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Today — 13 May 2025NYT | Top Stories

President Trump’s Visit to the Middle East

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By: The New York Times
13 May 2025 at 20:00
Mr. Trump has few meetings directly about pressing geopolitical challenges. Instead, he’s in the Persian Gulf to make deals.

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President Trump and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, with other officials, at the Royal Palace in Riyadh on Tuesday.

Jerome Powell, a Potential Winner from the Trade Reprieve

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By: Andrew Ross Sorkin， Ravi Mattu， Bernhard Warner， Sarah Kessler， Michael J. de la Merced， Lauren Hirsch and Edmund Lee
13 May 2025 at 19:49
The markets have come around to the Federal Reserve chairman’s cautious approach to lowering interest rates. President Trump could be a tougher convert.

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Investors and economists have suddenly come around to Jay Powell’s wait-and-see stance on interest rates.

Kim Kardashian Testifies in Paris Court About 2016 Robbery Ordeal

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By: Aurelien Breeden
13 May 2025 at 20:30
The reality TV star and entrepreneur described how she was tied up at gunpoint as jewelry worth millions was stolen in a 2016 attack.

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Kim Kardashian arriving at court in Paris on Tuesday.

Elon Musk and Sam Altman Among Business Leaders at Trump-Saudi Lunch

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By: Jason Karaian
13 May 2025 at 19:06
Many of the executives — including representatives of four of the 10 biggest U.S. companies by market value — are seeking business from Saudi investors and a chance to lobby top Trump officials.

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Elon Musk in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, during President Trump’s visit on Tuesday. Dozens of business executives are joining Mr. Trump and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for lunch.

New Jersey Is Facing a Possible Transit Strike. Here’s What to Know.

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By: Patrick McGeehan
13 May 2025 at 15:00
The union that represents the engineers who drive New Jersey Transit’s commuter trains has threatened a walkout as soon as Friday if a contract deal is not reached.

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If a strike materializes, charter buses will replace New Jersey Transit trains, but they can carry only a fraction of the commuters who normally ride trains, the agency said.

In Augustinian Order, Pope Leo XIV Found Unity, Charity and ‘Eternal Friendship’

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By: Patricia Mazzei and Matthew Mpoke Bigg
13 May 2025 at 17:02
The Order of St. Augustine, with fewer than 3,000 members, shaped the man who would become a cardinal, and then pope to the world’s Roman Catholics.

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Pope Leo XIV on Monday during an audience with representatives of the news media at the Vatican.

In Illinois, ‘Crime-Free Housing’ Laws May Evict Some for Minor Offenses

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By: Sidnee King Pineda and Jamie Kelter Davis
13 May 2025 at 17:00
In some Illinois cities, shoplifting, calling 911 too many times or even being a victim of a crime can get you kicked out of your home.

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Gail Diop, a former resident of Palatine, a suburban community northwest of Chicago, tried for weeks to convince the police her family had not violated the city’s crime-free housing laws in 2016.

Six Ways Cities Are Trying to Keep Rental Properties and Tenants Safe

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By: Ben Austen
13 May 2025 at 17:00
In some places with crime-free housing laws, landlords must kick out tenants who have had too much contact with the police.

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In March, lawmakers gathered for a hearing at the Illinois State Capitol to discuss a measure to restrict crime-free housing ordinances.

Austin Welcomed Elon Musk. Now It’s Weird (in a New Way).

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By: J. David Goodman
13 May 2025 at 17:01
The famously liberal bastion of Austin is grappling uneasily with Elon Musk’s rightward turn, which has begun transforming his adopted home into an unlikely hub of right-of-center thinkers.

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Supporters of the ResistAustin movement protest outside of a Tesla dealership in Austin earlier this month.

U.S. Could Lose $12.5 Billion In International Travel Spending This Year, Tourism Council Says

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By: Ceylan Yeğinsu
13 May 2025 at 17:02
Border detentions and confusion over visas are deterring international visitors, according to the World Travel & Tourism Council, and the price tag for their hesitancy could be steep.

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The United States is on track to lose $12.5 billion in international travel spending this year, according to the latest Economic Impact Research published by the W.T.T.C. Above, travelers at Newark Liberty International Airport, in New Jersey, a major hub for international flights.

The Menendez Brothers May Be Resentenced. Here’s What to Know.

