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Today — 12 May 2025NYT | Top Stories

‘Viva Papa Leo!’ At U.S. Masses, Dawn of Homegrown Pope Brings an Air of Electricity.

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By: Ruth Graham
12 May 2025 at 07:55
In Chicago, New Orleans and beyond, elated worshipers and priests celebrated their immediate sense of connection with Pope Leo.

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“We are the home parish of the pope!” said the Rev. Gosbert Rwezahura of Christ Our Savior Parish in South Holland, Ill.

Rodrigo Duterte Is Expected to Again Become Mayor of Davao City

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By: Sui-Lee Wee
12 May 2025 at 08:00
Former President Rodrigo Duterte, who faces international court charges of crimes against humanity, remains very popular at home.

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Supporters of Rodrigo Duterte, the former president of the Philippines, at a demonstration in Davao City to mark his 80th birthday.

Johnny Rodriguez, Country Music Star, Dies at 73

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By: Livia Albeck-Ripka
12 May 2025 at 07:46
He was best known for the 1970s hits “I Just Can’t Get Her Out of My Mind” and “Ridin’ My Thumb to Mexico,” and as the first popular Mexican American country artist.

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Johnny Rodriguez at Memorial Stadium in Champaign, Ill., in 1986. The Texas Country Music Hall of Fame described him as the “greatest and most memorable Chicano Country singer of all time.”

Why Patients Are Being Forced to Switch to a 2nd-Choice Obesity Drug

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By: Rebecca Robbins and Reed Abelson
12 May 2025 at 06:01
CVS Caremark decided to stop offering Zepbound in favor of Wegovy for weight loss. It’s the latest example of limits imposed by insurance that disrupt treatments for patients.

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An injection pen for Zepbound, which Caremark intends to stop offering in July.

Families of Sept. 11 Victims Urge Lutnick to Help Extradite Saudi National

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By: Erica L. Green and Maggie Haberman
12 May 2025 at 07:58
The letter comes as the commerce secretary plans to accompany President Trump to Saudi Arabia as part of an upcoming trip to the Middle East.

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Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick once led the bond trading firm Cantor Fitzgerald, where hundreds of employees died in the Sept. 11, 2001, attack on the World Trade Center.

White South Africans Granted Refugee Status by Trump Leave for U.S.

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By: John Eligon
12 May 2025 at 04:38
Dozens of Afrikaners who claim discrimination in their home country left Johannesburg on Sunday. Their departure for the U.S. came as the Trump administration was halting virtually all refugee admissions.

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Afrikaners at the airport in Johannesburg before departing for the U.S. on Sunday.

Hamas Says It Will Release Its Last American Hostage

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By: Adam Rasgon and Aaron Boxerman
12 May 2025 at 04:00
The announcement, which did not say when the hostage, Edan Alexander, would be set free, came as President Trump planned to visit the region.

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A photo of Edan Alexander at his parent’s home in Tenafly, N.J., last year.

California Bus Crash Leaves at Least 1 Dead and 32 Injured

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By: Sara Ruberg
12 May 2025 at 01:51
The bus crashed into a disabled S.U.V. on a highway in Los Angeles County around 5 a.m. Sunday, officials said.

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One person died and 32 people were injured after a tour bus crash in Hacienda Heights, Calif., early on Sunday morning.

Pope’s Family History Offers a Glimpse Into the American Creole Journey

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By: Campbell Robertson
12 May 2025 at 01:10
The revelation that Leo XIV has roots among New Orleans Creoles has stirred curiosity and joy about the first pope from the United States.

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Mark Charles Roudané’s great-great-grandfather was a prominent Black physician in New Orleans.

Flights Could Be Disrupted Across U.S., Transportation Secretary Warns

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By: Troy Closson
12 May 2025 at 02:53
After a series of problems at Newark Liberty International Airport, the secretary, Sean Duffy, said he would meet with airline leaders on Wednesday to plan to scale back Newark flights.

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Sean Duffy, the secretary of transportation, said it remained safe to fly in and out of Newark Liberty International Airport.

