Clerk in Murdaugh Trial Is Charged With Misconduct and Perjury

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15 mai 2025 à 01:20

Becky Hill had handled the trial in which Alex Murdaugh was convicted in 2023 of murdering his wife and younger son. She was arrested on Wednesday.

Becky Hill in 2024. Lawyers for Alex Murdaugh accused her of engaging in inappropriate conversations with jurors during his trial and sought to have the verdict tossed out. A judge denied the request.

Valeria Márquez, TikTok Influencer, Shot Dead During Live Stream in Mexico

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Par :Jonathan Wolfe

15 mai 2025 à 01:19

The death of Valeria Márquez, 23, was the latest reminder of the rise in violence against women in the country.

Valeria Márquez was shot and killed on Tuesday while livestreaming on TikTok.

U.S. Charges Russian Scientist With Smuggling

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Par :Ellen Barry

15 mai 2025 à 01:09

A government lawyer told a federal judge on Wednesday that the intention is to deport Kseniia Petrova, a Harvard researcher, to Russia.

Kseniia Petrova, a Harvard scientist, has been in a correctional facility in Louisiana for the past three months since being detained.

101 Degrees in May? Even for Texas, This Is Hot.

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Par :Amy Graff

15 mai 2025 à 01:03

Forecasters expect multiple records to be broken over the next week as an early heat wave settles over the region.

Bayesian Superyacht Sank After ‘Extreme’ Wind Gust, Report Says

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Par :Jeffrey Gettleman and James Glanz

15 mai 2025 à 01:00

An official report into last year’s yacht tragedy, which killed seven, found that the boat could easily capsize in high winds. Its towering mast made it more vulnerable.

The Bayesian sailing off Palermo, Sicily, in an undated photograph released by the yacht’s maker, Perini Navi.

Trump’s Pledge to the Middle East: No More ‘Lectures on How to Live’

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Par :Vivian Nereim

15 mai 2025 à 00:31

In Saudi Arabia, the president denounced Western intervention and nation-building, garnering both praise and eye rolls.

President Trump declared that the United States would no longer be “giving you lectures on how to live” on Tuesday during an investment conference in the Saudi capital of Riyadh.

Trump Meets Ahmed al-Shara After Vowing to Lift Sanctions on Syria

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Par :Luke Broadwater · Jonathan Swan · Ismaeel Naar and Neil MacFarquhar

14 mai 2025 à 23:34

“The sanctions were really crippling,” President Trump said, before he traveled to Qatar, where he was given a lavish welcome.

A photo released by the Saudi government on Wednesday showing President Trump meeting with President Ahmed al-Shara of Syria in Riyadh.

Trump Met With Syria’s President

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Par :Whet Moser

14 mai 2025 à 23:31

Also, House Republicans planned Medicaid cuts

President Trump was welcomed today in Doha, Qatar’s capital.

As Harvard Battles Trump, Its President Will Take a 25% Pay Cut

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Par :Alan Blinder and Stephanie Saul

14 mai 2025 à 22:23

The university is facing cuts of more than $2.6 billion in federal funding and has already taken other steps to save money.

Alan M. Garber, president of Harvard University, has battled with the Trump administration over funding cuts.

Last U.S. Hostage in Gaza Is Reunited With Parents: ‘We Never Lost Hope’

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Par :Christopher Maag

14 mai 2025 à 22:15

Edan Alexander was 19 when he left New Jersey to serve in the Israel Defense Forces. He was released by Hamas on Monday.

Edan Alexander is reunited with his family at a hospital in Tel Aviv, Israel.

Trump’s New Tax Cuts Could Shower Americans With Cash, for Now

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Par :Andrew Duehren

14 mai 2025 à 22:10

Almost all of the cuts that Republicans hope to pass in the coming weeks will last only until President Trump is set to leave office.

Some analysts and many Democrats warn that any gains from the tax cuts could be overwhelmed by the cuts to health care and food assistance that Republicans also intend to include in the legislation.

Gaza Hospital Strike Draws New Attention to Israel’s Medical Facility Attacks

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Par :Patrick Kingsley

14 mai 2025 à 21:17

Aid groups and U.N. investigations have accused Israel of aiming to destroy Gaza’s health infrastructure. Israel says it is forced to strike hospitals it says are used by Hamas for military purposes.

Palestinians inspecting the site of an Israeli airstrike near the European Hospital in Khan Younis in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday.

Trump Needs to Refuse a Qatari Jet and Crypto Profits

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Par :Norman Eisen · Virginia Canter and Richard W. Painter

14 mai 2025 à 21:09

Sure, everyone likes gifts. But presidents have to refuse them most of the time.

Research Study Shows Barbie’s Feet Have Gotten Flatter Over Time

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Par :Alisha Haridasani Gupta

14 mai 2025 à 20:00

Researchers in Australia found that the doll’s feet have, over time, gone from arched to flat — a shift that correlates with each Barbie’s designated career or hobby.

