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Today — 7 May 2025NYT | Top Stories

$750 Million to Be Paid to Women Who Were Sexually Abused by Doctor

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By: Liam Stack
7 May 2025 at 03:10
The settlement with Columbia University and NewYork-Presbyterian pushes the total bill for Robert A. Hadden’s actions to nearly $1 billion.

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Robert A. Hadden, a former gynecologist, abused patients, including children, for two decades starting in the early 1990s.

Bipartisan House and Senate Leaders Urge White House to Restore Spending Website

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By: Carl Hulse
7 May 2025 at 02:41
In the latest chapter in a battle over spending powers, lawmakers charged that the administration removed crucial information in violation of the law. The White House argues the data shouldn’t be public.

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Lawmakers questioned the rationale for shutting down the website in a letter to Russell T. Vought, the director of the Office of Management and Budget.

U.S. to Downgrade Palestinian Affairs Office in Jerusalem, Officials Say

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By: Adam Rasgon， Natan Odenheimer and Edward Wong
7 May 2025 at 02:40
The U.S. ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, plans to shut down a direct communications channel between U.S. diplomats in Jerusalem working on Palestinian issues and agencies in Washington.

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US ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee, center, visits the Western Wall, in the Old City of Jerusalem, last month.

Antisemitic Sign at Barstool Sports Bar Draws Widespread Outrage

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By: Genevieve Glatsky
7 May 2025 at 02:43
The incident at a Philadelphia bar owned by the Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy comes amid a surge of antisemitic episodes in the United States.

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Dave Portnoy, the Barstool Sports founder, expressed outrage over an antisemitic episode at a Barstool Sports bar in Philadelphia.

Kamala Harris Is the Surprise Guest at the Met Gala

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By: Vanessa Friedman
6 May 2025 at 11:19
The former vice president skipped the carpet, but slipped into the gala in a black silk gown in one of her first major public appearances since the 2024 election.

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Kamala Harris dressed for the Met Gala. She was accompanied by her husband. Doug Emhoff.

Supreme Court Lets Trump Enforce Transgender Troop Ban as Cases Proceed

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By: Adam Liptak
7 May 2025 at 02:25
Lower courts had blocked the policy, saying it was not supported by evidence and violated equal protection principles.

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The ruling concerns an executive order issued on the first day of President Trump’s second term that revoked an order from President Joseph R. Biden Jr. that had let transgender service members serve openly.

Fearing Trump, Some Law Firms Decline Pro Bono Immigration Cases

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By: Matthew Goldstein and Jessica Silver-Greenberg
7 May 2025 at 02:08
Fearing the wrath of President Trump, some elite law firms are declining pro bono work on lawsuits challenging the administration’s policies.

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“It has gotten much harder to get law firms to take a case on pro bono,” said Sirine Shebaya, the executive director of the National Immigration Project.

Could Columbia Change Who Gets to Set the Rules on Protests?

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By: Sharon Otterman
7 May 2025 at 00:57
Administrators and trustees have ordered a review of the faculty-led university senate, which could redefine control of student demonstrations.

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Columbia University is reviewing the university senate, a 111-member body that includes professors, students, staff members, alumni and administrators.

How Democrats Hope to Overcome a Daunting 2026 Senate Map

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By: Shane Goldmacher
7 May 2025 at 01:03
Facing long odds to retake a majority, Senator Chuck Schumer and his allies are trying to think outside the box and recruit candidates who might be able to pull off upsets in red states.

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As Senate races increasingly align with presidential voting, Senator Chuck Schumer, the minority leader, has been reaching out to Democrats who have won where President Trump has as well.

National African American Museum Faces Uncertainty Without Its Leader

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By: Graham Bowley， Robin Pogrebin and Jennifer Schuessler
6 May 2025 at 23:35
At a time when it is under scrutiny from the White House, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture is without its director, who stepped down last month.

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Protesters upset by possible efforts by the Trump administration to influence exhibits at the National Museum of African American History and Culture march on Saturday through Washington to the museum.

Tesla Sales Fall in Germany and U.K. to Lowest Point in 2 Years

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By: Melissa Eddy
7 May 2025 at 01:53
Demand for the U.S. automaker’s vehicles slid amid stronger competition from Europe and China and rising anger at Elon Musk’s political forays.

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A Tesla dealership in Norway. Registrations of new Tesla vehicles dropped across Europe last month compared with a year earlier.

Europeans Shun Tesla, Even as Electric Vehicle Sales Rise

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By: Melissa Eddy
7 May 2025 at 00:19
Demand for the U.S. auto maker’s vehicles slid amid stronger competition from Europe and China and rising anger at Elon Musk’s political forays.

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A Tesla dealership in Norway. Registrations of new Tesla vehicles dropped across Europe last month compared with a year earlier.

