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Today — 12 December 2025NYT | Top Stories

Trump Panel Abruptly Postpones Release of FEMA Overhaul Recommendations

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By: Scott Dance
12 December 2025 at 04:42
The group’s report had been expected to provide a road map for change after months of upheaval at the agency.

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Talk of a FEMA overhaul comes as disasters are becoming more frequent and costly as a result of climate change.

A Grand Jury Again Resists Trump’s Push to Re-Indict Letitia James

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By: Devlin Barrett， Jonah E. Bromwich and Glenn Thrush
12 December 2025 at 04:27
It was a striking rejection of the administration’s retribution campaign.

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Letitia James, New York’s attorney general, and President Trump have clashed for years, in part because of the civil suit she brought against him, his company and his family members.

What Does the Oil Tanker Seizure Mean for Venezuela’s Economy?

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By: Simon Romero
12 December 2025 at 04:23
Seizures of more tankers could put a stranglehold on Venezuela’s economy, which is exceptionally dependent on oil to keep the government running and pay for basic necessities.

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An oil tanker docked at Cardon Refinery in Venezuela, in 2021.

Bessent Accelerates Regulation Overhaul to Jumpstart Growth

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By: Alan Rappeport and Colby Smith
12 December 2025 at 04:03
The Treasury Secretary unveiled changes to the Financial Stability Oversight Council to ease “overregulation.”

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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent argued that financial stability was best achieved through faster economic growth, which he said was constrained by unnecessary regulations.

Lecturer Sanctioned Over MAGA White Supremacy Lesson Is Back in Class

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By: Stephanie Saul
12 December 2025 at 03:37
Some disciplinary measures have been imposed on the lecturer, including being monitored as she teaches a class on diversity and social justice.

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The Indiana University campus in Bloomington.

Can OpenAI Respond After Google Closes the A.I. Technology Gap?

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By: Cade Metz and Mike Isaac
12 December 2025 at 03:24
A new technology release from OpenAI is supposed to top what Google recently produced. It also shows OpenAI is engaged in a new and more difficult competition.

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OpenAI’s newest technology comes after Google claimed it had topped its young competitor.

U.S. Helped to Weaken Report at U.N. Environment Talks, Participants Say

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By: Eric Niiler
12 December 2025 at 02:54
American officials joined Russia, Saudi Arabia and Iran in objecting to language on fossils fuels, biodiversity and plastics in a report that was three years in the making.

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The opening session of the 7th United Nations Environment Assembly in Nairobi, Kenya, on Monday.

100,000 in Washington State Ordered to Evacuate as Rivers Rise

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By: Anna Griffin， Amy Graff and Drew Atkins
12 December 2025 at 03:32
Days of heavy rain pushed waterways to record flood levels in a mountainous region north of Seattle. “Do not wait,” local officials warned residents as they urged them to seek higher ground.

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Katie Gomez watched water rush into her front yard near Lyman, Wash.

Judge Orders Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s Release From ICE Detention

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By: Alan Feuer
11 December 2025 at 23:56
The judge said it was “troubling” that the Trump administration had kept Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia in custody for nearly four months without following through on its pledge to re-expel him.

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Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia at a vigil in Baltimore on Aug. 25. He was detained again later that day and has been in custody since.

Kristi Noem Testifies Before House Panel Amid Immigration Crackdown

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By: Madeleine Ngo
12 December 2025 at 01:23
Kristi Noem, the homeland security secretary, has overseen President Trump’s immigration policy, including efforts to detain more immigrants and pause visa applications.

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Kristi Noem, the homeland security secretary, faced a panel of lawmakers at a time when the federal government is stepping up its immigration enforcement efforts and seeking to increase deportations.

What IndiGo Airline’s Meltdown Reveals About India’s Economy

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By: Alex Travelli
12 December 2025 at 00:20
A tangle of problems at IndiGo, the dominant carrier, resulted in gridlocked airports across the country. Worse, it was the symptom of an even bigger problem.

