| China’s Threat to Block Rare Earths Has Put Japan on High Alert
- Tokyo is concerned at signs that Beijing may be laying the groundwork to restrict access to the metals vital to manufacturing.
Wed, 07 Jan 2026 10:08:47 +0000
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| The Case for Real Regime Change in Venezuela
- The former envoy Elliott Abrams says the administration should push harder.
Wed, 07 Jan 2026 10:05:00 +0000
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| My Long Weekend With 700 People Touched by Death
- Facing death is a core part of making meaning of one’s life. To struggle through this universal contemplation without a community can be brutal.
Wed, 07 Jan 2026 10:00:18 +0000
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| China Touts Hainan, Its Duty-Free Island, Amid $1 Trillion Trade Surplus
- Policies meant to lure importers to Hainan, a resort island off China’s coast, signal an opening up, Beijing says. One expert calls it a “bait and switch.”
Wed, 07 Jan 2026 05:00:14 +0000
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| After Trump’s Military Victory in Venezuela, Cuba’s Economy Is in ‘Freefall’
- With widespread power outages, medicine shortages and rising food prices, experts say Cuba’s economy has never been worse, with the crisis coming just as the supply of Venezuelan oil is threatened.
Wed, 07 Jan 2026 04:30:16 +0000
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| N.Y.C. Child Care Programs Brace for Cuts After Federal Funding Freeze
- The Trump administration said it was placing a hold on $10 billion in subsidies across five states, including New York.
Wed, 07 Jan 2026 04:04:03 +0000
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| This Activist Has Long Been Polarizing. Mamdani Is Standing by Her.
- Cea Weaver, a tenant advocate named to a high-profile role in Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s administration, is facing criticism for past comments calling homeownership “a weapon of white supremacy.”
Wed, 07 Jan 2026 03:36:18 +0000
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| Béla Fleck Withdraws From Kennedy Center Concerts
- “Performing there has become charged and political,” the 18-time Grammy winner said.
Wed, 07 Jan 2026 03:33:02 +0000
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| FEMA Staff Bracing for Dismissal of 1,000 Disaster Workers
- The job cuts expected this month are part of a plan by the Homeland Security secretary, Kristi Noem, to remake the agency.
Wed, 07 Jan 2026 03:20:37 +0000
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| Michael Reagan, a Son of President Reagan Who Fought for Right-Wing Causes, Dies at 80
- Mr. Reagan, who was the son of Ronald Reagan and his first wife, Jane Wyman, built on his father’s conservative legacy with a radio talk show and columns on right-wing sites like Newsmax.
Wed, 07 Jan 2026 02:16:06 +0000
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| Aldrich Ames, C.I.A. Turncoat Who Helped the Soviets, Dies at 84
- As chief of the counterintelligence branch of the C.I.A.’s Soviet division, he had access to some of the nation’s deepest secrets. He had been serving a life sentence since 1994.
Wed, 07 Jan 2026 01:58:36 +0000
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| What to Know About the Vaccines Cut From C.D.C. Recommendations
- Federal health officials upended the immunization schedule for American children this week. These are the diseases affected.
Wed, 07 Jan 2026 01:34:06 +0000
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| Michigan City to Pay $3.25 Million After Woman Was Mistakenly Declared Dead
- Timesha Beauchamp, 20, was found alive at a funeral home after she had been pronounced dead during a medical episode in Southfield, Mich. She died weeks later.
Wed, 07 Jan 2026 01:31:29 +0000
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| Pardoned Jan. 6 Rioters Rally and Demand More from Trump
- The “J6ers,” as they refer to themselves, praised President Trump but called for more action from his administration, including financial restitution and prison reform.
Wed, 07 Jan 2026 00:39:01 +0000
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| Mamdani Paves ‘The Bump,’ A Troublesome Bike Ramp at the Williamsburg Bridge
- The small but symbolic gesture, at the foot of the Williamsburg Bridge, signals more ambitious street redesign plans from the new mayor.
Wed, 07 Jan 2026 00:36:44 +0000
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| Tim Walz Says He Ended Minnesota Governor Run to Shield Residents From Trump
- “I don’t think any governor in history has had to fight a war against the federal government every single day,” Gov. Walz said after ending his re-election bid.
Wed, 07 Jan 2026 00:25:54 +0000
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| Stephen Miller Offers a Strongman’s View of the World
- President Trump’s trusted adviser is casting his hard-right gaze abroad, saying the world must be governed by “force.”
Wed, 07 Jan 2026 00:21:47 +0000
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| Mamdani Issues Executive Orders on Homeless Shelters and City Jails
- Mayor Zohran Mamdani directed city agencies to make plans to comply with rules governing health and safety at the facilities, and said they must work to end solitary confinement.
Wed, 07 Jan 2026 00:15:53 +0000
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| Suspect in Brown and M.I.T. Killings Discussed Attacks in Videos, Officials Say
- Claudio Neves Valente, who is accused of killing two students at Brown and an M.I.T. professor, left rambling descriptions of the shootings.
Wed, 07 Jan 2026 00:05:11 +0000
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| Rubio Tells Lawmakers Trump Wants to Buy Greenland
- President Trump has said since his first term that he wants to acquire Greenland, and he asked aides for an updated plan on Monday. European leaders reject the president’s assertions.
Tue, 06 Jan 2026 23:56:42 +0000
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