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Today — 5 May 2025NYT | Top Stories

A Timeline of India and Pakistan’s Tensions Over Kashmir

5 May 2025 at 16:04
The April 22 terrorist attack in Kashmir inflamed a long-simmering conflict that could boil over into military confrontation.

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A shikara, or water taxi, on Dal Lake in Kashmir in 1950. India and Pakistan have vied for control of the scenic Himalayan valley for decades.

Pakistan’s Most Powerful Man Steps Out of the Shadows to Confront India

5 May 2025 at 14:34
The army chief, Gen. Syed Asim Munir, who usually works behind the scenes, has been shaping Pakistan’s tone in the crisis over Kashmir with his own tough talk.

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Gen. Syed Asim Munir, Pakistan’s army chief, at a ceremony in Islamabad, the capital, in 2022.

Police Foil Plot to Attack Lady Gaga Concert in Brazil

By: Mike Ives
5 May 2025 at 12:23
Her free concert on Rio de Janeiro’s Copacabana Beach was not disrupted. The police said a group had planned to attack it with improvised explosives.

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Crowds at a Lady Gaga concert on Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro on Saturday.

China’s Garment Factories Face a Tipping Point After New Tariffs

5 May 2025 at 12:01
As a U.S. tax loophole ends, the apparel makers that sell to America are forced to consider alternative markets or cheaper locations in and outside China.

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The night shift in the garment district in Guangzhou, China.

Trump Says He Will Put 100% Tariff on Movies Made Outside U.S.

5 May 2025 at 10:30
Declaring foreign film production a national security threat, the president said he had asked his top trade official to start the process of imposing a tax on Hollywood.

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In January, President Trump said he had named Mel Gibson, Sylvester Stallone and Jon Voight as “special ambassadors.”

Oil Prices Slide Further on Plans to Increase Supply

5 May 2025 at 11:04
U.S. oil prices fell to around $56 a barrel after the OPEC Plus cartel said it would bring more oil to market.

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An oil refinery in Deer Park, Texas, last month.

Trump Says He Asked Mexico to Let U.S. Military In to Fight Cartels

5 May 2025 at 09:34
President Trump confirmed on Sunday that he had raised the idea with his Mexican counterpart, Claudia Sheinbaum, who rejected it.

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“If Mexico wanted help with the cartels, we would be honored to go in and do it. I told her that,“ President Trump said on Air Force One on Sunday, referring to a conversation with President Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico.

Trump Says ‘I Don’t Know’ When Asked About Due Process and Upholding Constitution

5 May 2025 at 02:46
President Trump repeatedly said he didn’t know when asked in a TV interview whether every person on American soil was entitled to due process, as guaranteed by the Fifth Amendment.

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President Trump’s comments came amid the many legal challenges to the administration’s agenda, especially the president’s aggressive deportation campaign

A New Trend in Global Elections: The Anti-Trump Bump

In voting in Canada and Australia, right-wing parties that borrowed from the MAGA playbook were punished. Elsewhere, President Trump is having a more complex impact.

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Heading to the polls amid global uncertainty arising from the Trump administration, voters in Australia opted for the known quantity of the incumbent leader, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

Romanian Nationalist Wins First Round of Presidential Voting

5 May 2025 at 07:56
George Simion bucked a recent trend of voters around the world punishing candidates seen as friendly to President Trump.

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George Simion, a Romanian presidential candidate, holding a picture of a holy icon outside a polling station on Sunday.

Will Hutchins, Gentle TV Cowboy Lawman in ‘Sugarfoot,’ Dies at 94

5 May 2025 at 12:10
He starred in one of the westerns that dominated TV in the late 1950s. After losing traction in Hollywood, he became a traveling clown.

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Will Hutchins in 1957 in a publicity photo for the television show “Sugarfoot,” which ran for four seasons.

College Assistant Admissions Director Charged With Attempted Sex Trafficking

5 May 2025 at 06:51
The authorities arrested Jacob Henriques, 29, after he had tried to solicit prospective and admitted students for sex, the Justice Department said. He worked for Emmanuel College in Boston.

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Jacob Henriques, a former assistant admissions director at Emmanuel College in Boston, was accused of using his position to gain access to the personal information of admitted and prospective students.

Justice Dept. Investigates Minnesota Prosecutor Office Over Race Policy

5 May 2025 at 03:43
The department’s civil rights division said it was investigating the Hennepin County prosecutor’s office over a policy telling staff members to be mindful of “racial disparities” in plea negotiations.

