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Today — 8 May 2025NYT | Top Stories

Victory Day in Russian-Occupied Ukraine: A Muted Celebration

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By: Kim Barker
8 May 2025 at 17:54
Events to mark the holiday in the occupied territories seem to be an effort to show Russian control of land it has captured.

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A World War II veteran at a parade on Wednesday in Pelahiivka, a village in the Russian-occupied Donetsk region of Ukraine, celebrating the 80th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany.

How 6 Democrats in a Consequential Governor’s Race Are Vying to Be Heard

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By: Tracey Tully
8 May 2025 at 15:00
The race for governor of New Jersey includes a large field of Democratic primary candidates competing against each other — and trying not to be drowned out by the drama in Washington.

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The Democratic candidates, from left, Steve Sweeney, Ras Baraka, Steven Fulop, Sean Spiller, Mikie Sherrill and Josh Gottheimer participating in a primary debate this year at Rider University in Lawrenceville, N.J.

Europe Alone and in Shock on V-E Day

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By: Roger Cohen
8 May 2025 at 12:10
On the 80th anniversary of Nazi Germany’s defeat, echoes of tyrannies past shake a continent that is trying to find its footing in the face of President Trump’s hostility.

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President Emmanuel Macron of France, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. and their wives during a D-Day commemoration last year in Normandy.

Russia’s Military Show of Strength Masks Economic and Diplomatic Cracks

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By: Anatoly Kurmanaev
8 May 2025 at 17:03
The annual Moscow parade marking victory over Nazi Germany is expected to be the largest in years, with world leaders in attendance, as the Kremlin tries to link that triumph to the war in Ukraine.

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Under a billboard saying “We remember,” spectators watched military vehicles practice for the Victory Day parade in Moscow on Wednesday.

Merz and Germany’s New Government Face a Tricky Challenge: an AfD-Led Opposition

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By: Clay Risen
8 May 2025 at 17:41
Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s coalition is weighing how to confront the Alternative for Germany party, which has been rising in the polls.

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The German Parliament on Tuesday after Friedrich Merz was sworn in as chancellor.

He Faced a Possible Prison Term for Assault. Instead, He Was Deported.

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By: Tim Arango， Hamed Aleaziz and Miriam Jordan
8 May 2025 at 17:01
Federal agents are rounding up criminal defendants and deporting them before trial. Local prosecutors say the disruptions make communities less safe.

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Defendants out on bail have dropped off the radar. Only later do prosecutors learn that they were picked up by I.C.E.

Migrants Are Skipping Medical Care, Fearing ICE, Doctors Say

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By: Emily Baumgaertner Nunn， Nina Agrawal and Jessica Silver-Greenberg
8 May 2025 at 17:00
Since President Trump announced plans for mass deportations and rescinded protections for hospitals and clinics, health care facilities have seen a jump in no-shows.

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Emily Borghard, a social worker who founded Sidewalk Samaritan, said she recently encountered a man lying on the sidewalk with a gunshot wound. The man declined treatment out of fear he would be deported.

Efforts Grow to Thwart mRNA Therapies as RFK Jr. Pushes Vaccine Wariness

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By: Kate Zernike
8 May 2025 at 17:02
Therapies involving mRNA, a key to Covid vaccines, hold great potential in treating several diseases, but some lawmakers want to ban them and the government is cutting funding.

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Covid-19 vaccine production in 2021 at a Pfizer research and development facility.

A Salacious Saga Engulfs the Virginia G.O.P. and Weakens Youngkin

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By: Reid J. Epstein
8 May 2025 at 17:03
Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s failure to push out the Republican nominee for lieutenant governor over a scandal involving explicit photos showed the party’s divisions and the power of its right-wing base.

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Gov. Glenn Youngkin of Virginia has been considered a potential Republican presidential candidate since the day he won election as governor in 2021.

Hochul, Looking to 2026, Pushed to Weaken Oversight of Religious Schools

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By: Benjamin Oreskes， Eliza Shapiro and Grace Ashford
8 May 2025 at 15:00
Changing a law that chiefly affects all-boys Hasidic Jewish schools, known as yeshivas, has been a top priority among leaders of New York’s Hasidic communities, which tend to vote as a bloc.

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Ms. Hochul and the state legislature faced intense criticism from some yeshiva graduates, education experts and liberal Jewish leaders.

