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Today — 23 September 2025NYT | Top Stories

Politicians and Celebrities Weigh In on Jimmy Kimmel’s Return to Late Night

Some celebrated ABC’s decision to rescind the show’s suspension, while others criticized it.

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People gathering outside the El Capitan Entertainment Centre where the “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” show is held in Hollywood, Calif., last week.

Trump’s Pick to Replace Ousted U.S. Attorney Lacks Prosecutorial Experience

23 September 2025 at 06:20
Lindsey Halligan worked as a personal lawyer for President Trump and then led the effort to scrutinize the Smithsonian for “improper ideology.”

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Lindsey Halligan, who has largely spent her career handling insurance matters in Florida, has filed appearances in only a handful of federal cases during her decade in the law.

Trump’s Efforts to Punish His Enemies Are Ramping Up

23 September 2025 at 07:20
Some rank-and-file prosecutors are growing alarmed about pressure to bring indictments even when evidence is weak.

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Clockwise from top, President Trump, Pam Bondi and Lindsey Halligan.

World Leaders Recognize Palestinian State, in a Challenge to U.S. and Israel

At a meeting ahead of the U.N. General Assembly, France and other U.S. allies made official a breach with Washington that has been years in the making.

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“We must pave the way for peace,” President Emmanuel Macron of France said, to applause and a standing ovation from the Palestinian delegation, at a meeting at the United Nations in New York on Monday.

Trump’s Pick to Replace Ousted U.S. Attorney Lacks Prosecutorial Experience

23 September 2025 at 06:20
Lindsey Halligan worked as a personal lawyer for President Trump and then led the effort to scrutinize the Smithsonian for “improper ideology.”

© Jacquelyn Martin/Associated Press

Lindsey Halligan, who has largely spent her career handling insurance matters in Florida, has filed appearances in only a handful of federal cases during her decade in the law.

Retired Lobbyist in Federal Custody in ABC Affiliate Shooting in Sacramento, California

23 September 2025 at 05:36
Prosecutors say that the suspect, a 64-year-old Sacramento man, had a note critical of Trump administration officials and a separate calendar reminder to “Do the Next Scary Thing.”

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The ABC affiliate in Sacramento was struck by gunfire last week. The motive remains unclear, but a note found in the suspect’s vehicle referred to several Trump administration officials, according to federal prosecutors.

North Carolina Republicans Unveil Broad Crime Bill After Stabbing

23 September 2025 at 05:11
The state measure would keep more defendants in jail before trial and increase oversight of judicial officials. But it is unclear if it would have made a difference in the August attack.

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Phil Berger, the North Carolina Senate leader, left, with Destin Hall, the State House speaker, speaking about the stabbing at a news conference this month.

Tech Executive Dies After Falling 2,000 Feet on Mount Shasta

While the Argentine hiker and entrepreneur, Matias Augusto Travizano, was descending the mountain, he fell down a glacier, the authorities said.

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Mount Shasta, at just over 14,100 feet above sea level, is the fifth-highest mountain in California and the second-highest in the Cascade Range.

Tylenol, Autism and Vaccines: What to Know After Trump’s Announcement

For decades, researchers have looked for links. Most believe the disorder springs from a complex interplay of genetics and environmental factors.

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Autism diagnoses in the United States have been rising. Experts say the increase is at least partly caused by an increase in awareness and the gradual expansion of its definition.

High Holiday Reflections on the State of American Jews

23 September 2025 at 04:22
“I never would have imagined the splinters inside of the Jewish community,” said Rabbi Elan Babchuck, whose work includes research on polarization.

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“It is not surprising that the younger generations are pushing back on what they might have perceived as a monolithic ideal about the state of Israel,” Rabbi Elan Babchuck said.

Tylenol, Autism and Vaccines: What to Know Ahead of Trump’s Announcement

For decades, researchers have looked for links. Most believe the disorder springs from a complex interplay of genetics and environmental factors.

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Autism diagnoses in the United States have soared over the past 25 years, to about 1 in 31 children from 1 in 150 in 2000.

Kenvue, the Company Behind Tylenol, Tries to Navigate Its Latest Crisis

23 September 2025 at 04:10
Kenvue, a two-year-old spinoff from Johnson & Johnson, is confronting a public-relations nightmare as President Trump and others suggest unproven links between the pain reliever and autism.

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Kenvue, a spinoff of Johnson & Johnson, debuted at the New York Stock Exchange in 2023.

Palestinian Statehood Seems More Remote Than Ever

23 September 2025 at 03:51
Even before the war in Gaza, negotiations failed to produce peace between the Israelis and the Palestinians.

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A wall in Jerusalem separating Israeli and Palestinian areas in 2010.

Harris-Biden Rift Outlined in ’107 Days’ Reflects Long Pattern of History

23 September 2025 at 03:14
Many presidents and vice presidents fall out by the end of their tenures, a fraught dynamic that goes back to the early days of the republic.

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Former Vice President Kamala Harris’s new book recounts tensions between her and former President Joseph R. Biden Jr.

New Hampshire Shooting Suspect Is Arraigned on Murder Charge

23 September 2025 at 04:16
Patrons at a country club’s restaurant intervened to stop the gunman, the authorities said. The mother of the man who was killed said he died trying to protect his family.

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A nearby hotel served as a reunification center for restaurant patrons and wedding guests who were hastily evacuated from the country club in Nashua, N.H., after the shooting Saturday.

Review: ‘Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay’ at the Met

23 September 2025 at 03:14
The Metropolitan Opera opened its season with a superficial adaptation of Michael Chabon’s novel “The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay.”

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“The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay,” with a score by Mason Bates and a libretto by Gene Scheer, tells a story about Americanness, love and pop culture during World War II.

Earthquake Jolts Bay Area Residents Awake

A 4.3-magnitude earthquake was strong enough to rattle nerves in the middle of the night, especially in the heavily populated East Bay where it was centered.

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Bay Area residents were awakened early Monday by an earthquake with a magnitude of 4.3.

Tiger Handler Linked to Joe Exotic Is Fatally Mauled by Tiger

23 September 2025 at 02:29
Ryan Easley, 37, was performing at his family-run private zoo in Hugo, Okla., when a tiger attacked him, the authorities said. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

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Ryan Easley at his family-run zoo with one of the tigers.

Greenlandic Woman Wins Her Baby Back in Denmark

A young Greenlandic woman living in Denmark will regain custody of the infant girl taken from her shortly after birth. The case has become the latest flashpoint between Denmark and Greenland.

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Ivana Bronlund at her home with a sonogram of her child in Hedehusene, Denmark, in September.

Judge Says Work on Revolution Wind Can Proceed, for Now

23 September 2025 at 01:57
The Trump administration had halted construction on the $6.2 billion Revolution Wind project, prompting its developer to sue.

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Rotor blades for the Revolution Wind offshore wind farm at the State Pier in New London, Conn., last November.
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