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Today — 9 January 2025NYT | Top Stories

San Francisco Gets a New Mayor and an Emergency Plan for the Fentanyl Scourge

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By: Heather Knight
9 January 2025 at 08:40
Daniel Lurie, an heir to the Levi Strauss fortune, became the city’s 46th mayor on Wednesday and laid out a path to restoring the battered city’s luster.

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Daniel Lurie was inaugurated as San Francisco’s 46th mayor on Wednesday at Civic Center Plaza.

Port Strike Averted With Labor Deal Days Before Deadline

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By: Peter Eavis
9 January 2025 at 08:46
Dockworkers and employers on the East and Gulf Coasts had until Jan. 15 to reach a new agreement that settled differences over automation.

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Dockworkers picketed outside the Port of New Orleans in October.

SEIU Joins Forces With AFL-CIO Ahead of New Trump Era

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By: Noam Scheiber and Lisa Lerer
9 January 2025 at 08:00
A marriage between the service employees union and the A.F.L.-C.I.O. could better equip organized labor to deal with a less-friendly administration.

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The Service Employees International Union and the A.F.L.-C.I.O. said their partnership would help them push for changes that would make it easier for workers to join unions.

Pluto May Have Captured Its Biggest Moon Charon After an Ancient Dance and Kiss

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By: Jonathan O’Callaghan
9 January 2025 at 08:14
Charon is large in size relative to Pluto, and is locked in a tight orbit with the dwarf planet. A new simulation suggests how it ended up there.

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A color-enhanced view of Pluto’s moon Charon, captured by the New Horizons spacecraft in 2015.

Mexico’s President Pokes Fun at Trump With New Name for the U.S.

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By: Emiliano Rodríguez Mega
9 January 2025 at 03:06
President Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico also said Donald Trump was ill-informed when he said Mexico was “essentially run by the cartels.”

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President Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico used a map from 1607 to reject proposals by President-elect Donald Trump.

Trump Inauguration, Awash in Cash, Runs Out of Perks for Big Donors

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By: Theodore Schleifer， Maggie Haberman and Kenneth P. Vogel
9 January 2025 at 06:11
The president-elect has raised more than $170 million for his swearing-in, an inaugural record, as wealthy Americans flock to curry favor with him and some give money even without the prospect of V.I.P. access.

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Construction workers at the Capitol last week. President-elect Donald J. Trump will be inaugurated on Jan. 20.

Trump’s Territorial Ambitions Rattle a Weary World

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By: Damien Cave
9 January 2025 at 05:54
A distant era of global politics, when nations scrambled to grab territory, suddenly seems less distant.

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President-elect Donald J. Trump during a news conference at his Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Fla., on Tuesday.

Presidential Odd Couple: After a Tough Race, Carter and Ford Became Friends

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By: Peter Baker
9 January 2025 at 06:20
Jimmy Carter and Gerald R. Ford faced off in 1976 in a bitter campaign but later bonded as few presidents have — and made a pact to speak at each other’s funerals.

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Former Presidents Gerald R. Ford and Jimmy Carter in Ann Arbor, Mich., in 1984.

President Biden Becomes a Great-Grandfather

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By: Aishvarya Kavi
9 January 2025 at 06:37
Mr. Biden said his eldest granddaughter, Naomi, gave birth to a baby boy in California.

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Naomi Biden Neal, right, and her husband, Peter Neal, during a state dinner in Washington last April. Ms. Biden Neal gave birth to a baby boy in California on Wednesday.

Mourners Defy Subfreezing Temperatures to Honor Jimmy Carter at the Capitol

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By: Maya C. Miller
9 January 2025 at 07:14
While cold weather and heightened security most likely dampened turnout, thousands of well-wishers still traipsed through the snow and ice to pay final tribute to the 39th president.

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People waiting to pay their respects on Wednesday to President Jimmy Carter, lying in state at the Capitol, found waits of just 10 to 20 minutes.

Who Is Hussain Sajwani, the Developer Behind Trump’s $20 Billion Data Center Pledge?

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By: Liz Alderman
9 January 2025 at 05:47
Hussain Sajwani, the founder and chairman of DAMAC Properties of Dubai, built the first Trump-branded golf course in the Middle East a decade ago.

