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Kennedy Center Board Moves to Rename It the Trump-Kennedy Center
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12/18/2025 3:38 PM
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| The board for the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts announced that it would now be named the Trump-Kennedy Center, although a formal change may have to be approved by Congress. |
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Once Again, Health Care Proves to Be a Bitter Political Pill for G.O.P.
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12/18/2025 9:55 AM
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| The inability to find a credible counter to the Affordable Care Act has long bedeviled Republicans and cost them at the polls. It’s threatening to do so again next year. |
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Trump Moves to End Gender-Related Care for Minors, Threatening Hospitals That Offer It
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12/18/2025 2:50 PM
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| Proposed new rules would punish the hospitals by pulling all federal financing. Advocates say lawsuits will follow. |
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‘Don’s Best Friend’: How Epstein and Trump Bonded Over the Pursuit of Women
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12/18/2025 10:39 AM
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| The president has tried to minimize their friendship, but documents and interviews reveal an intense and complicated relationship. Chasing women was a game of ego and dominance. Female bodies were currency. |
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The Junior Congressman Who’s Pushing Republicans on Epstein
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12/18/2025 3:33 PM
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| The top Democrat on the Oversight Committee, Representative Robert Garcia has brought aggressive tactics and reality-show flair to investigating Jeffrey Epstein’s ties to President Trump. |
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Rob Reiner Family Tragedy Strikes a Nerve for Families Fighting Addiction
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12/18/2025 6:56 AM
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| Nick Reiner, charged with murdering his parents, Rob and Michele Singer Reiner, spent much of his life battling drug addiction, an affliction that millions of Americans face. |
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After Rob Reiner’s ‘North’ Flopped, He Proved He Could Take Criticism With Humor
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12/18/2025 1:16 PM
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| Roger Ebert said he “hated, hated, hated, hated, hated” Reiner’s 1994 film “North.” The director took it in stride. |
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TikTok Signs Agreements With Investors in Step Toward Avoiding a U.S. Ban
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12/18/2025 4:05 PM
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| The Chinese-owned video app formalized commitments from the software giant Oracle and two investment firms as part of a deal to keep TikTok operating in the United States. |
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Trump Media to Merge With TAE Technologies, a Nuclear Fusion Firm, in a $6 Billion Deal
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12/18/2025 1:08 PM
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| Trump Media & Technology Group, the social media and crypto company part owned by President Trump, said it would help develop a “utility-scale fusion power plant.” |
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The Woman in the Coldplay Concert Kiss Cam Video Is Ready to Talk
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12/18/2025 11:57 AM
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| Kristin Cabot was caught on camera with her boss at a concert. The video went viral. Soon she was drowning in the vitriol of strangers. |
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Mamdani Appointee Resigns After Decade-Old Antisemitic Posts Re-emerge
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12/18/2025 2:13 PM
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| Catherine Almonte Da Costa resigned from her just-announced post as Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s director of appointments after the Anti-Defamation League resurfaced the comments. |
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N.Y.C. Subway Crime Is Down, Hochul Says, Rebutting Trump Officials
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12/18/2025 10:23 AM
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| Gov. Kathy Hochul said the state would spend another $77 million on police patrols in the subway, acknowledging that felony assaults remain stubbornly high. |
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They Thought They Had ‘Made It.’ Now They Can’t Afford Food.
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12/18/2025 11:32 AM
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| New Yorkers in the so-called “missing middle,” who may make too much for food benefits, say it’s still hard to find enough money for groceries. |
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James Cameron Tempers His Temper and Channels His Inner Na’vi
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12/14/2025 5:11 AM
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| Years after his Titanic tantrums, the “Avatar” director has “mellowed,” says Sigourney Weaver. He calls it “marinating.” |
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Confirm or Deny: James Cameron Edition
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12/14/2025 5:15 AM
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| The box office king sits for a lightning-round interview. |
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‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ Review: By Land, by Water, by Air!
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12/18/2025 1:13 PM
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| For the franchise’s third movie, James Cameron throws in new creatures, new landscapes, melodramatic plot lines and big battle sequences. It’s a lot. |
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The D.N.C. Is Scrapping Its Report on What Went Wrong in 2024
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12/18/2025 9:34 AM
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| Ken Martin, the Democratic National Committee chairman, ordered the autopsy months ago but is now said to believe that its release would be counterproductive for the party. |
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Trump Relies on Distortions to Support His Pressure Campaign on Venezuela
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12/18/2025 4:48 PM
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| The president has a long record of making false or misleading statements. But the sheer density of them in his administration’s boat attacks and Venezuela pressure campaign is exceptional. |
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Palo Alto Confronts Billionaires Over Their Housing Compounds
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12/18/2025 1:32 PM
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| The Silicon Valley college town has changed drastically as Mark Zuckerberg, Larry Page and other tech founders have scooped up multiple properties. |
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Cardinal Timothy Dolan Tapped the Power of the New York Pulpit
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12/18/2025 12:00 PM
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| From St. Patrick’s Cathedral to the White House to Fox News, he comfortably inhabited many spheres of influence. |
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Pope Leo Appoints Bishop Ronald Hicks to Succeed Timothy Dolan
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12/18/2025 6:21 AM
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| The appointment of Bishop Ronald A. Hicks is expected to bring a markedly different leadership style to New York’s archdiocese. |
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James B. Hunt Jr., North Carolina Governor Who Kept State Blue, Dies at 88
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12/18/2025 4:21 PM
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| During his 16 years in office, he earned national acclaim for his focus on education. But losing his bid for the Senate in 1984 cost him a shot at the presidency. |
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Obama Supported It. The Left in Canada and Norway Do. Why Don’t Democrats?
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12/18/2025 4:40 PM
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| Liberals should reconcile with America’s oil and gas industry. |
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Justin Trudeau and Katy Perry Are Worth Rooting For
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12/18/2025 2:06 PM
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| As a politician, Justin Trudeau was an excellent celebrity. And the rest of the world could learn a useful lesson from how he wielded his star power. |
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Zelensky Appeals to E.U. Leaders for Frozen Russian Funds to Fight War
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12/18/2025 8:35 AM
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| President Volodymyr Zelensky said in Brussels, where the leaders had gathered, that without the money, his country would have to reduce its drone production significantly. |
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Wyoming Cowboys Are Breaking Down Barriers, Literally
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12/11/2025 6:30 AM
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| GPS collars on cattle are letting ranchers remove fences in the West. That’s good for wildlife and for the land. |
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Marjorie Taylor Greene, Donald Trump Jr. and More Conservative Figures Announce Their Engagements
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12/17/2025 4:02 PM
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| Several prominent conservative figures have announced that they are engaged this week, news often celebrated by President Trump. |
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Jelly Roll Is Pardoned for Previous Robbery and Drug Convictions
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12/18/2025 2:20 PM
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| The clemency decision by Gov. Bill Lee of Tennessee could make it easier for the country star to travel internationally. |