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Today — 15 December 2025NYT | Top Stories

Syrian Who Killed U.S. Soldiers Was Member of Security Forces, Officials Say

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By: Euan Ward and Eric Schmitt
15 December 2025 at 05:45
The gunman who killed two U.S. soldiers and an American civilian interpreter had been set to be dismissed from the security forces over his extremist views, U.S. and Syrian officials said.

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U.S. soldiers on patrol in northeastern Syria in January.

Inside the Clintons’ Fight to Avoid Testifying in the House Epstein Inquiry

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By: Annie Karni
15 December 2025 at 05:30
Bill and Hillary Clinton have repeatedly offered to provide sworn statements, but Representative James R. Comer has threatened to hold them in contempt of Congress if they fail to appear.

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For months, the Clintons have been engaging with Mr. Comer far more than was previously known to respond to his requests and avoid having to appear on Capitol Hill.

Hospitalized Brown Student Describes Hiding from Shooter

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By: Stephanie Saul
15 December 2025 at 03:14
The student, in his first year at Brown, described helping others who were more seriously injured than him as they hid in their classroom.

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Parts of Providence near Brown University were cordoned off Sunday morning in the aftermath of a shooting in a classroom building.

What We Know About the American Troops in Syria

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By: Jin Yu Young
14 December 2025 at 17:20
The killing of three Americans during what was said to be a counterterrorism operation in central Syria served as a reminder that U.S. troops are still operating in the country.

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U.S. Army soldiers gather before a patrol from a remote combat outpost in northeastern Syria in 2021.

Zelensky Offers Compromise Before Latest Round of Peace Plan Talks

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By: Kim Barker
15 December 2025 at 00:31
Ukraine’s president is meeting with U.S. negotiators on the latest plans to try end the war with Russia. He said he would give up hopes of joining NATO, at least for now, if he got strong security guarantees.

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the Chancellery in Berlin in May.

New York City Gets Its First Big Snowfall of the Season

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By: Amy Graff and Nazaneen Ghaffar
15 December 2025 at 03:19
The city has not seen this much snow this early in the season since 2018, the National Weather Service said.

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As of 1 p.m. Sunday, about 2.7 inches of snow had fallen in Central Park. In a typical winter, the park records nearly 30 inches, according to the National Weather Service.
Yesterday — 14 December 2025NYT | Top Stories

Chile Poised for Right-Wing Victory as Crime Fears Sweep Latin America

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By: Emma Bubola and Sara Wayra
13 December 2025 at 18:15
Security has become a top concern for voters across the region who are calling for iron-fisted measures. In Chile, the issue is pushing the country to the right.

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Chilean police raiding a house in Iquique during an anti-gang operation last month.

Home-Schooled Kids Are Not All Right

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By: Stefan Merrill Block
14 December 2025 at 19:00
Not once, in the four and a half years I learned at home, did anyone from the state come to assess what sort of education I was receiving, or even just check on me.

What We Know About the Bondi Beach Shooting in Australia

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By: Jin Yu Young
15 December 2025 at 03:32
Two gunmen opened fire at dozens of people who were at a Jewish holiday event. At least 15 people were killed in the attack, and so was one of the shooters, the police said.

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Paramedics waiting to assist other emergency responders at the scene of a shooting in Sydney, Australia, on Sunday.

Witnesses Fled Bondi Beach as Gunmen Targeted Jewish Event

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By: Amelia Nierenberg， Victoria Kim and Damien Cave
14 December 2025 at 19:50
Gunshots ripped through a Hanukkah celebration in Sydney, Australia, killing at least 12 people.

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Emergency responders moving a man on a stretcher to an ambulance after a shooting at Bondi Beach, in Sydney, Australia, on Sunday.

