Goldman Sachs Ditches Big Diversity Rule As Wall Street Backs off DEI

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11 février 2025 à 17:32

Goldman Sachs will drop a demand that corporate boards of directors include women and members of minority groups as financial firms backpedal from D.E.I. promises.

Many Wall Street diversity initiatives are being pulled back in the face of opposition from the Trump administration.

Pope Criticizes Trump’s Deportation of Migrants, Calling It a Violation of Dignity

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Par :Emma Bubola

11 février 2025 à 17:21

In a letter to American bishops, Francis leveled unusually direct criticism at the administration on an issue he has made central to his papacy.

The first flight transporting Venezuelan deportees from the United States arriving in Caracas on Tuesday. In an open letter, Pope Francis said such deportations violate the “dignity of many men and women, and of entire families.”

How Trump is Using Language to Target Transgender Rights

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Par :Amy Harmon · Alexandra Ostasiewicz · Christina Thornell and James Surdam

11 février 2025 à 16:44

President Trump has signed five executive orders targeting transgender rights since coming to office. What’s striking about these executive orders isn’t just the sheer volume of policies that might stem from them, but the harsh language used repeatedly throughout them. Amy Harmon, a New York Times reporter covering gender in the United States, explains how language has become a tool in the political battle over transgender rights.

Steve Bannon Pleads Guilty to Fraud in Border Wall Case but Will Serve No Time

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Par :Hurubie Meko and Jonah E. Bromwich

11 février 2025 à 16:36

President Trump had already pardoned his adviser in a similar federal case, which accused him of skimming money from donations to build a southern border barrier.

Stephen K. Bannon gave up his right to appeal as part of Tuesday’s plea deal.

The President Is on a Mission to Destroy the ‘Enemy From Within’

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Par :Thomas B. Edsall

11 février 2025 à 16:05

It has proved to be the key mobilizing concept underpinning the MAGA movement.

How Trump Uses Language to Attack the Idea of Transgender Identity

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Par :Amy Harmon

11 février 2025 à 15:19

Using words like “maiming” and “junk science,” the directives try to portray trans people as lacking honesty and integrity, and thus unworthy of legal rights.

Behind Elon Musk’s Hostile Bid for Control of OpenAI

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Par :Andrew Ross Sorkin · Ravi Mattu · Bernhard Warner · Sarah Kessler · Michael J. de la Merced · Lauren Hirsch · Edmund Lee and Kevin Roose

11 février 2025 à 15:30

The tech mogul is unlikely to win. But his goal may be more about making life difficult for the A.I. start-up and its leader, Sam Altman.

Ye Advertised Website Selling T-Shirts With Swastikas in Super Bowl Commercial

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Par :Jonathan Wolfe

11 février 2025 à 17:22

The commercial aired in some local markets days after the rapper and designer called himself a Nazi on social media. The website was taken down Tuesday.

Ye with his wife, Bianca Censori, in Milan last year.

Gaza Cease-Fire Deal Hangs in the Balance Ahead of Trump’s Meeting With Jordan’s King

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Par :Patrick Kingsley and Ronen Bergman

11 février 2025 à 14:15

Hamas and President Trump have threatened to upend the cease-fire. Analysts say those words could prove hollow, but the deal still may not last beyond early March.

A shelter amid the rubble in Jabaliya, northern Gaza, on Monday.

Europe Vows to Respond to Trump’s Tariffs, but Holds Back on Details

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Par :Melissa Eddy and Jeanna Smialek

11 février 2025 à 14:01

European leaders have said that they will respond firmly to higher levies on steel and aluminum, but they have yet to say what that retaliation will look like.

A steel factory in Germany, which is the largest European exporter of steel to the United States.

In Hospitals and Hospices, ‘Music as Care’ Offers a New Kind of Comfort

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Par :Corinna da Fonseca-Wollheim

11 février 2025 à 11:01

A violinist plays for her father. A singer takes requests. In hospitals and hospices, bedside performers offer a new kind of care.

Nicole Okundaye and Jonathan Vocke played music for patients at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. They are bedside musicians affiliated with the Peabody Conservatory of Music in Baltimore.

