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In Private Letters, Harvard and Trump Administration Escalate Duel

It is the latest twist in the marquee battle of the administration’s campaign to rein in colleges and universities it views as too liberal.

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An exchange between Linda McMahon, President Trump’s education secretary, and Alan M. Garber, Harvard University’s president, has complicated efforts by the White House and Harvard to end the marquee battle.
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Mail Carriers Keep Making the Rounds, Despite a Murky Future

As the much-derided agency loses billions, postal workers quietly, and sometimes heroically, serve their communities.

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A postal worker in Kansas delivers mail to a central hub. The United States Postal Service has cut costs by decreasing the number of home deliveries in recent years.
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How Service Dogs Help Treat Veterans’ PTSD

There’s research suggesting that these four-legged “battle buddies” can reduce symptoms of depression and anxiety. But shortages and long wait times pose barriers.

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Crypto for Christmas? Gen Z-ers Are Cautiously Open to the Idea.

Despite recent volatility in the crypto market, younger generations are still open to receiving digital currencies as gifts.

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Wyatt Johnson, 22, lost money when his portfolio in Solana, a cryptocurrency, dropped by half. Despite that, he’s still open to receiving crypto as a Christmas gift.
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How a Scholar Nudged the Supreme Court Toward Its Troop Deployment Ruling

Accepting an argument from a law professor that no party to the case had made, the Supreme Court handed the Trump administration a stinging loss that could lead to more aggressive tactics.

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National Guard members at an immigrant processing and detention center in Broadview, Ill., in October.
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Trump’s Seizures of Oil Tankers Challenge Maritime Rules and Customs

Recent U.S. actions against ships near Venezuela may embolden other countries to seize or detain ships, legal experts said.

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The U.S. government seized the Skipper, an oil tanker, in the Caribbean Sea this month after obtaining a warrant from a federal court.
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Long Carrier Deployment Projects Strength in U.S. Pressure Campaign on Venezuela, and Carries Costs

The U.S.S. Ford has been deployed for six months, now in the Caribbean as part of President Trump’s pressure campaign on Venezuela. Maintenance woes and strains on sailors will likely mount.

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The aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford in the North Sea in September. Neither the Navy nor the Pentagon has said when the ship’s deployment in the Caribbean will end.
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Intense Storm in Southern California Brings Heavy Rain and Forces Evacuations

The authorities said some residents had resisted leaving their homes on the holidays, but forecasters warned the storm could be deadly, especially where burn scars from this year’s fires remain.

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Los Angeles County workers loading sandbags on Tuesday in preparation for a strong storm in Altadena, Calif.
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Here’s What Is in the 20-Point Peace Plan for Ukraine

The blueprint covers a broad range of issues, including territory, security guarantees and postwar reconstruction. But Russia has indicated little willingness to end the war.

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Ukrainian soldiers firing toward Russian targets in the Donetsk region in March.
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They Seek to Curb Online Hate. The U.S. Accuses Them of Censorship.

The Trump administration said five regulators and researchers who work to tackle disinformation and abuse on the internet had been barred from entering the United States.

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Thierry Breton, a former European commissioner, was one of five Europeans that Secretary of State Marco Rubio called “radical activists.”
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Inside the Oval Office

Today we take a look at President Trump’s interior design.

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