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Today — 18 December 2025NYT | Top Stories

Trump Announces $1,776 ‘Warrior Dividend’ for Military

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By: Ali Watkins
18 December 2025 at 22:46
President Trump promised active duty troops a $1,776 check from revenue raised by tariffs, without acknowledging that the Supreme Court is weighing the legality of the powers used to impose the levies.

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U.S. service members at Fort Bragg, N.C., in June.

Iran’s President Says He Can’t Make ‘Miracles’ to Solve the Country’s Woes

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By: Farnaz Fassihi and Leily Nikounazar
18 December 2025 at 18:03
Despite sky-high inflation, water and energy cuts and prospects for a deal with the U. S. dimming, President Masoud Pezeshkian has apparently thrown up his hands.

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President Masoud Pezeshkian of Iran attending a protest in Tehran in June after the U.S. attacks on nuclear sites in Iran.

Over 1,000 Were Killed in Attack on Camp in Darfur, Sudan, U.N. Says

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By: Declan Walsh
18 December 2025 at 22:12
A paramilitary attack in April was one of the most brutal of Sudan’s civil war. Now, hunger is spreading as Western aid cuts have reduced U.N. rations.

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People displaced in April after attacks by the Rapid Support Forces on the Zamzam camp in North Darfur, Sudan. A revised toll is over three times as great as earlier estimates.

New York City Set to Raise the Cap on Permits for Street Vendors

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By: Samantha Latson
18 December 2025 at 22:05
The legislation, which would make thousands more permits available, is part of a package of City Council bills aimed at helping the city’s vendors get on the right side of the law.

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Food carts and other street vendors are a ubiquitous sight in New York City, but an arcane permitting process means many cart operators are unlicensed.

City Council Introduces Bill to Create Mamdani’s Community Safety Agency

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By: Emma G. Fitzsimmons and Maria Cramer
18 December 2025 at 16:00
The proposed Department of Community Safety would send mental health teams to respond to 911 calls, rather than the police, according to Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s plans.

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The proposed Department of Public Safety would take over certain 911 calls from police officers that dealt with mental health issues.

Truth Social Parent to Merge With Nuclear Fusion Firm in $6 Billion Deal

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By: Matthew Goldstein and Jonathan Wolfe
18 December 2025 at 22:33
Trump Media & Technology Group, the social media and crypto company part owned by President Trump, said it would help develop a “utility-scale fusion power plant.”

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Trump Media & Technology Group is the parent company of Truth Social, a social media platform that has struggled to gain widespread traction.

Rob Reiner Family Tragedy Strikes a Nerve for Families Fighting Addiction

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By: Sonia A. Rao
18 December 2025 at 18:03
Nick Reiner, charged with murdering his parents, Rob and Michele Singer Reiner, spent much of his life battling drug addiction, an affliction that millions of Americans face.

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Pattie Vargas’s daughter and son both struggled with addiction. “As a parent, I would have cut off both my arms to save my kids,” she said.

Interest Rate Cut and Slower Inflation Offer Britons a Reprieve

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By: Eshe Nelson
18 December 2025 at 20:41
Britain’s central bank reduced interest rates to 3.75 percent, a move that was welcomed by the government, which has been looking to lower the high cost of living.

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The Bank of England in central London. The central bank has lowered interest rates six times in the past year and a half.

6 Takeaways From Trump’s Address to the Nation

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By: David E. Sanger
18 December 2025 at 20:21
In an 18-minute address, President Trump said the economy was booming despite the public’s consistent concerns about prices. Here are six takeaways from the speech.

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President Trump in an address from the White House on Wednesday argued that U.S. economy under his leadership is in better shape than many voters think.

Fact-Checking Trump’s Prime-Time Address on the Economy

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By: Linda Qiu
18 December 2025 at 12:30
The president cited misleading statistics to insist, wrongly, that prices were coming down.

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President Trump used a prime-time address to praise what he cast as the economic gains under his administration.

