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Pips is a logic puzzle where players must arrange a set of dominoes to meet the conditions of the board to win. There are three new puzzles each day — can you beat them all? nyti.ms/3L3J8sP

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Could a customized pillow take the guesswork out of pillow shopping? Would it be as supportive and comfortable as our beloved picks? Wirecutter assembled a crew of four members from the sleep team to find out.

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"I am fussy when it comes to Manhattans and I have experimented with lots of different ingredients. But hand down this one really is the best I have made or had! dangerously delicious!" nyti.ms/4s9T3Ok

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Starting on January 1, New Yorkers will no longer be able to buy a MetroCard. Its tap-and-go successor, called OMNY, will become the only way to pay for subway and bus rides. Here's what to know.

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For more than five decades, the Assad family name has been synonymous with brutal autocracy in Syria. Now, the Assads are fugitives living in Moscow. Reporters for The New York Times have uncovered glimpses into a life of luxury and impunity in Russia.

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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com “To contribute to a field of knowledge, you need to accurately survey the landscape, sniff out what’s fishy and demonstrate why it’s rotten,” Elon Danziger writes in a guest essay. “Large language models have trouble on all three counts.”

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Three decades and 3.2 billion MetroCards after it was first issued in New York City, what once felt like cutting-edge technology has become outdated. December 31 is the last day the cards will be sold. Here's a timeline of its brief life.

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Chris Rea, a versatile, Grammy-nominated British singer-songwriter died on Monday at 74. His hits included the sentimental ballad “Driving Home for Christmas.”

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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com 2025 is the year that millennials officially got old, Anna Silman writes. "This reality has been creeping up for a while now, but it’s become impossible to deny it any longer," she says.

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At Wirecutter this year, we tested over 4,000 products in tons of categories across our catalog, from baby products to items for older adults (and everyone in between). These were the most popular products of 2025. nyti.ms/4s877HR

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In a letter, more than a dozen women who have said they were victims of Jeffrey Epstein called for congressional hearings to ensure that the Justice Department is fully complying with the Epstein Files Transparency Act.

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Since the start of his second term, President Trump’s actions have regularly been called “unprecedented.” In April, we asked presidential historians if they could come up with comparable examples in previous administrations. We checked in with them again.

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A British man has been charged with drugging and raping his wife over a 13-year period, and five other men have also been charged with sexually abusing her.

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President Trump’s drive to crack down on vessels moving oil from Venezuela took an unusual turn over the weekend when a Venezuela-bound tanker fled after rebuffing an attempt by the Coast Guard to seize it. Here’s what we know.

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Senator Bernie Sanders will administer the oath of office to New York City’s Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani during his public swearing-in ceremony at City Hall on January 1. trib.al/ylTzosO

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If you’ve procrastinated in buying a gift, don’t panic. These great last-minute finds from Wirecutter can be picked up in minutes or be delivered straight to their doorstep in two days or less.

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Lechon Kawali, a dish of crispy deep-fried pork belly, is served in the Philippines for special occasions. Don’t skip the garlicky vinegar sauce for dipping. nyti.ms/44z2WLb

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From @theathletic.com: Uncomfortable Instagram messages with women and emotional outbursts with staff paint a picture of a coach who had become increasingly volatile. nyti.ms/4p6WFxK

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In his first year back in office, President Trump has rapidly reshaped America’s climate and energy landscape. Here's how.

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The singer Barry Manilow has been diagnosed with lung cancer and will undergo surgery, he announced on Monday, postponing several concert dates. “It’s pure luck (and a great doctor) that it was found so early,” he wrote.

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How did you do in Connections today? Players must select four groups of four words without making more than three mistakes. nyti.ms/3YaaMY5

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The 29-year-old woman who created the “MyBoyfriendIsAI” community on Reddit — which has grown exponentially this year — isn’t dating (or sexting) her A.I. boyfriend anymore. She says she found something more fulfilling.

