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In one of the deadliest years for Palestinians, a tradition of political and armed groups claiming Palestinian “martyrs” clouds the distinction between civilian and fighter. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/uKNOHVI via IFTTT

Thoughts on New Year’s Eve, and recipes for celebrating. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/PHLV5Sa via IFTTT

The year ended much the same way it had gone for months, with air raid sirens, explosions and families rushing to find shelter. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/bVGABfN via IFTTT

Deforestation is one of many problems Brazil’s new government will need to address. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/60dUD5q via IFTTT

The invasion of Ukraine, compounding the effects of the pandemic, has contributed to the ascent of a giant that defies easy alignment. It could be the decisive force in a changing global system. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/uXIYZWO via IFTTT

To rise through the Trump-era G.O.P., a young congresswoman gave up her friends, her mentors and her ideals. Will it be enough? from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/wNghjbc via IFTTT

This year, partygoers were ready to get out, get together and get dressed. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/U05ATZt via IFTTT

The debut album of the New York Youth Symphony, featuring some players who were in middle school, is up against recordings by some of the world’s top orchestras. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/RKuwvHt via IFTTT

The vote to terminate the interim government signaled that members of the opposition had lost faith in Mr. Guaidó’s ability to oust President Nicolás Maduro. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/hvcEQLI via IFTTT

The soccer superstar will be paid handsomely to play in the Middle East in the twilight of his career. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/ySnFjQT via IFTTT

The college town has been reeling since the attack last month, in which four students were killed overnight, apparently as they slept. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/YVmLeMH via IFTTT

Shrines to skateboarding, bunnies, neon, aviation and citrus trees dot the sprawling region, highlighting its diversity. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/seNASiF via IFTTT

A police officer at Nashville International Airport told travelers whose Southwest flights had been canceled that they would be arrested for trespassing if they did not leave a secure area, a video shows. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/AYxXbMq via IFTTT

Also, Russia strikes Ukraine, Pelé dies and the week in culture. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/054RBhD via IFTTT

Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband, a multimillionaire venture capitalist recovering from a brutal attack, has long taken care of the couple’s “business of living,’’ including shopping for the speaker’s clothes. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/JS9Y6KQ via IFTTT

In major structures in a dozen countries, including the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles, Mr. Isozaki absorbed and reinterpreted Eastern and Western traditions. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/EMTenIJ via IFTTT

Luminous, consummate and magical, the King of Soccer was Blackness in action. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/dXnwDIp via IFTTT

It’s complicated and difficult, but they keep coming back because, said one, ‘it’s the hardest.’ from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/Wxj05HJ via IFTTT

For some travelers, nothing can kill that premium-cabin buzz quicker than an infant next to them. But for parents, despite the overwhelming opposition (and glaring side-eye), seats in the front of the plane can be golden. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/wkceoyG via IFTTT

Both Moscow and Kyiv say they are ready to talk, but their terms for sitting down at a negotiating table suggest otherwise. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/MPjzbxq via IFTTT

The Biden administration said those coming from China, Hong Kong and Macau must show negative coronavirus tests before entering the United States. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/W2m9EtQ via IFTTT

The Biden administration said those coming from China, Hong Kong and Macau must show negative coronavirus tests before entering the United States. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/W2m9EtQ via IFTTT

The deadly freeze that swept the United States was extraordinary, but while scientists know that global warming can intensify extreme weather, the effects on winter storms are tricky to untangle. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/LdGFv0r via IFTTT

Well’s most popular mental health stories of 2022 are full of insights and guidance to usher you into the new year. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/nRzgfqK via IFTTT

Some passengers slept in airports, while others desperately searched for rental cars and bus tickets as the outlook remained grim. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/fCuc8gD via IFTTT

In the increasingly dry Southwest, drought and climate change pose a challenge for developers, who need to find creative ways to provide water supply to new communities. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/a6iBgFv via IFTTT

The cartoonist Amy Hwang explores what happens after the presents are unwrapped and the tree is untrimmed. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/yr2k7Ba via IFTTT

Also, Ukraine is fighting to retake a city in the Donbas. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/GNr8vpY via IFTTT

Some of the most fragile health systems in the world can teach us ways to respond to public health threats early and effectively. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/uOt9aI7 via IFTTT

Mr. Santos admitted that the information in his résumé about where he worked and went to school were not true. Other discrepancies in his biography remain a mystery. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/kR6VGxo via IFTTT

