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Today — 17 December 2025NYT | Top Stories

Arctic Report Card Marks Record Temperatures and Rainfall in Arctic

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By: Eric Niiler
17 December 2025 at 01:27
A yearly checkup on the region documents a warmer, rainier Arctic and 200 Alaskan rivers “rusting” as melting tundra leaches minerals from the soil into waterways.

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A tributary of the Kugaaruk River in northern Alaska turning orange from elevated heavy metal concentrations.

Rob Reiner Gave Us Great Reasons to Go to the Movies

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By: Manohla Dargis
17 December 2025 at 01:19
“This Is Spinal Tap,” “When Harry Met Sally …,” “Misery”: Reiner delivered an incredible number of accessible, original and adult movies that we still cherish.

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The director Rob Reiner, in 1989, on the set of “When Harry Met Sally …”

Takeaways From Susie Wiles’s Vanity Fair Interviews Describing Trump World

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By: Peter Baker
17 December 2025 at 01:10
During 11 interviews with Vanity Fair over President Trump’s first year back in office, Ms. Wiles, his chief of staff, opened up about the president, the people around him and their internal fights.

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Susie Wiles, the White House chief of staff, typically shuns publicity. She called a recent article in Vanity Fair, based on 11 interviews she gave over the past year, “a disingenuously framed hit piece on me and the finest President, White House staff, and Cabinet in history.”

Europe May Roll Back Combustion Engine Ban

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By: Patricia Cohen and Eshe Nelson
17 December 2025 at 01:01
A proposal to revise an E.U. law requiring carmakers to stop producing combustion engines by 2035 would offer some relief to automakers, but it sets back the region’s climate goals.

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Electric vehicles at a BMW factory in Munich. Premier automakers like BMW will benefit if an emission ban in Europe is rolled back.

Watching ‘Liberation’ With a Women’s Movement Pioneer, My Mom

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By: Robin Pogrebin
16 December 2025 at 23:47
In researching her new Broadway play, Bess Wohl interviewed my mother. After a performance, we all discussed the play and its themes.

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The cast of “Liberation,” a play that evokes the spirit of sisterhood during the feminist movement of the 1970s.

Brown Shooter Still at Large After Nearly Three Days

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By: Jacey Fortin
17 December 2025 at 00:25
The authorities are still looking for the gunman who killed two students at Brown University. Investigators are expected to release more video footage on Tuesday.

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Attorney General Peter Neronha of Rhode Island spoke at a news conference on Monday.

Netflix Adds Podcasts in Deal With iHeartMedia

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By: Jessica Testa
17 December 2025 at 00:25
The streaming service now has about 30 video podcasts lined up for 2026, including the influential radio show “The Breakfast Club.”

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Netflix said it planned to feature more podcasts, calling the shows from iHeartMedia an “initial collection.”

Donate This Holiday Season: The World’s Poorest Need Your Help

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By: Ezra Klein and Jack McCordick
16 December 2025 at 18:03
Elie Hassenfeld, the chief executive of the nonprofit GiveWell, makes the case for a more rigorous, transparent and accountable approach to charitable giving.

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10-Year-Old Killed in Russia School Stabbing

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By: Valerie Hopkins
16 December 2025 at 23:46
The attack appeared to have been inspired by white supremacist ideology, Telegram channels close to intelligence agencies reported.

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Police officers at the entrance of a school in the Moscow region after a stabbing on Tuesday.
Yesterday — 16 December 2025NYT | Top Stories

Australia Doubles Down on Gun Control in Wake of Bondi Beach Shooting

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By: Victoria Kim
16 December 2025 at 22:26
The country has long looked warily at the cycle of gun violence in the United States, where meaningful changes in policy have been rare.

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A memorial in Sydney on Tuesday. The shooting, which left at least 15 dead and scores of others injured, has forced a hard look at gun control in Australia.

Dashcam Footage Shows Couple Confronting a Suspected Bondi Beach Gunman

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By: Isabella Kwai
16 December 2025 at 22:05
Dash cam footage has emerged of Boris and Sofia Gurman trying to disarm one of the suspected attackers. The couple was killed, but their bravery was lauded by Australians.

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Cooling Labor Market and Elevated Inflation Stoke Fed Divisions on Rate Cuts

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By: Colby Smith
12 December 2025 at 23:28
Fed officials explained their opposition to the central bank’s decision this week to cut interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point.

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The divisions on the Federal Reserve have forced Jerome H. Powell, the Fed chair, to navigate the difficult task of trying to reach a consensus among his colleagues.

Obamas Had Plans to See the Reiners the Day They Were Found Dead

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By: Jenny Gross
16 December 2025 at 21:55
Michelle Obama said on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” that she and former President Barack Obama were longtime friends of the couple and called them “decent, courageous” people.

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Michelle Obama speaking at an event in Washington last month.