Andre 3000’s Met Gala Piano Was Both a Fashion Statement and an Album Teaser

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By: Scott Cacciola and Sandra E. Garcia
6 May 2025 at 23:41
The rapper and musician’s miniature Steinway teased his new album, “7 piano sketches,” which he released on Monday.

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The Steinway piano replica that André 3000 wore on his back at Monday’s Met Gala was made of foam, a thin type of plywood and 3-D elements. It weighed only 30 pounds.

Trump’s Wishes Aside, Censoring Racial History May Prove Difficult

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By: Clyde McGrady
6 May 2025 at 22:16
Efforts to take the edge off the nation’s racial past in compliance with White House executive orders are facing resistance from institutions and citizens determined to preserve the truth about Black history.

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The Whitney Plantation in Wallace, La.

National African American Museum Faces Uncertainty Without Its Leader

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By: Graham Bowley， Robin Pogrebin and Jennifer Schuessler
6 May 2025 at 23:35
At a time when it is under scrutiny from the White House, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture is without its director, who stepped down last month.

© Valerie Plesch for The New York Times

Protesters upset by possible efforts by the Trump administration to influence exhibits at the National Museum of African American History and Culture march on Saturday through Washington to the museum.
Yesterday — 6 May 2025NYT | Top Stories

Tense Standoff at New ICE Detention Center as Mayor Joins Protest

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By: Tracey Tully and Luis Ferré-Sadurní
7 May 2025 at 00:22
Mayor Ras Baraka of Newark staged a predawn demonstration outside an immigrant detention center. He argues that the facility’s owner does not have valid permits to operate.

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Newark’s mayor, Ras J. Baraka, right, joined protesters outside a private prison facility in Newark where the Trump administration planned to house migrants awaiting deportation.

Stars Hit the 2025 Met Gala After-Parties, From Jenna Ortega to Lisa

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By: Sadiba Hasan， Rachel Sherman and Sarah Bahr
6 May 2025 at 22:43
Pop stars, club kids and the mayor of New York City kept the festivities going into the early morning hours.

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From left, Mohogany, Burna Boy and Shaboozey at Boom, the club at the top of the Standard Hotel in the West Village.

Why Democrats Joined Republicans to Block a California Climate Policy

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By: Lisa Friedman
6 May 2025 at 21:58
Some said they worried that California’s planned ban on gas-powered vehicles would raise the price of cars. Another cited “intense and misleading lobbying” by the oil industry.

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Representative Lou Correa of California, one of the Democrats who voted for a measure that would kill his state’s plan to phase out gas-powered cars by 2035.

A Haven for Civilians in Sudan Is Attacked for a Third Day

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By: Abdalrahman Altayeb and Lynsey Chutel
6 May 2025 at 22:52
Drone strikes hit a fuel depot, airport and a hotel in Port Sudan, bringing violence to a city that had so far been spared in the devastating civil war.

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On Tuesday, drones hit a fuel depot near the port and the airport of Port Sudan, Sudan’s de facto wartime capital.

India and UK Strike Trade Deal Amid Trump’s Tariff Upheaval

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By: Eshe Nelson， Stephen Castle and Alex Travelli
6 May 2025 at 23:31
The two countries signed a deal three years after negotiations began to strengthen alliances in what the British prime minister called a “new era” of trade.

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India’s commerce minister, Piyush Goyal, left, with Britain’s business and trade secretary, Jonathan Reynolds, in London last month.

Israel Bombs Yemen’s Main Airport in Retaliation for Houthi Strike

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By: Aaron Boxerman and Vivian Nereim
7 May 2025 at 01:13
The strikes came days after the Iran-backed Houthi militia fired a missile that struck near Israel’s main airport. Yemeni civilians said they will suffer most from the airport disruption.

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Smoke rising above Sana, Yemen, on Tuesday.

Israel Plans to Seize Control of Gaza’s Aid. Here’s How That Could Look.

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By: Aaron Boxerman and Adam Rasgon
6 May 2025 at 21:20
The United Nations and its partners have condemned the proposals by Israel, which has been barring deliveries of food and medicine for months.

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A charity kitchen in Jabaliya in northern Gaza last month. Israel began blocking the arrival of new supplies in the enclave early in March.

Ukrainian Drone Attack Forces Restriction of Flights Near Moscow, Russia Says

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By: Andrew E. Kramer
6 May 2025 at 21:38
The volley came just days before a planned parade in the capital to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe.

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Damage in Moscow on Tuesday after a Ukrainian drone barrage.

Signal Clone Used by Waltz Suspends Service After ‘Security Incident’

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By: Julian E. Barnes
6 May 2025 at 09:07
The clone, TeleMessage, was the subject of a reported hack in which the contents of some direct messages and group chats were stolen.

© Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters

A Reuters photograph showed Michael Waltz, then the national security adviser, checking a messaging app on his phone during a cabinet meeting last Wednesday. The app reportedly suffered a recent security breach.
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