Happy New Year!

By SAM SIFTON from NYT Food https://nyti.ms/2VnIojI

Syria conflict: Trump slows down troop withdrawal

The US president confirms reports that the withdrawal of US forces will be slower than he promised.

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iPhone XR Review

iPhone XR reviewiPhone XR review

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iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max Review

iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max are the most expensive iPhone models till date. Are they worth the big price tags? Read on to find out.

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iOS 12 Review

iOS 12 review

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US senator Elizabeth Warren takes step toward presidential run

The US Democratic senator announces she has set up an exploratory committee to consider a 2020 bid.

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Beijing plans to adopt facial recognition-enabled smart locks in its public housing projects involving 120K tenants in 2019 to crack down on illegal subletting (Meng Jing/South China Morning Post)

Meng Jing / South China Morning Post:
Beijing plans to adopt facial recognition-enabled smart locks in its public housing projects involving 120K tenants in 2019 to crack down on illegal subletting  —  - The smart lock is one of the latest hi-tech tools authorities are using to keep an eye on its citizens

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The Most Important Story of 2018

By DAVID LEONHARDT from NYT Opinion https://nyti.ms/2Rwn0cZ

Elizabeth Warren vs. Donald Trump: A Blow-by-Blow History

By NATALIE RENEAU and WHITNEY HURST from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2EYtiLF

How Early Do Presidential Campaigns Start? Earlier Than You May Think

By SARAH MERVOSH and MATT FLEGENHEIMER from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2SovnnU

Elizabeth Warren Announces She Is Running for President

By ASTEAD W. HERNDON and ALEXANDER BURNS from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2AnrSHv

California Today: A Hollywood Actor Remembered as a Working Dad

By JILL COWAN from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2EZzcNu

12 Teams, One Goal: A First Look at the N.F.L. Playoffs

By BILL PENNINGTON from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/2EYOz8D

Meteor Showers That Will Light Up Night Skies in 2019

By NICHOLAS ST. FLEUR from NYT Science https://nyti.ms/2SvN2u6

Iran TV chief sacked over uncensored Jackie Chan sex scene

A regional channel showed Jackie Chan's Shinjuku Incident without censoring an "immoral" part.

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Pete Tong NYE 'balloon drop' cancelled after protests

Organisers had planned to release 130,000 balloons at a Manila nightclub to ring in the new year.

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US zoo intern fatally attacked by lion in North Carolina

Alexandra Black, 22, had recently graduated and started working at the centre only 10 days before.

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Der Spiegel: Volkswagen is planning to write off over $300M it invested in Gett, as the Israeli startup struggles to compete with Uber, Lyft, Didi, and others (Globes Online)

Globes Online:
Der Spiegel: Volkswagen is planning to write off over $300M it invested in Gett, as the Israeli startup struggles to compete with Uber, Lyft, Didi, and others  —  “Der Spiegel” reported that Volkswagen would write off its over $300 million investment in the Israeli taxi hailing company.

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Microsoft Surface Go Starts Shipping in India, Starts at Rs. 38,599

Microsoft Surface Go, the Redmond giant's smallest and most affordable Surface device yet, started shipping in India on Monday exclusively through Flipkart.

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Russian security agency arrests 'US spy' in Moscow

The FSB security agency says a US man named Paul Whelan has been charged with spying.

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Amal Fathy: Egypt court imposes jail term over harassment video

Amal Fathy faces two years in jail for criticising the state for failing to tackle sexual harassment.

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Mother of the Hubble: Tributes paid to Nasa scientist

Dr Nancy Grace Roman, the first woman to hold a senior leadership position at Nasa, has died at 93.

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Duterte: Outrage as Philippines president says he sexually abused maid

Rights groups call the Philippine president's comments "repulsive" and "unworthy of his position".

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Hopman Cup: Serena Williams & Roger Federer to play for first time

Roger Federer and Serena Williams will meet on court for the first time at the Hopman Cup on Tuesday.

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2019: The New Year begins with a bang in New Zealand

Auckland has said goodbye to 2018 and got the world's New Year celebrations officially underway.

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Australian cane toads hitch a lift on python's back after storm

Paul Mock filmed the cane toads riding the python, known as Monty, after a bad storm in Kununurra.

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N.Y. Today: A Party With 3,000 Pounds of Confetti, 1 Ball and Too Many People to Count

By AZI PAYBARAH from NYT New York https://nyti.ms/2R2cudI

An Ongoing Look Into the Origins of Trump’s Wealth

By Unknown Author from NYT Podcasts https://nyti.ms/2EYPndB

The Year in Charts

By STEVEN RATTNER from NYT Opinion https://nyti.ms/2AoSNCK

The Most Distant Place We’ve Visited

By ALAN STERN from NYT Opinion https://nyti.ms/2VicOne

Is There Any Humane Way to Kill a Mouse?

