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Today — 9 May 2025NYT | Top Stories

Putin Aims to Project Power at Military Parade Marking Victory Over Nazi Germany

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By: Ivan Nechepurenko
9 May 2025 at 15:03
The Russian president is seeking to use the event to depict himself as a global leader despite Western efforts to isolate him and a failure to win the war in Ukraine.

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Russian military vehicles before a military parade on Victory Day in Moscow, on Friday.

Trade War Shock Is Scrambling China’s Exports

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By: Alexandra Stevenson
9 May 2025 at 16:06
Shipments of goods to the United States plunged by 21 percent in April, but spiked to Asia as President Trump imposed sky-high tariffs on China.

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A market in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Chinese exports to Southeast Asia have surged in the past month.

U.S.-U.K. Trade Deal to Build on Close Ties but Leave Some Tariffs in Place

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By: Ana Swanson and Jonathan Swan
9 May 2025 at 08:47
Much of the agreement President Trump unveiled Thursday still needs to be negotiated, but the administration said the deal with one of America’s closest allies would be the first of many.

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President Trump announced a trade deal with Britain on Thursday that would roll back some of the tariffs on the country.

Are U.S. Tariffs Affecting Your Business? We Want to Hear From You.

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By: Melissa Eddy， Eshe Nelson and Liz Alderman
7 May 2025 at 23:04
The New York Times wants to hear from European business owners about how they are navigating the uncertainty of President Trump’s tariffs.

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The kitchen of Bo de Bernat, a restaurant in Barcelona. President Trump’s trade war has created uncertainty for businesses in Europe.

Trump Officials Seek to Bring First White Afrikaner Refugees to U.S. Next Week

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By: Zolan Kanno-Youngs， Hamed Aleaziz and John Eligon
9 May 2025 at 12:00
The rapid relocation of the Afrikaners, who President Trump says have been racially persecuted in South Africa, stands in stark contrast to the virtual shutdown of all other refugee admissions.

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A group of white South Africans rallying outside the U.S. Embassy in Pretoria, South Africa, earlier this year.

Europe’s Wind Industry Faces Uncertainty Over Trump’s Policies

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By: Stanley Reed
9 May 2025 at 12:01
Not long ago, the U.S. was seen as a promising market for offshore wind. Now industry executives aren’t making any assumptions.

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Nacelles, the large chambers at the top of wind turbines, outside a factory operated by Vestas, a leading wind turbine maker, in Odense, Denmark.

Russia’s Victory Day Parade: What to Know.

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By: Ivan Nechepurenko
9 May 2025 at 12:01
A huge parade in the Russian capital to celebrate the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany in World War II, attended by leaders of more than 20 countries, comes amid faltering attempts to end the war in Ukraine.

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Spectators watch a passing column of Russian armored vehicles in Moscow on Wednesday, a rehearsal day before the big Victory Day military parade there on Friday.

Trump Administration Fires Librarian of Congress

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By: Tim Balk
9 May 2025 at 11:39
Dr. Carla D. Hayden was the first African American and the first woman to serve as the head of the Library of Congress. Her firing drew a furious response from Democrats.

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Dr. Carla D. Hayden was appointed by President Barack Obama.

Police and Brooklyn College Protesters Clash After Pro-Palestinian Rally

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By: Wesley Parnell and Ed Shanahan
9 May 2025 at 10:49
The police moved in to make arrests after demonstrators left the college grounds and gathered outside. Officers punched some students and slammed others to the ground.

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A City University of New York public safety officer confronting demonstrators at Brooklyn College on Thursday.

Liberals Are Cautiously Optimistic About Pope Leo XIV’s Views on LGBTQ Catholics

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By: Liam Stack
9 May 2025 at 08:14
Pope Leo XIV has said little publicly about a place in the Catholic Church for gay and transgender people. Some thought the issue would not be key to his agenda.

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Pope Leo XIV does not have a clear track record on L.G.B.T.Q. issues, church observers said.

Laura Loomer Targets Trump’s Pick for Surgeon General as Kennedy Pushes Back

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By: Sheryl Gay Stolberg
9 May 2025 at 08:05
The selection of Dr. Casey Means drew ridicule from a Trump ally, Laura Loomer. But Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. defended the surgeon general nominee.

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Dr. Casey Means with the talk show host Megyn Kelly at a January confirmation hearing for Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

In Tyre Nichols Case, an Out-of-Town Jury Heard a Familiar Police Defense

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By: Emily Cochrane and Ben Stanley
9 May 2025 at 07:33
The acquittal of three former officers in the state trial over the fatal beating adds to a mixed series of verdicts for officers accused of wrongdoing.

