The administration’s decision not to veto the United Nations resolution reflected its accumulated frustration over Israeli settlements. President Obama’s decision not to block a United Nations resolution condemning Israel laid bare grievances between him and Prime Minister Netanyahu. President-elect Trump told MSNBC that if a new arms race occurred, “We will outmatch them at every pass and outlast them all.” If Mr. Trump should follow through on instigating a new nuclear arms race, the consequences could be severe and possibly catastrophic. New demographic estimates for the election, and a look at how the key alliance of Northern white voters and black voters shrank for Hillary Clinton. Dancers with personal objections can skip the performance, according to the company and the union for the dancers. Still, some will likely feel pressured. Listen to the actor explain how he transformed himself into a mischievously exaggerated version of the president-elect. Plus, the week’s political news. Here’s what you need to know at the end of the day. In Washington’s rush to make deals before a new, possibly more sympathetic administration, banks may be paying billions less than once proposed. Christians who fled the brutal rule of the Islamic State are hesitant to return to the ransacked towns that still do not feel secure. Remembering outsize cultural figures who died in 2016 through a sampling of their bon mots, song lyrics and more. Attendance is dwindling at Santa’s Workshop in the Adirondacks, bypassed by the Interstate and thrill-ride-inspired attractions. But its biggest hurdle? Santa’s weakening hold on children. The American ambassador joined embassy and consular staff members in mimicking dance moves from “We Married as a Job,” a popular Japanese television series. An offbeat Christmas celebration, melding pep rally and church service, was suddenly tasked with helping a city heal in the aftermath of a truck attack on a market this week. Anis Amri, the 24-year-old Tunisian sought in connection with the rampage that killed 12 people at a Christmas market in Berlin, was killed by Italian police officers. Politics has become blood sport, a toxic twist on the historical tensions in a state that, much like the nation at large, is split down the middle. More than five months after a mysterious substance exploded in Central Park and blew off the lower part of 19-year-old man’s left leg, many questions about the blast persist. It’s a big city, with plenty to do, see, hear and watch. Here’s a sampling of cultural highlights this weekend and over the week ahead. Battling health issues, the Young family found solace in restoring a run-down community garden. Step inside as the family, a recipient of The New York Times Neediest Cases Fund, creates a winter wonderland. Ms. Fisher, best known for her portrayal of Princess Leia in the “Star Wars” movies, was hospitalized in Los Angeles, The Associated Press reported. Ms. Pritchard said that by the end of the war she had “lied, stolen, cheated, deceived and even killed” to shelter Jews in the Netherlands. Mr. Paladino, a one-time Republican candidate for New York governor who campaigned for Donald J. Trump, also said in an interview that Michelle Obama should be “let loose in the outback of Zimbabwe.” A Singaporean teenager whose video posts and blogs mocking his government and its late founder landed him in jail twice has been detained in the U.S. where he is seeking asylum, his lawyer and a human rights group said Saturday. Two men claiming to act on behalf of a pro-Qaddafi party and said to be seeking European visas surrendered after forcing an Afriqiyah Airways flight to change course. Morty Tock’s pastrami recipe lives on at his Hong Kong namesake, which opened in April. Just teenagers when their single mother died young, Andre Steinberg and Jamal Perry have kept pushing forward, with a little help from Catholic Charities. More Recent Articles |
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