In a Beloved Bronx Park, a Neighborhood’s Drug Crisis Is on Full Display

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By: Shayla Colon and Sean Sirota
11 May 2025 at 15:00
The largest public park in the South Bronx was once a refuge in a neighborhood marked by poverty and neglect. Now, many residents actively avoid it.

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“What’s happening in St. Mary’s Park is a symptom of what’s happening in the broader South Bronx,” said Carmen Santiago, who regularly walks through the park picking up trash.

Heavy Rain and Flooding Threaten the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic

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By: Nazaneen Ghaffar
12 May 2025 at 00:35
Forecasters warn of flash flooding from Florida to Virginia amid a slow-moving system that is expected to bring heavy rainfall through Wednesday.

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A satellite image showing the Southeast on Sunday morning. Forecaster warn of heavy rain and flooding in the region in coming days.

Is the California Dream a Mirage?

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By: Adam Nagourney
12 May 2025 at 03:07
The state is confronting what officials say is an unprecedented confluence of forces that will test its long record of enduring catastrophes, natural and otherwise.

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Analysts say California’s population could well decline because of the wildfires that wiped out more than 6,000 homes in Los Angeles in January.

Birdie G’s Chef Has a Love-Hate Relationship With Customers’ Favorite Burger

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By: Julia Moskin
10 May 2025 at 17:01
The American classic gets diners in the door, but it can also be a real pain point for the restaurant.

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For guests who miss out on one of the nine burgers served at Le B. in the West Village each night, the chef Angie Mar (center) sends out a mini burger as part of a tasting menu.

As Cease-Fire Seems to Hold, India and Pakistan Both Claim Victory

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By: Anupreeta Das， Salman Masood and Hari Kumar
12 May 2025 at 01:30
The Trump administration’s public descriptions of its role in the mediation seemed to touch some sensitive spots politically in India.

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Police personnel in the city of Jammu, in Indian-controlled Kashmir, on Sunday.

How a Quiet American Cardinal Became Pope

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By: Jason Horowitz， Emma Bubola， Elizabeth Dias and Patricia Mazzei
11 May 2025 at 23:43
At a conclave with many new members, a swift, stunning consensus built around an unknown to many outside of the church.

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Pope Leo XIV greeting the crowd from the balcony at St Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican on Thursday.

Trump Is No Longer the Most Important American

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By: David French
12 May 2025 at 00:51
Neither MAGA nor woke, the new pontiff confounds political categories.

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The crowd as Pope Leo XIV appeared on the balcony of St. Peter’s on Thursday.
Yesterday — 11 May 2025NYT | Top Stories

Bangladesh Bans the Political Party of Its Ousted Former Ruler

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By: Saif Hasnat
11 May 2025 at 19:34
Sheikh Hasina fled the country after a mass uprising against her government, but the party she led remained a factor in Bangladeshi politics.

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Bangladesh police standing guard as people in Dhaka on Saturday celebrated the banning of the Awami League.

Pope Leo XIV Calls for End to War in First Sunday Blessing as Pontiff

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By: Elisabetta Povoledo
12 May 2025 at 00:37
The new pope, speaking to thousands in St. Peter’s Square, echoed themes that Francis, his predecessor, regularly addressed.

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Pope Leo XIV speaking on Sunday from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica, where he first appeared as pope just days ago.

South Korea’s Two Presidential Candidates Have Been Chosen For June Election

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By: Choe Sang-Hun
11 May 2025 at 19:36
Lee Jae-myung and Kim Moon-soo represent the opposite sides of a country polarized over former President Yoon Suk Yeol’s use of martial law and his ouster.

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Iran-U.S. Nuclear Talks Resume: What’s at Stake?

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By: Vivian Nereim and Vivian Yee
11 May 2025 at 21:55
A new round of talks were held Sunday in Oman on the future of Iran’s nuclear program.

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In Tehran last month. A new nuclear deal could transform Iran’s economic and political landscape by easing Western sanctions.
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