Lawyers Seek Return of Migrants Deported Under Wartime Act

NYT

25 avril 2025 à 07:16

An updated lawsuit filed in Washington was the latest in a flurry of suits challenging the Trump administration’s use of the Alien Enemies Act to send migrants to a prison in El Salvador.

The Terrorism Confinement Center, a prison in Tecoluca, El Salvador, where Venezuelans deported by the Trump administration are being held.

An Oscar for ‘No Other Land’ Didn’t Protect Hamdan Ballal

NYT

Par :Hamdan Ballal

25 avril 2025 à 07:00

Hamdan Ballal won an Oscar for co-directing “No Other Land,” then went home to the West Bank and was attacked and arrested.

Where Bruce Lee Practiced on the Roof, a Shrine to Old Hong Kong Rises

NYT

Par :Tiffany May and Billy H.C. Kwok

25 avril 2025 à 06:01

At a formerly grand hotel where the famed martial arts star once stayed, a group of collectors is trying to preserve vestiges of the city’s past as its political identity changes.

Visitors at Lung Wah Hotel, remade into a museum, in Hong Kong.

Why the Winner of Canada’s Election Could Be Decided by Greater Toronto

NYT

Par :Ian Austen

24 avril 2025 à 18:31

The Conservatives had enjoyed a lead over Liberals in the region largely because of rising housing and food costs. But President Trump’s tariffs have shifted the equation.

While voters in Toronto have backed the Liberal Party, the Conservatives had made inroads in the metropolitan region.

The Zuckerbergs Founded Two Bay Area Schools. Now They’re Closing.

NYT

Par :Heather Knight · Theodore Schleifer and Orlando Mayorquín

25 avril 2025 à 04:14

Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Dr. Priscilla Chan, opened the schools to help communities of color. Some families wonder if the shutting of the schools is related to his D.E.I. retrenchment.

The Primary School in East Palo Alto, Calif., will close in the summer of 2026.

Robert S. Douglas, Founder of the Black Dog, Dies at 93

NYT

Par :Remy Tumin

25 avril 2025 à 03:30

The logo for his tavern on Martha’s Vineyard transformed a black Labrador into an international emblem for summertime.

Items from The Black Dog are instant collectibles for visitors to Martha’s Vineyard who wanted to take a piece of their summer vacation home with them.

Trump Urges Russia to ‘STOP!’ After Deadly Attack on Ukraine’s Capital

NYT

Par :Jonathan Swan

25 avril 2025 à 02:22

President Trump also sought to divert blame should negotiations fall apart, a sign that he is perhaps more pessimistic about a deal than he was when he took office in January.

President Trump and Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store of Norway at the White House on Thursday.

Florida Democratic Party Is ‘Dead,’ State Senator Says as He Leaves It

NYT

Par :Patricia Mazzei

25 avril 2025 à 02:04

State Senator Jason Pizzo, the Democratic minority leader, announced in a floor speech that he was leaving the party.

Jason W.B. Pizzo, the highest-ranking Democrat in the Florida Senate, said that he was changing his voter registration to “no party affiliation,” calling the state’s Democratic Party “dead.”

U.S. Says Deadly Blast in Yemen Was Caused by Houthi Missile

NYT

Par :Vivian Nereim and Shuaib Almosawa

25 avril 2025 à 01:40

An explosion near a UNESCO world heritage site in Yemen’s capital on Sunday killed 12 people, according to health authorities tied to the Houthi-led government.

People on Monday gathered at the site of a strike in the Farwah neighborhood in Sana, Yemen.

Why Did a Charity Tied to Casey DeSantis Suddenly Get a $10 Million Boost?

NYT

Par :Patricia Mazzei

25 avril 2025 à 01:25

The Hope Florida Foundation quietly gave the money to two nonprofit political committees that helped Gov. Ron DeSantis and his allies defeat a ballot measure.

Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida and his wife, Casey DeSantis, are at the center of a growing scandal in Florida.

Steve McMichael, Hall of Fame Tackle for Champion Bears, Dies at 67

NYT

Par :Jeré Longman

25 avril 2025 à 01:09

He was a ferocious part of a dominant defense that swept the 1985 Chicago team to victory in the Super Bowl. After 15 N.F.L. seasons, he became a pro wrestler.

Steve McMichael of the Chicago Bears in a game against the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1992. His 92½ career sacks were the second-highest total in franchise history.

Trump Takes a Major Step Toward Seabed Mining in International Waters

NYT

Par :Max Bearak · Rebecca Dzombak and Harry Stevens

25 avril 2025 à 01:08

A new executive order pits the United States against the rest of the world over the question of who can exploit mineral resources in shared waters.

A 2021 expedition by a seabed-mining company explored the viability of the practice in the Pacific Ocean.

Trump’s Crimea Proposal Would End a Decade of U.S. Resistance

NYT

Par :Michael Crowley

25 avril 2025 à 02:54

A new U.S. peace plan offered to Russia and Ukraine proposes American recognition of the peninsula, which Moscow seized in 2014.

