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Cornelius Eady to Recite Poem at Mamdani’s Inauguration

Cornelius Eady, a National Book Award finalist, shared an excerpt from “Proof,” an original poem he has written for Zohran Mamdani’s inauguration as mayor of New York City.

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Cornelius Eady will be the inaugural poet at Zohran Mamdani’s swearing-in ceremony as mayor of New York.
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Protests Over Iran’s Currency Crash and Inflation Spread to Universities

Iranian leaders face pressure over a currency collapse and threats of possible military strikes from Israel and the United States over Tehran’s nuclear activities.

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A photo released by Iranian state media shows closed shops after protests in Tehran on Tuesday.
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Carmen de Lavallade, Dancer Whose Career Spanned the Arts, Dies at 94

Over six decades she worked in theater, opera, film and television alongside luminaries like Alvin Ailey, Lena Horne, Agnes de Mille and Harry Belafonte.

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Carmen de Lavallade in 2018. She continued to dance well into her 80s, long past the time most performers have retired.
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Trump Upended the Federal Government. The Full Scope of the Impact Is Still Unclear.

President Trump achieved his goal of shrinking the work force. But many current and former officials say the government is less dependable and efficient than it was a year ago.

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The Environmental Protection Agency, which has lost about 25 percent of its work force, had $28 billion in grants terminated under the Trump administration.
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Eurostar Trains Face Day of Delays After Power Failure

The high-speed service between Britain and continental Europe was paralyzed during one of the busiest travel weeks of the year because of a power outage in the Channel Tunnel.

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Passengers at London St. Pancras International station on Tuesday, after Eurostar canceled trains between London and continental Europe.
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Eurostar Cancels All Trains After Power Failure in Channel Tunnel

The high-speed train service connecting Britain and continental Europe was paralyzed on Tuesday during one of the busiest travel weeks of the year.

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Passengers at London St. Pancras International station on Tuesday. Eurostar said all its trains were canceled until further notice after a power failure.
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PostNord, Denmark’s Main Postal Carrier, Ends Letter Delivery

PostNord, the country’s longtime service, is delivering its last letters. Few Danes send snail mail anymore, but some are mourning the end of an era.

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Two mailboxes in front of the Marble Church in Copenhagen. There has been a steep decline in the use of Denmark’s postal service for sending letters.
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How Russia and Ukraine Are Fighting to Shape Trump’s View of the War

Off the battlefield, each side is trying to influence President Trump’s perception of the military conflict as they look to negotiate a peace settlement in their favor.

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President Donald Trump, right, with President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla., on Sunday. The two leaders held talks about ending the war in Ukraine.
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Overlooked Stories

We look at some of our best stories from 2025 that Times editors thought deserved more attention.

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The Twitch streamer Kai Cenat.
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George and Amal Clooney Become French Citizens

Mr. Clooney, who owns a farmhouse in France, has said that living there enabled him and his wife, a human rights lawyer, to pursue a quieter existence with their children.

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France has granted citizenship to George Clooney and his wife, Amal Clooney.
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How the Assad Regime Covered Up Its Crimes: Key Takeaways

We documented how the dictator Bashar al-Assad and his henchmen conspired to hide evidence of torture and deaths of detainees during Syria’s long civil war.

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Family members looked for signs of missing relatives as they foraged through papers in the Sednaya prison days after the fall of President Bashar al-Assad.
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C.I.A. Strikes Inside Venezuela, and U.S. Tells U.N. Agencies to ‘Adapt, Shrink or Die’

Plus, the mountain climbing brothers trying to rewrite the world’s maps.

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The C.I.A. conducted a strike on a port facility in Venezuela last week, people briefed on the operation said. The move suggests a new phase of the Trump administration’s pressure campaign against the Maduro government.
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Did Starmer Impose a Curfew in the U.K.? No, It’s a Fake TikTok Video.

A.I. has made it easy to put words in people’s mouths, and Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain has become a favorite target. The motive, experts say, is not political but financial.

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Prime Minister Keir Starmer leaving 10 Downing Street this month. He has been the subject of many fake videos made with the help of A.I. technology.
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Katherine Maher of NPR Has Come Out on Top Despite Battles With Trump and the CPB

Katherine Maher has taken an unyielding approach to NPR’s biggest battles — which has sometimes put her at odds with her colleagues in public media.

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Katherine Maher, the chief executive of NPR, has dealt with plenty of criticism this year. Did she consider quitting? “I really don’t like bullies,” she said.
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Gone in 2025: A Yearlong Procession of Giants

Marquee names all, they found international fame in the arts, politics, the sciences and beyond.

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Clockwise from left: Rob Reiner, Val Kilmer, Diane Keaton, David Lynch, Robert Redford, Pope Francis and Gene Hackman.
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