Putin, in No Hurry for 30-Day Truce, Seeks Ukrainian Concessions

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14 mars 2025 à 00:12

The remarks by the Russian leader suggested he wanted to draw out negotiations or make a truce impossible. Ukraine’s leader called the response to a cease-fire plan “manipulative.”

Ukrainian special forces preparing for an assault on Russian soldiers advancing toward the Dnipro region of eastern Ukraine last month.

Ron Nessen, Ford’s White House Press Secretary, Dies at 90

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Par :Robert D. McFadden

13 mars 2025 à 23:53

He pledged a new era of openness in the wake of the Watergate scandal, but his relationship with the press corps proved rocky.

Ron Nessen, the White House press secretary under Gerald R. Ford, speaking to reporters in May 1975. Mr. Nessen, who had been a reporter, told his former colleagues, “If I lie or mislead you, I think you are justified in questioning my continued usefulness in this job.”

A Judge Ordered the U.S. to Rehire Thousands of Workers

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Par :Matthew Cullen

13 mars 2025 à 22:41

Also, Putin said he was open to a cease-fire, but with many conditions. Here’s the latest at the end of Thursday.

Demonstrators protested federal cuts last month near the Capitol.

Judge Orders Musk and His Team to Turn Over Records and Answer Questions

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Par :Zach Montague

13 mars 2025 à 22:37

Mr. Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency has largely been shrouded in secrecy, but court cases are one way opponents of President Trump’s overhaul efforts have sought clarity.

President Trump with Elon Musk and Mr. Musk’s son X at the White House on Tuesday.

Federal Appeals Court Dismisses Florida Case Over Gender Identity in Schools

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Par :Emily Cochrane

13 mars 2025 à 22:21

The mother at the center of the case, January Littlejohn, was a guest of the first lady Melania Trump at President Trump’s speech to Congress last week.

January Littlejohn, second from left, at President Trump’s speech to Congress last week.

John Feinstein, Sportswriter and Author of ‘A Season on the Brink,’ Dies at 69

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Par :Richard Sandomir

13 mars 2025 à 22:20

A longtime columnist for The Washington Post, he also wrote dozens of books about basketball, baseball, tennis, golf, football and the Olympics, many of them best sellers.

John Feinstein in 2016. The author of more than 40 books, he wrote books on basketball, baseball, tennis, golf, football and the Olympics with astonishing speed.

Trump Administration Must Rehire Thousands of Fired Workers, Judge Rules

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Par :Zach Montague

13 mars 2025 à 21:19

A federal judge called the administration’s justification for the firings of workers with probationary status a “sham.”

A judge said that only agencies themselves, not the Office of Personnel Management, have broad hiring and firing powers.

Trump Sees ‘Good Signals’ on Russia-Ukraine Cease-Fire. Zelensky Does Not.

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Par :Tyler Pager

13 mars 2025 à 21:18

U.S. officials were in Moscow for talks, and the Russian leader said he was open to a cease-fire, but President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine expressed skepticism.

President Trump met with Mark Rutte, NATO’s Secretary General, at the White House on Thursday.

It Isn’t Just Trump. America’s Whole Reputation Is Shot.

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Par :David Brooks

13 mars 2025 à 22:40

What happens when a superpower goes rogue.

Columbia Disciplines Students Who Occupied Campus Building Last Year

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Par :Katherine Rosman

13 mars 2025 à 22:32

Sanctions for the Hamilton Hall occupation include expulsions and suspensions.

Protesters occupied Hamilton Hall on the Columbia University campus last spring.

S&P 500 Dips Into Correction as Stock Market Sours on Trump

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Par :Joe Rennison · Danielle Kaye and Karl Russell

13 mars 2025 à 22:32

The S&P 500 is now more than 10 percent below its last record high — a line in the sand for investors worried about a sell-off gathering steam.

Federal Cuts Prompt Johns Hopkins to Cut More Than 2,000 Workers

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Par :Stephanie Saul

13 mars 2025 à 22:29

The university, a leader in scientific research, has been hard hit by the Trump administration’s cuts, which will slash at least $800 million from its budget.

Johns Hopkins University conducts research around the world, much of it financed by federal grants and contracts.

A Groundbreaking Ship That Sank in Lake Superior in 1892 Is Discovered

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Par :Simon J. Levien

13 mars 2025 à 22:26

After searching for two years, researchers discovered the shipwreck of the Western Reserve, an early all-steel ship that broke apart in a gale in 1892 with a sole survivor.

A sheered mast from the shipwreck of the Western Reserve, an early all-steel ship that broke apart in a gale on Lake Superior.

German Tourists Detained for Weeks, Then Deported From U.S.

