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Hochul Orders Firing of 14 Prison Workers After Fatal Attack on Inmate
Video of the deadly assault on Robert L. Brooks was “horrific,” “disturbing” and “devastating,” a lawyer for his family said after they watched it.
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National Security Committee Forgoes Decision on U.S. Steel Acquisition
The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States kicked a decision over the merger with Japan’s Nippon Steel to President Biden, who is expected to block the deal.
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‘Rust’ Prosecutor Withdraws Appeal of Alec Baldwin Case
The decision ends the criminal prosecution of the actor for the fatal shooting on a film set. During his trial, the judge dismissed the involuntary manslaughter charge against him.
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Riverside Sheriff’s Deputies Missed Signs Before Detainee Hanged Himself
Reports and video footage newly released in Riverside County, Calif., indicate that a man was able to cover his cell window and camera without intervention.
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Bill Clinton Is Hospitalized After Developing a Fever
A Washington hospital admitted Mr. Clinton for testing and observation, and an aide said that the former president was “in good spirits.”
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Money for 9/11 Health Care Was Dropped From Year-End Spending Bill
A plan to ensure long-term funding to address health needs stemming from the terrorist attacks fell to the wayside after President-elect Donald Trump and Elon Musk objected to a bipartisan budget deal.
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Donor Expected to Admit to Making Illegal Contributions to Adams
Federal prosecutors said they planned to charge a businessman who has close ties to New York’s Turkish community with conspiracy to commit fraud.
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House Member in Assisted Living Draws Fresh Scrutiny to an Aging Congress
Representative Kay Granger, Republican of Texas, has been largely absent from Capitol Hill since the summer and has moved into a retirement home.
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Trump’s Wish to Control Greenland and Panama Canal: Not a Joke This Time
In recent days the president-elect has called for asserting U.S. control over the Panama Canal and Greenland, showing that his “America First” philosophy has an expansionist dimension.
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Takeaways from the Matt Gaetz Ethics Report
A 37-page report detailed the findings from a yearslong investigation into allegations that Mr. Gaetz engaged in a range of illegal conduct. He has repeatedly denied wrongdoing.
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Netanyahu Signals Progress on Hostage Deal but Won’t Give Timeline
While pledging to secure the release of hostages held in Gaza by any means necessary, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel said of the cease-fire talks with Hamas: “I don’t know how long it will take.”
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Suspect in NYC Subway Fire Is Charged With Murder in Woman’s Death
The man charged with murder in the woman’s death was identified by federal officials as a 33-year-old from Guatemala who was in the United States illegally.
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How Bath & Body Works Comes Up With Its Holiday Scents
Every year, Bath & Body Works introduces a new scent that it hopes will break through during the shopping season. It doesn’t have to smell like gingerbread.
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Top Arab Diplomats, in Syria Visits, Aim to Build Ties With New Leadership
Ministers from Jordan and Qatar were among the first high-ranking Arab diplomats to meet with the leader of the rebel coalition that toppled the Syrian regime, as the Arab world seeks to bring Syria back into the fold.
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A Pro-Trump Group’s Risky Bet on Infrequent Voters Seems to Have Paid Off
Turning Point Action devoted much of its attention to less reliable voters. New data in Arizona showing a sizable Republican edge among them suggests that the strategy succeeded.
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The Best Times Graphics of 2024
Our visual journalists are always on the prowl for innovative ways to tell big news stories.
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Top Arab Diplomats Visit Syria to Build Ties With New Leadership
Ministers from Jordan and Qatar were among the first high-ranking Arab diplomats to meet with the leader of the rebel coalition that toppled the Syrian regime two weeks ago.
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House Ethics Committee Is Expected to Release Report on Matt Gaetz’s Conduct
Former Representative Matt Gaetz has been under investigation since 2021 over allegations that include sexual misconduct and illicit drug use.
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‘Democrats Have Gone Beyond Soul Searching to Soul Spelunking’: 4 Writers Read the Party’s Fortune
Assessing newer voices, and future strategies.
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The Full List of Biden’s Death Row Commutations
Here is a full list of those granted commutations, as well as the three men remaining on death row.
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Biden Commutes 37 Death Sentences Ahead of Trump’s Plan to Resume Federal Executions
Those affected by the president’s action on Monday are still subject to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. Three men will remain on federal death row.
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Wants to Ban Drug Ads on TV. It Wouldn’t Be Easy.
Attempts to restrict pharmaceutical advertisements have failed many times over the years, often on First Amendment grounds.
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Trump and Biden, Make the Hostages Your Priority
I was held captive in Gaza. Healing will only happen when all the captives have been brought home.
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Trump Names His Picks for Top Pentagon Roles
They include a billionaire investor who supported Mr. Trump’s campaign, a former official who froze aid to Ukraine and a former executive at Uber.
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They Made Over $100,000 in Overtime. Now the N.Y.P.D. Is Cracking Down.
Commissioner Jessica Tisch has reassigned at least 29 officers. Some worked under Jeffrey Maddrey, a high-ranking official who was accused of demanding sex from a subordinate in exchange for overtime.
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Trump Previews Second Term in Sprawling Speech to Conservative Conference
President-elect Donald J. Trump repeated false claims about immigration and the border, slammed diversity initiatives and discussed the Panama Canal in the 90-minute address.
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Woman Dies After Being Set on Fire in Subway Car, Police Say
The police said “criminality is suspected” in the death, which they said appeared to be a homicide. It happened aboard a subway car at the Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue station on Sunday morning.
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What Nantucket Owes the Whale
We owe it to the right whale — and to so many other species — to reconstruct what our own history has taken from them.
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Germany Searches for Motives in Christmas Market Attack
The authorities said they were struggling to understand the motives for the attack with a car in the eastern city of Magdeburg, in which a 9-year-old boy was among the five victims.
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