Gil Gerard, Star of ‘Buck Rogers,’ Dies at 82

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17 décembre 2025 à 16:11

He was best known for playing the title character in “Buck Rogers in the 25th Century,” which ran on NBC from 1979 to 1981.

Gil Gerard in the mid-1980s in Los Angeles.

Greenpeace’s Fight With Pipeline Giant Exposes a Legal Loophole

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Par :Karen Zraick

17 décembre 2025 à 15:00

A court filing by a group with deep ties to the pipeline company Energy Transfer raises questions about the growing use of amicus briefs in litigation.

Energy Transfer pipes for the Dakota Access Pipeline in a staging area in Worthing, S.D., in 2015.

Australia Shooting Is a Reminder of Islamic State’s Power to Inspire Attacks

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Par :Adam Goldman · Eric Schmitt and Lizzie Dearden

17 décembre 2025 à 14:55

ISIS is too weakened to seize territory, experts said, but its ability to churn out propaganda aimed at provoking violence against the West persists.

Paramedics wheel away a wounded man at the scene of the mass shooting in Sydney, Australia, on Sunday.

Billy Crystal, Larry David and Others Remember Rob Reiner as a ‘Master Story Teller’

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Par :Ali Watkins

17 décembre 2025 à 14:02

A group of prominent figures issued a statement memorializing Mr. Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner. “We were their friends, and we will miss them forever.”

Rob Reiner, left, with Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan during an anniversary screening of “When Harry Met Sally” in 2019.

Warner Bros. Urges Shareholders to Reject Paramount Takeover Bid, Saying Ellisons ‘Misled’ Them

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Par :Lauren Hirsch and Brooks Barnes

17 décembre 2025 à 13:20

The claim was made as part of Warner Bros. Discovery’s dismissal of Paramount’s hostile takeover offer.

Warner Bros., which has its headquarters in Burbank, Calif., agreed to sell itself to Netflix in a deal worth $83 billion.

Mr. Robot Will See You Now

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Par :Sam Sifton

17 décembre 2025 à 12:58

We look at the promise and peril of robots that look like humans.

Eric Adams’ Efforts to Help Dyslexic Children in NYC Fall Short, Advocates Say

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Par :Troy Closson

17 décembre 2025 à 09:00

Mayor Adams took notable steps toward improving reading instruction in New York. But families and advocates say many students with dyslexia are still struggling.

The 8-year-old son of Ara Calcano, whose mother had to push for years to provide him with reading help.

Rome’s New Subway Stops Are Part Museum, Part Station

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Par :Elisabetta Povoledo

16 décembre 2025 à 21:05

Part station, part museum, two new subway stops in Rome offer riders the chance to see ancient artifacts unearthed in digging for the stations.

Ancient Roman findings displayed inside of the new subway station Colosseo, in Rome on Tuesday.

Not All Drilling in Texas Is About Oil

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Par :J. David Goodman and Kaylee Greenlee for The New York Times

10 décembre 2025 à 03:30

The state has become a hub of innovation for creating electricity using geothermal power. Just don’t call it renewable.

Trump Revised Chevron’s Venezuela Deal. Maduro’s Oil Trader Profited.

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Par :Anatoly Kurmanaev and Tyler Pager

17 décembre 2025 à 15:18

A firm controlled by a businessman tied to a seized tanker carrying Venezuelan oil has sold millions of barrels from a Chevron-operated oil field.

A statue outside Venezuela’s state oil company PDVSA headquarters in Caracas.

Mike Johnson Shuts Door on Key Health Care Vote, and a Dangerous New Drug Hits U.S. Cities

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Par :Will Jarvis · Ian Stewart · Kate LoPresti and Jan Hoffman

17 décembre 2025 à 12:00

Plus, the subway stop that’s also a museum.

Speaker Mike Johnson had signaled openness to allowing debate on the proposal to extend Affordable Care Act subsidies, but ultimately rejected a bid to do so by politically vulnerable Republicans.

One Way the Brown University Shooting Was Unusual: The Gunman Escaped

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Par :Shaila Dewan

17 décembre 2025 à 11:49

It is rare for a gunman in a high-profile shooting to get away, and many are apprehended within days. The authorities shared grainy video and begged for tips as the search stretched into its fourth day.

The Providence Police Department released enhanced security camera footage of a person they are looking for in the Brown University shooting.

Brown University Students Were Prepping for an Exam. Then, a Gunman at the Classroom Door.

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Par :Jenna Russell · Katherine Rosman · Emily Cochrane and Lauren McCarthy

17 décembre 2025 à 14:10

For the students in the Brown University review session, concerns about grades and questions about economic concepts would be forgotten in an instant.

A memorial to the victims of the shooting at Brown University in Providence, R.I.

Heating Costs Expected to Rise 9.2% This Winter

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Par :Ivan Penn

17 décembre 2025 à 11:02

Colder weather and rising electricity and fuel costs will lead to a big jump in costs for individuals, according to estimates from a group representing state energy officials.