Hong Kong's statues are disappearing, but their symbolism may prove harder to erase

Depicting a heap of screaming faces and contorted torsos, the "Pillar of Shame" was not just a reminder of the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre -- it was, for many, an emblem of free speech in Hong Kong.

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Tony Blair, Covid-19 experts and Olympians recognized in UK New Year's Honours List

Tony Blair, the former UK prime minister is to be knighted with the highest possible ranking in the New Year's Honours List, Buckingham Palace announced Friday.

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New Yorkers navigate another muted New Year’s Eve, hoping for better days ahead.

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A landmark Brooklyn restaurant reopens — again — in time for the New Year.

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Trump Appointee Resigns After Fight With Democratic Bank Regulators

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Scientists say Omicron may peak in the U.S. in mid-January but still may overwhelm hospitals.

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Public university students in New York must now get vaccine boosters.

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Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins tests positive in latest blow to the N.F.L. postseason race.

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Sam Jones, Sharpshooting Celtics Star of the 1960s, Dies at 88

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A New Year and a New Leader, but Germany’s Focus Remains on Covid

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Russian Foreign Minister Levels New Warning on Ukraine

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People with Omicron are less likely to need hospitalization, U.K. report finds.

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Earthy Mushrooms, Bold Peppers

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Israel approves a 4th dose of Covid vaccine for those with compromised immune systems.

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Is the Human Impulse to Tell Stories Dangerous?

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A few U.S. cities say to New Year’s revelers: Party on.

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The Books We Loved as Children Can Comfort Us at the End

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New in Paperback: ‘Of Women and Salt’ and ‘Drug Use for Grown-Ups’

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Skier gets completely buried in snow after backflip attempt goes wrong

A California skier had to be rescued by his friends after being trapped in deep snow upon landing a backflip.

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Sports Stories That Hit Home in 2021

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Banned Books, Parisian Spaghetti Dinners and Other Letters to the Editor

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The Most-Read Food Stories of 2021

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These graphics show where cases are soaring fastest around the world.

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Covid vaccines rarely lead to problems in younger children, according to two C.D.C. reports.

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How to Plan a Veggie New Year’s Eve

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Pharmaceutical Company Found Liable in Landmark Opioid Trial

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'Not going to sit particularly well with Putin': CNN reporter previews Biden-Putin call

CNN's Nic Robertson takes a look ahead of President Joe Biden's call with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss a wide range of topics including diplomatic engagement.

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Her sister didn't want to get vaccinated until debate on the way to bury their grandmother

After recently laying her unvaccinated grandmother to rest, losing her to Covid-19, Los Angeles Times reporter Brittny Mejia joins CNN's Poppy Harlow to explain how the vaccine has divided her family.

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The January 6 committee formed 6 months ago. Here's what it's uncovered.

It's been a dramatic six months since the establishment of the House select committee investigating the January 6 Capitol Hill riot.

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Trump endorses Alaska governor, but there's a catch

Trump backs Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy, so long as he doesn't endorse Senator Lisa Murkowski.

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At least 32 killed in gold mine collapse in Sudan

Rescue workers in Sudan are working to recover the bodies of dozens of workers who were killed in a gold mine that collapsed in the remote West Kordofan province, a mining official said.

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How We Treat Farmed Animals

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W.H.O. Warns of a ‘Tsunami’ of Delta and Omicron Infections

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Four Smithsonian museums are among those shuttering amid Omicron staff shortages.

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Better Living Through Stoicism, From Seneca to Modern Interpreters

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Sharon Gless Admires Eddie Redmayne and L.A.’s Union Station

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J.D. Crowe, Banjo Virtuoso and Bluegrass Innovator, Dies at 84

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‘El peor escenario es que todo se seque’: Chile discute su nueva Constitución, mientras enfrenta el cambio climático

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Many universities, citing the Omicron surge, push start dates back or move to online instruction.

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Deadly flooding in Brazil kills at least 20 and displaces thousands, leaving Covid-19 vaccines submerged

The death toll from floods and heavy rain, which has blighted the Brazilian state of Bahia since November, rose to 20 after flooding intensified over the weekend, causing two dams to burst and the displacement of an estimated 62,800 people, state officials say.

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‘Ain’t Too Proud’ will close on Broadway as Covid takes its toll.

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14-year-old girl fatally shot by LAPD called US 'safest country in the world,' father says

Valentina Orellana-Peralta, the 14-year-old who was fatally shot by police in the dressing room of a Los Angeles store, had once assured her father the US was "the safest country in the world" and she dreamed of becoming an American citizen, he said Tuesday.

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Fears of Omicron’s Rapid Spread Are Tempered by Signs of Milder Illness

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‘Ain’t Too Proud’ will close on Broadway as Covid takes its toll.

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History-making champ closing out tumultuous year for 'Jeopardy!'

"Jeopardy!" is wrapping up a historic and sometimes controversial year with its first transgender champion, Amy Schneider, to qualify for the Tournament of Champions.

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I’ve Spent 25 Years as a Joan Didion Thief

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Sweeping private-sector vaccine mandate goes into effect in N.Y.C.

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I’ve Spent 25 Years as a Joan Didion Thief

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Is Disney the Met’s Fairy Godmother?

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Popular guidebook started with this epic 1970's road trip

It was the 1970s and Tony and Maureen Wheeler had a dream: to travel from London to Sydney by land, or at least as much as they could. They embarked on a once-in-a-lifetime journey that changed global traveling forever.

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Airport security officer leaps conveyor belt to help choking baby

A mother saw her two-month old wasn't breathing after walking through the security checkpoint at Newark Liberty International Airport. In response, officer Cecilia Morales jumped over the conveyer belt and performed the infant Heimlich Maneuver.

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Trial Testimony Declaration of Dr. Tom Neuman

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More than 30 reported killed in Myanmar Christmas Day attack

At least 30 people, including women and children, were killed in the eastern Myanmar state of Kayah, according to the Karenni Human Rights Group, with two members of international humanitarian group Save the Children still missing.

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Is Disney the Met’s Fairy Godmother?

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Fauci warns against complacency amid data that Omicron causes milder illness

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A city's pandemic politics reveal a wider rupture.

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Two more members of the K-pop band BTS test positive for the coronavirus.

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Catherine Was Great. But Was She a Girl Boss?

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On 40th anniversary, Citymeals on Wheels provides 20K 'festive meals' to elderly New Yorkers

Citymeals on Wheels, a New York City-based non-profit that provides meals to elderly New Yorkers, provided 20,000-holiday meals to older city residents on Christmas morning with the help of 300 volunteers, a news release from the organization says. The achievement comes as the non-profit celebrates its 40th Christmas in operation.

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Olivia Munn and John Mulaney have shared a photo of their new baby

It's a Christmas Eve gift! Actress Olivia Munn and comedian John Mulaney have shared the first glimpse of their baby, who is now 1 month old.

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Dad, sons and dogs die in fire likely caused by Christmas tree or electrical issues

A father and his two school-aged sons died on Christmas Day when their house caught fire, likely due to a combination of electrical issues and a dry Christmas tree, according to Quakertown, Pennsylvania, Fire Marshal Doug Wilhelm.

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U.S. Covid hospitalizations are rising among children. New York urges parents to vaccinate the young.

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Anti-Coup Protesters in Sudan Press Their Demand for Return to Civilian Rule

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A U.S. Navy combat ship is stranded in Guantánamo Bay with a virus outbreak.

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Winter Storms Threaten to Disrupt Travel in the Northwest

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As Prices Rise, Biden Turns to Antitrust Enforcers

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