| Trump Signs Law Repealing Tough Sanctions on Syria
- The Caesar Act was imposed in 2019 in response to widespread and systematic violations of human rights by the regime of former dictator Bashar al-Assad.
Fri, 19 Dec 2025 12:02:12 +0000
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| Brown Shooting and an M.I.T. Professor’s Killing: What We Know
- A single suspect carried out the shooting at Brown University and the killing of an M.I.T. professor, and was later found dead in New Hampshire, authorities said.
Fri, 19 Dec 2025 11:20:39 +0000
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| Putin Reaffirms Broad Military Goals for Russia in Ukraine
- President Vladimir V. Putin spoke at an annual news conference that highlights his grip over Russia and often sets the Kremlin’s tone for the next year.
Fri, 19 Dec 2025 11:13:32 +0000
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| With New E.U. Loan, Ukraine Avoids Budget Crunch and Can Plan War Effort
- The loan will cover two-thirds of the country’s financial needs for the next two years. It also bolsters Ukraine’s position in ongoing peace talks.
Fri, 19 Dec 2025 11:12:36 +0000
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| Brown University Shooting Suspect Found Dead, and Trump Eases Marijuana Restrictions
- Plus, your Friday news quiz.
Fri, 19 Dec 2025 11:00:10 +0000
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| Trump’s New Marijuana Policy Offers an Opportunity
- Marijuana has been tied to psychosis and other health problems. I still think it’s safer than alcohol.
Fri, 19 Dec 2025 10:03:54 +0000
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| U.S. Will Pay $450,000 to Wildfire Fighters With Cancer
- They will be eligible for a one-time payment as well as college tuition for their children. The effort is part of a legislative push to address the dangers of working in toxic smoke.
Fri, 19 Dec 2025 10:03:49 +0000
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| Mitt Romney: Tax the Rich, Like Me
- There’s no getting around this if we want to avoid the deficit cliff ahead.
Fri, 19 Dec 2025 10:02:18 +0000
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| Want to Know Where the Market Is Going? Don’t Trust This, or Any, Forecast.
- Wall Street stock gurus are making predictions again. Our columnist got into the game with a number he doesn’t believe.
Fri, 19 Dec 2025 10:01:46 +0000
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| After the Louvre Heist, Museums Look for Lessons to Help Stop Thieves
- Museums and the consultants who advise them have been busy reviewing their own precautions in the aftermath of the brazen daylight break-in at the Louvre.
Fri, 19 Dec 2025 10:00:58 +0000
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| How the Army Caused Alarm in the Washington Skies Years Before a Fatal Crash
- An aged helicopter fleet and inexperienced pilots from nearby Fort Belvoir had raised “widespread concern” among local pilots before a midair collision killed 67 people.
Fri, 19 Dec 2025 10:00:25 +0000
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| Florida Executed A Record 19 People in 2025. He Witnessed Them All.
- John Koch, a radio reporter, witnesses every execution in Florida to keep close tabs on what he considers one of the most consequential actions the state takes.
Fri, 19 Dec 2025 10:00:17 +0000
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| Suspect in MIT Professor’s Death Was an Ex-Classmate from Portugal, Prosecutors Say
- Nuno F.G. Loureiro, the professor, attended the same physics program in Portugal as the man suspected in his killing.
Fri, 19 Dec 2025 08:50:09 +0000
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| A Reddit Post Led to a Breakthrough in the Brown Shooting Investigation
- A Reddit user provided information that helped identify Claudio Manuel Neves Valente as not only the suspect in the campus shooting, but also the murder of an M.I.T. professor.
Fri, 19 Dec 2025 08:49:56 +0000
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| Bank of Japan Raises Interest Rates to Highest Level in 30 Years
- The Bank of Japan moved to slow inflation as the prime minister is borrowing more to fund an ambitious effort to build up industry and support households.
Fri, 19 Dec 2025 08:24:01 +0000
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| Falling Enrollment, Money Woes: The New School Seeks a Path to Survival
- The New York City university has embarked on an overhaul that some professors and students say imperils its standing as a bastion of the liberal arts.
Fri, 19 Dec 2025 08:00:05 +0000
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| Europe to Lend $105 Billion to Ukraine, Without Touching Russian Funds
- European Union officials wanted to use Russia’s frozen assets to back a major loan to Ukraine. Facing opposition in their own camp, they settled on another way.
Fri, 19 Dec 2025 06:34:17 +0000
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| Trump Administration to Appeal Harvard Funding Case
- Facing a deadline to appeal, the Justice Department told the courts late Thursday that it would try to overturn a judge’s ruling in favor of Harvard.
Fri, 19 Dec 2025 05:19:59 +0000
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| Britain Is Preparing for Attacks on Its Soil. Critics Say It Must Move Faster.
- As military officials sound the alarm over Russian hybrid attacks, the chair of Parliament’s defense committee said the government’s progress on ramping up home defense was “glacial.”
Fri, 19 Dec 2025 05:01:05 +0000
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| Trump’s Attacks on Rob Reiner and Others Characterize an Uninhibited 2nd Term
- Many of President Trump’s supporters love his professional-wrestling style of leadership. But some of his recent attacks have sickened even some of his own political allies.
Fri, 19 Dec 2025 05:00:35 +0000
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