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Democrats Are in Limbo Ahead of Trump's Return

Emotional breakdowns in private meetings over the election results. Hand-wringing over whether to attend the inauguration. Clashing over next steps. And a fatigued and frustrated base.

A Legion of Influencers Enforces Trump's Agenda

Vani Hari, who campaigns against food additives as the \"Food Babe,\" has 2.1 million followers on Instagram.

Potent Form Of Cannabis Ravages Teens

Health officials warn of heated extracts that are ruining lives and gaining popularity

GOP's High Hopes Collide With Reality

Musk's influence and Trump's impulsive style throw party into familiar form of chaos

Fliers Seek Better Ways To Get Sleep On a Plane

It's the holy grail of long-distance economy travel: a pillow that can actually help you get some sleep.

Spain's Christmas 'El Gordo' Lottery Spreads Around $2.8 Billion in Riches

For weeks, Spaniards had anticipated the arrival of \"El Gordo\" or \"The Fat One.\"

Climate Change Keeps Some Crops Pricey

Extreme weather boosted prices of cocoa, coffee and orange juice in 2024

THE LEPER - LEE CHANGDONG

. . . to survive, to hang on, waiting for the new world to dawn, what can you do but become a leper nobody in the world would deign to touch? - From \"Windy Evening,\" by Kim Seong-dong.

What the Science Says About Fluoride in Our Water

How much do we need to protect our teeth without risking possible cognitive harm?

Rickey Henderson: Hail to the Thief

Remembering baseball's base-stealing, run-scoring, myth-making Hall of Famer, who died Friday at age 65

Emphasis on Italy

Many of the standout shows focused on artists from-or inspired by-this sunny strip of Europe

Kid Safety On Apple's App Store Is Too Lax, Study Says

Stacy Ann Sipes thought she had her daughter's phone locked down.

Paramount's Heiress Bows Out

An $8 billion sale of media empire caps Shari Redstone's eventful leadership

Liberty Media's MotoGP Bid Faces In-Depth EU Probe

Formula One owner Liberty Media's planned bid for Dorna Sports faces an in-depth investigation by the European Commission over concerns the $3.6 billion deal could hurt competition in broadcasting and streaming markets.

YOU WON'T GET FREE OF IT

Alice Munro's partner sexually abused her daughter. The harm ran through the work and the family.

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

\"Black Doves,\" on Netflix.

NATURE STUDIES

Kyle Abraham's “Dear Lord, Make Me Beautiful.”

ART OF STONE

\"The Brutalist.\"

Profile of Suspect in German Attack Sparks Confusion

When a driver rammed a car through a festive Christmas market in the German city of Magdeburg shortly after 7 p.m. on Friday, leaving five dead and more than 200 injured, the country seemed to be facing a repeat of its worst Islamist terrorist attack in recent history.

Kyiv Is Relying On Free Market To Add Weapons

When Andriy Bondarenko, a tech entrepreneur, began making drones, he had no experience with weapons. Working with a friend, it took him one month to develop a prototype, which they paid for with their own money.

H&M Is Banking on Pop-Star Chic To Make Its Brand Cool Once More

H&M has a unique problem for a mass retailer: It has gone too mainstream.

Struggling Nissan Counts On A Honda Lifeline

Nissan, once a symbol of Japan's carmaking prowess, spent the past five years trying to regain its footing after the arrest of longtime leader Carlos Ghosn, only to find itself in a precarious spot again.

North Korea Boosts Arms Flow to Russia

North Korea and Russia are deepening their military cooperation, as Pyongyang ramps up the supply of arms to Moscow for the war in Ukraine and receives much-needed cash and oil from the Kremlin in return.

Flat Start for 12-Team Playoff

Ever since college football introduced a four-team playoff a decade ago, analysts and armchair quarterbacks had salivated over the prospect of adding more teams to the mix.

How to 'Manifest' Your Own Success

The practice of visualizing desired outcomes, through listing goals and vision boards, has become popular this year

THE SPOTIFY SYNDROME

What is the world's largest music-streaming platform really costing us?

WHAT GOOD IS MORALITY?

Ask not just where it came from but what it does for us

Ballmer Is the 'Noninvesting,' Undiversified Guru of Investing

The ultrawealthy tend to follow a time-honored model of investing: diversifying.

The Wildest Stock-Market Prices Ever

Why pay $1 when you can pay $2 or $12 for the same thing? Here is a tour through the most entertaining anomalies in history

TO THE DETECTIVE INVESTIGATING MY MURDER

Dear Detective, I'm not dead, but a lot of people can't stand me. What I mean is that breathing is not an activity they want me to keep doing. What I mean is, they want to knock me off. My days are numbered.