By TOM HUTH from NYT Opinion https://nyti.ms/2QdKw9L

Cleaning the Congressional Stables

By THE EDITORIAL BOARD from NYT Opinion https://nyti.ms/2VicMf6

The Special Misogyny Reserved for Mothers

By HILLARY FRANK from NYT Opinion https://nyti.ms/2Qcr3Gv

Bangladeshi Food Is a Rarity Around New York. This Place Helps Fill the Void.

By MAYUKH SEN from NYT Food https://nyti.ms/2EWr8vW

American Is Arrested in Moscow on Spying Charges

By NEIL MacFARQUHAR from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2CIEbzD

Your Monday Briefing

By CHRIS STANFORD from NYT Briefing https://nyti.ms/2BQthGn

Hearing Loss Threatens Mind, Life and Limb

By JANE E. BRODY from NYT Well https://nyti.ms/2AofpTL

Joyful Headlines About Race and Equality

By ADEEL HASSAN from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2QcRyvw

NASA’s New Horizons Will Visit Ultima Thule on New Year’s Day

By KENNETH CHANG from NYT Science https://nyti.ms/2RqYh9J

Shopping for Tumblers

By TIM McKEOUGH from NYT Real Estate https://nyti.ms/2s0yg2z

The Origins of the Times Square Ball Drop

By RAILLAN BROOKS and ALEXANDRIA SYMONDS from NYT Reader Center https://nyti.ms/2CGuZvr

N.Y.’s New Attorney General Is Targeting Trump. Will Judges See a ‘Political Vendetta?’

By JEFFERY C. MAYS from NYT New York https://nyti.ms/2QcY5Gh

Castro Takes Manhattan: Vintage Pictures of the Cuban Conqueror as Tourist

By BILL KELLER from NYT New York https://nyti.ms/2QcY5WN

A Little Bit of Excess in a Sensible Package

By GENEVIEVE KO from NYT Food https://nyti.ms/2EVkExw

‘Help, My Boss Has Breasts!’

By CHOIRE SICHA from NYT Business https://nyti.ms/2QZlss9

Superb Oddities: Robert Gottlieb Reviews a Biography of Edward Gorey

By ROBERT GOTTLIEB from NYT Books https://nyti.ms/2Vk7ccd

2018: The Year in Visual Stories and Graphics

By THE NEW YORK TIMES from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2GLlDTy

Congratulations on the Promotion. But Did Science Get a Demotion?

By AARON E. CARROLL from NYT The Upshot https://nyti.ms/2RoLapw

Bangladesh’s Leader Wins a Third Term but Opposition Contests Results

By JULFIKAR ALI MANIK and MARIA ABI-HABIB from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2CI02qY

Philippines deadly storm and landslides kill more than 60

An official says people did not take precautions as the storm was not classed as a typhoon.

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Deadly blast ruins Russia housing block in Magnitogorsk

At least three people died in a suspected gas explosion in the city of Magnitogorsk.

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An American Photographer’s Pilgrimage to the Italian Village of Luzzara

By JOSEPH SCIORRA from NYT Lens https://nyti.ms/2Qd6cCI

3 Dead and Scores Missing in Russia Building Collapse

By NEIL MacFARQUHAR from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2VkIfxm

Year-End Storm in the Philippines Kills More Than 60

By JASON GUTIERREZ from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2R55gWI

Philippine President Says He Sexually Abused Housemaid as a Teenager

By JASON GUTIERREZ from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2AqsfRv

C.I.A.’s Afghan Forces Leave a Trail of Abuse and Anger

By MUJIB MASHAL from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2EZjOjT

In Orange County, a Republican Fortress Turns Democratic

By ADAM NAGOURNEY and ROBERT GEBELOFF from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2F0FQSR

Consejos para vivir mejor en 2019

By Por MARINA FRANCO from NYT Universal https://nyti.ms/2QXpu4p

‘The Train Was So Packed That It Was Difficult For Me to Do What I Always Did’

By Unknown Author from NYT New York https://nyti.ms/2SrN1ar

2 of New York’s Most Influential Offices Are About to be Held by One Person

By J. DAVID GOODMAN from NYT New York https://nyti.ms/2Tllzvc

What’s on TV Monday: New Year’s Eve Celebrations and Taylor Swift

By SARA ARIDI from NYT Arts https://nyti.ms/2AmjsAe

Armed Man in Tactical Clothing Headed to a Texas Church to ‘Fulfill a Prophecy,’ Police Say

By SANDRA E. GARCIA from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2CH9f2G

Trump Digs In, Darkening Hopes for a Deal to End the Shutdown

By MAGGIE HABERMAN and SHERYL GAY STOLBERG from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2Qdoeov

Obamacare, Ruled Invalid by Federal Judge, Will Remain in Effect During Appeal

By SARAH MERVOSH from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2GQ7rIL

Lindsey Graham Suggests Syrian Troop Drawdown Will Take Longer Than 30 Days

By MAGGIE HABERMAN from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2GIQ7p0

Quotation of the Day: C.I.A.-Led Afghan Forces Leave Grim Trail of Abuse

By Unknown Author from NYT Today’s Paper https://nyti.ms/2GMzf0B