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The Most Memorable Wines of 2025
The best bottles Eric Asimov tried this year were not always the oldest. Some were young and fresh, others were venerable. All resonated in unforgettable ways.
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Can OpenAI Respond After Google Closes the A.I. Technology Gap?
A new technology release from OpenAI is supposed to top what Google recently produced. It also shows OpenAI is engaged in a new and more difficult competition.
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Disney Agrees to Bring Its Characters to OpenAI’s Sora Videos
The deal is a watershed for Hollywood, which has been trying to sort through the possible harms and upsides of generative artificial intelligence.
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Calvin McDonald, Lululemon CEO, Will Depart Yoga Clothing Maker in January
The maker of yoga clothing is looking for a new leader after public pressure from the company’s founder.
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Do Kwon, Crypto Entrepreneur Who Caused 2022 Crash, Sentenced to 15 Years
Do Kwon, who designed the virtual currencies Luna and TerraUSD, which plunged in 2022, had pleaded guilty to fraud.
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S&P 500 Reaches Record High as Stocks Reverse Downturn
The S&P 500 edged higher as investors shrugged off concerns over Oracle’s earnings. It was just enough.
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Republicans Undercut Johnson, Circumventing Him to Force Votes
The speaker has repeatedly lost his grip on the House floor thanks to a once rare parliamentary maneuver that G.O.P. members are increasingly using to force action on legislation.
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U.S. Issues New Sanctions Targeting Maduro’s Family and the Oil Sector
The United States is escalating its pressure campaign on Venezuela’s leader, Nicolás Maduro, after seizing an oil tanker off the coast.
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What to Know About Trump’s Seizure of an Oil Tanker Near Venezuela
The tanker was headed eastward and had recently carried Iranian oil. The seizure is an escalation in President Trump’s military pressure campaign against Venezuela’s leader, Nicolás Maduro.
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A Grand Jury Again Resists Trump’s Push to Reindict Letitia James
It was a striking rejection of the administration’s retribution campaign.