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Today — 1 January 2025NYT | Top Stories

Man Is Pushed in Front of Subway Train in Manhattan and Survives

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By: Alyce McFadden and Chelsia Rose Marcius
1 January 2025 at 06:49
On the afternoon of New Year’s Eve, a man waiting for a No. 1 train at the 18th Street station was shoved in front of an arriving train.

A man was being questioned by the police but has not been charged in the attack, which was captured on video at the 18th Street subway station in Chelsea.

The States Restricting Guns and Legalizing Marijuana in the New Year

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By: Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs， Ernesto Londoño and Thomas Gibbons-Neff
1 January 2025 at 05:12
Other state laws going into effect in 2025 will boost wages, restrict social media for children and make insulin cheaper.

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Firearms stores in New York will have to post warning signs starting this January.

On E-Scooters and ATVs, Russian Forces Swarm Ukrainian Positions in the East

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By: Marc Santora
31 December 2024 at 21:30
Stepped up attacks by Russia are heightening longstanding concerns over how Ukraine manages its military and countering assumptions that Moscow’s offensive would slow, soldiers and military analysts say.

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Damage in November in Myrnohrad, eastern Ukraine, on the road to Pokrovsk, a strategic city that is a main target of the Russian offensive in the Donetsk region.

F.B.I. Says It Found Largest Cache of Homemade Explosives in Its History at Va. Farm

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By: Alan Feuer
1 January 2025 at 02:03
Investigators discovered more than 150 devices, mostly pipe bombs, on a property outside Norfolk, court papers say.

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The F.B.I. building in Washington. Investigators discovered a garage full of explosive devices on a property outside Norfolk, Va., prosecutors said.

Putin Declares ‘Everything Will Be Fine’ Despite Russia’s Growing Challenges

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By: Anatoly Kurmanaev
1 January 2025 at 02:29
Speaking on the 25th anniversary of his rule, President Vladimir V. Putin delivered an upbeat and vague New Year’s Eve message that did not address casualties in Ukraine or rising inflation at home.

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President Vladimir V. Putin’s address, given on the eve of Russia’s main public holiday, suggested that Russians’ hopes would easily be realized. “When we are together, everything will come true,” he said.

Germany’s Chancellor Scholz Takes a Jab at Musk in New Year’s Eve Address

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By: Christopher F. Schuetze
1 January 2025 at 02:15
Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Germany’s election would “not be decided by the owners of social media channels” in his annual New Year’s Eve address.

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Elon Musk on Capitol Hill this month. Mr. Musk’s support of the AfD, which has neo-Nazi links, has unsettled mainstream German lawmakers.

Aaron Brown, CNN Anchor During the Sept. 11 Attacks, Dies at 76

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By: Ali Watkins
1 January 2025 at 01:48
He was still in training when he was rushed into live coverage of the collapse of the World Trade Center, and his broadcast became one of the enduring records of the day.

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Aaron Brown in 2001. “Sometimes I’m a little embarrassed, I suppose, at this notion that anything I did mattered,” he said of his coverage of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks. “I think I just told a story.”

Who Are the Houthis and Why Is the U.S. and Israel Attacking Them?

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By: Ismaeel Naar， Ephrat Livni and Gaya Gupta
1 January 2025 at 01:30
The Iranian-backed militia has launched attacks on Israel and commercial ships in the Red Sea.

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Newly recruited Houthi fighters marching past an image of their leader, Abdul-Malik al-Houthi, in December.

A Mountain Lion Attacked My Nephews. What Could Have Stopped It?

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By: Malcolm Brooks
31 December 2024 at 18:01
As dangerous encounters in California continue to rise, local residents and wildlife experts are trying to figure out how humans and big cats can coexist.

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Wyatt Brooks received significant reconstructive surgery on his face following the attack.

Woman Burned to Death on N.Y.C. Subway Identified as Debrina Kawam

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By: Chelsia Rose Marcius， Andy Newman and Shayla Colon
1 January 2025 at 05:05
Debrina Kawam of Toms River, N.J., was burned alive on Dec. 22 in a videotaped killing that shocked New York.

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The attack took place on a stationary train at the Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue station, the end of the F line in Brooklyn.