What Does Black Smoke Mean During Conclave to Elect New Pope?

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By: Elisabetta Povoledo
8 May 2025 at 15:15
In a tradition that scholars date to the 19th century, smoke released from a chimney will be colored white if the cardinals have made a decision, or black if they remain deadlocked.

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Firefighters installing the chimney on the roof of the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican last week.

For Embattled Starmer, U.S.-U.K. Trade Deal Will Count as a Win

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By: Mark Landler
8 May 2025 at 16:23
Prime Minister Keir Starmer has spent months nurturing his relationship with President Trump. Is that about to pay off?

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Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain has tried to act as a bridge between Europe and the United States.

How India Is Trying to Squeeze Pakistan Far From the Battlefield

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By: Alex Travelli
8 May 2025 at 15:43
The nuclear-armed rivals are also wrangling over Pakistan’s access to desperately needed foreign aid, as India explores ways to use its soft power and relationships to bedevil its old enemy.

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A view of the Uri-II hydroelectric project dam on the Jhelum River in the Indian portion Kashmir, which flows into the Pakistani part of Kashmir. In April, India pulled out of a river-sharing treaty that has safeguarded Pakistan’s vulnerable water supply since 1960. Pakistan called it an act of war.

Toyota Says Tariffs Will Erase $1.3 Billion in Profits in Just 2 Months

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By: River Akira Davis
8 May 2025 at 14:29
The automaker’s somber forecast for the fiscal year underscored how quickly fortunes have turned for many companies reckoning with President Trump’s tariffs.

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A Toyota Mirai at a showroom in Tokyo last month.

Trump Administration to Announce Trade Deal With Britain

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By: Ana Swanson， Maggie Haberman and Tyler Pager
8 May 2025 at 11:11
A deal would be a positive sign for both governments, which have eyed an agreement since President Trump’s first term.

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President Trump’s interest in striking a trade deal with Britain dates back to his first term, when his advisers negotiated with the country but didn’t finalize an agreement.

Trump’s Threat of ‘Foreign’ Film Tariffs Stirs Anxiety in the U.K.

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By: Eshe Nelson
8 May 2025 at 12:01
After struggling through pandemic shutdowns and twin Hollywood strikes, the British film and TV industry is worried that duties will wreak devastation.

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Scarlett Johansson and Jonathan Bailey in "Jurassic World Rebirth.” Last year, nearly 90 percent of spending on film and high-end TV production in Britain came from abroad, mostly the United States.

The Huge, Under-the-Radar Shift Happening in the West Bank

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By: Adam Rasgon， Fatima AbdulKarim and Afif Amireh
8 May 2025 at 12:01
Over the past few months, an Israeli military operation has displaced tens of thousands of Palestinians in West Bank cities. Some Palestinians fear it may be laying the ground to annex the territory.

Israeli soldiers conducting a military operation in the Jenin camp in the West Bank in March.

​​What’s at Stake in the Conclave? The Keys of the Kingdom of Heaven.

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By: Elizabeth Dias
8 May 2025 at 12:01
The Gospel of Matthew inspired an enduring Christian symbol: Jesus passing the keys to Peter. Cardinals are now choosing who will hold the keys — and their power — next.

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Agatha Christie, Who Died in 1976, Will See You in Class

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By: Amelia Nierenberg
8 May 2025 at 12:01
An avatar of the long-dead British novelist is “teaching” an online writing course. But do we want to learn from a digital prosthetic built by artificial intelligence?

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An Agatha Christie avatar was created with the permission of her estate, using footage of an actor, Vivien Keene, along with artificial intelligence technology.

Man Is Charged With Federal Hate Crimes in Assaults on Jewish Protesters

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By: Liam Stack
8 May 2025 at 10:23
Tarek Bazrouk, 20, on three occasions kicked and punched Jewish protesters who were wearing religious attire or carrying Israeli flags at demonstrations in Manhattan, prosecutors said.

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Jay Clayton, the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York.

Courts Must ‘Check the Excesses’ of Congress and the President, Roberts Says

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By: Abbie VanSickle
8 May 2025 at 09:18
The chief justice, in rare public remarks, defended judicial independence before a crowd of lawyers and judges.

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Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr., right, spoke with Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo on Wednesday in Buffalo during a celebration of the 125th anniversary of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York.
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