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Par :Lynsey Chutel

13 mars 2025 à 22:18

Amid President Trump’s border crackdown, German news media have closely followed the treatment of two tourists who say they tried to enter the United States legally.

Two German tourists were detained at the busy San Ysidro border crossing between San Diego and Tijuana.

As Trump’s Untested Emissary to Putin, Witkoff’s Role May Bring Risk

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Par :Michael Crowley

13 mars 2025 à 22:15

The real estate developer and president’s friend lacks diplomatic experience, but the new administration might view that as a plus.

Steven Witkoff is the first senior U.S. official to meet with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia since before Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022.

Trump Expands Trade Threats in Global Game of Chicken

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Par :Ana Swanson

13 mars 2025 à 21:41

Trade wars with allies could spiral as the president tries to get trading partners to back down from retaliation with new threats of his own.

A sawmill in Timmins, Ontario. “We don’t need anything they have,” President Trump said of imports from Canada, including lumber.

What Is a Stock Market Correction?

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Par :The New York Times

13 mars 2025 à 21:33

The S&P 500 has fallen 10.1 percent from its recent high, crossing a threshold that signals investors have turned pessimistic about stocks.

After rising through much of the pandemic, the stock market has tumbled in recent weeks.

A Chilling Scream, Then the Discovery of 53 Dead and Dying Migrants

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Par :Edgar Sandoval

13 mars 2025 à 21:30

Prosecutors in San Antonio are putting human smugglers on trial, as legal avenues into the United States are closed off and dangers to undocumented migrants may be rising.

Migrants were found dead or gravely ill in a semi-trailer on a desolate road in San Antonio on June 27, 2022.

See How Elon Musk’s Team Inflated, Deleted and Rewrote Its Savings Claims

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Par :Ethan Singer and Emily Badger

13 mars 2025 à 21:22

The cost-cutting group removed hundreds of contracts from its “wall of receipts,” added back many of them, and inflated savings values.

Trump Sees ‘Good Signals’ on Russia-Ukraine Cease-Fire. Zelensky Does Not.

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Par :Tyler Pager

13 mars 2025 à 21:18

U.S. officials were in Moscow for talks, and the Russian leader said he was open to a cease-fire, but President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine expressed skepticism.

Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Order Reaches the Supreme Court

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Par :Abbie VanSickle

13 mars 2025 à 20:48

Trump administration lawyers asked the justices to limit the sweep of decisions by three lower courts that had issued nationwide pauses on the policy.

President Trump signed an executive order on his first day in office that would end birthright citizenship for the children of undocumented immigrants.

David Raven, British Drag Performer Known as Maisie Trollette, Dies at 91

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Par :Claire Moses

13 mars 2025 à 18:54

A mainstay of England’s drag circuit, he performed for over five decades and encouraged other drag queens to flourish.

David Raven in the 2021 documentary “Maisie.” As Maisie Trollette, he was a fixture of the British drag circuit, a regular presence at the Brighton and Hove Pride event and a mentor to younger drag performers.

‘We Hear You, Mr. President’: The World Lines Up to Buy American Gas

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Par :Max Bearak · Rebecca F. Elliott and Brad Plumer

13 mars 2025 à 20:18

Facing Trump tariff threats, governments and companies are proposing major investments in American liquefied natural gas projects.

Employees at a gas export facility in Louisiana awaited a visit from Chris Wright, the new U.S. energy secretary, earlier this month.

Protesters Back Mahmoud Khalil at Trump Tower: ‘Fight Nazis, Not Students’

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Par :Olivia Bensimon and Alyce McFadden

13 mars 2025 à 20:17

Demonstrators led by a progressive Jewish group gathered to support Mahmoud Khalil, the Palestinian activist whom the Trump administration wants to deport.

Nearly 100 demonstrators were arrested at the protest, which took place Thursday inside Trump Tower in Manhattan.

Sofia Gubaidulina, Composer Who Provoked Soviet Censors, Dies at 93

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Par :Corinna da Fonseca-Wollheim

13 mars 2025 à 20:13

Blacklisted at home but finding acclaim abroad, she sought to bridge East and West, the sacred and the secular, in vivid, colorful compositions.

Sofia Gubaidulina, 2021. She was part of a group of important composers in the Soviet Union, including Arvo Pärt, Alfred Schnittke and Edison Denisov, who found disfavor with the authorities but acclaim abroad.

‘I Thought I Was Going to Die Here’: 6 Days Trapped in a Car, Just Out of Sight

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Par :Jonathan Wolfe

13 mars 2025 à 19:22

Brieonna Cassell crashed into a ditch, shattering bones and getting pinned inside. Just yards away from a road, she was determined to survive until help arrived.

