Record Debt Limit Increase Would Break Republican Precedent

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19 juin 2025 à 15:04

A proposed $5 trillion debt limit increase could make it hard for Republicans to maintain their fiscal hawk credibility.

“Don’t have the Republicans own this monstrous debt,” Senator Rand Paul, Republican from Kentucky, warned this week.

This Oregon Native Went to Kyiv as a Volunteer. He Died in a Russian Attack.

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Par :Kim Barker

19 juin 2025 à 14:33

Fred Grandy was upset by the United States’ reversal in its support for Ukraine, his family said. This week, he was among the 28 people killed in a drone and missile assault.

Fred Grady in California in an undated photo. He went to Ukraine to volunteer with a charity after the United States’ support for the country changed under President Trump.

A Legal Gamble

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Par :Adam B. Kushner

19 juin 2025 à 15:22

We explain the Supreme Court’s ruling on medical treatments for transgender kids.

Student Who Filmed Himself Raping at Least 10 Women Is Given Life Sentence

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Par :Lizzie Dearden

19 juin 2025 à 16:43

Zou Zhenhao, 28, is considered by the police in the British capital to be “one of the most prolific predators” they have encountered. Investigators say there are probably many more victims.

A photo made available by the London police of an apartment used by Zou Zhenhao, who attacked women in Britain and China. He would lure victims back to his homes and then drug and rape them.

Court Leaves States to Decide on Trans Treatments for Minors

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Par :Amy Harmon

19 juin 2025 à 11:04

The Supreme Court decision upholding a Tennessee ban on gender transition care for trans youths means a state-by-state patchwork of policies will remain.

The Crane That Ruined Florence’s Skyline Is Gone

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Par :Elisabetta Povoledo

19 juin 2025 à 11:03

A reviled crane used during the expansion of the Uffizi Galleries was taken down this week after years of protests.

A crane in front of the Uffizi Galleries in Florence, Italy, in 2022.

Seth Meyers Wishes Tucker Carlson and Ted Cruz Could Both Lose

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Par :Trish Bendix

19 juin 2025 à 09:08

The clash of conservative titans had Meyers feeling like a Roman emperor: “I just want someone to feed me grapes while I say, ‘Let them fight.’”

Iran Has Its Back Against the Wall

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Par :Roger Cohen

19 juin 2025 à 12:19

The Iranian regime finds itself in its most difficult position 46 years after the revolution that brought it to power. But does it mean the end?

Watching Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s message to the people of Iran, in Tehran, on Wednesday.

Will Israel’s Interceptors Outlast Iran’s Missiles? The Answer May Shape the War.

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Par :Patrick Kingsley · Adam Rasgon · Ronen Bergman · Natan Odenheimer and Julian E. Barnes

19 juin 2025 à 12:19

Israel has a world-leading missile interception system but its bank of interceptors is finite.

Tel Aviv this week. Since Iran started retaliating against Israel’s fire, Israel’s defense system has intercepted most incoming Iranian ballistic missiles.

The MAGA Fight Over Iran, and a Critical Ruling on Transgender Youth Care

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Par :Michael Simon Johnson · Will Jarvis · Jessica Metzger · Jess Bidgood and Abbie VanSickle

19 juin 2025 à 12:09

Plus, a bidding frenzy over David Lynch’s espresso machine.

Iran hit a large hospital in southern Israel, Israel’s military said. The latest exchange of attacks came amid uncertainty about whether President Trump would send U.S. forces to join Israel’s campaign against Iran.

No Rock Stars, No Mercedes: A Russian Expo Shows the Cost of Divorce With the West

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Par :Ivan Nechepurenko

19 juin 2025 à 16:22

The annual economic forum in St. Petersburg used to yield multibillion-dollar deals and feature performances by global music stars. With the war in Ukraine still raging, the mood has shifted.

At the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum in Russia on Wednesday. Major American investors once again shunned the conference.

U.S. Heat Wave Forecast: When High Temperatures Will Affect You

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Par :Judson Jones

19 juin 2025 à 11:30

Friday is the first day of summer. And boy, will it feel like it.

Air India Cuts International Flights After Crash Causes Chaos

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Par :Anupreeta Das

19 juin 2025 à 11:14

The move came a day after Indian officials told the airline to improve its operations, and as delays and canceled flights are drawing complaints from passengers.

