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Today — 17 December 2025NYT | Top Stories

Grief Mixes With Anger at Funeral of Rabbi Killed in Bondi Beach Attack

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By: Yan Zhuang
17 December 2025 at 14:33
The funeral for Rabbi Eli Schlanger on Wednesday was the first held for one of the 15 people killed in a mass shooting at a Jewish celebration in Sydney, Australia.

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Mourners arriving at the Chabad of Bondi on Wednesday for the funeral of Eli Schlanger, in Sydney, Australia.

Trump Orders Blockade of Some Oil Tankers to and From Venezuela

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By: Edward Wong， Simon Romero， Charlie Savage and Julian E. Barnes
17 December 2025 at 11:30
The move is an escalation of military operations and a pressure campaign against Nicolás Maduro, Venezuela’s leader. But its scope and economic impact are not clear.

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Oil tankers anchored in Punto Fijo, Venezuela, in 2021. Venezuela relies entirely on tankers to export its oil to world markets.

Suspect in Bondi Beach Killings Is Charged With Murder and Terrorism

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By: Victoria Kim
17 December 2025 at 14:02
The Australian authorities said the 24-year-old man, who had been shot by the police, woke from a coma on Tuesday afternoon.

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The coffin of Rabbi Eli Schlanger arriving at the Chabad of Bondi for his funeral in Sydney, Australia, on Wednesday.

On British Roads, Chinese Cars Are Racing Ahead

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By: Eshe Nelson
17 December 2025 at 13:00
BYD, Chery and other Chinese automakers are winning over drivers in Britain, where tariffs are low and buyers are open to new brands.

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Does China Have a Robot Bubble?

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By: Meaghan Tobin and Xinyun Wu
17 December 2025 at 13:01
The Chinese government is betting that robots will drive economic growth. But the bots can’t really do much yet.

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A new Chinese humanoid robot appeared so lifelike that workers cut its leg open during a demonstration last month.

On Bali, the Holiday Vibe Masks Memories of a Massacre

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By: Hannah Beech， Muktita Suhartono and Nyimas Laula
17 December 2025 at 13:24
Sixty years ago, half a million Indonesians were killed in anti-Communist purges. On Bali, resorts and clubs were built atop mass graves.

A graveyard on the Indonesian island of Bali where some of the victims of anti-Communist killings in the 1960s are believed to have been buried.

Norman Podhoretz, Influential Editor and Neoconservative Force, Dies at 95

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By: Joseph Berger
17 December 2025 at 12:19
A New York intellectual and onetime liberal stalwart, his Commentary magazine became his platform as his political and social view turned sharply rightward.

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Norman Podhoretz in 1971.

Trump and Top Aides Publicly Defend Susie Wiles After Explosive Interviews

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By: Tyler Pager
17 December 2025 at 03:27
President Trump praised his chief of staff as doing “a fantastic job,” and more than a dozen members of his cabinet have posted defenses of her on social media.

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Susie Wiles criticized the article as a “disingenuously framed hit piece” but did not deny the authenticity of the quotes.

Widow of Officer Slain in Park Ave. Attack Sues Landlord Over Security

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By: Maia Coleman
17 December 2025 at 09:39
Didarul Islam and three others were killed when a gunman came to a Midtown skyscraper. The suit says the building had few physical barriers and lax surveillance.

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The suit says the killer walked through the courtyard unimpeded and undetected, then opened fire.

In a Remote Jungle, the Gruesome Poaching of Rare Elephants

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By: Richard C. Paddock， Zunaira Saieed and Sanjit Das
17 December 2025 at 04:51
More than a dozen Bornean elephants have been killed — including five beheaded — in Malaysia in the past 18 months, the authorities say.

Henry Jamis, a ranger, next to the skeleton of a Bornean elephant near the Maliau Basin Conservation Area in Malaysia’s Sabah state last week.

Why Nick Reiner Could Face the Death Penalty

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By: Soumya Karlamangla
17 December 2025 at 10:55
The two first-degree murder counts include a special circumstance, which increases the maximum punishment if he is convicted.

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Nathan J. Hochman, the Los Angeles County district attorney, at a news conference on Tuesday.

Johnson Rules Out House Vote to Extend Health Insurance Subsidies

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By: Michael Gold and Carl Hulse
17 December 2025 at 10:43
The speaker had planned to give moderate Republicans seeking an extension of the tax credits a vote on their proposal, but said on Tuesday it was simply “not to be.”

