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Today — 11 May 2025NYT | Top Stories

Remarrying in Retirement Can Mean Tricky Money Talks

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By: Martha C. White
10 May 2025 at 17:00
People over 65 who remarry after a death or divorce can face thorny financial questions — especially when it comes to adult children and inheritances.

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Elaina Clapper had been divorced for about 40 years when she remarried, to her husband David. “We just kind of talked about what we were both bringing to the marriage financially,” she said.
Yesterday — 10 May 2025NYT | Top Stories

‘Don’t Need a Deal’: Top Trump Economic Adviser Is All In on His China Hardball

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By: Talmon Joseph Smith
10 May 2025 at 23:33
In a wide-ranging interview, Stephen Miran, the chair of President Trump’s Council of Economic Advisers, said, “Volatility doesn’t necessarily mean anything greater for the long term.”

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Stephen Miran is President Trump’s top economic adviser.

Another Casualty of the Trade Wars? Burgers Made With Brazilian Beef

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By: Ana Ionova
10 May 2025 at 17:00
Americans are eating record amounts of Brazilian beef. Now, tariffs and trade wars could push up U.S. prices and send more of it to China.

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Hamburger patties grilled in American backyard barbecues and fast-food restaurants are often a blend of ground beef, both homegrown and imported from other countries, especially Brazil.

Elizabeth Holmes’s Partner Has a New Blood-Testing Start-Up

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By: Rob Copeland
10 May 2025 at 23:16
Billy Evans has two children with the Theranos founder, who is in prison for fraud. He’s now trying to raise money for a testing company that promises “human health optimization.”

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Billy Evans with his partner, Elizabeth Holmes, at their home in 2023.

After Allegations, Smokey Robinson Show Goes On as Planned

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By: Jonathan Abrams
10 May 2025 at 22:52
The 85-year-old Motown star performed for an adoring crowd and made no mention of the claims against him at his first concert since being named in a lawsuit.

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Smokey Robinson performed at the Beau Rivage Resort & Casino in Biloxi, Miss., on Friday.

World Catholics See the First American Pope as Hardly American

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By: Patricia Mazzei
10 May 2025 at 22:35
Catholics around the world were skeptical at first about an American pope. But Pope Leo XIV’s multicultural and multilingual identity has put them at ease.

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Peruvians celebrating the election of Cardinal Robert Prevost as the new pope, in the city of Chiclayo, Peru, where he once served as bishop.

Pope Leo XIV Outlines Path for Catholic Church That Follows in Francis’ Steps

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By: Emma Bubola
10 May 2025 at 21:20
The new pope said he would be guided by a key document that his predecessor wrote listing the church’s priorities, including a “loving care for the least and the rejected.”

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Leo XIV, on Thursday, after he became pope. On Saturday, the pope said that advances in artificial intelligence would “pose new challenges for the defense of human dignity, justice and labor.”

European Leaders Visit Ukraine and Press Russia for a 30-Day Cease-Fire

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By: Marc Santora
10 May 2025 at 23:49
They said that if President Vladimir V. Putin did not agree to the cease-fire, more sanctions would be imposed.

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Prime Minister Donald Tusk of Poland, left, President Emmanuel Macron of France, President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine and Chancellor Friedrich Merz of Germany on Saturday Kyiv, Ukraine.

Barry Diller’s Moment of Truth

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By: Maureen Dowd
10 May 2025 at 19:00
At 83, the mogul looks back on his sprawling, complicated life and surveys Trump’s America.

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For a startlingly long time, Diller, pictured here in his home at the Carlyle hotel, lived a double life that would baffle many young gay people now.

Soviet Spacecraft Crash Lands on Earth After a Journey of Half a Century

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By: Nadia Drake
10 May 2025 at 18:37
Kosmos-482, a spacecraft bound for Venus in 1972, was a time capsule from the Cold War when superpowers had broad ambitions for exploring the solar system.

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A cutaway diagram of the Venera 8 landing capsule, which launched at about the same time as Kosmos-482 and successfully completed its mission to Venus.