How The Times Analyzed the S.E.C.’s Cryptocurrency Enforcement

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By: Andrea Fuller， Ben Protess， Sharon LaFraniere， Seamus Hughes， Julie Tate and Alex Klavens
14 December 2025 at 18:02
The New York Times set out to understand — and quantify — just how much things had changed within the agency after President Trump resumed office.

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A portrait array in the lobby of the Securities and Exchange Commission showing President Trump and Vice President JD Vance; its chairman, Paul S. Atkins; and Commissioners Hester M. Peirce, Caroline A. Crenshaw and Mark T. Uyeda.

The War on ‘Wokeness’ Comes to the U.S. Mint

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By: Dan Barry and Rachel Wisniewski
14 December 2025 at 18:03
The Treasury Department unveiled new coins celebrating America’s 250th anniversary. They failed to include planned designs featuring abolition, women’s suffrage and the civil rights movement.

Actors surrounded Brandon Beach, the U.S. treasurer, and Kristie McNally, the Mint’s acting secretary, at a coin unveiling this month at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia.

The Army Made a Blind Black Soldier a Surrogate for Robert E. Lee

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By: Carol Rosenberg
14 December 2025 at 18:00
For more than a century, this Black soldier from Virginia was remembered by nearly no one. Then this year, someone at the Pentagon found a use for him.

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Pvt. Fitz Lee in 1899, with his Medal of Honor on his jacket.

Washington Residents Return Home to Extensive Flood Damage

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By: Drew Atkins， Orlando Mayorquín and Bernard Mokam
14 December 2025 at 18:02
After heavy rains swelled rivers and flooded neighborhoods in northern Washington, residents returned to soggy homes caked in mud. Many tried to salvage what they could.

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Gwendolyn Corley began cleaning up her home after the historic flooding of the nearby Skagit River hit her community of Hamilton, Wash.

Deadly Attack on U.S. Troops Poses Growing Challenge for Syria’s Leader

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By: Abdi Latif Dahir and Eric Schmitt
15 December 2025 at 03:00
The attack further complicates President Ahmed al-Sharaa’s efforts to unify the country and rebuild relationships with the international community, analysts say.

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President Ahmed al-Sharaa of Syria in Damascus, the capital, in April.

What We Know About the American Troops in Syria

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By: Jin Yu Young
14 December 2025 at 17:20
The killing of three Americans during what was said to be a counterterrorism operation in central Syria served as a reminder that U.S. troops are still operating in the country.

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U.S. Army soldiers gather before a patrol from a remote combat outpost in northeastern Syria in 2021.

A Brown University Instructor Hid From Gunfire With His Students

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By: Katherine Rosman， Ashley Ahn and Jenna Russell
14 December 2025 at 14:09
Joseph Oduro, 21, said he was leading an economics study session for about 60 students when a masked man entered the room and started shooting.

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F.B.I. agents enter the Barus and Holley building, the site of a shooting at Brown University on Saturday.

Gunshots, Sirens and a Manhunt Transform Brown’s Campus

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By: Mark Arsenault and Thomas Gibbons-Neff
14 December 2025 at 12:43
A typical Saturday night on the Ivy League campus was shaken by the killing of two people and the wounding of 9 others.

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East Providence police officers in Providence, R.I., on Saturday.

AfD Pushes to Publish German Information That Officials Say May Help Russia

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By: Christopher F. Schuetze
14 December 2025 at 13:01
Opponents of AfD lawmakers say that their push to publish sensitive details about national security could benefit Russian military planning.

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The leaders of the AfD, Tino Chrupalla, front left, and Alice Weidel, front center, have defended the party against accusations of compromising national security.

Brown University Students Hide After Shooter Attacks Campus

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By: Rylee Kirk， Mitch Smith， Alan Blinder and Ashley Ahn
14 December 2025 at 10:56
On and around Brown’s campus in Providence, terrified students rushed to safety as word of a gunman on campus spread.

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Police officers and emergency medical workers gathering in response to a shooting at Brown University in Providence, R.I., on Saturday.
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