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Today — 8 May 2025NYT | Top Stories

The C.E.O. of Detroit Axle Gave Trump’s Tariffs a Chance. Now He’s Nervous.

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By: Mitch Smith
8 May 2025 at 01:36
The chief executive of Detroit Axle, which sells car parts that are mostly imported from China, is adjusting his business and hoping for a new trade deal.

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“We’re running into a crisis right now,” said Mike Musheinesh, the chief executive of Detroit Axle.

The Internet Can’t Resist the Conclave (the Real Thing)

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By: Emma Bubola
8 May 2025 at 01:08
In a mix of fascination, irreverence and possible blasphemy, social media platforms have been flooded with videos and memes about the secretive gathering of cardinals in Vatican City.

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Cardinal Francis Xavier Kriengsak Kovithavanij at the Vatican on Monday. One of the world’s longest running elections will play out for a global audience awash in social media.

Hegseth’s Use of Passwords Raises New Security Concerns

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By: Christiaan Triebert， Julian E. Barnes， Helene Cooper and Greg Jaffe
8 May 2025 at 01:44
Revelations about the defense secretary’s passwords came after he discussed details of planned U.S. airstrikes on a messaging app.

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has reused at least one password for different personal email accounts that was exposed in a cyberattack and made available on the internet.

Are We Headed for Recession? Economists Look Everywhere for Signs.

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By: Ben Casselman and Colby Smith
8 May 2025 at 00:14
Mainstream measures have been slow to detect the impact of tariffs and uncertainty, leaving economists to scour earnings calls and private-sector data sources.

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Some economists argue that as tariffs push up prices, consumers will reduce their purchases, ultimately leading to layoffs and a recession.

Johnson Rules Out an Aggressive Plan to Cut Medicaid as G.O.P. Moderates Waver

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By: Catie Edmondson and Margot Sanger-Katz
8 May 2025 at 00:00
The Republican speaker’s decision underscored the resistance in his party to politically painful reductions to the program, and drew a backlash from the hard right, which is demanding deep cuts.

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Speaker Mike Johnson said on Tuesday that House Republicans would not pursue one of the more aggressive options for cutting costs of the Medicaid program.

Syrian President Makes First Visit to Europe Since Assad’s Fall

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By: Aurelien Breeden and Euan Ward
7 May 2025 at 23:57
The visit is a boost to Ahmed al-Shara’s attempts to bring Syria back into the international fold but comes amid continuing turmoil there.

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Ahmed al-Shara, Syria’s president, left, with President Emmanuel Macron of France at the Élysée Palace in Paris on Wednesday.

Real ID Requirement Finally Comes to U.S. Airports

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By: Christine Chung， Nate Schweber， Michael Levenson and Robert Chiarito
8 May 2025 at 00:49
Many passengers showed up at airports early for extra screening or brought passports, easing travel on the long-postponed deadline to show more secure forms of ID for domestic flights.

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Passengers checking in at the Southwest Airlines counters inside Chicago Midway on Wednesday morning.

He Hears Voices in His Head. He Also Helped Win an Election.

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By: John Leland
8 May 2025 at 01:50
He ran a successful political campaign, sometimes from a psych ward, sometimes living on the street. He has found a way to thrive.

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Arvind Sooknanan at Fountain House, a clubhouse started by those with serious mental illness.

Trump Administration Is Said to Target Park Service Grants

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By: Lisa Friedman
7 May 2025 at 23:28
Dozens of programs, many linked to climate change and diversity, have been designated for elimination by DOGE, according to people with knowledge of the plan.

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The Exit Glacier overlook in the Kenai Fjords National Park, Alaska. The sign at left marks the extent of the ice in 2010.

Genetic Study Retraces Covid’s Origins in Bats

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By: Carl Zimmer
7 May 2025 at 23:23
As China and the United States trade charges of a lab leak, researchers contend in a new paper that the Covid pandemic got its start, like a previous one, in the wildlife trade.

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A civet cat confiscated from a Guangzhou animal market by Chinese health officials and police during the SARS outbreak in 2004.
Yesterday — 7 May 2025NYT | Top Stories

The Symbolism Behind India’s ‘Operation Sindoor’

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By: Pragati K.B. and Anupreeta Das
7 May 2025 at 23:10
The name for the military attack on Pakistan brings to mind a woman who became shorthand for the grief wrought by a terrorist attack.

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A graphic announcing India’s military operation included a jar of spilled sindoor, which resembled spattered blood. Sindoor, or vermilion powder, is a traditional marker of the marital status of Hindu women.

Libya’s Rival Governments Both Deny Deal to Take Deported U.S. Migrants

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By: Erika Solomon and Islam Al-Atrash
7 May 2025 at 23:21
U.S. officials have said the Trump administration plans to send immigrants to the divided country on military flights as soon as this week.

