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Today — 11 January 2025NYT | Top Stories

4 Takeaways From the Arguments Before the Supreme Court in the TikTok Case

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By: Charlie Savage
11 January 2025 at 03:52
The justices, who asked tough questions of both sides, showed skepticism toward arguments by lawyers for TikTok and its users.

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Attendees waiting in line outside the Supreme Court in Washington on Friday. The justices’ questions appeared to suggest the court would uphold the law banning TikTok.

Border Crossings Continue to Drop Before Trump’s Second Term

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By: Hamed Aleaziz
11 January 2025 at 03:54
Illegal crossings at the U.S.-Mexico border in November fell to their lowest level of President Biden’s administration.

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The border wall between the United States and Mexico in Sunland Park, N.M., in November.

A Major Challenge for Trump’s Agenda: A Mercurial Coach Calling the Plays

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By: Catie Edmondson
11 January 2025 at 01:00
The president-elect has admonished Republicans to stay united around his ambitious domestic policy plans. But his track record with Congress is one of abrupt turnabouts and last-minute blowups.

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President-elect Donald J. Trump has mostly equivocated and sent mixed signals as Republicans try to figure out how to structure and sequence his long list of priorities so it can make it through Congress.

In North Carolina, Republicans Try to Reverse a Supreme Court Election Loss

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By: Eduardo Medina and Michael Wines
11 January 2025 at 03:54
An incumbent Democrat narrowly won re-election to the state’s highest court. But the Republican-controlled court is considering an unusual protest from her challenger that could flip the result.

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Volunteers fed ballots into machines in Charlotte, N.C. in November, as officials held a recount in North Carolina’s Supreme Court election.

An Altadena Family Escaped the L.A. Wildfires, but They Lost Almost Everything

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By: Corina Knoll
11 January 2025 at 03:48
Aurielle Hall knew she had little time to get herself and her daughter out of Altadena. Convincing Aunt Cheri would be a different challenge.

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Aurielle Hall and her daughter, Jade, 12, with the belongings they were able to grab before evacuating their home that was destroyed by the Eaton fire.

Inside Mark Zuckerberg’s Sprint to Remake Meta for the Trump Era

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By: Mike Isaac， Sheera Frenkel and Kate Conger
11 January 2025 at 03:26
After visiting President-elect Donald J. Trump in November, Mr. Zuckerberg decided to relax Meta’s speech policies. He asked a small team to carry out his goals within weeks. The repercussions are just beginning.

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Mark Zuckerberg, Meta’s chief executive, has regularly spoken to friends and colleagues about his concerns that progressives were policing speech.

Biden Issues Sweeping Deportation Protections Before Trump Takes Office

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By: Hamed Aleaziz and Miriam Jordan
11 January 2025 at 03:41
The move allows hundreds of thousands of people from Sudan, Ukraine and Venezuela to stay in the country temporarily.

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Migrants waiting at a welcome center in El Paso last month.

Takeaways from Trump’s Criminal Sentencing

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By: Kate Christobek and Wesley Parnell
11 January 2025 at 02:45
Friday’s punishment was largely symbolic, but it ensured that Donald J. Trump would become America’s first felon president.

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Protesters outside the courthouse Friday complained that Trump’s sentence was both too lenient and not necessary.

As Wildfire Flames Consume Architectural Gems, a Hit to ‘Old California’

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By: Sam Lubell
10 January 2025 at 08:11
The historic ranch house of Will Rogers and an important residence by Ray Kappe were destroyed by the fires, which threaten L.A.’s spectacular design legacy.

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Charred remains of the Will Rogers historic Ranch House in Pacific Palisades, which dated from 1926. The beloved comedian and Hollywood cowboy hosted Walt Disney, along with Clark Gable and Charles Lindbergh.

Bob Dylan Is Having a Hollywood Moment. His No. 1 Hater Is Ready.

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By: Corey Kilgannon
11 January 2025 at 00:02
A.J. Weberman sifted through the prophetic singer’s trash in search of meaning. He turned on him as a sellout and has spent decades trying to reclaim him for the counterculture.

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In the 1960s, A.J. Weberman helped organize smoke-ins, marijuana marches and pranks on establishment figures. Bob Dylan provided much of the soundtrack.

Mauro Morandi, Italy’s Robinson Crusoe, Dies at 85

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By: Elisabetta Povoledo
11 January 2025 at 01:45
He was the sole resident of Budelli, an undeveloped sliver of paradise off the northern coast of Sardinia. He embraced the solitude, until he was evicted.

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Mauro Morandi on Budelli in 2017. He said he had fallen in love with the island at first sight.

Trump Organization Issues Ethics Pledge for President-Elect’s Second Term

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By: Eric Lipton
11 January 2025 at 03:25
The measures, which were immediately called insufficient by ethics lawyers, included appointing an outside lawyer and limiting Mr. Trump’s access to detailed financial information.

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From left, Eric Trump, Lara Trump and Donald Trump Jr. at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania in November. The Trump family’s new ethics agreement largely echoes pledges it made eight years ago.

On the Eve of Trump’s Sentencing, an Unusual Art Gallery Opening

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By: Zachary Small
11 January 2025 at 00:44
A show by the artist Isabelle Brourman, who sketched the trials of Donald J. Trump, attracted figures from the art world, the media and some lawyers from his civil fraud trial.