‘Raw Water’ Devotees Swear by Natural Springs, Despite the Risks

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By: Soumya Karlamangla and Jill Schweber
31 December 2024 at 18:00
Untreated water enthusiasts swear by natural springs. Their movement has parallels with raw milk drinkers and vaccine skeptics.

Red Rock Spring draws residents from across the San Francisco Bay Area.

$850 for a Table at Applebee’s? Welcome to Times Square on New Year’s Eve.

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By: Emmett Lindner
1 January 2025 at 00:07
As revelers throng Midtown Manhattan, some chain restaurants are offering a respite, if a pricey one. Perks include bathroom access and unlimited breadsticks.

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Applebee’s, Olive Garden and Dave and Buster’s are among the chain restaurants that are offering an open bar and a break from the New Year’s Eve mayhem at their Times Square locations.

The Top Movies of 2024: ‘Wicked’ and Nine Sequels

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By: Brooks Barnes
1 January 2025 at 00:05
Box office returns have started to stabilize. But nine of the top 10 box office hits this year were sequels. And the 10th was “Wicked.”

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While not among the top 10 earners in 2024, “Gladiator II” was a hit that contributed to an estimated $8.75 billion in ticket sales in the United States and Canada.

Stock Market Set for More Gains in 2025, Analysts Predict

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By: Joe Rennison
1 January 2025 at 05:08
The S&P 500 posted back-to-back annual gains of more than 20 percent for the first time since the late 1990s. Analysts expect stocks to continue rising in 2025.

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Roughly $500 billion flowed into funds that buy U.S. stocks in 2024.
Yesterday — 31 December 2024NYT | Top Stories

Syrian Refugees in Germany Are Glad They Can Visit Home. But Just Visit.

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By: Melissa Eddy
31 December 2024 at 13:01
The more than one million Syrians who fled to Germany have celebrated the end of war in their homeland, but some fear it could mean losing their refugee status.

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Iman Mohammed and her husband, Baha Mefleh, refugees from Syria, outside their home in a village near Berlin.

Puerto Rico Power Outages Plunge Many Into Darkness on New Year’s Eve

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By: Luis Ferré-Sadurní， Victor Mather， Eduardo Medina and Christina Morales
1 January 2025 at 02:06
Only a fraction of the island’s 1.4 million utility customers had power by midday. The electricity provider said it would take 24 to 48 hours to restore service.

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San Juan, the capital of Puerto Rico, fell dark on Tuesday.

The Atlantic Beefs Up Politics Coverage Under Trump

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By: Benjamin Mullin
31 December 2024 at 20:00
The magazine is recruiting from a crosstown rival, The Washington Post, to bolster its political staff.

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“I want to build our team with the best political reporters and editors I can find,” said Jeffrey Goldberg, The Atlantic’s editor in chief.

U.S. Carries Out Strikes on Houthis in Yemen

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By: Adam Rasgon
31 December 2024 at 23:59
The Houthis, who are backed by Iran, have targeted commercial ships in the Red Sea in solidarity with Hamas in Gaza. They launched a missile at Israel overnight.

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A cloud of smoke billows after an airstrike on Yemen’s capital, Sana.

New Year’s Eve Hogmanay Street Party Canceled in Edinburgh

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By: Nazaneen Ghaffar
31 December 2024 at 19:14
The outdoor Hogmanay festivities were called off in Scotland’s capital as forecasters warned of rain, strong winds and snow across Britain.

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Fireworks over Edinburgh Castle during the Hogmanay New Year celebrations in Edinburgh, Scotland, last year.

He Didn’t Know His Father Was on Doomed South Korean Flight Until It Crashed

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By: John Yoon
31 December 2024 at 19:24
Oh Jaejin’s father, 64, had not told Mr. Oh he was flying, because he didn’t want his son to worry. They had been looking forward to his becoming a grandfather.

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Oh Jaejin, 37, whose father died in the Jeju Air crash, at Muan International Airport in South Korea on Tuesday.

China Hacks the Treasury Dept., and a Hydropower Crisis

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By: Tracy Mumford， Robert Jimison， Ian Stewart， Jessica Metzger and Julie Turkewitz
31 December 2024 at 19:00
Plus, what you might be eating in 2025.

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The Treasury Department said it had worked with the F.B.I., the intelligence community and others to determine the impact of the breach by Chinese hackers.
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