A Start-Up Secret: Executives’ ‘11th-Hour’ Pay Bumps

Just before going public, companies price stock options at steep discounts — and take steps to obscure them, a new research paper finds.

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Boeing chief admits 'serious challenge' ahead

The firm updates investors for the first time since the Alaska Airlines blowout.

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Kids Online Safety Act Is a Bipartisan Push to Protect Children on Social Media

A bill backed by dozens of senators would require platforms take “reasonable measures” to shield children from bullying, harassment, sexual exploitation, anorexia, self-harm and predatory marketing.

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Tax Bill Moves Forward, but Election-Year Politics Threaten Its Chances

Republicans planned on Wednesday to push a $78 billion bipartisan tax bill through the House. The effort is a test of whether a dysfunctional Congress can pass major legislation in an election year.

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NYC Queer Club Throws ‘Saltburn’ Party: Best Outfits

Devoted fans gathered for a bash inspired by the film.

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US lawmakers inch towards impeachment of Alejandro Mayorkas

Republicans accuse Alejandro Mayorkas of "systematically" failing to secure the southern US border.

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Hate Crimes Reported in Schools Nearly Doubled Between 2018 and 2022

Black students were the most frequent reported victims, followed by L.G.B.T.Q. and Jewish students, according to F.B.I. statistics.

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Dying ex-mobster who stole Wizard of Oz ruby slippers is spared prison time

The 76-year-old thief's lawyers had asked for leniency as he has a life expectancy of six months.

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Private Equity Is Starting to Share With Workers, Without Taking a Financial Hit

The buyout giant KKR pioneered a model of granting ownership stakes to employees at portfolio companies. Now it wants the approach to spread.

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Street Style Inspires the Runway at Couture Fashion Week

Zendaya debuted drama, Jennifer Lopez made an entrance, but style on the street was just as bold.

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Institutions Are (Quietly) Taking Sackler Money

Financial accounts show that the Sackler Trust, a British nonprofit that the family set up, pledged over $6 million in 2022. But few organizations will admit to taking it.

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The Choreographer Wore Pointe Shoes

Tiler Peck, a New York City Ballet star, is making her first work for the company. “It’s my opportunity to pass on to the next generation anything that’s been given to me.”

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Biden vows border 'shut down' if Congress passes deal

President Biden's statement came as he pushed US lawmakers to pass bipartisan border security bill.

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Taylor Swift deepfakes spark calls in Congress for new legislation

Explicit images of the popstar were spread millions of times on social media before being removed.

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This ‘Expats’ Star Can’t Believe She’s Actually in It

Watching scenes of herself with Nicole Kidman, Ji-young Yoo said that “it still feels like I was Photoshopped in.” The Amazon series is one of three big coming projects for the 24-year-old.

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Peter Navarro: Ex-Trump adviser sentenced for contempt of Congress

Peter Navarro was convicted in September for refusing to comply with an inquiry into the Capitol riot.

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Europe Faces a Measles Outbreak

When vaccinations begin to lag, as they did during the pandemic, measles is often the first disease to resurge. “It’s the canary in the coal mine,” one expert said.

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Namibia's President Hage Geingob going to US for cancer treatment

A medical check-up revealed that Hage Geingob, 82, had "cancerous cells", his office said last week.

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Canada's use of emergency powers 'unjustified' - judge

Canada used emergency powers to clear Freedom Convoy protesters in Ottawa in early 2022.

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‘We’re All Climate Economists Now’

With climate change affecting everything from household finances to electric grids, the profession is increasingly focused on how society can mitigate carbon emissions and cope with their impact.

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Poet Crystal Wilkinson Explores Black Appalachia Cooking in Her New Book

In her new book, “Praisesong for the Kitchen Ghosts,” the poet Crystal Wilkinson explores her family history through cooking and recipes.

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NFL play-offs: Kansas City Chiefs and Detroit Lions hold on to reach Conference Championships

The Kansas City Chiefs win another nail-biting play-off game against the Buffalo Bills to follow the Detroit Lions into the Conference Championships.

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Sundays Are for Bolognese

Marcella Hazan’s Bolognese, to be exact, which has five stars and over 20,000 reviews.

