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President Macron of France Backs Social Media Restrictions for Children

French lawmakers are expected next month to discuss a ban on social media for children. In his New Year’s Eve address, the French president restated his support for restricting their access. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/cj9tN1M

‘Swipe, Swipe’: New Yorkers Give the MetroCard a Public Funeral

There were few tears at a funeral for the MetroCard, which included chants of “swipe, swipe” and an urn. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/a9FgvJO

The C.I.A. Strike on Venezuela: What to Know

The drone attack, said to be on a dock where drugs were being prepared for loading on boats, represented a further escalation of the Trump administration’s campaign against Nicolás Maduro. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/iwA4QgW

Trump Feels No Guilt and Has No Qualms

How, and why, does the president get away with it? from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/KGwsRAn

Spanish Woman Scorned, Then Loved, for Botched Fresco Restoration Dies at 94

Cecilia Giménez’s repainting of an image of Jesus in 2012 was widely mocked online. But tourists flocked to see her work, reviving her struggling hometown. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/8FBtW4T

A Love Letter to My Dutch Oven

How a piece of kitchen equipment watched me grow up. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/7kdRzN2

10 Fitness Tips to Help You Get Moving in 2026

Turn your walk into a better workout, build strength without weights and more exercise advice for the year ahead. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/ZGyAIFN

Russia Threatens to Toughen Its Stance on Ending the War in Ukraine

Moscow said a Ukrainian drone attack targeted a residence of President Vladimir V. Putin, which Ukraine denied, accusing the Kremlin of fabricating an excuse not to make peace. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/eUEBcta

The New Billionaires of the A.I. Boom

Just like past tech booms, the latest frenzy has produced a group of billionaires — at least on paper — from smaller start-ups. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/ZcsFnPu

Gmail to Let Users Change Their Addresses While Keeping Data

Under the shift, which Google said would eventually be rolled out to all users, old addresses would remain active. Messages and services would not be lost. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/6n7Vk95

Man Charged in Fatal Shooting During Backyard Target Practice

The Oklahoma man had bought himself a Glock .45 handgun for Christmas and was shooting at an energy drink can when a woman nearby was fatally struck, officials said. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3luojAE

Hundreds of Flights Canceled at New York Airports, Even With a Few Inches of Snow

To avoid the ripple effects of real-time adjustments to what was predicted to be up to nine inches of snow, the major airlines said they pre-emptively canceled flights. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/WZy9Vjq

Sal Khan: A.I. Will Displace Workers at a Scale Many Don’t Realize

Companies benefiting from A.I. should donate a small percentage of their profits to retrain the workers the tech will displace. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/DsKBgkL

I Was the President’s Pardon Attorney. He’s Making a Mockery of the Pardon Process.

Anyone who wants to live in a safe, fair and free country should be alarmed. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/AjmL0Ib

Michal Urbaniak, Pioneering Jazz Fusion Violinist, Dies at 82

One of the first jazz musicians from Poland to gain an international following, he recorded more than 60 albums and played with stars like Miles Davis. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/QXe0oEK

The Class Where ‘Screenagers’ Train to Navigate Social Media and A.I.

New technologies are complicating efforts to teach the scrolling generation to think critically and defensively online. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/6X0hpWJ

Robert Lindsey, Times Reporter and Reagan Ghostwriter, Dies at 90

The nonfiction spy thriller “The Falcon and the Snowman,” which became a film, grew out of his work as a journalist covering the West Coast for The Times. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/hwSOAgD

A Man Who Shunned Cheap Sentiment Left a Gift for Others: Life

Brendan Costello was a cleareyed writer who might have found this article a bit treacly. Such is the cost of being a good guy. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/LbsqDBo

Immigrant Nurse Is Among 2 Dead in Pennsylvania Nursing Home Explosions

Muthoni Nduthu was one of two killed by explosions at an eastern Pennsylvania facility that was plagued by poor ratings, citations and fines from the federal government. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/ZKcuthV

