| 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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| The Cast and Creators of ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ on How the Movie Came to Be
- As the filmmakers, songwriters and actors tell it, their “wackadoo” concept evolved over nine years and eight versions of “Golden” into a global phenomenon.
Wed, 07 Jan 2026 10:02:08 +0000
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| Fed’s Independence Faces Critical Tests as Trump Seeks to Remake Institution
- The central bank faces two major hurdles early on in 2026 that will determine the extent to which it operates free of political meddling.
Wed, 07 Jan 2026 10:01:56 +0000
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| Despite Little Research, Companies Race to Market Autism Tests
- Backers claim the tests can predict a child’s risk of autism using a strand of hair or a mother’s blood, but critics say they are not ready for the market.
Wed, 07 Jan 2026 10:01:01 +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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| Should Staten Island and the East Village Share a House District?
- A court dispute over the lines of the 11th Congressional District represents one of New York Democrats’ few hopes of drawing maps in their favor for the 2026 midterms.
Wed, 07 Jan 2026 08:00:06 +0000
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| Russia Sends Naval Vessel to Escort Oil Tanker U.S. Is Pursuing
- The development deepens the confrontation over the tanker formerly known as the Bella 1, which the United States wants to seize but which Russia has sought to protect.
Wed, 07 Jan 2026 05:24:36 +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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| 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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| Court Questions Trump Administration Effort to End Temporary Protected Status for Haitians
- A federal judge questioned whether the Trump administration appropriately reviewed safety conditions in Haiti before ending protections for people from the Caribbean nation.
Wed, 07 Jan 2026 02:47:00 +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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| 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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| 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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