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Jim Beam, America’s largest bourbon distiller, is closing its flagship facility for 2026 after more than two decades of rapid growth. The move underlines the immense challenges facing the country's whiskey industry.

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Since President Trump was elected a second time, he and his allies have raised nearly $2 billion for his favored political causes and passion projects. The astounding haul hints at a level of transactionalism for which it is difficult to find obvious comparisons in modern American history.

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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com “Most of us also know about the lawsuits against Big Pharma that forced changes in how painkillers are marketed and prescribed,” writes Barbara Kingsolver. “Please do not think this means justice has been served.”

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From @theathleticfc.bsky.social: King Mohammed’s investment in sport has positioned Morocco as a pillar of African football. It wants to be soccer's next superpower, but the path will be challenging.

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Rep. Ilhan Omar, a Democrat of Minnesota and a Somali-born refugee who emigrated to the U.S. when she was 12, has long been a target of racist insults by President Trump. Now her whole community faces an immigration crackdown.

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From @theathleticfc.bsky.social: Poverty chanting has become so commonplace in English football that at least one club is now working on how to deal with it. "It’s high time ‘Feed the Scousers’ was put to bed for good," our columnist writes.

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A growing number of brands are making cashmere sweaters far more affordable. Is this cut-rate cashmere really worth buying, or is it a bad deal — no matter the price? To find out, we selected four inexpensive cashmere sweaters (our maximum budget was $100 a pop). Then we put them to the test.

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In many states across the U.S., Uber’s guidelines allow people with serious criminal convictions to drive, as long as those convictions are more than seven years old, a New York Times investigation found. Some of those drivers have gone on to sexually assault or harass passengers.

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What began as a quaint and unique nod to New England’s seafaring heritage is proliferating in Hallmarkian proportions: the lobster trap Christmas tree. At least 20 of the structures dot the coastline from Connecticut to Maine.

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Robert Redford, Roberta Flack, Diane Keaton and Brian Wilson are among the cultural luminaries who died this year. Their ideas and personalities helped shape our culture, and they still have plenty to tell us. Here is a tribute to just some of them, in their voices.

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The Trump administration said it would pause leases for five wind farms under construction off the East Coast, citing unspecified security risks.

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From @theathletic.com: Five women told our reporters that they had strange or uncomfortable exchanges on Instagram with ex-Michigan coach Sherrone Moore as recently as last month and dating as far back as 2020.

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"Indescribably delicious." The commenters have spoken, and they strongly recommend this recipe for rosemary white beans with frizzled onions and tomato.

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We published thousands of puzzles in 2025. The editors, writers and community managers who make Games run got together to share the ones that stuck with us. See all 25 of our editors’ picks here: nyti.ms/49m9JdQ Every puzzle we featured is free for a limited time.

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Jimmy Kimmel will deliver the so-called alternative Christmas message, a uniquely British tradition, in which he will speak out against fascism on Britain’s Channel 4.

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An hourslong power outage in San Francisco over the weekend that caused tens of thousands of households to lose electricity also knocked out Waymo service. The self-driving cars came to a halt and blocked traffic, angering drivers of regular vehicles.

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Larry Ellison, one the richest men in the world and the father of Paramount’s chief executive, made a personal guarantee to provide the roughly $40.4 billion in equity that the company is offering as part of its bid for Warner Bros. Discovery.

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CBS News abruptly removed a segment from “60 Minutes” that was to feature the stories of Venezuelan men deported by the Trump administration to what the program called a “brutal” prison in El Salvador. Sharyn Alfonsi, the correspondent, criticized the network’s decision to remove her reporting.

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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com “When you combine eternal stakes with absolute certainty, it produces the kind of people who are happy to be cruel in the name of God,” our columnist David French writes. “Jesus told us to take up our own cross, not to nail others to that terrible tree.”

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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com “A year ago, we kept hearing that Trump was cool. Is anyone saying that now?” our columnist Ezra Klein writes.

