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Today — 8 May 2025NYT | Top Stories

Federal Judge Casts Doubt on Trump Arguments in Venezuelan Migrants Case

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By: Alan Feuer
8 May 2025 at 08:47
The judge pressed a lawyer for the Justice Department on the government’s role and responsibilities in the men’s deportation and incarceration in El Salvador.

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President Trump highlighted a video of immigrants being deported to El Salvador during a speech in Michigan.

How Lost Radar and Silent Radios Have Upended Newark Air Travel

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By: Kate Kelly
8 May 2025 at 07:34
A technical outage in Philadelphia last week terrified air traffic controllers and stranded passengers. As the summer travel season looms, the F.A.A. is racing to address the problems.

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Controllers working the airspace around Newark Liberty International Airport temporarily lost radar or radio access to moving aircraft, a system failure that left some controllers working that day with extreme anxiety and requiring a mental health respite.

The Indian Aircraft Pakistan Says It Shot Down

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By: Eve Sampson
8 May 2025 at 07:39
Tensions between India and Pakistan have risen sharply in the weeks since a terrorist attack in Kashmir. On Wednesday, India hit Pakistan and appears to have lost at least a few planes in the strike.

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Debris of an aircraft sitting in the Pulwama district of Indian-controlled Kashmir, on Wednesday.

Flu Killed 25 Children in New York This Season, the Most in Many Years

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By: Joseph Goldstein
8 May 2025 at 07:51
Amid declining vaccination rates, the 2024-25 influenza season exacted a heavy toll, with 216 pediatric deaths nationwide.

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About 75 percent of children in New York City were vaccinated against flu this season, compared with about 50 percent statewide.

Congress Grills College Presidents with an Old Script and New Threats

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By: Anemona Hartocollis
8 May 2025 at 07:12
In a House hearing, lawmakers scrutinized a set of college leaders from institutions outside the Ivy League schools that have drawn the Trump administration's attention.

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Dr. Wendy Raymond, the president of Haverford College, testified on Wednesday in a House hearing, where she was asked about disciplinary cases.

Smokey Robinson’s Victory Lap Upended by Allegations of Sexual Assault

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By: Orlando Mayorquín and Matt Stevens
8 May 2025 at 07:00
The Motown legend, 85, was touring to support a new album when he was sued and accused of sexually assaulting four women who had worked as housekeepers for him.

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Smokey Robinson was in the midst of a publicity tour for a new album when four anonymous women filed a lawsuit accusing him of sexual assault.

RFK Jr. Announces New Database for Research Into ‘Root Causes’ of Autism

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By: Sheryl Gay Stolberg
8 May 2025 at 06:37
The director of the National Institutes of Health previously floated — then walked back — the idea of an autism registry, alarming researchers and parents.

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Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, left, the director of the National Institutes of Health, and Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. at a news conference in Washington last month.

Trump Has Called for More Babies but Dismissed Fertility Experts

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By: Roni Caryn Rabin
8 May 2025 at 05:29
The research team studying how to improve I.V.F. was a casualty of cutbacks at federal health agencies.

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Extracting cells from one- to seven-day-old embryos to check their viability in a fertility lab in Houston last year.

Trump Says U.S. Won’t Drop Tariffs Ahead of China Talks

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By: Ana Swanson
8 May 2025 at 04:58
The Treasury secretary and trade representative plan to meet with Chinese officials this weekend to discuss trade and economic matters.

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President Trump told reporters on Wednesday that he would not reduce the tariffs he has imposed on Chinese goods ahead of trade talks between the two countries this weekend.

Helicopter Broke Apart Before Crashing Into Hudson River, Report Says

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By: Patrick McGeehan
8 May 2025 at 05:21
A preliminary report from the National Transportation Safety Board did not provide an explanation for the crash, which left six people dead.

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The helicopter’s rotor system and tail boom were recovered in about 30 feet of water, north of where its fuselage was found, the report said.

Trump Withdraws Surgeon General Nomination and Announces New Pick, Dr. Casey Means

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By: Tyler Pager
8 May 2025 at 06:05
The president said on social media that he would nominate Dr. Casey Means, confirming that he had withdrawn the nomination of Dr. Janette Nesheiwat, his first pick, a former Fox News contributor.

