Today's Headlines: Clarence Thomas’s Clerks: An ‘Extended Family’ With Reach and Power

Putin Quietly Signals He Is Open to a Cease-Fire in Ukraine
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Clarence Thomas's Clerks: An 'Extended Family' With Reach and Power

Clarence Thomas's Clerks: An 'Extended Family' With Reach and Power

By Abbie VanSickle and Steve Eder

The Supreme Court justice has built a network of former clerks who share messages, meals and a common vision — wielding influence at universities, law firms and the highest rungs of government.

Putin Quietly Signals He Is Open to a Cease-Fire in Ukraine

Putin Quietly Signals He Is Open to a Cease-Fire in Ukraine

By Anton Troianovski, Adam Entous and Julian E. Barnes

Despite its bravado in public, the Kremlin has indicated its interest in striking a deal to halt the war — so long as it could still declare victory.

'God Is Under the Rubble in Gaza': Bethlehem's Subdued Christmas

Bethlehem Dispatch

'God Is Under the Rubble in Gaza': Bethlehem's Subdued Christmas

By Yara Bayoumy and Samar Hazboun

The war in Gaza has prompted the city, traditionally seen as the birthplace of Jesus, to tone down its Christmas celebrations.

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Today's Videos

Visual Evidence Shows Israel Dropped 2,000-Pound Bombs Where It Ordered Gaza's Civilians to Move for Safety

Video Video: Visual Evidence Shows Israel Dropped 2,000-Pound Bombs Where It Ordered Gaza's Civilians to Move for Safety

By Robin Stein, Haley Willis, Ishaan Jhaveri, Danielle Miller, Aaron Byrd and Natalie Reneau

A Times investigation used aerial imagery and artificial intelligence to detect bomb craters that showed that one of Israel's biggest bombs was used routinely in south Gaza.

'There Was No Sense of Time': Israeli Teen Recounts Captivity in Gaza

Video Video: 'There Was No Sense of Time': Israeli Teen Recounts Captivity in Gaza

By Sarah Kerr, Carmit Hoomash, Caroline Kim and David Blumenfeld

Sahar Kalderon, 16, was abducted from Kibbutz Nir Oz on Oct. 7. Her father and 12-year-old brother were also kidnapped. The siblings were released on Nov. 27 as part of a cease-fire deal. Their father remains in captivity.

'All of Us Strangers' | Anatomy of a Scene

Video Video: 'All of Us Strangers' | Anatomy of a Scene

By Mekado Murphy

The director Andrew Haigh narrates a sequence from his film, starring Andrew Scott.

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