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China Is Getting Much of What It Wants From the U.S., Including Chips
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12/11/2025 9:01 PM
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| For China, President Trump’s moves to loosen chip controls, soften U.S. rhetoric and stay silent on tensions with Japan amount to a rare string of strategic gains. |
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Historic Shift Underway in China’s Economy as Investment Slump Deepens
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12/12/2025 2:02 AM
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| Investment in manufacturing, infrastructure and property is expected to fall this year, a remarkable turn for an economy whose growth reshaped the world. |
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Republicans Defy Trump in Indiana, and Hundreds Quarantined in Measles Outbreak
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12/12/2025 6:41 AM
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| Plus, your Friday news quiz. |
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U.S. Issues New Sanctions Targeting Maduro’s Family and the Oil Sector
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12/11/2025 4:38 PM
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| The United States is escalating its pressure campaign on Venezuela’s leader, Nicolás Maduro, after seizing an oil tanker off the coast. |
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Troops Involved in Boat Strikes Face a ‘Moral Injury’ Risk, Experts Say
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12/12/2025 2:02 AM
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| Troops who play a part in deadly missions that they see as wrong or unjustified may suffer deep psychological harm as a result, research has shown. |
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A Seized Oil Tanker Off Venezuela and the Big Business of Dark Fleet Smuggling
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12/12/2025 7:08 AM
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| The U.S. seizure of a vessel off Venezuela is likely to squeeze the country’s government, but do little to counter the tankers that secretively move oil from sanctioned countries. |
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What to Know About Trump’s Seizure of an Oil Tanker Near Venezuela
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12/11/2025 3:35 PM
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| The tanker was headed eastward and had recently carried Iranian oil. The seizure is an escalation in President Trump’s military pressure campaign against Venezuela’s leader, Nicolás Maduro. |
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Trump Moves to Stop States From Regulating AI With a New Executive Order
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12/11/2025 8:56 PM
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| The order would create one federal regulatory framework for artificial intelligence, President Trump told reporters in the Oval Office. |
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Behind the Supreme Court’s Push to Expand Presidential Power
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12/12/2025 2:01 AM
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| For more than a decade, the Supreme Court’s conservative majority has chipped away at Congress’s power to insulate independent agencies from politics. Now, the court has signaled its willingness to expand presidential power once again. |
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Trump Commuted David Gentile’s Sentence. His Victims Are Seething.
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12/12/2025 8:07 AM
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| David Gentile spent just days in prison for his conviction in what prosecutors described as a $1.6 billion scheme that defrauded thousands of investors. |
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Democrats Release New Epstein Photos Documenting Ties to Trump, Clinton and Others
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12/12/2025 8:30 AM
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| The images, released without context by Democrats on the Oversight Committee, reveal little new about the deceased sex offender’s ties to prominent men in politics, entertainment and finance. |
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Kids Rarely Read Whole Books Anymore. Even in English Class.