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Deep Under Gaza, Israel Shows Evidence Hostages Were Held in Tunnels

The Israeli military took reporters on a tour of an underground compound in the Gazan city of Khan Younis, where it says about 20 hostages were held by Hamas.

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California and Oregon Ease Covid Isolation Rules, Breaking With C.D.C.

Two of the most cautious states have bypassed the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention by letting students and workers who have the virus but are asymptomatic avoid isolation.

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The Top Takeaways From Davos

Artificial intelligence was the unofficial theme at the annual gathering of world leaders.

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When Nate Berkus Decorates Your Home, It’s Best Not to Change a Thing

Just ask the actors Patrick Page and Paige Davis, whose Upper West Side apartment has remained virtually untouched for two decades.

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Jack Burke Jr., Who Won 2 Major Golf Titles in a Season, Dies at 100

A top professional in the postwar years, he won the Masters and the P.G.A. championships in 1956. At his death he was the oldest living champion of both.

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US home sales see worst year since 1995

The number of homes sold dropped to the lowest in nearly three decades, as prices continued to climb.

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Pole vault champion Shawn Barber remembered as selfless

The internationally celebrated champion died at the age of 29 due to medical complications.

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This Easy Chicken and Rice Recipe Uses a Simple Trick

In this easy sheet-pan meal, turmeric-ginger chicken roasts on a bed of crispy, scallion-flecked rice.

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Biden says airstrikes against Yemen's Houthis will continue

The remarks come as the US confirmed a fifth round of strikes on Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen.

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Spotify attacks Apple's 'outrageous' 27% commission

The music streaming firm is concerned about a new payment system introduced by Apple in the US.

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An Ancient Woolly Mammoth Left a Diary in Her Tusk

Scientists are looking at layers of minerals left behind on mammoth tusks to estimate where the hulking animals spent their days.

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New York Reminds Itself How to Dress for Snow

Locals and visitors layered up for the city’s first major snowfall in nearly two years.

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Zvi Zamir, Israeli Spy Chief in a Critical Period, Dies at 98

He led the Mossad’s response to the massacre of 11 Israelis at the 1972 Olympics. A year later, he learned that Egypt and Syria were about to attack Israel.

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Picture Books About the Legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.

How John Lewis and Coretta Scott King embodied the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy while each creating their own.

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In Pictures: US and Canada blanketed by frigid air

Large swathes of both countries are freezing under a dangerous cold that is set to break records.

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‘Mean Girls’ and the New (Home-Schooled) Kid in Class

As our critic knows, missing out on the shared experience of school is deeply strange. It’s something Hollywood rarely acknowledges, except in these films.

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The Top-Reviewed Chicken Recipe in Our Cooking Database

I’ve been making my five-star oven-roasted chicken shawarma for decades.

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Doctor Error Caused Christine Fields’ Death After Childbirth at Woodhull Medical Center

Christine Fields, a 30-year-old Black woman, bled to death after giving birth at Woodhull Medical Center in Brooklyn. State investigators said the cause was a doctor’s mistake.

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Democrats Fret That Biden’s Power Players Are Not at His Campaign Base

President Biden has a re-election campaign with two distinct centers of gravity — the White House and his Delaware headquarters — and advisers who are juggling two jobs at once.

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Chevron and Others Build an Underground Hydrogen Battery in Utah

The project is part of an audacious plan to create hydrogen, which produces no carbon dioxide when burned, and store it in caverns until electricity is needed.

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Tornado Risk in U.S. South: Tracking Storms in Mississippi, Alabama and More

Gusts up to 70 miles an hour are possible over the same wide area from Mississippi to the Atlantic where another storm system earlier in the week spawned 20 reports of tornadoes.

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Progressive Democrats fume over Houthi strikes as Republicans offer rare praise

Some members of Joe Biden's party fumed that he launched strikes on Yemen without congressional approval.

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Grand Jury Declines to Indict Ohio Woman Who Miscarried at Home

In a case that had drawn international attention, Brittany Watts had been charged with abuse of corpse after miscarrying and disposing of the nonviable fetus.

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Pentagon Inspector General to Investigate Lloyd Austin’s Hospitalization

The independent review will be conducted in addition to assessments by the defense secretary’s chief of staff and the White House after top officials were not notified of the episode for days.

