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US politics
Matt Gaetz ethics report finds evidence he paid for sex with minor

House report finds he made payments totalling tens of thousands of dollars to women for sex and drugs on at least 20 occasions

Space
Nasa’s Parker solar probe attempts closest ever pass of sun

Exclusive
ChatGPT search tool vulnerable to manipulation and deception, tests show

Film
Blake Lively sees wide support in lawsuit against co-star Justin Baldoni

California
Part of Santa Cruz wharf collapses and floats away amid major swell

In focus

North Carolina
Helene-battered Christmas tree farmers depend on community this year: ‘It just clobbered us’

North Carolina is the second-largest Christmas tree-producing state, but its farms were walloped by the powerful storm

Uncontacted people
Brazil’s mysterious ‘man of the hole’ is dead. Should his land remain protected?

China
What is neijuan, and why is China worried about it?

Spotlight

San Diego
The teen who gave away 21,600 pairs of shoes and set a record: ‘I’m doing this because it makes me feel good’

Augustus Holm helped organize a San Diego footwear drive that earned a Guinness World Record – and it started from an idea he had when he was 13

Jared McCain’s painted nails and TikTok dances lay bare the worst of NBA fandom

Tiana Randall

Television
Champagne-soaked sex and slow-burn longing – was this the swooniest year of TV ever?

Brazil
‘I don’t want a fight’: the Brazilian samba composer suing Adele for plagiarism

The long read
The best of the long read in 2024

Film
Twisters! Tennis! Transformations! The best movie moments of 2024

Opinion

It’s time for a new approach to dealing with Trumpy relatives during the holidays

Jill Filipovic

Will Trump’s tariff threats protect the dollar’s dominance?

Jeffrey Frankel

Sports

Analysis
The NFL’s rushing renaissance: how running backs reclaimed the narrative

NFL
Packers clinch playoff berth with 34-0 whitewash of injury-hit Saints

Culture

Film
Christopher Nolan’s next film announced as ‘mythic action epic’ The Odyssey

2024 in TV
Anna Sawai on Shōgun: ‘Our show taught women it was OK to stand up and say no’

In case you missed it

US immigration
‘Never underestimate what neighbors can do for neighbors:’ the small town that teamed up to take in two families

At a time when support for immigration is waning, the people of Stone Ridge, New York, adopted Afghan refugees – and helped them build a new life

AmericaFest
‘God is not done with America’: Trump supporters take victory lap at star-studded Turning Point USA event

Democrats
‘What’s the plan?’ Democrats divided over approach towards Trump

TV
‘Let’s all go to Gullah Gullah Island!’: the groundbreaking TV show that affirmed Black kids

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