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From building your strength to tackling credit card debt, NPR’s Life Kit has a newsletter journey to help you tackle your New Year’s resolution.

NPR’s A Martinez speaks to Nicholas Burns, former U.S. ambassador to China, about the current state of relations between the U.S. and China.

Italy has quietly made a small change to its national anthem, removing a single word.

Dozens feared dead after explosion in Swiss ski resort bar, police say  ReutersView Full Coverage on Google News

New Year’s 2026: Celebrations around the world  ABC News New Year’s Eve celebrations welcome 2026 around the world. See the photos.  CBS News Welcoming 2026 around the world  NJ.com New Year’s Eve live: West coast of North America welcomes 2026  BBC New Year celebrations:

Trump administration reportedly freezes all childcare payments to all states  The Guardian An Intense White House Response From a Single Viral Video  The New York Times HHS freezing child care payments to all states after Minnesota fraud allegations: Official  ABC News What’s new,

Dozens of people are presumed dead and around 100 others have been injured after a fire during New Year’s Eve celebrations at a bar in the Swiss Alps.

Zohran Mamdani takes oath of office in abandoned NYC subway station, becoming city’s 112th mayor  CBS News President Trump Speaks at Mar-a-Lago New Year’s Eve Party  C-SPAN Zohran Mamdani is now mayor of New York City. Here’s what he campaigned on  The Guardian

Trump ends effort to keep National Guard in Chicago, Los Angeles, Portland  The Washington Post Trump says he is withdrawing National Guard troops from some US cities  BBC Trump says he’s withdrawing National Guard from Chicago, Los Angeles and Portland  CNN After legal