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New Year celebrations: How the world brought in 2023

As the world turns more and more countries greet 2023.

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T.C.U. Topples Michigan in Wild Playoff Semifinal

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Biden and Pelosi pay homage to Pope Benedict XVI.

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2022 viral videos: Six social media moments that charmed Indians

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Covid in China: WHO calls on Beijing to strengthen its response

As Covid surges in China, the WHO meets Chinese officials and calls for more real-time data.

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The Morning

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2022 in pictures: Striking photos from around the world

A selection of some of the most powerful pictures taken by news agency photographers around the world this year.

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Democrats Outpace Trump in Seating Federal Judges, With 97 Confirmed

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Pele: Brazilians react to football legend's death

The football legend, regarded by many as the world's greatest player, has died at the age of 82.

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Unlikely Parallels in a Year of Momentous Deaths

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In Blizzard-Weary Buffalo, a Top Official Lashes Out

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Ukraine fighting is deadlocked, spy chief Kyrylo Budanov tells BBC

Kyrylo Budanov says neither side can make significant advances, and eyes advanced Western weapons.

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In Much of the South, Subfreezing Weather Crippled Water Systems

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The Wall of Silence

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Energy giant ExxonMobil sues EU to block energy windfall tax

The US company says the levy on its profits will discourage future investment in Europe.

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Your Wednesday Evening Briefing

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What women on minimum wage gave up in 2022

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The Senegal man on a mission to plant five million trees

Adama Diémé was motivated after seeing once-verdant villages in Senegal without a single tree.

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Republican Jewish Coalition Says Santos ‘Deceived Us’ About His Heritage

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Treasury Department Outlines Rules for New Corporate Taxes

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Title 42: US Supreme Court keeps Trump-era border policy in place

Legislation preventing undocumented migrants crossing the border from Mexico is extended.

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Your Tuesday Evening Briefing

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The town giving sober teens free beer

How one town is tackling anti-social behaviour by rewarding sober party-goers with free drinks.

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Seven die in coach plunge horror in Spain

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Ukraine war: Five ways conflict could go in 2023

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The indie music stars knocking Bollywood off the charts

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George Santos Admits to Lying About College and Work History

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Russian Air Base Is Attacked, as Ukraine Discounts Escalation Threat

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Juan Francisco Elso’s Indelible Art of América

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Man Arrested in 2 Fatal Stabbings During 4-Day Spree in Manhattan

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Army of islanders to protect gecko the size of a paperclip

Locals on Union Island are trained to ensure a diminutive reptile does not get wiped out by poachers.

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Ukraine war: My nights are peaceful at last, after trauma of air raids

Nika survived the Russian assault on Kharkiv earlier this year, and is now settled in the UK.

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They Traveled From South Korea. They Got Stranded Near Buffalo.

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Kathy Whitworth, Record-Holder for U.S. Golf Wins, Dies at 83

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Con Edison asks New York City customers to conserve energy.

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In El Paso, migrants find sanctuary at a bus station.

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Pope condemns human 'hunger for wealth and power' at Christmas Eve Mass

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Ukraine war: Zelensky delivers defiant Christmas message after Russian strikes

President Zelensky urges his people to persevere as Russian attacks leave millions without power.

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University of California Academic Workers End Strike

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Winter storm's icy blast hits 200 million in US

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A mix of anxiety and delight as the thermometer drops in Orlando.

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Megan Thee Stallion: US jury finds Tory Lanez guilty of shooting hip-hop star

The Canadian rapper faces more than 20 years in jail for wounding the Grammy-winning hip-hop star in 2020.

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Ukraine’s spy chief says Russian activity in Belarus is an attempt to divert Ukraine’s forces.

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Joe Lieberman to Kyrsten Sinema: Come on In, the Water’s Warm

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He Huang: How a comedian divided Chinese social media

Chinese comedian He Huang went viral with a performance in Sydney, prompting a heated response.

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Barry Feinstein, Once a Labor Union Power in New York, Dies at 87

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Journey star tells his bandmate to stop performing for Donald Trump

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Washington says North Korea is delivering arms to the Wagner Group, for Russia’s use in Ukraine.

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I.R.S. Routinely Audited Obama and Biden, Raising Questions Over Delays for Trump

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In pictures: Zelensky's momentous day in Washington

The Ukrainian president takes his first foreign trip since Russia invaded his country in February.

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Ukraine war: Biden tells Zelensky his country will never stand alone

On his first overseas trip since the Russian invasion began, President Volodymyr Zelensky thanks the US.

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Sonya Eddy, ‘General Hospital’ Actress, Dies at 55

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A Times investigation tracks the Ukrainian cultural sites destroyed in the war.

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Ros Atkins on... China’s Covid surge

As China deals with a new Covid wave, Ros Atkins looks at why it’s hard to assess its scale.

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Foes of Drag Queen Story Hours Invade New York Councilman’s Home

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U.S. Drug Agency Doubles Its Catch of Fentanyl-Laced Pills in 2022

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Taliban Release 2 Americans Detained in Afghanistan

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Trump-Era Border Restrictions Are in Place as Lawsuits Reach Supreme Court

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How the Federal Spending Plan Hit a Snag on Plans to Relocate the F.B.I. Building

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George Santos Dodges Questions as Democrats Label Him ‘Unfit to Serve’

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Is There Still Room in the G.O.P. for Mitch Daniels?

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