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Crans-Montana is a Historic Swiss Ski Resort Popular with International Tourists

Known for its gourmet food, luxury stores, and for hosting major sporting events, the high-end resort was acquired by Vail Resorts in 2024.

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Police officers investigate the area where the fire at Le Constellation bar broke out in Crans-Montana, a popular ski resort in Switzerland.
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How Two Powerful U.S. Allies Came to Blows in Yemen

Tensions between Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates burst into the open this week with an unusually direct confrontation that has global implications.

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Burned-out vehicles at Al Mukalla port, in southern Yemen, on Tuesday after an early-morning strike by a Saudi-led coalition.
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Hope in a Time of Cynicism

At a moment when Americans are distrusting and fearful, we examine the psychology of hope.

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A rainbow in the Faroe Islands.
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‘Stranger Things’ Has Ended. What Happened in the Series Finale?

There was a lot to tie up after five seasons and nearly 10 years, and the show gave itself another two hours to do it. Here are the major events.

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Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown, right, with Linnea Berthelsen) had a very difficult choice to make in the “Stranger Things” series finale.
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Repeat Moviegoers Help Hollywood Eke Out a Slightly Better 2025

Ticket sales in North America totaled $8.9 billion for the year, up 2 percent from 2024. But the box office remains far below prepandemic levels.

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Movie theaters sold slightly more tickets in 2025 than in 2024, a small but meaningful uptick for a struggling industry.
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A Year of Fires and Floods in Southern California

The floods that struck last week just before the first anniversary of the January wildfires show how extreme weather is defining life in the L.A. region.

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“You have to live with the fact that it’s a dangerous place,” said Paige Fillion, who fled her home during the January wildfires and lived through a storm-related evacuation warning last week.
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He’s Chevy Chase, and He’s Still Like That

The famously prickly comedian found a sympathetic adversary in the director of a CNN documentary about him. Their conversation with a reporter was … spirited.

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“He had looks and talent, and he had a chance,” Zenovich said of Chase, adding, “He made it as much as he could, but I think he turned to drugs and drinking to stop the pain.”
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In Hearing Transcript, Jack Smith Defends Decision to Indict Trump

The former special counsel accused President Trump of “exploiting” violence on Jan. 6, 2021, according to an interview released by House Republicans.

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Jack Smith, the former special counsel, during a break in a closed-door deposition before the House Judiciary Committee earlier this month.
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Another New Year at War: Ukraine’s Troops Doubt It Will Be the Last

After a year of Russian advances, the goal for 2026 is simply to survive, said one officer in eastern Ukraine. “It’s hard to make any plans,” he said.

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A Ukrainian serviceman of the Da Vinci Wolves Battalion carrying an artillery shell before firing toward Russian positions at the front line in eastern Ukraine, in November.
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Mamdani Names Transportation Chief With Job of Making Buses Fast and Free

As commissioner of New York City’s Department of Transportation, Michael Flynn will seek to implement one of the new mayor’s central campaign planks.

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Mayor Zohran Mamdani introduced Michael Flynn, left, as his Transportation Department commissioner after the mayor’s swearing-in ceremony at the old City Hall subway station.
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Coast Guard Searches for Survivors After More Boat Strikes

The U.S. military attacked a convoy of three boats in the eastern Pacific on Tuesday, and two more on Wednesday, as part of the Trump administration’s campaign against people suspected of drug trafficking.

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A Coast Guard cutter in San Juan, P.R. An undetermined number of people survived strikes by the U.S. military on boats in the Pacific Ocean on Tuesday.
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Ukraine Did Not Target Putin’s Home, C.I.A. Finds

The assessment rebutted a claim that the Russian leader made to President Trump in a phone call this week.

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President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine called Russia’s claim “a complete fabrication intended to justify additional attacks against Ukraine, including Kyiv, as well as Russia’s own refusal to take necessary steps to end the war.”
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Trump Abandons Efforts to Deploy National Guard to 3 Major Cities

The troops had nearly no presence in two of the cities, Portland and Chicago. But the decision signaled a retreat, at least for now, in one of the president’s most audacious attempts to test his power.

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National Guard troops in Los Angeles in June. President Trump abandoned his effort to deploy the Guard there on Wednesday.
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