Researchers decided to study how the angle of a Barbie’s feet has changed over time. A peer reviewed paper was released by the group on Wednesday.

FDA Moves to Take Fluoride Supplements for Children Off the Market

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Par :Dani Blum

14 mai 2025 à 19:45

The agency moved this week to ban the products, which are used to prevent cavities.

Students Are Short-Circuiting Their Chromebooks for a Social Media Challenge

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Par :Christine Hauser

14 mai 2025 à 19:43

Some students have been suspended and even criminally charged, as some of the computers catch fire or damage the surroundings.

A laptop that was short-circuited as part of the Chromebook challenge, in the Boulder Valley School District in Colorado.

Gabbard Seeks to Consolidate Her Control of President’s Daily Brief

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Par :Maggie Haberman and Julian E. Barnes

14 mai 2025 à 19:37

President Trump has wondered over time about whether the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, which was created after the 9/11 attacks, should continue to exist.

The moves by Tulsi Gabbard, the director of national intelligence, are part of her effort to shore up the role of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.

Richard L. Garwin, a Creator of the Hydrogen Bomb, Dies at 97

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Par :Robert D. McFadden

14 mai 2025 à 19:15

Many scientists contributed to the final result, but he was the one who, as a young physicist, designed the world’s most powerful weapon. He went on to advise a dozen presidents.

Dr. Richard L. Garwin in 1960 at the I.B.M. Watson Labs at Columbia University in New York. There, and later in Westchester County, N.Y., where the lab moved in 1970, he produced a stream of research projects that yielded technological advances in computers, communications and medicine.

At Supreme Court, a Once-Fringe Birthright Citizenship Theory Takes the Spotlight

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Par :Abbie VanSickle

14 mai 2025 à 19:01

Before the Trump presidency, there was broad consensus that the 14th Amendment established birthright citizenship for children born in the United States.

John Eastman, a California law professor, and his colleagues at the Claremont Institute, a right-wing think tank, promoted the fringe notion that the 14th Amendment does not actually grant citizenship to anyone born in the United States.

What We Know About Wisconsin Judge Hannah Dugan’s Arrest

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Par :Isabelle Taft

14 mai 2025 à 18:48

Judge Hannah Dugan is accused of directing a migrant out of her courtroom as agents waited to arrest him. She was indicted on federal charges of concealing a person from arrest and obstruction.

The arrest of Judge Hannah Dugan quickly drew condemnation from Democratic leaders and prompted protests.

Judge Orders Georgetown Academic Released From Immigration Detention

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Par :Zach Montague

14 mai 2025 à 21:17

The judge said that the government had offered no evidence that Badar Khan Suri represented a national security threat, and that efforts to deport him violated the First Amendment.

Badar Khan Suri moved to the United States in 2022 and had been teaching a course on minority rights in South Asia through his role at Georgetown this semester, according to court filings.

Pepe Mujica, the Former Uruguayan President, Removed the Pomp From Politics

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Par :Jack Nicas

14 mai 2025 à 23:27

The former Uruguayan president, who died on Tuesday, showed the value in world leaders living like their constituents.

José “Pepe” Mujica, the former president of Uruguay, at his modest home on the outskirts of Montevideo last year.

Seven Takes on the Lurid Dance of the Seven Veils in Strauss’s ‘Salome’

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Par :Zachary Woolfe

14 mai 2025 à 17:31

In Strauss’s “Salome,” is the Dance of the Seven Veils a seduction? A striptease? A cry for help? Watch some memorable versions from its long history.

Who Is Searching for Emmilee Risling?

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Par :Corina Knoll

14 mai 2025 à 14:00

One of the last places she was seen is an area known as End of Road. More than three years later, she’s the face of a crisis: Missing and Murdered Indigenous People.

El Chapo’s Family Members Crossed the Border in Apparent Deal With U.S., Official Says

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Par :Alan Yuhas

14 mai 2025 à 17:43

Mexico’s security secretary confirmed reports that 17 family members of Sinaloa Cartel leaders had entered the United States, likely as part of a deal with the Trump administration.

Members of the Mexican Army patrolling the streets of Tijuana in March.

Taking Inches in Battle, Russia Demands Miles in Talks

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Par :Paul Sonne and Adam Entous

14 mai 2025 à 17:03

Moscow thinks it’s winning in Ukraine and can play hardball diplomatically. Washington sees costly, incremental gains and an unrealistic negotiating position.

The aftermath of a Russian strike in Sumy last month. President Vladimir V. Putin has said of Ukraine, “We have reason to believe that we are set to finish them off.”

Trump Meets Syria’s President a Day After Promise to Lift U.S. Sanctions

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Par :Ismaeel Naar and Enjoli Liston

14 mai 2025 à 16:54

President Trump’s conversation with President Ahmed al-Shara, who once led a branch of Al Qaeda, was the first time in 25 years that the leaders of the United States and Syria had met.