An Air India aircraft takes off at the international airport in Ahmedabad, India, on Tuesday.

Belgian Nonprofit Papy Boom Is Helping Retirement-Home Residents Hit the Clubs

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Par :Jenny Gross

19 juin 2025 à 11:09

A group of Brussels retirement-home residents grooved to electronic music late one night as part of a program to fight loneliness among seniors.

Nicole Dekoster, 71, dancing at the Mirano nightclub in Brussels, in an outing organized by a Belgian nonprofit.

The Progressive Regulator Winning Over the Populist Right

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Par :Ross Douthat

19 juin 2025 à 16:31

Lina Khan wants to overthrow “the autocrats of trade.”

Court Leaves States to Decide on Trans Treatments for Minors

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Par :Amy Harmon

19 juin 2025 à 11:04

The Supreme Court decision upholding a Tennessee ban on gender transition care for trans youths means a state-by-state patchwork of policies will remain.

We Can’t Bomb Our Way Out of This

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Par :James M. Acton

19 juin 2025 à 14:14

Trump should judge the efficacy of any military action in Iran by the same standards against which he previously assessed diplomacy.

What to Know About United States v. Skrmetti

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Par :Nicholas Confessore

19 juin 2025 à 11:03

A Times examination shows how a landmark case about gender-affirming care for minors was built on flawed politics and uncertain science.

A protester outside the Supreme Court on Wednesday after it upheld Tennessee’s ban on pediatric gender medicine.

Trying to Satisfy Trump, NATO Is Running Into Difficulties

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Par :Lara Jakes and Steven Erlanger

19 juin 2025 à 11:02

A plan to increase military spending at the level President Trump wants is becoming clearer, as are its shortcomings.

A Norwegian naval commando hoisted himself onto the deck of a ship during a NATO exercise in March.

On Juneteenth, This Williamsburg Schoolhouse Finds a New Life

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Par :Audra D. S. Burch

19 juin 2025 à 11:01

Beginning on Juneteenth, a restored Virginia schoolhouse where enslaved and free Black students were taught to read is on view in Colonial Williamsburg.

China Is Hacking Russia to Steal War Secrets

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Par :Megha Rajagopalan

19 juin 2025 à 11:01

Since the war in Ukraine began, analysts have monitored a series of intrusions aimed at stealing information about weaponry and warfighting.

Russian soldiers marching in the country’s annual Victory Day parade in May. Hacking groups appear to have become more interested in Russian targets after the country’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine.

A Trump Executive Order Could Affect Ukrainian Refugees in Iowa

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Par :Jazmine Ulloa and Jamie Kelter Davis

19 juin 2025 à 11:00

The Trump administration suspended a temporary humanitarian program for Ukrainians. Now many are losing their ability to work, and fear deportation.

Sofiia Hedzhymanova, 12, looking at a family photos on her grandmother’s night stand in DeWitt, Iowa. The Hedzhymanovi family was one of the first to be sponsored in the small Midwest town.

U.S. v. Skrmetti: How the Transgender Rights Movement Bet on the Supreme Court and Lost

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Par :Nicholas Confessore

19 juin 2025 à 13:40

The inside story of the case that could set the movement back a generation.

Brad Lander Tried to Escort Immigrants Facing Arrest. He’s Not Alone.

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Par :Luis Ferré-Sadurní

19 juin 2025 à 09:00

A growing army of volunteers has mustered at immigration courts during a month-old campaign to detain people showing up for routine hearings.

The New York City comptroller, Brad Lander, was arrested by federal authorities on Tuesday outside an immigration court as he escorted a man facing arrest.

Mamdani’s Comment on ‘Intifada’ Motto Fuels Tension in Mayor’s Race

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Par :Nicholas Fandos and Dana Rubinstein

19 juin 2025 à 09:00

Andrew Cuomo, a leading candidate for mayor, criticized Zohran Mamdani’s discussion of the phrase “globalize the intifada,” and Mr. Mamdani accused him of neglecting Muslim New Yorkers.

Former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, left, and Zohran Mamdani are the leading contenders in the mayoral primary.

N.Y. Lawmakers Target Prison Reform and A.I. in Frantic End of Session

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Par :Benjamin Oreskes

19 juin 2025 à 09:00

We take a closer look at five of the more than 600 bills passed in June by the State Legislature.

The State Legislature in Albany wrapped up its work this week.

