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Today — 5 May 2025NYT | Top Stories

Netanyahu Says Pounding Gaza Again Will Finish Hamas. Not Everyone Agrees.

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By: Michael D. Shear
5 May 2025 at 18:21
It is not clear how the Israeli prime minister’s plan to add tens of thousands of soldiers will fundamentally alter a dynamic seen over 18 months of conflict.

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Destruction in Jabaliya, Gaza, last month. During the war, Israeli forces have pummeled Hamas fighters, with residents in Gaza caught in the middle.

Donald Jr. and Eric Trump Pursue New Deals That Would Enrich President Trump

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By: Eric Lipton and David Yaffe-Bellany
5 May 2025 at 17:02
The president’s older sons, Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump, spent the past two weeks traveling the world and announcing deals, many of which will financially benefit their father.

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Eric Trump in Doha, the Qatari capital, on Wednesday, looking over a model of a development the Trump Organization plans to build there.

Trump and Harvard Both Want ‘Viewpoint Diversity.’ What Does It Mean?

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By: Jennifer Schuessler
5 May 2025 at 17:00
The administration has accused the university of lacking viewpoint diversity. Harvard is fighting its demands, but embracing the vague term.

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Harvard University has been the scene of debates about the value of “viewpoint diversity,” a principle the Trump administration is now threatening to monitor and enforce.

The Trump Family Cashes In, and Why Chatbots Are Wrong More Than Ever

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By: Tracy Mumford， Will Jarvis， Ian Stewart and Jessica Metzger
5 May 2025 at 18:00
Plus, 200 snake bites later…

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Eric Trump in Dubai on Thursday. He and another of the president’s older sons, Donald Trump Jr., spent the past two weeks traveling the world and announcing deals, many of which will financially benefit their father.

A Push to Remove Symbols of Imperial Russia Divides Odesa, Ukraine

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By: Constant Méheut and Daria Mitiuk
5 May 2025 at 17:00
A push to rename streets and remove statues associated with imperial Russia is dividing Odesa, whose identity is tied up in its history.

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Odesa’s main statue of Alexander Pushkin, outside the City Council building.

Inside the Most Politically Charged Met Gala in Years

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By: Vanessa Friedman
5 May 2025 at 17:00
The party and its related exhibition, about Black male style, land in a moment when anything to do with race and diversity is under added scrutiny.

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“Superfine” is the Costume Institute’s first show devoted entirely to designers of color.

Elon Musk, His 16-Foot Wall and the Feud With His Texas Neighbors

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By: Kirsten Grind
5 May 2025 at 17:01
Residents of an upscale enclave outside Austin, Texas, learned the hard way what it’s like when a multibillionaire moves into the mansion next door. Some of them have started a ruckus over it.

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Survivors Urge Cardinals to Discuss Sex Abuse Crisis in Choosing Next Pope

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By: Elisabetta Povoledo
5 May 2025 at 17:01
Pope Francis is credited with addressing the issue more strongly than his predecessors did, but clerical abuse remains a ruinous issue for the Roman Catholic Church.

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The convening cardinals have discussed sexual abuse in the church, the Vatican spokesman said last week.

As Conclave Nears, Catholics Wonder if New Pope Will Support Latin Mass

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By: Ruth Graham
5 May 2025 at 17:01
In Detroit, traditionalist Catholics were bracing for a crackdown. The promise of change in Rome offers them a sliver of hope.

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The Traditional Latin Mass at the Sweetest Heart of Mary church in Detroit on the Sunday after Easter.

Cardinal Erdo of Hungary Is a Favorite of Conservatives to Become Pope

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By: Andrew Higgins
5 May 2025 at 17:09
The archbishop is a standard-bearer for those in the church who favor a return to traditional rules and doctrine after Pope Francis.

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Cardinal Peter Erdo in Budapest in August. He is an authority on canon law and has built ties with church leaders in Europe, Africa and Latin America.

