Oklahoma Instructor Mel Curth Who Failed Student Samantha Fulnecky’s Gender Essay Is Fired

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23 décembre 2025 à 20:37

The instructor, a graduate student at the University of Oklahoma, gave a zero to a student who wrote an essay arguing in favor of traditional gender definitions based on biblical teachings.

The University of Oklahoma campus in Norman, Okla.

‘This Is Something That Traditional Economics Isn’t Prepared to Deal With’

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Par :Ezra Klein and Rollin Hu

23 décembre 2025 à 20:04

Joe Weisenthal and Tracy Alloway, the hosts of the economics podcast “Odd Lots,” walk through how Trump’s tariffs, A.I. and the vibecession are making for a strange close to the year.

Russell Brand Is Charged With Additional Counts of Rape and Sexual Assault

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Par :Alex Marshall

23 décembre 2025 à 19:40

The actor, comedian and YouTuber now faces seven counts of rape and sexual assault in Britain.

Russell Brand at a London courthouse in May.

Trump Tariffs Threaten Canadian Holiday Sales

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Par :Vjosa Isai and Ian Willms

23 décembre 2025 à 11:00

Small businesses across Canada have lost out on sales because of the trade war, and many worry about their future.

Michelle Galletta, the owner of Kiriki Press, an embroidery craft shop in Toronto, has many customers in the United States and is concerned about future trade turbulence.

The Confederacy Goes on Trial, Along With Schools Named Jackson and Lee

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Par :Clyde McGrady

23 décembre 2025 à 18:45

In an unusual trial, the N.A.A.C.P. has sought to show a school board’s “racist intent” by proving that the names of Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson can’t be separated from white supremacy.

Stonewall Jackson High School was renamed Mountain View High School in 2020. The change was reversed by the Shenandoah County School Board in 2024.

Stephen Miller Cites Children of Immigrants as a Problem

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Par :Hamed Aleaziz

23 décembre 2025 à 17:54

As it seeks to end birthright citizenship, the Trump administration is arguing that immigrants bring problems that extend for generations. The data shows otherwise.

Stephen Miller is stressing an argument that immigrants bring problems to the United States that extend through generations.

‘The Queen of Versailles’ Bombed on Broadway. What Went Wrong?

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Par :Michael Paulson

23 décembre 2025 à 17:39

The show reunited Kristin Chenoweth and Stephen Schwartz for the first time since “Wicked.” It wasn’t enough to counter poor word of mouth and other challenges.

“The Queen of Versailles,” which opened at the St. James Theater on Nov. 9, was adapted from Lauren Greenfield’s 2012 documentary about a couple seeking to build a palatial home in Florida.

How Did DOGE Disrupt So Much While Saving So Little?

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Par :Emily Badger · David A. Fahrenthold · Alicia Parlapiano and Margot Sanger-Katz

23 décembre 2025 à 20:52

The group’s biggest claims were largely incorrect, a New York Times analysis found. And its many smaller cuts added up to few savings.

This Texas Family Was Part of the Biggest U.S. Measles Outbreak in a Generation

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Par :Eli Saslow

23 décembre 2025 à 11:00

The measles outbreak in the United States is now in its 11th month, with almost 2,000 cases. The Timmons family were some of the first people to get sick.

Five members of the Timmons family were hospitalized for their symptoms from measles.

Kate Winslet’s Unhappy Family Christmas

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Par :Eleanor Stanford and Thea Traff

23 décembre 2025 à 10:56

The British actress’s directorial debut, “Goodbye June,” is based on a script written by her son and follows a fractured family reuniting in the hospital over the holidays.

‘I Feel Like I’ve Been Lied To’: When a Measles Outbreak Hits Home

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Par :Eli Saslow and Erin Schaff

23 juin 2025 à 23:54

From a lone clinic in Texas to an entire school district in North Dakota, the virus is upending daily life and revealing a deeper crisis of belief.

Trump Administration Live Updates: Borrowers in Default on Student Loans Could Have Wages Garnished Starting in January

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Par :The New York Times

23 décembre 2025 à 19:18

The Trump administration ended a five-year reprieve on student loan repayments in May this year.

