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This Hanukkah, We Need the Light of Hope
15 December 2025 at 21:26
We must not succumb to the darkness of hate and fear.
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Today — 15 December 2025NYT | Top Stories
SpaceX’s Next Big Launch Could Be an I.P.O.
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.
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
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.
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.
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Hong Kong Media Tycoon Jimmy Lai’s Conviction Was Years in the Making
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.
Jimmy Lai at home in Hong Kong in August 2020.
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What to Know About the Victims of the Bondi Beach Shooting
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.
Emergency services responding at the scene of the shooting on Bondi Beach, in Sydney, Australia, on Sunday.
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An Update on Two Shootings
15 December 2025 at 20:12
We have the latest from Brown University and Bondi Beach.
In Providence, R.I.
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How the Bondi Beach Shooting Unfolded
15 December 2025 at 19:53
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.
A makeshift memorial at Bondi pavilion, near the site of the attack, in Sydney, Australia, on Monday.
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A Massacre in Australia, and Rob Reiner Is Found Dead in ‘Apparent Homicide’
15 December 2025 at 20:49
Plus, the hunt for the gunman in a shooting at Brown University.
Arriving for a vigil in Sydney, Australia, on Monday to commemorate the victims of the Bondi Beach shooting.
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Michele Singer Reiner: A Photographer Who Changed Movie History
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.
Michele Singer Reiner in Los Angeles in 2019.
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Zelensky Meets U.S. Envoys in Berlin in New Round of Ukraine Peace Talks
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.
President Frank-Walter Steinmeier of Germany, left, and President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine in Berlin on Monday.
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- Trump’s Cuts Hobbled US Labor Board, Leaving Festering Disputes and a Power Struggle
Trump’s Cuts Hobbled US Labor Board, Leaving Festering Disputes and a Power Struggle
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.
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.
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- Trump’s Diversity Rollback Ends Crucial Aid for Deafblind Children Like Annie Garner
Trump’s Diversity Rollback Ends Crucial Aid for Deafblind Children Like Annie Garner
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.
Casey and Leah Garner with their daughter, Annie, at their home in Reedsburg, Wis.
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Trial to Start for Judge Accused of Helping Undocumented Immigrant Evade Agents
15 December 2025 at 18:02
The Milwaukee County judge faces federal charges, but she has maintained her innocence.
Judge Hannah C. Dugan leaving a courthouse in Milwaukee in November.
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With Prices Soaring, Can New York Survive as a Mecca for the Arts?
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.
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.
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The Turbulent Times of Friedrich Merz
15 December 2025 at 18:00
The new chancellor believes the world needs a stronger Germany. He is still navigating how to do it.
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Kast’s Victory in Chile Is Another Win for Global Right-Wing Movement
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.
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.
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Olivia Dean, Josh Johnson and Chase Infiniti Are Among Our 2025 Breakout Stars
15 December 2025 at 18:00
Across the arts, these 10 performers took a leap of faith this year and stuck the landing in a big way.
A Powerful New Drug Is Creating a ‘Withdrawal Crisis’ in Philadelphia
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.
The Temple University Hospital emergency entrance.
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Trump’s Diplomats Act More Like Cowboys. Could That Be a Good Thing?
15 December 2025 at 18:00
Sometimes Trump’s unconventional foreign policy just works.
What We Know About Rob Reiner and His Death
15 December 2025 at 17:07
The director’s family said that he and his wife, Michele, had died on Sunday. The police said they had found two bodies at the Reiner home in Los Angeles.
Police officers outside the home of Rob Reiner in Brentwood, Calif., on Sunday night.
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To China, Jimmy Lai Was an Arch Villain. To His Supporters, He Was Their Hope.
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.
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.
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How the Bondi Beach Community Rushed to Help Shooting Victims
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.
A family embraces at a flower memorial by a lifeguard tower on Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia, on Monday.
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China Approaches First Investment Decline in 3 Decades
15 December 2025 at 14:21
A broad measure of investment fell more than 10 percent in November, continuing a recent reversal and signaling the depth of China’s property crisis.
A residential complex being built by Vanke in Nanjing, China. Vanke is the latest developer in financial distress as property investment has plunged.
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Rob Reiner, Actor Who Went on to Direct Classic Films, Dies at 78
15 December 2025 at 14:13
Mr. Reiner, who was in “All in the Family,” directed films including “This Is Spinal Tap,” “When Harry Met Sally …,” “The Princess Bride” and “A Few Good Men.”
Rob Reiner in Los Angeles in 1986.
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Two Bodies Found at Home Owned by Director Rob Reiner
15 December 2025 at 12:54
The Los Angeles Police Department said it is investigating the deaths as “an apparent homicide.”
The Hollywood director and actor Rob Reiner made hit movies like “Stand By Me” and “A Few Good Men.”
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Trump Said It Would Be Easy to Free Jimmy Lai. He Should Prove It.
15 December 2025 at 11:33
The Hong Kong publisher’s fate will reveal whether democracies still have the resolve to defend their own values.
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Jeanette Winter, Who Told Children About Artists’ Lives, Dies at 86
15 December 2025 at 10:47
Her picture books found models of perseverance and imagination in figures like Emily Dickinson, Georgia O’Keeffe and Benny Goodman.
Jeanette Winter in 2017. She was the writer, illustrator or both of more than 65 children’s books, many of them biographies of great artists.
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Jimmy Lai’s Life, in Photos and Video
15 December 2025 at 10:00
He attributed his rags-to-riches ascent to the freedoms of Hong Kong, and has paid a hefty price for defending them.
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California Hires Former C.D.C. Officials Who Criticized Trump Administration
15 December 2025 at 08:58
A former director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and a former chief medical officer of the agency will advise the state on public health issues.
