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Today — 10 May 2025NYT | Top Stories

How Trump Is Scrambling the G.O.P. Push to Cut Medicaid Spending

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By: Catie Edmondson
10 May 2025 at 01:42
The president’s stated opposition to cutting the program has put Republicans laboring to enact his domestic agenda in a bind.

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President Trump and Mehmet Oz, the administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, in the Oval Office last month.

El Salvador Put Trump Deportees Behind Bars. Now Their Families Are Suing.

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By: Emiliano Rodríguez Mega
10 May 2025 at 01:34
A lawsuit filed with the Inter-American Commission of Human Rights seeks the release of Venezuelan migrants deported from the United States and jailed in a notorious Salvadoran prison.

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People hold a poster that reads, “Freedom to the Venezuelan migrants kidnapped in El Salvador,” during a protest, in San Salvador, El Salvador in March.

Justice David Souter, Who Traded White Marble for the White Mountains

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By: Adam Liptak
10 May 2025 at 02:46
Retiring at just 69 after two decades on the Supreme Court, the justice left a legacy of case-by-case judging, intellectual rigor and a complete lack of pretension.

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David Souter, then a federal appeals court judge, during his confirmation hearing in 1990.

Putin Enlists Russian Pride for War in Ukraine During Moscow Parade

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By: Anatoly Kurmanaev
10 May 2025 at 02:43
The military parade marking the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany was intended to impress allies and tap into Russia’s deep sense of national pride.

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Russian service members at the Victory Day parade in Moscow on Friday.

Pope Leo XIV Emerges as a Potential Contrast to Trump on the World Stage

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By: Tyler Pager
10 May 2025 at 02:47
Pope Leo XIV’s focus on refugees and his pluralistic background may offer a different view of U.S. values from the president’s America First approach.

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Americans cheered the announcement of Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost as the new pope on Thursday. Other spectators were bewildered when his identity emerged.

Menendez Brothers’ Resentencing Hearing Is Set for Next Week

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By: Tim Arango and Matt Stevens
10 May 2025 at 02:33
The long-awaited hearing on whether Lyle and Erik Menendez should be eligible for release will take place May 13 and 14 in Los Angeles.

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The Menendez brothers have been behind bars since the spring of 1990, when they were arrested and charged with killing their parents the previous summer.

The Menendez Brothers Chicken Wing Empire That Never Was

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By: Matt Stevens
10 May 2025 at 00:16
Lyle Menendez had grand plans to franchise Chuck’s Spring Street Cafe before he was arrested. The New Jersey restaurant endures.

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Chuck’s Spring Street Cafe in Princeton, N.J.

Trump Suggests Openness to Slashing China Tariffs Ahead of Trade Talks

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By: Alan Rappeport， Ana Swanson and Alexandra Stevenson
10 May 2025 at 02:22
The president said reducing tariffs to 80 percent from the current 145 percent “sounds right,” as U.S. and Chinese negotiators prepare to meet in Switzerland.

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A garment factory in Guangzhou, China, last month. An 80 percent tariff would be a big drop in the tariffs that President Trump applied to Chinese imports.

Lee Zeldin Places a Mezuza at His E.P.A. Office

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By: Lisa Friedman
10 May 2025 at 01:35
Environmentalists said a ritual at the office of Lee Zeldin, the agency head, highlighted a disconnect between religious principles and looser health and climate protections.

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A mezuza, a parchment scroll inscribed with Jewish prayers, that was installed by the office of the E.P.A. administrator this week.

Kendrick Lamar and SZA Bring Storms and Celebrations to the Stadium Stage

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By: Jon Caramanica
10 May 2025 at 00:30
The rapper and R&B star are taking victory laps for smash hits and albums. But their co-headlining tour is still threaded with angst and reflection.

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SZA and Kendrick Lamar onstage during the first night of their joint Grand National Tour at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., on Thursday night.

Judge Orders Release of Rumeysa Ozturk, Tufts Student Detained by ICE

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By: Anemona Hartocollis and Jonah E. Bromwich
10 May 2025 at 02:44
The student, Rumeysa Ozturk, was being detained in Louisiana. A federal judge said her detention threatened to chill the speech of millions of noncitizens.

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People rallied in support of Rumeysa Ozturk in April in front of a federal courthouse in Boston.

Peru Celebrates Pope Leo XIV and Claims Him as Their Own

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By: Mitra Taj， Julie Turkewitz and Genevieve Glatsky
10 May 2025 at 00:33
From delivering help to flood-ravaged regions to singing Christmas songs to blessing babies, Pope Leo XIV tried to be a cleric of the people in Peru.

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Pope Leo XIV served as a bishop in Chiclayo, Peru.

A CEO’s Guide to Surviving Trump’s Trade War

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By: David Segal
10 May 2025 at 01:31
Randy Carr, whose family business makes embroidered patches, is always on high alert for the competition. But with on-again-off-again tariffs, he’s just trying to keep up with the rules.

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Randy Carr took over the family business and opened a large factory in Aguascalientes, Mexico.

