| Venezuela Frees Dozens of Political Prisoners
- At least 80 people were released, including one with U.S. ties, though more than 800 remain detained in Venezuela for opposing President Nicolás Maduro’s rule, rights groups say.
Thu, 01 Jan 2026 22:00:54 +0000
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| Swiss Alps Ski Resort Fire: What We Know
- The fire at a bar in a popular ski resort killed around 40 people and injured more than 100, officials said. The cause was still unknown.
Thu, 01 Jan 2026 21:58:29 +0000
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| The Full Transcript of Zohran Mamdani’s Inauguration Speech
- New York’s new mayor challenged his supporters and his opponents to make the city better, and to hold him to account.
Thu, 01 Jan 2026 21:54:08 +0000
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| Iran Protests Turn Deadly as Violence and Anger Spread
- Financial pressures have fueled a fifth day of demonstrations around Iran, with at least one person killed in the protests so far, according to the authorities.
Thu, 01 Jan 2026 21:03:10 +0000
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| Why New York City Needs Someone Like Mamdani
- The new mayor is an entirely familiar type of New York politician.
Thu, 01 Jan 2026 20:58:20 +0000
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| This Diminutive Reptile Plays Rock-Paper-Scissors
- Side-blotched lizards probably don’t call the game that, but they play a version of it anyway. A new study explains the hidden biology that makes this possible.
Thu, 01 Jan 2026 20:57:05 +0000
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| Guinea’s Coup Leader Wins Election After Barring Leading Opponents
- Gen. Mamady Doumbouya, who seized power more than four years ago, took over 80 percent of the vote, according to a government-controlled agency that he set up.
Thu, 01 Jan 2026 20:54:18 +0000
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| Russia Asks United States to Stop Pursuit of Fleeing Oil Tanker
- The tanker, which had been sailing to Venezuela to pick up oil, has claimed Russian protection, although the U.S. authorities say it is a stateless vessel.
Thu, 01 Jan 2026 20:12:16 +0000
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| Another New Year at War: Ukraine’s Troops Doubt It Will Be the Last
- After a year of Russian advances, the goal for 2026 is simply to survive, said one officer in eastern Ukraine. “It’s hard to make any plans,” he said.
Thu, 01 Jan 2026 19:44:47 +0000
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| Janet Fish, Painter of Luminous Still Lifes, Dies at 87
- From her student days, she stubbornly refused to follow popular artistic trends. Instead, she spent decades exploring the effects of light on glass.
Thu, 01 Jan 2026 19:38:08 +0000
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| How Two Powerful U.S. Allies Came to Blows in Yemen
- Tensions between Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates burst into the open this week with an unusually direct confrontation that has global implications.
Thu, 01 Jan 2026 18:24:19 +0000
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| Toby Morton, a Comedy Writer, Owns the Trump Kennedy Center URL
- A comedy writer bought the web domain TrumpKennedyCenter.org and the satirical site he created is drawing attention amid the backlash over the institution’s renaming.
Thu, 01 Jan 2026 17:52:18 +0000
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| 90 Minutes to Give Baby Luna a New Heart
- After eight years of training, Dr. Maureen McKiernan made her debut as the lead surgeon on an infant heart transplant — an operation on the edge of what’s possible.
Thu, 01 Jan 2026 15:39:10 +0000
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| Threat to Suspend Aid for Minnesota Child-Care Centers Rattles Families
- After the federal government threatened to withhold funds for Minnesota’s child-care program, citing fraud concerns, parents and providers warned that the effects could be dire.
Thu, 01 Jan 2026 15:24:14 +0000
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| A Year of Fires and Floods in Southern California
- The floods that struck last week just before the first anniversary of the January wildfires show how extreme weather is defining life in the L.A. region.
Thu, 01 Jan 2026 10:02:12 +0000
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| He’s Chevy Chase, and He’s Still Like That
- The famously prickly comedian found a sympathetic adversary in the director of a CNN documentary about him. Their conversation with a reporter was … spirited.
Thu, 01 Jan 2026 10:02:04 +0000
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| For Some Nazi Loot, Value Is Measured on a Different Scale
- Heirs of families that suffered in the Holocaust have gotten back precious items: not treasured art, but the keepsakes of dead relatives.
Thu, 01 Jan 2026 10:00:16 +0000
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| How Japanese Scallops Became a Pawn in Diplomatic Tensions With China
- Beijing is using a ban on the humble mollusk to punish Japan over its apparent willingness to defend Taiwan.
Thu, 01 Jan 2026 05:00:13 +0000
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| Space Events 2026: NASA’s Artemis II Moon Mission, Summer Eclipse and More
- In 2026, there will be journeys to the moon and Mars, new visions of the cosmos and a solar eclipse that might be worth traveling for.
Tue, 30 Dec 2025 07:33:10 +0000
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| ‘Visible Mending’: The Healing Powers of Knitting
- Crafters across Britain speak to how knitting can help us heal, even at our most broken.
Mon, 15 Dec 2025 21:20:18 +0000
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