The Original Birkin Sells for $10 Million

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Par :Alisha Haridasani Gupta and Marisa Meltzer

10 juillet 2025 à 19:11

A lively bidding war led to the Hermès prototype, which was created for the actress Jane Birkin, selling for far more than expected.

The Hermès Birkin prototype was created in 1984 for the actress Jane Birkin and has unique details like her initials and a nail clipper that belonged to her.

Israel Will Allow More Aid Into Gaza, Officials Say

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Par :Natan Odenheimer · Jeanna Smialek and Isabel Kershner

10 juillet 2025 à 18:59

The decision followed discussions with the European Union, which has pressed Israel to ease the dire humanitarian conditions for Palestinians in the territory.

Palestinians waiting in line to receive flour from an aid center in Gaza City in June.

Texas City Racked by Floods Becomes a Hub for Search and Recovery

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Par :Christopher Maag

10 juillet 2025 à 18:32

Most summers, Kerrville, Texas, draws crowds for its July 4 celebration. This year, the streets are filled with emergency responders.

In Des Moines, Big Operas and Big Ambitions Fill a Tiny Theater

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Par :Zachary Woolfe

10 juillet 2025 à 18:26

Des Moines Metro Opera has become one of the country’s most successful smaller companies doing adventurous repertory in a 467-seat space.

A scene from Des Moines Metro Opera’s production of Janacek’s “The Cunning Little Vixen,” one of three operas performed this summer.

La Scala Warns Opera Patrons: No Flip-Flops or Tank Tops Allowed

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Par :Amelia Nierenberg

10 juillet 2025 à 18:25

Milan’s famed opera house is cracking down on the underdressed, even as it and other European opera companies try to attract a wider audience.

Visitors dressed in formal attire in the Teatro alla Scala bar in December.

Ukrainian Intelligence Officer Is Shot to Death in Kyiv

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Par :Michael Schwirtz

10 juillet 2025 à 18:25

The victim’s unit played a key role in Ukraine’s surprise attack inside Russian territory last summer.

Former Girl Bosses Are ‘Leaning Out’ to Redefine What Ambition Looks Like

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Par :Issie Lapowsky and OK McCausland

10 juillet 2025 à 15:41

They reached the heights of corporate success. Now some women are trying to redefine what ambition looks like.

Jordan Peterson and I Had a Chat

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Par :David French

10 juillet 2025 à 17:27

We had different ideas about what’s making men’s lives hard.

Can the Next Fed Chair Truly Be Independent From Trump’s Influence?

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Par :Colby Smith

10 juillet 2025 à 19:46

The president hasn’t named a successor to Jerome H. Powell, but his insistence on someone who will lower interest rates has already raised doubts about their credibility.

Whoever replaces Jerome H. Powell to lead the Federal Reserve will face scrutiny because of the president’s attacks on the central bank’s current leadership and his demands that the next chair lower interest rates.

Trump Administration Is Forcing Prosecutors to Ignore Law, Whistle-Blower Says

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Par :Devlin Barrett

10 juillet 2025 à 16:41

In an interview with The New York Times, a former Justice Department lawyer, Erez Reuveni, said officials pressed subordinates to mislead judges, and dared the courts to stop it.

At his confirmation hearing for a judgeship, Senate Democrats asked Emil Bove III about a claim that he and Trump administration officials were willing to defy rulings regarding deportation.

Ferrero to Buy WK Kellogg in $3.1 Billion Candy-Meets-Cereal Deal

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Par :Julie Creswell and Danielle Kaye

10 juillet 2025 à 16:19

The $3.1 billion acquisition would combine Ferrero, which makes Tic Tacs and Nutella, with the producer of Frosted Flakes and Froot Loops.

Many consumers, squeezed by food inflation, have cut back on their spending or switched to less expensive, private-label store brands.

As Israel and Ukraine Advance Drone Warfare, U.S. Sees Its Own Vulnerabilities

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Par :Julian E. Barnes and Eric Schmitt

10 juillet 2025 à 16:13

Israel and Ukraine have used drones against their adversaries in audacious ways that have helped the Pentagon see the need for new technology.

Ukrainian soldiers at an air defense position, where they monitor for, and shoot down armed Russian drones in May.

