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Today — 10 May 2025NYT | Top Stories

Judge Temporarily Blocks Trump Plans for Mass Layoffs and Program Closures

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By: Zach Montague and Eileen Sullivan
10 May 2025 at 11:57
An emergency ruling by a federal judge in California amounted to the broadest effort yet to halt the Trump administration’s overhaul of the federal government.

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Protesters outside the NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston rallied in March to protect the jobs of embattled federal workers.

Trump Calls for 20,000 Extra Officers to Help With Deportation Efforts

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By: Hamed Aleaziz
10 May 2025 at 12:07
The order, which would use state and local officers, among others, would represent an enormous expansion of immigration enforcement. But it is unclear how it would be paid for.

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Border Patrol agents processing a group of migrants in Sasabe, Ariz., in February.

Records Offer Glimpses Inside the Doomed Prosecution of Eric Adams

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By: William K. Rashbaum， Michael Rothfeld and Dana Rubinstein
10 May 2025 at 12:59
Federal prosecutors released sworn statements and other records detailing key moments in a corruption case that roiled New York City.

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Mayor Eric Adams of New York was facing corruption charges before the Trump administration’s Justice Department asked for the case to be dismissed.

This Is the Trade Conflict Xi Jinping Has Been Waiting For

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By: David Pierson
10 May 2025 at 12:01
For years, the leader of China has planned to make the world dependent on its exports and know-how. But the strategy has costs for his own country.

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When the Trump administration put huge tariffs on Chinese goods, Xi Jinping was able to go on the offensive.

With US Trade Deal, UK Steel Industry Feels Some Much Needed Relief

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By: Stanley Reed
10 May 2025 at 12:00
The agreement to lift the 25 percent duty on steel exported to the United States provided some relief for struggling businesses, but uncertainties for the industry remain.

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Marcegaglia’s cavernous plant in Sheffield, England.

Chinese Factories Are Moving Manufacturing to Vietnam to Escape Trumps Tariffs

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By: Alexandra Stevenson
10 May 2025 at 12:00
A movement of manufacturing to Vietnam that began in President Trump’s first term is accelerating as sky-high U.S. tariffs block Chinese exports.

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As orders become impossible to fulfill in China with tariffs of more than 145 percent, Chinese companies are trying to move manufacturing to Vietnam.

Leo Lived Here: The Price Goes Up for the Pope’s Childhood Home

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By: Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs and Debra Kamin
10 May 2025 at 07:21
After Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was selected to become the leader of the Roman Catholic Church, offers began flooding in to buy this modest house outside Chicago, the real estate broker said.

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His new living quarters will be in the Apostolic Palace. But Pope Leo XIV once lived in this modest house on the south side of Chicago. The price has now jumped.

In Pope Leo, Some in MAGA Movement See an Antagonist

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By: Tim Balk
10 May 2025 at 11:44
While President Trump welcomed the U.S.-born cardinal as the new pope, top Trump allies criticized Leo XIV for his similarities to Pope Francis.

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Laura Loomer, center, a far-right activist who holds significant sway with President Trump, described Pope Leo XIV as “anti-Trump, anti-MAGA, pro-open Borders, and a total Marxist” in a social media post on Thursday.

How Macron Became a Close Zelensky Ally

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By: Catherine Porter and Constant Méheut
10 May 2025 at 12:01
The French and Ukrainian presidents have a particular bond, built on a common goal of protecting Ukraine and deflecting Russia.

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President Emmanuel Macron of France, right, and President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine preparing to board a flight from a military airport near Paris in 2023.

Republicans Lay Out Early Plans to Extend and Expand Trump Tax Cuts

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By: Andrew Duehren
10 May 2025 at 11:32
House Republicans rolled out the first pieces of a roughly $4 trillion tax cut they hope to pass, including measures that would last just for President Trump’s term.

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Republicans have dedicated much of their energy on Capitol Hill to extending 2017 tax provisions set to expire at the end of the year.

Trump Officials Consider Suspending Habeas Corpus for Detained Migrants

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By: Karoun Demirjian
10 May 2025 at 06:56
Stephen Miller, a top aide, repeated a justification used in the immigration crackdown: that the country is fighting an invasion. But it is unclear the president has the power to take such a step.

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Suspending habeas corpus is “an option we’re actively looking at,” Stephen Miller, the White House deputy chief of staff, told reporters on Friday, adding, “A lot of it depends on whether the courts do the right thing or not.”

Mexican Mayor Implicated in Drug Cartel Ranch Inquiry

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By: Emiliano Rodríguez Mega and Maria Abi-Habib
10 May 2025 at 09:22
The mayor of Teuchitlán is the first government official to have been arrested in connection with the case. Prosecutors accuse him of colluding with the cartel.

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The Izaguirre ranch in Teuchitlán, a village near Guadalajara. Attorney General Alejandro Gertz said last week that until recently the ranch had been used by the Jalisco New Generation Cartel for training and recruiting.

Google Agrees to Pay $1.4 Billion to Settle 2 Privacy Lawsuits

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By: Tripp Mickle
10 May 2025 at 09:39
The Texas attorney general brought the cases in 2022 under state laws.

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A Google spokesman said, “This settles a raft of old claims, many of which have already been resolved elsewhere.”

