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Today — 23 September 2025NYT | Top Stories

Sean Combs’s Lawyers Urge Judge to Free Him Before the End of 2025

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By: Julia Jacobs and Ben Sisario
23 September 2025 at 13:28
Mr. Combs’s lawyers said in a filing that their incarcerated client deserves to be let go soon after his Oct. 3 sentencing on prostitution-related charges.

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This summer, a jury acquitted Sean Combs of sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy charges in an eight-week trial at Federal District Court in Manhattan that centered on voyeuristic sex marathons involving his girlfriends and male escorts.

Unification Church Leader Is Arrested on Corruption Charges in South Korea

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By: Choe Sang-Hun
23 September 2025 at 12:20
Han Hak-ja — the widow of the church’s founder, the Rev. Sun Myung Moon — was accused of bribing a former first lady for business and political favors.

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Han Hak-ja, the leader of the Unification Church, arriving at the Central District Court in Seoul on Monday. She was arrested on corruption-related charges on Tuesday.

Ron DiMenna, Ron Jon Surf Shop Founder, Dies at 88

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By: Jeré Longman
23 September 2025 at 05:42
As the founder of a national chain, he was a key figure in surfing’s expansion into mainstream culture, with a life said to be “the stuff of folklore.”

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Ron Jon’s flagship store in Cocoa Beach fills 52,000 square feet and bills itself as the world’s largest surfing shop.

Foreigners Have Flocked to Copenhagen for Weddings. Is the Honeymoon Over?

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By: Amelia Nierenberg
22 September 2025 at 21:48
The Danish capital is limiting when foreign couples can marry and setting aside new funding for civil ceremonies.

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Copenhagen’s iconic City Hall has become a popular spot for visitors to marry in Denmark.

U.S. News Rankings Are Out After a Tumultuous Year for Colleges

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By: Alan Blinder
23 September 2025 at 12:01
But despite it all, very little changed on the lists many parents and prospective students turn to as admissions season kicks off.

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Princeton University in New Jersey nabbed the top spot for national universities in U.S. News’s rankings, as it has for years.

How Norway Adopted New Tech in Its Hunt for ‘Missing’ Oil

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By: Stanley Reed
23 September 2025 at 12:00
Going against conventional wisdom, explorers at a Norwegian energy company drilled horizontally to find oil in an abandoned natural gas field.

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A model of a giant rig called the DeepSea Stavanger that was used to find oil in Norway’s waters.

Mamdani Lands Endorsement From Kamala Harris, His Biggest Yet

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By: Kellen Browning and Mark Walker
23 September 2025 at 13:52
“I support the Democrat in the race,” Ms. Harris said during an interview with Rachel Maddow. She added of the Democratic Party, “we’ve got a big tent and we’ve got a lot of stars.”

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Former Vice President Kamala Harris during a charity gala in April. She endorsed Zohran Mamdani for mayor of New York during an interview on Monday night.

Trump Signs Order Targeting Antifa Movement

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By: Chris Cameron
23 September 2025 at 09:06
President Trump’s executive order threatened to prosecute donors who support antifascist philosophy and issued a domestic terrorism designation that doesn’t exist under U.S. law.

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President Donald Trump boarding Marine One as he departs from the South Lawn of the White House on Monday.

Man Who Shined a Laser at Marine One With Trump Aboard Is Arrested, U.S. Says

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By: Neil Vigdor
23 September 2025 at 06:57
Jacob Winkler aimed a laser pointer at the presidential helicopter as it took off from the White House on Saturday, the authorities said. He was charged with a felony.

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President Trump boarding Marine One at the White House on Sunday. A man was charged with a felony for shining a laser pointer at the presidential helicopter on Saturday.

Halligan, Trump’s Chosen Prosecutor, Takes Over Comey and James Cases

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By: Devlin Barrett and Glenn Thrush
23 September 2025 at 07:53
The president is pushing up against the statute of limitations in his pursuit of charges against a former F.B.I. director, and also wants the attorney general of New York and a California senator prosecuted.

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Until she was sworn in as an interim U.S. attorney on Monday, Lindsey Halligan was a White House adviser with no prosecutorial experience.

For Zohran Mamdani, Judaism’s Holiest Days Present a Test

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By: Nicholas Fandos
23 September 2025 at 08:17
Mr. Mamdani intends to appear at explicitly Jewish spaces during the High Holy Days, seeking to bridge a divide with some Jewish voters as he runs for mayor.

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Zohran Mamdani will attend Rosh Hashana services at Kolot Chayeinu, one of New York City’s most progressive synagogues.

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

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By: Alexandra E. Petri and Livia Albeck-Ripka
23 September 2025 at 07:49
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

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By: Alan Feuer
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

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By: Jess Bidgood and Devlin Barrett
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

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By: Farnaz Fassihi， Thomas Fuller and Catherine Porter
23 September 2025 at 07:18
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

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By: Alan Feuer
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.

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

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By: Shawn Hubler and Felicia Mello
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

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By: Eduardo Medina
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

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By: Christine Hauser and Lucía Cholakian Herrera
23 September 2025 at 02:29
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

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By: Emily Baumgaertner Nunn and Azeen Ghorayshi
23 September 2025 at 07:04
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

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By: Ruth Graham
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.
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