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Today — 18 April 2025NYT | Top Stories

Trump Official Asked I.R.S. About Audit of ‘High-Profile Friend of the President’

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By: Andrew Duehren
18 April 2025 at 03:38
A Treasury Department official wrote to the I.R.S. that Mike Lindell, the pillow entrepreneur, was “concerned he may have been inappropriately targeted.”

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Mike Lindell in February at the Conservative Political Action Conference.

Meloni Meets With Trump, With Tariffs on the Agenda

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By: David E. Sanger
18 April 2025 at 02:44
Giorgia Meloni has come to the White House representing Italy, but in many ways on behalf of the rest of Europe.

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President Trump greeting Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni of Italy outside the West Wing of the White House on Thursday.

Measles Outbreaks in Canada and Mexico Bring Grim Prognosis

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By: Teddy Rosenbluth
18 April 2025 at 02:44
Surges in Mennonite communities near the U.S. border may complicate containment efforts, experts say.

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A measles testing site in Seminole, Texas, in February. The outbreak that began in Texas is showing no signs of slowing. Cases have appeared in Ontario, Canada, and Chihuahua, Mexico.

Supreme Court to Hear Arguments on Trump Plan to End Birthright Citizenship

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By: Abbie VanSickle
18 April 2025 at 02:33
The Trump administration had asked the justices to lift a nationwide pause on the policy as lower court challenges continue.

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The Supreme Court affirmed the right to birthright citizenship in a landmark case in 1898.

LVMH’s Chief Counted Trump as a Friend. He Still Faces Tariffs.

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By: Liz Alderman
18 April 2025 at 02:31
The trade war has hurt the Louis Vuitton Moët Hennessy luxury empire. Bernard Arnault, head of the company, said a failure to strike a deal with President Trump would be “the fault of Brussels.”

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Bernard Arnault, head of LVMH, speaking about the luxury conglomerate’s financial results in Paris on Thursday. “Until the end of February, everything was going very well,” he told shareholders.

Democrats Step Up Trump Resistance as Base Hungers for More of a Fight

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By: Annie Karni
18 April 2025 at 01:54
Out of power in Congress, Democrats who were slow to fight back against President Trump are increasingly finding ways to do so. But activists want much more.

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A protest in support of Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia this week. “People need to see leaders and organizers standing up and speaking with authority against what’s happening,” Representative Jamie Raskin, Democrat of Maryland, said of fighting back against the Trump administration.

Discord App Exposes Children to Abuse and Graphic Content, Lawsuit Says

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By: Alyce McFadden
18 April 2025 at 01:10
The messaging platform misled parents about its safety settings and turned a blind eye to explicit content, New Jersey prosecutors said.

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Discord’s popularity and lax safety controls have made its users easy targets for predators, according to the lawsuit.

At Meta Antitrust Trial, Sheryl Sandberg Testifies About Competition and Instagram Deal

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By: Mike Isaac and Cecilia Kang
18 April 2025 at 00:44
In her second day on the stand of a landmark antitrust trial over Meta’s power, Ms. Sandberg, the former chief operating officer, also said the company faced plenty of competition from TikTok.

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Sheryl Sandberg, Meta’s former chief operating officer, testifying before the Senate in 2018.

Europe and America, at Odds Over Ukraine, Try Talking to Each Other

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By: Roger Cohen
18 April 2025 at 00:42
President Emmanuel Macron of France hosted a lunch with Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Steve Witkoff, President Trump’s envoy, as European delegations converged on Paris.

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President Emmanuel Macron of France, left, meeting with Steve Witkoff, a Trump administration envoy; Marco Rubio, the secretary of state; and Jean-Noël Barrot, France’s minister for foreign affairs, at the Élysée Palace in Paris on Thursday.

Trump Threatens to Block International Students Unless Harvard Shares Student Data

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By: Hamed Aleaziz， Luke Broadwater and Stephanie Saul
18 April 2025 at 00:35
The demand from the Department of Homeland Security is an escalation in President Trump’s fight against Harvard, the country’s oldest and richest university.

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Harvard University has been in a standoff with the Trump administration over issues including its admissions and hiring policies.

The Trial Mark Zuckerberg Couldn’t Prevent

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By: Rachel Abrams， Cecilia Kang， Nina Feldman， Carlos Prieto， Brendan Klinkenberg， Marc Georges， Michael Benoist， Pat McCusker， Diane Wong， Marion Lozano and Chris Wood
17 April 2025 at 18:16
President Trump, the Meta chief executive and one of the most aggressive cases the government has ever brought against a big tech company.

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Mark Zuckerberg leaving court on Wednesday. He is the central figure in Meta’s antitrust trial.

The Child Care Crisis Is Motivating These New York City Voters

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By: Eliza Shapiro
17 April 2025 at 15:00
Parents are fed up, and the candidates for mayor appear to be paying attention. Many have built campaigns on a promise to make New York more affordable, with child care as a centerpiece.

