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After Fierce Lobbying, Treasury Sets Rules for Billions in Hydrogen Subsidies

3 January 2025 at 21:58
With a lucrative tax credit, the Biden administration is hoping to establish a new industry that might help fight climate change.

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Moving an electrolyzer, a piece of equipment that generates hydrogen from water using electricity, from a train to a truck at a hydrogen production and storage facility in Delta, Utah, in 2023.

South Korea’s Dueling Protests

By: John Yoon
3 January 2025 at 21:19
A standoff between the impeached president’s security team and officials seeking to detain him was echoed on the streets outside the presidential residence.

© Chang W. Lee/The New York Times

Thousands of people showed up on Friday near the residence of the impeached South Korean president, Yoon Suk Yeol, to call for his arrest. Others were there to defend him.

Impeached President Faces Down Detention Bid, Stoking South Korea’s Crisis

Blocked by bodyguards in an hourslong standoff, officials retreated without serving a court warrant to hold President Yoon Suk Yeol for questioning on insurrection charges.

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Protesters rally against President Yoon Suk Yeol near his residence in Seoul in Friday.

The Fallout from U.S. Steel

Nippon Steel’s $14 billion takeover bid for the steelmaker appears doomed, with President Biden expected to reject it. Litigation and diplomatic turmoil could follow.

© Lawrence Bryant/Reuters

Nippon Steel’s politically fraught efforts to acquire U.S. Steel appear dead.

The House begins voting in hours. Here’s what to know.

3 January 2025 at 20:55
The Louisiana Republican was unanimously nominated as his party’s candidate for speaker. But resistance among right-wing lawmakers and his slim majority have thrust his fate into doubt.

Surgeon General Calls for Cancer Warnings on Alcohol

3 January 2025 at 20:00
Dr. Vivek Murthy’s report cites studies linking alcoholic beverages to at least seven malignancies, including breast cancer. But to add warning labels, Congress would have to act.

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The advisory called for updating labels on all alcoholic beverages with a warning that drinking heightens the risk for at least seven cancers, including common ones like breast and colon cancers.

European Ministers Visit Syria to Strengthen Ties With New Government

3 January 2025 at 19:53
Germany and France’s top diplomats went to Damascus on behalf of the European Union. It’s the first such trip in years, and part of a flurry of Western outreach.

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France’s foreign minister, Jean-Noël Barrot, being helped by a bodyguard as he visited the Sednaya prison, north of Damascus.

Johnson Grasps for Support to Remain as Speaker Ahead of House Vote

3 January 2025 at 19:00
The Louisiana Republican was unanimously nominated as his party’s candidate for speaker. But resistance among right-wing lawmakers and his slim majority have thrust his fate into doubt.

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Speaker Mike Johnson at the Capitol in December.

John Thune Takes Charge in the Senate, Ushering in a New Leadership Era

3 January 2025 at 18:00
The affable traditional conservative from South Dakota is the first new chief of the Senate G.O.P. in nearly two decades. He will confront a challenge managing President-elect Donald J. Trump’s expectations.

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One of Senator John Thune’s first challenges as majority leader will be to shepherd multiple Trump nominees to confirmation in the closely divided Senate.

Religious Leaders Experiment with A.I. in Sermons

By: Eli Tan
3 January 2025 at 18:00
Modern religious leaders are experimenting with A.I. just as earlier generations examined radio, television and the internet.

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Rabbi Josh Fixler at Congregation Emanu El in Houston.

Saudi Arabia and U.A.E. Tread Cautiously With Syria’s New Leaders

3 January 2025 at 18:00
The two Mideast powerhouses have been trying to block the rise of Islamist groups in the region for two decades. The rebel takeover in Damascus will test that approach.

© David Guttenfelder/The New York Times

A Syrian fighter of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham patrols the gate as men wait outside a reconciliation center in Damascus on Monday.

A Long Fight to Keep a Closer Eye on Madrasas Unravels in Pakistan

3 January 2025 at 18:01
In a deal with Islamist parties, Pakistan is abandoning a requirement that religious seminaries, long seen by Western officials as a potential threat, register with the government.

© Saiyna Bashir for The New York Times

Reading the Quran at a madrasa in Balakot, Pakistan, in 2019.

Rudy Giuliani, Slow to Transfer Assets to Election Workers, Could Be Held in Contempt

3 January 2025 at 16:02
The former mayor of New York City could be held in contempt of court after failing to fully comply with orders to surrender millions of dollars in assets to election workers he defamed.

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Rudolph W. Giuliani, the former mayor of New York, has missed several deadlines to hand over assets to two Georgia poll workers he claimed had helped steal the 2020 election from Donald J. Trump.

How Three Small Independent Coffee Shops Started Their Businesses

3 January 2025 at 18:00
The owners began their businesses with no college degrees and 100 percent grit. A visit from the TikTok food critic Keith Lee also helped.

© Hiroko Masuike/The New York Times

Taylor Nawrocki and Rachel Nieves founded Buddies four years ago in Brooklyn.

Nikki Glaser Wants to Kill as Host of the Globes. Is She Overthinking It?

3 January 2025 at 18:01
To refine her monologue for Sunday’s show, she relied on two writers’ rooms and 91 test runs. Then came the fickle audiences and a crisis of confidence.

© Hailey Heaton for The New York Times

Nikki Glaser said she was aiming for an everyman tone like that of the Golden Globes monologues of Tina Fey and Amy Poehler.

‘Walkable’ New York City Became Deadlier for Pedestrians in 2024

2 January 2025 at 00:20
The city said overall traffic deaths were down compared with 2023, and the number was still far lower than it was before the city adopted its Vision Zero safety program.

© Karsten Moran for The New York Times

The Vision Zero program, instituted under former Mayor Bill de Blasio in 2014, drove down total traffic fatalities in its first five years, but that number began to rise again.

Orca That Carried Dead Calf for Weeks Appears to Be in Mourning Again

3 January 2025 at 21:42
Researchers say that the killer whale’s newborn calf in Puget Sound has also died and she’s unable to let go.

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A mother orca, known as Tahlequah or J35, has been seen carrying the carcass of her calf at least since Wednesday, scientists say.

Biden Blocks Takeover Bid of U.S. Steel by Japan’s Nippon

3 January 2025 at 21:13
The president said he was moving to protect national security in deciding the fate of the iconic Pennsylvania-based company, which became a contentious political issue in an election year.

© Kyodo, via Associated Press

U.S. Steel, the iconic American company whose metal has been used to build some of the nation’s most famous bridges and buildings, is based in the swing state of Pennsylvania.

Why Did South Korea President Yoon Order Martial Law, and What is He Accused Of?

3 January 2025 at 09:47
Mr. Yoon, a deeply unpopular leader, faces potential arrest after declaring martial law for the first time in decades. Here’s how the turmoil unfolded.

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Song Ji-eun, 29, celebrating in Seoul after President Yoon Suk Yeol was impeached on Dec. 14.

Plane Crash in Fullerton, California, Kills 2 and Injures 19

The single-engine aircraft barreled into a manufacturing facility just moments after taking off from a nearby airport in Fullerton, Calif., on Thursday.

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Officials estimated that as many as 300 people were evacuated from the building, which sustained major damage from the crash and fire.

New Orleans Attacker Most Likely Acted Alone, Officials Say

They also said they did not see a “definitive link” between the attack and an explosion at a Trump hotel in Las Vegas, but cautioned that it’s too early to be sure.

© Edmund D. Fountain for The New York Times

New Orleans hosted the Sugar Bowl, a college football game, at the Superdome a day after it was postponed because of the attack on the French Quarter.
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