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Today — 20 August 2025NYT | Top Stories

More Than 70 Afghans Returning From Iran Die in Fiery Bus Crash

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By: Yaqoob Akbary， Elian Peltier and Safiullah Padshah
20 August 2025 at 20:51
The bus collided with two vehicles. The victims were among the 1.8 million Afghans expelled from Iran as the country vowed to deport undocumented residents en masse.

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Syrian and Israeli Officials Meet for U.S. Brokered Talks

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By: Euan Ward and Gabby Sobelman
20 August 2025 at 19:54
The talks in Paris brokered by the United States were the latest effort to reduce tensions between the two longstanding foes, and came after Israel launched airstrikes on the Syrian capital last month.

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Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani of Syria pictured in Athens on Wednesday a day after a Paris meeting with an Israeli delegation.

Zach Cherry on ‘Severance’ and His First Emmy Nomination

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By: Dave Itzkoff
20 August 2025 at 17:02
The actor’s improv background makes him more comfortable in comedy, but his performance in this twisty sci-fi mystery brought his first Emmy nomination.

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Before “Severance,” Zach Cherry gave standout performances on shows like “Succession,” “Crashing” and “You.”

Preparations for a Move on Gaza City Have Started, Israel’s Military Says

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By: Lara Jakes
20 August 2025 at 19:31
Troops have reached the city’s outskirts, an Israeli official said, adding that more reservists are being asked to report for duty to cover for other soldiers who will be involved in going into Gaza City.

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An Israeli military vehicle on Israel’s side of the border with Gaza on Tuesday.

Trump Calls Netanyahu a ‘War Hero’ and Adds: ‘I Guess I Am Too’

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By: Matthew Mpoke Bigg
20 August 2025 at 19:17
President Trump praised Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel for bombing Iranian nuclear sites, and credited himself as well.

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President Trump at a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in July.

The Democratic Party Is Hemorrhaging Voters, and a New White-Only Community in Arkansas

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By: Tracy Mumford， Will Jarvis， Ian Stewart， Jessica Metzger and Debra Kamin
20 August 2025 at 18:00
Plus, censoring prestige TV.

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Florida has had a significant shift of registered voters in the Republican direction, a remarkable inversion that explains the state’s transformation from a perennial battleground to the new symbol of red America.

The Democratic Party’s Voter Registration Crisis

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By: Shane Goldmacher and Jonah Smith
20 August 2025 at 17:00
The party is bleeding support beyond the ballot box, a new analysis shows.

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Florida has had a significant shift of registered voters in the Republican direction, a remarkable inversion that explains the state’s transformation from a perennial battleground to the new symbol of red America.

5 Takeaways From the Times Analysis of Democratic Decline in Voter Registration

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By: Shane Goldmacher
20 August 2025 at 17:01
Thirty states, as well as Washington, D.C., allow voters to register with a political party. Here’s what the data shows.

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The Democratic edge for voter registration in swing states like Nevada has been vanishing as the Republican share continues to grow.

Inside Trump’s Effort on Russia and Ukraine

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By: Maggie Haberman， Christina Shaman and John Pappas
20 August 2025 at 17:02
President Trump has repeatedly bent other leaders to his will, simply by refusing to budge. But there is one person who refuses to budge even more than President Trump, and that is Vladimir Putin of Russia. Maggie Haberman, a White House correspondent for The New York Times, takes us inside how Trump has been engaging with Russia and Ukraine.

Trump’s Tactics Mean Many International Students Won’t Make It to Campus

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By: Anemona Hartocollis
20 August 2025 at 17:01
Students from some countries won’t make it to class this fall because of President Trump’s travel ban. Others can’t get visa appointments. Some are simply scared. Universities are panicking.

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Arizona State University has one of the highest proportions of international students, but their numbers are set to drop this fall.

Texas Republicans Ready to Pass New Redistricting Maps, Just as Trump Wanted

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By: J. David Goodman
20 August 2025 at 17:02
The effort is intended to help the G.O.P. win five more U.S. House seats in the midterm elections. Other states, red and blue, are likely to redraw their own maps.

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Protesters outside of the Texas State Capitol in Austin on Tuesday evening. Redistricting could determine control of the U.S. House of Representatives.