A Family Transformed by a Special-Needs Preschool

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By: The Editorial Board
16 December 2025 at 18:00
For the mother of a son and a daughter with autism, the Kennedy Children’s Center has “opened up a whole world.”

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A classroom at the Kennedy Children’s Center, which is supported by Catholic Charities of New York.

Man Who Plowed Car Into Liverpool F.C. Parade Is Sentenced to 21 Years

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By: Lizzie Dearden
17 December 2025 at 02:00
Paul Doyle was sentenced to more than 21 years on Tuesday after he struck about 130 people leaving a victory parade for Liverpool F.C.

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Water Street in Liverpool, England, in May, after a car rammed into people gathered for a parade.

Zelensky Expresses Wary Optimism About Russia-Ukraine Peace Plan

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By: Steven Erlanger and Maria Varenikova
16 December 2025 at 21:27
Two days of talks between President Volodymyr Zelensky and allies have brought some progress on security guarantees, but Russia remains opposed to any foreign forces in Ukraine.

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Damage after bombing in Kostiantynivka, eastern Ukraine, this year.

New Yorkers Back Mamdani’s Push for Free Child Care, Poll Shows

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By: Nicholas Fandos
16 December 2025 at 21:07
A Siena University poll showed that voters support having wealthy New Yorkers pay more in taxes to fund child care statewide, and favored Gov. Kathy Hochul in next year’s election.

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The favorability ratings for Zohran Mamdani, the mayor-elect of New York City, have risen statewide and in New York City rise since his election last month.

New Yorkers Back Mamdani’s Push for Free Child Care, Poll Shows

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By: Nicholas Fandos
16 December 2025 at 21:07
A Siena University poll showed that voters support having wealthy New Yorkers pay more in taxes to fund child care statewide, and favored Gov. Kathy Hochul in next year’s election.

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The favorability ratings for Zohran Mamdani, the mayor-elect of New York City, have risen statewide and in New York City rise since his election last month.

Senators Investigate Role of A.I. Data Centers in Rising Electricity Costs

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By: Ivan Penn and Karen Weise
16 December 2025 at 18:02
Three Democrats are seeking information from tech firms about the growing energy use of data centers and the utility bills of individuals and other businesses.

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The energy needs of data centers used for artificial intelligence are forcing utility companies to spend billions of dollars to upgrade the power grid, the lawmakers said.

Susie Wiles Acknowledges Trump’s ‘Score Settling’ Behind Prosecutions

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By: Peter Baker
17 December 2025 at 00:56
In interviews with Vanity Fair, Susie Wiles, the White House chief of staff, said President Trump “has an alcoholic’s personality,” called JD Vance a “conspiracy theorist” and concluded that Pam Bondi “completely whiffed” the early handling of the Epstein files.

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Over the course of 11 interviews, Ms. Wiles offered pungent assessments of the president and his team.

ISIS ‘Ideology’ Is Linked to Australia Killings, and Trump Files New $10 Billion Lawsuit

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By: Will Jarvis and Ian Stewart
16 December 2025 at 19:00
Plus, how foreign patients are paying for U.S. organs.

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Belongings left near the site of a mass shooting in Sydney, Australia, on Monday. The gunmen targeted a Hanukkah party and killed 15 people.

Venezuela’s Oil Is a Focus of Trump’s Campaign Against Maduro

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By: Edward Wong and Julian E. Barnes
16 December 2025 at 18:02
In public, the White House says it is confronting Venezuela to curb drug trafficking. Behind the scenes, gaining access to the country’s vast oil reserves is a priority.

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Oil drilling equipment in Cabimas, Venezuela. The country has about 17 percent of the world’s known oil reserves, nearly four times the amount in the United States.

The Untold Story of How Jeffrey Epstein Got Rich

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By: David Enrich， Steve Eder， Jessica Silver-Greenberg and Matthew Goldstein
16 December 2025 at 18:39
For years, rumors swirled about where his wealth came from. A Times investigation reveals the truth of how a college dropout clawed his way to the pinnacle of American finance and society.

How Jeffrey Epstein Made His Money: Six Takeaways From The Times’ Investigation

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By: Steve Eder， Matthew Goldstein， Jessica Silver-Greenberg and David Enrich
16 December 2025 at 18:02
The sources of Epstein’s fortune have long been a source of speculation. Here are six takeaways from a Times investigation that found that he built it through scams, theft and lies.

Brown Shooting Tests a Fragile Trust on Campus

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By: Dana Goldstein
16 December 2025 at 18:03
The Ivy League school has faced a series of challenges related to protests and politics. Through it all, it has kept its gates open to the city and tried to heal divisions on campus.

© Christopher Capozziello for The New York Times

Brown University has been open to the city around it. After last weekend’s shooting, some are asking if the school should do more to harden the campus to protect student safety.
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