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Today — 23 December 2024NYT | Top Stories

Trump and Biden, Make the Hostages Your Priority

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By: Keren Munder
23 December 2024 at 14:00
I was held captive in Gaza. Healing will only happen when all the captives have been brought home.

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A bird flies in front of contrails in the sky above Jerusalem, formed in the shape of a ribbon representing the plight of the hostages taken on Oct. 7 still held in Gaza.

Organized Looting Throws Gaza Deeper Into Chaos

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By: Adam Rasgon and Aaron Boxerman
23 December 2024 at 13:01
Gangs are filling a power vacuum left by Israel in some parts of southern Gaza, hijacking desperately needed aid for Palestinian residents.

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Trucks carrying humanitarian aid entering Gaza via the Rafah crossing have become easy prey for organized gangs.

‘I Was Destroyed by It’: 4 Men on Abuse at Ireland’s Catholic Schools

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By: Megan Specia
23 December 2024 at 13:01
After decades of silence, dozens of older men are talking about the sexual abuse they suffered at schools run by religious orders. We spoke to four of them.

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“What isn’t always told is how your life is entirely ripped apart,” said Mark Vincent Healy, who attended St. Mary’s College, run by the Spiritans.

Trump Picks Callista Gingrich for Ambassador to Switzerland

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By: Lisa Friedman
23 December 2024 at 11:08
In announcing his choice of various envoys, including ambassador to Denmark, the president-elect again floated the idea of the United States acquiring Greenland.

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Callista Gingrich during the Republican National Convention in July. She is the wife of Newt Gingrich, the former House speaker and a loyal ally to President-elect Donald J. Trump.

Trump Names His Picks for Top Pentagon Roles

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By: John Ismay
23 December 2024 at 10:27
They include a billionaire investor who supported Mr. Trump’s campaign, a former official who froze aid to Ukraine and a former executive at Uber.

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President-elect Donald J. Trump’s Defense Department picks, from left: Elbridge Colby, Mike Duffey, Stephen A. Feinberg and Emil Michael.

They Made Over $100,000 in Overtime. Now the N.Y.P.D. Is Cracking Down.

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By: Chelsia Rose Marcius and Eliza Shapiro
23 December 2024 at 07:55
Commissioner Jessica Tisch has reassigned at least 29 officers. Some worked under Jeffrey Maddrey, a high-ranking official who was accused of demanding sex from a subordinate in exchange for overtime.

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Jessica Tisch, center, commissioner of the New York Police Department, transferred at least 29 officers into new roles. Some had made worked under Jeffrey Maddrey, right, who recently resigned.

Surfers Return for Rare Big Wave Contest in Hawaii

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By: Talya Minsberg
23 December 2024 at 12:12
The Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational was held for just the eleventh time since its founding in 1984. Landon McNamara, a local of Oahu’s North Shore, won this year’s event.

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Only 45 competitors and 25 alternates were invited to this year’s Eddie. The list is a who’s who of top professional surfers and local legends.

Ron Eliran, Israeli ”Ambassador of Song,” Has a Bar Mitzvah at 90

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By: John Leland
22 December 2024 at 16:00
In 1947, Ron Eliran’s 13th birthday in the British Mandate for Palestine was canceled when authorities called a curfew. Now, 77 years later, he has officially become a man.

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Ron Eliran at his 90th birthday party, which turned out to be a surprise bar mitzvah.

Trump Previews Second Term in Sprawling Speech to Conservative Conference

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By: Michael D. Shear
23 December 2024 at 04:30
President-elect Donald J. Trump repeated false claims about immigration and the border, slammed diversity initiatives and discussed the Panama Canal in the 90-minute address.

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President-elect Donald J. Trump offered a triumphant view of his election victory in Phoenix on Sunday.

A 1,000-Year-Old Seed Grows in Israel

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By: Franz Lidz
22 December 2024 at 14:00
For 14 years, scientists have been growing a tree akin to the Judean balsam — the source of the balm of Gilead — but with no modern counterpart.

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.

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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 and Sara Ruberg
23 December 2024 at 08:37
The police said a man was taken into custody. The victim had been seated in a subway car at the Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue station on Sunday morning when a man set her on fire.

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Investigators at the Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue Station in Brooklyn on Sunday after a woman aboard a subway car was set on fire and died.

From the Surf to the Sermon: The Christian Surfers of Costa Rica

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By: Maria Abi-Habib and Alejandro Cegarra
23 December 2024 at 04:10
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.

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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.

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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.

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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.
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