Julian E. Barnes and Helene Cooper il 29/11/2025

Trump Declares Venezuelan Airspace Closed

President Trump said days earlier that the United States could “very soon” expand its campaign of killing people at sea suspected of drug trafficking to attacking Venezuelan territory.President Trump spoke with Nicolás Maduro, Venezuela’s leader, last week, according to two people with knowledge of

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Annie Correal il 29/11/2025

Latin American Leaders Face Both Trump and Voters Deported by the U.S.

The upcoming election in Honduras shows how politicians must balance cooperation with the Trump administration with their obligation to undocumented citizens in the United States who may be deported.Delmar Méndez, 53, his partner and their 3-year-old son were deported from the United States in Febru

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Maia Coleman, Wesley Parnell and Luis Ferré-Sadurní il 29/11/2025

Several Arrested as Protesters Block ICE Agents From a Potential Raid in NYC

The confrontation appeared to foil a possible ICE raid nearby, underscoring the numerous challenges the federal government faces in trying to stage raids in a dense city like New York.The scene of the protest was just blocks from where a large-scale immigration raid took place last month.

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Christina Jewett il 29/11/2025

F.D.A. Seeks More Oversight of Vaccine Trials and Approvals

The agency’s top vaccine regulator proposed broad changes, claiming that a new review linked 10 children’s deaths to the Covid vaccine. But public health experts questioned the findings, wanting to examine the data.Dr. Vinay Prasad, the F.D.A.’s top vaccine official, suggested in a memo that the dea

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Edward Wong il 29/11/2025

Top Trump Aides to Meet With Ukrainians in Florida on Sunday

Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner plan to discuss peace terms again after an uproar over a 28-point proposal drafted with Russian input.Secretary of State Marco Rubio will attend talks with Ukrainian officials in Florida on Sunday.

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Luke Broadwater il 29/11/2025

Inside Trump’s Push to Make the White House Ballroom as Big as Possible

President Trump’s ever-growing vision has caused tension with contractors. His architect has taken a step back as the president personally manages the project.President Trump walking on the White House roof with James McCrery, whose firm created the initial designs for the new ballroom, in August.

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Ernesto Londoño il 29/11/2025

How Fraud Swamped Minnesota’s Social Services System on Tim Walz’s Watch

Prosecutors say members of the Somali diaspora, a group with growing political power, were largely responsible. President Trump has drawn national attention to the scandal amid his crackdown on immigration.Joseph H. Thompson, center, the federal prosecutor overseeing the cases, at the U.S. District

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Edgar Sandoval il 29/11/2025

Republicans Flipped South Texas. Can a Moderate Tejano Singer Take It Back?

The star power of Latin Grammy Award-winning Bobby Pulido has Democrats dreaming of taking a U.S. House district in South Texas, even though Republicans have redrawn it in their favor.Bobby Pulido sang one of his most popular songs, “Desvelado,” at a campaign stop in Goliad, Texas.

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Nick Corasaniti, Ashley Wu and Taylor Robinson il 29/11/2025

Ahead of Primary Elections, Time Is Running Out in the Fight Over Congressional Maps

As partisan battles rage and courts wrangle proposals, the relentless pace of the calendar will force states to act — or land in murky legal ground.State legislatures like Ohio’s have held discussions about redistricting, but deadlines are fast approaching for decisions to be made about voting maps.

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Bruce Weber il 29/11/2025

Tom Stoppard, Award-Winning Playwright of Witty Drama, Dies at 88

Drawing comparisons to the greatest of dramatists, he entwined erudition with imagination in stage works that won accolades on both sides of the Atlantic.Tom Stoppard in 1992. He earned a reputation as the most cerebral of contemporary English-language playwrights, venturing into vast fields of scho

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Anjali Tsui il 29/11/2025

Mourners Honor Victims of Hong Kong Apartment Fire

The police said they expected the death toll of 128 to rise as the authorities began combing through the charred apartment towers.People affected by the fire at a shelter on Friday.

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Andrew E. Kramer il 29/11/2025

In Firing His No. 2, Zelensky Loses Both a Negotiator and an Enforcer

Andriy Yermak had ensured internal discipline in Ukraine’s wartime politics. He also led the country’s peace negotiations, which now must go on without him.A Ukrainian soldier in the eastern Donbas region. Andriy Yermak, President Volodymyr Zelensky’s former chief of staff, had negotiated to soften

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Kailyn Rhone il 29/11/2025

U.S. Black Friday Sales Defy Tariffs and Economic Woes

Data on spending this week shows that consumers are shopping big for the holidays despite inflation and economic worries.Shoppers outside the Macy’s flagship store in Midtown Manhattan on Black Friday afternoon.

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