A Photographer Captures Jewish Life Before and After the Holocaust

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16 octobre 2025 à 03:51

Edward Serotta created an archive of 1,230 in-depth interviews with Holocaust survivors about how they lived, both before and after. “Every one of them comes with a story,” he said.

Edward Serotta has dedicated decades to documenting Jewish life in Central and Eastern Europe.

Military Plans to Fire Artillery Over California Freeway on Saturday

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Par :Laurel Rosenhall · John Ismay and Zolan Kanno-Youngs

18 octobre 2025 à 07:49

Rounds were fired on Friday across Interstate 5 as part of a test run for Saturday’s event at Camp Pendleton in Southern California.

The Marines plan to fire 155-millimeter artillery shells over a major freeway in Southern California on Saturday as part of a demonstration at Camp Pendleton.

Trump Backs Off Suggestion to Give Tomahawks to Ukraine, Again Deferring to Putin

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Par :Luke Broadwater

18 octobre 2025 à 02:22

At the White House, President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine made the case for why a weapons sale would help end the war. Mr. Trump at first seemed receptive, then expressed reservations.

“One thing I have to say: We want Tomahawks also,” President Trump said during a meeting on Friday at the White House with President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine. “We don’t want to be giving away things that we need to protect our country.”

The Indonesian Free-Food Program That Has Sickened Thousands

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Par :Muktita Suhartono

18 octobre 2025 à 06:59

Indonesia’s president says the meals are improving nutrition in the country. Critics have called for a halt to the program, saying it threatens public health.

More than 1,300 students fell ill in West Java Province, Indonesia, after eating free food served at schools.

The Spritzes and Carbonaras That Ate Italy

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Par :Emma Bubola · Motoko Rich and Nadia Shira Cohen

18 octobre 2025 à 06:01

Tourism has turned some Italian streets into monochromatic eating zones. Some officials have banned the opening of new restaurants.

Via Maqueda, a street in central Palermo, Italy, has undergone a stark transformation from an old residential street to the busiest tourist area in the city.

Federal Agents Make Arrests Outside Migrant Shelter in Times Square

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Par :Luis Ferré-Sadurní and Olivia Bensimon

18 octobre 2025 à 03:03

The arrests, on the crowded sidewalks of Midtown Manhattan, rattled migrants residing at a hotel and shook the theater district, which is heavily trafficked by tourists.

How a U.K. Spy Case Against China Abruptly Fell Apart

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Par :Stephen Castle and Lizzie Dearden

17 octobre 2025 à 19:32

Evidence prepared for a collapsed espionage trial was published by an under-pressure government in Britain, offering a window into Western countries’ struggle to define Beijing as friend or foe.

The Houses of Parliament in London. Government documents published this week give an insight into how British security officials view the rising threat posed by China.

Wikipedia Volunteers Avert Tragedy by Taking Down Gunman at Conference

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Par :Andy Newman

18 octobre 2025 à 02:02

After the man walked onto the stage at the “Wiki World’s Fair” event and threatened to kill himself, witnesses said, two members of the audience jumped in to stop him.

Richard Knipel, rear, rushed to grab a man with a gun after witnesses said the man threatened to shoot himself at a Wikipedia conference in Manhattan on Friday.

Prosecutor Who Rejected Trump’s Pressure to Charge James Is Fired

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Par :Alan Feuer · Tyler Pager and Devlin Barrett

18 octobre 2025 à 01:56

The dismissal was the latest fallout from attempts by career Justice Department officials to impede the president’s wide-ranging campaign of retribution. The prosecutor’s deputy was also fired.

President Trump’s handpicked acting U.S. attorney, Lindsey Halligan, secured an indictment against the New York attorney general last week after other prosecutors resisted seeking charges.

Tennessee Officials Sue Over National Guard Presence in Memphis

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Par :Emily Cochrane

18 octobre 2025 à 01:54

Backed by a liberal-leaning legal nonprofit, seven Tennessee officials filed a lawsuit on Friday challenging the deployment of troops in Memphis.

Members of the Tennessee National Guard have been physically patrolling parts of downtown Memphis for the last week.

Alaska Governor Says Storm Recovery Could Keep Evacuees Away for 18 Months

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Par :Anna Griffin

18 octobre 2025 à 01:22

After the remnants of a typhoon devastated villages in western Alaska, Gov. Mike Dunleavy asked President Trump for federal help in the recovery process.

