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Saudis Say Airstrike in Yemen Targeted Arms From U.A.E.

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Par :Saeed Al-Batati and Ismaeel Naar
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The Saudi-led coalition said its strike, at a port in southern Yemen, targeted weapons bound for a separatist group backed by the United Arab Emirates.

© Fawaz Salman/Reuters

Soldiers loyal to the Southern Transitional Council, a separatist group backed by the United Arab Emirates, in Aden, Yemen, early this month.
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With Live Artillery and New Warships, China Practices Blockading Taiwan

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Par :Chris Buckley and Amy Chang Chien
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China flew bombers and fired long-range artillery during a second day of exercises designed to show its ability to claim the island-democracy by force.

© Adek Berry/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

The Chinese military fired a rocket on Tuesday from Pingtan, an island in the eastern province of Fujian that is China’s closest point to Taiwan.
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Yonaguni, the Japanese Island on the Front Lines of China’s Feud with Japan

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Par :Javier C. Hernández · Hisako Ueno and Ko Sasaki
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Yonaguni, a tiny Japanese island near Taiwan, is getting soldiers, radar and missiles. As China’s dispute with Tokyo escalates, some residents are worried.

Yonaguni, a Japanese military outpost about 70 miles east of Taiwan, sits along the so-called “first island chain,” a strategic arc of islands used to hem in Chinese naval expansion.
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C.I.A. Conducted Drone Strike on Port in Venezuela

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Par :Julian E. Barnes and Tyler Pager
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The attack last week, on a dock purportedly used for shipping narcotics, did not kill anyone, people briefed on the operation said. But it was the first known U.S. operation inside Venezuela.

© Tierney L. Cross/The New York Times

Speaking to reporters on Monday, President Trump had declined to say how the attack had been carried out or by whom but confirmed the United States was responsible.
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Democrats Aim to Spotlight Republican Efforts to Rewrite the Jan. 6 Capitol Riot

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Par :Michael Gold
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On the fifth anniversary of the attack, which falls next Tuesday, Democrats plan to hold an informal hearing to review President Trump’s clemency for the rioters and G.O.P. attempts to sanitize the event.

© Kenny Holston for The New York Times

Trump supporters heading toward the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. The ensuing riot caused millions of dollars in damage, injured more than 140 police officers and interrupted the certification of the presidential election.
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New York City Takes Over Maimonides Hospital in Brooklyn

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Par :Liam Stack
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Maimonides Health is a community fixture that will become part of NYC Health + Hospitals. Many of its patients are on government medical plans.

© Karsten Moran for The New York Times

Maimonides Health operates three hospitals and more than 80 other sites in Brooklyn.
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U.S. Kills 2 in Strike in Pacific, as Trump Pressures Venezuela

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Par :Eric Schmitt
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The attack was the 30th announced by the U.S. military since early September. It came days after President Trump said the U.S. had struck a coastal site related to drugs and Venezuela.

© Eric Lee for The New York Times

The strike, conducted at the direction of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, had targeted a boat sailing along a “known narco-trafficking route” in the eastern Pacific.
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Hundreds Sue Virginia Hospital and Executives Over Unneeded Surgeries

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Par :Roni Caryn Rabin
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More than 500 women claimed that they had received unnecessary operations. Hospital leaders said they were not aware of a doctor’s misconduct.

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Javaid Perwaiz is serving a 59-year prison sentence after being convicted of health care fraud arising from medically unnecessary surgeries at Chesapeake Regional Medical Center in Chesapeake, Va.
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Trump, Pressing Ahead on Ukraine-Russia Talks, Confronts Difficult Realities

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Par :David E. Sanger
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The U.S.-led negotiations have made some progress, but still face fundamental challenges, including over security guarantees to counter future Russian aggression.

© Tyler Hicks/The New York Times

Soldiers with a Ukrainian antiaircraft defense unit monitoring the sky for Russian drones in the Donetsk region last week.
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U.S. Pledges $2 Billion for U.N. Aid but Trump Administration Tells Agencies to ‘Adapt, Shrink, or Die’

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Par :Nick Cumming-Bruce
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The announcement will likely keep the United States as the biggest international aid donor next year, even as the Trump administration slashes funding for foreign assistance programs.

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Bags of rations being unloaded at a World Food Program distribution point last year at a temporary camp for refugees from Sudan in Adre, Chad.
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New Year’s Eve Concerts at Kennedy Center Are Canceled

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Par :Adam Nagourney and Neil Vigdor
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The jazz drummer Billy Hart said the decision was “evidently” connected to President Trump’s name being added to the arts center.

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The head of Doug Varone and Dancers called the decision to cancel two performances at the Kennedy Center “financially devastating but morally exhilarating.”
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As Youth Sports Professionalize, Kids Are Burning Out Fast

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Par :Ken Belson
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A growing body of research shows how pressure from overbearing coaches and parents is stunting children’s emotional well-being and leading to injuries.

© Grant Hindsley for The New York Times

A baseball game at Kentlake High School in Kent, Wash. According to a survey by the Aspen Institute, 11.4 percent of parents believe their children can play professionally.
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More Kennedy Center Performances Are Canceled After Trump’s Renaming

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Par :Adam Nagourney
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A dance company withdrew from two performances next year, and the arts center’s website says two New Year’s Eve jazz concerts have been canceled.

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The head of Doug Varone and Dancers called the decision to cancel two performances at the Kennedy Center “financially devastating but morally exhilarating.”
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Idris Elba and Cynthia Erivo Make King Charles’s New Year Honors List

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Par :Jenny Gross
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Mr. Elba received a knighthood and Ms. Erivo was also honored in an annual British tradition celebrating professional excellence and community service.

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England’s national women’s team lifts the trophy after defeating Spain to win the European women’s soccer championship, in July in Switzerland.
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