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Today — 10 May 2025NYT | Top Stories

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 Tufts Student Detained by ICE

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By: Anemona Hartocollis and Jonah E. Bromwich
10 May 2025 at 01:28
The student, Rumeysa Ozturk, had published an essay about the war in Gaza. Immigration agents arrested her and sent her to a Louisiana detention center to await deportation proceedings.

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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
9 May 2025 at 23:00
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.

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.

© Pool photo by Kevin Lamarque

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