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Today — 14 November 2025NYT | Top Stories

Trump Administration Revokes Biden Ban on Drilling and Mining in Alaska Wilderness

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By: Lisa Friedman
14 November 2025 at 09:34
The decision to allow oil and gas drilling in Alaska’s ecologically sensitive North Slope has the support of the state’s governor and senators.

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Caribou near a pipeline on the north slope of Alaska in 2023.

Republicans Tried to Squelch the Epstein Furor. Instead, They Fed It.

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By: Michael Gold
14 November 2025 at 09:26
A House investigation that the G.O.P. has tried to use to deflect calls for more transparency has yielded striking revelations that have only fueled the Epstein saga.

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As Republicans sought to show movement on the issue this year, Representative James R. Comer of Kentucky, the Republican chairman of the House Oversight Committee, issued subpoenas to an array of sources, including for a broad set of documents from Jeffrey Epstein’s estate.

Justice Dept. Memo Blessing Boat Strikes Is Said to Rely on Trump’s Claims About Cartels

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By: Charlie Savage and Julian E. Barnes
14 November 2025 at 08:07
Accounts of a secret Justice Department memo offer a window into how administration lawyers approved the president’s desired course of action.

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The Trump administration has insisted that its boat strikes are lawful, telling Congress in September that Mr. Trump had “determined” that the United States was in a noninternational armed conflict.

Far Right’s Fixation on Jan. 6 Pipe Bomb Suspect Reaches F.B.I.’s Top Ranks

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By: Glenn Thrush
14 November 2025 at 08:31
For all his bluster, the F.B.I.’s deputy director Dan Bongino played a central role in stoking expectations that the bureau would quickly find the suspects who planted pipe bombs.

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Protesters scaling the Capitol walls on Jan. 6, 2021.

Justice Dept. Joins Lawsuit to Challenge California’s New Redistricting Maps

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By: Laurel Rosenhall
14 November 2025 at 07:33
The agency intervened in a lawsuit brought by the California Republican Party seeking to throw out a map, approved last week by the state’s voters, that would redraw House districts to favor Democrats.

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On Thursday, the Justice Department announced it would join a lawsuit filed by the California Republican Party that aims to block new voter-approved congressional maps championed by Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat.

Carney Accelerates Economic Plan for Canada to Rely Less on U.S. Amid Trade War

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By: Ian Austen
14 November 2025 at 07:42
Prime Minister Mark Carney fast-tracked mines and other natural resource projects to the dismay of some Indigenous groups and many environmentalists.

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Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada speaking at Parliament last week.

Some TSA Workers to Get $10,000 Bonus Checks for Shutdown Work

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By: Karoun Demirjian
14 November 2025 at 06:42
Kristi Noem, the homeland security secretary, began handing out $10,000 checks to T.S.A. workers who “went above and beyond” during the shutdown, after the president recommended similar bonuses for some air traffic controllers.

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Kristi Noem, the homeland security secretary, announced on Thursday that several Transportation Security Administration officers would be awarded checks of $10,000 for working during the shutdown.

Trump Officials Prepare Tariff Exemptions, Seeking to Lower Food Prices

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By: Ana Swanson， Maggie Haberman and Tyler Pager
14 November 2025 at 07:24
If the proposal goes into effect, it would be the latest rollback of one of President Trump’s key economic policies over concerns about affordability.

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Shoppers at a grocery store in Brooklyn last week. Food prices have risen significantly this year, and a gauge of consumer confidence hit near-record lows this month.

Mamdani and Hochul Discuss Their Challenges: Trump and Child Care

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By: Emma G. Fitzsimmons
14 November 2025 at 07:22
Zohran Mamdani, the mayor-elect of New York City, and Gov. Kathy Hochul met to talk about how to prepare for threats from President Trump.

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Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani visited a day care center in Crown Heights on Thursday.

Texas A&M Tightens Rules on Talking About Race and Gender in Classes

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By: Alan Blinder
14 November 2025 at 06:16
The university system will ban advocacy of “race or gender ideology, or topics related to sexual orientation or gender identity” without approval.

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At Texas A&M University, the president recently stepped down following a controversy over a professor’s class about gender identity.

Infant Formula Company Tied to Botulism Outbreak Had Known Problems

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By: Christina Jewett and Julie Creswell
14 November 2025 at 05:56
A Pennsylvania plant run by the company, ByHeart, was shut down this year after inspectors found mold, a leaking roof and more than 2,500 dead insects in a food production area.

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Ron Belldegrun and Mia Funt, the two founders of ByHeart, during a ribbon-cutting at plant in Reading, Pa., in 2022.

Hochul Approved Permits That Could Help Clients of Her Husband’s Firm

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By: Jay Root
14 November 2025 at 06:02
Opponents of a natural gas pipeline approved by Gov. Kathy Hochul of New York noted that the project would benefit a client of the prominent law firm where her husband works.

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Critics said Gov. Kathy Hochul should have recused herself from decisions to issue permits that benefited recent clients of the law firm that employs her husband, William Hochul.