Southwest Airlines, which canceled 65 percent of its flights, was the airline most affected on Monday. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/HYiTOgn via IFTTT

Ali Daei, a prominent former soccer player, said his wife and daughter were prevented from leaving Iran on Monday after their plane made an unannounced stopover en route to Dubai. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/3dYhGu6 via IFTTT

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Facing tepid ticket sales, the company will withdraw up to $30 million from its endowment and stage more operas by living composers, which have been outselling the classics. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/itRxOrX via IFTTT

From Jan. 8, visitors will be required to show only a negative P.C.R. test taken within 48 hours. The restrictions had cut the country off from the rest of the world for nearly three years. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/QOYIWTs via IFTTT

“Usually what happens is it devalues that human labor.” Three illustrators discuss art generated by artificial intelligence. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/uaXZiUH via IFTTT

William Strobeck brings rare intimacy to his skateboarding films. His latest, “Play Dead,” with Supreme, chronicles some of the sport’s biggest talents. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/yZlGLvs via IFTTT

A South Korean tour group’s van became stuck in the snow outside a house in Williamsville, N.Y. They spent the weekend with the homeowners — who luckily had a well-stocked kitchen. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/rpGoL92 via IFTTT

When the teams are brands and the brands are stars and the fans are consumers, everything blends into one enormous business opportunity. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/Xl9Mu1S via IFTTT

Whitworth was a hall of famer who became the first woman’s pro golfer to earn more than $1 million. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/IDlOAQU via IFTTT

A special edition looking back at 2022. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/b5kvrLy via IFTTT

Looking for a simple night? An all-out fete? We have options. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/Fg2dzsB via IFTTT

As a girl she brought out a childlike quality in Picasso. As an adult she became an authority on his works. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/4Tqjp5h via IFTTT

Even Canadians accustomed to the vagaries of Arctic weather systems contended with a long list of extremes, including cold that “freezes flesh in minutes.” from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/yW0XC8L via IFTTT

Several popular television programs in the country are helping to encourage conversations about the social, romantic and sexual needs of older Chinese people. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/lrUYWiC via IFTTT

Rainbow, hippie, avocado, California — in Los Angeles, these sprout-stuffed creations will never grow old. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/hJ89D3l via IFTTT

Even in a world facing many challenges, there are reasons to be hopeful about next year and beyond. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/k84GJul via IFTTT

The Premier League will play on Boxing Day because the Premier League always plays on Boxing Day. But the title race changed over the World Cup break. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/XGBzwfM via IFTTT

The Russian president has unleashed a new disorder on the world with his war in Ukraine, and the Central African Republic may be its ultimate expression. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/AIo2yYg via IFTTT

Sasha Solomon, a software engineer, joined others in the media business who lost their jobs this year after publicly taking on their employers. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/8Va3ZPs via IFTTT

Mr. Lanez, a Canadian rapper, was convicted of firing at the Houston hip-hop star after an argument in 2020. The matter became the subject of speculation and gossip on social media and in songs. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/T6ouYOU via IFTTT

As Elon Musk’s politics turn off potential customers, many rival vehicles are coming to market. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/VamC4ry via IFTTT

In a wide-ranging interview on the state of the war, Kyrylo Budanov also spoke about Russia-Iran relations and Moscow’s obsession with taking the city of Bakhmut. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/Qv0yjRV via IFTTT

A vulnerable God is an essential part of the Christian story. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/OzINJ4l via IFTTT

Labels of Plan B One-Step had previously said, without scientific evidence, that the pill might block fertilized eggs from implanting in the womb. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/vWVug4D via IFTTT

Though Mr. Bankman-Fried was not required to pay $250 million, the large amount of the bond in this high-profile case has raised questions about the federal bail process. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/OVkrJeW via IFTTT

The bill, which passed the Senate on Thursday, now heads to President Biden’s desk for his signature. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/rNQRwBS via IFTTT

The cathedral’s dome, a tour de force of tile, was supposed to be temporary. Instead, it’s lasted more than a century. Now, after a $17 million rehab, it could last a couple hundred more. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/gF9u1in via IFTTT

Benjamin Netanyahu needed the support of far-right factions to return to the prime minister’s office. Now they want to curb the powers of the judiciary, giving rise to fears about an erosion of democracy. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/lEdVLDT via IFTTT

Democrats and Republicans managed to come together to update the archaic Electoral Count Act after they recognized it could again be abused to subvert the presidential vote. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/fy8APp6 via IFTTT

