- www.nytimes.com Why Mexico Is Eliminating Independent Watchdog Agencies
A vote in the country’s Senate has cleared the way to abolish seven independent organizations that provided oversight on issues such as public information and price fixing.
- www.nytimes.com Lauren Mayberry of Chvrches Is Making a Statement on Her Own
The singer and songwriter has fronted the Glaswegian band for 13 years. Next month, she’s going solo on “Vicious Creature,” an ambitious and emotional pop odyssey.
- www.nytimes.com Chinese Women Mobilize Against Subpar Sanitary Pads
An online campaign has prompted major pad manufacturers to apologize. Regulators said they would consider women’s criticisms when writing new standards.
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The Inverted Morality of MAGA
www.nytimes.com Opinion | The Inverted Morality of MAGATrumpism represents an alternative value system. The people I regard as upright and admirable MAGA regards as morally disgraceful.
- www.nytimes.com Lebanese Residents of Baalbek Return to a Bombed-Out City
Tens of thousands of people who had fled the city of Baalbek returned to bombed-out restaurants, flattened apartment buildings and many of the dead still buried under the rubble.
- www.nytimes.com Trump Team’s Rejection of a Transition Deal Adds a Wrinkle to Its Transparency Pledges
The president-elect’s team said it would disclose its donors’ names and not take donations from foreigners, but it isn’t legally bound to adhere to those promises.
- www.nytimes.com Hiker Survives 50 Days in Canadian Wilderness
Sam Benastick was found after weeks missing in British Columbia’s frigid Redfern-Keily Provincial Park, and after the official search was called off. The police had feared “this would not be the outcome,” a spokeswoman said.
- www.nytimes.com Holiday Shopping, Up Close and Personal
The experience of interacting with small business owners at winter markets makes holiday shopping “a little bit more wholesome” for some visitors.
- www.nytimes.com Biden Makes a Final Nantucket Visit as President
The president made his usual stops, expressing gratitude for progress toward peace in the Middle East and urging Americans to stay hopeful.
- www.nytimes.com Defense Secretary Takes Control of Plea Deals in War Crimes Cases
Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III stripped his appointee of plea deal authority in a memo on Monday, which the Pentagon has not yet made public.
- www.nytimes.com Daniel Khalife, UK Prison Escapee, Is Convicted of Spying for Iran
Daniel Khalife also pleaded guilty to an escape from a London jail, strapped underneath a truck with a sling made of trousers, that embarrassed the British authorities.
- www.nytimes.com Romania Court Orders a Recount After Surprise Election Result
A top court issued the ruling just days after an ultranationalist outsider unexpectedly won the most votes in the first round of presidential elections held Sunday.
- www.nytimes.com What to Know About a Possible Federal Takeover of Rikers Island
A judge found New York City in contempt of an agreement meant to improve jail conditions, setting the stage for a receivership.
- www.nytimes.com What a Deadly Offensive in Syria Means for a Stalled Civil War
Rebel groups have launched the largest offensive in years against government forces in the northwest.
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Give Barbara Taylor Bradford, the Queen of Romance Novels, Her Due
www.nytimes.com Opinion | Give Barbara Taylor Bradford, the Queen of Romance Novels, Her DueBarbara Taylor Bradford was a profound part of her readers’ lives.