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With Airspace Closed, a Lonely Christmas for Many Venezuelans
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.
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North Korea Unveils the Completed Hull of What It Calls a Nuclear Submarine
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.
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Honduran Candidate Claims Fraud After Trump-Backed Opponent Is Declared Victor
After officials called the presidential race for Nasry Asfura, his rival, Salvador Nasralla, disputed the result and expressed ire over the U.S. role.
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Why Russia Is Likely to Reject the New US-Ukrainian Peace Plan
The first draft essentially called for Ukraine’s surrender. The revised version includes the security guarantees Kyiv wants to prevent future Russian aggression.
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Turn On, Tune In … Cop Out? ‘Sixties Surreal’ Teases at the Whitney.
A spotty but thrilling tour of American art from Eisenhower to Nixon shows just how unhinged the ’60s were, and how hard it is to summarize the era.
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“Stranger Things” Hurtles to Its Series Finale with Second Volume of Fifth Season
When Netflix announced a unique release schedule for the final season of “Stranger Things” that sees the final season of the juggernaut hit split into three releases on Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Eve, it felt like a brash pronouncement of their pop culture dominance. There are few shows that could get away with competing…
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Kimmel Tells U.K. Viewers ‘Tyranny Is Booming’ in America
Chosen by a British TV station to give an “alternative” to the king’s speech, Jimmy Kimmel said it had been a great year for the U.S. “from a fascism perspective.”
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Prominent Leaders Amplify Disinformation About Brown University Shooting
Prominent business and government figures spread rumors about the attack on Brown University’s campus this month, reigniting questions about accountability in online discourse.
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Judge Blocks Detention of British Researcher Who Scrutinizes Online Hate
Imran Ahmed, who runs an organization that chronicles disinformation, was among five Europeans the State Department had barred, claiming they promote censorship.
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Robert Lindsey, Times Reporter and Reagan Ghostwriter, Dies at 90
The nonfiction spy thriller “The Falcon and the Snowman,” which became a film, grew out of his work as a journalist covering the West Coast for The Times.