The Strange Death of Make America Great Again

Trump has begun to recede from the movement he created. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/8erMBRj

In Private Letters, Harvard and Trump Administration Escalate Duel

It is the latest twist in the marquee battle of the administration’s campaign to rein in colleges and universities it views as too liberal. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/Ra35KVt

Russell Brand Is Charged With Additional Counts of Rape and Sexual Assault

The actor, comedian and YouTuber now faces seven counts of rape and sexual assault in Britain. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/JrqfS6b

Barry Manilow Is Diagnosed With Lung Cancer

The “Mandy” and “Copacabana” singer said he would undergo surgery to remove a cancerous spot on his left lung, and he postponed several concert dates. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/yc7Xofr

Australia Mourns Bondi Beach Shooting Victims

A week after gunmen killed 15 people at a Hanukkah celebration, hints of political divisions and anti-immigration rhetoric emerge in Australia. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/9FtRmo1

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

“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. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/JBTshZ7

Epstein and Maxwell Grand Jury Records Are Released

The transcripts and photos were part of Department of Justice files arising from investigations into the disgraced financier and his former girlfriend. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/EMxBCc6

Conservative Leaders Can’t Ignore Candace Owens

The right mastered influencer politics. Now they’re tearing the movement apart. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/S4oRixV

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

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. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/YrncN86

Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern Try Making Their Case for a Merger

Regulators will decide whether a merger of Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern would improve shipment times or stifle competition. A decision is expected in 2027. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/RekU4KA

French Doctor Sentenced to Life for Fatally Poisoning 12 People

Frédéric Péchier, an anesthesiologist, was found guilty of poisoning 30 patients, of whom 12 died. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/7nJe0aL

More Than 2,000 Dinosaur Footprints Are Found in the Italian Alps

Two hundred million years ago, prosauropods walked the earth. They left something behind. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/2kMqF3L

M.I.T. Professor Is Fatally Shot in His Home

The professor, Nuno F.G. Loureiro, was pronounced dead at a hospital on Tuesday morning. The authorities said they had opened a homicide investigation. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3NA4sRK

Trump Administration Begins Program to Increase Government’s Tech Worker Ranks

The U.S. Tech Force is aiming to hire about 1,000 top-level technical employees and supervisors to join federal agencies and work on projects related to artificial intelligence and modernization. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/DICg4VN

The 52 Best Breakup Lines (Said in Real Life)

To mark the winter holidays — an especially popular time to break up — we asked people around the world for their most striking parting words to each other. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/Abc8sPY

Syrian Who Killed U.S. Soldiers Was Member of Security Forces, Officials Say

The gunman who killed two U.S. soldiers and an American civilian interpreter had been set to be dismissed from the security forces over his extremist views, U.S. and Syrian officials said. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/fHgNUJA

Inside the Clintons’ Fight to Avoid Testifying in the House Epstein Inquiry

Bill and Hillary Clinton have repeatedly offered to provide sworn statements, but Representative James R. Comer has threatened to hold them in contempt of Congress if they fail to appear. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/8EkGUoq

The Bondi Beach Shooting Is What ‘Globalize the Intifada’ Looks Like

When a slogan’s real meaning comes true. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/AX5Yaby

Trump’s Nvidia Deal Undermines National Security

This week, Donald Trump announced that he would allow Nvidia to sell its powerful H200 chips to China. The Times Opinion editor, Kathleen Kingsbury, argues that the move undermines national security. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/rL1OqRj

DoorDash Deliverer Faces Tampering Charges Tied to Food Order

The authorities said the woman, who was making a delivery for DoorDash, was captured on a doorbell camera spraying an unknown aerosol. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/Kpw025Q

‘Did We Do That?’ Gen Z Protesters Help Tip Balance Against Bulgaria’s Leaders

Young Bulgarians turned out in protests that helped unseat their government. Whether that will translate into higher turnout in upcoming elections is up to them. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/9ILcAQ7

