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My Long Weekend With 700 People Touched by Death
Facing death is a core part of making meaning of one’s life. To struggle through this universal contemplation without a community can be brutal.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesShould Staten Island and the East Village Share a House District?
A court dispute over the lines of the 11th Congressional District represents one of New York Democrats’ few hopes of drawing maps in their favor for the 2026 midterms.
New York Times Top StoriesI May Be Free, but the Belarusian People Are Not
The world must not stop supporting dissidents in Belarus despite the release of some from prison.
New York Times Top StoriesRussia Sends Naval Vessel to Escort Oil Tanker U.S. Is Pursuing
The development deepens the confrontation over the tanker formerly known as the Bella 1, which the United States wants to seize but which Russia has sought to protect.
New York Times Top StoriesChina Touts Hainan, Its Duty-Free Island, Amid $1 Trillion Trade Surplus
Policies meant to lure importers to Hainan, a resort island off China’s coast, signal an opening up, Beijing says. One expert calls it a “bait and switch.”
New York Times Top StoriesBéla Fleck Withdraws From Kennedy Center Concerts
“Performing there has become charged and political,” the 18-time Grammy winner said.
New York Times Top StoriesFEMA Staff Bracing for Dismissal of 1,000 Disaster Workers
The job cuts expected this month are part of a plan by the Homeland Security secretary, Kristi Noem, to remake the agency.
New York Times Top StoriesCourt Questions Trump Administration Effort to End Temporary Protected Status for Haitians
A federal judge questioned whether the Trump administration appropriately reviewed safety conditions in Haiti before ending protections for people from the Caribbean nation.
New York Times Top StoriesAfter Trump’s Military Victory in Venezuela, Cuba’s Economy Is in ‘Freefall’
With widespread power outages, medicine shortages and rising food prices, experts say Cuba’s economy has never been worse, with the crisis coming just as the supply of Venezuelan oil is threatened.
New York Times Top StoriesMichael Reagan, Son of President Reagan, Dies at 80
Mr. Reagan, who was adopted by Ronald Reagan and his first wife, Jane Wyman, had cancer, according to a statement.
New York Times Top StoriesWhat to Know About the Vaccines Cut From C.D.C. Recommendations
Federal health officials upended the immunization schedule for American children this week. These are the diseases affected.
New York Times Top StoriesN.Y.C. Child Care Programs Brace for Cuts After Federal Funding Freeze
The Trump administration said it was placing a hold on $10 billion in subsidies across five states, including New York.
New York Times Top StoriesAldrich Ames, C.I.A. Turncoat Who Helped the Soviets, Dies at 84
As chief of the counterintelligence branch of the C.I.A.’s Soviet division, he had access to some of the nation’s deepest secrets. He had been serving a life sentence since 1994.
New York Times Top StoriesPardoned Jan. 6 Rioters Rally and Demand More from Trump
The “J6ers,” as they refer to themselves, praised President Trump but called for more action from his administration, including financial restitution and prison reform.
New York Times Top StoriesU.S. Pressures Venezuela to Expel Advisers From Cuba, China, Russia and Iran
Secretary of State Marco Rubio was said to have listed the Trump administration’s demands to Venezuela’s new leader, Delcy Rodríguez, in a classified meeting Monday with senior congressional leaders.
New York Times Top StoriesStephen Miller Offers a Strongman’s View of the World
President Trump’s trusted adviser is casting his hard-right gaze abroad, saying the world must be governed by “force.”
New York Times Top StoriesMamdani Issues Executive Orders on Homeless Shelters and City Jails
Mayor Zohran Mamdani directed city agencies to make plans to comply with rules governing health and safety at the facilities, and said they must work to end solitary confinement.
New York Times Top StoriesSuspect in Brown and M.I.T. Killings Discussed Attacks in Videos, Officials Say
Claudio Neves Valente, who is accused of killing two students at Brown and an M.I.T. professor, left rambling descriptions of the shootings.
New York Times Top StoriesJustice Dept. Memo Approved Military Incursion Into Venezuela as Lawful
Lawmakers were informed that the Office of Legal Counsel said Mr. Trump could lawfully order military strikes inside Venezuelan territory and a commando raid to capture President Nicolás Maduro.
New York Times Top StoriesCea Weaver Has Long Been a Firebrand. Mamdani Is Standing by Her.
Ms. Weaver, a longtime tenant advocate who was appointed to a high-profile role in Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s administration, is facing criticism for past comments on homeownership.
New York Times Top StoriesRosa von Praunheim, 83, Dies; Captured Gay Life in Germany on Film
His first feature-length movie, in 1971, was called his country’s “Stonewall moment,” for jump-starting a gay-rights movement. He became a leading voice of it.
New York Times Top StoriesMichigan City to Pay $3.25 Million After Woman Was Mistakenly Declared Dead
Timesha Beauchamp, 20, was found alive at a funeral home after she had been pronounced dead during a medical episode in Southfield, Mich. She died weeks later.
New York Times Top StoriesTim Walz Says He Ended Minnesota Governor Run to Shield Residents From Trump
“I don’t think any governor in history has had to fight a war against the federal government every single day,” Gov. Walz said after ending his re-election bid.
New York Times Top StoriesMamdani Paves ‘The Bump,’ A Troublesome Bike Ramp at the Williamsburg Bridge
The small but symbolic gesture, at the foot of the Williamsburg Bridge, signals more ambitious street redesign plans from the new mayor.
New York Times Top StoriesVenezuelan Leaders Project Independence
Also, Europe discusses postwar plans for Ukraine. Here’s the latest at the end of Tuesday.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Administration Posts False Jan. 6 Narrative on Riot’s 5th Anniversary
A new web page on the official White House site blames the Capitol Police and Democrats for the pro-Trump mob riot, absolving the president of responsibility and calling participants “innocent.”
New York Times Top StoriesRubio Tells Lawmakers Trump Wants to Buy Greenland
President Trump has said since his first term that he wants to acquire Greenland, and he asked aides for an updated plan on Monday. European leaders rejected the president’s assertions.
New York Times Top StoriesJudge Orders Halligan, a Trump Loyalist, to Explain Why She Has Kept U.S. Attorney Title
The ruling was the most robust effort to date to press the prosecutor, Lindsey Halligan, on why she has continued to serve as the U.S. attorney, despite an order throwing out her appointment.
New York Times Top StoriesIsrael Tells Doctors Without Borders to End Its Work in Gaza
The move against the medical aid group enforces policies limiting criticism of Israel’s conduct in the war and requiring personal details about Gazan employees.
New York Times Top StoriesThere Were Good Reasons to Depose Maduro
But taking Venezuela’s oil while leaving the regime in place weren’t among them.