Covid Learning Losses

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Par :David Leonhardt

11 février 2025 à 12:46

We explain the ways students haven’t recovered.

Trump’s Ultimatum to Hamas, and Showdown Looms Between White House and the Courts

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Par :Tracy Mumford · Will Jarvis · Ian Stewart · Jessica Metzger and Niki Kitsantonis

11 février 2025 à 12:40

Plus, a surprise blockbuster.

A federal judge in Rhode Island said the Trump administration had failed to comply with his order to unfreeze billions of dollars in federal grants.

How Trump’s Canadian Oil Tariff Would Hit U.S. Refineries

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Par :Rebecca F. Elliott

11 février 2025 à 12:36

The 10 percent tariff the president said he might impose in March could cause U.S. refineries to cut production and lead to higher prices.

BP’s refinery in Whiting, Ind., is among the U.S. refineries that are most dependent on Canadian oil.

Gaza Cease-Fire Deal’s Long-Term Future Is Bleak, Analysts Say

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Par :Patrick Kingsley and Ronen Bergman

11 février 2025 à 12:19

Hamas and President Trump have threatened to upend the cease-fire. Analysts say those comments could prove hollow, but the deal still may not last beyond early March.

Can European ‘Boots on the Ground’ Help Protect Ukraine’s Security?

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Par :Steven Erlanger

11 février 2025 à 11:44

Deterring Russia from re-invading Ukraine, once this war ends, could require 150,000 troops and American help with air cover, intelligence and missile defense, experts say.

Ukrainian volunteers who collect the bodies of people killed in combat recovering the remains of Russian soldiers in the Kharkiv region on Sunday.

Strong Storm Expected to Soak Southern California, Raising Fears of Mudslides

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Par :Amy Graff

11 février 2025 à 11:30

It could be the biggest storm the area has seen so far this winter.

A burned trail at Topanga State Park after the Palisades fire in Los Angeles last month. Forecasters have warned that intense rainfall this week could set off debris flows around recently burned areas in Southern California.

Jordan’s King Faces a Bind as He Meets With Trump

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Par :Mark Mazzetti

11 février 2025 à 11:02

King Abdullah II, a close U.S. ally dependent on aid from Washington, is confronting the president’s demands that he take in Palestinians from Gaza, a step the king’s domestic politics will not allow.

King Abdullah II of Jordan, right, and President Trump at the White House in 2018. Mr. Trump has said he would pressure Jordan and Egypt to take in the estimated 1.9 million Palestinians he would expel from the Gaza Strip as part of his plan for the United States to “own” the territory.

Steel and Aluminum Tariffs May Raise US Manufacturing Costs

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Par :Lydia DePillis

11 février 2025 à 11:02

Duties of 25 percent on steel and aluminum will flow through to car buyers, beer drinkers, home builders, oil drillers and other users of metal goods.

A Cleveland-Cliffs steel mill in Burns Harbor, Ind. The company’s shares rose on Monday in anticipation of President Trump’s announcement of stiff tariffs on steel and aluminum.

Fed Chair Faces Lawmakers at a Critical Juncture

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Par :Colby Smith

11 février 2025 à 11:02

Jerome H. Powell is set to testify as inflation risks are resurfacing, regulatory changes are in flux and the Federal Reserve’s policy independence is in the spotlight.

Jerome H. Powell, the Federal Reserve chair, is set to be grilled on Tuesday and Wednesday by a new mix of lawmakers on Capitol Hill.

In Hospitals and Hospices, ‘Music as Care’ Offers a New Kind of Comfort

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Par :Corinna da Fonseca-Wollheim

11 février 2025 à 11:01

A violinist plays for her father. A singer takes requests. In hospitals and hospices, bedside performers offer a new kind of care.

A Promising New Development for the Millions of People with Liver Disease

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Par :Nina Agrawal

11 février 2025 à 11:00

Recent research suggests that a new approach could help even patients with advanced forms of fatty liver disease.

New research suggests that bariatric surgery could benefit patients with cirrhosis, an advanced form of a liver disease that is often driven by obesity.

Hispanics Bolted to the Right in 2024. Can Democrats Win Them Back?