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Hisham Matar Discusses ‘My Friends’

Matar won a Pulitzer Prize for his memoir, “The Return,” mourning his homeland and his father. In his new novel, he turns to the untranslatability of exile — and friendship.

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Ray Epps: Target of Capitol riot conspiracies sentenced to probation

Ex-marine Ray Epps, subject of 6 January conspiracies, avoids jail for role in Capital riot.

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Former Twitter Executive Builds a Dream Home for His Family in Sonoma

Bruce Falck, who left Twitter during Elon Musk’s takeover bid, had other things on his mind: completing a longed-for family home in Northern California.

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Bill Belichick: Will six-time Super Bowl winner leave New England Patriots?

BBC Sport looks at the career of arguably the greatest coach in NFL history and what his next move could be if he leaves the New England Patriots.

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Joe Biden Puts Donald Trump In His Place

The president performed a public service by forthrightly stating what could happen to the country and its democracy if Trump wins again.

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Cars screeching and kids crying: Deadly 35-vehicle crash kills two in California

Officials say fog is to blame for the fatal traffic pile-up in California that left two dead on Saturday.

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‘Two Men Down’: For Ukrainian Medics, It Was Time to Move

They are the first line of treatment for soldiers wounded on the battlefield, racing against time to try to save lives.

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How to Watch the Golden Globes 2024: Date, Time, Streaming

Hollywood usually looks to the annual awards as a party, but this year they also have an unlikely mission: A bid for relevance.

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‘Color Purple’ Struggles at Box Office After Big Christmas Opening

The musical adaptation of the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel seemed an instant hit, but it sold less than $5 million in tickets in its second weekend.

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The Habanero Rules Yucatán. Let It Rule Your Kitchen, Too.

The tiny but mighty chile lends its unmistakable fruity heat to marinades, dressings and, of course, salsas.

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Switching to a Flip Phone Helped Me Cut Down on My Smartphone Addiction

Was it inconvenient? Yes. Did T9 texting drive me crazy? Definitely. Was it worth doing? Absolutely.

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U.S. Moves Closer to Filing Sweeping Antitrust Case Against Apple

Justice Department officials are in the late stages of investigating the iPhone maker, focusing on how Apple has used its other products and services to defend against threats to its core business.

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David Soul, a Star of the Hit Cop Show ‘Starsky & Hutch,’ Dies at 80

An actor and singer, he rose to fame in the 1970s as one half of popular television crime-fighting duo. He also notched a No. 1 hit single.

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January 6: The day that still divides America, three years on

To Trump, the Capitol riot was a "beautiful day". Biden intends to cite it to emphasise Trump's threat.

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Carrefour Drops PepsiCo Products in France Over High Prices

Carrefour, a supermarket chain, said the maker of Pepsi, Lay’s and 7-Up was keeping its food “unacceptably” expensive despite falling inflation.

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Winter Storm Traps Hundreds of Motorists Overnight in Sweden

Truck drivers and other motorists were locked in blankets of snow on a major roadway overnight after nearly 10 inches of snow fell within 24 hours.

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How a Maui Local Makes Sashimi Extra Special

Hamachi gets a surprising lift from sweet onions in a ponzu sauce.

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Giant ‘geyser’ in LA after hit-and-run crash

A tower of water burst into live power lines creating a dangerous scene after a car collided with a fire hydrant.

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Claudine Gay resigns as Harvard University president

The university's top official resigns after facing allegations of plagiarism and criticism over her comments on antisemitism.

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Dave Chappelle Releases a New Netflix Special, ‘The Dreamer’

“The Dreamer” predictably includes trans and disabled jokes but punches down in other ways, too. Chappelle is part of a comedy elite that Gary Gulman pokes at.

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After George Floyd, Are Juries Convicting Police Officers?

Since the death of George Floyd, a national movement promised sweeping justice reform. So far, police prosecutions have resulted in a mixed bag of convictions, acquittals and a mistrial.

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What’s Better Than a Tiny Island Cabin? Two, Side by Side.

For years, the antique cottage off the coast of Washington had served her well. But with grandchildren on the way, she needed a little extra space.

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