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Today — 5 January 2025NYT | Top Stories

As Democrats Reel, Two Front-Runners Emerge in a Leadership Battle

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By: Reid J. Epstein
5 January 2025 at 18:00
The race to lead the Democratic National Committee centers on the favorites, Ken Martin and Ben Wikler, but the party’s infighting over them looks nothing like a broad reckoning with its 2024 defeats.

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Ken Martin, who leads Minnesota Democrats, is campaigning for national party chair on a platform of returning power to state parties.

On the Run, a Hit Man Gives One Last Confession

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By: Hannah Beech and Jes Aznar
5 January 2025 at 18:00
Edgar Matobato says he killed again and again for former President Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines. Now he’s trying to stay alive to testify.

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Edgar Matobato, a member of a death squad linked to former President Rodrigo Duterte, inside a church compound at an undisclosed location in the Philippines in June.

In Damascus, Syrians Reclaim Spaces and Freedoms After al-Assad’s Fall

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By: Raja Abdulrahim and Laura Boushnak
5 January 2025 at 18:00
Residents of Syria’s capital are picnicking on a once-forbidden mountaintop and trading openly in dollars and imported Nescafe. They say the city seems theirs again.

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Mount Qasioun, which overlooks the Syrian capital, Damascus, is being revived as a leisure spot.

A Gas Cutoff Sends Shivers Through a Russian-Backed Breakaway Region

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By: Andrew Higgins
5 January 2025 at 18:00
A renegade part of Moldova once boasted it would become a Russian-speaking Switzerland. Now without gas, its leader assured residents, “We will not allow a societal collapse.”

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A woman walking on the train lines on Friday in Bender, Transnistria.

Telemedicine for Seniors Gets a Last-Minute Reprieve

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By: Paula Span
5 January 2025 at 18:00
Some older Americans have come to depend on virtual consultations with doctors, covered by Medicare. To keep that option in the future, Congress will have to act quickly.

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The Electron That Softened Her View on Marriage

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By: Tammy LaGorce
4 January 2025 at 06:43
Laurie Stone, a feminist and writer, has always believed that the institution of marriage “has not been a good thing for women.” Then she met Richard Toon.

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Richard John Toon and Laurie Stone were married on Dec. 18 at the Columbia County Courthouse in Hudson, N.Y.

Congestion Pricing Has Begun in New York City. Here’s How It Works.

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By: Ana Ley and Winnie Hu
5 January 2025 at 13:01
The tolling program, the first of its kind in the nation, will charge most drivers who enter Manhattan south of 60th Street during peak hours a $9 fee.

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The fees will be collected mainly through the E-ZPass system, which many drivers already use to pay tolls on bridges, tunnels and highways.

How Hybrid Tactics Targeted NATO Allies in 2024: Drones, Exploding Parcels, Sabotage

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By: Lara Jakes
4 January 2025 at 19:12
Russia and other hostile states have become increasingly brazen in adopting “gray zone” attacks against Europe and the United States, leaving defense officials with a dilemma: How to respond?

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Ramstein Air Base in Germany, one of the biggest U.S. posts in Europe, where mysterious drones appeared in what analysts suspected may have been a state-sponsored surveillance mission.

Jeju Air’s Problems Mount After Crash of Flight 7C2216

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By: Daisuke Wakabayashi
5 January 2025 at 13:01
South Korea’s leading low-cost carrier, heavy with debt and its stock already near record lows, is now facing intense public and government scrutiny.

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The wreckage of the Jeju Air plane that struck a wall at the end of the runway at Muan International Airport in South Korea last Sunday.

Hong Kong’s Cabbies, Long Scorned and Frustrated, Face the End of an Era

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By: David Pierson and Berry Wang
5 January 2025 at 13:01
A government push to modernize taxi services comes up against the habits of drivers known for driving fast and accepting only cash.

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Joe Fong driving a taxi with five cellphones affixed on his dashboard. He sees no value in antagonizing customers. “You need a ride and I need your money.”

Olympic Sprinter Charged in Confrontation With Miami Beach Police

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By: Juliet Macur
5 January 2025 at 10:11
A lawyer for Fred Kerley, a two-time Olympic medalist, described the police handling of the situation as “an unreasonable use of force.”

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Fred Kerley won a bronze medal at the 2024 Paris Games.

A Frigid First: Chile’s President Visits Antarctica to Bolster Claims

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By: Eve Sampson
5 January 2025 at 08:51
Chile’s president traveled to the South Pole, the first visit of any sitting Latin American president, according to his office.

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A photograph released by the Chilean Presidential Palace shows President Gabriel Boric at the Ceremonial South Pole during his visit on Friday.

In Kosovo, Christian Converts Hope to Revive a Pre-Islamic Past

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By: Andrew Higgins and Fatjona Mejdini
4 January 2025 at 13:01
Christian converts in Kosovo, where the vast majority of people are Muslim, hope to revive a pre-Islamic past they see as a key to their European identity.

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Two men chatting in front of a church in the village of Llapushnik, Kosovo, where a baptism ceremony took place in November.

Italy’s Prime Minister Visits Trump in Mar-a-Lago

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By: Emma Bubola
5 January 2025 at 09:12
Giorgia Meloni, the Italian prime minister, joins just a handful of other world leaders who have been to the president-elect’s Florida estate since his victory.

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President-elect Donald J. Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Fla., on Friday.

Ralph Lauren Receives Presidential Medal of Freedom

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By: Jacob Gallagher
5 January 2025 at 06:57
After decades of being nearly synonymous with American fashion, the 85-year-old became the first fashion designer to win the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

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Ralph Lauren, 85, received the Presidential Medal of Freedom during a ceremony at the White House on Saturday.

Tom Johnson, Minimalist Composer and Village Voice Critic, Dies at 85

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By: William Robin
5 January 2025 at 03:53
He charted the rise of musical minimalism on New York’s downtown scene in the 1970s. He later gained notice for abstract works of his own.

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The composer and critic Tom Johnson in 1972, soon after he began writing about experimental music for The Village Voice.

’Squid Game’ Season 2 Has an Essential Twist That Perfectly Mirrors Our Moment

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By: Rebecca Sun
5 January 2025 at 02:42
On ‘Squid Game,’ the game is cruel but life is crueler. In Season 2, a new twist introduces a kind of cruelty that feels uncomfortably close to real life.

© Photo illustration by The New York Times; source photograph by No Ju-han/Netflix.

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