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Speaker Mike Johnson had signaled openness to allowing debate on the proposal to extend Affordable Care Act subsidies, but ultimately rejected a bid to do so by politically vulnerable Republicans.

Nick Reiner Formally Charged With Murdering His Parents

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By: Matt Stevens and Jill Cowan
17 December 2025 at 08:50
Prosecutors said that Mr. Reiner killed his parents, Rob and Michelle Reiner, using a knife. He has not yet entered a plea.

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If convicted, Nick Reiner could be sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole or the death penalty.

Trump Expands Travel Ban and Restrictions to 20 More Countries

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By: Tyler Pager and Hamed Aleaziz
17 December 2025 at 08:49
People from Syria, South Sudan and those with documents issued by the Palestinian Authority are included in the latest restrictions. More than 35 countries are now under U.S. travel restrictions.

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Beyond the travel restrictions, the ban could have major ramifications for nationals of those countries already in the United States.

Jared Kushner’s Affinity Partners Pulls Out of Bid for Warner Bros. Discovery

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By: Lauren Hirsch
17 December 2025 at 08:09
Affinity Partners, Mr. Kushner’s private equity firm, played a small financial role in Paramount’s $108 billion offer, but it had attracted political attention to the deal.

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Jared Kushner, President Trump’s son-in-law, founded his investment firm, Affinity Partners, shortly after the end of Mr. Trump’s first term.

What We Know About Nick Reiner, Accused of Killing Rob and Michele Reiner

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By: Derrick Bryson Taylor
17 December 2025 at 08:01
The son of Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner, who has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder, has long struggled with drug addiction.

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Rob Reiner’s star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Monday.

Mayor Adams’s Farewell To-Do List: Praise Himself, Undermine Mamdani

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By: Jeffery C. Mays
17 December 2025 at 07:04
Before jetting off to Mexico, Mayor Eric Adams held an unusual news conference that included a time capsule, a new theme song and a defense of his one-term tenure.

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Mayor Eric Adams is leaving for Mexico, his fourth international trip in the last three months.

Remixing Trump’s Economy Speech, Vance Strikes a Different Tone

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By: Shawn McCreesh
17 December 2025 at 06:26
Vice President JD Vance pleaded with everybody to just hang in there a little longer, saying the economy would improve.

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Vice President JD Vance, on Tuesday in Allentown, Pa., said of the economy, “I know that there is so much more progress to be made.”

At Many Top Law Schools, Black Student Enrollment Continues to Drop

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By: Stephanie Saul
17 December 2025 at 05:21
The New York Times examined data from 18 of the nation’s top law schools and found that first-year Black enrollment had increased at only four, including at Harvard.

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Harvard Law School in Cambridge, Mass.

India Charges Pakistan-Based Groups in April Terrorist Attack in Kashmir

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By: Pranav Baskar
17 December 2025 at 05:32
India claims that Pakistan sponsored the terrorists responsible for killing 26 people in the disputed region, an accusation Pakistan denies.

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People mourn one of the victims killed in an attack in Pahalgam, Indian-administered part of Kashmir, in April.

Sydney Attackers Motivated by “Islamic State Ideology,” Officials Say

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By: Victoria Kim， Yan Zhuang， Livia Albeck-Ripka and Thomas Fuller
17 December 2025 at 05:01
Investigators said they were also looking into a trip to the Philippines that the father-and-son attackers took last month.

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The family of Rabbi Eli Schlanger, who was killed in the attack on Sunday, at a memorial service on Tuesday in Bondi Beach.

A Second Doctor Is Sentenced in Matthew Perry Ketamine Case

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By: Matt Stevens
17 December 2025 at 05:10
The doctor, Mark Chavez, who had used fraudulent prescriptions to acquire the drug and conspired to sell it to Mr. Perry at inflated prices, was sentenced to three years of supervised release.

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Mark Chavez and another doctor, Salvador Plasencia, worked together to supply the actor Matthew Perry with ketamine at a steep price hike, prosecutors have said.

Hegseth Declines to Show Lawmakers Boat Strike Video

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By: Robert Jimison and Megan Mineiro
17 December 2025 at 04:01
The defense secretary joined the secretary of state on Capitol Hill to deliver the first classified briefings to include all members of the House and Senate on the maritime attacks.

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth briefed lawmakers on Tuesday on the military’s strikes on boats in international waters.
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