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December 19, 2025 13 mins

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Here’s what we’re covering:

What We Know About the Shootings at Brown and M.I.T. by Francesca Regalado

Trump Moves to End Gender-Related Care for Minors, Threatening Hospitals That Offer It by Azeen Ghorayshi, Amy Harmon and Reed Abelson

Trump Signs Order to Ease Restrictions on Marijuana by Luke Broadwater and Ashley Southall

Trump’s ‘Warrior Dividend’ for Troops Will Be Paid for by Pentagon Housing Funds by John Ismay and Ali Watkins

The D.N.C. Is Scrapping Its Report on What Went Wrong in 2024 by Shane Goldmacher

Europe to Lend $105 Billion to Ukraine, Without Touching Russian Funds by Jeanna Smialek

Lemon-Shaped World Is the Most Stretched-Out Planet Ever Seen by Jonathan O’Callaghan

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