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Today — 9 May 2025NYT | Top Stories

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 TV Hit ‘Fallout’ Became a Champion of Made-in-California

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By: Nicole Sperling
9 May 2025 at 17:01
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.

A Tension Unlike Anything Felt in Decades

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By: Hari Kumar
9 May 2025 at 17:15
A reporter recalling a war from his childhood finds the fear familiar, but the weapons more high-tech and the fog of disinformation far thicker.

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A Pakistani soldier aims his rifle as a fellow soldier runs for cover during Indian shelling of Pakistani positions in 1971.

Pope Leo XIV, First American Pontiff, Will Face a Fractured American Church

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By: Ruth Graham
9 May 2025 at 21:05
The first American pope arrives at a time of extraordinary complexity and tension in the church in the United States.

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“Peace be with you all,” Pope Leo XIV, formerly known as Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, said from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica.

Trump Seeks to Strip Away Legal Tool Key to Civil Rights Enforcement

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By: Erica L. Green
9 May 2025 at 17:00
President Trump has ordered federal agencies to halt their use of “disparate-impact liability,” which has been used to assess whether policies discriminate against different groups.

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President Trump has undertaken an aggressive effort to purge the consideration of diversity, equity and inclusion from the federal government and every facet of American life.

How Apple Created a Legal Mess When It Skirted Judge’s Ruling

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By: Tripp Mickle
9 May 2025 at 17:01
Court documents show the company commissioned a sham report and lied on the stand to justify its actions, which will cast a shadow over future lawsuits.

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Tim Cook, Apple’s chief executive, and other executives were criticized in a federal judge’s ruling last week.

Who Competes With Meta? Its Future Depends on the Answer.

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By: Cecilia Kang
9 May 2025 at 17:01
At a landmark antitrust trial, a judge is weighing how to define competition for the social media giant in order to decide whether it broke the law.

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Mark Zuckerberg, the founder and chief executive of Meta, testifying at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing last year.

How iPhone Apps Are Changing After a Recent App Store Ruling

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By: Tripp Mickle
9 May 2025 at 17:01
A federal judge’s recent ruling has made it possible for apps to sell software and subscriptions outside the App Store without having to pay a commission.

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Last week a federal judge said that Apple must begin allowing apps to offer promotions and collect payments from users directly. This has included Amazon’s Kindle “Get Book” button in its app.

U.S. v. Google: What Both Sides Argued in a Hearing to Fix Its Search Monopoly

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By: David McCabe
9 May 2025 at 17:02
The Justice Department and Google are wrapping up a three-week hearing that could have a major impact on the search giant and how people gather information online.

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Judge Amit P. Mehta of U.S. District Court in Washington ruled in August that Google had acted as a monopoly in search.

‘Superfine’ Brings Radiant Black Style to the Met

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By: Wesley Morris and Naila Ruechel
9 May 2025 at 02:07
Heritage meets gumption at the Costume Institute’s big spring exhibition, where pathbreaking pieces join anonymous garments to build a moving history.

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“Superfine: Tailoring Black Style” looks at the historic and courageous role clothing has played in acknowledging and elevating social stature. A jockey’s silks, 1830–50, signaled the expertise of the enslaved “plantation tailors” who created them. They were made not from a striped fabric but from green ribbons meticulously sewn to a red satin ground. Black jockeys lost their positions after Jim Crow.

Can You Pass the Army’s New Fitness Test?

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By: Erik Vance
9 May 2025 at 17:00
The exercises are challenging, but they can be a great way to gauge your overall strength and speed.

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The army’s fitness test has been updated many times over the decades. Earlier versions of the test included a leg tuck to test core strength, while the current test includes a plank.

‘Justice for Cwecwe’: Report of a Child’s Rape Enrages South Africans

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By: Zimasa Matiwane and John Eligon
9 May 2025 at 14:55
A mother’s call for justice has challenged a culture of shame and inspired a nationwide movement to tackle the crisis of sexual violence.

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Protesters in Matatiele, South Africa, calling for justice for a 7-year-old girl known as Cwecwe who said she was raped.

‘How Do I Survive?’: Tariffs Threaten U.S. Market for Traditional Chinese Medicine

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By: Aimee Ortiz
9 May 2025 at 17:00
Dispensary owners say a protracted trade war would harm a niche but popular sector in which imported herbs are prescribed to treat colds, pain and other ailments.

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Kamwo Meridian Herbs in Manhattan claims to be the largest traditional Chinese medicine dispensary on the East Coast. Many of the herbs it sells can’t grow outside China and must be imported.

2 Men Found Guilty of Felling UK’s Sycamore Gap Tree

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By: Lizzie Dearden
9 May 2025 at 18:48
Prosecutors said the men had committed the “act of deliberate and mindless criminal damage” together and filmed it on a cellphone.

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Investigators examining the Sycamore Gap tree in northern England in 2023. The beloved tree’s felling led to an outpouring of sorrow, anger and confusion.

Britain’s Roller-Coaster Ride to a Trade Deal With Trump

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By: Mark Landler
9 May 2025 at 17:03
At times during weeks of thorny negotiations, the efforts of Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s government seemed destined to fail.

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Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain, center, discussed over the phone a trade deal with President Donald J. Trump, at a car factory in the West Midlands, England on Thursday.

Amid Blockade, Trump and Israel Mull Divisive Aid Plan For Gaza

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By: Patrick Kingsley， Ronen Bergman， Natan Odenheimer， Aaron Boxerman， Maggie Haberman and Saher Alghorra
9 May 2025 at 16:44
Two months after Israel blocked all aid to Gaza, U.S. and Israeli officials are considering a new food distribution plan. The U.N. says it is unworkable.

Food distribution in Jabaliya, in the northern Gaza Strip, last month.

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

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By: Ivan Nechepurenko and Anton Troianovski
9 May 2025 at 17:57
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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Russia’s Victory Day parade in Moscow on Friday commemorating the 80th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany.

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.
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