Outrage in Australia After American Woman Grabs a Baby Wombat

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14 mars 2025 à 08:32

A video of the online influencer snatching the joey from the side of its mother drew calls for her to be deported. She left the country Friday.

The Wombat Protection Society of Australia said that human interaction could cause “severe stress” to the marsupials.

How Zelensky Can Help Ukraine

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Par :Michael Bociurkiw

14 mars 2025 à 06:00

Different sides of the war in Ukraine reach for different, simple narratives about Mr. Zelensky. The truth has always been more complicated.

Dr. Oz’s Journey From Heart Doctor to Celebrity to Iconoclast

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Par :Eoin Higgins

14 mars 2025 à 06:00

A once-respected surgeon found fame and fortune as medicine’s biggest iconoclast. Now he’s on the cusp of power to help shape American public health.

Pedro Nekoi; source photograph by Jim Spellman/Stringer/Getty Images

In Japan, a Journalist Takes a Stand by Striking Out on His Own

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Par :Martin Fackler

14 mars 2025 à 05:01

Makoto Watanabe quit a major newspaper after it retracted a scoop. Now he runs an investigative nonprofit that does not shy away from challenging authority.

Makoto Watanabe, the co-founder and editor in chief of the Tokyo Investigative Newsroom Tansa, a small, nonprofit media operation.

Why China Is Worried About Trump’s Tariffs on Mexico

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Par :Keith Bradsher

14 mars 2025 à 05:00

China’s exports to developing markets have soared, opening indirect routes to the U.S. market that officials in Beijing worry may be closed under pressure from President Trump.

A factory outside Monterrey that makes heating and air-conditioning units for Trane, an American company.

Schumer Says He’ll Vote for GOP Spending Bill to Avert Government Shutdown

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Par :Carl Hulse and Catie Edmondson

14 mars 2025 à 03:49

Many Democrats had agitated for the party to hang together and block the measure in defiance of President Trump, but the leader said doing so would prompt a shutdown that would only empower Mr. Trump.

Senator Chuck Schumer warned on Thursday that if the government closed, President Trump and Republicans would have no incentive to reopen it,

Plane Fire at Denver Airport Forces Passengers to Evacuate Onto Wing

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Par :Hank Sanders

14 mars 2025 à 04:34

The flight had been diverted to the airport after experiencing “engine vibrations,” the authorities said. Six passengers were taken to a hospital for evaluation.

Passengers on the wing of an American Airlines plane as they were evacuated after the plane had caught fire at Denver International Airport.

Attempted Theft and Poisoning of a Star Reindeer Leaves Anchorage Miffed

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Par :Hank Sanders

14 mars 2025 à 04:17

Star VII, the unofficial mascot for the Alaska city, nearly died when a person sprayed it with air freshener, the animal’s owner said.

Albert Whitehead with Star, his pet reindeer, the unofficial mascot of Anchorage, Alaska. Star was nearly stolen from his pen and was poisoned the next night, causing him to become violently ill.

Postal Service Reaches Deal With Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency

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Par :Tim Balk

14 mars 2025 à 03:34

The U.S. Postal Service has long struggled with its finances. President Trump and Mr. Musk have both suggested it should be privatized.

Larry Buendorf, Secret Service Agent Who Saved President Ford, Dies at 87

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Par :Sam Roberts

13 mars 2025 à 23:41

By grabbing a loaded handgun from Squeaky Fromme in 1975, Mr. Buendorf, as part of a Secret Service detail, thwarted a would-be assassin in California’s capital.

As a Secret Service agent, Larry Buendorf scanned a crowd while President Gerald R. Ford spoke in 1975, the same year Mr. Buendorf foiled an attempt on the president’s life.

Chuck Schumer: Trump and Musk Would Love a Shutdown. We Must Not Give Them One.

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Par :Chuck Schumer

14 mars 2025 à 01:22

A government shutdown would lead to real pain for the American people.

Death Toll in 1999 Columbine School Shooting Climbs to 14 With Homicide Ruling

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Par :Neil Vigdor

14 mars 2025 à 00:49

Anne Marie Hochhalter, who was paralyzed from the waist down when she was shot in the chest and back, died on Feb. 16. A coroner classified the death as a homicide.

The Feb. 16 death of Anne Marie Hochhalter, who was shot during the Columbine High School massacre in 1999, has been classified as a homicide.

Wine Businesses Fear Disaster in Threat of Huge Tariffs

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Par :Eric Asimov

14 mars 2025 à 00:36

President Trump’s threat to impose 200 percent fees on European wines could harm importers, distributors, retailers and restaurants without necessarily helping U.S. producers.

For most wine producers, sales depend on an interconnected web of small businesses — distributors, retailers and restaurateurs among them.

Book Review: ‘Care and Feeding,’ by Laurie Woolever; ‘Cellar Rat,’ by Hannah Selinger

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Par :Joshua David Stein

13 mars 2025 à 17:11

New accounts of working in a man’s world — and that world’s comeuppance — are long on boldface names and even longer on personality.

Both veterans of the New York restaurant scene, Laurie Woolever and Hannah Selinger come away from their experiences with very different attitudes.

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

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Par :Anton Troianovski

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

14 mars 2025 à 00:56

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

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, Judges Rule

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Par :Zach Montague

14 mars 2025 à 05:06

A federal judge called the administration’s justification for the firings of workers with probationary status a “sham.” Another ruling barred the administration from carrying out future mass reductions.

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.

Trump Demands Major Changes in Columbia Discipline and Admissions Rules

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Par :Katherine Rosman

14 mars 2025 à 04:11

A letter outlining “immediate next steps” arrived less than a week after the administration said it was canceling $400 million in grants and contracts.

Protesters occupied Hamilton Hall last spring. The Trump administration said Columbia had “fundamentally failed to protect American students and faculty from antisemitic violence and harassment.”

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.

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