L.A.-Area Bishop Excuses Faithful From Mass Over Fear of Immigration Raids

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Par :Claire Moses

10 juillet 2025 à 19:36

Bishop Alberto Rojas of the Diocese of San Bernardino lifted the obligation for members to celebrate Mass if they had a “genuine fear of immigration enforcement actions.”

Bishop Alberto Rojas leading mass at St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church in Chino Hills, Calif., in 2023. Federal agents have arrested about 2,000 immigrants in the Los Angeles area since June 6.

A Lethal Israeli Airstrike Hits Near a Gaza Aid Clinic

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Par :Adam Rasgon and Natan Odenheimer

10 juillet 2025 à 15:24

The attack struck near a facility run by an American aid organization as negotiators from Hamas and Israel wrangle over a potential new cease-fire agreement.

A screen grab from a video shows a wounded child being treated in Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in the town of Deir al-Balah in central Gaza on Thursday.

Trump Fuels Fear Among Immigrant Farm Workers in California’s Central Valley

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Par :Elisabeth Bumiller and Zaydee Sanchez

10 juillet 2025 à 11:01

The fertile valley feeds the world. President Trump has thrown farmers and farmworkers there into turmoil, but recently offered them a glimmer of hope.

Denmark Aims to Use Copyright Law to Protect People From Deepfakes

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Par :Amelia Nierenberg

10 juillet 2025 à 13:18

A pioneering bill would give citizens the right to demand that social media platforms remove digital forgeries of themselves.

Referring to the effort to counter internet fakes, the Danish minister of culture, Jakob Engel-Schmidt, said, “Technology has outpaced our current legislation.”

Trump Seems to Be Warming to What Europe Wants for Ukraine: New Russia Sanctions

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Par :Jim Tankersley

10 juillet 2025 à 13:32

Flattery and pressure — coupled with President Trump’s growing dissatisfaction with President Vladimir V. Putin — have helped build momentum for new economic punishments.

An oil refinery in Volgograd, Russia, in 2022. Oil production is a crucial source of revenue for the country’s war machine.

Trump’s D.E.I. Cuts Are Hurting Rural, White Americans, Too

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Par :Kate Zernike

10 juillet 2025 à 16:11

The N.I.H. has terminated hundreds of diversity grants awarded to young researchers, many of whom come from the very places that supported Trump.

Discovery of Texas Flood Victims Slows After Nearly a Week of Searching

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Par :Pooja Salhotra and Talya Minsberg

10 juillet 2025 à 17:38

Officials in Kerr County, the hardest-hit region, said the number of missing remained unchanged since Tuesday, at 161. The floods have killed at least 120 people statewide.

Volunteers cleared up debris as they searched along the Guadalupe River in Center Point, Texas, on Wednesday.

Vladimir Putin Messed Up

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Par :Julian E. Barnes

10 juillet 2025 à 17:08

We explain President Trump and Putin’s changing relationship.

European Union Unveils Rules for Powerful A.I. Systems

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Par :Adam Satariano

10 juillet 2025 à 15:37

Makers of the most advanced artificial intelligence systems face obligations for transparency, copyright protection and public safety. The rules are not enforceable until next year.

Henna Virkkunen of the European Commission said the new law would make advanced A.I. models “not only innovative but also safe and transparent.”

New Details on Camp Mystic, and Trump’s Retribution Campaign

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Par :Tracy Mumford · Will Jarvis · Ian Stewart · Jessica Metzger and Tejal Rao

10 juillet 2025 à 12:13

Plus, where curry meets quesadillas.

Damage around the cabins at Camp Mystic, the Texas youth camp where 27 people died after flash floods.

Espaillat Endorses Mamdani for Mayor, After Backing Cuomo and Adams

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Par :Emma G. Fitzsimmons

10 juillet 2025 à 11:03

Representative Adriano Espaillat, the most powerful Latino leader in New York City, will back Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic candidate for mayor.

Representative Adriano Espaillat praised Zohran Mamdani for his “deep commitment to tackling the stubborn issues facing New York City.”

New Democratic Group Says Answer to the Party’s Woes Lies With the States

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Par :Katie Glueck and Nick Corasaniti

10 juillet 2025 à 11:02

The founders of the initiative, the States Forum, say they hope to extend successful Democratic policies across states and even to the national level.

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