| Republicans Defy Trump in Indiana, and Hundreds Quarantined in Measles Outbreak
- Plus, your Friday news quiz.
Fri, 12 Dec 2025 14:41:56 +0000
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| Republicans Undercut Johnson, Circumventing Him to Force Votes
- 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.
Fri, 12 Dec 2025 14:35:14 +0000
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| Harold Hamm, Oklahoma Oil Tycoon, Allies With Trump to Reshape U.S. Energy
- Harold Hamm, an Oklahoma oil tycoon, has played a central role in reshaping energy policy by allying himself with President Trump.
Fri, 12 Dec 2025 14:31:12 +0000
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| Russia Sues Holder of Frozen Assets Europe Wants for Ukraine Loan
- 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.
Fri, 12 Dec 2025 14:24:03 +0000
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| Paramount Says Money Is No Object. Warner Bros. Isn’t Convinced.
- 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.
Fri, 12 Dec 2025 14:13:19 +0000
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| Elon Musk Tests Europe’s Willingness to Enforce Its Online Laws
- 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.
Fri, 12 Dec 2025 14:00:08 +0000
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| 100,000 in Washington State Ordered to Evacuate as Rivers Rise
- 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.
Fri, 12 Dec 2025 13:37:07 +0000
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| Soon He’ll Be Mayor Mamdani. To His Soccer Teammates, He Was Just Z.
- Zohran Mamdani isn’t just a superfan. Until recently, he was a key player on the Talking Headers, a rec-league team in Brooklyn.
Fri, 12 Dec 2025 13:24:33 +0000
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| How Ukraine Has Responded to Trump’s Peace Plan and Russia’s Demands for Territory
- A Ukrainian peace plan, sent this week to Washington, pushes back against President Trump’s proposal that Ukraine give up more land for peace.
Fri, 12 Dec 2025 13:22:08 +0000
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| King Charles to Speak About His Cancer in Televised Message
- 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.
Fri, 12 Dec 2025 12:38:15 +0000
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| Why Is It So Hard to Build Big Things?
- Today we look at the state of American inertia.
Fri, 12 Dec 2025 12:14:23 +0000
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| Historic Shift Underway in China’s Economy as Investment Slump Deepens
- Investment in manufacturing, infrastructure and property is expected to fall this year, a remarkable turn for an economy whose growth reshaped the world.
Fri, 12 Dec 2025 10:02:27 +0000
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| Does Paramount’s David Ellison Know What He’s Doing?
- David Ellison is cozying up to Trump in his effort to save Hollywood. It’s a risky strategy for our democracy.
Fri, 12 Dec 2025 10:02:09 +0000
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| Ukrainians, Worrying More About Power Cuts, See U.S. Peace Push as Just Noise
- 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.
Fri, 12 Dec 2025 10:02:03 +0000
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| Troops Involved in Boat Strikes Face a ‘Moral Injury’ Risk, Experts Say
- 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.
Fri, 12 Dec 2025 10:02:01 +0000
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| How Power Cuts Are Affecting Ukrainians
- 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.
Fri, 12 Dec 2025 10:01:44 +0000
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| Review of Medical Cannabis Use Finds Little Evidence of Benefit
- 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.
Fri, 12 Dec 2025 10:01:42 +0000
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| Our Book Critics on Their Year in Reading
- Alexandra Jacobs, Jennifer Szalai and Dwight Garner look back at the books that, as Jacobs writes, “bonked me on the head this year.”
Fri, 12 Dec 2025 10:00:23 +0000
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| Kids Rarely Read Whole Books Anymore. Even in English Class.
- When teachers do assign whole books, they often choose from a stagnant list of classics.
Fri, 12 Dec 2025 10:00:17 +0000
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| Jimmy Kimmel Takes a Swipe at Trump’s ‘Gold Card’
- 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.”
Fri, 12 Dec 2025 07:39:01 +0000
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