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Today — 19 December 2025NYT | Top Stories

Kennedy Center Board Moves to Rename It the Trump-Kennedy Center

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By: Chris Cameron
19 December 2025 at 04:42
The performing arts center is by law designated the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, and it has been generally understood that the power to change the center’s name lies with Congress.

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The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts was so named by law.

Cardinal Timothy Dolan Tapped the Power of the New York Pulpit

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By: Elizabeth Dias， Maya King and Ruth Graham
19 December 2025 at 04:00
From St. Patrick’s Cathedral to the White House to Fox News, he comfortably inhabited many spheres of influence.

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Timothy Dolan was installed as leader of the Archdiocese of New York in a ceremony at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in 2009.

After Rob Reiner’s ‘North’ Flopped, He Proved He Could Take Criticism With Humor

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By: Victor Mather
19 December 2025 at 00:07
Roger Ebert said he “hated, hated, hated, hated, hated” Reiner’s 1994 film “North.” The director took it in stride.

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Rob Reiner on the set of “North” in 1994. The movie was released on the heels of several hit movies he had directed.

Nigeria Closes Lead Recycling Factories Linked to U.S. Car Industry

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By: Peter S. Goodman， Will Fitzgibbon and Victor Adewale
18 December 2025 at 18:03
Carmakers have known for decades that battery recycling was poisoning people abroad. Nigeria’s crackdown is an effort to catalog the damage.

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Collecting soil samples at True Metals, in Ogijo, Nigeria, on Tuesday.

Atlantic City’s Mayor Is Found Not Guilty of Assaulting His Daughter

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By: Tracey Tully
19 December 2025 at 02:51
A jury on Thursday acquitted Marty Small Sr. of all four crimes he was charged with, including aggravated assault and endangering the welfare of his teenage daughter.

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Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small Sr. and his wife, Dr. La’Quetta Small, the superintendent of the city’s schools, arrive at the Atlantic County courthouse for closing arguments in his abuse trial.

N.Y.C. Subway Crime Is Down, Hochul Says, Rebutting Trump Officials

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By: Stefanos Chen
19 December 2025 at 02:23
Gov. Kathy Hochul said the state would spend another $77 million on police patrols in the subway, acknowledging that felony assaults remain stubbornly high.

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Gov. Kathy Hochul pointed to the low crime rates in the subway system in the face of persistent criticism from Washington this year.

Trump Administration Tries to Stop Some Immigrants From Driving Trucks

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By: Peter Eavis
19 December 2025 at 03:03
The Transportation Department said the new rules were intended to make roads safer, but there’s no data to suggest that immigrants cause more truck accidents.

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Trucking has long attracted immigrants hoping to earn a potentially substantial wage soon after arriving in the United States.

Once Again, Health Care Proves to Be a Bitter Political Pill for G.O.P.

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By: Carl Hulse
19 December 2025 at 01:55
The inability to find a credible counter to the Affordable Care Act has long bedeviled Republicans and cost them at the polls. It’s threatening to do so again next year.

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“It’s a complicated issue, no doubt about it, a lot of moving parts and we have very different visions about what health care ought to look like,” Senator John Thune, Republican of South Dakota and the majority leader, said.

The Woman in the Coldplay Concert Kiss Cam Video Is Ready to Talk

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By: Lisa Miller
19 December 2025 at 03:57
Kristin Cabot was caught on camera with her boss at a concert. The video went viral. Soon she was drowning in the vitriol of strangers.

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“You can make mistakes, and you can really screw up. But you don’t have to be threatened to be killed for them.”

Zelensky Appeals to E.U. Leaders for Frozen Russian Funds to Fight War

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By: Maria Varenikova
19 December 2025 at 00:35
President Volodymyr Zelensky said in Brussels, where the leaders had gathered, that without the money, his country would have to reduce its drone production significantly.

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Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, spoke during a news conference on Thursday as part of the European Council meeting in Brussels Thursday.

Trump Moves to End Gender-Related Care for Minors, Threatening Hospitals That Offer It

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By: Azeen Ghorayshi， Amy Harmon and Reed Abelson
19 December 2025 at 03:22
Proposed new rules would punish the hospitals by pulling all federal financing. Advocates say lawsuits will follow.

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Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., with President Trump and Mehmet Oz, the Medicaid and Medicare services administrator, in the White House in September.

The D.N.C. Is Scrapping Its Report on What Went Wrong in 2024

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By: Shane Goldmacher
19 December 2025 at 00:45
Ken Martin, the Democratic National Committee chairman, ordered the autopsy months ago but is now said to believe that its release would be counterproductive for the party.

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“Here’s our North Star: Does this help us win?” Ken Martin, the Democratic National Committee chairman, said in a statement about the 2024 audit. “If the answer is no, it’s a distraction from the core mission.”

Mamdani Names Budget Director as He Prepares to Enact Costly Agenda

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By: Dana Rubinstein
19 December 2025 at 01:33
Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani chose Sherif Soliman, a veteran of municipal government and the chief financial officer of the City University of New York, to lead the Office of Management and Budget.

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Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, left, announced Sherif Soliman’s appointment at a public housing development in Queens on Thursday.
Yesterday — 18 December 2025NYT | Top Stories

They Thought They Had ‘Made It.’ Now They Can’t Afford Food.

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By: Sarah Maslin Nir
18 December 2025 at 23:00
New Yorkers in the so-called “missing middle,” who may make too much for food benefits, say it’s still hard to find enough money for groceries.

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Jessica Fuentes with her children at the Community Kitchen in West Harlem in December. Ms. Fuentes said she was struggling to keep up with the costs of all of her necessities, like food.

Trump Announces $1,776 ‘Warrior Dividend’ for Military

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By: Ali Watkins
18 December 2025 at 22:46
President Trump promised active duty troops a $1,776 check from revenue raised by tariffs, without acknowledging that the Supreme Court is weighing the legality of the powers used to impose the levies.

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U.S. service members at Fort Bragg, N.C., in June.

Iran’s President Says He Can’t Make ‘Miracles’ to Solve the Country’s Woes

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By: Farnaz Fassihi and Leily Nikounazar
19 December 2025 at 03:25
Amid sky-high inflation, water and energy cuts and prospects for a deal with the U. S. dimming, President Masoud Pezeshkian has apparently thrown up his hands.

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President Masoud Pezeshkian of Iran attending a protest in Tehran in June after the U.S. attacks on nuclear sites in Iran.

Over 1,000 Were Killed in Attack on Camp in Darfur, Sudan, U.N. Says

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By: Declan Walsh
18 December 2025 at 22:12
A paramilitary attack in April was one of the most brutal of Sudan’s civil war. Now, hunger is spreading as Western aid cuts have reduced U.N. rations.

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People displaced in April after attacks by the Rapid Support Forces on the Zamzam camp in North Darfur, Sudan. A revised toll is over three times as great as earlier estimates.

New York City Set to Raise the Cap on Permits for Street Vendors

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By: Samantha Latson
18 December 2025 at 22:05
The legislation, which would make thousands more permits available, is part of a package of City Council bills aimed at helping the city’s vendors get on the right side of the law.

© Marco Postigo Storel for The New York Times

Food carts and other street vendors are a ubiquitous sight in New York City, but an arcane permitting process means many cart operators are unlicensed.
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