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Today — 9 May 2025NYT | Top Stories

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 06:33
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 08:20
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.

‘Wildly Inappropriate Behavior’: Real Estate Group Is Accused of Cover-ups

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By: Debra Kamin
9 May 2025 at 00:04
The Appraisal Institute faces concerns that one of its leaders has a history of harassing women and that it did not disclose that some certification exams were incorrectly scored.

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Cindy Chance, left, a former chief executive of the Appraisal Institute, sued the trade group on Thursday, claiming sexual harassment and retaliation. Her suit follows that of Alissa Akins, right, who says she was fired after blowing the whistle on errors in the tests used to train and certify appraisers.

The Pentagon’s Culture Wars Strike West Point

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By: Greg Jaffe and Karsten Moran
9 May 2025 at 07:31
A Jan. 29 order from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth led to canceled classes, book bans and an argument about American greatness.

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A Year Ago, Columbia Security Was Hands-Off at a Protest. Not This Time.

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By: Sharon Otterman
9 May 2025 at 04:24
When demonstrators occupied the university’s main library on Wednesday, campus security forces intervened aggressively. The occupation ended with arrests hours later.

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Columbia University administrators summoned the Police Department on Wednesday to arrest demonstrators who had occupied the main library.

Former Model Testifies That Weinstein Molested Her When She Was 16

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By: Hurubie Meko
9 May 2025 at 04:03
Kaja Sokola told jurors that she had come to New York seeking stardom. She encountered Harvey Weinstein in a club and met him for lunch. Then, she said, he took advantage of her.

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Kaja Sokola had hoped Harvey Weinstein would help her career. Prosecutors say he sexually abused her.

‘JD Vance Is Wrong’: The Pope Appears Uneasy With Trump Immigration Policies

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By: Lisa Lerer
9 May 2025 at 04:42
Before Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost became pope, a social media account under his name shared criticisms of the Trump administration’s positions on immigration.

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Vice President JD Vance in Rome to meet with Pope Francis last month.

5 Takeaways From the U.S.-U.K. Trade Agreement

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By: Eshe Nelson
9 May 2025 at 04:29
The deal still has to be finalized, but it was hailed as a success by both countries for being the first since President Trump announced broad tariffs in April.

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President Trump with Keir Starmer, the British prime minister, at the White House in February.

Kenneth Walker, 73, Journalist Who Bared Apartheid’s Brutality

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By: Sam Roberts
9 May 2025 at 03:42
He shared an Emmy for his reporting on “Nightline” about South Africa’s policy of racial segregation. The National Association of Black Journalists named him journalist of the year.

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Kenneth Walker in 1986. He pushed for ABC News to pay more attention to Nelson Mandela “when he was still in jail and was anything but a hero to millions of people, including the president of the United States,” Ted Koppel, the longtime “Nightline” anchor, said.

Pope Leo XIV, the First American Pontiff, Took a Global Route to the Top Post

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By: Motoko Rich， Elizabeth Dias and Jason Horowitz
9 May 2025 at 05:36
Robert Francis Prevost, who led the Vatican office that selects and manages bishops around the world, has spent much of his life outside the United States.

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Pope Leo XIV has the potential to shake up the global Catholic power structure.

New Law Requires Priests to Break Seal of Confession to Report Child Abuse

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By: Ruth Graham
9 May 2025 at 03:12
The state law, in Washington, applies to all religions but has outraged Catholics in particular. The Justice Department is investigating.

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The law, signed last week by Gov. Bob Ferguson, requires members of the clergy to report child abuse or neglect to authorities.
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