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Trump Considers DeSantis for Defense Secretary as His Support for Hegseth Falters

President-elect Donald J. Trump is weighing his options, even as Pete Hegseth meets with senators to muster support. Accusations of past misconduct have threatened his nomination from the start.

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Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald J. Trump’s choice for defense secretary, will meet with senators including Jodi Ernst of Iowa on Wednesday.

Zelensky Offers $24 One-Off Payment to Win Over War-Weary Ukrainians

Citizens will be entitled to a $24 one-off payment this winter, President Volodymyr Zelensky announced, in a move apparently intended to soften the blow of a tax rise to help fund the war effort.

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A butcher in Myrnohrad, Ukraine, in November. The grant is a modest sum compared to the average monthly salary in Ukraine of roughly $500.

Why South Korea’s Leader Made Such a Fateful Decision

​A day after he declared — and then withdrew — martial law, President Yoon Suk Yeol was politically isolated as observers pondered his future in leadership.

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Protesters blocking a military vehicle outside the National Assembly in Seoul on Wednesday, after President Yoon Suk Yeol declared emergency martial law.

What to Know About the Chaos in South Korea, and a Major Trans Rights Case

Plus, how money to protect pandas is really spent.

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An effort to remove President Yoon Suk Yeol of South Korea reflected fury over his declaration of martial law in response to political gridlock. He lifted the order within hours after it incited protests.

Syrian Forces Battle Rebels Outside Key City of Hama

The rebels have set their sights on an area where President Bashar al-Assad’s government has long maintained strength.

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Syrian military equipment abandoned on the road near Suran, north of Hama, on Tuesday.

G.M.’s Ailing China Business Will Deal It a $5 Billion Blow

General Motors and other foreign automakers are selling fewer cars and losing lots of money in China, where domestic electric and hybrid cars have taken off.

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A General Motors booth at Shanghai’s auto show. G.M.’s joint venture in China was created in 1997 and made considerable profits for many years.

With Assad Challenged, a Push to Cut Syria’s Ties to Iran Grows More Unlikely

Even as Israel bombarded Syria, officials say the U.S. and Gulf countries were working to weaken its president’s alliance with Tehran. Rebels’ shock advance has dampened those hopes.

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Images of President Bashar al-Assad of Syria, center, and Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, south of Damascus, in March.

What Trump’s Cabinet Picks Say About Climate Change

President-elect Donald Trump’s cabinet would include one person who calls global warming an “existential” threat and some who don’t accept it as a problem at all.

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What to Expect at Today’s DealBook Summit: Full Speaker Lineup

Sam Altman, Jerome Powell, Jeff Bezos, Bill Clinton, the podcaster Alex Cooper, Ken Griffin, Prince Harry, and Serena Williams are among the big names speaking.

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Leaders in politics, business and culture will gather in New York for the DealBook Summit today. The Times’s Andrew Ross Sorkin interviewed Jensen Huang of Nvidia at last year’s event.

The NBA Courts That Come From Midwestern Roots and Woods

Connor Sports, in the tiny mill town of Amasa, Mich., is one of the leading makers of hardwood floors for top professional and college teams.

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Building a basketball court can involve dozens of logs, hundreds of workers and thousands of hours.

Transgender Care for Minors Faces Supreme Court Test

The justices will hear arguments on Wednesday over whether Tennessee and more than 20 other states can ban some medical treatments for transgender youth.

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The Supreme Court will consider whether a Tennessee law violates the Constitution by denying equal protection to transgender people.

University of Michigan Weighs Changes to Its Diversity Program

The school is one of higher education’s biggest supporters of D.E.I. Now it’s considering a new approach as critics question the program’s success and impact on campus life.

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A rally this week against changes the University of Michigan is considering to its D.E.I. program.

Writers Silenced by Stalin Get New Life Amid War in Ukraine

The Soviet regime killed a generation of literary artists in the 1930s. Their legacy is being reclaimed as Ukraine fights to preserve its cultural heritage.

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A performance of “You [Romance],” a play chronicling the lives of the “Executed Renaissance” directed by Oleksandr Khomenko, in Kyiv, Ukraine, in October.

Pete Buttigieg on Airlines, Passenger Protections and Travel Advice

The outgoing transportation secretary talks about his record of holding airlines accountable, what might come next and whether to check a bag. (No.)

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“What I’m hoping we’ve achieved, and what the next few years will hopefully prove, is a change in the practice and culture of how airlines treat passengers,” Pete Buttigieg, the outgoing transportation secretary, said in a recent conversation with The New York Times.
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