Oklahoma Governor Commutes Inmate’s Death Sentence Just Before Execution

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By: Michael Levenson
14 November 2025 at 06:30
The death-row inmate, Tremane Wood, 46, had already had his last meal. It was only the second time Gov. Kevin Stitt has stepped in to stop an execution.

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Gov. Kevin Stitt said he was concerned about a disparity in sentencing in Tremane Wood’s case.

Jim Avila, Former ABC News Correspondent, Dies at 70

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By: Sopan Deb
14 November 2025 at 06:04
He spent almost two decades at the network, covering a wide range of court cases and the White House. He was also at the center of a defamation lawsuit over “pink slime.”

SNAP Benefits Are Resuming as Government Reopens After Shutdown

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By: Linda Qiu
14 November 2025 at 05:56
Several states have restarted food stamp payments, but millions of Americans are still awaiting the November deposits that the Trump administration resisted paying out in full.

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A grocery store in Anchorage earlier this month. Payments to some food stamp recipients could be delayed as states restart their funding processes.

U.S. Strike Kills 4 on Boat Trump Says Was Smuggling Drugs

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By: Helene Cooper and Eric Schmitt
14 November 2025 at 08:25
The strike in the Caribbean brings the death toll in the Trump administration’s lethal campaign to 80 since early September.

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The administration said U.S. strikes on boats were lawful because President Trump had “determined” that the United States is in a formal armed conflict with drug cartels.

Indiana Professor Removed From Class Over White Supremacy Lesson

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By: Stephanie Saul
14 November 2025 at 05:31
The professor will no longer be able to teach a class on diversity after she showed students a diagram that included the “Make America Great Again” slogan as an example of white supremacy.

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The Indiana University campus in Bloomington. A state law requires universities to monitor whether faculty members are fostering “intellectual diversity.”

U.S. Officials Raise Concerns About Saudi Arabia’s Bid for F-35 Jets

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By: Edward Wong and Eric Schmitt
14 November 2025 at 05:48
A Pentagon intelligence report says China could try to acquire advanced F-35 technology in Saudi Arabia if the Trump administration sells jets to the kingdom.

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An F-35 fighter jet during a demonstration off the coast of Norfolk, Va., last month.

Former Prince Andrew and Another Prominent Briton Come Up in the Epstein Emails

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By: Mark Landler
14 November 2025 at 04:52
Newly released files from Jeffrey Epstein include correspondence with Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Peter Mandelson, the former British ambassador to Washington.

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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, the former prince, left, and Peter Mandelson, the former British ambassador to Washington, right.

Fetterman, Senator Who Survived Stroke, Hospitalized After Fall

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By: Campbell Robertson
14 November 2025 at 04:26
Senator John Fetterman, the hoodie-wearing Pennsylvanian who nearly died during his campaign and was later hospitalized for clinical depression, had minor injuries, according to his office.

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Senator John Fetterman, Democrat of Pennsylvania, in the Capitol last month.

SNAP’s Problems Started Long Before the Shutdown

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By: Meghan McCarron
14 November 2025 at 04:07
The government shutdown caused a panic among recipients, but the monthly budgeting issues go back 50 years and may get worse.

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While the government shutdown paused payments, many SNAP recipients turned to food banks to fill the gap in their monthly needs.

Katie Wilson, a Political Newcomer, Is Elected Mayor in Seattle

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By: Anna Griffin
14 November 2025 at 04:17
Ms. Wilson, a self-described socialist, joined the race after Mayor Bruce Harrell opposed taxing high-income residents to finance construction of new housing.

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Katie Wilson had never sought public office before her run for mayor in Seattle.

Seattle Elects a Left-Wing Mayor With a Light Résumé but Mamdani Appeal

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By: Anna Griffin
14 November 2025 at 04:21
Katie Wilson, who narrowly defeated the incumbent, Bruce Harrell, emerged from the city’s left-wing activist class and brings with her little experience in governing.

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Seattle’s mayor-elect, Katie Wilson, was elected on a wave of energy from the political left, in Seattle and beyond.

Family of Fisherman Killed in U.S. Military Strike Says It Wants Justice

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By: Simon Romero and Federico Rios
14 November 2025 at 09:39
Colombia was a top U.S. ally in Latin America until the Trump administration began deadly strikes in international waters. Now, one family wants justice.

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Fishermen arriving back at the beach at the end of the day in Santa Marta, Colombia.

Mafia Member Recruited Son’s Friends for Gambling Ring, Prosecutors Say

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By: Santul Nerkar， Jonah E. Bromwich and Tracey Tully
14 November 2025 at 08:03
Prosecutors say the New Jersey man farmed out his betting operations, and that some participants were college athletes. Gambling charges are on the rise throughout collegiate and professional sports in the United States.

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Matthew J. Platkin, the New Jersey attorney general, said the multimillion-dollar sports betting operation had unfolded despite the fact that sports gambling was legal in the state.
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