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Today — 23 December 2024NYT | Top Stories

Trump Picks a Former Treasury Official as His Top Economist

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By: Lisa Friedman
23 December 2024 at 02:17
Stephen Miran, who served during Donald Trump’s first term and now works at a hedge fund, has accused the Biden administration of manipulating markets.

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President-elect Donald J. Trump said he would pick Stephen Miran to lead the Council of Economic Advisers.

Letter Calling for Tracking People of Color Circulates in an Oregon County

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By: Hank Sanders
23 December 2024 at 02:15
The letter, distributed in Lincoln County, Ore., tells community members to report people who may be undocumented, the sheriff’s office said.

© Faith Cathcart/The Oregonian, via Associated Press

Lincoln City, Ore., in Lincoln County, where the sheriff condemned a letter circulating in the coastal county that asks people to write down the license plates of cars that may be driven by immigrants.

Woman Dies After Being Set on Fire in Subway Car, Police Say

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By: Johnny Diaz
23 December 2024 at 02:23
The police said “criminality is suspected” in the death, which they said appeared to be a homicide. It happened aboard a subway car at the Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue station on Sunday morning.

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Police officers responded to a report of a woman on fire in the middle car of a train at the Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue subway station.

On the Prowl for the Perfect Wave, and a Chance to Proselytize

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By: Maria Abi-Habib and Alejandro Cegarra
22 December 2024 at 18:00
Christian Surfers, a group of missionaries who surf, have expanded to a remote part of Costa Rica, where people come from afar looking for the “perfect wave.” And maybe a little Jesus?

A surfer riding a wave during a sunset in June in Pavones, Costa Rica, which is home to the second-largest left-hand wave in the world.
Yesterday — 22 December 2024NYT | Top Stories

Campus Groups Try to Make Room for Middle-Ground Opinions on the Middle East

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By: Sharon Otterman
22 December 2024 at 18:00
Some college students and faculty members are seeking space for nuanced perspectives on the Israel-Hamas war on deeply divided campuses.

© Mark Abramson for The New York Times

Mikey Aboutboul, an Israeli-born senior at the University of California, Los Angeles, and Zahra Sakkejha, a Palestinian-Canadian and U.C.L.A. alumna.

Germany Searches for Motives in Christmas Market Attack

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By: Christopher F. Schuetze and Melissa Eddy
23 December 2024 at 00:51
The authorities said they were struggling to understand the motives behind ramming a car into a Christmas market in the eastern city of Magdeburg, which left a 9-year-old boy among the five dead.

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A memorial on Saturday for victims of the attack at the Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany.

U.S. Fighter Jet Shot Down Over Red Sea by Apparent Friendly Fire

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By: Yan Zhuang and Matthew Mpoke Bigg
22 December 2024 at 19:03
A U.S. Navy ship mistakenly fired at the F/A-18, whose two pilots were safely recovered, the military said.

© Bernat Armangue/Associated Press

U.S. forces have carried out strikes against the Houthi militia, which is based in Yemen and has struck ships in the Red Sea.

These Spiritual Democrats Urge Their Party to Take a Leap of Faith

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By: Katie Glueck
22 December 2024 at 18:01
In a party that has grown less religious, some prominent Democrats say discussing their deepest beliefs can be a way to connect — when it’s authentic.

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Democrats like, from left, State Representative James Talarico of Texas, Senator Raphael Warnock of Georgia and Gov. Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania see discussion of their faith as a way to explain their values.

Refugees Are Bracing for Trump to Cut the Resettlement Program Again

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By: Miriam Jordan， Zolan Kanno-Youngs and Hamed Aleaziz
22 December 2024 at 18:01
As Donald J. Trump returns to office, the rebuilt program is under threat. Many vulnerable people approved for resettlement in the U.S. could be stranded abroad.

© Mark Abramson for The New York Times

Even as Syrians in California, above, and around the world celebrate the fall of former President Bashar al-Assad, the country’s future is uncertain. Refugees fleeing the instability are most likely to seek sanctuary in the United States.

Removing Carbon From the Sky Could Be the Next Climate Gold Rush

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By: David Gelles and Christopher Flavelle
22 December 2024 at 18:00
Investors are betting that they can make a dent in global warming, and healthy profits, with companies that alter the atmosphere.