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By: Tim Arango and Matt Stevens
13 May 2025 at 16:58
Proceedings are underway this week to determine whether Lyle and Erik Menendez could eventually be set free after spending decades in prison for killing their parents.

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Lyle, left, and Erik Menendez during a court appearance in 1990. The brothers were convicted of murder in the killings of their parents.

Gérard Depardieu Found Guilty of Sexual Assault

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By: Catherine Porter and Ségolène Le Stradic
13 May 2025 at 17:04
The French actor was found guilty of sexually assaulting two women on the set of a movie in which he starred in 2021. He was given a suspended sentence of 18 months.

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Gérard Depardieu at a courthouse in Paris in March.

Xi Woos Latin American Leaders With Promises of Cooperation on Technology

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By: Chris Buckley
13 May 2025 at 19:27
The Chinese leader, Xi Jinping, has suggested expanding trade ties beyond buying commodities as he continues to rally nations in the face of President Trump’s tariffs.

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Front, from left: President Gabriel Boric of Chile; President Gustavo Petro of Colombia; China’s leader, Xi Jinping; and President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil at a meeting in Beijing on Tuesday.

Man Arrested Over Fire at Starmer’s North London House

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By: Stephen Castle
13 May 2025 at 15:22
The police said a 21-year-old was held in connection with three fires, including one at a property owned by the British prime minister in the Kentish Town neighborhood.

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Police forensic officers at a London property owned by Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain, after a fire broke out there on Monday.

Trump Lands in Saudi Arabia, Kicking Off Tour of Gulf States

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By: Jonathan Swan， Luke Broadwater and Vivian Nereim
13 May 2025 at 14:56
President Trump, who will also go to Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, has told advisers that he wants to sign deals worth more than $1 trillion on the trip.

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President Trump on the South Lawn of the White House on Monday, preparing to leave for his trip to the Middle East.

This Is Not the Saudi Arabia Trump Visited Before

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By: Michael Ratney
13 May 2025 at 13:00
America’s national security could benefit from a successful Trump visit to Saudi Arabia — and suffer from a bad one.

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Visitors at the Prophet’s Mosque in Medina, Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia feels more energized, more confident, vastly more ambitious and certainly more nationalistic lately.

The U.S. Army Is Finally Pivoting Toward Future Threats

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By: Ryan D. McCarthy
13 May 2025 at 20:16
A new doctrine will transform the kinds of weapons America uses, how they are purchased and how fast they get into the hands of soldiers.

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D.N.C. Takes Step to Void Election of David Hogg and Malcolm Kenyatta as Vice Chairs

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By: Shane Goldmacher
13 May 2025 at 10:25
David Hogg has faced sharp criticism for his plan to fund challenges to incumbent Democrats, but a D.N.C. vote on Monday began with an earlier complaint about the procedures used in an internal party election.

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David Hogg has prompted a backlash over his plans to spend up to $20 million through another organization he heads, Leaders We Deserve, on primary campaigns against incumbent Democrats.

Germany Has a Long History of U.S. Investment. That May Be Changing.

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By: Melissa Eddy
13 May 2025 at 12:00
German companies invest more than three times as much in the United States as American companies do in Germany, but they are starting to rethink that strategy.

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German companies have been producing goods in the United States since the late 1800s, but recent surveys indicate that German manufacturers are pulling back from investing in America.

In Trump Tax Package, Republicans Target SNAP Food Program

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By: Tony Romm
13 May 2025 at 09:55
Limiting funding for SNAP could help defray the costs of President Trump’s tax plans, but could result in millions of low-income families losing access to aid.

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Workers at Facing Hunger Food Bank packing food supplies for various food pantries and charities in Charleston, W. Va. last month.

Trump’s China Deal Frees Up Shipping. Will Goods Pour Into the U.S.?

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By: Peter Eavis and Danielle Kaye
13 May 2025 at 05:25
The temporary lowering of tariffs may compel some U.S. businesses to order goods that they had held off buying after President Trump raised them to 145 percent.

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Experts say whiplash tariff policies are piling stress onto the companies that transport goods around the world.

Hollywood Groups Call for Tax Changes After Trump’s Tariff Threat

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By: Nicole Sperling
13 May 2025 at 05:20
“Returning more production to the United States will require a national approach and broad-based policy solutions,” the groups said in a letter to the White House.

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The Motion Picture Association asked for a range of tax breaks in a letter it and several other groups sent to President Trump.
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