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An IndiGo flight prepares to land in Mumbai, India, earlier this month. Operation troubles at the airline led to snarled airports across the country recently.

Senate Expected to Deadlock Over Obamacare Subsidies in Dueling Votes

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By: Carl Hulse
11 December 2025 at 22:38
Neither Democrats’ plan to extend expiring Affordable Care Act subsidies nor Republicans’ proposal to replace them with direct payments for those who buy basic insurance was expected to advance.

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Senator John Thune, Republican of South Dakota and the majority leader, at the Capitol this week.

This Isn’t the First Time the Fed Has Struggled for Independence

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By: Jeff Sommer
11 December 2025 at 22:57
The Trump administration is threatening the Fed’s autonomy, which the central bank regained with the Treasury-Fed accord in 1951.

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In the decades before 1951, the Federal Reserve functioned, to a large extent, as an adjunct of the Treasury and the White House.
Yesterday — 11 December 2025NYT | Top Stories

Disney Agrees to Bring Its Characters to OpenAI’s Sora Videos

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By: Brooks Barnes and Cade Metz
12 December 2025 at 03:40
The deal is a watershed for Hollywood, which has been trying to sort through the possible harms and upsides of generative artificial intelligence.

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Disney is the first major Hollywood company to license content to an A.I. platform.

Why Oracle Is Worrying Investors About the A.I. Boom

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By: Andrew Ross Sorkin， Bernhard Warner， Sarah Kessler， Michael J. de la Merced， Niko Gallogly， Brian O’Keefe and Ian Mount
11 December 2025 at 21:37
Shares in the technology company are down as investors grow anxious that its bet on artificial intelligence, and OpenAI in particular, may not pay off.

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Investors are increasingly linking the futures of Oracle, led by Larry Ellison, center, and SoftBank, helmed by Masa Son, left, with OpenAI, Sam Altman’s A.I. giant.

Bulgaria’s Prime Minister Resigns in the Face of Mass Protests

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By: Lara Jakes and Boryana Dzhambazova
12 December 2025 at 03:00
Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov, the sixth prime minister in five years, bowed out amid public anger over corruption and democratic dysfunction.

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Protesters filled the streets outside Parliament on Wednesday during an anti-government rally in Bulgaria’s capital, Sofia.

Trump’s Tariffs Shrank the U.S. Trade Deficit in September

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By: Ana Swanson
12 December 2025 at 01:06
The monthly trade deficit fell to its lowest level in five years after the president’s imposition of sweeping global tariffs. But it’s unclear whether the trend will persist.

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Zelensky Says Revised U.S. Plan Still Calls for Ukraine to Leave Donbas

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By: Maria Varenikova
12 December 2025 at 04:05
The Ukrainian leader rejected the demand, making clear that territorial issues remain unresolved as Ukraine and Europe sent a counterproposal to the United States.

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After a Russian missile attack in Ternopil, western Ukraine, last month.

Nobel Peace Prize Winner Machado Says U.S. Helped Her Leave Venezuela

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By: Anatoly Kurmanaev and Henrik Pryser Libell
12 December 2025 at 03:12
María Corina Machado reappeared on the global stage as the Trump administration ramped up its pressure campaign against President Nicolás Maduro.

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María Corina Machado at a news conference in Oslo, Norway, on Thursday after spending more than a year in hiding.

FEMA Is Forcing Towns to Fend for Themselves, and Trump Opens ‘Gold Card’ Visa Applications

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By: Tracy Mumford， Will Jarvis and Ian Stewart
11 December 2025 at 19:00
Plus, the secret to selling 150 million books.

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The Federal Emergency Management Agency rejected requests for federal assistance after floods in western Maryland, part of a larger pattern of making communities pay for disaster recovery.

Syria, Rebuilding its Military, Relies on Loyalists and Religious Teaching

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By: Raja Abdulrahim
11 December 2025 at 18:48
Critics say Syria’s fledgling government is hobbling military preparedness as it redoes the country’s forces from scratch.

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Syrian security officers at their graduation ceremony in Damascus in February.
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