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South Korea’s Dueling Protests

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John Yoon
A standoff between the impeached president’s security team and officials seeking to detain him was echoed on the streets outside the presidential residence.

© Chang W. Lee/The New York Times

Thousands of people showed up on Friday near the residence of the impeached South Korean president, Yoon Suk Yeol, to call for his arrest. Others were there to defend him.

Surgeon General Calls for Cancer Warnings on Alcohol

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Roni Caryn Rabin
Dr. Vivek Murthy’s report cites studies linking alcoholic beverages to at least seven malignancies, including breast cancer. But to add warning labels, Congress would have to act.

© Ruth Fremson/The New York Times

The advisory called for updating labels on all alcoholic beverages with a warning that drinking heightens the risk for at least seven cancers, including common ones like breast and colon cancers.

John Thune Takes Charge in the Senate, Ushering in a New Leadership Era

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Carl Hulse
The affable traditional conservative from South Dakota is the first new chief of the Senate G.O.P. in nearly two decades. He will confront a challenge managing President-elect Donald J. Trump’s expectations.

© Kenny Holston/The New York Times

One of Senator John Thune’s first challenges as majority leader will be to shepherd multiple Trump nominees to confirmation in the closely divided Senate.

Rudy Giuliani, Slow to Transfer Assets to Election Workers, Could Be Held in Contempt

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Stefanos Chen
The former mayor of New York City could be held in contempt of court after failing to fully comply with orders to surrender millions of dollars in assets to election workers he defamed.

© Jefferson Siegel for The New York Times

Rudolph W. Giuliani, the former mayor of New York, has missed several deadlines to hand over assets to two Georgia poll workers he claimed had helped steal the 2020 election from Donald J. Trump.

‘Walkable’ New York City Became Deadlier for Pedestrians in 2024

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Lola Fadulu
The city said overall traffic deaths were down compared with 2023, and the number was still far lower than it was before the city adopted its Vision Zero safety program.

© Karsten Moran for The New York Times

The Vision Zero program, instituted under former Mayor Bill de Blasio in 2014, drove down total traffic fatalities in its first five years, but that number began to rise again.

Biden Blocks Takeover Bid of U.S. Steel by Japan’s Nippon

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Alan Rappeport
The president said he was moving to protect national security in deciding the fate of the iconic Pennsylvania-based company, which became a contentious political issue in an election year.

© Kyodo, via Associated Press

U.S. Steel, the iconic American company whose metal has been used to build some of the nation’s most famous bridges and buildings, is based in the swing state of Pennsylvania.

New Orleans Attacker Most Likely Acted Alone, Officials Say

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Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs， Isabelle Taft and Michael Levenson
They also said they did not see a “definitive link” between the attack and an explosion at a Trump hotel in Las Vegas, but cautioned that it’s too early to be sure.

© Edmund D. Fountain for The New York Times

New Orleans hosted the Sugar Bowl, a college football game, at the Superdome a day after it was postponed because of the attack on the French Quarter.
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