Headlines from The New York Times for Sunday, Dec. 5, 2021

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U.S.

Top News

Voting Battles of 2022 Take Shape as G.O.P. Crafts New Election Bills

Facing Economic Collapse, Afghanistan Is Gripped by Starvation

The Variant Hunters: Inside South Africa’s Effort to Stanch Dangerous Mutations

Editors' Picks

Denzel Washington, Man on Fire

Josh Hawley and the Republican Obsession With Manliness

U.S.

He Never Touched the Murder Weapon. Alabama Sentenced Him to Die.

CNN Fires Chris Cuomo Amid Inquiry Into His Efforts to Aid His Brother

In the Michigan Shooting, What Is the School’s Responsibility?

Politics

Critical Moment for Roe, and the Supreme Court’s Legitimacy

How Stephanie Murphy, a Holdout on Biden’s Agenda, Helped Salvage It

Fearing a Repeat of Jan. 6, Congress Eyes Changes to Electoral Count Law

Business

For Parents, a Lifeline in Unemployment

Public Displays of Resignation: Saying ‘I Quit’ Loud and Proud

The Markets Are Confused, but Wall Street Is Still Making Predictions

Technology

What Happened to Amazon’s Bookstore?

With Its Exit, Didi Sends a Signal: China No Longer Needs Wall Street

The Year in Emojis

Sports

Big Contracts, Big Buyouts, Big Pressure: College Football Coaches Hit the Jackpot

Alabama Picks Apart Georgia, Setting Course for Another Playoff

All Women and All Alone: Monobob Leads New Events for 2022 Olympics

Arts

One Composer, Four Players, ‘Seven Pillars’

The Great ‘West Side Story’ Debate

Signs of Sea Change at Art Basel Miami: More Galleries of Color

New York

Christmas Tree Questions? Ask the Mayor of Rockefeller Center.

How a Cream Cheese Shortage Is Affecting N.Y.C. Bagel Shops

A Synagogue Feud Spills Into Public View: ‘Only Room for One Rabbi’

Media & Advertising

Condé Nast Knows Faded Glory Is Not in Style

‘And Just Like That’: The Shoe Must Go On

Philippine Court Allows Maria Ressa to Attend Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony

Magazine

The Abortion I Didn’t Have

The Teenagers Getting Six Figures to Leave Their High Schools for Basketball

What Will Art Look Like in the Metaverse?

Travel

Meet the Beauty Queens of Al Dhafra

Going Deep Into Oyster Country

Omicron and Travel: So, Now Do I Need Trip Insurance?

Real Estate

Is the Chance to Turn Hotels Into Affordable Housing Slipping Away?

The New Rules for Hosting That Holiday Party

They Didn’t Want Another ‘Project.’ Then They Saw the Charleston House.

Fashion & Style

Baby Tate Turns Hate Into Positivity

What Is a ‘Comfort Creator’?

Move Over, Diamonds. These Bracelets Are Forever, Too.

T Magazine

At Long Last, Onscreen Portrayals of Lesbian Relationships Are Getting Complex

On Japan’s Pacific Coast, an Artist Communes With Nature

The Canonization of Saint John Coltrane

Obituaries

Dr. Sherif R. Zaki, Acclaimed Disease Detective, Dies at 65

Almudena Grandes, Novelist of Spain’s Marginalized, Dies at 61

LaMarr Hoyt, Pitcher Whose Star Shone Brightly but Briefly, Dies at 66

Opinion

How Can You Destroy a Person’s Life and Only Get a Slap on the Wrist?

What Biden Isn’t Saying About Trump’s Positive Covid Test

Rudeness Is on the Rise. You Got a Problem With That?