Ben Sasse, Former Nebraska Senator, Shares Terminal Pancreatic Cancer Diagnosis

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Par :Adeel Hassan · Charles Homans and Stephanie Saul

23 décembre 2025 à 19:06

Mr. Sasse, a former senator from Nebraska, announced that he had received a diagnosis last week for Stage 4 pancreatic cancer.

Ben Sasse in 2022, when he was a U.S. senator from Nebraska.

Rotating Cast of Wall Street Figures Were Listed as Executors of Epstein’s Will

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Par :David Enrich and Debra Kamin

23 décembre 2025 à 17:16

Copies of Jeffrey Epstein’s last will and testament show that the convicted sex offender and disgraced financier provide a real-time glimpse of the power players who were part of his life.

Jimmy Cayne, the chief executive of Bear Stearns, was named as one of the executors in versions of Jeffery Epstein’s will.

Federal Prosecutor Was Surprised by Trump’s Flights on Epstein’s Jet

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Par :David Enrich

23 décembre 2025 à 16:43

A 2020 email noted that Donald Trump was listed as a passenger on Jeffrey Epstein’s jet at least eight times from 1993 to 1996.

3 Theories for Why G.D.P. Is Up but Job Growth Is Slowing

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Par :Jason Furman

23 décembre 2025 à 16:01

There are some possible explanations for what’s happening with seemingly conflicting macroeconomic data.

U.S. GDP Grew 4.3%, Surging in Third Quarter of 2025

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Par :Talmon Joseph Smith

23 décembre 2025 à 19:22

Gross domestic product grew at a 4.3 percent annual rate, faster than the previous three months.

The U.S. economy has outperformed the bearish expectations of some experts as consumers have continued to spend.

Why the A.I. Rally (and the Bubble Talk) Could Continue Next Year

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Par :Brian O’Keefe

23 décembre 2025 à 13:25

Big Tech’s huge investment in artificial intelligence is making investors nervous. But the technology continues to advance, buoying the bulls.

Jensen Huang, C.E.O. of Nvidia, has seen his company’s value soar to more than $4 trillion on the back of investor enthusiasm for the artificial intelligence boom.

Shoppers Spent Big This Holiday Season, Despite Economic Pressures

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Par :Kim Bhasin

23 décembre 2025 à 13:00

Consumers spent 3.9 percent more from Nov. 1 to Dec. 21 this year compared with last year, according to a Mastercard report on holiday spending.

The holiday shopping figures show that spending has remained resilient, with consumers visiting stores and restaurants even as prices have risen.

Why Doesn’t Trump Like Wind Farms?

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Par :Sam Sifton

23 décembre 2025 à 12:55

We examine the Trump administration’s approach to the wind industry.

Trump’s Greenland Strategy, and the New Promise of Weight-Loss Pills

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Par :Tracy Mumford · Will Jarvis and Ian Stewart

23 décembre 2025 à 12:00

Plus, the biggest lottery jackpots ever.

President Trump has long said he wants to “get” the semiautonomous Danish territory.

Russia Bombards Ukraine Hours After Zelensky Calls Peace Plan ‘Quite Solid’

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Par :Constant Méheut

23 décembre 2025 à 14:15

The Ukrainian leader cited progress on security guarantees, even as Russia bombed Ukraine overnight, indicating that the Kremlin is prepared to continue fighting.

Workers clearing debris from the roof of a heavily damaged residential building following a drone strike in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Tuesday.

Trump May Give SpaceX Some Land In A Texas Wildlife Refuge

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Par :Maxine Joselow

23 décembre 2025 à 11:04

In exchange for the land in Texas, the rocket and satellite company would give the government some of its own property nearby, documents show.

SpaceX’s launchpad near Boca Chica Beach in South Texas.

New Jersey Honors Bomb-Sniffing Dogs Who Kept an Election Safe

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Par :Nick Corasaniti and Amir Hamja

23 décembre 2025 à 11:03

For their heroics after a wave of bomb threats in New Jersey on Election Day, more than two dozen dogs were presented with an award from the state attorney general.

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