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Madison Malone Kircher

TikTok Alternatives: What to Know About Lemon8, Instagram and YouTube

ByteDance has pushed Lemon8 as a ban on TikTok looms, but it could be subject to the same law.

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Choe Sang-Hun

Jeju Air Flight Recorder Stopped Working 4 Minutes Before Plane Crash

The missing data deepens the puzzle of what caused the deadly air disaster in Muan, South Korea, late last month.

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Audra D. S. Burch

Tulsa Massacre Was a ‘Coordinated, Military-Style Attack,’ Federal Report Says

The Justice Department’s conclusion follows an investigation of the 1921 atrocity in Oklahoma in which up to 300 Black residents were killed.

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Melissa Kirsch

Reading Aloud

Reading alone is a deeply enjoyable activity. But being read to has its own irreplaceable allure.

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Ezra Klein

Trump 2.0 and the Return of ‘Court Politics’

The political scientist Erica Frantz describes the regime change the second Trump administration represents.

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Salamishah Tillet

‘Wicked’ Star Cynthia Erivo Sees Her Characters Through

Whether it’s Elphaba in “Wicked” or Celie in “The Color Purple,” the star doesn’t choose parts “frivolously”; she wants roles that stay with viewers.

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Bill Morris

Sam Moore of the Dynamic Soul Duo Sam & Dave Is Dead at 89

Mr. Moore and Dave Prater stormed the R&B and pop charts with indelible hits like “Soul Man” and “Hold On, I’m Comin’.”

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Christina Morales and Christopher Lee

Meet the Latino Boys Decked Out for Their Version of the Quinceañera

In America, boys looking to celebrate their entry into adulthood are having their own, often lavish, quinceañero parties — a new take on a centuries-old tradition reserved only for girls.

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Julia Moskin

What Will Manhattan Congestion Pricing Do to Restaurants?

Days into the new charges, some restaurant owners say suppliers are raising prices. Others are giving customer discounts, and many fear the fallout for workers.

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Dodai Stewart

New Yorkers Have Little Data but Big Feelings About Congestion Pricing

Manhattan commuters are already marveling at what appears to be less traffic — and grousing about the new $9 tolls.

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Chelsia Rose Marcius

How Maddrey Became the N.Y.P.D.’s Top Officer Despite Years of Scandal

Jeffrey Maddrey, the former chief of department, built ties when he walked beats in Brooklyn. That seemed to insulate him as lawsuits and serious accusations against him piled up.

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David Marchese

‘The Interview’: Ben Stiller Knows How ‘Severance’ Ends

The actor-director discusses the long-awaited return of the hit series, the comedies that made him a star and growing up with his famous parents.

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Niraj Chokshi

As Delta Reports Profits, Airlines Are Optimistic About 2025

The industry is enjoying a strong demand for tickets and rising profits, but it remains vulnerable to unexpected problems like a recession or a surge in inflation.

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Jack Ewing

Trump and Republicans Cannot Stop Electric Vehicles, Experts Say

More car buyers are expected to eventually pick battery-powered cars and trucks as prices fall and technology improves, even if Biden-era incentives disappear.

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Nick Corasaniti

Despite Trump’s Attacks, Republicans Made Big Gains in Mail Voting

As Republican voters embraced a practice that Donald J. Trump railed against for years, softening his tone only slightly in 2024, the party eroded a key Democratic advantage across the country.

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Aaron Boxerman

Israel’s Campaign in Syrian Border Area Prompts Fears It Plans to Stay

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s order for Israeli troops to “take over” a buffer zone with Syria upended decades of relative calm along the de facto border between the two countries.

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Peter Baker

As a Felon, Trump Upends How Americans View the Presidency

President-elect Donald J. Trump has worked for years to discredit any and all criminal and civil cases against him as nothing more than politically motivated witch hunts.

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Alexis Soloski

Los Angeles Is Starring in an All-Too-Real Disaster Story

A reporter, an L.A. native, has watched movies and TV destroy her hometown for years, but nothing can prepare someone for seeing real devastation.

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David Gelles and Austyn Gaffney

The California Wildfires Are the Latest Disaster Supercharged by Climate Change

Extreme weather events — deadly heat waves, floods, fires and hurricanes — are the consequences of a warming planet, scientists say.

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Thomas Fuller, Alexandra Berzon, Kellen Browning and Shawn Hubler

Los Angeles Geared Up for Fire Risk, but Fell Short

“There were too many houses to protect, and not enough engines,” one fire captain in Los Angeles said. Though fire officials say they were well-prepared and simply overwhelmed by the elements, questions are being raised about whether the intensity of modern fires requires a new playbook.

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