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Today — 22 December 2025NYT | Top Stories

Guns from the United States are Pouring into Canada, Fueling a Spike in Gun Violence

21 December 2025 at 16:00
The proliferation of illegal firearms from the United States has fueled a spike in gun violence in Canada, where most guns used in crimes are smuggled across the border.

© Ian Willms for The New York Times

Seized guns at the Toronto Police Service. In Ontario, Canada’s most populous province, which includes Toronto, 91 percent of handguns recovered from crimes in 2024 came from the United States.

Acechado por el ICE y el cáncer, un bombero persevera por su hijo

Durante dos décadas, luchó contra incendios forestales para el gobierno de EE. UU. Ahora se enfrenta al cáncer, a las deudas y a la amenaza de separarse de su hijo de 11 años.

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Luis Martinez, bombero forestal en el estado de Washington, y su hijo de 11 años, Rooney.

Australia Mourns Bondi Beach Shooting Victims

22 December 2025 at 02:43
A week after gunmen killed 15 people at a Hanukkah celebration, hints of political divisions and anti-immigration rhetoric emerge in Australia.

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A crowd in Sydney, Australia, sings “Waltzing Matilda” on Sunday in honor of Matilda, the youngest victim of the Dec. 14 attack at a Hanukkah celebration on Bondi Beach.

‘Avatar’ Sequel Is Neither Fire Nor Ash at North American Box Office

22 December 2025 at 02:37
“Avatar: Fire and Ash” took in $88 million over the weekend, a sizable No. 1 total that nonetheless fell 34 percent behind the opening for its franchise predecessor.

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James Cameron’s third “Avatar” movie debuted to an estimated $345 million worldwide.
Yesterday — 21 December 2025NYT | Top Stories

Mamdani Inauguration to Usher in ‘New Era’ With Broadway Block Party

21 December 2025 at 23:29
Zohran Mamdani will be sworn in as New York City’s new mayor on Jan. 1, alongside a party spanning seven blocks that will accommodate 40,000 spectators, his transition team said.

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“This inauguration is a celebration of the movement we built, the mandate we won and the city we are prepared to lead,” Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani said in a statement.

How Much More Can the U.S. Travel Industry Take?

20 December 2025 at 02:38
Politics and border hassles have chased away foreign visitors, costing businesses billions. Some fear next year’s World Cup won’t be enough to bring tourists back.

© Scott McIntyre for The New York Times

A big drop in tourists from Canada has affected businesses in warm-weather U.S. destinations like Key West, Fla.

Move Aside, Snowflake: ‘Theater Kid’ Is the New Go-To Political Insult

By: Sopan Deb
21 December 2025 at 18:00
Zohran Mamdani, New York’s mayor-elect, is among the latest politicians to be tagged with the term, raising the question: What did theater kids do to deserve such scorn?

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A stage production of “High School Musical” in Sydney in 2008. Theater kids became an indelible part of the culture when “High School Musical,” “Glee” and “Smash” hit the airwaves.

A ‘Timeout Box’ in an Elementary School Draws Outrage: ‘This is Not OK’

20 December 2025 at 16:00
An upstate New York district, where most students are Native American, placed its superintendent on leave after images of a wooden box in a classroom spread on social media.

© Chrissy Onientatahse Jacobs

A former school board member in upstate New York took a photo of this box in an elementary school classroom. She accused officials of building a “timeout box” for students who have disabilities, though it remains in dispute whether children were ever placed inside.

How to Watch the Ursids Winter Solstice Meteor Shower

21 December 2025 at 04:21
The Ursids this weekend are a winter solstice light show.

© Ian Webster and Peter Jenniskens

A rendering of the orbit followed by the Ursids meteor shower. The white line shows the shower’s path, and the bright blue line in the middle represents the Earth’s orbit.

Trump Takes America’s ‘Imperial Presidency’ to a New Level

21 December 2025 at 18:00
In his first year back in the White House, President Trump has greatly expanded executive power while embracing the trappings of royalty in ways not seen in the modern era.

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In his first year back in office, Mr. Trump has unabashedly adopted the trappings of royalty just as he has asserted power to transform American government and society to his liking.

Immigration Crackdown Creates Fault Lines Among Baptists

An increasingly loud contingent supports the Trump administration’s efforts to deport illegal immigrants.

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The Southern Baptist Convention’s annual meeting in June.

‘It’s Just Us’: The Firefighter, His Son and a Treacherous Choice

For two decades, Luis Martinez has fought wildfires for the U.S. government. Now he’s facing down cancer, debt and the threat of separation from his 11-year-old.

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Luis Martinez, a wildfire fighter in Washington State, and his 11-year-old son, Rooney.

Freed From a Belarus Prison, a Nobel Peace Laureate Experiences ‘Oxygen Intoxication’

21 December 2025 at 18:01
Ales Bialiatski, who shared the Nobel in 2022, described long hours of backbreaking work and stints in solitary confinement.

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Ales Bialiatski, flanked by a Belarusian opposition leader, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, outside the U.S. embassy, in Vilnius, Lithuania, this month.

At the Center of the Latest Mangione Hearings: A Battle Over a Backpack

21 December 2025 at 16:00
For three weeks, defense lawyers argued that searches of Luigi Mangione’s bag were unconstitutional. But state prosecutors have other evidence — and a federal prosecution looms.

© Jefferson Siegel for The New York Times

Police officers in Altoona, Pa., took ammunition, a homemade silencer, a notebook, handwritten notes and a 3-D printed gun from Luigi Mangione’s backpack.

Sydney Shooting Suspects Met Muslim Leaders in Philippines, Officials Say

21 December 2025 at 17:40
Intelligence authorities in the Philippines say the father and son apparently slipped out of Davao City during their monthlong stay, but details remain sketchy.

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A soldier inspecting a bus at a checkpoint along a highway in Davao City, Philippines, on Thursday.

Long Before Bondi Massacre, Australian Jews Lived With a Sense of Peril

Armed guards, bollards and secretive precautions became part of life amid antisemitic attacks and blurred lines between anger at Israel and hatred of Jews.

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Jewish men walking behind the hearse carrying the coffin of Rabbi Eli Schlanger as it departed the Chabad of Bondi in Sydney on Wednesday.

A Neighborhood in India Fears Being Blamed for a Distant Atrocity

21 December 2025 at 13:00
The attacker killed at last week’s Hanukkah celebration in Australia came from a Muslim area whose residents have long gone abroad to seek better lives.

© Saumya Khandelwal for The New York Times

Toli Chowki, an area of the southern Indian city of Hyderabad with many Muslim residents, has been in an unwelcome spotlight in recent days.
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