.

A laser sensor detected food to be picked up and put in the oven as part of the automated kitchen system at Kernel, a new restaurant chain in New York.

‘Christmas Adam’ Celebrations on Dec. 23 Spread in Some Parts of the U.S.

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By: Elizabeth Dias
22 December 2024 at 18:00
First there was Christmas Eve … and then a new celebration was created.

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Innovation Church in Lafayette, Ind., offers only one holiday service — on Dec. 23, or what is becoming known as Christmas Adam.

Inside the Final Days of the Assad Regime in Syria

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By: Ben Hubbard， Farnaz Fassihi， Christina Goldbaum and Hwaida Saad
22 December 2024 at 06:56
President Bashar al-Assad, who wielded fear and force over Syria for more than two decades, fled the country under the cover of night — and a fake political address.

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A banner of former President Bashar al-Assad hanging north of Hama, Syria, was defaced after his ouster this month.

‘Nutcracker’ Is a Casualty of a ‘Quarantine’ of Russian Culture in Lithuania

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By: Andrew Higgins and Jenny Gross
22 December 2024 at 13:01
Lithuania’s national opera house had stopped showing Tchaikovsky’s 1892 masterpiece in solidarity with Ukraine over the war with Russia. Then a new minister expressed fondness for the Russian composer, igniting a furor.

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Lithuanian’s National Opera and Ballet Theater during intermission at the ballet “Les Millions d’Arlequin” in Vilnius this month.
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