All of my years as an organizer have taught me to channel that anger into action, and that in itself is a discipline of hope. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/P6IQylW via IFTTT

Two new economic reports on Thursday fanned fears that the Federal Reserve might need to go further in its aggressive fight against inflation. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/LPbyta9 via IFTTT

Amid soaring gas prices and the war in Ukraine, Strasbourg’s Christkindelsmärik, like holiday fairs across Europe, has faced a tough question: “How do you balance magic and responsibility?” from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/VL2a0EY via IFTTT

Her work captured the unease of Hong Kong’s transition to Chinese rule, gave voice to the city’s children and working-class residents, and helped put it on the literary map. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/Lvz4jyg via IFTTT

Also, Donald Trump’s tax returns show losses during his presidency. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/jE5gxAt via IFTTT

On Wednesday, lawyers for Dominion Voting Systems shared some of the strongest evidence yet that some Fox employees knew what they broadcast about the claims was false. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/9xvFLgq via IFTTT

Carlos Correa is the ultimate luxury: a $315 million player who plays the same position as another Mets star. But Steven A. Cohen worries about winning, not price tags. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/fiFu3UZ via IFTTT

Much of the country faces dangerous conditions, including heavy snow, strong winds and steep temperature drops. In Buffalo, meteorologists warned of a “once-in-a-generation storm.” from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/X1YwfcQ via IFTTT

After assailants shot at Ciro Gómez Leyva in his own neighborhood, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador suggested that the assassination attempt was actually an effort to destabilize the government. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/bSINO06 via IFTTT

A discothèque, a shrine to Dolly Parton, an ode to Iranian films: These are just a few of the eye-popping, eccentric restaurant restrooms giving diners a different kind of thrill. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/fCRcXG8 via IFTTT

Donning a mask, Mayor Eric Adams urged New Yorkers to protect themselves against a swirl of viral illnesses in the city, including Covid-19, flu and R.S.V. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/mXPKh26 via IFTTT

The new Afghan government has rolled back to its hard-line stances from the 90s, instituting public beatings and executions as well. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/iGYmeMp via IFTTT

The new Afghan government has rolled back to its hard-line stances from the 90s, instituting public beatings and executions as well. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/iGYmeMp via IFTTT

A ceremony in Nigeria on Tuesday was the culmination of a yearslong process that upended Germany’s approach to museum items looted during the colonial era. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/UKqigQv via IFTTT

At least 14 states have passed bans on the service on government-issued devices in recent weeks. And Congress appears poised to pass a similar prohibition for federal workers. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/0GMNu8x via IFTTT

Several new studies document the current court’s distinctive insistence on its dominance and the justices’ willingness to use procedural shortcuts to achieve it. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/T21wCso via IFTTT

The committee announced criminal referrals for Donald Trump and his legal minions from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/nLV5iTo via IFTTT

Plus: Elon Musk asks Twitter users if he should resign. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/Uz3tN0G via IFTTT

Killings of children and teenagers under 18 increased sharply in 2020, federal researchers reported. Black communities were disproportionately affected. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/QK4tqXi via IFTTT

Two new routes, managed by Bedouins, will help preserve long-overlooked natural wonders and a vanishing way of life. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/orVDGsB via IFTTT

The company has struggled to earn enough from streaming to make up for losses from its traditional cable business. It is a story widespread in the industry. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/SuA9ZVf via IFTTT

Plus: A Times analysis of how Russia bungled the invasion. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/7f2CTAe via IFTTT

The move may affect giant social media platforms, including Facebook and Instagram, as well as smaller ones like Mastodon and Truth Social. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/4dS3ZcG via IFTTT

Argentina and France each scored two goals in regulation, both scored once in extra time, and Argentina won in a penalty shootout, 4-2. See all the highlights from Telemundo and Fox. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/n2aBgH7 via IFTTT

The city is home to some of the most spiritually and culturally diverse areas in the world. Here are some of them. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/oyHgnSf via IFTTT

Phil O’Brien, a Briton who has run a Manhattan publication for several years, had his visa denied because immigration officials deemed his struggling business “marginal.” from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/aeWsh2V via IFTTT

A close friend of Gloria Steinem, she toured with her and spoke widely about the need for women to confront racism and classism in their ranks. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/EAQ3hu6 via IFTTT

The France and Argentina stars are teammates at Qatar-owned Paris St.-Germain. But when they collide in the World Cup final, both have much to gain, and a lot to lose. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/J03PbsN via IFTTT