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A welder this month at the Deep Sky carbon capture facility under construction in Innisfail, Alberta.

Campus Groups Try to Make Room for Middle-Ground Opinions on the Middle East

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By: Sharon Otterman
22 December 2024 at 18:00
Some college students and faculty members are seeking space for nuanced perspectives on the Israel-Hamas war on deeply divided campuses.

© Mark Abramson for The New York Times

Mikey Aboutboul, an Israeli-born senior at the University of California, Los Angeles, and Zahra Sakkejha, a Palestinian-Canadian and U.C.L.A. alumna.

Why Is It So Hard to Make a Robot Chef?

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By: Julie Creswell and Brian Karlsson
22 December 2024 at 18:00
Restaurants are experimenting with automation. But in the kitchen, human labor is hard to replace.

A laser sensor detected food to be picked up and put in the oven as part of the automated kitchen system at Kernel, a new restaurant chain in New York.

‘Christmas Adam’ Celebrations on Dec. 23 Spread in Some Parts of the U.S.

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By: Elizabeth Dias
22 December 2024 at 18:00
First there was Christmas Eve … and then a new celebration was created.

© Jamie Kelter Davis for The New York Times

Innovation Church in Lafayette, Ind., offers only one holiday service — on Dec. 23, or what is becoming known as Christmas Adam.

Inside the Final Days of the Assad Regime in Syria

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By: Ben Hubbard， Farnaz Fassihi， Christina Goldbaum and Hwaida Saad
22 December 2024 at 06:56
President Bashar al-Assad, who wielded fear and force over Syria for more than two decades, fled the country under the cover of night — and a fake political address.

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A banner of former President Bashar al-Assad hanging north of Hama, Syria, was defaced after his ouster this month.

‘Nutcracker’ Is a Casualty of a ‘Quarantine’ of Russian Culture in Lithuania

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By: Andrew Higgins and Jenny Gross
22 December 2024 at 13:01
Lithuania’s national opera house had stopped showing Tchaikovsky’s 1892 masterpiece in solidarity with Ukraine over the war with Russia. Then a new minister expressed fondness for the Russian composer, igniting a furor.

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Lithuanian’s National Opera and Ballet Theater during intermission at the ballet “Les Millions d’Arlequin” in Vilnius this month.

Niger Buckles Under Relentless Jihadist Fire

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By: Elian Peltier
22 December 2024 at 13:01
In the West African nation of Niger, killings by insurgents have surged since the military seized power in a coup, expelled U.S. and European troops and stopped negotiations with Islamist groups.

Police Fatally Shoot Man Who Drove Pickup Into Killeen Mall, Injuring 5

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By: Hank Sanders
22 December 2024 at 10:04
The police said the man was being investigated for possible drunken driving but instead of stopping, he smashed his pickup truck into a J.C. Penney.

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The Killeen Mall in Killeen, Texas, where a driver smashed his pickup truck into a J.C. Penney before being fatally shot by the police on Saturday.

Trump Appoints ‘The Apprentice’ Producer as Special Envoy to Britain

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By: Lisa Friedman
22 December 2024 at 09:03
Mark Burnett and President-elect Donald J. Trump had a long and successful collaboration that made Mr. Trump a household name.

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Mark Burnett, the producer of “The Apprentice,” with President Donald J. Trump in 2017.

University of California Resolves Civil Rights Complaints Over Gaza Protests

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By: Orlando Mayorquín
22 December 2024 at 08:58
Five schools agreed to changes after reports that they failed to protect students from antisemitism and anti-Arab and anti-Muslim discrimination.

© Mark Abramson for The New York Times

A student inside a classroom looking at a pro-Palestinian encampment on the campus of the University of California, Los Angeles, in April.

Encountering Italy and Germany on a Road Trip Through Southern Brazil

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By: Seth Kugel
13 December 2024 at 18:02
A road trip through Brazil’s Rio Grande do Sul state leads to German and Italian cuisine, dialects and a surprising number of music festivals.

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The author encountered accordion music and other unexpected delights on a meandering five-day tour through villages with names like Garibaldi and Teutônia.
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