Trump’s Combative Prime Time Speech, and the Growing Right-to-Die Movement

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By: Tracy Mumford， Will Jarvis， Ian Stewart and Kate LoPresti
18 December 2025 at 19:00
Plus, don’t blame the dogs in strollers.

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In an 18-minute address, President Trump said the economy was booming, despite the public’s consistent concerns about prices.

For Families Fighting Addiction, Reiner Tragedy Strikes a Nerve

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By: Sonia A. Rao
18 December 2025 at 18:03
Nick Reiner, charged with murdering his parents, Rob and Michele Singer Reiner, spent much of his life battling drug addiction, an affliction that millions of Americans face.

© Constanza Hevia H. for The New York Times

Pattie Vargas’s daughter and son both struggled with addiction. “As a parent, I would have cut off both my arms to save my kids,” she said.

The Putin Confidant Who Pushed Back Against Russia’s War in Ukraine

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By: Anton Troianovski
18 December 2025 at 18:53
Dmitri N. Kozak had worked with President Vladimir V. Putin for three decades before quitting in September. His associates described his break with the Russian leader.

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Dmitri N. Kozak, then a deputy prime minister of Russia, in 2019. Early in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, he was a rare voice of dissent.

Is Applying to College Via Early Decision a Good Idea? Here’s What Your Income Has to Do With It.

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By: Ron Lieber
18 December 2025 at 18:02
Early decision isn’t just for the rich, as long as people with lower incomes can get accurate price quotes before agreeing to attend if they get in.

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BP Names New Boss After Its C.E.O. Steps Down

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By: Stanley Reed
18 December 2025 at 18:16
Meg O’Neill of Australia’s Woodside Energy will lead the British energy giant, replacing Murray Auchincloss, who will exit after less than two years in the role.

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Meg O’Neill, who will be BP’s first female chief executive, will start in April.

Australia Mourns the Youngest Victim of the Bondi Beach Shooting

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By: Damien Cave
18 December 2025 at 14:43
Sydney’s devastated Jewish community gathered for the funeral of “Matilda Bee,” an ebullient, smiling 10-year-old girl.

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A mourner carrying a balloon bearing Matilda’s name and an illustration of a bee, an insect she was known to love, before her funeral in Sydney, Australia, on Thursday.

A Bellicose Trump Points Fingers in Defending His Record on the Economy

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By: David E. Sanger
18 December 2025 at 16:42
In an 18-minute address, President Trump said the economy was booming despite the public’s consistent concerns about prices. Here are six takeaways from the speech.

© Doug Mills/The New York Times

President Trump in an address from the White House on Wednesday argued that U.S. economy under his leadership is in better shape than many voters think.

Fact-Checking Trump’s Prime-Time Address on the Economy

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By: Linda Qiu
18 December 2025 at 12:30
The president cited misleading statistics to insist, wrongly, that prices were coming down.

© Doug Mills/The New York Times

President Trump used a prime-time address to praise what he cast as the economic gains under his administration.

Full Transcript of President Trump’s Speech on the Economy

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By: The New York Times
18 December 2025 at 11:49
The president sharply attacked his predecessor while insisting that his own record contained nothing but victories.

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“Over the past 11 months, we have brought more positive change to Washington than any administration in American history,” President Trump said in his address to the nation on Wednesday night from the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House.

U.S. Military Announces 4 Killed in 26th Boat Strike

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By: Adam Sella
18 December 2025 at 12:54
The attack on Wednesday brings the total number killed to at least 99 since the Trump administration began bombing boats suspected of ferrying drugs in the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean.

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U.S. attacks on boats off South America have drawn the ire of legal experts and many members of Congress, who contend that the strikes amount to extrajudicial killings and, potentially, war crimes.

Shock and Sadness Hang Over the Reiners’ Neighborhood

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By: Rachel Parsons
18 December 2025 at 13:41
Neighbors said a pall had fallen over the wealthy Los Angeles area where Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele, were found stabbed to death.

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Holiday decorations and no trespassing signs on a gate outside the Reiners’ home on Tuesday.
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