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U.S. Strikes Islamic State Targets in Syria

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Eric Schmitt
American forces struck dozens of suspected ISIS sites, making good on President Trump’s vow to avenge two American soldiers and a civilian U.S. interpreter killed by the group last week.

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The strikes signal a sharp military escalation in Syria at a time when the United States has reduced its presence in the country since the beginning of the year.

Trump Picks New Leader for Southern Command as Venezuela Pressure Grows

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Helene Cooper
Lt. Gen. Francis L. Donovan, a Marine general with expansive experience in special operations and the Middle East, would take over after the abrupt departure of the previous commander.

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If confirmed by the Senate, Lt. Gen. Francis L. Donovan would take over as boat strikes in the Caribbean and Pacific have come under sharp criticism from lawmakers from both parties.

Mamdani Names Deputy Mayors for Housing and Economic Justice

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Mihir Zaveri
Zohran Mamdani, New York City’s mayor-elect, tapped Leila Bozorg, a longtime public official and development advocate, and Julie Su, who served as acting secretary of labor in the Biden administration.

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Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani announced on Friday the appointments of Julie Su, left, and Leila Bozorg, center, at a garage on Staten Island that will be converted into affordable housing.

Emily Korzenik, 96, Dies; Rabbi Took a Bar Mitzvah to Poland

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Adam Nossiter
Part of the first generation of women ordained in America, she presided over the first bar mitzvah in Krakow, still scarred by the Holocaust, in decades. It did not go smoothly.

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Rabbi Emily Faust Korzenik in Stamford, Conn., in 2003. For 25 years she presided over the Fellowship for Jewish Learning, a congregation there.

R.F.K. Jr. Likely to Swap U.S. Childhood Vaccine Schedule for Denmark’s

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Apoorva Mandavilli
The shift would mean fewer shots recommended for children. But a Danish health official found the idea baffling, saying the United States was getting “crazier and crazier in public health.”

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A pediatrician administering a combination six-way vaccination against diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, poliomyelitis, Haemophilus influenzae type b and hepatitis B, in Berlin.

Elise Stefanik Drops Out of N.Y. Governor’s Race and Will Leave Congress

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Nicholas Fandos
Ms. Stefanik, a Republican congresswoman and staunch ally of President Trump, abruptly ended her bid to unseat Gov. Kathy Hochul and said she would not seek another House term.

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Representative Elise Stefanik is one of President Trump’s most steadfast supporters, but he had shied away from endorsing her in the New York governor’s race.

52 Places to Go, So Little Time: Where We Went in 2025

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Tacey Rychter
Our writers and photographers were on the ground to find out what makes the destinations on our annual list rise above the rest.

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The Lofoten archipelago is a dreamy base for adventure, with backcountry ski slopes, hiking trails, deep fjords to sail and a front-row view of the northern lights.

Suspected Killer of M.I.T. Professor Studied With Victim, Graduating Top of Their Class

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Azam Ahmed， Dana Goldstein and Patricia Mazzei
The parents of the suspect in the Brown and M.I.T. killings had not seen or heard from him since he left Portugal to enroll at a graduate program at Brown more than two decades ago.

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Claudio Neves Valente and Nuno Loureiro, the M.I.T. professor he is accused of killing, were classmates at the University of Lisbon’s Instituto Superior Técnico from 1995 to 2000.

Trump Announces Pricing Deals With Nine Drugmakers

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Rebecca Robbins and Margot Sanger-Katz
The companies were the latest to agree to sell drugs to Medicaid and directly to consumers at discounted prices. President Trump said he would soon begin similar negotiations with health insurers.

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The Trump administration plans to create TrumpRx.gov, which will direct patients to the manufacturers’ websites. Officials said the site would be operational next month.

Bumpy Rollout for New Gates Meant to Stop Subway Fare Evasion

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Stefanos Chen
At a demonstration of devices designed to replace turnstiles, one rider got hit in the neck, and another sneaked through without paying.

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In addition to combating fare evasion, the new type of gates are expected to make coming and going easier for riders with disabilities, as well as those with strollers or suitcases.

Metro-North and LIRR Commuters to Be Fined for ‘Repeatedly’ Activating Tickets on Train

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Camille Baker
Passengers on Metro-North and Long Island Rail Road trains could face $8 fines if they keep waiting until after the train leaves to activate their mobile tickets.

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There was no set number of late activations or late ticket purchases that would trigger the charge, a spokeswoman for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority said.

NY Gov. Kathy Hochul to Sign Prison Reform Bill After Beatings and Deaths

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Benjamin Oreskes and Jan Ransom
Prison guards have been accused of more than 120 acts of brutality that amounted to torture in the past decade in New York, a Times investigation found.

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Corrections officers viciously beat to death a handcuffed prisoner, Robert L. Brooks, at the Marcy Correctional Facility near Utica, N.Y., last year.
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