Zach Cherry on ‘Severance’ and His First Emmy Nomination

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By: Dave Itzkoff
20 August 2025 at 17:02
The actor’s improv background makes him more comfortable in comedy, but his performance in this twisty sci-fi mystery brought his first Emmy nomination.

© Adali Schell for The New York Times

Before “Severance,” Zach Cherry gave standout performances on shows like “Succession,” “Crashing” and “You.”

Why Georgia, Once on Democracy’s Vanguard, Is Drifting Toward Russia

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By: Scott Anderson
20 August 2025 at 17:00
Two decades after the Rose Revolution, the former Soviet satellite is turning away from the West and back toward Russia. What happened?

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Anti-government protests in Tbilisi, Georgia, in March 2025.

Facing Trump’s Threats, Mexico and Canada Draw Closer. Will It Last?

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By: Emiliano Rodríguez Mega and Ian Austen
20 August 2025 at 17:01
Mexico and Canada have long viewed each other with indifference or even distrust. They’re now talking about teaming up.

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President Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico with Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada in June during a summit of the Group of 7 nations in Kananaskis, Alberta.

Ireland’s Last Leprechaun Whisperer Pitches TV Show

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By: Mark Landler
20 August 2025 at 17:01
Kevin Woods, who says he engages in weekly conversations with 18-inch-tall creatures, has built a tidy business with books, merchandise, guided tours and maybe soon, an animated series.

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A display in Carlingford, Ireland. For many Irish, especially older ones, leprechauns should not be dismissed completely.

Pirro Orders Office to Maximize Criminal Charges on Street Arrests

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By: Devlin Barrett
20 August 2025 at 03:33
The instruction amounts to a declaration that the understaffed U.S. attorney’s office will seek to ramp up criminal charges arising from the president’s takeover of law enforcement in the capital.

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A new directive from Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. attorney in Washington, comes as hundreds of federal agents are deployed in the city.

Why Does Xi Keep Purging Loyalists? Look to Stalin and Mao for the Answer.

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By: Li Yuan
20 August 2025 at 12:00
China’s “bedside eavesdroppers,” the online posse parsing rumors for power shifts, have a lot to work with as Xi Jinping pushes aside his own political appointees.

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Hong Kong Government Fixates on ‘Soft Resistance’

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By: Joy Dong
20 August 2025 at 12:01
With pro-democracy movements long squashed, the government is targeting any hint of subtler expressions of discontent. Even establishment figures say it may be too much.

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An independent book fair in Hong Kong last month. A pro-Beijing newspaper said the fair was “full of soft-resistance intentions.”

New Details Emerge on Fox Hosts’ Efforts to Bolster Trump in 2020

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By: Katie Robertson
20 August 2025 at 20:41
The documents were released as part of a defamation case against Fox Corporation filed by Smartmatic, an election technology company.

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Former Fox News host Jeanine Pirro, who is now the U.S. attorney in Washington, told Ronna McDaniel, the Republican National Committee chair, in a text in the months before the 2020 election: “I work so hard for the President and party.”

For Trump, Flashy Summits Come First. Grunt Work Comes Next.

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By: Zolan Kanno-Youngs
20 August 2025 at 07:04
Diplomats scrambled to come up with detailed proposals for security guarantees and other sticking points following two high-level summits in Alaska and Washington.

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President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine arriving at the White House for talks with President Trump on Monday.

Trump Says Smithsonian Focuses Too Much on ‘How Bad Slavery Was’

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By: Zolan Kanno-Youngs
20 August 2025 at 09:05
The remark, made as the president has ordered a wide-ranging review of museum exhibits, added to his pattern of minimizing Black history.

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The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington.

Susan Collins to Get Hollywood Treatment at Fund-Raiser Featuring Democrats

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By: Theodore Schleifer and Brooks Barnes
20 August 2025 at 08:39
Democrats hoping to retake the Senate in the midterm elections next year are targeting the seat of Senator Collins, a Maine Republican who is seen as a moderate.

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Senator Susan Collins, Republican of Maine, is expected to attend fund-raising events in Northern California around the time of the Hollywood event.
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