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Headlines from The New York Times for Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021

Top News

  1. Fed Shifts to Inflation Battle, Winding Down Pandemic Support

    By Jeanna Smialek

    Page A1

  2. Meadows and the Band of Loyalists: How They Fought to Keep Trump in Power

    By Katie Benner, Catie Edmondson, Luke Broadwater and Alan Feuer

    Page A1

  3. Green-Energy Race Draws an American Underdog to Bolivia’s Lithium

    By Clifford Krauss and Meridith Kohut

    Page A1

Editors' Picks

  1. When the Show Doesn’t Go On: Broadway Is Rattled by Covid Cancellations

    By Michael Paulson

    Page A1

  2. Overturning Roe Will Make Miscarriage Care Worse

    By Jessica Grose

    Page A23

Today’s Videos

  1. Biden in Kentucky: There Are No ‘Red Tornadoes’ or ‘Blue Tornadoes’

    By Reuters

  2. Firefighters Rescue Hundreds Trapped on Hong Kong Rooftop

    By Reuters

  3. First Asian American Muppet to Debut on ‘Sesame Street’

    By The Associated Press

World

  1. The Nobel Peace Prize That Paved the Way for War

    By Declan Walsh

    Page A1

  2. Putin and Xi Show United Front Amid Rising Tensions With U.S.

    By Anton Troianovski and Steven Lee Myers

    Page A12

  3. Many Turks Can’t Afford Bread, and Bakers Can’t Afford to Make It

    By Carlotta Gall

    Page A4

U.S.

  1. Derek Chauvin Pleads Guilty to Violating George Floyd’s Rights

    By Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs

    Page A17

  2. A Refugee Crisis Runs Into a Housing Crisis

    By Miriam Jordan

    Page A16

  3. King Family and Activists Plan Marches to Pressure Democrats on Voting Rights

    By Carl Hulse

    Page A17

Politics

  1. Republicans Who Assailed Biden’s Stimulus Bill Are Embracing the Money

    By Alan Rappeport

    Page A1

  2. Senate Passes $768 Billion Defense Bill, Sending It to Biden

    By Catie Edmondson

    Page A17

  3. Touring Kentucky, Biden Vows ‘Whatever It Takes’ to Recover From Storms

    By Jim Tankersley

    Page A21

Business

  1. Fox News Hosts Take the Offensive About Texts to Meadows

    By Jim Windolf and John Koblin

    Page B1

  2. Biden’s China Dilemma: How to Enforce Trump’s Trade Deal

    By Ana Swanson

    Page B1

  3. Why Jerome Powell Pivoted on Inflation

    By Neil Irwin

    Page B1

Technology

  1. Four Resolutions for a Healthier Tech Life in 2022

    By Brian X. Chen

    Page B1

  2. Inflation in Britain hits 5.1 percent, the highest in a decade.

    By Kevin Granville

    Page B4

  3. N.Y.C.’s Gas Ban Takes Fight Against Climate Change to the Kitchen

    By Anne Barnard

    Page A25

Sports

  1. A ‘Master of What He Does,’ Steph Curry Now Stands Alone

    By Scott Cacciola

    Page B7

  2. A Controversy Lingers, but a Driver Holds Firm: ‘We Won It on Track’

    By Tariq Panja

    Page B8

  3. N.F.L. Awards 2024 Super Bowl to Las Vegas

    By Ken Belson

    Page B9

Arts

  1. Rita Moreno and Ariana DeBose: From One Anita to Another

    By Melena Ryzik

    Page C1

  2. Met Opera to Mandate Booster Shots for Staff and Audiences

    By Matt Stevens

    Page C1

  3. A Spinning Acrobat Learns to Love Change

    By Brian Seibert

    Page C5

New York

  1. New York’s Next Police Boss, a Queens Native, Comes ‘Full Circle’

    By Ashley Southall, Ali Watkins and Troy Closson

    Page A24

  2. New York University is the latest college to cancel events over a coronavirus surge.

    By Sharon Otterman

    Page A23

  3. Ahoy! Your Air Fryer May Soon Arrive by Boat.

    By Jack Ewing and Winnie Hu

    Page A23

Science

  1. New Studies Raise Hopes That Vaccines Prevent Severe Disease From Omicron

    By Carl Zimmer and Sheryl Stolberg

    Page A22

  2. C.D.C. Virus Tests Were Contaminated and Poorly Designed, Agency Says

    By Emily Anthes

    Page A22

  3. Covid deaths in the United States surpass 800,000.

    By Julie Bosman, Amy Harmon, Albert Sun, Chloe Reynolds and Sarah Cahalan

    Page A22

Fashion & Style

  1. Meet the Next Big Fashion Group

    By Vanessa Friedman

    Page D5

  2. Let Them Eat (Wacky, Whimsical) Cake

    By Hilary Reid

    Page D3

  3. What’s in a Name? If It’s Omicron, a Minor Marketing Challenge.

    By Shane O’Neill

    Page D4

Obituaries

  1. Elfrida von Nardroff, 96, Dies; Won Big Money on a Fixed Quiz Show

    By Richard Sandomir

    Page B10

  2. Shirley McBay, Pioneering Mathematician, Is Dead at 86

    By Clay Risen

    Page B10

  3. bell hooks, Pathbreaking Black Feminist, Dies at 69

    By Clay Risen

    Page B11

Opinion

  1. Was Climate Change to Blame for the Tornadoes, or Was It Just Really Bad Weather?

    By James B. Elsner

    Page SR2

  2. Did Trump Start a Political Earthquake With These Voters?

    By Ross Douthat

    Page A26

  3. How to Know Your Donations Are Doing the Most Good

    By Farhad Manjoo

    Page A27