A mural in the colors of the Russian flag in Yevpatoriya, Crimea, on Thursday.

Trump Administration Seeks Artists for ‘Garden of Heroes’ Statues

NYT

Par :Jennifer Schuessler

25 avril 2025 à 00:49

Those selected would receive up to $200,000 to create one of the 250 sculptures, which will be paid for in part with canceled grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

George Washington, the first president of the United States, is one of the people who will be in the National Garden of American Heroes, according to an executive order.

Hamptons Beekeeper Is Charged With Concealing a Genocidal Past in Rwanda

NYT

Par :Santul Nerkar

25 avril 2025 à 00:35

Faustin Nsabumukunzi lived quietly in New York. In his home country, prosecutors say, he helped author one of the 20th century’s bloodiest episodes.

“I know I’m finished,” Faustin Nsabumukunzi said when law enforcement officers arrested him.

Tornado Warnings in Nebraska and Hail Threats in Texas As Storms Move Through

NYT

Par :Amy Graff

24 avril 2025 à 23:53

The severe weather is typical for this time of year but also unpredictable. Forecasters said Texas may see hail as large as baseballs.

Trump Told Putin to ‘STOP!’ After Deadly Strikes in Kyiv

NYT

Par :Matthew Cullen

24 avril 2025 à 23:50

Also, tensions between India and Pakistan escalated. Here’s the latest at the end of Thursday.

Emergency workers searched for victims in Kyiv, Ukraine, yesterday.

Israel Acknowledges Second Deadly Attack on Aid Workers in Gaza

NYT

Par :Farnaz Fassihi

24 avril 2025 à 23:34

In a rare apology to the United Nations, Israel said its forces had struck a U.N. compound in Gaza with tank fire. A Bulgarian aid worker was killed.

The impact of a projectile is visible in the wall of the U.N. guesthouse hit by Israeli tank fire on March 19.

Lawyer Is Charged With Sadistic Rapes of Women He Met Online

NYT

Par :Maia Coleman

24 avril 2025 à 23:37

Ryan Hemphill was arraigned Thursday afternoon on a 116-count indictment. Authorities say he tortured, drugged and filmed women in his Midtown apartment.

Prosecutors said Ryan Hemphill sometimes used cattle prods to debase the women he lured to an apartment near the Empire State Building.

Saying ‘Thank You’ to ChatGPT Is Costly. But Maybe It’s Worth the Price.

NYT

Par :Sopan Deb

24 avril 2025 à 23:25

Adding words to our chatbot can apparently cost tens of millions of dollars. But some fear the cost of not saying please or thank you could be higher.

Elon Musk and DOGE’s Savings May Be Erased by New Costs

NYT

Par :Elizabeth Williamson

25 avril 2025 à 00:26

An expert on the federal work force estimates that the speed and chaos of Mr. Musk’s cuts to the bureaucracy will cost taxpayers $135 billion this fiscal year.

Elon Musk has said without providing details that the Department of Government Efficiency is likely to save taxpayers $150 billion.

Trump’s Single Stroke of Brilliance

NYT

Par :David Brooks

25 avril 2025 à 02:32

His initiative has been the key to much of his success, but lacking any sense of prudence, he does not understand the difference between a risk and a gamble.

Photo Illustration by Naila Ruechel for The New York Times. Source photograph by Doug Mills/The New York Times.

U.S. Sidelines Lawyers Who Doubted Their Own Case on Congestion Pricing

NYT

Par :Stefanos Chen and Benjamin Weiser

24 avril 2025 à 21:44

The Trump administration replaced lawyers who had exposed flaws in its legal battle over New York City’s congestion pricing program.

Sean Duffy, the head of the U.S. Department of Transportation, has questioned the legality of New York’s congestion pricing toll.

Trump Plans to Target ActBlue, Democrats’ Cash Engine

NYT

Par :Maggie Haberman · Reid J. Epstein and Kenneth P. Vogel

24 avril 2025 à 21:39

The president plans to direct the Justice Department to investigate ActBlue, the main Democratic fund-raising platform, in his latest move using the government to target political opponents.

President Trump’s targeting of ActBlue could threaten Democrats’ ability to compete in elections.

Killer of Gucci Heir Is Arrested on Suspicion of Shooting His Own Son

NYT

Par :Jonathan Wolfe and Amelia Nierenberg

24 avril 2025 à 21:29

Benedetto Ceraulo, who in 1995 killed Maurizio Gucci, the heir to the fashion house, was suspected of shooting his son over a scratch on a car, Italian police said.

Benedetto Ceraulo, left, at the start of his trial in Milan in 1998.

Pepsico Cuts Growth Forecast Amid Tariffs and Slowed Consumer Spending

NYT

Par :Julie Creswell and Danielle Kaye

24 avril 2025 à 21:16

PepsiCo’s earnings call pointed to anxious consumers as to why sales had slowed, echoing comments by Chipotle and Procter & Gamble.

PepsiCo cut its growth forecast, pointing to tariff volatility and a pullback in consumer spending.