President Trump and members of his cabinet at a summit with Gulf leaders in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Wednesday.

RFK Jr. Defends HHS Overhaul as Democrats Denounce ‘War on Science’

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Par :Sheryl Gay Stolberg

15 mai 2025 à 01:09

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., testifying before Congress for the first time as health secretary, also said he did not think Americans should be taking “medical advice from me.”

HBO’s Streaming Service Becomes ‘HBO Max’ Again

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Par :John Koblin

14 mai 2025 à 16:28

Warner Bros. Discovery executives are reinstating the name HBO Max for the popular streaming service. It’s the fourth name change for the app in the last decade.

HBO, a trailblazer of the cable era, has been on a very bumpy ride finding an identity in the streaming era.

3 Are Arrested in Russia-Linked Sabotage Plot, Germany Says

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Par :Christopher F. Schuetze

14 mai 2025 à 16:19

The men, Ukrainian nationals, were arrested in Germany and Switzerland, the state prosecutor in Berlin said. They are suspected of planning to sabotage commercial freight infrastructure.

Cargo being moved at a German airport. German authorities said they were investigating three men for an alleged plot to send explosive devices to addresses in Ukraine.

Republican Bill to End E.V. Tax Credit Could Hurt G.M. and Ford

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Par :Neal E. Boudette

14 mai 2025 à 15:15

A House Republican bill introduced this week would do away with tax credits that had encouraged Americans to buy electric vehicles and automakers to invest in new factories.

Electric vehicles at a dealership in North Hampton, N.H. A bill being introduced by House Republicans would eliminate a $7,500 tax credit for purchases and leases of electric cars and trucks.

Newsom Proposes Scaling Back Health Care for Undocumented Immigrants in California

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Par :Laurel Rosenhall

14 mai 2025 à 23:35

Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to charge monthly premiums for undocumented immigrants and stop adding new enrollees to the program as soon as January.

Gov. Gavin Newsom proposed curtailing health care benefits for undocumented immigrants as part of his budget proposal on Wednesday.

Trump’s Vow to Lift Sanctions on Syria Unleashes Hope

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Par :Ben Hubbard

14 mai 2025 à 15:23

The announcement is a boon for the new government as it looks to rebuild an economy wrecked by a decade of civil war.

Syrians celebrated in Aleppo, the country’s largest city, after President Trump said he would lift U.S. sanctions.

Russian Election Expert Grigory Melkonyants Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison, State Media Report

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Par :Nataliya Vasilyeva

14 mai 2025 à 13:30

Grigory Melkonyants was convicted on charges of working with an “undesirable organization” in relation to his watchdog’s past affiliation with a European election monitoring group.

Grigory Melkonyants, the co-founder of the Russian election monitoring group Golos, in court in Moscow on Wednesday.

Israeli Airstrikes Kill Dozens in Northern Gaza Overnight, Health Officials Say

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Par :Aaron Boxerman

14 mai 2025 à 17:15

Israel’s military did not immediately respond to a request for comment. A military spokesman had warned of an impending attack in northern Gaza.

Bodies at the Indonesian Hospital in the town of Beit Lahia in northern Gaza on Wednesday. The facility’s director said the hospital received dozens of casualties from overnight strikes.

India and Pakistan Swap Detained Soldiers as Cease-Fire Holds

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Par :Suhasini Raj

14 mai 2025 à 13:12

India exchanged a Pakistani paramilitary fighter for a border security guard that Pakistan had held for weeks. Each officer had been detained before the countries’ military skirmish started.

Indian Border Security Force soldiers attending a ceremony on Monday for a constable killed in the conflict with Pakistan.

The Trumps Get Richer

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Par :Eric Lipton

14 mai 2025 à 12:52

We take a look at the Trump family’s business deals.

What to Know About Muhammad Sinwar, the Hamas Leader Targeted by Israel

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Par :Ephrat Livni

14 mai 2025 à 12:33

A top leader in the militant group, he has survived several assassination attempts before.

The aftermath of an Israeli airstrike on the European Hospital in Khan Younis, Gaza, on Tuesday, which reportedly targeted Muhammad Sinwar, one of Hamas’s top leaders.

Militant’s Death Would Be Blow to Hamas, but May Have Limited Long-Term Consequences

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Par :Patrick Kingsley and Adam Rasgon

14 mai 2025 à 16:50

Israel tried to kill Muhammad Sinwar, a key Hamas leader in Gaza. If confirmed, his death would deprive the group of another top commander, but it might not lead to a strategic shift.

Hamas fighters at a handover of hostages in Gaza in February.

Infantino, FIFA President, Joins Trump on His Middle East Tour

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Par :Tariq Panja

14 mai 2025 à 12:19

The FIFA president, Gianni Infantino, is expected to preside over a ceremony in which the emir of Qatar will hand over World Cup hosting duties to Mr. Trump. The U.S. is co-hosting the 2026 tournament.

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