Trump Administration Emphasizes Religion in Official Christmas Messages

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26 décembre 2025 à 03:14

Government officials have traditionally steered clear of such overtly religious language, as the Constitution prohibits the establishment of an official state religion.

President Trump while making Christmas calls to children at Mar-a-Lago on Wednesday.

U.S. Strikes ISIS in Nigeria After Trump Warned of Attacks on Christians

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Par :Helene Cooper · Saikou Jammeh and Eric Schmitt

26 décembre 2025 à 03:51

The attack comes after President Trump ordered the Defense Department last month to prepare to intervene militarily in Nigeria to protect Christians from Islamic militants.

Gunmen attacked the Christ Apostolic Church in Kwara State, Nigeria, in November.

What to Know About U.S. Military Action in Nigeria

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Par :The New York Times

26 décembre 2025 à 02:28

Before the strikes on Thursday, President Trump said he would halt all aid and go in “guns-a-blazing” to target militants.

At a church in Lagos, Nigeria, in April.

Judge Blocks Detention of British Researcher Who Scrutinizes Online Hate

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Par :Aishvarya Kavi

26 décembre 2025 à 00:28

Imran Ahmed, who runs an organization that chronicles disinformation, was among five Europeans the State Department had barred, claiming they promote censorship.

Imran Ahmed, the chief executive of the Center for Countering Digital Hate, in Miami this year.

Kimmel Tells U.K. Viewers ‘Tyranny Is Booming’ in America

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Par :Lizzie Dearden

25 décembre 2025 à 18:51

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.”

A photograph released by Channel 4 for Jimmy’s Kimmel’s “Alternative Christmas Message.”

Robert Lindsey, Times Reporter and Reagan Ghostwriter, Dies at 90

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Par :Sam Roberts

25 décembre 2025 à 23:05

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.

Robert Lindsey in 1979, when he was the Los Angeles bureau chief for The New York Times.

New York City Braces for Heavy Snow as Winter Storm Approaches

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Par :Eliza Shapiro

25 décembre 2025 à 22:00

The region could see accumulations of up to 5 to 7 inches from late Friday into Saturday.

New York City got a bit of snow earlier in December. On Friday and Saturday, the city is expecting a more significant accumulation.

Trump Has a New Auto Loan Tax Break. Here’s Who Could Benefit.

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Par :Adam Sella

25 décembre 2025 à 19:28

Many Americans can take advantage of President Trump’s deduction on auto loan interest, but the tax break will provide only modest savings.

An auto loan deduction comes at a time when the industry is struggling to adapt to President Trump’s tariffs.

The Class Where ‘Screenagers’ Train to Navigate Social Media and A.I.

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Par :Tiffany Hsu

25 décembre 2025 à 11:00

New technologies are complicating efforts to teach the scrolling generation to think critically and defensively online.

“We’re sending these kids out into the world, and we’re supposed to have provided them skills,” said Valerie Ziegler, a San Francisco high school teacher.

A Man Who Shunned Cheap Sentiment Left a Gift for Others: Life

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Par :Dan Barry

25 décembre 2025 à 11:00

Brendan Costello was a cleareyed writer who might have found this article a bit treacly. Such is the cost of being a good guy.

Dr. Sylvio Burcescu received a kidney from Brendan Costello, pictured. He struggles with the reality of never being able to thank the person who gave him such a life-altering gift.

Let Your Phone Go Gray

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Par :Julia Angwin

25 décembre 2025 à 11:00

Julia Angwin turns her iPhone screen to gray and learns a lot about her relationship with her phone.

His Death Was Interrupted, Just as He Had Planned

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Par :Dan Barry and Sarah Blesener

16 mars 2025 à 10:00

Brendan Costello’s family was bracing for goodbyes. But he had one last wish.

Brendan Costello’s Mass card and a watercolor painting by his aunt Cathy Costello.

No Power, No Heat, No Water: Odesa’s Days of Hell Under Russian Fire

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Par :Kim Barker · Oleksandra Mykolyshyn and Laetitia Vançon

25 décembre 2025 à 18:10

The toll on older people and those with disabilities is especially severe as Moscow’s forces repeatedly attack the port city’s infrastructure.

Distributing hot meals to those affected by power outages in Odesa last week.

Prominent Leaders Amplify Disinformation About Brown University Shooting

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Par :Steven Lee Myers

25 décembre 2025 à 18:05

Prominent business and government figures spread rumors about the attack on Brown University’s campus this month, reigniting questions about accountability in online discourse.

A memorial outside the Van Wickle Gates on the Brown University campus, where a mass shooting killed two people.

Estonia’s Man on Capitol Hill Is on a Charm Offensive

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Par :Adam Sella

25 décembre 2025 à 16:57

The Baltic nation’s congressional liaison is using candy, an American flag outfit and “Die Hard” jokes to make friends in Congress as the Trump administration turns against Europe.

In his time in Washington, Karl-Gerhard Lille has helped recruit more than 70 representatives and about a dozen senators to the Baltic Caucus, with many joining this year.

Why the Right Is Boycotting Havaianas Flip-Flops

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Par :Ana Ionova

25 décembre 2025 à 11:02

For decades, Havaianas flip-flops have been a beloved global symbol of Brazilian culture, worn by millions of people each day. They are now ensnared in a political fight.

The trouble started for Havaianas with the beginning of a new holiday campaign starring the popular Brazilian actress Fernanda Torres.

That Old Classic Film in the Theater? It Might Be From This Man’s House.

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Par :Andrew Keh

25 décembre 2025 à 09:00

The artifacts of 20th-century cinema are being preserved in museums, and in the care of private film collectors like Brian Darwas, who has hundreds of movie prints at his home.

Brian Darwas stores his films in a climate-controlled room at his home in Westchester County, N.Y.

King Charles Urges ‘Compassion’ and Finding Strength in Diversity in Annual Christmas Message

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Par :Lizzie Dearden

25 décembre 2025 à 16:13

His annual Christmas message was more outward-looking than last year’s, when he focused on the medical workers who had helped him and his daughter-in-law after their cancer diagnoses.

King Charles III and Queen Camilla arriving at St. Mary Magdalene Church in Sandringham, England, on Thursday for a Christmas Day service.

Christmas Around the World in Photos

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Par :The New York Times

25 décembre 2025 à 15:17

The holiday spirit is bringing people together, with celebrations of lights, dance and Santa.

A Christmas Eve service at the Syriac Catholic Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Basra, Iraq.

Pope Leo Surprises St. Peter’s Crowd Before Christmas Eve Mass

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Par :Steve Kenny

25 décembre 2025 à 11:38

Pope Leo XIV greeted the soggy faithful in St. Peter’s Square in both English and Italian and apologized that there wasn’t enough room in the basilica for them all.