For 2 Hours, a Soccer Match Offers Palestinians a Rarity: Joy

The national soccer team made it to the knockout stages of the Arab Cup for the first time, uniting fans from Gaza to the West Bank to Cairo to Arab cities in Israel. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3dOYFy5

Hundreds Quarantined in South Carolina as Measles Outbreak Shows No Sign of Slowing

The outbreak shows no signs of slowing, likely because of the affected area’s “lower-than-hoped-for vaccination coverage,” a state health official said. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/4HrVsxT

Pakistan’s Ex-Spy Chief Sentenced to Prison After Court-Martial

Lt. Gen. Faiz Hameed, an ally of the former prime minister, Imran Khan, once led Pakistan’s powerful Inter-Services Intelligence agency. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/gmiEhTZ

Rare 15th Century Jewish Prayer Book, Looted by the Nazis, to Be Sold

The illuminated manuscript, confiscated from the Rothschild banking dynasty during the Holocaust, is expected to draw at least $5 million. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/OHIvUwm

Brigitte Macron’s Slur Against Feminist Protesters Prompts an Outcry in France

Brigitte Macron used a slur to criticize protesters who had interrupted a show by a French comedian accused of rape in 2021, in a case that was dismissed. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/WFK0Myh

Collector Surrenders ‘Nude Emperor’ Statue Identified as Looted

The statue and a marble head of a Greek orator seized from the Met Museum were among dozens of items found to have been looted that were handed over to Turkey at a ceremony in Manhattan. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/qrMKVNb

Fern Michaels, Prolific Author of Romance Novels, Dies at 92

In her 40s, the self-described New Jersey housewife started building a women’s fiction empire, churning out dozens of popular books. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/lh9v82V

Katy Perry Posts Photos With Justin Trudeau Amid Romance Rumors

Ms. Perry and Mr. Trudeau, the former prime minister of Canada, posed together in photos and videos on Instagram, making them “Instagram official.” from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/yCNsWtD

Russian Drone Strike on Chernobyl Hasn’t Led to Rise in Radiation Levels

Despite the finding, the authorities have been unable to fix the damage from a drone that punctured Reactor No. 4’s outermost protective shield in February. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/APqkLwM

At Least 17 Migrants Die in Greece’s Worst Shipwreck in Two Years

Two people were rescued from a half-sunken boat off the island of Crete on Saturday evening, but 17 others died in the wreck. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/sCwvxmT

Florida Man Charged in Murder of Woman Found Near Gilgo Beach

The woman’s body was found near her 2-year-old’s, and the man who was charged was the child’s father, the authorities said. The case did not appear to be linked to the Long Island serial killings. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/dTFMzxB

Donate This Holiday Season: Hungry Kids Need Your Help

Share Our Strength takes on what both parties leave behind. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/s6GXyAc

Rich New Yorkers Are Again Threatening to Leave. Here’s Why They Don’t.

Tax accountants and lawyers detail the arduous process wealthy New Yorkers would have to face to avoid paying New York State and city taxes. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/oB4HiLF

New Guidelines Endorse Self-Swab Alternative to Pap Smear for Cervical Cancer Testing

The recommendation comes after the first at-home test, a self-swab, received federal approval earlier this year. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/SsxBAfb

Cold Weather Forecast to Bring Chilliest Temperatures of the Season

There’s no denying it. It’s really December. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/CNJVvUK

Prosecutors Drop Charges Against Man Jailed for 25 Years in 1993 Murder

James Pugh, one of two men originally convicted in the savage killing of Deborah Meindl near Buffalo, said all along that he was innocent. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/GasMNv8

Russian Launch Site Mishap Leaves Country’s Space Program in Limbo

The ability of Russia to launch astronauts to the International Space Station remains in limbo after an incident last week at the Baikonur base in Kazakhstan. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/sq9IdD3

Starbucks to Pay $39 Million in Landmark N.Y.C. Labor Law Settlement

The settlement with Starbucks stems from more than half a million violations, including failing to give workers stable schedules. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/hLmp4UV