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Today — 16 December 2025NYT | Top Stories

He Tried to Protect His Son From Bullies. He Didn’t Know How Far They Would Go.

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By: Matthew Shaer
15 December 2025 at 21:43
After his son was repeatedly attacked, Rick Kuehner reached out to his suburban school, to the police and to other parents. The violence only got worse.

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Tristan Kuehner with his father, Rick, in Gilbert, Ariz. Rick moved his family to Gilbert in part because of the area’s low crime rate.

How Tech’s Biggest Companies Are Offloading the Risks of the A.I. Boom

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By: Karen Weise and Eli Tan
15 December 2025 at 23:49
The data centers used for work on artificial intelligence can cost tens of billions to build. Tech giants are finding ways to avoid being on the hook for some of those costs.

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Meta is investing billions in new data centers, like one being constructed in Eagle Mountain, Utah.

In A.I. Boom, Venture Capital Firms Are Raising Loads More Money

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By: Erin Griffith
15 December 2025 at 23:28
Lightspeed Venture Partners, a Silicon Valley venture firm, has amassed more than $9 billion to invest in artificial intelligence. That is its biggest haul.

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U.K. Spy Chief Warns of Growing Russia Threat in Europe

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By: Mark Landler
16 December 2025 at 00:30
In her first public speech as head of MI6, Blaise Metreweli said Russia was attempting to export chaos to Europe through hybrid attacks and disinformation.

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The SIS building in London, the headquarters of MI6.
Yesterday — 15 December 2025NYT | Top Stories

SpaceX’s Next Big Launch Could Be an I.P.O.

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By: Andrew Ross Sorkin， Bernhard Warner， Sarah Kessler， Michael J. de la Merced， Niko Gallogly， Brian O’Keefe， Ian Mount and Vivienne Walt
15 December 2025 at 21:28
Elon Musk’s rocket and satellite giant is already planning a stock sale at an $800 billion valuation. Going public could put it in the trillion-dollar club.

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SpaceX is set to be valued at $800 billion — and potentially a lot more if it goes public.

‘Don’t Feed the Pig’: The Anti-Corruption Call That Helped Topple a Government

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By: Carlotta Gall
15 December 2025 at 21:19
Mass demonstrations in Bulgaria were spurred by spreading outrage over graft that many say was fueling an authoritarian power grab.

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Protesters in Sofia, Bulgaria, this month. The trigger for the demonstrations was a budget that raised taxes and lifted the salaries of members of the state security apparatus.

Hong Kong Media Tycoon Jimmy Lai’s Conviction Was Years in the Making

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By: Andrew Higgins and Alexandra Stevenson
15 December 2025 at 20:59
Jimmy Lai spent decades criticizing China’s rulers. He faces up to life in prison after a court found him guilty of national security crimes.

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Jimmy Lai at home in Hong Kong in August 2020.

What to Know About the Victims of the Bondi Beach Shooting

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By: Isabella Kwai and Yan Zhuang
15 December 2025 at 22:45
At least 15 people were killed in the attack in Sydney, Australia, including a 10-year-old girl, a long-serving rabbi and a Holocaust survivor.

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Emergency services responding at the scene of the shooting on Bondi Beach, in Sydney, Australia, on Sunday.

How the Bondi Beach Shooting Unfolded at a Hanukkah Celebration

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By: Victoria Kim and Livia Albeck-Ripka
15 December 2025 at 22:29
Two men toting long guns opened fire on hundreds of people who were celebrating Hanukkah on Bondi Beach in Sydney, the core of the Australian city’s Jewish community.

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A makeshift memorial at Bondi pavilion, near the site of the attack, in Sydney, Australia, on Monday.

A Massacre in Australia, and Rob Reiner Is Found Dead in ‘Apparent Homicide’

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By: Will Jarvis and Ian Stewart
15 December 2025 at 20:49
Plus, the hunt for the gunman in a shooting at Brown University.

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Arriving for a vigil in Sydney, Australia, on Monday to commemorate the victims of the Bondi Beach shooting.