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Clarence O. Smith, a Founder of Essence Magazine, Is Dead at 92

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By: Jeré Longman
8 May 2025 at 05:31
As president, he helped persuade companies like Estée Lauder and Ford to advertise in the pages of the first mass-circulation magazine directed at Black women.

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Clarence O. Smith in 1990. He spent 32 years at Essence magazine, primarily as its president in charge of marketing and advertising.

Detained Tufts Student Must Be Moved to Vermont, Court Rules

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By: Vimal Patel
8 May 2025 at 04:35
Rumeysa Ozturk, an international student from Turkey, was detained in Massachusetts in March and later taken to Louisiana. The ruling said she must be transferred within a week.

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People rallied in support of Rumeysa Ozturk on Tuesday at Foley Square in Manhattan.

Pakistan’s Defense Minister Welcomes U.S. Help to Ease Tensions With India

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By: Julian E. Barnes
8 May 2025 at 04:22
The comments from Khawaja Muhammad Asif came after India said its forces had struck nine sites in Pakistan and Pakistani-controlled Kashmir in response to a terrorist attack last month.

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Pakistani officials said at least 20 people were killed in the Indian airstrikes.

‘Taking Her Voice’: Hilaria Baldwin Revisits Her Accent Controversy

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By: Claire Fahy
8 May 2025 at 04:25
In a memoir that tries to wrest control of her story, Ms. Baldwin says she was “canceled” via online sleuths who looked for inconsistencies in her Spanish accent.

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The memoir “Manual Not Included,” is Hilaria Baldwin’s latest foray into public life.

Waiting for the Smoke That Heralds a New Pope

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By: Motoko Rich and Patricia Mazzei
8 May 2025 at 04:07
As 133 cardinals were sequestered in the Sistine Chapel where they would vote for a new leader of the Catholic Church, the faithful and the curious gathered in St. Peter’s Square.

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The crowd in St. Peter’s Square reacts to the black smoke emanating from a Vatican chimney, indicating no decision has been made on a new pope.

India Strikes Pakistan After Kashmir Terrorist Attack: What We Know

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By: Zia ur-Rehman， Mujib Mashal， Anupreeta Das and Pragati K.B.
8 May 2025 at 03:32
India’s actions came in response to a deadly terror attack two weeks ago in Kashmir, a territory that it has long fought over with Pakistan.

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A soldier examines a building damaged by a suspected Indian missile attack near Muzaffarabad, the capital of Pakistan-controlled Kashmir, on Wednesday.

Ultraprocessed Foods Linked to Early Symptoms of Parkinson’s

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By: Alice Callahan
8 May 2025 at 04:00
A new study did not prove that the foods caused the disease, but experts said it was a step toward understanding how food choices affect brain health.

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Researchers have found that people who eat a lot of ultraprocessed foods were more likely to develop early signs of Parkinson’s disease than people who consumed less of them.

Jim Dent, Long-Driving Golfer, Dies at 85

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By: Richard Sandomir
8 May 2025 at 00:38
Honing his skills on segregated courses, he became one of the few Black golfers in the pro ranks, following the lead of Charlie Sifford, Pete Brown and Lee Elder.

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Jim Dent learned to play golf on segregated golf courses in Georgia “He had no advantages growing up and was really a self-taught player,” a PGA Tour historian said, “one who learned the game by observing what he saw through caddying.”

India and Pakistan May Have an Off-Ramp After Their Clash. Will They Take It?

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By: Mujib Mashal and Salman Masood
8 May 2025 at 06:30
The question now, analysts say, is whether the two sides will claim victory as Pakistan asserts that it downed Indian jets and gauges the toll of India’s strikes.

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A building after it was hit by an Indian strike in Bahawalpur, Pakistan, on Wednesday.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton Announces Voting Fraud Charges

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By: Edgar Sandoval
8 May 2025 at 02:52
A county judge, two City Council members and a former county election administrator are among Ken Paxton’s targets as he elevates his “election integrity” accusations to criminality.

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The office of the Texas attorney general, Ken Paxton, conducted raids last year as part of a sprawling voter fraud inquiry in Latino enclaves near San Antonio and in South Texas.
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