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Today — 18 December 2025NYT | Top Stories

Brendan Carr Says FCC ‘Isn’t Independent’ Amid Concerns of How Trump Might Use the Agency

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By: Cecilia Kang
18 December 2025 at 03:56
The comment from Brendan Carr, a Republican, raised concerns from lawmakers about how President Trump might use the agency.

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Brendan Carr, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, at a Senate committee hearing on Wednesday.

Venezuelan Navy Escorts Vessels After Trump’s Blockade Threat

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By: Eric Schmitt， Anatoly Kurmanaev and Riley Mellen
18 December 2025 at 03:22
The Venezuelan government was said to have ordered the escort, according to two people familiar with the matter. It was not immediately clear whether the vessels were subject to U.S. sanctions.

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An oil tanker anchored near the Cardón Refinery in Punto Fijo, Venezuela, in 2021.

More Than 2,000 Dinosaur Footprints Are Found in the Italian Alps

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By: Elisabetta Povoledo and Victor Mather
18 December 2025 at 02:33
Two hundred million years ago, prosauropods walked the earth. They left something behind.

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Dinosaurs once roamed the earth, including, it seems, in this spot in Italy.

N.Y. Governor Will Sign Right-to-Die Bill for the Terminally Ill

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By: Grace Ashford
18 December 2025 at 02:27
Gov. Kathy Hochul cast the measure in unusually personal terms, saying she had felt “the pain of seeing someone you love suffer and feeling powerless to stop it.”

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Gov. Kathy Hochul said she had agreed to sign the bill after adding amendments intended to protect New Yorkers from being pressured into life-ending decisions.

ICE Arrests Disrupt Schools, Prompting Fear Among Families

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By: Madeleine Ngo
18 December 2025 at 02:09
President Trump’s immigration crackdown has at times resulted in arrests near schools, setting off concerns among parents, educators and students.

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Parents say they have grown concerned about taking their children to school, worried that they could be detained or that their children could witness violent arrests.

Tankers Under Sanction Are Only a Subset of Fleet Moving Venezuelan Oil

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By: Rebecca F. Elliott
18 December 2025 at 01:48
The scope of President Trump’s blockade against ships carrying oil from Venezuela was not clear on Wednesday.

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An oil tanker docked at Cardón Refinery in Punto Fijo, Venezuela, in 2021. More than 400 tankers have moved Venezuelan oil or related products since 2019, and these vessels are part of a bigger fleet of ships that trade oil illicitly.

Senate Passes Defense Policy Bill, Clearing It for Trump

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By: Megan Mineiro
18 December 2025 at 01:27
The legislation authorizes $900 billion for the Pentagon, provides a pay raise for troops, and has some measures to reassert congressional oversight.

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Army troops participating in a parade in Washington in June. The bill includes a pay raise of 3.8 percent for military personnel.

How the Rhinelander Trial Scandalized the Jazz Age

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By: Laura Wexler
17 December 2025 at 18:00
Rhinelander v. Rhinelander was one of the most scandalous trials of the Jazz Age. 100 years later, it reads as a tragedy about the country’s original sin.

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Alice Rhinelander, center, with her sisters in the courtroom during the annulment trial.

Appeals Court Allows National Guard to Remain in D.C., for Now

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By: Zach Montague
18 December 2025 at 00:15
A three-judge panel voted unanimously to allow troops to stay in the capital for the duration of the appeal, citing the city’s unique legal status.

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National Guard troops in Washington in August. A lower court judge had ordered that the troops be removed from the city, but the appeals court previously stayed the ruling while it considered the matter.

National Center for Atmospheric Research to Be Dismantled, Trump Administration Says

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By: Lisa Friedman， Brad Plumer and Jack Healy
18 December 2025 at 03:57
Russell Vought, the White House budget director, called the laboratory a source of “climate alarmism.”

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National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colo., is responsible for many of the biggest scientific advances in humanity’s understanding of weather and climate since its founding in 1960.
Yesterday — 17 December 2025NYT | Top Stories

Gil Gerard, Star of ‘Buck Rogers,’ Dies at 82

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By: Jonathan Wolfe
17 December 2025 at 23:11
He was best known for playing the title character in “Buck Rogers in the 25th Century,” which ran on NBC from 1979 to 1981.

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Gil Gerard in the mid-1980s in Los Angeles.

Greenpeace’s Fight With Pipeline Giant Exposes a Legal Loophole

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By: Karen Zraick
17 December 2025 at 22:00
A court filing by a group with deep ties to the pipeline company Energy Transfer raises questions about the growing use of amicus briefs in litigation.

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Energy Transfer pipes for the Dakota Access Pipeline in a staging area in Worthing, S.D., in 2015.

Bondi Beach Shooting Is a Reminder of ISIS’s Power to Inspire Attacks

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By: Adam Goldman， Eric Schmitt and Lizzie Dearden
17 December 2025 at 21:55
ISIS is too weakened to seize territory, experts said, but its ability to churn out propaganda aimed at provoking violence against the West persists.

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Paramedics wheel away a wounded man at the scene of the mass shooting in Sydney, Australia, on Sunday.

Billy Crystal, Larry David and Others Remember Rob Reiner as a ‘Master Story Teller’

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By: Ali Watkins
17 December 2025 at 21:02
A group of prominent figures issued a statement memorializing Mr. Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner. “We were their friends, and we will miss them forever.”

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Rob Reiner, left, with Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan during an anniversary screening of “When Harry Met Sally” in 2019.

Warner Bros. Urges Shareholders to Reject Paramount Takeover Bid, Saying Ellisons ‘Misled’ Them

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By: Lauren Hirsch and Brooks Barnes
18 December 2025 at 00:33
The claim was made as part of Warner Bros. Discovery’s dismissal of Paramount’s hostile takeover offer.

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Warner Bros., which has its headquarters in Burbank, Calif., agreed to sell itself to Netflix in a deal worth $83 billion.

Eric Adams’ Efforts to Help Dyslexic Children in NYC Fall Short, Advocates Say

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By: Troy Closson
17 December 2025 at 16:00
Mayor Adams took notable steps toward improving reading instruction in New York. But families and advocates say many students with dyslexia are still struggling.

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The 8-year-old son of Ara Calcano, whose mother had to push for years to provide him with reading help.

Not All Drilling in Texas Is About Oil

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By: J. David Goodman and Kaylee Greenlee for The New York Times
10 December 2025 at 10:30
The state has become a hub of innovation for creating electricity using geothermal power. Just don’t call it renewable.

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Rome’s New Subway Stops Are Part Museum, Part Station

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By: Elisabetta Povoledo
17 December 2025 at 04:05
Part station, part museum, two new subway stops in Rome offer riders the chance to see ancient artifacts unearthed in digging for the stations.

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Ancient Roman findings displayed inside of the new subway station Colosseo, in Rome on Tuesday.

Trump Dangles Cash Payments to Assuage Affordability Concerns

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By: Tony Romm and Andrew Duehren
17 December 2025 at 18:01
With tariffs unpopular and prices still high, the White House has teased the promise of tariff rebates and large tax refunds next year.

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The president has repeatedly floated the idea of sending one-time $2,000 rebate checks to many families.
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