Pakistan Waging a Deadly Drone Campaign Inside Its Own Borders

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Par :Zia ur-Rehman

19 juin 2025 à 13:41

As it strikes militants, the country’s security services are adopting a tactic that Pakistan once criticized the United States for using.

A drone on display at a military exhibition in Karachi in November.

SpaceX Starship Explodes During Test in Texas

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Par :John Yoon

19 juin 2025 à 09:43

The Starship experienced a “major anomaly” before starting its 10th flight test. Elon Musk’s giant moon and Mars rocket has a mixed record of success.

Hurricane Erick Makes Landfall in Mexico as a Major Storm

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Par :Diana Manzo · John Yoon and Nazaneen Ghaffar

19 juin 2025 à 15:58

The hurricane had been a Category 4 storm as it bore down from the eastern Pacific toward Mexico. The authorities ordered evacuations in Oaxaca and Guerrero.

A woman filming waves breaking on the beach in Puerto Escondido, Mexico, on Wednesday.

A Progressive Future Depends on National Identity

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Par :Claire Ainsley

19 juin 2025 à 07:00

Tough border policies aren’t just good politics. They’re progressive, as Britain’s Labour Party shows.

An Iran Strategy for Trump

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Par :Bret Stephens

19 juin 2025 à 03:43

First, destroy Fordo. Then make the mullahs an offer they can’t refuse.

Under China’s Threat, Taiwan Needs Its Own Power Sources More Than Ever

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Par :Amy Chang Chien and Meaghan Tobin

19 juin 2025 à 06:00

Taiwan, which makes most of the world’s advanced computer chips, relies almost entirely on imported energy.

The Renze geothermal power plant in Yilan, Taiwan.

Your A.I. Queries Come With a Climate Cost

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Par :Sachi Kitajima Mulkey and Harry Stevens

19 juin 2025 à 06:00

When it comes to artificial intelligence, more intensive computing uses more energy, producing more greenhouse gases.

A report last year from the Energy Department found A.I. could help increase the portion of the nation’s electricity supply consumed by data centers from 4.4 percent to 12 percent by 2028.

U.S. to Review Social Media Posts of Student and Scholar Visa Applicants

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Par :Edward Wong

19 juin 2025 à 01:34

The State Department is restarting the processing of visa applications from students and visiting scholars, but is screening for “hostility” toward the United States.

All applications for F, M and J nonimmigrant visas will be reviewed, officials said.

Ex-Yankee Is Awarded About $500,000 in Damages for Moldy Greenwich Mansion

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Par :Neil Vigdor

19 juin 2025 à 00:55

Josh Donaldson, a former American League Most Valuable Player with Toronto, sued his former landlord over the conditions at his $55,000-a-month rental property.

Josh Donaldson sued the owner of the Greenwich, Conn., home he had been renting while playing for the New York Yankees, claiming it had mold and was infested with squirrels.

Trump, Iran and the Specter of Iraq: ‘We Bought All the Happy Talk’

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Par :Elisabeth Bumiller

19 juin 2025 à 02:28

President Trump is pondering swift military action in Iran. There were similar expectations that the war in Iraq would be quick and triumphant.

President George W. Bush and Condoleezza Rice, the national security adviser, in the Oval Office in March 2003.

Hurricane Erick Nears Mexico’s Coast as Category 3 Storm

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Par :Alan Yuhas and Elda Cantú

19 juin 2025 à 01:48

“If you are in low-lying areas, near rivers, near waterways, it is best for you to go to shelters,” President Claudia Sheinbaum said.

For Tennessee’s Transgender Families, Supreme Court Ruling Was Bitter, but Expected

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Par :Emily Cochrane

19 juin 2025 à 01:32

The state has been a leader in the rollback of L.G.B.T.Q. rights.

Social Security Benefits Could Be Cut in 8 Years Unless Congress Acts

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Par :Tara Siegel Bernard and Margot Sanger-Katz

19 juin 2025 à 01:29

The nation’s key program for retiree benefits continues to see financing shortfalls. Unless Congress acts, those drops could lead to payment cuts in eight years.

Social Security benefits could be reduced by about 23 percent in less than a decade if Congress does not shore up the program, its trustees said on Wednesday.

The Supreme Court Case on Trans Care Ruled Against My Daughter

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Par :Samantha Williams

19 juin 2025 à 01:28

As parents, we know better than state officials what our child needs.

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