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Rebecca Bailin and Nathaniel Marro took a careful look at their finances when she got pregnant. They quickly realized they would not be able to stay in their beloved apartment in Windsor Terrace, which used to be an affordable neighborhood to raise a child.

Gloria Gaynor Hit Hard Times After ‘I Will Survive.’ Now She’s Back.

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By: Steven Kurutz
17 April 2025 at 18:09
The disco queen was in the doldrums before she decided to take control of her life and career. Now, at 81, she’s reaping the rewards.

“The time of staying in the shadows helped me to come out of the shadows,” Ms. Gaynor said.

Maryland Mental Hospital With Painful History to Rebuild

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By: Alexander Nazaryan
17 April 2025 at 17:00
The former Hospital for the Negro Insane of Maryland was once the state’s most crowded psychiatric institution. Pulling off a plan to redevelop it won’t be easy.

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Crownsville Hospital Center, formerly called the Hospital for the Negro Insane of Maryland, is a relic of the area’s painful history during segregation.

A Key Hearing for the Menendez Brothers Starts Today: What to Know.

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By: Kate Christobek， Christine Hauser， Tim Arango and Matt Stevens
17 April 2025 at 17:02
The defense team for Lyle and Erik Menendez is expected to call witnesses to build a case that they have been rehabilitated. A judge will then decide whether to impose a new sentence.

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Lyle, left, and Erik Menendez during a court appearance in 1990. The brothers were convicted of murder in the killings of their parents.
Yesterday — 17 April 2025NYT | Top Stories

What to Know About Trump’s Antitrust Efforts Against Google, Meta and Other Tech Giants

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By: David McCabe
17 April 2025 at 22:54
The Trump administration is continuing an aggressive effort to rein in the power of the biggest tech companies. Here’s what to know.

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Last year, the Justice Department and the F.T.C., above, reached an agreement to divide up responsibility for investigating whether biggest players in artificial intelligence were violating antitrust laws.

White House Eyes Overhaul of Federal Housing Aid to the Poor

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By: Tony Romm
17 April 2025 at 23:05
The Trump administration has considered sharply curtailing vouchers as part of its budget for the 2026 fiscal year.

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The expected cuts to rental assistance reflect President Trump’s broader desire to shrink the footprint of government and its reach into Americans’ lives.

Republican Lawmakers Face Fresh Backlash to Trump at Home

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By: Michael Gold and Maya C. Miller
17 April 2025 at 17:05
Despite some attempts to create controlled environments aimed at thwarting disruptions by protesters, congressional Republicans who are holding town halls are catching continued heat from their constituents.

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At a town hall in southeastern Iowa on Tuesday. Senator Charles E. Grassley was bombarded with complaints about President Trump’s policies, including tariffs and immigration.

Google Is Illegally Monopolizing Online Advertising Tech, Judge Rules

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By: David McCabe
18 April 2025 at 02:38
The judge ruled that Google monopolized the market for two of three sets of products. It was the second time in a year that a U.S. court found it had acted illegally to remain dominant.

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Google said it would appeal the ruling, which could force a major restructuring of the company.

The Ukrainian Schoolmaster Teaching History to His Invaders

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By: Constant Méheut
17 April 2025 at 17:00
Vitalii Dribnytsia engages with Russians online to correct Kremlin propaganda about Ukraine. Over time, he has come to realize his more important audience is Ukrainians themselves.

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Vitalii Dribnytsia, a former history teacher, speaks with someone in Russia via Chatroulette, where he often challenges Russians on their understanding of history.

What Is Happening With Fyre Festival 2?

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By: Madison Malone Kircher
17 April 2025 at 22:31
The organizers of Fyre Festival 2, a sequel to the ill-fated music event in 2017, said the festival would not longer take place in Playa del Carmen.

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Some of the remnants of the ill-fated Fyre Festival that took place in 2017. A sequel to the event was announced in February.

IMF Warns Trump Tariffs Will Weaken Economy and Increase Inflation

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By: Alan Rappeport
17 April 2025 at 22:00
Kristalina Georgieva, the managing director of the International Monetary Fund, warned in a speech that protectionism erodes productivity.

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A growing chorus of top economic officials have sounded alarms this week about the potential harm that President Trump’s trade policies could cause.

E.C.B. Cuts Rates Amid Uncertainty Over Trump’s Tariffs

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By: Eshe Nelson
17 April 2025 at 23:10
Policymakers lowered rates a quarter point and said that the region’s growth outlook had “deteriorated” because of rising trade tensions.

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Christine Lagarde, president of European Central Bank, at a news conference on Thursday. The bank lowered its key rate a quarter point to 2.25 percent.

Israel Strikes Area With Tent Camps for Displaced Gazans

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By: Aaron Boxerman
17 April 2025 at 21:26
The attack on the Mawasi area of southern Gaza killed at least a dozen people, according to the emergency rescue service in the territory. Israel did not confirm the location of the attack.

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Inspecting damage at the site of an Israeli strike in an area of tent camps for displaced Palestinians in southern Gaza on Thursday.
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