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"This was eyes-rolled-back-in-your-head good. The fat from the chicken and the olive oil, the acid and spice from the jalapeños, sweetness from the corn, and generous salt, this was perfect. So, so, so good. My husband is still talking about it."

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An aged helicopter fleet and inexperienced pilots from nearby Fort Belvoir had raised “widespread concern” among local pilots before a midair collision in Washington killed 67 people in January.

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New York City has bought more than 125,000 acres of land to provide a buffer around water reservoirs. It’s much cheaper than spending billions on filtration systems, officials say.

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A paraplegic engineer from Germany became the first wheelchair user to rocket into space on Saturday. She was part of a crew that made an approximately 10-minute flight on a spacecraft operated by Jeff Bezos’ private company, Blue Origin.

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A man was arrested on Sunday after a bizarre killing with a bow and arrow, an hourslong standoff and an early-morning fire that shut down a street in a New Jersey suburb.

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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com The Democratic Socialists of America are still a small political group. But as economic inequality keeps burning, members are attracting interest and getting elected to office. Now activists are dealing with the opportunities and tensions of the moment, writes Mara Gay.

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“I carried him on my back. It took seven days.” A camp in eastern Chad is now home to more than 100,000 refugees of Sudan’s civil war, and is a key destination for those fleeing El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur State. Resources are strained as the number of newly displaced people increases.

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The Justice Department republished an image containing a photo of President Trump that it had removed from an online collection of files on the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The removal of the image had raised questions about whether the department was trying to shield the president.

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Zohran Mamdani will be sworn in as New York City’s new mayor on January 1 on the steps of City Hall, alongside a party spanning seven blocks that will accommodate 40,000 spectators, his transition team said.

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Sydney Sweeney has become one of the most perplexing figures in modern cinema, Esther Zuckerman writes. “The image Sweeney is cultivating as a performer stands in stark contrast to the way she positions herself as a celebrity.”

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The Chinese government once focused on political dissidents and exiled activists. Now, federal officials say, it is targeting artists in the U.S. whose creative protests test its tolerance.

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News Analysis: In his first year back in the White House, President Trump has greatly expanded executive power while embracing the trappings of royalty. In both pageantry and policy, he has established a new, more audacious version of the imperial presidency.

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Most tweens and teens have their own phone. The right app can help set limits — and aid kids in developing healthy tech habits.

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Videos and photographs show how the Chinese authorities have tried to dismantle one of the country’s biggest underground church networks, in what activists and supporters describe as the most wide-ranging crackdown on Chinese Christians in years.

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2025 has been filled with delicious recipes, and these are our biggest hits published this year. nyti.ms/48YYRkO

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The proliferation of illegal firearms from the U.S. has fueled a spike in gun violence in Canada, where most guns used in crimes are smuggled across the border.

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Heavy rains in Washington State this month prompted officials to warn about flooded roadways, water damage to homes and one rare potential consequence: toilet rats.

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Many book nooks have interactive elements, like tiny doors that open or lights you can turn on, but Lego has taken the concept a step further. Its book nooks open up and allow for a more expansive view of the world hidden inside. nyti.ms/3Yxqo86

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Kevin Arkadie, a screenwriter who was one of the creators of the popular police drama “New York Undercover” and a champion of representation for actors of color in the television industry, died on Wednesday. He was 68.

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Thousands of Australians gathered Sunday evening to mourn the victims of a mass shooting a week earlier that targeted Jewish families celebrating the first night of Hanukkah, killing 15 people and rattling the nation.

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Breaking News: The U.S. is pursuing a Venezuela-linked oil tanker after boarding a different one, a notable escalation of President Trump’s pressure campaign.

