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Headlines from The New York Times for Sunday, Dec. 19, 2021

Top News

  1. Hidden Pentagon Records Reveal Patterns of Failure in Deadly Airstrikes

    By Azmat Khan

  2. As Covid Surges, Experts Say U.S. Booster Effort Is Far Behind

    By Shawn Hubler and Amy Harmon

    Page A1

  3. Map by Map, G.O.P. Chips Away at Black Democrats’ Power

    By Nick Corasaniti and Reid J. Epstein

    Page A1

Editors' Picks

  1. It’s Been a Home for Decades, but Legal Only a Few Months

    By Conor Dougherty

    Page BU1

  2. A Record Number of Journalists Jailed

    By The Editorial Board

    Page SR8

Today’s Videos

  1. Fire Consumes QVC Distribution Center in North Carolina

    By Storyful

  2. The Netherlands Locks Down to Combat Omicron Variant

    By Reuters

  3. London Declares a ‘Major Incident’ as Omicron Surges

    By Reuters

World

  1. Can a ‘Very Confident’ Carrie Lam Salvage Her Legacy in Hong Kong?

    By Vivian Wang

    Page A1

  2. Once a Symbol of U.S. Strength, an Afghan District Now Faces Dire Times

    Page A4

  3. In a France Fearful of Immigrants, Another Candidate Tacks Hard Right

    By Norimitsu Onishi

    Page A9

U.S.

  1. To Stem a Homicide Surge, Indianapolis Invests $45 Million in Grass-Roots Programs

    By Neil MacFarquhar

    Page A12

  2. Why Los Angeles Delayed Enforcing Its Student Vaccine Mandate

    By Jacey Fortin and Giulia Heyward

    Page A27

  3. ‘Shopping Cart Killer’ Suspected in Four Deaths, Police Say

    By Isabella Grullón Paz

Politics

  1. At Every Step, Afghans Coming to America Encounter Stumbling Blocks

    By Lara Jakes

    Page A20

  2. As U.S. Navigates Crisis in Haiti, a Bloody History Looms Large

    By Chris Cameron

    Page A6

  3. Congress Ends ‘Horrible Year’ With Divisions as Bitter as Ever

    By Jonathan Weisman

    Page A16

Business

  1. Early Decision Isn’t Binding. Let Us Explain.

    By Ron Lieber

    Page B1

  2. Omicron Is an Economic Threat, but Inflation Is Worse, Central Bankers Say

    By Eshe Nelson

    Page B1

  3. Climate Change an ‘Emerging Threat’ to U.S. Financial Stability, Regulators Say

    By Alan Rappeport

    Page B4

Technology

  1. Killer Robots Aren’t Science Fiction. A Push to Ban Them Is Growing.

    By Adam Satariano, Nick Cumming-Bruce and Rick Gladstone

    Page A6

  2. Looking for a Way to Soup Up Your Car? Go Electric.

    By Christine Negroni

    Page B5

  3. How to Use Your Phone’s Privacy-Protection Tools

    By J. D. Biersdorfer

    Page B7

Sports

  1. Step Aside, LeBron and Dak, and Make Room for Banjo and Kazooie

    By Joe Drape

    Page A1

  2. He Thought He Made N.B.A. History. All He Got Was 3 Points.

    By Tania Ganguli

    Page A33

  3. In Hiring Showalter, Cohen and Mets Send a Win-Now Message

    By Tyler Kepner

    Page A35

Arts

  1. A Grim, Long-Hidden Truth Emerges in Art: Native American Enslavement

    By Patricia Leigh Brown

    Page AR25

  2. See the Real Live Man Who Grew Up in a Carnival

    By Brooks Barnes

    Page AR17

  3. Mackenzie Davis Catches Fire

    By Coralie Kraft

    Page AR23

New York

  1. They Had a Plan to Save Their SoHo Garden. It Backfired.

    By Zachary Small

  2. Could Oreo Cookies Solve New York’s Rat Problem?

    By Jane Margolies

    Page MB4

  3. Two Years, 22 Rivers, 7,500 Miles. Crossing America by Canoe.

    By Corey Kilgannon

    Page MB1

Media & Advertising

  1. Reveling in the Joys of Books, and Reading, at a Baghdad Book Fair

    By Jane Arraf

    Page A8

  2. Did You See What Big Bird Tweeted?

    By Brian Ng

    Page ST10

  3. Let’s Look Back on 2021, When We Couldn’t Stop Looking Back

    By Lindsay Zoladz

    Page AR24

Science

  1. You Tested Positive for Covid. Now What?

    By Dani Blum and Nicole Stock

  2. Joe Manchin Rejects Democratic Plan to Ban New Drilling in Atlantic and Pacific

    By Lisa Friedman and Emily Cochrane

    Page A17

  3. Why Do Women Sprout Chin Hairs as They Age?

    By Melinda Wenner Moyer

    Page D6

Magazine

  1. What if There’s No Such Thing as Closure?

    By Meg Bernhard

    Page MM28

  2. Pedro Almodóvar Is Still Making Movies That Shock

    By Marcela Valdes

    Page MM22

  3. What to Know About the Civilian Casualty Files

    By Michael Levenson

Travel

  1. What Happens if You Test Positive While Traveling?

    By Heather Murphy

  2. On Cruise Ships, Omicron Puts Safety Protocols to the Test

    By Ceylan Yeginsu

  3. Fires, Landslides, Lack of Snow: The Ski Industry Girds for Battle

    By Tim Neville

    Page B7

Real Estate

  1. You Love That House, but Should You Write a Love Letter?

    By Candace Jackson

    Page RE1

  2. Santa Claus’s Real Estate Is Booming

    By Joanne Kaufman

    Page RE1

  3. How Much Did That New Kitchen Cost? No One’s Going to Tell You.

    By Ronda Kaysen

    Page RE4

Fashion & Style

  1. Always Well Groomed

    By Rhonda Garelick

    Page ST12

  2. The Year in Limbo

    By Dodai Stewart

    Page ST13

  3. The Welcome Return of the Run-In

    By Reyhan Harmanci

    Page ST2

T Magazine

  1. The 25 Essential Dishes to Eat in New York City

    By Dan Piepenbring, Kurt Soller, Amiel Stanek, Korsha Wilson and Daniel Terna

  2. The Canonization of Saint John Coltrane

    By M.H. Miller

    Page M288

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

    By Hannah Kirshner and Ben Richards

    Page M294

Obituaries

  1. Rosalie Trombley, Who Picked Hits and Made Stars, Dies at 82

    By Neil Genzlinger

    Page A29

  2. Allan Rechtschaffen, Eminent Sleep Researcher, Dies at 93

    By Richard Sandomir

    Page A30

  3. Julius S. Scott, Influential Historian of the Caribbean, Dies at 66

    By Sam Roberts

    Page A29

Opinion

  1. Will Trump Ruin a Red Wave in 2022?

    By Matthew Continetti

    Page A23

  2. China Really Wants People to Vote in Hong Kong’s Election

    By Nathan Law Kwun Chung

  3. Give Where You Live

    By Jamelle Bouie