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Today — 14 December 2025NYT | Top Stories

How The Times Analyzed the S.E.C.’s Cryptocurrency Enforcement

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By: Andrea Fuller， Ben Protess， Sharon LaFraniere， Seamus Hughes， Julie Tate and Alex Klavens
14 December 2025 at 18:02
The New York Times set out to understand — and quantify — just how much things had changed within the agency after President Trump resumed office.

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A portrait array in the lobby of the Securities and Exchange Commission showing President Trump and Vice President JD Vance; its chairman, Paul S. Atkins; and Commissioners Hester M. Peirce, Caroline A. Crenshaw and Mark T. Uyeda.

The War on ‘Wokeness’ Comes to the U.S. Mint

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By: Dan Barry and Rachel Wisniewski
14 December 2025 at 18:03
The Treasury Department unveiled new coins celebrating America’s 250th anniversary. They failed to include planned designs featuring abolition, women’s suffrage and the civil rights movement.

Actors surrounded Brandon Beach, the U.S. treasurer, and Kristie McNally, the Mint’s acting secretary, at a coin unveiling this month at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia.

The Army Made a Blind Black Soldier a Surrogate for Robert E. Lee

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By: Carol Rosenberg
14 December 2025 at 18:00
For more than a century, this Black soldier from Virginia was remembered by nearly no one. Then this year, someone at the Pentagon found a use for him.

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Pvt. Fitz Lee in 1899, with his Medal of Honor on his jacket.

Washington Residents Return Home to Extensive Flood Damage

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By: Drew Atkins， Orlando Mayorquín and Bernard Mokam
14 December 2025 at 18:02
After heavy rains swelled rivers and flooded neighborhoods in northern Washington, residents returned to soggy homes caked in mud. Many tried to salvage what they could.

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Gwendolyn Corley began cleaning up her home after the historic flooding of the nearby Skagit River hit her community of Hamilton, Wash.

Deadly Attack in Syria on U.S. Troops Exposes Growing Challenges for Country’s Leader

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By: Abdi Latif Dahir
14 December 2025 at 18:31
The attacks further complicate President Ahmed al-Sharaa’s efforts to unify the country and rebuild relationships with the international community, analysts say.

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The president of Syria, Ahmed al-Sharaa, in Damascus, Syria, in April.

What We Know About the American Troops in Syria

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By: Jin Yu Young
14 December 2025 at 17:20
The killing of three Americans during what was said to be a counterterrorism operation in central Syria served as a reminder that U.S. troops are still operating in the country.

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U.S. Army soldiers gather before a patrol from a remote combat outpost in northeastern Syria in 2021.

A Brown University Instructor Hid From Gunfire With His Students

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By: Katherine Rosman， Ashley Ahn and Jenna Russell
14 December 2025 at 14:09
Joseph Oduro, 21, said he was leading an economics study session for about 60 students when a masked man entered the room and started shooting.

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F.B.I. agents enter the Barus and Holley building, the site of a shooting at Brown University on Saturday.

Gunshots, Sirens and a Manhunt Transform Brown’s Campus

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By: Mark Arsenault and Thomas Gibbons-Neff
14 December 2025 at 12:43
A typical Saturday night on the Ivy League campus was shaken by the killing of two people and the wounding of 9 others.

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East Providence police officers in Providence, R.I., on Saturday.

AfD Pushes to Publish German Information That Officials Say May Help Russia

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By: Christopher F. Schuetze
14 December 2025 at 13:01
Opponents of AfD lawmakers say that their push to publish sensitive details about national security could benefit Russian military planning.

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The leaders of the AfD, Tino Chrupalla, front left, and Alice Weidel, front center, have defended the party against accusations of compromising national security.

Brown University Students Hide After Shooter Attacks Campus

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By: Rylee Kirk， Mitch Smith， Alan Blinder and Ashley Ahn
14 December 2025 at 10:56
On and around Brown’s campus in Providence, terrified students rushed to safety as word of a gunman on campus spread.

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Police officers and emergency medical workers gathering in response to a shooting at Brown University in Providence, R.I., on Saturday.

What We Know About the Deadly Shooting at Brown University

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By: Yan Zhuang， By Thomas Gibbons-Neff， Mark Arsenault and Mitch Smith
14 December 2025 at 17:33
Two people were killed and nine others injured during an attack on the Rhode Island campus. Officials were searching early Sunday for a gunman suspected in the shooting.