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The artist Isabelle Brourman, in a blue coat, poses for a selfie with Andrew Amer and Colleen Faherty, lawyers who helped New York’s attorney general argue Donald J. Trump’s civil fraud case, at the Will Shott Gallery in Manhattan.

Biden Raises Bounty For Nicolás Maduro to $25 Million

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By: Julie Turkewitz
11 January 2025 at 03:16
The United States will also extend temporary protections for roughly 600,000 Venezuelan migrants in the United States.

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President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela during a swearing in ceremony for militia members this month in the country’s capital.

Hoda Kotb Departs NBC’s ‘Today’ Amid Lots of Praise and Tears

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By: John Koblin
11 January 2025 at 00:27
Special guests, including Simone Biles and Oprah Winfrey, offered tributes to the longtime host, capping off a week that “Today” had called a “Hoda-bration!”

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Hoda Kotb on the “Today” show on Monday.

Stocks and Bonds Fall After Strong Jobs Report Fuels Interest Rate Concerns

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By: Joe Rennison
11 January 2025 at 01:10
Stronger-than-expected data on the labor market has added to clues that the economy continues to run at a solid pace, amplifying fears about stubborn inflation.

Israel Strikes Ports and a Power Plant in Houthi-Controlled Parts of Yemen

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By: Aaron Boxerman and Ismaeel Naar
11 January 2025 at 01:53
Israel and its allies have escalated strikes against the Houthis, trying to force the Iran-backed group to stop firing on Israel and Red Sea shipping.

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Smoke rises from the site of an airstrike in Sana, Yemen, on Friday.

U.S. Imposes New Sanctions to Squeeze Russia’s Energy Sector

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By: Alan Rappeport
10 January 2025 at 23:30
The Biden administration is cracking down on the Russian “shadow fleet” and taking steps to curb oil and gas production.

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An oil tanker that Finnish authorities said might have been part of Russia’s “shadow fleet” of tankers that Moscow has used to evade existing oil sanctions. The new U.S. sanctions target more than 180 vessels from the fleet.

Prosecutors Seek 15-Year Sentence for Menendez’s Bribery Conviction

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By: Tracey Tully and Benjamin Weiser
10 January 2025 at 22:35
Lawyers for New Jersey’s former Democratic senator, Robert Menendez, have said that even fewer years would be tantamount to a death sentence.

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Former Senator Robert Menendez of New Jersey leaving court during his trial in July.
Yesterday — 10 January 2025NYT | Top Stories

Trump Received an Unconditional Discharge. What Does That Mean?

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By: Kate Christobek
10 January 2025 at 23:09
The rare and lenient sentence, which will spare President-elect Donald J. Trump jail time, was used to address his unusual status.

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President-elect Donald J. Trump, who was convicted of 34 felonies, originally faced up to four years behind bars.

‘Completely Dry’: How Los Angeles Firefighters Ran Out of Water

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By: Tim Arango， Mike Baker and Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs
10 January 2025 at 10:48
As wildfires roar into residential neighborhoods, firefighters in California and elsewhere are finding that water systems can’t keep up with the demand.

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A firefighter in Pacific Palisades tapping into a fire hydrant on Tuesday as the Palisades fire burned through the area.

Who Are the Victims of the Los Angeles Fires?

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By: Stephanie Saul， Mimi Dwyer， Shaila Dewan and Troy Closson
10 January 2025 at 20:53
At least 10 people died in fires raging across Los Angeles. Several of them lived near each other in the ravaged Altadena neighborhood.

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Firefighters responded to the Eaton Fire on Tuesday.

Los Angeles Wildfires Will Make a Serious Housing Shortage Worse

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By: Danielle Kaye and Conor Dougherty
10 January 2025 at 13:06
With so many people displaced and looking for rentals, the region’s housing options could grow even scarcer and more expensive.

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Charred rubble and destroyed homes left in the wake of the Palisades Fire in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles.

Constellation Energy to Buy Power Producer Calpine

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By: Rebecca F. Elliott
10 January 2025 at 21:47
Constellation Energy’s deal to buy Calpine is being driven by fast-rising demand for electricity in part by the technology industry’s investments in artificial intelligence.

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Calpine’s natural gas power plants, like this one in Richmond, Texas, are increasingly valuable because of the rising demand for electricity from data centers.

Kremlin Confirms Readiness for Putin to Meet Trump

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By: Ivan Nechepurenko
11 January 2025 at 00:26
The president-elect had said Russia’s leader wanted to meet him to discuss the war in Ukraine. The Kremlin said it welcomed such dialogue, but a meeting could occur only after Mr. Trump took office.

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President-elect Donald J. Trump at his Mar-a-Lago Club, on Thursday. Mr. Trump has repeatedly said that he could resolve the Russia-Ukraine war within 24 hours, without saying how.

Israeli Hostage Hamza Ziyadne Is Declared Killed in Gaza

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By: Aaron Boxerman
11 January 2025 at 02:59
Hamza Ziyadne, 23, was abducted in the 2023 Hamas-led attack on Israel alongside his siblings and father, whose body was also recovered this week.

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A banner showing Youssef Ziyadne and his son Hamza in Rahat, southern Israel, on Thursday.
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