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Bukele challenges Hillary Clinton to take El Salvador’s entire prison population after criticism
El Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele responded to allegations by former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton about the conditions at the Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT), the country’s maximum-security prison that...
Jalen Brunson-less Knicks fall to Timberwolves as Julius Randle gets some revenge on old team
MINNEAPOLIS — Julius Randle had been quiet, just 3-for-11 from the field. Then all of a sudden, he was staring down his former team’s bench as he put the...
Late goal, strong goaltending send Islanders into Christmas break with big win over Devils
Two points and three days of rest were exactly what the Islanders needed for Christmas. That they got their best all-around effort in five games without Bo Horvat —...
Jeff McNeil surprised by Pete Alonso’s Mets exit — and left wondering about New York’s what-ifs
A majority of Mets fans were upset by the franchise’s refusal to engage home run leader Pete Alonso in long-term contract talks. His close friend and erstwhile teammate, Jeff...
Nearly 2,000 pounds of sausage recalled after inch-long metal scrap found by consumer
The Department of Agriculture announced Friday a recall of nearly one ton of holiday kielbasa after a consumer reportedly found metal in the product. Approximately 1,930 pounds of ready-to-eat...
Tech-savvy users discover a way around redacted parts of Jeffrey Epstein files
Tech-savvy sleuths have discovered a way to uncensored the heavily redacted files on notorious pedophile Jeffrey Epstein, as the Department of Justice continues to release the documents. Some portions...
How Republicans can shatter 2026’s midterm narrative
There’s been a rash of doomsaying about the 2026 midterms after the GOP’s pitiful performance in November’s off-year elections and President Donald Trump’s sagging approval ratings — but a...
The Best Documentaries of 2025
The documentary often gets a bad rap. Maybe you watched a few boring (or prescriptive) ones in school, in which talking heads drone on about what you ought to...
8 Startups Sam Altman Invested in Outside OpenAI in 2025
In 2025, Sam Altman doubled down on ambitious startups tackling power, health and automation. Sean Gallup/Getty Images Aside from becoming a household name with the breakout success of ChatGPT...
Art as Infrastructure: How Cultural Programming Is Redefining Luxury Hospitality
From artist residencies to institutional partnerships, Oram Hotels is testing a new model where culture drives place-making. Michal Rzepecki This Q&A is part of Observer’s Expert Insights series, where industry...
