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Today — 18 December 2025NYT | Top Stories

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.

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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.

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.

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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.

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.

Reiner’s Son Appears, Briefly, Before a Judge

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By: Tim Arango
18 December 2025 at 03:23
Nick Reiner, facing murder charges in the deaths of his parents, Rob and Michele Reiner, appeared at an arraignment that lasted just minutes before it was rescheduled for January. He has not entered a plea.

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Alan Jackson, Nick Reiner’s lawyer, speaking to the media outside Los Angeles Superior Court on Wednesday. He asked the public not to “rush to judgment.”

Trump Officials Announce More Than $11 Billion in Arms Sales for Taiwan

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By: Michael Crowley
18 December 2025 at 13:30
The move may reassure China hawks who are uncertain about the president’s commitment to the self-governing democracy.

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The arms package would include more than $4 billion each for high mobility artillery rocket systems, known as HIMARS.

Birthrates Are Falling, but Don’t Blame Dogs in Strollers

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By: Amanda Taub
18 December 2025 at 13:01
New research suggests that having a pet can actually make people more likely to become parents.

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Strolling in Seoul. A South Korean official said young couples were choosing pets over children, but it might not be that simple.

European Leaders Face Off Over Whether to Unlock Russian Frozen Assets for Ukraine

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By: Jeanna Smialek
18 December 2025 at 18:08
The European Council convenes on Thursday, and at stake is a contentious deal to back Ukraine and its war effort. The final decision is a major test of Europe’s ability to support Ukraine.

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Ukrainian soldiers during a live-fire training exercise at a military training ground in the Dnipro region, in December.

At Tokyo Zoo, Visitors Worry Pandas Could Be China’s Next Target

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By: Javier C. Hernández and Hisako Ueno
18 December 2025 at 13:01
Pandas have stood for friendship between China and Japan since 1972. But the last two are about to go, and a dispute over Taiwan could get in the way of sending more.

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Visitors watching Lei Lei, one of the Ueno Zoo’s two giant pandas, in Tokyo on Tuesday.

U.S. Government Admits Liability in Deadly D.C.-Area Air Collision

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By: Chris Cameron and Kate Kelly
18 December 2025 at 12:45
A federal court filing says the Army crew piloting a Black Hawk helicopter could have avoided the nighttime accident in January if it had been able to see and avoid a commercial jet.

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A crane lifting a piece of the wreckage of an American Airlines jet from the Potomac River in February.

Australia to Crack Down on Hate Speech After Bondi Beach Attack

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By: Yan Zhuang
18 December 2025 at 17:07
New legislation will be drafted to target those who promote violence and to increase penalties for hate speech, the prime minister said Thursday.

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New South Wales police officers escorting the hearse carrying Rabbi Eli Schlanger after his funeral in Sydney, Australia, on Wednesday.

Peter Arnett, Pulitzer-Winning War Correspondent, Dies at 91

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By: Robert D. McFadden
18 December 2025 at 11:37
He won the prestigious award for his daring coverage of the Vietnam War for The Associated Press, and went on to cover conflicts for CNN for nearly two decades.

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Peter Arnett covered conflicts for decades, first for The Associated Press and then for CNN.

U.S. Government Admits Liability in Deadly D.C.-Area Air Collision

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By: Chris Cameron and Kate Kelly
18 December 2025 at 12:45
A federal court filing says the Army crew piloting a Black Hawk helicopter could have avoided the nighttime accident in January if it had been able to see and avoid a commercial jet.

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A crane lifting a piece of the wreckage of an American Airlines jet from the Potomac River in February.

Trump Pressed Georgia Speaker to Overturn State’s Election Vote in 2020 Call

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By: Richard Fausset and Danny Hakim
18 December 2025 at 09:18
During much of the 12.5-minute call, President Trump reiterated his claims that he had won Georgia, a state he lost by more than 11,000 votes that year.

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David Ralston, the former Georgia House speaker, in 2018.

Trump Finds That Retribution Isn’t Always So Easy

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By: Michael S. Schmidt and Jonah E. Bromwich
18 December 2025 at 07:00
In some ways, Trump’s broader flexing of power has achieved what he set out to do. But his attempts to push prosecutions of rivals have been far less successful.

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Letitia James, the New York attorney general.

For Hegseth, There Is One Boat Strike He Doesn’t Want the Public to See

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By: David E. Sanger
18 December 2025 at 09:11
The Pentagon has released plenty of video clips that show American missiles blowing boats suspected of carrying drugs out of the water. But the “double tap” strike on Sept. 2 is being kept under wraps.

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Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth briefed senators on Tuesday.

Trump’s Claim That Venezuela ‘Stole’ U.S. Oil Fields Sets Off a Nationalist Reaction

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By: Simon Romero
18 December 2025 at 07:25
President Trump said the United States wanted to reclaim expropriated oil assets, setting off a nationalist reaction in a country where the resource holds a mythical status.

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Derricks in the Maracaibo oil fields of Venezuela in the early 20th century. American oil companies invested millions of dollars in the region, generating profits that flowed to the United States, rather than Venezuela.
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