ConnexionU.S. Delays Tariffs on Chinese Semiconductors
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Ben Sasse, Former Nebraska Senator, Shares Terminal Pancreatic Cancer Diagnosis
Mr. Sasse, a former senator from Nebraska, wrote on social media 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.
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Rotating Cast of Wall Street Figures Were Listed as Executors of Epstein’s Will
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.
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Federal Prosecutor Was Surprised by Trump’s Flights on Epstein’s Jet
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
There are some possible explanations for what’s happening with seemingly conflicting macroeconomic data.
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U.S. GDP Grew 4.3%, Surging in Third Quarter of 2025
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.
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Why the A.I. Rally (and the Bubble Talk) Could Continue Next Year
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.
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Shoppers Spent Big This Holiday Season, Despite Economic Pressures
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.
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Why Doesn’t Trump Like Wind Farms?
We examine the Trump administration’s approach to the wind industry.
In Rhode Island.
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Trump’s Greenland Strategy, and the New Promise of Weight-Loss Pills
Plus, the biggest lottery jackpots ever.
President Trump has long said he wants to “get” the semiautonomous Danish territory.
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Russia Bombards Ukraine Hours After Zelensky Calls Peace Plan ‘Quite Solid’
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.
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Trump May Give SpaceX Some Land In A Texas Wildlife Refuge
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.
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New Jersey Honors Bomb-Sniffing Dogs Who Kept an Election Safe
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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YouTube Has a Firm Grip on Daytime TV
YouTube’s big streaming lead over Netflix and other competitors stems in large part to its dominance during daylight hours.
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The Strange Case of the Russian Snickers in U.K. Convenience Shops
The Russian-labeled candy bars are a reminder of how difficult it is to completely disconnect a major economy from the global flow of goods.
Snickers bars, with Cyrillic packaging, at a convenience store in London, alongside other confectionary.
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Private Equity, Saddled With Investments It Can’t Sell, Loses Its Luster
As funds deliver mediocre returns and sheds investors, the industry is struggling to unload 31,000 investments, an increase over this time last year.
Harvey Schwartz, chief executive of Carlyle, one of the world’s largest private equity firms, had predicted a banner year for the industry.
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Do Parents Have Favorite Children? Of Course They Do.
And research shows the less favored children suffer for it.
The Complicated Legacy of Mayor Eric Adams
Mr. Adams will be remembered for the drumbeat of scandals that derailed his mayoralty in New York City, a growing affordability crisis and progress on public safety and housing.
Mayor Eric Adams came into office in 2022 with bold promises, but he leaves with a mixed résumé tarnished by a federal indictment.
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N.Y.C. Housing Isn’t Being Built Fast Enough, Report Says
Housing experts and politicians agree that New York City needs to add hundreds of thousands of new homes. The Real Estate Board of New York is keeping tally.
In a new report, the Real Estate Board of New York said the city needed to build thousands more units each quarter to meet housing goals this decade.
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Did Mayor Eric Adams ‘Get Stuff Done’? A Look at His Record on 7 Issues.
The mayor has kept his vow to lower crime in New York City, but the city’s economic recovery has stalled and homelessness has risen.
Under Eric Adams, mayor of New York City, murders have fallen significantly.
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The Pentagon and A.I. Giants Have a Weakness. Both Need China’s Batteries, Badly.
As warfare is reinvented in Ukraine, and Silicon Valley races to maintain its A.I. lead, China’s battery dominance is raising alarms far beyond the auto industry.
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The Best Photos From the NYT Styles Desk in 2025
Fashion, characters, celebrities, scenes and more incredible moments that made you look in 2025.
Lupita Nyong’o wore a powder blue suit by Chanel to the Met Gala in May. This year, the Costume Institute benefit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art celebrated “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style,” an exhibition focusing on the Black dandy and its influence on fashion.
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Alzheimer’s at the Holiday Table
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What We Get Wrong About Christian Nationalism
The irony of our secular age is that theology is more powerful than ever.
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