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The police outside an entrance to Brown University in Providence, R.I., after a deadly shooting on Saturday.

Brown University Students Hide After Shooter Attacks Campus

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By: Rylee Kirk， Mitch Smith， Alan Blinder and Ashley Ahn
14 December 2025 at 10:56
On and around Brown’s campus in Providence, terrified students rushed to safety as word of a gunman on campus spread.

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Police officers and emergency medical workers gathering in response to a shooting at Brown University in Providence, R.I., on Saturday.

Abraham Quintanilla Jr., Music Producer and Father of Selena, Dies at 86

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By: Jesus Jiménez
14 December 2025 at 05:33
As a teenager, he hoped to make it big in the Tejano music world. He realized that dream through his daughter.

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Abraham Quintanilla Jr. in 2017. With his daughter Selena doing vocals, he turned his small family band into a Grammy-winning act, and Selena became known as the queen of Tejano music.

Active Shooter Alert Issued at Brown University in Rhode Island

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By: Hannah Ziegler and Rylee Kirk
14 December 2025 at 06:34
The university warned students to hide in an alert late Saturday afternoon. A suspect was not in custody, university officials said, correcting an earlier posting.

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Emergency responders on the scene of a reported shooting on the campus of Brown University in Providence, R.I. on Saturday.

Flight Returns to Dulles After Engine Failure During Takeoff, F.A.A. Says

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By: Mark Walker and Aimee Ortiz
14 December 2025 at 11:01
United Airlines Flight 803, which was headed to Tokyo, safely landed at Washington Dulles International Airport on Saturday, officials said.

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Smoke from a fire near Washington Dulles International Airport on Saturday.

U.S.-U.K. Trade Deal Hits Stumbling Block

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By: Eshe Nelson and Ana Swanson
14 December 2025 at 01:48
The U.S. government has paused a tech-focused trade pledge with Britain over broader disagreements about Britain’s digital regulations and food safety rules.

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President Trump and Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain in September, after signing an agreement that pledged to extend research collaborations and deepen partnerships in the tech industry.

Belarus Frees Prominent Political Prisoners as U.S. Lifts Some Trade Sanctions

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By: Valerie Hopkins and Tomas Dapkus
14 December 2025 at 01:50
The release of the prisoners, including a Nobel laureate and two opposition leaders, was part of a monthslong rapprochement between Washington and Minsk.

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Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, a Belarusian opposition leader, welcoming Ales Bialiatski, a political activist released by Belarus, as he arrived Saturday at the U.S. Embassy in Vilnius, Lithuania.

Trump’s Nvidia Deal Undermines National Security

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By: Kathleen Kingsbury， Lauren Dominguez Chan and James Robinson
14 December 2025 at 00:49
This week, Donald Trump announced that he would allow Nvidia to sell its powerful H200 chips to China. The Times Opinion editor, Kathleen Kingsbury, argues that the move undermines national security.

DoorDash Deliverer Faces Tampering Charges Tied to Food Order

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By: Aimee Ortiz
14 December 2025 at 02:29
The authorities said the woman, who was making a delivery for DoorDash, was captured on a doorbell camera spraying an unknown aerosol.

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A woman who was making a DoorDash delivery was charged with battery and consumer product tampering after she was seen in doorbell footage aiming a spray from a can in the direction of the food order, officials said.

MAHA Moms Are Angry at the E.P.A. Lee Zeldin Is Trying to Win Them Back.

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By: Hiroko Tabuchi
14 December 2025 at 01:14
A split is emerging within Trump’s base as health activists accuse Mr. Zeldin of leading the agency to prioritize chemical industry interests over public health.

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Lee Zeldin, the E.P.A. administrator, appeared with Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in Salt Lake City earlier this year. Recently, Mr. Zeldin has gone on a charm offensive.

The Young Conservatives Fixated on H-1B Visas

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By: Nathan Taylor Pemberton
14 December 2025 at 01:00
For some Gen Z conservatives, H-1B visas are a hot new topic.

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Young conservative Americans part of the America First wing have fixated on the visa program as they grow disillusioned with the president’s promises on immigration and frustrated with the job market.
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