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Hussain Sajwani, an Emirati billionaire and founder of DAMAC Properties, with President-elect Donald J. Trump at Mar-a-Lago on Tuesday.

Hostage Is Found Dead in Gaza Tunnel, Israel Says

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By: Ephrat Livni
9 January 2025 at 05:08
The hostage, Youssef Ziyadne, an Arab Bedouin, was seized along with three grown children on Oct. 7, 2023. Two of them were released, but there is “serious concern” about the fate of the third.

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Relatives and friends of Youssef Ziyadne and his son Hamza, two Bedouins who were taken hostage on Oct. 7, 2023, gathered at the family home in the southern Bedouin city of Rahat, Israel on Wednesday.

Top Iranian General Admits ‘Big’ Defeat in Syria

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By: Farnaz Fassihi
9 January 2025 at 04:18
For weeks, Iranian officials have downplayed the fall of their ally in Syria. But an important general has offered a remarkably candid view of the blow to Iran, and its military’s prospects.

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A pro-Hezbollah billboard near a taxi station in Valiasr square in Tehran. Brig. Gen. Behrouz Esabi gave a speech about Syria in the city on Dec. 31.

Several Local Landmarks Are Destroyed in Southern California Wildfires

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By: Matt Stevens
9 January 2025 at 03:45
A high school used in many films, a synagogue and several well-known restaurants are among the structures that burned, while other local landmarks are endangered.

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The Pasadena Jewish Temple and Center burning in Eaton, Pasadena.

Josh White Jr., Who Built on His Father’s Folk Legacy, Dies at 84

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By: Clay Risen
9 January 2025 at 03:06
He began performing at 4 alongside his father, the celebrated singer and guitarist Josh White, and later carved out his own career.

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Josh White Jr. performing in about 2000. He developed his own following but continued to play his father’s songs for, he said, “those who remember my father, and for those who never had the chance to hear his music.”

Trump’s Threat to Take Over Greenland Bewilders the Island’s Population

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By: Jeffrey Gettleman and Maya Tekeli
9 January 2025 at 02:34
After Donald Trump suggested he might take over Greenland by force, the consensus among the island’s population appears to be bewilderment and anxiety.

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A view of Ilulissat, Greenland. It is the world’s largest island and has growing strategic value.

U.S. Withholds Funding for World Anti-Doping Agency

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By: Michael S. Schmidt and Tariq Panja
9 January 2025 at 01:57
In a damaging blow to the agency, the Biden administration said it had lost confidence in WADA’s ability to guard against the use of performance-enhancing drugs by elite athletes.

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The offices of the World Anti-Doping Agency in Montreal in 2021.

Biden Says He’s Considering Pre-emptive Pardons For Trump’s Potential Targets

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By: Noah Weiland
9 January 2025 at 02:13
The president hasn’t yet decided what he will do, he said, acknowledging that the makeup of Trump’s new administration could influence his decision.

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President Biden was asked whether he would pardon Liz Cheney preemptively, before President-elect Donald J. Trump took office.

U.S. Withholds Funding for World Anti-Doping Agency

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By: Michael S. Schmidt and Tariq Panja
9 January 2025 at 01:57
In a damaging blow to the agency, the Biden administration said it had lost confidence in WADA’s ability to guard against the use of performance-enhancing drugs by elite athletes.

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The offices of the World Anti-Doping Agency in Montreal in 2021.

The Surgeon General’s Warnings About Alcohol Hit Restaurants at a Tricky Time

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By: Kim Severson
8 January 2025 at 18:01
The surgeon general’s call to arms about the link between drinking and cancer could strike at a fiscal lifeline for restaurateurs facing falling sales.

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Restaurant owners say some customers are drinking less wine, but it’s better-quality and more expensive.

Port Workers Could Strike Again if No Deal Is Reached on Automation

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By: Peter Eavis
9 January 2025 at 01:56
Cargo could stop flowing at East and Gulf Coast ports, which handle most imports, if a union and an employers’ group can’t agree on the use of machines that can operate without humans.

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Dockworkers briefly went on strike in October at ports on the East and Gulf Coasts. The union representing them is resisting automation over fears it could lead to job losses.
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