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And Then There Were None, Trump Administration Edition
Normal language is inadequate and precedents are irrelevant when it comes to appraising the senior administration officials of the president’s second term.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesRodrigo Duterte Will Stand Trial for Crimes Against Humanity, Court Rules
The International Criminal Court found there was enough evidence to try Rodrigo Duterte, the former Philippine president, for killings carried out during his crackdown on drugs.
New York Times Top StoriesOpenAI Unveils Its New, More Powerful Model
The maker of ChatGPT is taking a more open approach to cybersecurity than its chief rival, Anthropic.
New York Times Top StoriesNew Gene Therapy Enables Children With a Rare Form of Deafness to Hear
The treatment, the first of its kind, was approved by the Food and Drug Administration on Thursday. “Our baby was born deaf, and now he can hear,” said one parent.
New York Times Top StoriesElon Musk and Sam Altman’s Epic Fight Heads to Court
A jury trial that is set to start on Monday could shift the course of the A.I. race, with Mr. Musk seeking billions of dollars in damages from Mr. Altman’s OpenAI.
New York Times Top StoriesMeta to Cut 10 Percent of Work Force
The layoffs affect about 8,000 employees, with Meta also planning to close 6,000 open roles, as the company focuses on artificial intelligence.
New York Times Top StoriesA New Bureau Will Oversee Both Offshore Drilling and Seabed Mining
The new federal office will undo a change made after the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil disaster. Critics say it could reduce environmental oversight.
New York Times Top StoriesMamdani Faces Pressure to Cancel $2 Billion Deal to Expand Hudson Yards
Related Companies struck a deal with Eric Adams to have New York City finance a costly platform to facilitate new housing. Mayor Zohran Mamdani said advancing the deal was not a priority.
New York Times Top StoriesThe ‘Make America Healthy Again’ Movement Is Cooling on Trump and Republicans
Vaccine skeptics, ‘organic moms’ and environmental activists came together to elect President Trump. But some voters are disillusioned and might not turn out again.
New York Times Top StoriesChina Publishes Maps Detailing Minerals on the Ocean Floor
The new deep-sea atlas underscores Beijing’s interest in ocean mining, its military ambitions and its claims to disputed waters.
New York Times Top StoriesHow the Brothers Behind Manhattan’s Aicon Art Gallery Found Themselves in Infinite Feuds
For a decade and a half, Prajit and Projjal Dutta have led the market for South Asian art in the United States. Now they rarely speak to each other, except through lawyers.
New York Times Top StoriesHe Was Exonerated in a Murder and Elected to Office. He May Never Serve.
Calvin Duncan, who became a lawyer and an advocate for incarcerated people, was recently elected criminal court clerk in New Orleans. Lawmakers are racing to abolish the job.
New York Times Top StoriesWhy Has ‘Christ Is King’ Become a Controversial Statement?
For some, the three words have become encoded with a message of hate.
New York Times Top StoriesWarner Bros. Discovery Shareholders Approve Paramount Deal
The vote brings the tech scion David Ellison one step closer to uniting some of the world’s biggest news and entertainment properties.
New York Times Top StoriesAnne Hathaway, Queen of Effort, Is Finally Ready to Vibe
Known best for tightly wound characters in generational hit films, the actress is a tortured pop star in “Mother Mary” and returns to playful form in “The Devil Wears Prada 2.”
New York Times Top StoriesAfter a Hero’s Fall, What to Do With the Art That Honored Him?
Artists who created public depictions of the civil rights icon Cesar Chavez have had revisit their works after revelations emerged of Mr. Chavez’s sexual abuse of girls in the movement.
New York Times Top StoriesRussian Officials Say Town’s Air Is Toxic, Days After Strike on Oil Refinery
Since Ukraine attacked the refinery in Tuapse, starting a huge fire, residents have reported drops of dark, oily toxins falling from the sky.
New York Times Top StoriesHow People in Lebanon Are Reacting to Talks With Israel
The Lebanese are deeply divided over whether rare direct talks with Israel are a good thing.
New York Times Top StoriesMichael Tilson Thomas, Celebrated American Conductor, Dies at 81
A galvanizing force in classical music as a conductor, composer, pianist and evangelist, he spent 25 years as music director of the San Francisco Symphony.
New York Times Top StoriesHouse Republicans Ask ActBlue C.E.O., Regina Wallace-Jones, to Testify
The request is a significant escalation of G.O.P. pressure on the liberal fund-raising organization over its vetting of donations.
New York Times Top StoriesSenate Adopts GOP Budget, Laying the Groundwork to Fund ICE and Reopen DHS
Republicans pushed through a budget plan with a $70 billion increase for immigration enforcement after an overnight session in which they beat back Democratic proposals aimed at lowering costs.
New York Times Top StoriesSome Labubu Dolls Contain Cotton Banned By Forced Labor Law, Testing Shows
A test verified by The New York Times found that clothes for some of the viral dolls contained cotton from the Xinjiang region of China, which is banned in the United States.
New York Times Top StoriesWho Is Running Iran, and How Doctors Cashed In on a Consumer Protection Law
Plus, the Labubus linked to forced labor.
New York Times Top StoriesAfter U.S. Aid Fell by 99%, E.U. Pledges $106 Billion Loan to Ukraine
Unlike previous European assistance packages, the latest one is heavily weighted toward military spending, reflecting a view that the war is far from over.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Wants Private Equity and Crypto Accessible in 401(k)s. There Are Risks.
Alternative investments could appear on some 401(k) menus in the year ahead. Here’s what that means for investors.
New York Times Top StoriesA Bitcoin Evangelist Tries to Convert Me
What the crypto currency promises that the dollar doesn’t.
New York Times Top StoriesSewage Spill Is Over, But Contamination Lingers In Potomac
Though river monitoring shows bacteria levels have declined, scientists and environmentalists said a full recovery isn’t yet assured.
New York Times Top StoriesMamdani Considers Delaying Pension-Fund Payments to Ease Budget Gap
With New York City facing a multibillion-dollar deficit, Mayor Zohran Mamdani is exploring ways to delay the city’s payments to municipal pension funds.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Generals Who Are Now Running Iran
The killing of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei ushered in a new form of collective leadership in the country, with more power for the Revolutionary Guards.
New York Times Top StoriesHow Bobby Pulido Could Bring Texas Latinos Back to the Democrats
Big parts of the Rio Grande Valley turned against the party in recent years. One candidate is trying to win it back, one quinceañera at a time.