Why the Italian Who Leads the Church in Jerusalem Is a Contender to Be Pope

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By: Matthew Mpoke Bigg and Isabel Kershner
5 May 2025 at 17:01
Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa is a Vatican outsider, but his experience in a region sacred to three major religions may give him an edge.

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Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher last month. The Italian has been based in the region for decades and built strong relationships with other religious leaders.

Sean Combs Jury to Decide if He Led an Entourage or a Criminal Enterprise

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By: Julia Jacobs
5 May 2025 at 17:00
Selection of jurors is to begin Monday in a federal case that accuses the music mogul of deploying his employees to help him commit crimes.

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The prosecution’s case against Sean Combs centers on a theory that his employees and associates enabled a pattern of criminal activity spanning two decades.

How New York City Routinely Fails to Pay the Nonprofits It Relies On

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By: Andy Newman
5 May 2025 at 15:00
The city owes at least $1 billion to nonprofits for more than 7,000 unpaid invoices, according to a new report. The organizations provide critical services to vulnerable New Yorkers.

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Encore Community Services, which delivers food to people in need, is one of many nonprofits that say New York City owes them millions.

A Timeline of India and Pakistan’s Tensions Over Kashmir

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By: Lars Dolder
5 May 2025 at 16:04
The April 22 terrorist attack in Kashmir inflamed a long-simmering conflict that could boil over into military confrontation.

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A shikara, or water taxi, on Dal Lake in Kashmir in 1950. India and Pakistan have vied for control of the scenic Himalayan valley for decades.

Pakistan’s Most Powerful Man Steps Out of the Shadows to Confront India

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By: Salman Masood
5 May 2025 at 14:34
The army chief, Gen. Syed Asim Munir, who usually works behind the scenes, has been shaping Pakistan’s tone in the crisis over Kashmir with his own tough talk.

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Gen. Syed Asim Munir, Pakistan’s army chief, at a ceremony in Islamabad, the capital, in 2022.

Police Foil Plot to Attack Lady Gaga Concert in Brazil

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By: Mike Ives
5 May 2025 at 12:23
Her free concert on Rio de Janeiro’s Copacabana Beach was not disrupted. The police said a group had planned to attack it with improvised explosives.

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Crowds at a Lady Gaga concert on Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro on Saturday.

China’s Garment Factories Face a Tipping Point After New Tariffs

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By: Meaghan Tobin
5 May 2025 at 12:01
As a U.S. tax loophole ends, the apparel makers that sell to America are forced to consider alternative markets or cheaper locations in and outside China.

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The night shift in the garment district in Guangzhou, China.

Trump Says He Will Put 100% Tariff on Movies Made Outside U.S.

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By: Brooks Barnes
5 May 2025 at 10:30
Declaring foreign film production a national security threat, the president said he had asked his top trade official to start the process of imposing a tax on Hollywood.

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In January, President Trump said he had named Mel Gibson, Sylvester Stallone and Jon Voight as “special ambassadors.”

Oil Prices Slide Further on Plans to Increase Supply

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By: Rebecca F. Elliott
5 May 2025 at 11:04
U.S. oil prices fell to around $56 a barrel after the OPEC Plus cartel said it would bring more oil to market.

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An oil refinery in Deer Park, Texas, last month.

Trump Says He Asked Mexico to Let U.S. Military In to Fight Cartels

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By: Maggie Haberman
5 May 2025 at 09:34
President Trump confirmed on Sunday that he had raised the idea with his Mexican counterpart, Claudia Sheinbaum, who rejected it.

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“If Mexico wanted help with the cartels, we would be honored to go in and do it. I told her that,“ President Trump said on Air Force One on Sunday, referring to a conversation with President Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico.

Trump Says ‘I Don’t Know’ When Asked About Due Process and Upholding Constitution

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By: Jonathan Swan
5 May 2025 at 02:46
President Trump repeatedly said he didn’t know when asked in a TV interview whether every person on American soil was entitled to due process, as guaranteed by the Fifth Amendment.

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President Trump’s comments came amid the many legal challenges to the administration’s agenda, especially the president’s aggressive deportation campaign
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