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Today — 4 January 2025NYT | Top Stories

David Lodge, British Novelist Who Satirized Academic Life, Dies at 89

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By: John Cotter
4 January 2025 at 02:11
His 15 well-plotted novels teemed with romance and strange coincidence. An erudite literary critic with an ear for language, he also wrote a raft of nonfiction books.

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David Lodge in 2017. Graham Greene was an early admirer.

Ford and General Motors Report a Sales Surge, Especially for E.V.s

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By: Neal E. Boudette
4 January 2025 at 01:40
The two big automakers said 2024 sales were up by 4 percent thanks to big increases in the final quarter.

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Ford Mustang Mach-E electric vehicles for sale. E.V.s attracted increased demand in the final quarter of 2024.

Do You Believe in Life After Death? These Scientists Study It.

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By: Saskia Solomon
4 January 2025 at 00:00
Is reincarnation real? Is communication from the “beyond” possible? A small set of academics are trying to find out, case by case.

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The University of Virginia’s Division of Perceptual Studies is one of the most prominent parapsychology research units in the world.

Awaiting Sentencing, Menendez Pleads for Leniency and Blames His Wife

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By: Tracey Tully
4 January 2025 at 00:32
As they did during his trial, lawyers for the former senator argued in a court filing that he had been led astray by his wife, Nadine Menendez.

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Former Senator Robert Menendez faces sentencing and a possible prison term after his conviction on corruption charges.

Will Matt Gaetz Participate in the House Speaker Vote?

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By: Maya C. Miller
3 January 2025 at 23:17
The Florida Republican, who resigned his House seat during his short-lived bid for attorney general, has publicly flirted with the idea of showing up in Congress on Friday.

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Former Representative Matt Gaetz resigned from the House in December after President-elect Donald J. Trump picked him for attorney general. He was later dropped from consideration.

New Orleans Was Called Resilient After Attack. It Didn’t Need the Reminder.

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By: Rick Rojas and Campbell Robertson
3 January 2025 at 23:45
The city was seeing glimmers of optimism for what the new year might bring before the horrendous attack on the French Quarter.

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Many in New Orleans have expressed a certain comfort and satisfaction at the strength of the community’s bond and its collective ability to navigate disaster and hardship.
Yesterday — 3 January 2025NYT | Top Stories

JetBlue Fined $2 Million for Chronic Delays

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By: Christine Chung
3 January 2025 at 22:51
The Transportation Department’s first ever penalty for chronic delays takes aim at four routes that consistently arrived late for five consecutive months.

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The D.O.T. said it had warned JetBlue about persistent delays on its flights between Kennedy International Airport in New York and Raleigh-Durham International Airport in North Carolina.

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

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By: Brad Plumer
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

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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.

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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.

South Korea Fails to Detain Impeached President in Standoff at His Home

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By: Choe Sang-Hun， John Yoon and Jin Yu Young
3 January 2025 at 22:52
Blocked by bodyguards, officials retreated after several hours 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

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By: Andrew Ross Sorkin， Ravi Mattu， Bernhard Warner， Sarah Kessler， Michael J. de la Merced， Lauren Hirsch and Jack Ewing
3 January 2025 at 20:45
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.

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

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

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By: Catie Edmondson
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

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By: Roni Caryn Rabin
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

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By: Aaron Boxerman
3 January 2025 at 23:43
Top diplomats from Germany and France went to Damascus on behalf of the European Union. It’s the first such trip in years, 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

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By: Catie Edmondson
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

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By: Carl Hulse
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

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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

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By: Ismaeel Naar
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.

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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

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By: Zia ur-Rehman
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.

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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

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By: Stefanos Chen
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

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By: Mercedes Lilienthal
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.

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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?

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By: Jason Zinoman
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.

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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

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By: Lola Fadulu
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.

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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

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By: Adeel Hassan
3 January 2025 at 23:00
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.
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