Federal Officials Promise to Restore Funding to Women’s Health Initiative

NYT

Par :Roni Caryn Rabin

25 avril 2025 à 00:05

The decades-long research effort has contributed to thousands of research papers, altering medical care for women around the world.

The study, which began in the 1990s, is still following some 42,000 women. It continues to track conditions including frailty, vision loss and mental health and to learn about how to maintain mobility and cognitive function and slow memory loss.

Child Health Experts With Diversity Roles Will Be Fired or Reassigned

NYT

Par :Lisa Friedman

24 avril 2025 à 21:07

The moves are aimed at eliminating diversity, equity and inclusion efforts and environmental justice programs at the E.P.A., Trump administration officials say.

Smoke from the Bootleg fire over a playground near Bly, Ore., in 2021.

How India’s Threat to Block Rivers Could Devastate Pakistan

NYT

Par :Anupreeta Das · Pragati K.B. and Zia ur-Rehman

24 avril 2025 à 20:09

After a militant attack in Kashmir, the Indian government said it was suspending its participation in a treaty that governs most of the water used in Pakistani agriculture.

The Ravi River, which India has control over, as seen in Lahore, Pakistan.

Trump Asks Supreme Court to Revive Transgender Military Ban

NYT

Par :Adam Liptak

24 avril 2025 à 18:31

Lower courts had blocked the policy, saying it was not supported by evidence and violated equal protection principles.

The Trump administration is trying to revoke an executive order from President Joseph R. Biden Jr. that had let transgender service members serve openly.

Penn Station’s Not-So-Secret Other Life: The People’s Dance Studio

NYT

Par :Rachel Sherman and Mohamed Sadek

24 avril 2025 à 17:56

Smooth floors. Public restrooms. A built-in audience: The lower level of Moynihan Hall doubles as a rehearsal space for a variety of dance groups, including K-pop, salsa and Brazilian Zouk.

An E.U. Deforestation Rule Has Ethiopian Coffee Farmers Scrambling

NYT

Par :Shola Lawal

24 avril 2025 à 11:54

The measure will require geolocation data to show that beans aren’t linked to deforestation. Farmers say they need more time to prepare.

Farmers gathered ripe coffee cherries in the Sidama region of Ethiopia.

Highland Park Shooting: Gunman Gets Seven Life Sentences

NYT

Par :Julie Bosman

24 avril 2025 à 20:04

The man fired from a rooftop during a Fourth of July celebration in a Chicago suburb three years ago. The judge called the gunman “irretrievably depraved.”

Judge Victoria A. Rossetti spoke to the prosecution and defense teams in the case in February.

Courts Block Trump From Withholding School Funds Over D.E.I., for Now

NYT

Par :Dana Goldstein

25 avril 2025 à 00:40

In three cases, federal judges paused the administration’s effort to cut off money from public schools with diversity and equity programs.

The rulings on Thursday followed a demand by the Trump administration that all 50 state education agencies attest in writing that their schools do not use D.E.I. practices.

If A.I. Systems Become Conscious, Should They Have Rights?

NYT

Par :Kevin Roose

24 avril 2025 à 18:57

As artificial intelligence systems become smarter, one A.I. company is trying to figure out what to do if they become conscious.

Last year, Anthropic, the company that made the Claude chatbot, hired its first A.I. welfare researcher, Kyle Fish, to study whether the company’s models were being treated humanely.

Judge Orders Administration to Seek Return of Another Deported Migrant

NYT

Par :Alan Feuer and Hamed Aleaziz

24 avril 2025 à 18:55

The case, involving a 20-year-old Venezuelan, comes on the heels of another legal battle over the fate of a different man wrongfully sent to El Salvador by the Trump administration.

A view of the Santa Ana Penitentiary Agricultural Industrial Complex in El Salvador, where Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia is reportedly being held after he was wrongfully sent to the country by the Trump administration.

Trump Cuts Threaten Agency Running Meals on Wheels

NYT

Par :Reed Abelson

24 avril 2025 à 20:46

A tiny division responsible for overseeing services for people with disabilities and older Americans is being dismantled as part of an overhaul by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the health secretary.

Marine Gentis of Victoria, Texas, who receives Meals on Wheels deliveries. “I’m just kind of worried that the whole thing might go down the drain, too,” Ms. Gentis said.

Saying ‘Thank You’ to Chat GPT Is Costly. But Maybe It’s Worth the Price.

NYT

Par :Sopan Deb

24 avril 2025 à 18:41

Adding words to our chatbot can apparently cost tens of millions of dollars. But some fear the cost of not saying please or thank you could be higher.

Trump Asks Supreme Court to Revive Ban on Transgender Troops

NYT

Par :Adam Liptak

24 avril 2025 à 18:31

Lower courts had blocked the policy, saying it was not supported by evidence and violated equal protection principles.

Protesters Near Yale Hurl Water Bottles at Far-Right Israeli Official

NYT

Par :Troy Closson

24 avril 2025 à 20:53

Demonstrators waving Palestinian and Israeli flags condemned the appearance of Itamar Ben-Gvir, the national security minister who has been widely criticized for his extreme views.

Vue lecture