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Supreme Court to Hear Challenge to Law That Could Shut Down TikTok

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Adam Liptak
The justices are expected to rule quickly in the case, which pits national security concerns about China against the First Amendment’s protection of free speech.

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The Supreme Court’s decision will be among the most consequential of the digital age, as TikTok has become a cultural phenomenon that provides entertainment and information touching on nearly every facet of American life.

What Dr. Ruth Left Behind

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Jennifer Schuessler
Archivists from the Kinsey Institute are helping the family of the sex therapist Ruth Westheimer with a common quandary: How much of someone’s stuff do you keep?

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Books and memorabilia in the apartment of the sex therapist Ruth Westheimer, including one of her oversize dollhouses. “Her dollhouses are cluttered, just like her real house,” her son said.

With Hearings Imminent, Partisan Fight Escalates Over Trump Cabinet

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Carl Hulse and Karoun Demirjian
Democrats are demanding that Republicans slow consideration of picks for the new administration until they can review background checks, as the G.O.P. faces major pressure to quickly confirm them.

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President-elect Donald J. Trump has made a special appeal for Pete Hegseth, left, his choice for defense secretary, who is scheduled to appear before the Armed Services Committee on Tuesday.

Venezuela’s Autocrat Detains U.S. Citizens As He Tightens Grip on Power

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Julie Turkewitz and Genevieve Glatsky
President Nicolás Maduro will be sworn in for another six years on Friday, and he is hoping to use foreign prisoners to get his way on the global stage.

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President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela, shown in July, has spent the last six months detaining foreigners, who experts say he plans to use as bargaining chips.

Enron Is Back. Could This Possibly Be Real?

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Victor Mather
One of the pranksters behind “Birds Aren’t Real” is back to revive a company synonymous with corporate malfeasance — it has merch and what it’s claiming is an at-home nuclear reactor.

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The Enron logo in front of the actual company’s building in Houston in 2002.

A Big Idea to Solve America’s Immigration Mess

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The Editorial Board
Fixing America’s broken immigration system starts with acknowledging that the United States needs more people.

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R. Nicholas Burns, U.S. Ambassador, Says China Is Aligned With ‘Agents of Disorder’

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Keith Bradsher
R. Nicholas Burns, the top U.S. diplomat in Beijing, says the Biden administration is making a final push to urge China to reconsider its tilt toward Russia, Iran and North Korea.

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U.S. ambassador to China R. Nicholas Burns, at left, with Antony Blinken, the secretary of state, and President Biden during a meeting in November with China’s leader, Xi Jinping, and other top officials.
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