Brendan Carr Says FCC ‘Isn’t Independent’ Amid Concerns of How Trump Might Use the Agency

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17 décembre 2025 à 20:56

The comment from Brendan Carr, a Republican, raised concerns from lawmakers about how President Trump might use the agency.

Brendan Carr, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, at a Senate committee hearing on Wednesday.

N.Y. Governor Will Sign Right-to-Die Bill for the Terminally Ill

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Par :Grace Ashford

17 décembre 2025 à 20:55

Gov. Kathy Hochul cast the measure in unusually personal terms, saying she had felt “the pain of seeing someone you love suffer and feeling powerless to stop it.”

Gov. Kathy Hochul said she had agreed to sign the bill after adding amendments intended to protect New Yorkers from being pressured into life-ending decisions.

Venezuelan Navy Escorts Vessels After Trump’s Blockade Threat

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Par :Eric Schmitt · Anatoly Kurmanaev and Riley Mellen

17 décembre 2025 à 20:22

The Venezuelan government was said to have ordered the escort, according to two people familiar with the matter. It was not immediately clear whether the vessels were subject to U.S. sanctions.

An oil tanker anchored near the Cardón Refinery in Punto Fijo, Venezuela, in 2021.

2 U.K. Police Forces Pledge to Arrest People Who Chant ‘Globalize the Intifada’

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Par :Lizzie Dearden

17 décembre 2025 à 20:05

The police in London and Manchester said they would take a “more assertive” approach after the Bondi Beach massacre and a terrorist attack at a British synagogue.

A demonstration in London in support of Palestinians after a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas.

Will the Oscars Make Room for ‘Difficult’ Women for 2026’s Best Actress Category?

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Par :Kyle Buchanan

17 décembre 2025 à 19:52

Rose Byrne, Jennifer Lawrence and Amanda Seyfried give great performances as women who buck convention. But some voters prize ‘likability’ above all else.

More Than 2,000 Dinosaur Footprints Are Found in the Italian Alps

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Par :Elisabetta Povoledo and Victor Mather

17 décembre 2025 à 19:33

Two hundred million years ago, prosauropods walked the earth. They left something behind.

Dinosaurs once roamed the earth, including, it seems, in this spot in Italy.

ICE Arrests Disrupt Schools, Prompting Fear Among Families

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Par :Madeleine Ngo

17 décembre 2025 à 19:09

President Trump’s immigration crackdown has at times resulted in arrests near schools, setting off concerns among parents, educators and students.

Parents say they have grown concerned about taking their children to school, worried that they could be detained or that their children could witness violent arrests.

The Most Notable Movies of 2025

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Par :Stephanie Goodman · Kyle Buchanan · Joe Coscarelli · Reggie Ugwu · Amanda Webster · Edward Vega and Laura Salaberry

17 décembre 2025 à 18:00

Across the newsroom, journalists picked their most notable movies from 2025.

The Man Who Rules the Country Presides Over Nothing

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Par :Jamelle Bouie

17 décembre 2025 à 17:49

Why are the Supreme Court and Congress conspiring to give him more power?

Immigration Agents and Protesters Face Off in Frigid Minnesota

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Par :Ernesto Londoño and Hamed Aleaziz

17 décembre 2025 à 11:01

A surge of ICE agents has led to 670 arrests and chaotic standoffs in subzero weather.

Fighting for Femininity, Not Feminism on the New Women’s Right

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Par :Emma Goldberg

16 décembre 2025 à 17:03

A group of young conservatives feel that the pressures they face as 20-something women have been made worse by the liberal feminism that defined their youth.

Oscars Reach Deal With YouTube

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Par :Brooks Barnes and John Koblin

17 décembre 2025 à 20:12

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said that it had reached a deal with YouTube for exclusive rights to the show starting in 2029.

Conan O’Brien speaks onstage during the 97th Academy Awards in March.

National Center for Atmospheric Research to Be Dismantled, Trump Administration Says

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Par :Lisa Friedman · Brad Plumer and Jack Healy

17 décembre 2025 à 20:57

Russell Vought, the White House budget director, called the laboratory a source of “climate alarmism.”

