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In China, A.I. Finds Pancreatic Cancer That Doctors May Miss
A tool for spotting pancreatic cancer in routine CT scans has had promising results, one example of how China is racing to apply A.I. to medicine’s to...
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Can the Most Indebted Team in Global Soccer Fix Its Finances?
F.C. Barcelona’s liabilities have reached 2.5 billion euros, the result of financial mismanagement and vaulting ambition.
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Search Is Suspended for Passenger Who Went Overboard From Cruise Ship
The U.S. Coast Guard said on Thursday that it halted its hourslong search for a 77-year-old woman who went overboard from a Holland America Line cruis...
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How Japanese Scallops Became a Pawn in Diplomatic Tensions With China
Beijing is using a ban on the humble mollusk to punish Japan over its apparent willingness to defend Taiwan.
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Fire in Swiss Alps Leaves Dozens of New Year’s Revelers Dead
About 40 people celebrating at a ski resort bar were killed, and 115 were injured, many of them young, the authorities said.
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Mamdani Vows to Govern ‘Audaciously’ and Protect New York’s Vulnerable
Zohran Mamdani gave his first public speech as mayor of New York City, after an inauguration that drew tens of thousands of people.
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7 Takeaways From the Inauguration of Mayor Zohran Mamdani
Mr. Mamdani reaffirmed that he would govern New York City as a democratic socialist and assured even those who had not voted for him: “I am your mayor...
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Witnesses Recount Fire That Killed 40 in Switzerland
It was a haven for the young, where they could find hot chocolate when they wanted quiet and affordable drinks when they did not. Then it turned into ...
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Mamdani Pays Tribute to the Foods That Define and Sustain New York
In his inaugural address, Mayor Zohran Mamdani frequently invoked the cuisines of New York as metaphors for the city’s diversity, ambitions and promis...
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The Full Transcript of Zohran Mamdani’s Inauguration Speech
New York’s new mayor challenged his supporters and his opponents to make the city better, and to hold him to account.
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Guinea’s Coup Leader Wins Election After Barring Leading Opponents
Gen. Mamady Doumbouya, who seized power more than four years ago, took over 80 percent of the vote, according to a government-controlled agency that h...
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Venezuela Frees Dozens of Political Prisoners
At least 80 people were released, including one with U.S. ties, though more than 800 remain detained in Venezuela for opposing President Nicolás Madur...
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Swiss Alps Ski Resort Fire: What We Know
The fire at a bar in a popular ski resort killed around 40 people and injured more than 100, officials said. The cause was still unknown.
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Iran Protests Turn Deadly as Violence and Anger Spread
Financial pressures have fueled a fifth day of demonstrations around Iran, with at least one person killed in the protests so far, according to the au...
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Russia Asks United States to Stop Pursuit of Fleeing Oil Tanker
The tanker, which had been sailing to Venezuela to pick up oil, has claimed Russian protection, although the U.S. authorities say it is a stateless ve...
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Toby Morton, a Comedy Writer, Owns the Trump Kennedy Center URL
A comedy writer bought the web domain TrumpKennedyCenter.org and the satirical site he created is drawing attention amid the backlash over the institu...
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How to Watch Zohran Mamdani’s Inauguration as New York Mayor
New York City’s new mayor was officially sworn in just after midnight on Thursday. A second public event will take place this afternoon.
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90 Minutes to Give Baby Luna a New Heart
After eight years of training, Dr. Maureen McKiernan made her debut as the lead surgeon on an infant heart transplant — an operation on the edge of wh...
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Threat to Suspend Aid for Minnesota Child-Care Centers Rattles Families
After the federal government threatened to withhold funds for Minnesota’s child-care program, citing fraud concerns, parents and providers warned that...
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Mayor Mamdani Appoints a Team of Government Veterans
Zohran Mamdani has stocked his administration with seasoned officials, in part to allay concerns about his inexperience and left-wing stances.
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Crans-Montana Is a Historic Swiss Ski Resort Popular With International Tourists
Known for its gourmet food, luxury stores, and for hosting major sporting events, the high-end resort was acquired by Vail Resorts in 2024.
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How Two Powerful U.S. Allies Came to Blows in Yemen
Tensions between Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates burst into the open this week with an unusually direct confrontation that has global implic...
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A Monumental Church in Amsterdam Is Ravaged by Flames on New Year’s Day
Local residents were evacuated after a fire broke out at the Vondelkerk shortly after midnight. The cause of the blaze has not yet been confirmed.
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Hope in a Time of Cynicism
At a moment when Americans are distrusting and fearful, we examine the psychology of hope.
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‘Stranger Things’ Has Ended. What Happened in the Series Finale?
There was a lot to tie up after five seasons and nearly 10 years, and the show gave itself another two hours to do it. Here are the major events.
