Here’s what you need to know at the end of the day. The assault, in an area racked by an Islamist insurgency, sent shock waves across the nation — not only for the death toll but also for the choice of target. At least 235 people were killed when militants detonated explosives and sprayed gunfire at a crowded Sufi mosque near Egypt’s Sinai coast. A terrorist attack in Egypt has focused attention on the mystical school of Islam, which emphasizes the inward search for divinity. A State Department exodus marks a new stage in the broken and increasingly contentious relationship between Rex W. Tillerson and much of his work force. “Enough already!” one critic of President Vladimir V. Putin said, worried that the accusations were helping the Kremlin polish the president’s image as a master strategist. Vallejo, Calif., is the rare city where no one ethnic group predominates. But stubborn disparities endure. Being surrounded by racial diversity, my conversation in a California diner suggested, can make people feel more comfortable with biases and stereotypes. Jennifer Gammell has turned the holiday shopping event into a tradition, with lines at Target and Toys ‘R’ Us and a Thanksgiving buffet at King’s Hawaiian. An iconic American company is closing stores and cutting costs as part of a turnaround it hopes will retain loyal customers and attract new ones. Americans who were driven to shop for Christmas deals — and turn a profit — were in line early and on their devices in droves. President Sisi, like his predecessors, thinks brutality will defeat militants. It won’t. And the Trump administration wants to make for-profit colleges even less accountable. A defector’s condition is a window into Kim Jong-un’s slave state — and the countries that abet it. Ending state and local tax deductions may result in eventual tax increases, not tax cuts, at the federal level. Thanks to Trump, a mining project that threatened fish is back in play. Cigarette makers are being forced by a court to run ads saying, surprise, that smoking kills. But you won’t hear an apology for their deception. Let us give thanks for those occasional onstage mishaps that make even the feeblest theatrical productions memorable. I didn’t even know I was looking for the things that now make me happiest. In a sharply worded Instagram post, Ms. Thurman had a message for the producer, who has been accused of sexual assault: “I’m glad it’s going slowly — you don’t deserve a bullet.” The Canadian premier said former students of boarding schools in Newfoundland and Labrador “face adversity today” because of their schooling. After phone calls with world leaders and a golf outing with Tiger Woods, the president had time to revisit a favorite grievance: the selection of person of the year. The woman, Julia Poff, also sent an explosive device to the Social Security Administration, prosecutors say. Gov. Greg Abbott opened the package but it did not detonate. As a crucial election nears, leaders like Matteo Renzi are on high alert for fake news and foreign meddling. Waste from a shoe factory has tainted groundwater in a Grand Rapids suburb. Some residents are skeptical of Michigan officials, who botched the response in Flint. Former Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa succeeded the leader he helped to topple, Robert Mugabe, who had held the office since independence 37 years ago. The C.F.L. has added a bye week and eliminated padded practices during the season to reduce concussions and other injuries. Would it work in the N.F.L.? Rockers from the downtown scene of the 1970s and ’80s are keeping the flame alive, and their gray-haired fans are happy to party like it’s 1979. She fell in love with a married man. He told his wife he wanted to split up. How did they all end up as close friends? We offer tips for avoiding crowds and list the shows worth seeing this holiday season. Shows and films caught up in harassment scandals have become radioactive, and the culture is wrestling with where to draw the line. Our baseball columnist looks at superstars under chemical clouds. There’s also a trivia quiz. A little bit of meat goes a long way, wrapped Sicilian-style around cheese and prosciutto and roasted with bay leaves and olive oil. Visit a parmesan dairy in northern Italy, where Parmigiano-Reggiano originates and learn how the cheese is made. More Recent Articles |
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