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Trump’s Claims About Nigeria Strike Belie a Complex Situation on the Ground
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12/26/2025 1:30 PM
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| President Trump said the targets of airstrikes in Nigeria were Islamic State terrorists responsible for killing Christians, but experts question his framing. |
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What to Know About U.S. Military Action in Nigeria
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12/26/2025 12:56 PM
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| Before the strikes on Thursday, President Trump said he would halt all aid and go in “guns-a-blazing” to target affiliates of a resurgent Islamic State. |
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Trump Invited White South Africans to America. One Ended Up in Detention.
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12/26/2025 11:50 AM
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| An Afrikaner flew to the United States expecting protection. Instead, he has spent months locked up in Georgia alongside hundreds of other immigrants. |
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Here’s What Is in the 20-Point Peace Plan for Ukraine
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12/26/2025 7:29 AM
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| The blueprint covers a broad range of issues, including territory, security guarantees and postwar reconstruction. But Russia has indicated little willingness to end the war. |
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Why Sears’s Last Great Hope Was a Promise That Never Materialized
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12/26/2025 8:25 AM
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| Only five Sears stores remain in the country, with the end likely near for what was once the mightiest American retailer. |
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What It’s Like When Your Wife Goes on Testosterone
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12/26/2025 2:02 AM
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| She went on testosterone to help with her menopausal symptoms. The effects had unexpected consequences for their marriage. |
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Testosterone Is Giving Women Back Their Sex Drive — With Side Effects
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10/28/2025 10:36 AM
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| There is no F.D.A.-approved testosterone product for women. Insurance won’t cover it. Many doctors won’t prescribe it. It’s become a cultural phenomenon. |
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How New York Is Preparing for Its First Major Snowstorm in Years
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12/26/2025 11:32 AM
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| Streets were brined, plows were ready and flights were canceled as the metropolitan region braced for up to 10 inches of snow. |
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Downpours Ease in Southern California, but Flood Risks Remain
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12/26/2025 12:05 PM
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| Another wave of rain was hitting the Los Angeles area on Friday, adding to the record-setting precipitation over Christmas. |
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How Ryan Wedding, a Canadian Olympic Snowboarder, Turned into a Drug Lord
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12/26/2025 2:01 AM
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| Ryan Wedding rose to fame as a Canadian Olympic athlete, but the authorities say he became one of the world’s biggest drug lords, who ordered an informant executed. |
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One Gazan Girl’s Fight to Survive Extreme Hunger
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12/26/2025 4:15 AM
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| After Israel sealed Gaza’s borders, Hoda Abu al-Naja, 12, who suffered from celiac disease, spent months seeking the food and care she needed to combat malnutrition. |
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2 Killed in Vehicle Ramming and Stabbing in Israel, Officials Say
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12/26/2025 9:17 AM
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| The attack comes amid heightened tensions between Israelis and Palestinians in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. |
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8 Killed in Syria Mosque Blast, Government Says
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12/26/2025 9:43 AM
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| Ansar al-Sunna, which experts say appears to be an ISIS splinter group, claimed responsibility for the explosion, which happened as worshipers were attending Friday Prayer. |
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Northern California Conservatives Are Frustrated They Could Get a Democratic Representative
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12/26/2025 2:00 AM
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| The passage of Proposition 50, which redrew California’s congressional map, means that all of the state’s conservative north is likely to be represented by Democrats. |
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A College Freshman Is the Unlikely Source of Alabama’s New Political Maps
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12/26/2025 4:05 AM
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| Daniel DiDonato, 19, has loved elections since he was in fourth grade. He also loves maps. |
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When the Democratic Door-Knocker Has Something Unscripted to Say
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12/26/2025 7:29 AM
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| Zohran Mamdani’s campaign encouraged canvassers to ditch their scripts in pursuit of genuine, off-the-cuff-conversation. It’s a strategy that some Democratic strategists want to see more of. |
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The Race to Save the Sacramento Mountains Checkerspot Butterfly
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12/26/2025 2:01 AM
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| The Sacramento Mountains checkerspot butterfly is critically endangered, with the last known larva living in a lab in New Mexico. |
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With Help of Lina Khan, Mamdani Looks to Quickly Cut Costs for New Yorkers
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12/26/2025 6:20 AM
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| Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s signature plans for New York City will take time. Lina Khan, the former chair of the Federal Trade Commission, has ideas for making a swift impact. |
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What Can Hundreds of Pieces of Litter Tell Us About Manhattan?
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12/26/2025 5:05 AM
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| Shoes. A phone. Receipts. A comb. Traces of wild nights and hurried days are all around us. |
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I Was the President’s Pardon Attorney. He’s Making a Mockery of the Pardon Process.
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12/26/2025 11:55 AM
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| Anyone who wants to live in a safe, fair and free country should be alarmed. |
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Trump Is Getting Weaker, and the Resistance Is Getting Stronger
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12/26/2025 9:03 AM
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| It’s become easier to imagine the moment when Trump’s mystique finally evaporates. |
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As A.I. Companies Borrow Billions, Debt Investors Grow Wary
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12/26/2025 6:12 AM
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| Artificial intelligence companies looking to raise funds are being made to pay lofty interest rates, as debt investors become cautious. |
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Michal Urbaniak, Pioneering Jazz Fusion Violinist, Dies at 82
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12/26/2025 11:52 AM
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| 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. |
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CVS Worker Fatally Stabbed on Christmas Day on Long Island
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12/26/2025 12:47 PM
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| A 23-year-old CVS employee was killed on Thursday in Lindenhurst, the authorities said. A person of interest has been identified. |
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Israel Recognizes Somaliland, Drawing International Rebukes
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12/26/2025 12:39 PM
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| The development carries potential benefits for both sides but still faces stiff international opposition, 34 years after the region broke away from Somalia. |