Pope Francis Projects a Lonely Moral Voice in a New World of Politics and Trump

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13 mars 2025 à 06:00

The pope has emerged as an increasingly lonely moral voice against perilous global trends like nationalism and populism.

Trump’s Big Bet: Americans Will Tolerate Economic Downturn to Restore Manufacturing

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Par :David E. Sanger

13 mars 2025 à 05:01

The president offers many reasons for imposing tariffs, including revenue, leverage over competitors and job creation. But history suggests a more complex history.

President Trump has acknowledged in recent days that the United States may be headed into a recession, even as he doubles down on imposing tariffs on Canada, Mexico, China and the European Union.

Europe Expected a Transactional Trump. It Got Something Else.

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Par :Jeanna Smialek

13 mars 2025 à 05:01

Europe had been banking on a United States that wanted to make a deal on tariffs and trade. With little progress in that direction, it’s reluctantly starting to hit back.

President Trump at a business round table in Washington, this week. After American tariffs on steel and aluminum kicked in on Wednesday, Europe announced a sweeping package of retaliatory tariffs.

‘Let’s Not Talk About It’: 5 Years Later, China’s Covid Shadow Lingers

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Par :Vivian Wang

13 mars 2025 à 05:01

People who endured the longest Covid restrictions in the world are still grappling with what they lost: their loved ones, their livelihoods, their dignity.

The mostly shuttered neighborhood of Menghua Jie, also called Dream Flower Street, in Shanghai on Sunday.

Plans for a Chinese Port in the Black Sea Roil Georgia Politics

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Par :Ivan Nechepurenko

13 mars 2025 à 05:01

Georgia’s government sparked an uproar by announcing that a port project on the Black Sea will be awarded to a company from China after canceling a contract with a consortium that included Western firms.

The construction site of Georgia’s first deep-sea port on the Black Sea, in Anaklia, in January.

China Cools on Musk: ‘Two Cars for the Price of One Tesla’

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Par :Alexandra Stevenson

13 mars 2025 à 05:00

Elon Musk, the company’s chief executive, is fast losing out to Chinese electric carmakers in Tesla’s second-most-important market.

A Xiaomi SU7 ultra electric car. Chinese drivers that once flocked to Tesla are turning more and more to local brands that offer more efficient cars with better technology, sometimes at half the price.

Rules for Portable Batteries on Planes Are Changing. Here’s What to Know.

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Par :Yan Zhuang

13 mars 2025 à 04:23

Some airlines in Asia are tightening restrictions. You may have to repack or turn off your batteries before boarding flights with certain carriers.

Airlines in South Korea, Taiwan and Thailand have tightened restrictions on portable batteries on flights.

Government Shutdown Looms With Senate Democrats Opposing 6-Month Funding Bill

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Par :Carl Hulse

12 mars 2025 à 23:52

The top Senate Democrat said his members were not ready to provide the votes to allow the Republican-written stopgap spending measure to pass ahead of a Friday night deadline. There is still time for a reversal.

Senator Chuck Schumer, Democrat of New York and the minority leader, with Senator Patty Murray. The standoff puts Senate Democrats at risk of being blamed for any shutdown.

Former Texas Megachurch Pastor Is Indicted on Child Sex Abuse Charges

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Par :Hank Sanders

13 mars 2025 à 03:37

Robert Morris, the former senior pastor of the Dallas-based Gateway Church, abused a girl over several years in the 1980s, the Oklahoma Attorney General’s Office said.

Robert Morris, the founder of a Texas megachurch, was indicted on child sex abuse charges on Wednesday.

Meta Seeks to Block Further Sales of Ex-Employee’s Scathing Memoir

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Par :Mike Isaac

13 mars 2025 à 02:37

An arbitrator has prevented the employee from promoting her book and disparaging the company until private arbitration concludes.

Meta executives have called claims in a newly released book by Sarah Wynn-Williams false or wildly exaggerated.

Trump Administration Opens Investigation Into Shelters in New York

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Par :Luis Ferré-Sadurní and Chelsia Rose Marcius

13 mars 2025 à 02:26

Prosecutors asked for a list of names of “aliens” living at a Manhattan hotel. The city houses about 43,000 migrants in shelters, including dozens of converted hotels.

Federal prosecutors sent a subpoena to the Hotel Chandler on East 31st Street, which does not house migrants.

Inside the Former ‘Underworld’ Where Ai Weiwei Makes Art

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Par :Zoey Poll

11 mars 2025 à 01:43

Ahead of his largest-ever exhibition in the U.S., the dissident artist reflects on collecting jade and living below ground.

