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Democrats Aim to Spotlight Republican Efforts to Rewrite the Jan. 6 Capitol Riot

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.

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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

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

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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

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.

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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

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

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

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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’

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

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

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

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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

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

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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Russia Threatens to Toughen Its Stance on Ending the War in Ukraine

Moscow said a Ukrainian drone attack targeted a residence of President Vladimir V. Putin, which Ukraine denied, accusing the Kremlin of fabricating an excuse not to make peace.

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President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia meeting with military officers in Moscow on Monday, in a photo released by Russian state media.
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The New Billionaires of the A.I. Boom

Just like past tech booms, the latest frenzy has produced a group of billionaires — at least on paper — from smaller start-ups.

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