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Pips is a logic puzzle where players must arrange a set of dominoes to meet the conditions of the board to win. Even though the game is timed, there’s no way to lose. trib.al/8exmvdp

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Strands is a word search with a unique twist. Can you uncover the theme? Play here: trib.al/KhiloF6

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Connections is a daily game about finding common threads between words. Players must select four groups of four words without making more than three mistakes. Play now. trib.al/R27QzUh

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For two decades, he’s fought wildfires for the U.S. government, often doing the most toxic work. Now, this undocumented firefighter is facing cancer, the threat of ICE and the prospect of not being around for his 11-year-old. trib.al/oFVlAPB

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At Turning Point USA’s annual gathering, speakers scarcely mentioned Democrats and other liberal figures. Instead, some of the most prominent right-wing leaders in the U.S. insulted members of their own movement, revealing serious rifts.

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While President Trump has lagged behind his predecessors in the number of official appearances in his second term in office, he has relentlessly pursued the public’s attention in other ways on a daily, and sometimes even hourly, basis, a New York Times analysis shows. trib.al/nf83ouc

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Power was restored for tens of thousands of electricity customers in San Francisco late Saturday, after an hourslong outage affecting nearly a third of the city left many neighborhoods in darkness by nightfall.

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This Roasted Beef Tenderloin recipe is a holiday splurge that comes together quickly but still feels festive. nyti.ms/48Wk8LT

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In the days after the deaths of Michele Singer Reiner and her husband, the director Rob Reiner, relatives and friends painted a portrait of a devoted, relentless and ever-funny woman.

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Writer Tim Heffernan was haunted by the idea of a burst pipe in his house. So much so that he spent weeks testing smart valve controllers — devices that shut off your water automatically when they detect a leak. In the end, he found one hands-down winner — and one that failed miserably.

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“Theater kid” is the new go-to political put-down, raising the question: What did theater kids do to deserve such scorn?

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The Justice Department released more than 13,000 files on Friday arising from investigations into the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, and said more documents would be released in the coming weeks. Here are takeaways from the first batch of files. trib.al/8R4L9Ew

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Sixteen photos — including one featuring President Trump — were removed without explanation on Saturday from the large collection of files connected to the investigations of Jeffrey Epstein that the Justice Department released on Friday.

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Bowen Yang’s final episode as a cast member on “Saturday Night Live,” hosted this week by Ariana Grande and featuring Cher as its musical guest, had plenty of holiday tunes and a satirical greeting from President Trump. Here’s a recap.

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A mass shooting killed at least nine people and injured 10 more at a tavern near Johannesburg, South Africa, the police said on Sunday.

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It’s time to test how well you recognize some of the defining personalities of 2025. We’ll show you photos of 52 people; you tell us their names. Play here: nyti.ms/45eUNf1

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Several of Jeffrey Epstein’s victims said that they were frustrated by the heavy redactions of photos and documents that the Justice Department released on Friday.

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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com “When Americans put Trump back in office, they expected him to turn the page back to the prepandemic status quo, not make the country his personal fief,” our columnist Jamelle Bouie writes.

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The MIT professor Nuno Loureiro was killed at his home by an old classmate on the run from a shooting at Brown University, the authorities said. Loureiro “was like an Einstein without the crazy hair,” his former colleague said.

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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com “Finding the proper balance between helpfulness and codependency, between friendliness and flattery, is one of the biggest problems A.I. faces,” Stephen Witt writes.

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Records from closed-door proceedings in Jeffrey Epstein’s sex-trafficking case, as well as that of his co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell, were made public as part of the Department of Justice’s release of material from its investigations. The documents added little to what has already been known.

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News Analysis: The political motivations of the White House in the release on Friday of more than 13,000 files related to Jeffrey Epstein were obvious and well-worn: Distract from President Trump’s involvement in the scandal by pointing the finger at Bill Clinton.

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Buying items for the Salvation Army’s Angel Tree program, which for more than four decades has collected gifts for children across the U.S., has become an annual social media trend and a source of heated debate online.

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Fifteen people were killed in a December 14 attack on a Hanukkah celebration in Sydney, Australia, including a 10-year-old girl, a long-serving rabbi and a Holocaust survivor. Here is what we know about the victims’ lives. trib.al/zRMJhOU

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