M.I.T. Professor Is Fatally Shot in His Home

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16 décembre 2025 à 21:10

The professor, Nuno F.G. Loureiro, was pronounced dead at a hospital on Tuesday morning. The authorities said they had opened a homicide investigation.

The professor, Nuno F.G. Loureiro, was the director of M.I.T.’s Plasma Science and Fusion Center.

U.S. Is Seeking Exemption From a European Climate Law, Officials Say

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Par :Lisa Friedman

16 décembre 2025 à 21:09

Diplomats told E.U. officials that the bloc’s law on methane, a potent greenhouse gas, would hurt American oil and gas companies.

A liquified natural gas tanker. This year the Trump administration signed a deal with the European Union in which Europe pledged to buy American gas in exchange for tariff relief.

Wrong Turns and Long Nights: Inside the Search for the Brown University Attacker

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Par :Mark Arsenault and Mitch Smith

16 décembre 2025 à 20:50

After determining that a man they had detained was not the killer, Rhode Island officials have searched for more evidence and released photos of a possible gunman.

Two people were killed and nine were injured in a shooting on Saturday at Brown University in Providence, R.I.

Ukraine Plan Calls For Enhanced Military, With U.S. and European Backup

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Par :Michael D. Shear · Steven Erlanger and Christopher F. Schuetze

16 décembre 2025 à 20:34

The latest proposal is designed to deter future Russian aggression. But Russia is not part of the talks and has shown little willingness to negotiate.

Ukrainian soldiers during a live-fire training exercise at a military training ground in the Dnipro region this month.

Rob and Nick Reiner: A Father-Son Relationship in Several Acts

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Par :Corina Knoll

16 décembre 2025 à 20:24

Some who worked on the semi-autobiographical “Being Charlie” saw challenges play out on the set.

Heart Association Revives Theory That Light Drinking May Be Good for You

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Par :Roni Caryn Rabin

16 décembre 2025 à 19:40

The American Heart Association report runs contrary to recent studies — and the group’s own guidelines — that found any amount of alcohol to be harmful.

While there is no dispute that heavy drinking is harmful to health, the question before experts is whether light to moderate drinking provides more protection from cardiovascular disease than not drinking at all.

France Passes Welfare Budget Law, Giving Government Rare Win

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Par :Catherine Porter

16 décembre 2025 à 19:36

Sébastien Lecornu, the third French prime minister in less than a year, succeeded where his two predecessors failed — at least for now.

Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu, at France’s National Assembly on Tuesday, seems to have succeeded after a false start.

Australia, After a Mass Shooting During Hanukkah, Looks for a Path Forward

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Par :Damien Cave

16 décembre 2025 à 18:41

Jews are fearful of more violence and Muslims are wary of a backlash after the mass shooting at Bondi Beach killed 15. Can Australia steer its way toward stability?

A memorial service outside the Bondi Pavilion on Tuesday for the victims of the attack in Sydney, Australia.

U.S. Threatens Penalties Against European Tech Firms Amid Regulatory Fight

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Par :Ana Swanson · Adam Satariano and Jeanna Smialek

16 décembre 2025 à 19:10

The Trump administration singled out European tech firms by name and promised economic consequences Tuesday unless the E.U. rolls back tech regulation and lawsuits.

The Office of the United States Trade Representative, led by Jamieson Greer, said that the European Union had “persisted in a continuing course of discriminatory and harassing lawsuits, taxes, fines, and directives” against U.S. companies.

White House Dismisses Rise in Unemployment

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Par :Tony Romm

16 décembre 2025 à 19:03

The Trump administration looked to recast elements of a dour jobs report Thursday as a sign of strength.

The White House insisted on Tuesday that the economy remained strong under President Trump’s watch.

Jobs Report Could Provide Overdue Clarity on Uncertain Economy

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Par :Rebecca Davis O’Brien

16 décembre 2025 à 20:44

Employers added 64,000 jobs in November, according to data delayed by the government shutdown, but the unemployment rate rose to a four-year high of 4.6 percent.

Arctic Report Card Marks Record Temperatures and Rainfall in Arctic

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Par :Eric Niiler

16 décembre 2025 à 18:27

A yearly checkup on the region documents a warmer, rainier Arctic and 200 Alaskan rivers “rusting” as melting tundra leaches minerals from the soil into waterways.