A Story About Salmon That Almost Had a Happy Ending

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Par :Jacques Leslie and Jordan Gale

13 mars 2025 à 10:03

How tribal leaders, commercial fisherman and a few small environmental groups won an uphill campaign against dams.

Would Schools Close in a Future Pandemic?

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Par :Dana Goldstein and Sarah Mervosh

13 mars 2025 à 18:46

Five years after the global Covid pandemic was declared, there is widespread agreement that closing classrooms was devastating for children. Here is what leaders say they may do next time.

An empty classroom in Eden, N.C., in August 2020.

Public Health Survived the Pandemic. Now It Fights Politics.

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Par :Kate Zernike · Emily Cochrane and Isabelle Taft

13 mars 2025 à 18:45

Five years after the pandemic began, many local health officials say that the politicization of Covid has left them with fewer tools and fresh challenges.

Since the Covid pandemic, trust in public health has dropped sharply and new laws in some states limit local officials’ authority to issue health mandates.

Tornado Reported in Los Angeles Area as Storm Batters California

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Par :Nazaneen Ghaffar and Amy Graff

13 mars 2025 à 21:11

Parts of the city had been urged to evacuate as a powerful system brought rain and snow up and down the state.

Wall Street’s Slide to Correction Resumes as Tariff Anxiety Persists

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Par :Danielle Kaye

13 mars 2025 à 19:25

The S&P 500 is on the cusp of closing in a correction, or a 10% drop from its February high. Constantly moving goal posts on tariffs and trade have rattled investors.

As President Trump’s unpredictable and halting tariff policies rattled investors this week, many of his most loyal supporters in the media chose to barely mention the news.

Mahmoud Khalil Sues Columbia and Lawmakers to Keep Activists’ Names Secret

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Par :Benjamin Weiser

13 mars 2025 à 18:18

Mahmoud Khalil is among pro-Palestinian demonstrators targeted by the government, which has demanded records from the university. He joined seven unnamed students in the case.

Mahmoud Khalil was joined by seven current Columbia students in a lawsuit over disciplinary records.

He Was Once the ‘Subway Ninja.’ He Would Like to Explain.

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Par :Michael Wilson

13 mars 2025 à 18:14

In the lowest moment of Selwyn Bernardez’s life, he attacked a stranger with a sword. It was another transit horror story, but with a different ending.

Selwyn Bernardez was charged with the kind of violent subway attack that stokes public fears.

As Russia Tries to Push Ukraine Out of Kursk, Here’s What to Know

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Par :Matthew Mpoke Bigg

13 mars 2025 à 18:06

Russia claimed to retake a key town in the area from Ukrainian forces. Ukraine’s top military commander has said that its forces would continue to “hold the line.”

A Russian artillery position in Kursk in December.

U.N. Accuses Israel of Targeting Reproductive Health Facilities in Gaza

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Par :Nick Cumming-Bruce

13 mars 2025 à 17:59

A report by a U.N. committee found that Israel has committed “genocidal acts” intended to prevent births. Israel quickly rejected the findings as biased.

Al Basma I.V.F. Center, Gaza’s largest fertility clinic, was struck by an Israeli shell during the war with Hamas.

Merz Challenges Germans to Make a Bold Strategic Shift. Will They Do It?

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Par :Jim Tankersley and Christopher F. Schuetze

13 mars 2025 à 17:51

The likely next chancellor has staked his government on a move to increase military spending. But the window for change is closing fast.

Friedrich Merz, Germany’s likely next chancellor, introduced a measure on Thursday that would rip away Germany’s signature limits on government spending.

America Can’t Be Great if America Is Stupid

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Par :Frank Bruni

13 mars 2025 à 17:24

Trump’s attack on higher education and scientific research undermines some of our most competitive advantages.

‘A Streetcar Named Desire’ Is Haunted by Brando and Ghosts of Actors Past

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Par :Ben Brantley

13 mars 2025 à 16:44

With a revival starring Paul Mescal and Patsy Ferran in Brooklyn, a look at the carefully weighted balance that actors playing Blanche and Stanley need to strike.

Keir Starmer Wants to Abolish NHS England: What to Know About His Plan

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Par :Stephen Castle

13 mars 2025 à 16:41

The British prime minister said he would scrap an agency that was created in 2013 to help run the health service. He said the move would save money by avoiding duplication.

The emergency room at a hospital in Romford, England, in 2023. After years of underfunding, the country’s creaking, overstretched health care system badly needs investment.

Trump Threatens 200% Tariff on Champagne and Wine From Europe

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Par :Jeanna Smialek and Ana Swanson

13 mars 2025 à 19:29

The president said he would impose the levies if the European Union did not walk back plans to place retaliatory tariffs on whiskey and other U.S. products.

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