Putin Visits Kursk to Cheer Russian Troops Trying to Oust Ukraine

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Par :Paul Sonne

13 mars 2025 à 00:17

The trip comes as President Trump looks to secure the Russian leader’s support for a 30-day cease-fire.

An image taken from a video released by the Kremlin purported to show President Vladimir V. Putin, right, and Gen. Valery V. Gerasimov in Kursk, Russia, on Wednesday.

Why Trump’s Tesla Showcase Mattered to Elon Musk

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Par :Jess Bidgood

13 mars 2025 à 00:12

A lot has changed since former President Joseph R. Biden Jr. snubbed Elon Musk at an event in 2021.

The Killing of an Infowars Reporter Was Likely a Random Attack, Police Say

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Par :Edgar Sandoval

13 mars 2025 à 00:08

But that has not stopped Infowars’ founder, Alex Jones, from spreading misinformation.

When asked about the conspiracy theories, Jason Jones, the Police Department’s lead homicide investigator on the case replied, “We will follow the leads that develop in this case.”

E.P.A. Targets Dozens of Environmental Rules as It Reframes Its Purpose

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Par :Lisa Friedman and Hiroko Tabuchi

13 mars 2025 à 05:48

Lee Zeldin, the E.P.A. administrator, said the agency’s mission was to make it cheaper to buy cars, heat homes and run businesses.

Lee Zeldin, the E.P.A. administrator, at his confirmation hearing in January.

Woman Imprisoned and Starved Stepson for 20 Years, Police Say

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Par :Liam Stack

12 mars 2025 à 23:44

Emergency workers responding to a fire in Waterbury, Conn., found the man, 32, who weighed only 68 pounds and had been held captive in a tiny room.

ICE Returns All Migrants From Guantánamo to Stateside Facilities

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Par :Carol Rosenberg and Charlie Savage

12 mars 2025 à 23:39

A court filing described strip searches and the use of restraint chairs on some of the 290 migrants the Trump administration has cycled through the base.

Migrants arriving at Guantánamo Bay last month.

Columbia Activist’s Case Goes to Court

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Par :Matthew Cullen

12 mars 2025 à 23:06

Also, a government shutdown looms. Here’s the latest at the end of Wednesday.

Protesters outside a New York City courthouse today.

SpaceX Scrubs Launch of Crew-10 Astronauts for NASA to the I.S.S.

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Par :Kenneth Chang

13 mars 2025 à 00:15

An issue with a ground system that supports the Falcon 9 rocket led to a postponement of at least one day of the latest rotation of space station crews.

The Crew-10 astronauts, Nichole Ayers, Takuya Onishi, Kirill Peskov and Anne McClain, arriving at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., last week.

Trump’s Revenge on Law Firms Seen as Undermining Justice System

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Par :Michael S. Schmidt

12 mars 2025 à 22:37

The president’s use of government power to punish firms is seen by some legal experts as undercutting a basic tenet: the right to a strong legal defense.

President Trump’s retribution against law firms has shaken offices across Washington and beyond.

The U.S. Is Trying to Deport Mahmoud Khalil, a Legal Resident. Here’s What to Know.

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Par :Minho Kim · Charlie Savage and Edward Wong

12 mars 2025 à 22:32

Mr. Khalil, who helped lead protests at Columbia University against civilian casualties in Gaza, was arrested by immigration officers and sent to a detention center in Louisiana.

Mahmoud Khalil’s arrest ignited protests in New York and set up a fight over free speech.

Inside Trump’s Crackdown on Dissent: Obscure Laws, ICE Agents and Fear

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Par :Zolan Kanno-Youngs and Hamed Aleaziz

12 mars 2025 à 21:26

President Trump is clamping down broadly on dissent using the tools of the federal government.

“Freedom of speech has limitations,” said Thomas D. Homan, the Trump administration’s border czar.

Parts of L.A. Urged to Evacuate as ‘Widespread’ Rain and Snow Hit California

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Par :Amy Graff

12 mars 2025 à 20:32

A storm soaking the state on Wednesday and Thursday is bringing new danger to the area hit by wildfires earlier this year.

People load sandbags in Sierre Madre, Calif., on Tuesday in preparation of the rain that is hitting the state this week.

Jeanne Shaheen Is Right to Retire

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Par :Michelle Cottle

12 mars 2025 à 19:41

Jeanne Shaheen, 78, is the latest Senate Democrat to say she won’t run for re-election. It’s the right call, and there’s still time for others to follow.

Trump’s Tariffs and the Backlash From Canada and Other Countries, Explained

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Par :Ana Swanson · June Kim and Danielle Kaye

12 mars 2025 à 20:21

After a fresh wave of tariffs from the United States, Canada and the European Union said they would impose billions in levies on U.S. goods.