A tributary of the Kugaaruk River in northern Alaska turning orange from elevated heavy metal concentrations.

Trinidad and Tobago Sides With U.S. in Battle Against Venezuela, Military Tool Suggests

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Par :Frances Robles

16 décembre 2025 à 18:27

The United States and Trinidad say U.S. Marines installed a radar in Tobago to combat drugs — but this war materiel isn’t designed for operations based at sea or on land.

A U.S. radar at the A.N.R. Robinson International Airport in Trinidad and Tobago.

Rob Reiner Gave Us Great Reasons to Go to the Movies

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Par :Manohla Dargis

16 décembre 2025 à 18:19

“This Is Spinal Tap,” “When Harry Met Sally …,” “Misery”: Reiner delivered an incredible number of accessible, original and adult movies that we still cherish.

The director Rob Reiner, in 1989, on the set of “When Harry Met Sally …”

Europe May Roll Back Combustion Engine Ban

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Par :Patricia Cohen and Eshe Nelson

16 décembre 2025 à 20:00

A proposal to revise an E.U. law requiring carmakers to stop producing combustion engines by 2035 would offer some relief to automakers, but it sets back the region’s climate goals.

Electric vehicles at a BMW factory in Munich. Premier automakers like BMW will benefit if an emission ban in Europe is rolled back.

Stephen King on Rob Reiner’s ‘Stand by Me’

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Par :Stephen King

16 décembre 2025 à 20:13

In Rob’s hands, my most autobiographical novel rang true.

Brown University Shooter Still at Large as Police Release New Photo of Suspect

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Par :Jacey Fortin

16 décembre 2025 à 21:05

Investigators released a blurry new image of the suspected gunman, who killed two Brown students and injured nine more.

Attorney General Peter Neronha of Rhode Island spoke at a news conference on Monday.

Netflix Adds Podcasts in Deal With iHeartMedia

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Par :Jessica Testa

16 décembre 2025 à 17:25

The streaming service now has about 30 video podcasts lined up for 2026, including the influential radio show “The Breakfast Club.”

Netflix said it planned to feature more podcasts, calling the shows from iHeartMedia an “initial collection.”

Watching ‘Liberation’ With a Women’s Movement Pioneer, My Mom

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Par :Robin Pogrebin

16 décembre 2025 à 16:47

In researching her new Broadway play, Bess Wohl interviewed my mother. After a performance, we all discussed the play and its themes.

The cast of “Liberation,” a play that evokes the spirit of sisterhood during the feminist movement of the 1970s.

10-Year-Old Killed in Russia School Stabbing

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Par :Valerie Hopkins

16 décembre 2025 à 16:46

The attack appeared to have been inspired by white supremacist ideology, Telegram channels close to intelligence agencies reported.

Police officers at the entrance of a school in the Moscow region after a stabbing on Tuesday.

Donate This Holiday Season: The World’s Poorest Need Your Help

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Par :Ezra Klein and Jack McCordick

16 décembre 2025 à 11:03

Elie Hassenfeld, the chief executive of the nonprofit GiveWell, makes the case for a more rigorous, transparent and accountable approach to charitable giving.

Ranchers in South Dakota Turn to Prescribed Burns to Treat Their Land

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Par :Sachi Kitajima Mulkey

10 décembre 2025 à 12:33

A “green glacier” of trees is steadily taking over native grasslands. Landowners are banding together to treat the problem with fire.

Australia Doubles Down on Gun Control in Wake of Bondi Beach Shooting

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Par :Victoria Kim

16 décembre 2025 à 15:26

The country has long looked warily at the cycle of gun violence in the United States, where meaningful changes in policy have been rare.

A memorial in Sydney on Tuesday. The shooting, which left at least 15 dead and scores of others injured, has forced a hard look at gun control in Australia.

Obamas Had Plans to See the Reiners the Day They Were Found Dead

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Par :Jenny Gross

16 décembre 2025 à 14:55

Michelle Obama said on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” that she and former President Barack Obama were longtime friends of the couple and called them “decent, courageous” people.

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