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Today — 13 May 2025NYT | Top Stories

Trump, Pressed on Qatari Jet, Says Only ‘Stupid’ People Reject Gifts

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By: Maggie Haberman
13 May 2025 at 00:01
The president grew angry when questioned about the ethical implications of accepting a luxury jetliner from a foreign government.

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President Trump boarding Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews for a trip to the Middle East on Monday.

As Trump Administration Cuts Child Care Funding, Republicans Want More Parents at Home

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By: Caroline Kitchener
12 May 2025 at 17:00
As the Trump administration shrinks federal child care programs, Republicans are backing policies they hope will allow more parents to scale back at work.

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Vice President JD Vance with his wife, Usha, and children during a visit to the Taj Mahal in India last month.

When Getting Out of Jail Means a Deadly Walk Home

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By: Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs
12 May 2025 at 23:37
Nearly every day in Santa Fe, N.M., people released from jail trudge along a dangerous highway to get back to town. Jails often fail to offer safe transport options for prisoners.

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People regularly walk back to town after being released from the Santa Fe jail. It is deadlier than previously known.

Cuomo Loses $622,000 in Campaign Funds for Coordinating With Super PAC

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By: Emma G. Fitzsimmons and Nicholas Fandos
12 May 2025 at 23:48
The New York City Campaign Finance Board withheld the funds after concluding that former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo likely coordinated ad language with a super PAC.

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Andrew Cuomo’s campaign was faulted for posting what appeared to be a detailed set of instructions for outsiders to use to promote his candidacy for mayor.
Yesterday — 12 May 2025NYT | Top Stories

Rob Sand, Iowa’s Only Democrat in Statewide Office, to Run for Governor

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By: Mitch Smith
12 May 2025 at 23:22
To win, Mr. Sand would have to buck trends that have favored Republicans in Iowa for a decade.

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Rob Sand, the Iowa state auditor, spoke to residents in Audubon, Iowa, in 2023.

India’s Strikes in Kashmir and Pakistan: Photos and Video

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By: The New York Times
12 May 2025 at 22:28
After a terrorist attack in Kashmir, India and Pakistan traded volleys of attacks. The two sides said they had agreed to a cease-fire on Saturday.

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Indian Border Security Force soldiers during a wreath-laying ceremony for a constable killed in the conflict in Jammu in the Indian controlled part of Kashmir on Monday.

Newsom Asks Cities to Ban Homeless Encampments, Escalating Crackdown

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By: Shawn Hubler
12 May 2025 at 22:31
“There are no more excuses,” the California governor said in pushing for municipalities to address one of the most visible byproducts of homelessness.

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Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration has raised and spent tens of billions of dollars on programs to bring homeless people into housing and to emphasize treatment.

In India and Pakistan, Signs of Normalcy After Weekend Cease-Fire

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By: Mujib Mashal and Hari Kumar
12 May 2025 at 18:39
Civilian flights were returning to normal, and stocks jumped in both nations, signs of confidence that the agreement to halt fighting was holding.

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A house in Jammu, in the part of Kashmir controlled by India, that was damaged by Pakistani artillery shelling, on Sunday.

A Breakthrough on U.S.-China Tariffs, and a New Summer Air Travel Warning

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By: Tracy Mumford， Ian Stewart， Jessica Metzger， David Yaffe-Bellany and Mujib Mashal
12 May 2025 at 18:00
Plus, For Sale: The pope’s childhood home.

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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, left, and the U.S. trade representative, Jamieson Greer, in Geneva on Sunday after talks with China concluded.

What to Know About the P.K.K. and Its Fight Against Turkey

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By: Ben Hubbard
12 May 2025 at 17:50
The Kurdish group waged a bloody insurgency against the Turkish state for four decades.

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Flags depicting Abdullah Ocalan, the jailed leader of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, at a gathering in northeastern Syria in March.

Trump Heads to the Middle East Focused on Business Deals, Not Diplomacy

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By: Jonathan Swan， Vivian Nereim， Ismaeel Naar， David E. Sanger and Luke Broadwater
12 May 2025 at 22:42
President Trump has always viewed the presidency as a worldwide hunt for deals. And there is no better place for that than the Gulf, where a few men wield absolute authority over vast wealth.

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American and Saudi flags line a road in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Monday ahead of a visit by President Trump.

Trump Wants Saudi Arabia to Invest $1 Trillion in the U.S.

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By: Vivian Nereim
12 May 2025 at 17:01
President Trump goes to the Gulf kingdom this week seeking $1 trillion worth of investments in the United States — a sum equivalent to the entire Saudi gross domestic product for a year.

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President Trump was greeted by King Salman of Saudi Arabia at the airport in the capital, Riyadh, in 2017.

How 40 Manhattan Businesses Are Adapting to Congestion Pricing

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By: Winnie Hu， Stefanos Chen and Nate Schweber
12 May 2025 at 15:00
An informal survey along Bleecker Street surfaced complaints about higher delivery costs, but most businesses are making do, even if they do not like it.

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Kevin Jackson, a manager at John’s Pizzeria on Bleecker Street, says that conversation at the Greenwich Village institution has moved on from congestion pricing.

In Illinois Senate Race, Old Grudges and a Test of Pritzker’s Power

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By: Reid J. Epstein
12 May 2025 at 17:01
Few policy differences have emerged among the Democrats vying to replace the retiring Senator Richard J. Durbin, while Gov. JB Pritzker’s influence looms large.

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The three Democrats who have so far formally entered the race are, from left, Representative Robin Kelly, Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton and Representative Raja Krishnamoorthi.

Walz to Speak at 2 Democratic Events, as Jockeying for 2028 Begins

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By: Reid J. Epstein
12 May 2025 at 17:02
Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota, the Democrats’ vice-presidential nominee last year, will attend state party conventions in South Carolina and California on May 31.

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Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota last month in Youngstown, Ohio. He has been traveling in states President Trump won last year to hold town halls in Republican congressional districts.

Can These Six Artists Predict the Fate of the Art Market?

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By: Zachary Small and Tim F. Schneider
12 May 2025 at 17:01
These bellwether artworks in the spring auctions this week may indicate whether a recovery is likely, after years of declining profits and high rollers.

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“Baby Boom” (1982) by Jean-Michel Basquiat is estimated at $20 to $30 million in Christie’s 21st Century evening sale Wednesday.

A Warning From Justice Souter: Democracy Is in Peril

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By: Adam Liptak
12 May 2025 at 17:02
Justice David H. Souter, who died last week, said in 2012 that public ignorance of the Constitution could lead to the rise of an autocrat and the death of democracy.

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David Souter in 2005.
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