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Eric Adams to Meet With Trump in Washington About NYC ‘Priorities’

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

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

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

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

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

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

The reported attacks came as drone warfare was expanding the conflict between the two nuclear-armed neighbors.

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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

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

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka Arrested at Protest Outside ICE Detention Center

Ras J. Baraka and city officials have said that the lockup is operating without a valid certificate of occupancy. Three members of Congress from New Jersey were with Mr. Baraka when he was arrested.

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Rep. LaMonica McIver, center, demands the release of Mayor Ras Baraka of Newark after his arrest outside an ICE detention facility.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10 May 2025 at 04:14
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

The student, Rumeysa Ozturk, was being detained in Louisiana. A federal judge said her detention threatened to chill the speech of millions of noncitizens and ordered her release.

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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

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

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.

© Fred Ramos for The New York Times

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