Michele Singer Reiner: A Photographer Who Changed Movie History

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By: Alex Marshall
15 December 2025 at 19:17
Falling in love with her inspired the director Rob Reiner to give “When Harry Met Sally…” a new ending. The Reiners went on to work together on movies and political causes.

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Michele Singer Reiner in Los Angeles in 2019.

Zelensky Meets U.S. Envoys in Berlin in New Round of Ukraine Peace Talks

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By: Christopher F. Schuetze
15 December 2025 at 22:39
For the second day running, President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine met in Berlin with American diplomats, seeking to bridge divides over how to end the war.

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President Frank-Walter Steinmeier of Germany, left, and President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine in Berlin on Monday.

Trump’s Cuts Hobbled US Labor Board, Leaving Festering Disputes and a Power Struggle

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By: Rebecca Davis O’Brien
15 December 2025 at 18:02
Advocates fear damage to labor protections if the Supreme Court upholds the president’s move to control federal agency staffing.

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The Washington headquarters of the National Labor Relations Board, which is down to a single member. In the interim, California and New York want to strengthen their boards.

Trump’s Diversity Rollback Ends Crucial Aid for Deafblind Children Like Annie Garner

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By: Sonia A. Rao and Jamie Kelter Davis
15 December 2025 at 18:00
A program for deafblind children helped 3-year-old Annie Garner, born with poor vision and no ears, learn to communicate. The Trump administration cut the program’s funding over diversity goals.

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Casey and Leah Garner with their daughter, Annie, at their home in Reedsburg, Wis.

Trial to Start for Judge Accused of Helping Undocumented Immigrant Evade Agents

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By: Julie Bosman and Dan Simmons
15 December 2025 at 18:02
The Milwaukee County judge faces federal charges, but she has maintained her innocence.

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Judge Hannah C. Dugan leaving a courthouse in Milwaukee in November.

With Prices Soaring, Can New York Survive as a Mecca for the Arts?

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By: Eliza Shapiro
15 December 2025 at 16:00
The number of artists living in the city has declined after growing sharply between 2004 and 2019. Almost 50 arts venues have closed in the past five years.

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People rummage through fabrics at Materials for the Arts, a warehouse in Long Island City, Queens, that processes six million pounds of donated art materials a year.

Kast’s Victory in Chile Is Another Win for Global Right-Wing Movement

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By: Emma Bubola
15 December 2025 at 18:02
José Antonio Kast, who was elected president on Sunday, is the latest conservative to rise to power promising strict law and order measures.

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Presidential candidate Jose Antonio Kast of the Republicano party and his wife Maria Pia Adriazola celebrating following the 2025 presidential election runoff in Santiago, Chile on Sunday.

A Powerful New Drug Is Creating a ‘Withdrawal Crisis’ in Philadelphia

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By: Jan Hoffman and Hannah Yoon
15 December 2025 at 19:59
Medetomidine, a veterinary sedative, mixed into fentanyl has sent thousands to hospitals, not only for overdose but for life-threatening withdrawal. It is spreading to other cities.

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The Temple University Hospital emergency entrance.

Rob Reiner and Wife Found Stabbed to Death: What We Know

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By: Jin Yu Young
16 December 2025 at 00:11
The director’s family said that he and his wife, Michele, died on Sunday, and county jail records show that their son, Nick Reiner, was arrested.

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Police officers outside the home of Rob Reiner in Brentwood, Calif., on Sunday night.

To China, Jimmy Lai Was an Arch Villain. To His Supporters, He Was Their Hope.

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By: Alexandra Stevenson and David Pierson
15 December 2025 at 22:45
Jimmy Lai, the Hong Kong publisher and democracy campaigner, was convicted of national security charges in a city where even minor dissent is now whispered.

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Jimmy Lai in Hong Kong in 2019. Mr. Lai, who has been behind bars for five years, received guilty verdicts in a national security trial on Monday.

How the Bondi Beach Community Rushed to Help Shooting Victims

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By: Damien Cave
15 December 2025 at 14:19
I lived and worked around Bondi for years. The emergency response tells you everything you need to know about the area.

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A family embraces at a flower memorial by a lifeguard tower on Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia, on Monday.
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