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Jeanette Winter, Who Told Children About Artists’ Lives, Dies at 86

Her picture books found models of perseverance and imagination in figures like Emily Dickinson, Georgia O’Keeffe and Benny Goodman.

© Allyn Johnston

Jeanette Winter in 2017. She was the writer, illustrator or both of more than 65 children’s books, many of them biographies of great artists.
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U.S. Military Plane and JetBlue Flight Nearly Collided Over Caribbean, Radio Traffic Shows

The Air Force refueling tanker was flying without its location transponder activated and could not be detected by air traffic control.

© Ricardo Arduengo/Reuters

A U.S. Air Force air-to-air refueling tanker took off from an airport in St. Croix in late November. A similar type of aircraft nearly collided with a JetBlue flight on Friday over the Caribbean, according to air traffic control radio communications.
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José Antonio Kast Elected President of Chile

José Antonio Kast won the race on Sunday after a contest marked by concerns over security and immigration.

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José Antonio Kast with supporters after voting in Paine, Chile, on Sunday.
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His Job Is to Make the Subway Accessible. His Own Life Fuels His Work.

Quemuel Arroyo, the New York transit system’s chief accessibility officer, has used a wheelchair for half his life. He understands how difficult it is to navigate the subway.

© Yana Paskova for The New York Times

Quemuel Arroyo lobbies for billions of dollars to build new subway elevators, knowing that two-thirds of stations do not have them.
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Inside the Clintons’ Fight to Avoid Testifying in the House Epstein Inquiry

Bill and Hillary Clinton have repeatedly offered to provide sworn statements, but Representative James R. Comer has threatened to hold them in contempt of Congress if they fail to appear.

© Melina Mara

For months, the Clintons have been engaging with Mr. Comer far more than was previously known to respond to his requests and avoid having to appear on Capitol Hill.
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Hospitalized Brown Student Describes Hiding from Shooter

The student, in his first year at Brown, described helping others who were more seriously injured than he was as they hid in their classroom.

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Parts of Providence near Brown University were cordoned off Sunday morning in the aftermath of a shooting in a classroom building.
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Zelensky Offers Compromise for New Round of Ukraine Peace Talks

Ukraine’s president met with U.S. negotiators about plans to end the war with Russia. He said he would give up hopes of joining NATO in exchange for security guarantees.

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Steve Witkoff, the American special envoy, left, greeting President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine in Berlin on Sunday.
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New York City Gets Its First Big Snowfall of the Season

The city has not seen this much snow this early in the season since 2018, the National Weather Service said.

© Janice Chung for The New York Times

As of 1 p.m. Sunday, about 2.7 inches of snow had fallen in Central Park. In a typical winter, the park records nearly 30 inches, according to the National Weather Service.
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What We Know About the American Troops in Syria

The killing of three Americans during what was said to be a counterterrorism operation in central Syria served as a reminder that U.S. troops are still operating in the country.

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U.S. Army soldiers gather before a patrol from a remote combat outpost in northeastern Syria in 2021.
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A Hanukkah Attack

We cover shootings at Bondi Beach, in Australia, and at Brown University.

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In Bondi, Sydney, Australia.
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What We Know About the Bondi Beach Shooting in Australia

Two gunmen opened fire at dozens of people who were at a Jewish holiday event. At least 15 people were killed in the attack, and so was one of the shooters, the police said.

© Matthew Abbott for The New York Times

Paramedics waiting to assist other emergency responders at the scene of a shooting in Sydney, Australia, on Sunday.
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