Pope Leo XIV’s Creole Roots Tell a Story of New Orleans

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By: Rick Rojas and Richard Fausset
10 May 2025 at 09:15
“This is like a reward from God,” a local parishioner said, as researchers unearthed more details about the lives of Leo XIV’s ancestors in the heart of the city’s Afro-Caribbean culture.

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A special mass was held in honor of the new pope on Friday at St. Louis Cathedral, a famed basilica in New Orleans.

A United Front for Pope Leo Among American Cardinals

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By: Elizabeth Dias
10 May 2025 at 09:23
One cardinal who cast his ballot said the pope’s choice of the papal name Leo might signal a particular interest in workers’ rights.

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Cardinal Christophe Pierre, the ambassador of the Holy See to the United States, far left, with several American cardinals at a news conference in Rome on Friday.

DOGE’s Zombie Contracts: They Were Killed but Have Come Back to Life

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By: David A. Fahrenthold and Jeremy Singer-Vine
9 May 2025 at 21:31
The Times found that federal agencies have revived dozens of contracts that Elon Musk’s group still publicly listed as canceled, inflating what it has saved.

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The reversals illustrate not only the struggles of Elon Musk’s team to produce accurate data about its results, but also the drawbacks of its fast, secretive approach.

After Criticism, Harris’s $900 Million Group Tries to Lay Out a Future

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By: Theodore Schleifer and Shane Goldmacher
10 May 2025 at 07:29
Future Forward, the big-money group supporting Kamala Harris’s presidential bid last year, resurfaced after her loss with an event in California.

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Some of the biggest names in Democratic politics came to the Ritz-Carlton resort in Half Moon Bay, Calif., this week for a closed-door conference hosted by the super PAC Future Forward.

What to Know About Kosmos-482, a Soviet Spacecraft Returning to Earth After 53 Years

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By: Nadia Drake
10 May 2025 at 06:05
Kosmos-482, which was headed to Venus, is expected to re-enter Earth’s atmosphere by the end of this weekend. Experts don’t yet know where it may come down.

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An artist’s concept of a Soviet spacecraft on the surface of Venus.

Trump Says Mayor Eric Adams Visited the White House to ‘Thank Me’

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By: Emma G. Fitzsimmons and Jonah E. Bromwich
10 May 2025 at 09:00
The meeting on Friday between Mayor Eric Adams of New York City and President Trump came as documents related to his abandoned federal corruption case were released.

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Mayor Eric Adams and President Trump on Friday had their first public meeting since Mr. Trump returned to the White House in January.

U.S. Starts Investigation Into Imported Planes and Parts

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By: Niraj Chokshi
10 May 2025 at 06:56
The Trump administration could use the investigation to impose new tariffs on imported planes, jet engines and other aerospace parts.

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A Boeing factory in Everett, Wash. An investigation by the Trump administration into imports of jet engines and other aviation parts could be the first step in the imposition of tariffs on those products.

Drought in Military Aid to Ukraine Enters Uncharted Territory

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By: John Ismay
10 May 2025 at 06:30
It has been 120 days since the last drawdown of weapons from Pentagon stockpiles was announced, outstripping Speaker Mike Johnson’s hold on Ukraine aid more than a year ago.

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An American-made Bradley Fighting Vehicle in the Donetsk region of Ukraine last year. The Trump administration has not sent new military aid to Ukraine since it took office in January.

Pope Leo’s Creole Roots Evoke Sense of Connection From Some Catholics of Color

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By: John Eligon
10 May 2025 at 06:10
That the new pontiff’s ancestry can be partially traced to a historic enclave of Afro-Caribbean culture in New Orleans has brought joy to some Catholics.

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Leo XIV, the first American-born pope, on the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica on Thursday.

First Joint Visit of Four European Leaders to Ukraine

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By: Stephen Castle
10 May 2025 at 05:30
On Saturday, the leaders of four major European powers — France, Germany, Britain and Poland — will travel to Kyiv in a display of European unity.

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Chancellor Friedrich Merz of Germany and President Emmanuel Macron of France, in Paris on Wednesday.

What to Know About the Hepatitis A Outbreak in L.A. County

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By: Emily Baumgaertner Nunn
10 May 2025 at 05:46
A highly contagious liver infection is surging among groups who are not typically at risk. At least seven people have died.

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A colored transmission electron micrograph of a small cluster of the hepatitis A virus.

A New Kind of Battle for India and Pakistan, Two Old Foes

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By: Anupreeta Das and Salman Masood
10 May 2025 at 11:38
Pakistan accused India of launching air-to-surface missiles that targeted at least three bases. Soon after, Pakistani officials said retaliatory action against Indian bases had begun.

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Streaks in the skies over Jammu, a city in the part of Kashmir that India controls. Residents reported a blackout and sounds of explosions on Friday.

Five Weeks Late, a $254 Billion New York Budget Still Has Its Charms

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By: Benjamin Oreskes and Grace Ashford
10 May 2025 at 04:53
Lawmakers ratified a state budget that promised benefits for a host of New Yorkers, including the legislators themselves.

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Gov. Kathy Hochul was quick to celebrate expansions of the child tax credit, more school funding and a litany of other programs she said would make New York more affordable
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