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Today — 7 January 2025NYT | Top Stories

Hamas Approves List of Hostages It May Free Under a Cease-Fire Deal With Israel

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By: Isabel Kershner and Abu Bakr Bashir
6 January 2025 at 23:16
Israel says Hamas has not provided any information about the status of those 34 hostages, dampening any notion that the endorsement is a step toward a deal to stop the war.

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A rally calling for the release of hostages on Saturday in Tel Aviv.

Pentagon Reaches Settlement With Veterans Dismissed Over Sexuality

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By: Aishvarya Kavi
7 January 2025 at 10:59
The agreement, if approved by a judge, would let former service members upgrade their discharge status and receive benefits they had been denied.

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Advocacy groups had filed a class-action civil rights lawsuit in 2023 alleging that the Defense Department had failed to remedy “ongoing discrimination” after the repeal of the military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy more than a decade earlier.

Four Years After Capitol Riot, Congress Certifies Trump’s Victory Peacefully

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By: Annie Karni
7 January 2025 at 06:26
Vice President Kamala D. Harris presided over the certification of her own loss without disputing it, and Democrats made no move to challenge the results.

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Vice President Kamala Harris shook hands with Speaker Mike Johnson after lawmakers in Congress officially certified President-elect Donald J. Trump’s election victory on Monday.

President Biden Meets With Families of New Orleans Attack Victims

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By: Kate Selig， Isabelle Taft and Soumya Karlamangla
7 January 2025 at 10:35
President Biden and the first lady joined a city already exhausted by disaster to remember the victims of a Jan. 1 terror attack on Bourbon Street.

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President Joe Biden and the first lady, Jill Biden, placed flowers at a memorial on Bourbon Street in New Orleans on Monday.

Mel Shapiro, Director Whose Specialty Was John Guare, Dies at 89

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By: Richard Sandomir
7 January 2025 at 06:50
He directed the playwright’s “The House of Blue Leaves,” and they helped turn “The Two Gentlemen of Verona” into a hit musical.

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Raul Julia and Jerry Stiller “Two Gentlemen of Verona.” The Broadway production won two Tony Awards in 1971.

Anita Desai Has Put Down Roots, but Her Work Ranges Widely

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By: Anderson Tepper
7 January 2025 at 03:14
Her new novella, “Rosarita,” takes place in Mexico, a country she finds so like her native India that, she says, “I feel utterly at home there.”

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Anita Desai, the daughter of a Bengali father and German mother, has often been shadowed by a sense of foreignness and dislocation.

‘One of the Faces of Jan. 6’

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By: Jess Bidgood
7 January 2025 at 08:45
What happened to the rioter who put his boot on a desk in Nancy Pelosi’s office.

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Richard Barnett in Nancy Pelosi’s office during the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.

U.S. Envoy Says Israel Will Withdraw From Southern Lebanon

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By: Euan Ward
7 January 2025 at 07:52
With the deadline looming for the terms of a fragile cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah to be met, an American diplomat on Monday said “much progress” had been made recently.

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Lisa Johnson, the U.S. ambassador to Lebanon, sits beside the U.S. special envoy, Amos Hochstein, as they talk with Najib Mikati, Lebanon’s caretaker prime minister, in Beirut on Monday.

New York Crime Rate Falls, but Number of Felony Assaults Rises Again

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By: Maria Cramer
7 January 2025 at 07:48
Killings and shootings have dropped, but headlines have been dominated by terrifying crimes, like the killing of a woman who was burned to death on the F train.

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There were 377 homicides reported in 2024, the lowest number of killings in New York City since 2020, according to police figures. The number of burglaries, robberies and larcenies also dropped.

A Reporter’s Reflection on Jan. 6, Then and Now

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By: Luke Broadwater
7 January 2025 at 07:35
Luke Broadwater was at the Capitol when a pro-Trump mob stormed the complex on Jan. 6, 2021, as Congress was certifying Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s victory. Four years later, he reflects on what has changed.

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Rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, disrupting the certification of Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s Electoral College victory over President Donald J. Trump in the 2020 election.

Dana White, U.F.C. Head, Joins Meta’s Board

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By: Kate Conger
7 January 2025 at 07:35
Mr. White, a close ally of President-elect Donald J. Trump, further strengthens the social media giant’s connections with the incoming administration.

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Dana White, left, the chief executive of Ultimate Fighting Championship, and Mark Zuckerberg have bonded over their passion for professional fighting.