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Par :Edgar Sandoval

11 février 2025 à 11:00

Amid the turmoil and controversies of President Trump’s opening weeks, Democrats see an opening with working-class voters wooed by Mr. Trump’s movement.

Alexis Uscanga, 21, (center) represents a new breed of Hispanic voters in Texas’ Rio Grande Valley, politically active and ardently pro-Trump.

Silicon Valley is Embracing Christianity (With the Help of Peter Thiel)

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Par :Emma Goldberg

11 février 2025 à 11:00

When tech luminaries talk about their Christian faith, people listen.

John Oliver Interrupts Jon Stewart’s Monologue on ‘The Daily Show’

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Par :Trish Bendix

11 février 2025 à 08:13

The British host of “Last Week Tonight” said he wanted to be “the first to welcome America to its monarchy era.”

Westminster Dog Show 2025: Behind-the-Scenes Photos

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Par :Lanna Apisukh · Graham Dickie and Benjamin Hoffman

10 février 2025 à 23:30

With the event returning to Midtown Manhattan for the first time since 2020, thousands of dogs flooded the city with a single goal in mind: best in show.

What did Tonic, a Pomeranian, need before competing in the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show? A crisp high-five from his owner and handler, Sonya Ratliff.

Why Allison Janae Hamilton Turned Her Studio Into a Family Archive

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Par :Julia Halperin

10 février 2025 à 11:00

More than a thousand ancestral records and photographs surround Allison Janae Hamilton while she works.

How Much Does a Dog’s Breed Affect Its Health and Behavior?

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Par :Emily Anthes

9 février 2025 à 11:00

Here’s what scientists have learned about how a dog’s breed affects its health and behavior.

Israel’s Security Cabinet Meets as Pressure on Hamas Cease-Fire Rises

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Par :Lara Jakes

11 février 2025 à 11:36

After Hamas said it would postpone the next release of Israeli hostages, President Trump demanded that all hostages be released Saturday or “all hell is going to break out.”

Relatives of hostages held in Gaza block a highway between Tel Aviv and Jerusalem on Tuesday.

Trump Pauses Enforcement of Foreign Bribery Law

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Par :Isabella Kwai

11 février 2025 à 12:12

The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act makes it illegal for companies that operate in the United States to pay foreign government officials to secure or keep business deals.

The Indian tycoon Gautam Adani was charged by U.S. prosecutors last year under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act after being accused of bribing Indian officials. His company has called the charges “baseless.”

The Pharmaceutical Industry Heads Into Elon Musk’s Wood Chipper

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Par :Zeynep Tufekci

11 février 2025 à 11:02

Who needs N.I.H. grants? A lot of red-state universities, for one.

America Is Full of People Trump Doesn’t Like

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Par :Carlos Lozada

11 février 2025 à 11:02

If, according to the president, so many people in the United States are the wrong kind, who makes up the right kind?

France Is in a Deep, Deep Hole

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Par :David Broder

11 février 2025 à 07:00

Malaise is all around.

China’s ‘Ne Zha 2’ Shatters Box Office Records With $1.2 Billion

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Par :Claire Fu and Daisuke Wakabayashi

11 février 2025 à 05:41

The runaway success of “Ne Zha 2” is another sign that Chinese audiences are choosing domestic movies over Hollywood blockbusters.

Twin towers in the Chinese city of Chengdu were illuminated with characters from the movie “Ne Zha 2” during a light show on Saturday. The animated feature has become the highest-grossing film of all time in China.

Push to Drop Adams Charges Reveals a Justice Dept. Under Trump’s Sway

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Par :William K. Rashbaum · Dana Rubinstein · Glenn Thrush · Michael Rothfeld and Jonah E. Bromwich

11 février 2025 à 04:41

Eric Adams cultivated a close relationship with President Trump. Now, U.S. prosecutors in Manhattan have been told to drop the corruption case against the New York City mayor.

Mayor Eric Adams has curried favor with President Trump since Mr. Trump won the election.

Senate Advances Gabbard, Signaling Quick Confirmation

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Par :Robert Jimison

11 février 2025 à 03:37

The test vote indicated that despite early reservations even among some Republicans, the former Democratic congresswoman had the necessary support to be confirmed in a vote expected by Wednesday.