Genevieve Ko pairs salmon with miso cream and beef tenderloin with horseradish sauce for a lavish, but stress-free feast. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/347qgpd via IFTTT

The field of conservation paleobiology is helping scientists to bring living things back to parts of the Los Angeles River. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/Ha0ExyI via IFTTT

In current politics, it isn’t just anti-Trumpers who find themselves frustrated by voters’ refusal to look backward. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/DsPuCpI via IFTTT

Doctors weigh in on the essentials families need and what parents can do if they’re unable to find children’s pain reliever. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/Ki6bNVD via IFTTT

He wrote that the Six-Day War was a necessary prelude to peace, but he also warned that the conflict would continue without Palestinian statehood. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/ah2DoTn via IFTTT

President Biden has long blamed the brain cancer that killed his son, Beau, on toxic exposure during the Iraq war. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/6sF5OHo via IFTTT

Dozens of top officials have flown to Qatar to cheer for teams while talking shop. The event has magnified the tiny Gulf nation’s role as a diplomatic broker. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/yBfZkxT via IFTTT

It was the ninth large-scale wave of missiles to be aimed at Ukrainian infrastructure this fall. Officials said 76 missiles had been fired, and all but 16 were shot down. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/lVOgRyb via IFTTT

The Ways and Means Committee announced a closed-door meeting next week at which it may vote to disclose the information. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/yJk3ZUq via IFTTT

A ruling by the state Department of Agriculture and Markets may stop the city from implementing a law that prohibits the sale of the fattened livers of geese and ducks. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/VHz4KUA via IFTTT

An artist’s A.I. turns thousands of works from the museum’s collection into a cheerful vision of the next avant-garde. Will “Unsupervised” help MoMA stay relevant? from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/cnpHfRm via IFTTT

Rep. Ro Khanna of California on how a House investigation revealed the continuing intransigence and lack of introspection of the oil industry. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/oOvlDcK via IFTTT

Plus: Chinese companies are hit by U.S. trade restrictions. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/sME8Aov via IFTTT

A former Fort Worth police officer, Aaron Dean, was convicted of manslaughter in the shooting of Atatiana Jefferson. She was shot through her bedroom window. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/RwVDLQz via IFTTT

Claudine Gay, the dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, will be the university’s first Black leader and the second woman. She will take office just as the university faces a Supreme Court decision on affirmative action. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/ABk76FS via IFTTT

The actor, now 80, is still trying new things, including his first major TV role. Just don’t ask him to get all touchy-feely about it. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/rEdWDTA via IFTTT

An Irish peacekeeper deployed along the Lebanese border with Israel was shot and killed, and three others were injured. The attack is being investigated. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/terAPMY via IFTTT

What the scientific breakthrough means and when real change is coming. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/BInc5Eu via IFTTT

The influx is arousing a mix of emotions in a predominantly Latino border city where immigrants already make up a quarter of the population. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3uwtXcM via IFTTT

The resolution was the strongest symbolic gesture so far by the U.N. in response to Iran’s efforts to quell a women-led uprising now in its third month. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/qQ7RwV2 via IFTTT

President Biden and his aides do not want the nearly 50 African leaders attending the event to perceive that official U.S. interests on the continent are mainly driven by a desire to counter China. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/cbKThMQ via IFTTT

Brad Raffensperger, the Republican secretary of state, said that a newly tightened timeline for runoff elections had put added strain on election workers. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/BFZ79Vk via IFTTT

The mayor of Istanbul, a possible rival to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the 2023 elections, was convicted of insulting public officials. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/3Eg9YT6 via IFTTT

Using missiles and saboteurs, Ukraine is focusing on the city of Melitopol, a vital Russian link to Crimea, ahead of an expected southern offensive. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/q3zMPfr via IFTTT

Plus Argentina beat Croatia to advance to the World Cup finals. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/2QuoyWX via IFTTT

The push comes amid new revelations about the extent of abuse of women, and the unwillingness of many prison officials to address a crisis that has long been an open secret in government. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/052i1Bw via IFTTT

Amid growing anger within his governing Conservative Party, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak vowed to eliminate the country’s backlog of asylum claims. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/zFyNCAG via IFTTT

If you’re feeling sick, this handy chart will help you zero in on which virus you might have. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/Rcvx1lr via IFTTT

A look at my to-cook list right now. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/2tCMZyV via IFTTT

Naomi Peña doesn’t think parents should have to sue so their kids can learn to read. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/sbOB0gh via IFTTT