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Good evening. This is the latest news as of late Tuesday.

1. Congress looks set to step in and pass legislation to prevent a railroad strike.

After the meeting at the White House, Republican and Democratic leaders said they agree with President Biden that the shutdown just days before Christmas would deal a blow to the national economy.

Speaker Nancy Pelosi said the House will vote on the legislation tomorrow. Senator Chuck Schumer, the majority leader, said he was optimistic that the Senate would also hold a vote soon. Perhaps equally important, Senator Mitch McConnell told reporters “we’re going to need to pass a bill,” implying that Republicans would not stand in the way of passage.

A rail strike could have a devastating effect on a fragile economic recovery following the coronavirus pandemic. The stalled rail lines would disrupt the supply chain of goods and delay the delivery of consumer goods, pushing prices even higher.

Rail workers said they plan to strike in early December if no deal is reached. This is where the negotiations stand.

In other news from Washington, a jury convicted the leader of the Oath-Keepers plot rebellion to conspire to keep Donald Trump in power.

2. The US went deep in the World Cup after the victory over Iran.

American almost won 1-0 in the must-win match with a goal from star Christian Pulisic, who was injured making the match. The win lifted them to second in Group B, advancing to the round of 16 – the knockout stage – a huge redemption after missing out on the 2018 World Cup altogether. On Saturday, the United States will meet the Netherlands.

In other news from the World Cup, England and Senegal also advance to the knockout round after winning the last matches in the group stage.


3. China is working to quell protests against Covid restrictions by intimidation and surveillance.

Chinese security officials are responding to the country’s most widespread protests in decades by covering potential protest sites, visiting potential protesters’ homes and censoring media social media. The government efforts seem to be working: Tonight’s protests appear to be smaller and more dispersed.

4. New York City will remove mentally ill people from the streets.

Mayor Eric Adams directs police and emergency medical personnel unknowingly hospitalized people with severe, untreated mental illness those who put themselves at risk, even when they pose no risk to others, argue that the city has a “moral obligation” to help them.

The mayor’s announcement comes at a heated time in the national debate about the role of the police, especially in dealing with people who already have weak mental health. Republicans and Democrats are tough on crime like Adams, a former police captain, who have argued that growing turmoil requires tougher measures, while left-leaning officials says that deploying police officers as auxiliary social workers could do more harm than good.

In other health news, Scientists are testing a new vaccine designed to fight every known strain of flu.

5. Russia’s withdrawal from the Kherson area is revealing evidence of possible war crimes.

Just weeks after Russia abruptly withdrew from the area, the Ukrainians excavated a common grave in the village of Pravdyne. It contains the corpse of six men were killed by execution and then buried. The revelation continues a pattern seen in other parts of Ukraine: Russia’s troop withdrawal is yielding evidence of atrocities.

Although the Russians were gone, almost every morning they fired shells at the city miles away, across the Dnipro River. More than a dozen civilians have been killed in the past week.

Individual, America announced an emergency aid package of 53 million USD to strengthen Ukraine’s energy infrastructure.

7. When Haiti descended into chaos, The Biden administration is calling on allies to send in armed forces.

Since the president of Haiti was assassinated last year, conditions in the country have fallen to new and appalling lows. Gangs frequently commit extreme violence to the point of carnage that has been compared to civil war.

Fearing that the crisis could spur massive migration to the United States and elsewhere, some top Biden administration officials are promote sending a multinational company force for the country after the Haitian government called for intervention last month. But the administration faces resistance, including from American military leaders, who do not want to be drawn into a mission that requires considerable time and resources.


8. Three astronauts are on their way to China’s newly completed space station.

The rocket is as tall as a 20-story building roaring into the night sky of the Gobi . desert, carrying astronauts to the Tiangong space station. This is the first time that a group of three astronauts already on the Tiangong outpost will meet a crew from Earth.

The Shenzhou 15 mission is a major milestone for China’s rapidly growing space program. China’s space station will now be continuously occupied, just like the International Space Station, another marker set by China in the race to catch up with the US and overtake it as a great power. dominate in space.


9. “The Phantom of the Opera” postpones closing after ticket sales spike.

After the musical — the longest in Broadway history — was announced in September that it would soon end, box office sales skyrocketed: Last week was the highest-grossing week ever, brought in $2.2 million. So to take advantage of the high attention, the program is planning to extend it for another eight weeks, to April 16.

But there will almost certainly be no other extensions. Phantom, already struggling to sell enough tickets to cover rising operating costs, occupies a theater that is about to be renovated.

In other theatrical news, Broadway Museum opening this month in Times Squarefeatures items like Patti LuPone’s “Evita” wig and Jets jacket from “Western Tales”.


10. And finally, 10 books you don’t want to miss.

Each year, The New York Times Book Review staff members narrow down the hundreds of books they read into the top 10 standout books. This year’s list There are five works of fiction and five works of non-fiction.

Among selected works of fiction: “Checkout 19,” by Claire-Louise Bennett, tells the story of a young woman who loves languages. In Non-Fiction: Fintan O’Toole tells the personal history of modern Ireland in “We Don’t Know Ourselves”.

Have a book-loving evening.


Harrison Hill and James Gregg compiled the photos for this press conference.

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