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Today — 16 December 2025NYT | Top Stories

Trump Administration Begins Program to Increase Government’s Tech Worker Ranks

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By: Eileen Sullivan
16 December 2025 at 03:20
The U.S. Tech Force is aiming to hire about 1,000 top-level technical employees and supervisors to join federal agencies and work on projects related to artificial intelligence and modernization.

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Scott Kupor is the director of the Office of Personnel Management, which is leading the program.

Trump Seizes on Rob Reiner’s Death to Attack the Hollywood Director

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By: Luke Broadwater
16 December 2025 at 02:35
The president attributed the killing of Rob Reiner and his wife to “Trump derangement syndrome.” There was no indication that the couple’s political beliefs were linked to their deaths.

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Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, at the Kennedy Center in Washington in 2023. The Reiners’ 32-year-old son was “booked for murder,” according to the Los Angeles police chief, Jim McDonnell.

Ukraine Claims First Strike by Underwater Drone on Russian Submarine

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By: Maria Varenikova
16 December 2025 at 02:43
As it tries to demonstrate its continuing ability to fight, Ukraine said it had used drones to inflict serious damage on a Russian Kilo-class submarine at a Black Sea port.

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Ukraine previously targeted another Russian Kilo-class submarine, the Rostov-on-Don, shown sailing through the Bosporus at Istanbul in 2022.

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.

Ukraine and Allies Agree on Security Guarantee for Peace Proposal

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By: David E. Sanger and Christopher F. Schuetze
16 December 2025 at 03:43
Two U.S. officials who spoke on the condition of anonymity said the arrangement would be similar to the NATO mutual defense agreement. But crucial details remain unsettled as negotiators seek a deal that Russia will approve.

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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 Starts for Judge Accused of Helping Undocumented Immigrant Evade Agents

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By: Julie Bosman and Dan Simmons
16 December 2025 at 02:23
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.
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