Kotlik, Alaska, on Sunday after the remnants of Typhoon Halong hit the western part of the state.

Vermont Legislator Resigns Over Racist Republican Texts

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Par :David W. Chen

18 octobre 2025 à 01:16

The G.O.P. officials who participated in a group chat have faced calls to step down. State Senator Samuel Douglass was the group’s only elected member.

Samuel Douglass, who was elected to the Vermont Senate in 2024 as part of the Republican wave, had responded to a chat about “a very obese Indian woman” by writing, “She just didn’t bathe often.”

A Timeline of George Santos’s Rise and Fall

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Par :Alyce McFadden

18 octobre 2025 à 01:04

The disgraced former congressman was sentenced to prison, years after his credentials and career began to unravel. Then President Trump commuted his sentence.

George Santos was sentenced on Friday to more than seven years in prison for crimes including wire fraud and identity theft.

Judge Orders Some Federal Agents to Wear Body Cameras in Chicago Area

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Par :Mattathias Schwartz

18 octobre 2025 à 00:47

The order comes as the Trump administration has carried out an immigration crackdown in the region.

Federal agents clashed with residents of a Chicago neighborhood earlier this week.

George Santos, Disgraced Former Congressman, Still Wants Your Attention

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Par :Shawn McCreesh

18 décembre 2024 à 00:47

After his lies and expulsion from Congress, and before his sentencing in February, George Santos chases the limelight with a party and a podcast.

George Santos, a former representative from New York, after his arraignment on wire fraud and identity theft charges in 2023.

University of Virginia Won’t Join White House’s Compact for Colleges

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Par :Stephanie Saul

18 octobre 2025 à 00:51

It was the fifth school in a matter of days to refuse an offer of preferential funding treatment from the government, even as the White House has threatened schools that do not sign up.

The University of Virginia in Charlottesville.

George Santos Is Released From Prison, His Lawyer Says, After Trump Commutes His Sentence

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Par :Michael Gold and Grace Ashford

18 octobre 2025 à 06:02

George Santos’s lawyer said the disgraced former congressman was freed from a New Jersey prison around 10 p.m. on Friday. He served less than three months on his fraud conviction.

George Santos, a former representative from New York, leaves federal court after sentencing in Central Islip, N.Y., in April.

Federal Prosecutors Downgrade Charge Against David Huerta to a Misdemeanor

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Par :Jill Cowan

18 octobre 2025 à 00:37

Mr. Huerta, a prominent labor leader in California, was initially charged with a felony after his arrest during an immigration raid in Los Angeles this summer.

Demonstrators calling for the release of David Huerta, a California labor leader, after his arrest in June.

Food Stamp Benefits May Run Out in November, Officials Warn

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Par :Linda Qiu and Tony Romm

18 octobre 2025 à 00:20

If the government shutdown continues, millions of low-income people are at risk of losing access to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

An information desk on SNAP benefits at a food bank in Fort Collins, Colo. Nearly 42 million people participated in the food stamp program in May, the month with the latest available data.

Despite Gaza Cease-Fire, Aid Deliveries Struggle

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18 octobre 2025 à 00:17

A single photograph of Palestinians besieging an aid convoy after the new cease-fire took hold in Gaza makes clear how much work lies ahead in the enclave.

Zelensky Pressed Trump for New Weapons

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Par :Matthew Cullen

17 octobre 2025 à 23:50

Also, the Treasury secretary is betting big on Argentina. Here’s the latest at the end of Friday.

President Trump and Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, at the White House today.

U.S. Empties Migrant Detention Space at Guantánamo

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Par :Carol Rosenberg

17 octobre 2025 à 23:37

A group of 18 detainees had been held at the offshore base for less than a week. They were deported days before a court hearing where lawyers are challenging the holding of migrants there.

In February, Marines were practicing on each other at the start of the migrant detention operation at Guantánamo Bay.

Federal Courts Run Out of Funding Amid Government Shutdown, Threatening Delays

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Par :Zach Montague

17 octobre 2025 à 22:30

The office that administers the federal court system said that as of Monday, the judiciary will not have funding to sustain “full, paid operations.”

The U.S. Courthouse for the Eastern District of Virginia, in Alexandria.

Benioff Apologizes for Saying Trump Should Send Troops to San Francisco

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Par :Heather Knight

17 octobre 2025 à 22:29

Marc Benioff, the chief executive of Salesforce, said he no longer believed that National Guard troops were needed in the city.

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