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A memorial for Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old Black man who was fatally beaten by Memphis police officers, at the corner where the encounter took place.

Scientists Are Developing a Tool to Measure Biological Age With a Photo

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By: Christina Caron and Mohana Ravindranath
9 May 2025 at 07:25
Scientists have developed an A.I. tool that they say can help assess a patient’s health — and potentially guide their medical care.

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James Foley, Who Directed ‘Glengarry Glen Ross,’ Dies at 71

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By: Alexandra E. Petri and Simon J. Levien
9 May 2025 at 07:54
The veteran New York City-born filmmaker also directed the sequels to “Fifty Shades of Grey” and a dozen episodes of “House of Cards.”

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James Foley at the premiere of “Fifty Shades Darker" in London in 2017.

Pope Leo XIV Overcame a Major Strike Against Him: Being American

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By: Jason Horowitz
9 May 2025 at 07:04
Before he was chosen, Robert Francis Prevost had the papal seal of approval from his predecessor, Francis, who put him in one of the top jobs in the Roman Catholic Church.

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Pope Leo XIV on the central balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica, greeting the crowd in St. Peter’s Square in Vatican City on Thursday.

The Pope Is a Graduate of Villanova, Where the Church Bells Won’t Stop Ringing

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By: Sarah Mervosh
9 May 2025 at 14:50
The private Catholic university in the suburbs of Philadelphia has a new most famous alumnus.

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St. Thomas of Villanova Church at Villanova University in Pennsylvania on Thursday.

In Battle With Trump, Harvard Leaders See Bad Outcomes Ahead

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By: Michael S. Schmidt and Alan Blinder
9 May 2025 at 07:07
Harvard could choose to either keep fighting or seek a deal with the administration. Its leaders are starting to realize that any path will very likely change the identity of the school.

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Even if Harvard wins its court battle with the Trump administration, it could see its funding curtailed and research significantly affected.

Trump Administration Demands Records From Penn on Foreign Ties

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By: Michael C. Bender
9 May 2025 at 07:10
The Education Department accused the school of filing inaccurate reports, adding to the growing list of elite schools it has targeted over foreign funding disclosures.

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The University of Pennsylvania campus in Philadelphia last month.

Trump Names Jeanine Pirro, Fox News Host, as Interim U.S. Attorney for D.C.

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By: Maggie Haberman， Glenn Thrush and Charlie Savage
9 May 2025 at 09:17
The Fox News personality has known the president for decades and would provide him with a reliable line into a crucial prosecutors office in the Justice Department.

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Jeanine Pirro supports President Trump’s efforts to exact vengeance on his political enemies and spent months questioning the legitimacy of the 2020 presidential election.

Trump Revives Push for Higher Taxes on the Rich

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By: Andrew Duehren
9 May 2025 at 05:14
The president is said to want to create a new top income bracket for people making more than $2.5 million per year and to tax income above that level at a rate of 39.6 percent.

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President Trump was said to have raised the possibility of a new high-income tax bracket with House Speaker Mike Johnson in a call on Wednesday.

Alexander Brothers Face More Sex Crimes, Including Against Underage Girl

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By: Debra Kamin and Benjamin Weiser
9 May 2025 at 06:18
Prosecutors added more charges in the sex-trafficking case against Oren and Tal Alexander, who were known as top brokers in luxury real estate, and their brother Alon Alexander.

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Tal Alexander, left, and Oren Alexander, right, were high-flying luxury real estate brokers in Miami and Manhattan before their arrest on sex-trafficking charges. The scope of those charges has now widened.

Musk-Tied Investor Clashes With One of World’s Biggest Asset Managers

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By: Susanne Craig
9 May 2025 at 05:52
A lawsuit accuses Brookfield Asset Management of fraud, attempted bribery and improperly limiting investments in one of Elon Musk’s companies.

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Brookfield Place, home to the headquarters of Brookfield Asset Management, in New York.

Americans Celebrate Pope Leo XIV, the First Pontiff From the U.S.

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By: Jack Healy， Kate Selig and Darren Sands
9 May 2025 at 09:41
Across the country, Catholics and non-Catholics alike greeted the news of the Chicago-born Pope Leo XIV with reverence and satisfaction.

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A television at a restaurant in Cincinnati showed the announcement of the new pope.
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