New York Pauses Sales of Popular Cannabis Vapes Amid Investigation

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By: Ashley Southall
10 May 2025 at 15:00
Regulators are looking into whether several cannabis companies are making illegal products for sale in New York. The products may be worth more than $10 million.

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Stiiizy cannabis vapes are among the items that have been pulled from shelves while the Office of Cannabis Management investigates.

Trump, Raking In Cash, Expands His Power in the G.O.P. Money World

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By: Theodore Schleifer and Shane Goldmacher
10 May 2025 at 17:01
His super PAC, which is said to have amassed $400 million alongside its nonprofit arm, has grown even more influential. And powerful groups for congressional Republicans are being stocked with Trump allies.

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President Trump’s super PAC, MAGA Inc., has continued to raise vast sums of money even though he is a second-term president.

Lay Catholics Expected to Retain Big Role in Pope Leo XIV’s Church

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By: Motoko Rich
10 May 2025 at 17:03
When still a cardinal, the new pope led discussions on key issues facing the church during which “every voice had equal value,” whether an archbishop or an unordained believer.

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When Pope Leo XIV gave his first address as pontiff, he called for a “synodal church,” indicating that he would continue the practice of listening closely to many voices.

Mother’s Day and Father’s Day Cards Are Sometimes the Only Performance Reviews We Get

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By: Janet Manley
10 May 2025 at 04:53
Once in a year, in May or June, parents get a window, or a fun-house mirror, into how their children feel they’re doing.

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Cards expressing appreciation give parents “a shot in the arm,” said Katina Papson, a mother and teacher. “Like, ‘You’re doing a good job, keep going.’” And sometimes, those shots are hilarious.

Putin Puts On Show of Defiance as Cease-fire Talks Drag On

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By: Paul Sonne
10 May 2025 at 17:01
Russia’s president used the celebration of victory in World War II to highlight the resources he has to keep fighting in Ukraine.

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The annual Victory Day Parade, in Moscow on Friday, signaled President Vladimir V. Putin’s ability to continue the war in Ukraine.

Europe Wants to Arm Ukraine, but It’s Losing a Race Against Time

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By: Lara Jakes
10 May 2025 at 17:34
President Trump’s insistence that the United States do less toward securing Europe means that allies, scrambling to arm themselves, have less to give to Ukraine.

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Men worked on drones in a basement in Ukraine. With American aid uncertain, Ukraine is expanding fighting units with domestically assembled exploding drones.

‘Paris Here I Come!’: The Story of a 1950s Guide for Black Travelers

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By: Dodai Stewart and Joann Pai
8 May 2025 at 17:00
In 1953, Ollie Stewart, a correspondent for The Afro-American newspaper, wrote a guidebook to the French capital aimed at Black travelers. Nearly 75 years later, his grandniece follows in his footsteps.

The sheer extravagance of the Alexandre III bridge, with its cheeky cherubs, smiling nymphs and gold accents, made it a destination in Ollie Stewart’s time and today.

New York Pauses Sales of Popular Cannabis Vapes Amid Investigation

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By: Ashley Southall
10 May 2025 at 15:00
Regulators are looking into whether several cannabis companies are making illegal products for sale in New York. The products may be worth more than $10 million.

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Stiiizy cannabis vapes are among the items that have been pulled from shelves while the Office of Cannabis Management investigates.

‘Sinners’ Box Office Success Could Put It in Hollywood’s Horror Hall of Fame

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By: Brooks Barnes
10 May 2025 at 17:00
The horror movie from Ryan Coogler is on a pace to collect at least $330 million in worldwide ticket sales, a level reached by few original films in the genre.

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Michael B. Jordan in “Sinners,” which could become the biggest original horror movie since “A Quiet Place” in 2018.

Rediscovered Thomas the Tank Engine Pilot Is Released

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By: Victor Mather
10 May 2025 at 02:16
The episode, from 1983, was found in storage by accident. It was restored and made available for viewing for the first time on Friday.

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The pilot episode of “Thomas & Friends,” featuring Thomas the Tank Engine, was filmed in 1983 and titled “Down the Mine.”
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