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12/12/2025 2:00 AM
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| When teachers do assign whole books, they often choose from a stagnant list of classics. |
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Indiana Senate Republicans Reject Trump’s Redistricting Effort
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12/12/2025 6:55 AM
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| Republicans hold an overwhelming majority in the Indiana Senate, but more than a dozen of them defied the president’s wishes, voting against a map aimed at adding Republicans in Congress. |
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Key Takeaways After Indiana Lawmakers Defy Trump’s Redistricting Push
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12/11/2025 7:01 PM
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| President Trump’s failure to ram through a Republican-friendly House map was a new sign that his iron grip on the party has slipped, and was likely to reverberate nationally. |
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Republicans Undercut Johnson, Circumventing Him to Force Votes
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12/12/2025 6:35 AM
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| The speaker has repeatedly lost his grip on the House floor thanks to a once rare parliamentary maneuver that G.O.P. members are increasingly using to force action on legislation. |
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Ukrainians, Worrying More About Power Cuts, See U.S. Peace Push as Just Noise
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12/12/2025 2:02 AM
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| Many understand the dance their leaders must perform to appease President Trump. But that doesn’t make them any less weary of the rounds and rounds of talks. |
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How Power Cuts Are Affecting Ukrainians
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12/12/2025 2:01 AM
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| Russia has been targeting energy infrastructure in Ukraine, leaving multiple cities without electricity. Kim Barker, who’s been covering the war, gives us a glimpse into the daily life of Ukrainians living with power cuts. |
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How Ukraine Has Responded to Trump’s Peace Plan and Russia’s Demands for Territory
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12/12/2025 5:22 AM
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| A Ukrainian peace plan, sent this week to Washington, pushes back against President Trump’s proposal that Ukraine give up more land for peace. |
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Russia Sues Holder of Frozen Assets Europe Wants for Ukraine Loan
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12/12/2025 6:24 AM
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| The lawsuit was a warning to European officials who are racing to agree to a plan to use Russian government assets in Europe to lend money to Ukraine. |
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Elon Musk Tests Europe’s Willingness to Enforce Its Online Laws
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12/12/2025 6:00 AM
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| Backed by White House officials, the tech billionaire has lashed out at the European Union after his social media platform X was fined last week. |
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Paramount Says Money Is No Object. Warner Bros. Isn’t Convinced.
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12/12/2025 6:13 AM
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| Larry Ellison is backstopping Paramount’s bid for Warner Brothers, but Warner Brothers is concerned that the billionaire has not provided a personal guarantee to pay. |
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100,000 in Washington State Ordered to Evacuate as Rivers Rise
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12/12/2025 5:37 AM
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| Days of heavy rain pushed waterways to record flood levels in a mountainous region north of Seattle. “Do not wait,” local officials warned residents, urging them to seek higher ground. |
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Harold Hamm, Oklahoma Oil Tycoon, Allies With Trump to Reshape U.S. Energy
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12/12/2025 7:00 AM
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| Harold Hamm, an Oklahoma oil tycoon, has played a central role in reshaping energy policy by allying himself with President Trump. |
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Soon He’ll Be Mayor Mamdani. To His Soccer Teammates, He Was Just Z.
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12/12/2025 7:59 AM
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| Zohran Mamdani isn’t just a superfan. Until recently, he was a key player on the Talking Headers, a rec-league team in Brooklyn. |
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Review of Medical Cannabis Use Finds Little Evidence of Benefit
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12/12/2025 2:01 AM
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| Researchers found a chasm between the health reasons for which the public seeks out cannabis and what gold-standard science actually shows about its effectiveness. |
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Does Paramount’s David Ellison Know What He’s Doing?
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12/12/2025 2:02 AM
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| David Ellison is cozying up to Trump in his effort to save Hollywood. It’s a risky strategy for our democracy. |
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Why Is It So Hard to Build Big Things?
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12/12/2025 4:14 AM
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Open Story
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| Today we look at the state of American inertia. |
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Jimmy Kimmel Takes a Swipe at Trump’s ‘Gold Card’
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12/11/2025 11:39 PM
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| The new visa for rich foreigners had Kimmel rethinking the Statue of Liberty’s inscription: “Never mind your poor and tired. Give us a million bucks — you’re in.” |
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Tech Support Scammers Stole $85,000 From Him. His Bank Refused a Refund.
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12/12/2025 2:01 AM
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| A retired lawyer lost the money in a tech support scam, a type of online fraud that is surging. Citibank said it couldn’t recover the funds, which criminals wired from inside his account. |
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Reddit Sues Australian Government to Block Social Media Ban
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12/11/2025 11:15 PM
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| The company said the new law, which makes it illegal for children under 16 to have social media accounts, infringes on children’s rights. |
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King Charles to Speak About His Cancer in Televised Message
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12/12/2025 4:38 AM
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| A video of the king discussing his “recovery journey” will air on Channel 4 on Friday as part of a national cancer awareness campaign in the U.K. |