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The internationally recognized government in Tripoli, Libya’s capital, has control over the country’s west.

Jefferson Griffin Concedes Defeat in N.C. Supreme Court Race

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By: Eduardo Medina
7 May 2025 at 23:44
Three counts showed that the incumbent, a Democrat, won the State Supreme Court election last fall. But Judge Jefferson Griffin tried for months to reverse his loss through the courts.

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Judge Jefferson Griffin said he would not appeal a federal court ruling that ordered the state elections board to certify the victory of the Democratic incumbent, Justice Allison Riggs.

Salt Lake City and Boise Adopt Official Pride Flags in Response to State Laws

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By: Victor Mather
7 May 2025 at 23:01
The cities approved several new flags after Utah and Idaho passed laws barring unofficial flags from being displayed on government property.

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Mayor Erin Mendenhall of Salt Lake City supported the city’s new flags.

D.C. Budget Fix Stalls in the House as Conservative Republicans Balk

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By: Maya C. Miller
7 May 2025 at 21:42
Speaker Mike Johnson has said he would hold a vote “quickly” to restore more than $1 billion in funding, but ultraconservatives are insisting on attaching limits on abortion and voting rights.

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Republican leaders have blamed the delay on passing a budget fix for Washington, D.C., on the competing priorities of passing President Trump’s agenda.

4 Lessons for Trump From the UK’s Failed Rwanda Migrant Deportation Deal

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By: Lizzie Dearden
7 May 2025 at 20:58
The United States is said to be in talks with the African country about taking in expelled migrants. There may be lessons in London’s experience.

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James Cleverly, then the British home secretary, and Vincent Biruta, then the Rwandan foreign minister, after signing a migration deal in Kigali, the African country’s capital, in December 2023.

Second U.S. Navy Jet in 2 Weeks Is Lost Off the U.S.S. Truman

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By: Claire Moses
7 May 2025 at 20:53
The aircraft went overboard on Tuesday as it tried to land on the aircraft carrier stationed in the Red Sea. Two pilots suffered minor injuries.

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An F/A-18 Hornet fighter jet landing on the deck of the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman in 2022.

Biden Criticizes Trump in BBC Interview

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By: Lisa Lerer and Isabella Kwai
8 May 2025 at 00:17
The former president stepped up his public re-emergence by attacking President Trump’s handling of foreign policy and defending his own decision to seek re-election.

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Former President Joseph R. Biden Jr. said his departure from the 2024 presidential campaign had been a “difficult decision.”

Airstrikes Pound Gaza as Israel Announces Plans to Displace More Residents

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By: Rawan Sheikh Ahmad， Lara Jakes and Saher Alghorra
8 May 2025 at 01:55
Israel’s plan to capture more land in Gaza and relocate thousands of civilians has heightened a sense of hopelessness among Palestinians.

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People rescue the wounded moments after a strike on a restaurant in Gaza City, today.

Israel Downs Drone as Houthis Vow to Continue Tit-for-Tat Strikes

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By: Lara Jakes
7 May 2025 at 19:10
The Israeli military said it had intercepted an unmanned vehicle a day after President Trump said the U.S. would step back from conflict with the Iran-backed group.

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Police officers inspecting the site of a Houthi missile attack near Ben Gurion Airport outside Tel Aviv on Sunday. The strike prompted a series of tit-for-tat military responses between Israel and the group based in Yemen.

China Is Likely to Play Hardball in U.S. Tariff Talks

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By: Alexandra Stevenson
7 May 2025 at 18:56
Beijing says it will meet with American officials to discuss trade, but warned Washington against using the engagement to ratchet up pressure on China.

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How Tensions Between India and Pakistan Led to Strikes

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By: Katrin Bennhold， Mujib Mashal， Christina Thornell and James Surdam
7 May 2025 at 14:43
India said early Wednesday that it had conducted strikes on Pakistan, two weeks after a deadly terror attack killed more than two dozen civilians in Indian-administered Kashmir. To understand the conflict between the two nuclear-armed countries, New York Times senior writer Katrin Bennhold spoke with our South Asia bureau chief, Mujib Mashal, to get his perspective on the ground.

Friedrich Merz Has a Tough Job as Germany’s Chancellor. It Just Got Tougher.

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By: Jim Tankersley
7 May 2025 at 18:08
Friedrich Merz’s halting path to the chancellor’s office inflamed his challenges at home and abroad, including a threat from the far right.

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Friedrich Merz, the newly elected German chancellor, at a ceremony in Berlin on Tuesday. Watching him is his predecessor, Olaf Scholz.
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