Most economists expect fresh trade barriers to raise prices for U.S. businesses and households, which could lead to a temporary burst of higher inflation.

Are Schools Succeeding? Education Department Cuts Could Make It Hard to Know.

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Par :Dana Goldstein and Sarah Mervosh

12 mars 2025 à 22:25

At least 800 education department research employees and outside partners have lost jobs. The cuts will decimate research and data collection.

President Trump’s administration has slashed federal employees and contracts across multiple agencies, including at the Department of Education.

U.S. Inflation Eased More Than Expected in February

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Par :Colby Smith

12 mars 2025 à 20:09

Economists are bracing for intensifying price pressures and slower growth, posing a challenge for the Federal Reserve.

At Columbia, Tension Over Gaza Protests Hits Breaking Point Under Trump

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Par :Liam Stack and Katherine Rosman

12 mars 2025 à 19:58

There were protests, arrests, the departure of the school’s president. Then, a new administration arrived in Washington.

Demonstrations against the war in Gaza engulfed the Columbia University campus and neighboring streets last spring.

Jeanne Shaheen Is Right to Retire

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Par :Michelle Cottle

12 mars 2025 à 19:41

Jeanne Shaheen, 78, is the latest Senate Democrat to say she won’t run for re-election. It’s the right call and there’s still time for others to follow.

Federal Agency Dedicated to Mental Illness and Addiction Faces Huge Cuts

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Par :Jan Hoffman

12 mars 2025 à 18:48

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration has already closed offices and could see staff numbers reduced by 50 percent.

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration works on two of the most urgent U.S. health problems and has generally received bipartisan support.

Did Covid Open the Door to a Measles Outbreak?

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Par :Teddy Rosenbluth · Alexandra Ostasiewicz · Christina Thornell and Laura Salaberry

11 mars 2025 à 10:03

Measles vaccination rates among kindergarteners have been falling since the Covid-19 pandemic. Teddy Rosenbluth, a health reporter at The New York Times, explains why that has experts worried.

Mahmoud Khalil Has Not Been Allowed to Speak Privately With Lawyers

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Par :Jonah E. Bromwich and Anusha Bayya

12 mars 2025 à 19:24

Mahmoud Khalil, a legal permanent resident who the Trump administration has claimed is a national security threat, is in immigration detention in Louisiana.

Ramzi Kassem, one of Mahmoud Khalil’s lawyers, said that the detention was interfering with his client’s access to the courts.

What to Know About Measles Cases in New York and New Jersey

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Par :Alyce McFadden

12 mars 2025 à 18:21

A child in Suffolk County became the latest known person in the region to contract measles. Experts recommend vaccines as the best defense against the viral illness.

People who receive both doses of the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine are 97 percent immune to the measles virus.

Rubio Says a Cease-Fire in Ukraine Could Happen in ‘Days’ if Russia Agrees

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Par :Edward Wong

12 mars 2025 à 18:15

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said top diplomats from the Group of 7 allies meeting in Canada should focus on ending the war. And he shrugged off President Trump’s threats to annex Canada.

“Here’s what we’d like the world to look like in a few days,” Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in Ireland on Wednesday. “Neither side is shooting at each other — not rockets, not missiles, not bullets, nothing, not artillery.”

Yale Scholar Banned After A.I. News Site Accuses Her of Terrorist Link

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Par :Stephanie Saul

12 mars 2025 à 18:07

The deputy director of a liberal project at Yale Law School was put on leave over allegations that she is linked to Samidoun, a group the U.S. government has said funds terrorists.

The Yale School of Law in New Haven, Conn.

Egg Prices Surge Again Even as Inflation Eases

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Par :Danielle Kaye

12 mars 2025 à 17:20

Prices for the staple rose 10.4% in February even as overall inflation eased a bit. An outbreak of avian influenza continued to contribute to a nationwide egg shortage.

Street vendors selling eggs in Manhattan last month.

New Novels to Read This Spring

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Par :Wilson Wong

12 mars 2025 à 17:00

Watch for a new “Hunger Games” prequel; a quirky romance from Emily Henry; novels by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and Ocean Vuong; and more.

Videos Show Narwhals Using Their Tusks to Play With Their Food

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Par :Kaleigh Rogers

12 mars 2025 à 16:31

Researchers observed a number of surprising behaviors by the ivory-sporting whales during an expedition with drones in the Canadian High Arctic.

Trump’s Losses Raise a Question: Should One Judge Set National Policy?

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Par :Mattathias Schwartz

12 mars 2025 à 16:27

Trial-court judges continue to block the president’s agenda with injunctions that apply across the country. Some conservatives want to limit that power.

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