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View in browser|nytimes.com December 2, 2024 Flashback: Your Weekly History Quiz, Nov. 30, 2024 Can you sort 8 historical events? Feedback For suggestions on how we can improve this newsletter, write to theupshotnewsletter@nytimes.com. If you have a compelling data set you'd like us to pursue, send it to dear.upshot@nytimes.com. WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS FROM UPSHOT AND FRIENDS Hilary Swift for The New York Times What's Behind the Remarkable Drop in U.S. Overdose Deaths Experts are puzzling over which interventions are saving lives. The evolving illicit supply itself may hold important clues. By Jan Hoffman and Noah Weiland The New York Times How China Became the World's Largest Car Exporter Tariffs from the United States and other countries are unlikely to stop China's auto export dominance. By Agnes Chang and Keith Bradsher The New York Times 2024 N.F.L. Playoff Picture: Each Team's Path to the Postseason An interactive calculator that lets you explore every team's path to the N.F.L. playoffs. By Josh Katz, Kevin Quealy and Rumsey Taylor IN CASE YOU MISSED IT The New York Times Tracking Trump's Cabinet and Staff Nominations These are President-elect Donald J. Trump's intended nominees and appointees for his second-term cabinet and other high-level positions. By June Kim, Karen Yourish and Jasmine C. Lee The New York Times Maps Pinpoint Where Democrats Lost Ground Since 2020 in 11 Big Cities A Times analysis shows where Kamala Harris got fewer votes compared with Joe Biden and which voting blocs drove each city's red shift. By Robert Gebeloff, Eli Murray, Elena Shao, Charlie Smart and Christine Zhang Like this email? Forward it to your friends, and let them know they can sign up here. Need help? Review our newsletter help page or contact us for assistance. You received this email because you signed up for The Upshot from The New York Times. To stop receiving The Upshot, unsubscribe. To opt out of other promotional emails from The Times, including those regarding The Athletic, manage your email settings. To opt out of updates and offers sent from The Athletic, submit a request. Subscribe to The TimesGet The New York Times app Connect with us on: Change Your EmailPrivacy PolicyContact UsCalifornia Notices The New York Times Company. 620 Eighth Avenue New York, NY 10018