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Repeat Moviegoers Help Hollywood Eke Out a Slightly Better 2025
Ticket sales in North America totaled $8.9 billion for the year, up 2 percent from 2024. But the box office remains far below prepandemic levels.
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A Year of Fires and Floods in Southern California
The floods that struck last week just before the first anniversary of the January wildfires show how extreme weather is defining life in the L.A. regi...
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He’s Chevy Chase, and He’s Still Like That
The famously prickly comedian found a sympathetic adversary in the director of a CNN documentary about him. Their conversation with a reporter was … s...
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The Two Questions I Wish We’d Stop Asking in 2026
How did we get here? I don’t want to know.
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Several Dead After Explosion and Fire at New Year’s Party in Switzerland
The police said the fire broke out around 1:30 a.m. after an explosion at a bar in Crans-Montana. The number of deaths and injuries was unknown.
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Another New Year at War: Ukraine’s Troops Doubt It Will Be the Last
After a year of Russian advances, the goal for 2026 is simply to survive, said one officer in eastern Ukraine. “It’s hard to make any plans,” he said....
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Mamdani Names Transit Chief Tasked With Making Buses Fast and Free
As commissioner of New York City’s Department of Transportation, Michael Flynn will seek to implement one of the new mayor’s central campaign planks.
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Why New York City Needs Someone Like Mamdani
The new mayor is an entirely familiar type of New York politician.
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A Trump Security Guarantee Is Empty, Mr. Zelensky
Ukraine’s president should stop pressing for U.S. security guarantees and pursue more effective means of self-protection.
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The Countdown Begins: New York City Awaits Mayor Mamdani
Zohran Mamdani will be sworn in shortly after the New Year’s Eve ball drops, in a private ceremony held at a shuttered relic of the city’s subway.
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New Year’s Eve Crowds Brave Cold at NYC’s Times Square to Ring in 2026
The New Year’s Eve celebration drew spectators from around the world, despite cold and blustery weather.
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Historic Snowstorm Blankets Syracuse Just in Time for the New Year
Syracuse, N.Y., has received nearly twice its usual monthly amount of snow in December.
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Oil Tanker Fleeing the Coast Guard Now Listed in Russian Ship Database
The listing could make it more challenging for U.S. forces to board the ship, which an arm of the Kremlin’s maritime authority says is now flying the ...
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Brigitte Bardot’s Legacy of Racist Rhetoric
The actress, who died this week at 91, was an icon of 1960s cinema. She was also a hero to the French far right.
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In Hearing Transcript, Jack Smith Defends Decision to Indict Trump
The former special counsel accused President Trump of “exploiting” violence on Jan. 6, 2021, according to an interview released by House Republicans.
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On His Last Day, Adams Drops From View but Still Flexes His Muscle
Mayor Eric Adams had one public appearance on his schedule, but that didn’t stop him from naming a third charter commission in the last hours of his a...
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A Farewell Ride With the MetroCard, on Every Transit Line That Uses It
Two Times journalists joined Miles Taylor, a YouTuber and transport enthusiast, on a daylong journey across New York City area buses and trains before...
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Jacqueline de Ribes, Tastemaker and Fashion Avatar, Dies at 96
One of few people in the world of style who could legitimately claim the status of icon, she dressed to impress even before she became a designer.
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Mamdani Names Top Deputies for Child Care, Operations and Climate
Zohran Mamdani, the mayor-elect, announced several key appointments who could help implement central promises of his agenda, including universal child...
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In Chief Justice’s Annual Report, a History Lesson and Embrace of Independence
Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. did not directly address the tensions between the Trump administration and federal judges who have blocked the presi...
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New Year’s 2026 Celebrations Around the World: Photos and Videos
See how people across the globe celebrated.
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Mamdani Reverses Call to End Mayoral Control of NYC Public Schools
The mayor-elect’s turnaround came as he selected Kamar Samuels to lead New York City’s school system at a precarious moment.
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Research Library at NASA’s Goddard Space and Flight Center to Close Friday
Holdings from the library at the Goddard Space Flight Center, which includes unique documents from the early 20th century to the Soviet space race, wi...
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Mamdani’s Man-of-the-People Style Could Present Security Challenges
Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, gregarious with constituents and vilified by a range of critics, is taking office at a time of anxiety about political vio...
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Most of Iran Shuts Down as Government Grapples With Protests and Economy
Amid mounting street protests, businesses, universities and government offices stayed closed Wednesday under government orders, in 21 of 31 provinces,...
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Georgia Judge Dismisses Racketeering Charges Against ‘Cop City’ Activists
Dozens of protesters had been indicted after the state attorney general said that their movement amounted to a violent criminal enterprise.
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