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Par :Lauren Jackson

25 décembre 2025 à 12:59

We revisit the most-read stories of 2025.

Clockwise from top left, Pope Leo XIV; Volodymyr Zelensky and President Trump; wildfires in California; Zohran Mamdani.

Heavy Rains and Floods Threaten California on Christmas Day

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Par :Francesca Regalado

25 décembre 2025 à 11:58

Much of Southern California remained at risk of potentially deadly floods on Thursday, as heavy rains showed little sign of easing through the week.

A view of Downtown Los Angeles on Wednesday. On Christmas Day.

Trump Says ‘Housing First’ Failed the Homeless. Here’s What the Evidence Says.

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Par :Jason DeParle

25 décembre 2025 à 11:02

The Trump administration has sought to move away from the model, which supporters call “evidence based” but opponents consider overly permissive.

Few aid policies have been studied as extensively as Housing First, and supporters’ faith that it is “evidence based” lends the debate special intensity.

With Trump in Power, Democrats Try to Redefine Themselves as Disrupters

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Par :Lisa Lerer

25 décembre 2025 à 11:01

Since President Trump’s rise, Democrats have served as defenders of a political system many Americans believe is broken. Now the party is trying a new approach.

“The Democratic Party should be leading, rather than just saying: ‘No, no, no. Status quo, status quo,’” Senator Elissa Slotkin of Michigan, left, said in May. Next to her on the Capitol steps is Senator Andy Kim of New Jersey.

Tesla Robotaxis Are Big on Wall St. but Lagging on Roads

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Par :Jack Ewing

25 décembre 2025 à 11:01

Shares of Tesla have hit new highs on optimism about the company’s self-driving taxis. But experts say Tesla is far behind Waymo, which has a big head start.

Republicans Who Backed Afghan Visas Are Mum as Trump Halts Them

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Par :Megan Mineiro and Adam Sella

25 décembre 2025 à 11:01

After a fatal shooting, the Trump administration froze a visa program for Afghans that Republicans in Congress had championed. The G.O.P. has not objected.

Men fleeing the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan in August 2021.

After Suffering in Israeli Prison, a Gaza Detainee Comes Home to More Pain

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Par :Bilal Shbair and Isabel Kershner

25 décembre 2025 à 11:00

Haitham Salem spent 11 months held by Israel without charge and said he endured beatings and abuse. He was released as part of the cease-fire deal, longing to return to his family.

Haitham Salem, a Palestinian electrician, at a camp for displaced people in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza, in December.

K-Pop in 2025: What ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ and NewJeans Tell Us About the Genre

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Par :Jon Caramanica

25 décembre 2025 à 11:00

The genre peaked in terms of global awareness with “KPop Demon Hunters,” while the industry’s most promising new act was mired in a legal morass.

Danielle from NewJeans onstage in Hong Kong in March. The group had hoped to kick off a new era with a fresh start, but remains in its old recording contract.

Will Zohran Mamdani Be the 111th or the 112th Mayor of New York? It Depends.

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Par :Andy Newman

25 décembre 2025 à 09:00

An arcane numbering system and the misplacement of an official record have caused confusion on where Zohran Mamdani falls in history.

Kenneth Cobb, assistant commissioner of the city records department, called the historical records “a little bit confusing.”

They Were Supposed to Protect Young Workers. Instead, They Cashed In.

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Par :Amy Julia Harris

25 décembre 2025 à 09:00

Profit-seekers co-opted America’s premier cultural exchange program, the J-1 visa, which brought young people to work in the United States. Some sponsors charged thousands in fees.

The State Department has allowed private sponsor organizations to exercise enormous amounts of control over the J-1 visa cultural exchange program.

‘Marty Supreme’ Review: Timothée Chalamet Sprints to the Top

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Par :Manohla Dargis

24 décembre 2025 à 22:10

The actor stars as a magnetic, striving table-tennis champ in Josh Safdie’s new movie, one of the most exciting movies of the year.

Timothée Chalamet in “Marty Supreme,” set in 1952 New York and directed by Josh Safdie with electrifying flourish.

He Was Locked Up in a Psych Ward. It Helped Him Get His Life Together.

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Par :Andy Newman

24 décembre 2025 à 22:01

Lamar Brown went through a rigorous program at a New York State psychiatric hospital aimed at stopping the “revolving door” for homeless people with mental illness.

