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Plus, man vs. hornet. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/19/podcasts/france-rape-trial-us-shutdown.html Author : Tracy Mumford, Alexandra Stevenson, Ian Stewart and Jessica Metzger Publish date : 2024-12-19 11:00:10 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

The Houthis have been attacking ships in the Red Sea for more than a year in what they have described as a campaign in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/19/world/middleeast/yemen-israel-houthis.html Author : Matthew Mpoke Bigg Publish date : 2024-12-19 10:19:36 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

The French rape trial is over. The verdicts have been levied. And Gisèle Pelicot’s image has become a symbol of female strength around the world. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/19/style/gisele-pelicot-rape-trial-verdict-image.html Author : Vanessa Friedman Publish date : 2024-12-19 09:21:40 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

The vote by the Panel for Educational Policy came after a contentious five-hour meeting. The exam for eight highly competitive high schools will now be computerized. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/18/nyregion/specialized-high-school-test-new-york.html Author : Claire Fahy Publish date : 2024-12-19 04:53:21 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

For years, Starbucks was the dominant coffee chain in China. Now rivals offering local flavors and cheaper prices are crushing the company’s bottom line in its second-largest market. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/19/business/starbucks-china.html Author : Alexandra Stevenson, Julie Creswell, Zixu Wang and Agnes Chang Publish date : 2024-12-19 05:00:07 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

General Motors has gone from market leader to also-ran in the world’s largest car market, stymied by its own missteps and Chinese policies that favored its local rivals. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/19/business/gm-china.html Author : Keith Bradsher Publish date : 2024-12-19 05:00:12 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

The trial of Dominique Pelicot for raping and drugging his wife, Gisèle, is about to reach a verdict. Here’s how the events unfolded. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/19/world/europe/dominique-pelicot-france-rape-trial.html Author : Catherine Porter and Ségolène Le Stradic Publish date : 2024-12-19 05:01:05 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

China said two of its astronauts spent nine hours outside the Tiangong Space Station. The longest previous spacewalk, by Americans, was eight hours and 56 minutes. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/19/world/asia/china-astronaut-spacewalk-record.html Author : Chris Buckley Publish date : 2024-12-19 06:47:02 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

The Israeli prime minister remains in power. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/19/opinion/netanyahu-israel-power.html Author : Noa Landau Publish date : 2024-12-19 06:00:06 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

With Germany and France both in political turmoil, the new administration of Donald J. Trump will begin at a time of instability for the continent. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/19/world/europe/europe-has-a-leadership-vacuum-how-will-it-handle-trump.html Author : Mark Landler and Jim Tankersley Publish date : 2024-12-19 05:01:05 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

The president-elect weighed in against the huge spending package after Elon Musk had spent the day warning Republicans not to support it. The blowup left the compromise on life support. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/18/us/politics/trump-musk-spending-bill.html Author : Catie Edmondson and Carl Hulse Publish date : 2024-12-19 01:12:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Chen Jinping used the office in Lower Manhattan to quash dissent against the Chinese government. The Justice Department is fighting Beijing’s efforts to wield its influence secretly. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/18/nyregion/chinese-police-station-plea-chen-jinping.html Author : Hurubie Meko Publish date : 2024-12-19 02:56:09 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

The nature of the potential charges against Luigi Mangione was unclear, but they could allow federal prosecutors to seek the death penalty. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/18/nyregion/luigi-mangione-federal-death-penalty.html Author : Chelsia Rose Marcius, William K. Rashbaum and Hurubie Meko Publish date : 2024-12-19 03:38:18 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

The official, Brian Williams, was appointed by the mayor last year to oversee public safety. He was immediately placed on administrative leave, the mayor’s office said. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/18/us/la-deputy-mayor-bomb-threat-fbi.html Author : Jesus Jiménez and Mimi Dwyer Publish date : 2024-12-19 03:04:26 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Picasso paintings. Jasper Johns ale cans. Irving Penn photos. The cosmetics heir created the model for the headline-grabbing donation that museums dream of today. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/18/arts/design/leonard-lauder-philanthropy-metropolitan-museum-whitney.html Author : Carol Vogel Publish date : 2024-12-19 01:40:22 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

He was excommunicated in 1999 after allowing women to celebrate Mass, blessing same-sex unions and offering communion to non-Catholics. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/18/nyregion/the-rev-james-callan-dead.html Author : Sam Roberts Publish date : 2024-12-19 01:46:40 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Once, eating whole foods and avoiding toxins was associated with a lefty worldview. Now, being a “crunchy mom” is more often about “health freedom.” Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/18/well/crunchy-moms-maha-rfk-jr.html Author : Lisa Miller Publish date : 2024-12-18 23:46:24 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Black women aren’t the only voters who are taking a moment. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/18/opinion/trump-liberals-resistance.html Author : Charles M. Blow Publish date : 2024-12-19 00:00:05 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

One of the epic moral battles of this century is the one against sexual violence worldwide, and the U.S. has a chance to lead. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/18/opinion/sexual-violence-women.html Author : Nicholas Kristof Publish date : 2024-12-19 00:00:06 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

The image, from northern Spain, showed a man with a white bag in the trunk of a car. The National Police said it helped them solve a missing-person case. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/18/world/europe/google-maps-spain-arrests.html Author : Annie Correal Publish date : 2024-12-18 22:46:37 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

President-elect Donald J. Trump has never been shy about his desire to see his enemies punished. But he often shows a measure of caution about taking credit for potential prosecutions himself. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/18/us/politics/trump-liz-cheney-report.html Author : Alan Feuer and Maggie Haberman Publish date : 2024-12-18 22:25:55 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Plus, the big stories of 2024 through our photographers’ eyes. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/18/briefing/russia-syria-pelicot.html Author : Gaya Gupta Publish date : 2024-12-18 21:04:13 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Officials have discovered the virus in 645 herds of dairy cattle, more than in any other state so far. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/18/health/bird-flu-emergency-california.html Author : Apoorva Mandavilli Publish date : 2024-12-18 20:51:41 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

One of Europe’s powerhouses is losing its competitive edge, and the political class can’t agree on why — or what to do about it. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/17/world/europe/germany-government-collapse-economy.html Author : Jim Tankersley Publish date : 2024-12-17 13:52:31 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Mandates in the annual appropriations act, passed on Wednesday, call for the Pentagon to track and mitigate risks to troops’ brains from firing their own weapons. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/18/us/defense-bill-brain-injury-blast.html Author : Dave Philipps Publish date : 2024-12-18 19:06:44 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.