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Why Older Women Face Greater Financial Hardship Than Older Men

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Thousands of flights are canceled as Omicron scrambles air travel.

Last Known Slave Ship Is Remarkably Well Preserved, Researchers Say

As Prices Rise, Biden Turns to Antitrust Enforcers

Best Movies of 2021

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Man Killed in Apparent Shark Attack Off California, the Authorities Say

Another Christmas of Death and Distress in America’s I.C.U.s

What to Watch For in N.F.L.’s Christmas Day Games

From the ‘Silent Majority’ to the Unvaxxed Minority

James Webb Space Telescope Launches on Journey to See the Dawn of Starlight

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A Dangerous Court Order Against The New York Times

We’re Locked Down Again in the Netherlands. Here’s a Warning.

Five Science-Fiction Movies to Stream Now

As Omicron Spreads and Cases Soar, the Unvaccinated Remain Defiant

Judge Upholds His Block on New York Times Coverage of Project Veritas

A member of the K-pop band BTS tests positive for Covid.

He Paid $30 for a Drawing. It Could Be a Renaissance Work Worth Millions.

‘Don’t Look Up’ Review: Tick, Tick, Kablooey

Booster protection wanes against symptomatic Omicron infections, British data suggests.

Our Most Popular Recipes of 2021

A Message From Britain on Using Rapid Tests

C.D.C. Shortens Covid Isolation Period for Health Care Workers

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Carlos Tejada, Deputy Asia Editor for The Times, Dies at 49

Joan Didion, ‘New Journalist’ Who Explored Culture and Chaos, Dies at 87

How Exercise Affects Metabolism and Weight Loss

‘The Matrix Resurrections’ Review: Slipping Through Dreamland (Again)

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Why Christmas Gifts Are Arriving on Time This Year

Omicron and Holiday Travel: How to Strategize

Joe Manchin Has Given Democrats a Chance to Save Their Agenda

11 Festive Dishes for the Merriest of Christmas Eve Dinners

How Pandemics End

Fox tightens its vaccine rule, removing a test-out option for N.Y.C. office workers.

The 10 Best Podcasts of 2021

What Are the Symptoms of Omicron, the New Covid Variant?

‘Hey, Pal’: Biden Welcomes a New Puppy to the White House

A Teen Sensation Grows Up

Foreign Drones Tip the Balance in Ethiopia’s Civil War

Millions Sign Petition to Reduce 110-Year Sentence for Trucker in Deadly Crash

Fauci warns Omicron is ‘extraordinary’ and offers holiday guidance.

Most Covid Infections May Soon Be Breakthroughs. Here’s What That Means.

Britney Spears Felt Trapped. Her Business Manager Benefited.

Paul Rudd Hosts a Year-End ‘S.N.L.’ Disrupted by the Omicron Variant

Drakeo the Ruler, West Coast Rapper, Is Killed at a Los Angeles Concert