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Biden Says Israel and Lebanon Have Agreed to Cease-Fire

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Deal Could End Conflict With Hezbollah That Has Lasted Over a Year

President Biden said the cease-fire, intended to definitively end the conflict, would go into effect at 4 a.m. in Israel and Lebanon.

Maps Show What a Cease-Fire Would Look Like on the Ground

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Independent Inquiry Blames Israeli Leaders for Oct. 7 Failures

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Tariff Threat Raises Prospect of Bigger Trade Fights

Donald Trump’s vow to impose heavy tariffs on products from Canada, Mexico and China reverberated around the globe, raising the prospect of trade fights.

Trump’s Tariff Threat Pits Canada Against Mexico

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Why Is Trump Identifying the U.S.-Canada Border as a Problem?

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A line of people walking on a road. Mist and trees are in the background. — Daniel Becerril/Reuters

The Migrant Caravans Trump Derides Rarely Make It Close to the U.S.

Migrants often gather in groups in southern Mexico for protection from criminal groups. But they almost never make it anywhere near the U.S.-Mexico border.

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Jack Smith Closes Up Shop, Defeated More by Voters Than by Jurors

He will leave behind a complex legacy, having amassed evidence against Donald Trump but having lost legal battles that could constrain future investigators.

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Trump Team Signs Memo Allowing Briefings With Some Federal Agencies

But the team has so far refused to sign an agreement with the Justice Department to allow the F.B.I. to do clearances for transition members.

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5 Ways to Fix New York City’s Housing Crisis

Here is what renters, landlords, developers and politicians say.

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An aerial view of Chinatown in Manhattan. — Karsten Moran for The New York Times

100 Notable Books of 2024

Here are the year’s notable fiction, poetry and nonfiction, chosen by the staff of The New York Times Book Review.

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The Great Read

He Was One of New York’s Busiest Shoplifters. His Mother Was a Cop.

Drug addiction fueled David Andino’s need to steal. Every day, he hit the same Target in Manhattan. His mother, a retired police officer, hadn’t seen him in years.

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The pharmacy aisle at Target, with many items locked behind plastic barriers. — José A. Alvarado Jr. for The New York Times

Transgender Activists Question the Movement’s Confrontational Approach

Facing diminishing public support, some activists say all-or-nothing tactics are not working. “We have to make it OK for someone to change their minds.”

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A portrait of Rodrigo Heng-Lehtinen, who is sitting down, looking out. — Greg Kahn for The New York Times

Make This Easy Six-Ingredient Corn Bake

This classic Midwestern casserole comes together with affordable and easy-to-find ingredients.

Dolly Parton’s Cranberry Jelly Mold Is Delightfully Retro

Baked Brie Pie, Mushroom Wellington: Vegetarian Dishes to Please Everyone

Rudy Giuliani Loses His Lawyers, and His Cool, in Court

The subject of several cases, the former New York City mayor lashed out at a judge questioning why he had not forfeited personal assets as required.

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Rudolph W. Giuliani outside a Manhattan courthouse on Tuesday. “I don’t have a car,” he had told a judge earlier. “I don't have a credit card. I don’t have cash.” — Sarah Yenesel/EPA, via Shutterstock

Taxing Farm Animals’ Farts and Burps? Denmark Gives It a Try.

Cows and pigs produce a large share of planet-warming methane. A new tax is part of a plan to clean that up.

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Does the U.S. Have an Infertility Crisis?

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has pledged to investigate the issue. Here’s what we know, and what we don’t, about infertility in America.

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Close up of a person holding a pregnancy test while sitting on a bed. — Oscar Wong/Getty Images

‘Wicked’ and the Merchandising Juggernaut That Eclipses ‘Barbie’

The new movie’s tie-ins are the logical endpoint for a Broadway show that always intended to be huge.

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There Have Been Dozens of ‘Wicked’ Interviews. Why Did This One Go Viral?

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Nicholas Kristof

What the Ceasefire Between Israel and Lebanon Means for Gaza

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Kirby Ferguson

The Algorithm Has Been Hiding Something From You

The Editorial Board

The Senate Should Leave No Judgeship Unfilled

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Ezra Klein

Would Bernie Have Won?

Melanie Amann

She Was the Most Powerful Woman in the World. And She Isn’t Ready to Say Sorry.

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Herbert Hovenkamp

Breaking Up Google Would Be a Big Mistake

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Zeynep Tufekci

A Great Idea for People With a Terrible Disease: Let’s Find a Cure Ourselves

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Thomas L. Friedman

Mr. Trump, Do You Realize How Much the World Has Changed Since You Were President?

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Peter Coy

Trump’s Tariff Plan Makes Little Sense

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David A. Kessler

I Ran Operation Warp Speed. I’m Concerned About Bird Flu.

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Letters From Our Readers

Jack Smith and the Dismissal of Cases Against Trump

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Our Mount Rushmore of Fictional Presidents

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The EveningNewsletter

Israel Approved Terms for a Cease-Fire With Hezbollah

Also, Mexico responded to President-elect Trump’s tariff threat and President Biden proposed extending access to obesity drugs.

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Read ‘Small Things Like These,’ by Claire Keegan, With the Book Review

The Book Review Book Club will read and discuss a meditative Christmastime novella about a man confronting a local horror.

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This is a photograph of a hard copy of "Small Things Like These," by Claire Keegan, sitting on top of a pile of brown leaves.

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Prosecutors and the F.B.I. are examining an organization founded by a Queens pastor and a political action committee he formed to support Mayor Eric Adams.

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Judge Approves Settlement That Changes Rules for Real Estate Agents

After a lawsuit, the National Association of Realtors was ordered to rewrite its rules governing agents’ commissions and to pay $418 million in damages.

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Senator Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma put a hold on the selection of Lt. Gen. Christopher Donahue to lead the U.S. Army’s Europe Command.

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