U.S. Eases Some Restrictions on Humanitarian Aid to Syria

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By: Zach Montague and Euan Ward
7 January 2025 at 07:06
The authorization comes after rebels toppled the Syrian government last month and is intended to allow humanitarian groups to operate more freely without running afoul of U.S. sanctions.

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A destroyed neighborhood in Damascus, Syria, last month. The easing of restrictions will allow humanitarian groups to help provide basic services such as electricity, energy, water and sanitation.

Winter Storm Snarls Travel in Mid-Atlantic With Snow and Ice

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By: Christine Chung
7 January 2025 at 08:24
The storm caused thousands of flights and dozens of train trips to be delayed or canceled. At Ronald Reagan National Airport in Washington, all runways were closed Monday evening.

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On Monday, a plane was de-iced at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport. A winter storm caused delays and cancellations at airports across parts of the country.

Syria’s New Rebel Government Orders Changes to School Curriculum, Worrying Some Syrians

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By: Raja Abdulrahim
7 January 2025 at 04:43
Syria’s new government has swiftly ordered changes to school curriculums. Some Syrians say the move is a worrying sign of how the former rebels plans to govern a diverse country.

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Syrians protesting changes to the public school curriculum outside the Ministry of Education in Damascus on Sunday.

Who Could Replace Justin Trudeau as Canada’s Prime Minister?

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By: Ian Austen， Vjosa Isai and Matina Stevis-Gridneff
7 January 2025 at 05:09
Whoever replaces Mr. Trudeau as the leader of Canada’s Liberal Party will become the prime minister. Not long after they’ll face a general election, and the daunting challenge of keeping the job.

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Azerbaijani Anger Over Plane Crash Grows, in Deepening Schism With Russia

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By: Anton Troianovski
7 January 2025 at 04:03
In the crash’s aftermath, Azerbaijan has unleashed rare and stinging criticism of Russia, with the country’s president saying Moscow’s response has caused “surprise, regret and rightful indignation.”

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The crash site of an Azerbaijan Airlines passenger plane near the city of Aktau, Kazakhstan, on Dec. 25.

First Bird Flu Death in U.S. Reported in Louisiana

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By: Apoorva Mandavilli and Emily Anthes
7 January 2025 at 05:37
The deceased was over 65 and had other medical conditions, state officials said.

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A transmission electron microscopic image of two H5N1 virions.

Los Angeles Braces for ‘Life-Threatening and Destructive’ Winds

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By: Judson Jones
7 January 2025 at 07:35
Forecasters warned that a significant Santa Ana wind event this week could help wildfires spread quickly and erratically. Utility companies said they may pre-emptively cut off power to some customers.

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The Mountain fire tore through Ventura County in November, fueled by strong Santa Ana winds like the ones forecast this week.

Justin Trudeau to Resign as Canada’s Prime Minister

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By: Matina Stevis-Gridneff， Ian Austen， Vjosa Isai and Thomas Fuller
7 January 2025 at 05:33
Justin Trudeau announced Monday that he was also stepping down as leader of Canada’s Liberal Party. He will remain in both roles until a replacement is chosen.

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Justin Trudeau on Monday after announcing that he will resign as Canada’s prime minister and Liberal Party leader, outside his residence in Ottawa.

Rudy Giuliani Is Held in Contempt of Court in Defamation Case

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By: Stefanos Chen
7 January 2025 at 07:43
Rudolph W. Giuliani, the former mayor of New York City, has failed to turn over his assets to two Georgia poll workers who won a defamation lawsuit against him.

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Rudolph Giuliani has said in testimony that he has been unable to locate some of the items he was ordered to turn over.

Where to Watch ‘The Brutalist’

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By: Annie Aguiar
7 January 2025 at 05:04
Interested in watching the three-and-a-half-hour epic about a fictional Hungarian architect? Good luck if you don’t live in New York or Los Angeles.

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Adrien Brody and Felicity Jones in “The Brutalist.” Brody won a Golden Globe for best actor in a drama.

U.S. Sends 11 Guantánamo Prisoners to Oman to Start New Lives

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By: Carol Rosenberg
7 January 2025 at 05:01
The secret mission left the smallest number of prisoners at Guantánamo Bay since the day the detention center opened in 2002.

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A prisoner at Guantánamo Bay’s Camp 6 detention center in 2019. There are now 15 men left in the prison.
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