Lamar Brown in Riverside Park, near his Manhattan apartment, in September. He moved to the apartment last year after a lengthy stay at a hospital program for people with histories of mental illness and homelessness.

Coquito Was Once a Puerto Rican Secret. Now Everybody Knows.

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Par :Taylor Robinson and Natalie Keyssar

24 décembre 2025 à 16:53

The Puerto Rican rum and coconut drink used to be passed down within families, but now it has become a holiday party staple beyond the community.

Coquito’s ingredients are straightforward, but finding the right mix is not so easy.

The Ping-Pong Hustler Who Inspired ‘Marty Supreme’

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Par :Matt Flegenheimer

24 décembre 2025 à 11:02

Volleying questions with the table tennis champ Marty Reisman, an inspiration for Timothée Chalamet’s new film, showed that he was a character in his own right.

Marty Reisman won 22 major table tennis titles over the course of a colorful career.

Pope Leo Surprises St. Peter’s Crowd Before Christmas Eve Mass

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Par :Steve Kenny

25 décembre 2025 à 11:38

Pope Leo XIV greeted the soggy faithful in St. Peter’s Square in both English and Italian and apologized that there wasn’t enough room in the basilica for them all.

Pope Leo XIV, center, performed the Christmas Eve mass at St Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican on Wednesday.

With Airspace Closed, a Lonely Christmas for Many Venezuelans

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Par :Annie Correal

25 décembre 2025 à 11:02

The holidays usually bring home huge numbers from the Venezuelan diaspora. But this year, after international airlines halted almost all service, many people are spending Christmas alone and on edge.

Most foreign flights into and out of Simón Bolivar International Airport, the main airport serving Venezuela’s capital, Caracas, have been canceled.

Martin Scorsese: Rob Reiner Had Me in the Palm of His Hand

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Par :Martin Scorsese

25 décembre 2025 à 11:02

“We had a natural affinity for each other,” Martin Scorsese writes of Rob Reiner.

‘Carol of the Bells’ Once Filled the Air Here. Now It’s Only Bombs.

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Par :Constant Méheut and Olha Konovalova

25 décembre 2025 à 11:02

Mykola Leontovych, the Ukrainian composer of the famed festive song, lived in the eastern city of Pokrovsk. Months of Russian assaults have erased most tributes to his life there.

A statue of the Ukrainian composer Mykola Leontovych outside a park in Pokrovsk, Ukraine, in August last year, a few days before it was relocated for safekeeping.

Pope Leo Surprises St. Peter’s Crowd Before Christmas Eve Mass

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Par :Steve Kenny

25 décembre 2025 à 08:42

Pope Leo XIV greeted the soggy faithful in St. Peter’s Square in both English and Italian and apologized that there wasn’t enough room in the basilica for them all.

Winner in Arkansas Takes $1.817 Billion Powerball Jackpot

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Par :Dan Watson

25 décembre 2025 à 07:43

A single ticket drawn Wednesday night won the second-largest U.S. lottery jackpot ever.

An advertisement for Powerball in Manhattan on Monday. On Christmas Eve, one Powerball ticket in Arkansas delivered a gift worth $1.817 billion.

I’ve Been the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees for a Decade. This Is the Crisis I See.

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Par :Filippo Grandi

25 décembre 2025 à 07:00

Populist rhetoric is numbing us to the plight of others.

Christmas Dinner Can Feel Endless. Embrace It.

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Par :Jeremy McCarter

25 décembre 2025 à 07:00

A long-neglected one-act from a theatrical master offers the key to enjoying your family gatherings.

North Korea Unveils the Completed Hull of What It Calls a Nuclear Submarine

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Par :Choe Sang-Hun

25 décembre 2025 à 06:28

The debut followed the North’s first test of a new surface-to-air missile and the arrival of a U.S. nuclear-powered attack sub for a port call in South Korea.

A photograph provided by North Korean state media on Thursday showed the North Korean leader Kim Jong-un visiting the manufacturing site of what it said was a nuclear-powered submarine, at an undisclosed location.

What Parents in China See in A.I. Toys

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Par :Jiawei Wang

25 décembre 2025 à 06:15

A video of a child crying over her broken A.I. chatbot stirred up conversation in China, with some viewers questioning whether the gadgets are good for children. But the girl’s father says it’s more than a toy; it’s a family member.

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