National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colo., is responsible for many of the biggest scientific advances in humanity’s understanding of weather and climate since its founding in 1960.

Tankers Under Sanction Are Only a Subset of Fleet Moving Venezuelan Oil

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Par :Rebecca F. Elliott

17 décembre 2025 à 18:48

The scope of President Trump’s blockade against ships carrying oil from Venezuela was not clear on Wednesday.

An oil tanker docked at Cardón Refinery in Venezuela, in 2021. More than 400 tankers have moved Venezuelan oil or related products since 2019, and these vessels are part of a bigger fleet of ships that trade oil illicitly.

Senate Passes Defense Policy Bill, Clearing It for Trump

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Par :Megan Mineiro

17 décembre 2025 à 18:27

The legislation authorizes $900 billion for the Pentagon, provides a pay raise for troops, and has some measures to reassert congressional oversight.

Army troops participating in a parade in Washington in June. The bill includes a pay raise of 3.8 percent for military personnel.

Appeals Court Allows National Guard to Remain in D.C., for Now

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Par :Zach Montague

17 décembre 2025 à 18:02

A three-judge panel voted unanimously to allow troops to stay in the capital for the duration of the appeal, citing the city’s unique legal status.

National Guard troops in Washington in August. A lower court judge had ordered that the troops be removed from the city, but the appeals court previously stayed the ruling while it considered the matter.

Anti-Vaccine Influencers Are Only Getting Stronger

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Par :Jessica Grose

17 décembre 2025 à 15:00

I was wrong about how to push back.

How the Rhinelander Trial Scandalized the Jazz Age

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Par :Laura Wexler

17 décembre 2025 à 11:00

Rhinelander v. Rhinelander was one of the most scandalous trials of the Jazz Age. 100 years later, it reads as a tragedy about the country’s original sin.

Alice Rhinelander, center, with her sisters in the courtroom during the annulment trial.

Gil Gerard, Star of ‘Buck Rogers,’ Dies at 82

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Par :Jonathan Wolfe

17 décembre 2025 à 16:11

He was best known for playing the title character in “Buck Rogers in the 25th Century,” which ran on NBC from 1979 to 1981.

Gil Gerard as Buck Rogers, Erin Gray as Wilma Deering and Thom Christopher as Hawk in a 1981 episode of “Buck Rogers in the 25th Century.”

Greenpeace’s Fight With Pipeline Giant Exposes a Legal Loophole

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Par :Karen Zraick

17 décembre 2025 à 15:49

A court filing by a group with deep ties to the pipeline company Energy Transfer raises questions about the growing use of amicus briefs in litigation.

Energy Transfer pipes for the Dakota Access Pipeline in a staging area in Worthing, S.D., in 2015.

Bondi Beach Shooting Is a Reminder of ISIS’s Power to Inspire Attacks

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Par :Adam Goldman · Eric Schmitt and Lizzie Dearden

17 décembre 2025 à 14:55

ISIS is too weakened to seize territory, experts said, but its ability to churn out propaganda aimed at provoking violence against the West persists.

Paramedics wheel away a wounded man at the scene of the mass shooting in Sydney, Australia, on Sunday.

Warner Bros. Urges Shareholders to Reject Paramount Takeover Bid, Saying Ellisons ‘Misled’ Them

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Par :Lauren Hirsch and Brooks Barnes

17 décembre 2025 à 17:33

The claim was made as part of Warner Bros. Discovery’s dismissal of Paramount’s hostile takeover offer.

Warner Bros., which has its headquarters in Burbank, Calif., agreed to sell itself to Netflix in a deal worth $83 billion.

Billy Crystal, Larry David and Others Remember Rob Reiner as a ‘Master Story Teller’

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Par :Ali Watkins

17 décembre 2025 à 14:02

A group of prominent figures issued a statement memorializing Mr. Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner. “We were their friends, and we will miss them forever.”

Rob Reiner, left, with Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan during an anniversary screening of “When Harry Met Sally” in 2019.

Mr. Robot Will See You Now

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Par :Sam Sifton

17 décembre 2025 à 12:58

We look at the promise and peril of robots that look like humans.

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