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Headlines from The New York Times for Friday, Dec. 24, 2021

Top News

  1. Inflation Is High and Uncertainty Rampant as Economy Heads Into 2022

    By Jeanna Smialek

    Page A1

  2. Kimberly Potter is convicted of manslaughter for killing Daunte Wright.

    By Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs

    Page A1

  3. Joan Didion, ‘New Journalist’ Who Explored Culture and Chaos, Dies at 87

    By William Grimes

    Page A1

Editors' Picks

  1. 5 Desperate Days: Escaping Kabul

    By Mujib Mashal and Thomas Gibbons-Neff

  2. Will Donald Trump Get Away With Inciting an Insurrection?

    By Laurence H. Tribe, Donald Ayer and Dennis Aftergut

    Page A21

Today’s Videos

  1. Family and Prosecution React to Verdict in Kimberly Potter Trial

    By The Associated Press

  2. Hong Kong Removes Tiananmen Square Memorial Statue

    By The Associated Press and Reuters

  3. New Yorkers Wait in Long Line for Covid Tests as Cases Surge

    By Caroline Kim

World

  1. Israel Considers 4th Vaccine Dose, but Some Experts Say It’s Premature

    By Isabel Kershner

    Page A1

  2. Putin Mixes Positive Note With Threats, Keeping West on Edge

    By Anton Troianovski, Andrew E. Kramer and David E. Sanger

    Page A8

  3. Canada to Pay Billions to Indigenous Groups for Tainted Drinking Water

    By Vjosa Isai

    Page A7

U.S.

  1. Beneath a Covid Vaccine Debacle, 30 Years of Government Culpability

    By Chris Hamby and Sheryl Gay Stolberg

    Page A1

  2. Stray Police Bullet Kills Girl as Officers Fire at Suspect in Los Angeles Store

    By Michael Levenson

  3. Texas Board Withdraws Clemency Recommendation for George Floyd

    By Michael Levenson and J. David Goodman

    Page A15

Politics

  1. Heir Apparent or Afterthought? The Frustrations of Kamala Harris.

    By Katie Rogers and Zolan Kanno-Youngs

    Page A1

  2. Trump Asks Supreme Court to Block Release of Jan. 6 Records

    By Adam Liptak

    Page A15

  3. U.S. Considers Warning Ukraine of a Russian Invasion in Real-Time

    By Helene Cooper and Julian E. Barnes

    Page A8

Business

  1. Selling Luxury Apartments Where Oliver Twist Once Asked for Gruel

    By David Segal

    Page BU1

  2. Toys ‘R’ Us Tries to Come Back, Four Years After Bankruptcy

    By Kevin Armstrong

    Page B1

  3. Why Even a 40% Tax Break Won’t Move Japan’s Employers to Raise Pay

    By Ben Dooley and Hisako Ueno

    Page B1

Technology

  1. Amazon Reaches Labor Deal, Giving Workers More Power to Organize

    By Karen Weise

    Page B1

  2. TikTok Made Them Famous. Figuring Out What’s Next Is Tough.

    By Jon Caramanica

    Page AR14

  3. Tesla agrees to stop letting drivers play video games in moving cars.

    By Neal E. Boudette

    Page B5

Sports

  1. The Evolution of the Foul

    By Sopan Deb and Anthony Gentles

    Page B7

  2. As Olympics Near, China Tightens Rules and Athletes Invent Their Own

    By Andrew Keh and Keith Bradsher

    Page B8

  3. At Memphis, Virus Setbacks and Mixed Play Put High Hopes in Doubt

    By Adam Zagoria

    Page B8

Arts

  1. Joseph E. Yoakum Isn’t Who You Think

    By Will Heinrich

    Page C1

  2. Reggaeton and Electronic Music Have a Long History. 2021 Revived It.

    By Isabelia Herrera

    Page C4

  3. Epidemics: A Force for Life-Changing Innovation

    By James S. Russell

    Page C14

Movies

  1. ‘The Matrix Resurrections’ Review: Slipping Through Dreamland (Again)

    By Manohla Dargis

    Page C1

  2. ‘Tragedy of Macbeth’ Review: The Thane, Insane, Slays Mainly in Dunsinane

    By A.O. Scott

    Page C1

  3. ‘Don’t Look Up’ Review: Tick, Tick, Kablooey

    By Manohla Dargis

    Page C5

New York

  1. Trump Fraud Inquiry Won’t Be Resolved When Vance’s Term Ends Next Week

    By Ben Protess, William K. Rashbaum and Jonah E. Bromwich

    Page A15

  2. Safety Issues and Defects of Troubled Supertall Tower Are ‘Vastly Exaggerated,’ Developer Says

    By Stefanos Chen

  3. Prosecutor Won’t Charge Cuomo Over Trooper’s Sexual Harassment Claim

    By Ed Shanahan

    Page A15

Media & Advertising

  1. Gen Z Channels the 1990s

    By Lou Stoppard

    Page D9

  2. Fox News Host’s Incendiary Fauci Comments Follow a Network Pattern

    By Michael M. Grynbaum

    Page B3

  3. Fury in China After an Outspoken Teacher Disappears

    By Chris Buckley

    Page A4

Science

  1. Omicron Drives U.S. Virus Cases Past Delta’s Peak

    By Lauren Leatherby, Charlie Smart and Amy Schoenfeld Walker

  2. C.D.C. Shortens Covid Isolation Period for Health Care Workers

    By Azeen Ghorayshi and Reed Abelson

    Page A11

  3. Family Stress Intensifies as Omicron Invades the Holidays

    By Deborah Schoch

    Page A12

Obituaries

  1. Joan Didion Chronicled American Disorder With Her Own Unmistakable Style

    By Parul Sehgal

    Page A21

  2. Grace Mirabella, Who Brought Vogue Down to Earth, Dies at 92

    By Phyllis Messinger

    Page A21

  3. Franklin A. Thomas, Pathbreaking Ford Foundation President, Dies at 87

    By Clay Risen

    Page A19

Opinion

  1. A Message From Britain on Using Rapid Tests

    By Alan McNally

  2. Grieving Our Old Normal

    By Lindsay Crouse, Kirby Ferguson and Emily Holzknecht

  3. Why Jesus Never Stopped Asking Questions

    By Peter Wehner

    Page A17