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15 Killed and a Gunman Dead After an Attack on a Hanukkah Festival in Sydney

Australian officials said the shooting at a Jewish holiday celebration was carried out by a father and son. Dozens were hospitalized, including a gunman.

 

How the Sydney Shooting Unfolded, in Maps and Videos

Two suspects opened fire from a footbridge at hundreds of people who had gathered for a Hanukkah celebration.

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Wisconsin Man Detained in Connection With Deadly Shooting at Brown

Two people were killed and nine injured in an attack that forced an all-night lockdown. The suspect was arrested at a hotel about 20 miles from campus.

 

The S.E.C. Was Tough on Crypto. It Pulled Back After Trump Returned to Office.

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Ben Protess

Ben Protess

This year, we noticed the agency that regulates financial markets, the S.E.C., was retreating from crypto cases. Our team decided to quantify it.

Andrea Fuller

Andrea Fuller

We combed through thousands of government documents to figure out which cases — crypto and otherwise — were active when President Trump resumed office and what happened to them.

Andrea Fuller

Andrea Fuller

Among our findings: The S.E.C. dropped Biden-era crypto cases at a much higher rate than the others. And the agency hasn’t brought a single new crypto case this term.

Sharon LaFraniere

Sharon LaFraniere

The cases the agency pulled back from differ in the details. But many had something in common: ties to Trump, who had recently become a crypto player himself.

Sharon LaFraniere

Sharon LaFraniere

Government officials denied doling out favors. But the ties expose the conflicts of interest inherent in having a crypto mogul in the White House.

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Zelensky, Offering a Compromise on Security, Meets U.S. Envoys in Berlin

Before the meeting, President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine would give up hopes to join NATO, at least for now, as long as it wins security guarantees.

 

The Mysterious Life and Afterlife of Private Fitz Lee

For more than a century, this Black soldier from Virginia was remembered by nearly no one. Then this year, someone at the Pentagon found a use for him.

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Inside the Clintons’ Fight to Avoid Testifying in the House Epstein Inquiry

Bill and Hillary Clinton have offered to provide sworn statements, but were told they would be held in contempt of Congress if they failed to appear.

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They Answered an Ad for Surrogates, and Found Themselves in a Nightmare

Eve was one of dozens of Thai women who traveled 4,000 miles — only to be trapped by the dark side of the global fertility industry.

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Tom Hanks on the Electrifying (and Terrifying) Experience of Writing a Play

The actor also stars in the Off Broadway production of “This World of Tomorrow,” a yearslong project at the Shed through Dec. 21.

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