Republican Agenda Hits Familiar Obstacle: State and Local Taxes

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By: Andrew Duehren
10 May 2025 at 01:52
A small group of Republicans is threatening to torpedo President Trump’s agenda over the state and local tax deduction, long a headache for both parties.

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Lawmakers who represent states where the deduction is cherished, including Representative Nick LaLota, a New York Republican, say they are willing to tank a fiscal package over the issue.

A Decade-Long Search for a Battery That Can End the Gasoline Era

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By: Jack Ewing
9 May 2025 at 21:00
Can a small Massachusetts start-up perfect a battery that would make electric vehicles cheaper and more convenient than conventional cars?

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A Factorial pilot factory in Methuen, Mass. To make money, a battery factory can’t produce too many defective cells.

BART Trains Shut Down Systemwide in San Francisco Bay Area

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By: Jesus Jiménez and Soumya Karlamangla
10 May 2025 at 00:37
Bay Area Rapid Transit, the main commuter rail system for the region, was forced to close for most of the Friday morning commute.

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Bay Area Rapid Transit normally transports more than 170,000 passengers on weekdays throughout much of the region.
Yesterday — 9 May 2025NYT | Top Stories

Newark Airport Suffers Another Radar Outage

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By: Niraj Chokshi
10 May 2025 at 01:38
The air traffic control mishap early Friday morning added to disruptions in recent days that have intensified concerns about safety at one of the busiest U.S. airports.

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The outage at Newark Liberty International Airport on Friday lasted about 90 seconds and delayed flights for hours.

Judge Delays Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Jury Selection, Concerned About ‘Cold Feet’

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By: Julia Jacobs and Olivia Bensimon
9 May 2025 at 22:30
Judge Arun Subramanian said he feared jurors might grow uneasy over the weekend and drop off the panel before the trial begins on Monday.

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The jurors and alternates for Sean Combs’s federal trial will be selected and sworn in on Monday at Federal District Court in Manhattan.

Holocaust Museum Board Clashes Over Silence on Trump Firings

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By: Shane Goldmacher and Katie Glueck
9 May 2025 at 23:29
Board members argued over email after a Biden appointee sent a scathing letter invoking the Holocaust as he denounced the museum’s silence on President Trump’s firings of board members.

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Late last month, President Trump fired several members of the board that oversees the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington. The fired members, who included Doug Emhoff, the husband of former Vice President Kamala Harris, had been appointed by former President Joseph R. Biden Jr.

F.D.A. Approves First At-Home Alternative to the Pap Smear

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By: Maggie Astor
9 May 2025 at 22:30
The tool will allow women to screen for HPV, which causes almost all cases of cervical cancer, without visiting a doctor.

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The newly approved test consists of a wand to be inserted into the vagina. The swab at the end can be pushed outward to collect a sample.

British Airways Owner Buys 32 Boeing Planes Worth $13 Billion

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By: Eshe Nelson
9 May 2025 at 21:27
IAG, the airline’s parent company, announced the order a day after Britain and the United States confirmed the framework for a trade agreement to lower tariffs.

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British Airways’ parent company, IAG, reported an increase in operating profit in the first quarter from a year earlier.

The State Law Taking a Financial Toll on California Budgets

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By: Shawn Hubler
9 May 2025 at 17:00
The law set off a wave of child sex abuse litigation that has pushed some public institutions to the brink of financial crisis. School districts face up to $3 billion in claims.

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Budget reserves are now so low in Santa Monica, Calif., that a credit-rating agency lowered the city’s bond rating.

David Souter, Supreme Court Justice Who Allied With the Left, Dies at 85

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By: Linda Greenhouse
9 May 2025 at 23:26
He left conservatives bitterly disappointed with his migration from right to left, leading to the cry of “no more Souters.”

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Supreme Court Justice David H. Souter in 2003. Appointed in 1990, he had become known by the end of his second year on the Court for having surprised the president who appointed him, George H.W. Bush, and left conservative Republicans disappointed.

What Can Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent Win in China Talks?

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By: Andrew Ross Sorkin， Ravi Mattu， Bernhard Warner， Sarah Kessler， Michael J. de la Merced， Lauren Hirsch and Edmund Lee
9 May 2025 at 20:32
President Trump hailed an agreement with Britain as a breakthrough — but far tougher negotiations, including with China, beckon.

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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is set to begin trade talks with Chinese counterparts in Geneva this weekend. Investors are on edge about what he will achieve.

How the Hit Amazon Show ‘Fallout’ Became a Champion of Made-in-California

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By: Nicole Sperling
9 May 2025 at 23:46
The show’s producer, Jonathan Nolan, has put himself at the forefront of Hollywood’s push to get California to approve $750 million in tax rebates.

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The writer and producer Jonathan Nolan, right, has put himself at the forefront of Hollywood’s push to get California to approve $750 million in tax rebates to help bring more TV and film production back to the state.

Trump Says U.S. Will Impose More Sanctions on Russia if It Does Not Agree to an Extended Truce

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By: Andrew E. Kramer and Marc Santora
9 May 2025 at 20:09
President Trump made his threat in a post on Truth Social that came after a phone call with President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine.

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The scene where a two-story apartment building was destroyed by a Russian ballistic missile, in April.
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