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Israel’s high court strikes down Netanyahu’s judicial overhaul law

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s plans to overhaul the judiciary upended Israel in the months leading to the Israel-Gaza war, and now threaten to cause a constitutional crisis.

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The New Year ResetEasy wins. Good habits. Better living.

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Are you fit for your age? Try our New Year’s tuneup to find out.

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The global crises that may get worse in 2024

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Your year in news

election 2024

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Doom dominates 2024 messaging as Trump and Biden trade dire warnings

Experts and pollsters say the depictions are reflective of the country’s broadly pessimistic and apprehensive mood.

By Toluse Olorunnipa

Supreme Court faces pressure to decide if Trump is on the 2024 ballot

By Patrick Marley, Azi Paybarah, Josh Dawsey and Maegan Vazquez

Led by Trump, GOP candidates take polarizing stances on race and history

By Maeve Reston, Hannah Knowles and Meryl Kornfield

DeSantis, Haley pledge to pardon Trump if he’s convicted

By Reis Thebault

Advice

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Carolyn Hax: The world’s problems feel too big to solve. So why bother?

A prospective volunteer is overwhelmed by the size of the world’s problems.

January 1

Ask Amy: Should I reach out to my estranged father’s ‘technical wife’?

January 1

Miss Manners: Is everybody returning unwanted gifts to givers these days?

January 1

Ask Sahaj: Sister-in-law excludes me from gatherings and invites my husband’s ex

December 28

Work Advice: More standoffs over return-to-office mandates loom in 2024

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Well+BeingNews and advice to live well every day

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‘Good cholesterol’ and dementia: Researchers chart a correlation

By Linda Searing

Is standing up getting harder? These exercises and tips can help.

By Michele Stanten

The upside of regret: How a painful emotion can lead to better mental health

By Stacey Colino

Here’s a better way to make New Year’s resolutions

By Lindsey Bever

Want a healthier body and mind? Join our 5-Day New Year’s Tuneup.

By Tara Parker-Pope

ClimateExpanded coverage of a changing planet

Seven easy climate actions that I learned many people aren’t doing

By Michael J. Coren

Why these homes in the hottest places don’t need AC

By Philip Kennicott

Many on Gulf Coast say time is running out for EPA to act on toxic air

By Anna Phillips, Amudalat Ajasa and Timothy Puko

Want to know if your future home might flood? These states are requiring disclosure.

By Brady Dennis

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Scientists unravel the big mystery of a beached whale

By Dino Grandoni

Spectacular stars and Wolf Moon: What to spy in January’s night skies

By Geoff Chester

Analysis

Extreme heat far outpaced cold in U.S. during record-warm 2023

By Ian Livingston

Five way-too-early weather predictions for 2024

By Matthew Cappucci

Massive waves slam California, with more expected Saturday

By Nicolás Rivero and Diana Leonard

What to do (and avoid) after you’ve been scammed

By Heather Kelly

Apple wins temporary reprieve from the ban on Apple Watch sales

By Chris Velazco

Posting kids online is risky. Here’s how to remove their images.

By Heather Kelly

Technology

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Tesla’s Autopilot blew through stop signs when our columnist tested the recall

By Geoffrey A. Fowler

Tesla strike in Sweden is biggest test yet of Elon Musk’s anti-union stance

By Gerrit De Vynck

Michael Cohen used fake cases created by AI in bid to end his probation

By Pranshu Verma

National

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Millennials have found a way to buy houses: Living with mom and dad

By Julian Mark and Eli Tan

Taking life into their own hands: The story of Black birth workers and moms

By Akilah Johnson and Jahi Chikwendiu

Four years on, long covid still confounds us. Here’s what we now know.

By Frances Stead Sellers

The new FAFSA form for college aid is out. Five things to know.

By Danielle Douglas-Gabriel

Garland’s death-penalty record will soon include Buffalo killer decision

By David Nakamura

WORLD

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Review

Anselm Kiefer in 3D glory

An art documentary by Wim Wenders steps inside the work of a man who says his art is about “the open wound of German history.”

By Mark Jenkins

How Michael Mann filmed the incredible racing scenes in ‘Ferrari’

By Jada Yuan

Perspective

A theater critic says so long, farewell, auf Wiedersehen, adieu

By Peter Marks

At the Met, a daring new production of ‘Carmen’ takes flight

By Michael Andor Brodeur

The newest TV shows and movies to stream right now

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Paula Abdul accuses former ‘American Idol’ producer of sexual assault

By Heidi Pérez-Moreno

Director Christopher Nolan reckons with AI’s ‘Oppenheimer moment’

By Cat Zakrzewski

D.C., MD. & VA.

Health

From bitter bark to wonder drug — exhibit explores aspirin’s history

By Erin Blakemore

Four years on, long covid still confounds us. Here’s what we now know.

By Frances Stead Sellers

HHS plan to revitalize U.S. primary care falls short, experts say

By Frances Stead Sellers

Science

Game of clones: Science is immortalizing Argentina’s top polo horses

By Samantha Schmidt

NASA drones offer glimpse of a future with self-piloted ‘air taxis’

By Erin Blakemore

Scientists unravel the big mystery of a beached whale

By Dino Grandoni

SPORTS

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Analysis

Chase Young on his Washington return: ‘I definitely could’ve played better’

By Sam Fortier

Analysis

What to know from NFL Week 17: Packers are one win away from the playoffs

By Adam Kilgore

Lamar Jackson shines again as Ravens throttle Dolphins, clinch No. 1 seed

By Mark Maske

Texas might be all the way back, just in time to take on the SEC

By Jesse Dougherty

Analysis

For the Commanders, it’s seven straight losses and one game to go

By Nicki Jhabvala

Business

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Stock market surges into 2024, shrugging off recession fears

By Aaron Gregg

Tesla strike in Sweden is biggest test yet of Elon Musk’s anti-union stance

By Gerrit De Vynck

Blue-collar workers won big in 2023, defying bleak predictions

By Lauren Kaori Gurley

In reversal, U.S. to heighten efforts to collect billions in unpaid covid loans

By Tony Romm

A Va. plant promised PPE for health workers. $123M later, it’s mothballed.

By Laura Vozzella

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