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New York Times

Last Orders, London?
Slow Flood Recovery Stirs Anger in Far-Flung Corner of Indonesia
Isiah Whitlock Jr., Scene-Stealing Character Actor in ‘The Wire,’ Dies at 71
Crew Paints Russian Flag on Oil Tanker Pursued by the U.S. Coast Guard
Justice Dept. Now Said to Be Reviewing 5.2 Million Pages of Epstein Files
Mamdani Nominates Top City Lawyer and Deputy Mayor of Health

CBC Canada

Man banned from Nelson, B.C., sentenced for arson during heat of 2024 wildfire season
Possible water main break in northwest Calgary leads to significant flooding, stranded cars
Father says son killed as Sask. RCMP search for armed pair on Big Island Lake Cree Nation
Quebec fugitive arrested in Martinique after more than 2 months on the run
Gen Z are most 'religiously committed' Canadians
Sask. RCMP warn of 2 dangerous people with a gun on Big Island Lake Cree Nation

arstechnica.com

The science of how (and when) we decide to speak out—or self-censor
Lawsuit over Trump rejecting medical research grants is settled
DOGE did not find $2T in fraud, but that doesn’t matter, Musk allies say
NJ’s answer to flooding: it has bought out and demolished 1,200 properties
Stranger Things series finale trailer is here
Condé Nast User database reportedly breached, Ars unaffected

CBC Top Stories

Motorcycles seized in raids targeting Canadian fugitive Ryan Wedding valued at $40M US: FBI
Israel will ban dozens of aid groups from Gaza starting on New Year's Day
World slammed by extreme weather in 2025, one of the hottest years on record
Meta just acquired a Chinese-founded AI startup for $2B. Here's why that matters
Tatiana Schlossberg, granddaughter of the late John F. Kennedy, dead at 35
Patriots wide receiver Stefon Diggs facing strangulation, assault charges

Slashdot.org

Cheap Solar Is Transforming Lives and Economies Across Africa (slashdot)
'Foreign Tech Workers Are Avoiding Travel To the US' (slashdot)
First Gaming Handheld With a Folding Screen (slashdot)
'2025 Was the Year of Creative Bankruptcy' (slashdot)
India Overtakes Japan As 4th-Largest Economy (slashdot)
Groq Investor Sounds Alarm On Data Centers (slashdot)

CBC Ottawa

Rideau Canal Skateway to partially open Wednesday
Ottawa man's remains found in remote area east of North Bay
What's open and closed in Ottawa around New Year's Day
'Policing is expensive,' says OPS chief after banner budget year
Courthouse canines help ease the tension, one tail wag at a time
Mobile hair salon brings joy to people at home