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Hundreds of lawyers and staff at the Justice Department’s civil rights division have resigned in recent weeks.

80 Years After Dachau Concentration Camp Liberation, Witnesses Remember

The anniversary of the end of the Nazi era comes at a pivotal time for Germans. The last of the survivors, liberators and perpetrators are dying, as the far right is becoming more established.

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Survivors, liberators, their families and others commemorated the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Dachau concentration camp on Sunday.

Highlights of Warren Buffett’s Life

5 May 2025 at 03:34
Mr. Buffett, 94, was crowned the “Oracle of Omaha” because of smart investments he made as the chief executive of Berkshire Hathaway. He also made some mistakes.

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Warren Buffett said he started studying the stock market when he was 9 years old.

Trapped and Hungry in Mexico, Migrants Struggle to Return Home

Thousands of migrants from Venezuela and other countries are stranded in southern Mexico, forbidden to travel or work, but lacking the papers or money to go back to their home countries.

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Keila Mendoza, with one of her two children, fled Venezuela eight years ago, heading to Colombia and hoping to eventually reach the United States.

Where Would Hollywood Find Its Guillotines or Pay Phones Without Them?

For nearly four decades the prop house History for Hire has helped filmmakers recreate the past. But with fewer films shot in Los Angeles, they are not sure how much longer they can hang on.

Shoppers collect their items on carts and place orange tags on things they want to rent.

How Warren Buffett Changed the Way Investors Thought of Investing

The idea of “value investing” had long existed. But no one did it as successfully or for as long as he did.

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Warren E. Buffett, at the Berkshire Hathaway shareholders’ meeting on Saturday, turned a failing textile manufacturer into a trillion-dollar conglomerate and microcosm of the U.S. economy.

How Warren Buffett Changed the Way Investors Thought of Investing

The idea of “value investing” had long existed. But no one did it as successfully or for as long as he did.

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Warren E. Buffett, at the Berkshire Hathaway shareholders’ meeting on Saturday, turned a failing textile manufacturer into a trillion-dollar conglomerate and microcosm of the U.S. economy.

Days Before Conclave, Cardinals in Rome Pitch Messages to the Pews

Some papal contenders offered hints in Sunday Masses at what kind of pope they might want, or want to be.

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Cardinal Jean-Marc Aveline of France greeting the faithful at Santa Maria ai Monti in Rome on Sunday.

Cora Sue Collins, a Busy Child Actress in the 1930s, Dies at 98

5 May 2025 at 00:16
She was in films with Greta Garbo, who became a friend, and Myrna Loy, Bette Davis and others. She ended her career after being sexually harassed.

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Cora Sue Collins in about 1934. She appeared in 11 movies that year and another 11 in 1935.

This Alabama City Faces a Culture War, With Its Public Library at the Center

4 May 2025 at 17:00
Fairhope originated as an experimental colony, and that spirit remains part of its character. But it now faces a culture war, with its library at the center.

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The Fairhope Public Library records more than 180,000 annual visits, one of the highest figures in Alabama, in a city of 25,000.

Luxury Condo Owners Accuse Builders of Hiding Dangerous Defects

In a lawsuit, the condo board at 432 Park Avenue says the city and potential residents were not told about the severity of early cracks in the supertall building’s exterior.

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A new lawsuit details nearly 1,900 defects that have emerged in the facade of the building, one of several slender apartment buildings known as “supertalls” that dot the city’s skyline.
Yesterday — 4 May 2025NYT | Top Stories

Trump Plays Down Talk of a Third Term, Backing Vance and Rubio

4 May 2025 at 23:36
President Trump, who has frequently raised the idea of pursuing a third term in defiance of the Constitution, told “Meet the Press” that his vice president and his secretary of state were potential successors.

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President Trump has often mused about the idea of a third term and has suggested there were “methods” of circumventing the 22nd Amendment.

Designers Do a Double Take at the Lettering on Pope Francis’ Tombstone

4 May 2025 at 21:44
Irregularly spaced letters spelling “F R A NCISC VS” have caused a stir among typography nerds who specialize in spacing and fonts. One called them “an abomination unto design.”

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Pope Francis’ tomb is inscribed with the name “Franciscus,” in irregularly spaced lettering.

More American Air Defense Is on the Way to Help Ukraine

A Patriot air-defense system is moving from Israel to Ukraine, and Western allies are discussing the logistics of getting Germany or Greece to send another.

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German soldiers unloading the U.S.-made Patriot surface-to-air missile system in Jasionka, Poland, in January.
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