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Today — 14 August 2025NYT | Top Stories

U.S. Pilot Stranded in Antarctica Says It’s ‘Isolating and Lonely’

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By: Michael Levenson
14 August 2025 at 05:51
Ethan Guo, a content creator, said that he has been effectively trapped at a Chilean base since June. The authorities had said he landed there without permission.

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An aircraft lands at the Chilean military base Presidente Eduardo Frei Montalva on King George Island in 2014.

Billy Howton, Top Green Bay Packers Receiver in the ’50s, Dies at 95

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By: Richard Sandomir
14 August 2025 at 05:25
He retired as the N.F.L.’s leading career receiver but was soon surpassed. In retirement, he went to prison for bilking investors in an $8 million fraud.

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Billy Howton of the Green Bay Packers during a 24-17 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles at County Stadium in Milwaukee in 1952, his rookie year. He led the N.F.L. with 1,231 receiving yards that season.

Ahead of Putin Meeting, Trump Shrugs Off Russian Threats in U.S. and Abroad

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By: Katie Rogers
14 August 2025 at 05:24
President Trump struck a remarkably unconcerned tone when asked to address the horrors of war, raising questions about whether he has the leverage to convince Vladimir V. Putin to agree to end the invasion in Ukraine.

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A residential building in Kyiv destroyed by a Russian missile last month.

Man Charged With Assaulting Federal Agent With Sandwich in D.C.

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By: Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs
14 August 2025 at 05:11
A video showed a man repeatedly calling a group of officers “fascists” before throwing a sub sandwich at one.

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A man seen approaching federal agents while holding a sandwich in Washington on Sunday. He was later arrested, accused of throwing the item at an officer.

Canada Has Its Second-Worst Wildfire Season on Record

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By: Talya Minsberg and Amy Graff
14 August 2025 at 05:19
Thousands have been evacuated as quick moving wildfires burn in Eastern Canada.

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Mandatory evacuation orders were issued for several communities in Newfoundland and Labrador Province this month. Five fires continue to be classified as out of control in the province.

Trump Administration Plan to Oversee Smithsonian Exhibits Draws Criticism From Historians

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By: Graham Bowley， Jennifer Schuessler and Robin Pogrebin
14 August 2025 at 05:00
The Trump administration’s plan to, in effect, audit the content of Smithsonian museums drew criticism from groups that represent scholars and promote free speech.

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The Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum is among those that the White House is reviewing under a new initiative.

Mr. President, Stop Coddling Putin

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By: Nicholas Kristof
14 August 2025 at 05:00
Ukrainians are heroes. It’s time that Trump started acting like it.

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President Vladimir Putin of Russia and President Trump and at the G20 summit in Osaka, Japan, in June 2019.

Top Iranian Official Visits Lebanon as Hezbollah Bucks Calls to Disarm

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By: Euan Ward
14 August 2025 at 04:14
The visit by Ali Larijani, the head of Iran’s top security body, came as the Lebanese government moves to disarm Hezbollah, the militant group that has long been Tehran’s most powerful regional ally.

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Ali Larijani, second right, head of Iran’s National Security Council, arrived in Beirut on Wednesday to meet Lebanese leaders.

Trump Administration Can Withhold Billions in Foreign Aid, Appeals Court Rules

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By: Zach Montague
14 August 2025 at 03:44
In a 2-to-1 vote, a federal appeals court panel ruled that foreign aid groups that sued to recover funds that President Trump froze cannot challenge the decision.

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President Trump and his advisers have consistently claimed expansive authority to freeze federal dollars allocated for projects they have endeavored to snuff out.

Bessent Has Yet to Fully Divest Assets, Raising Concern at Ethics Agency

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By: Alan Rappeport
14 August 2025 at 05:36
The Treasury secretary has been slow to shed assets, including farmland, posing potential conflicts of interest.

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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. Cabinet officials are required to shed certain holdings and investments within 90 days of being confirmed to avoid the potential for conflicts of interest.

Trump Will Visit Kennedy Center to Announce New Honorees

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By: Shawn McCreesh and Katie Rogers
14 August 2025 at 02:27
The president has taken a strong interest in the Kennedy Center’s affairs ever since naming himself chairman in February, when he restocked its traditionally bipartisan board with loyalists.

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President Trump has taken an interest in the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts since taking office.

Hispanic Democratic Officials in Texas Plead Not Guilty to Voter Fraud

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By: Edgar Sandoval and Samuel Rocha IV
14 August 2025 at 02:26
Texas’ attorney general, Ken Paxton, has now used his “election integrity unit” to indict 15 Latino Democrats under a 2021 statute that outlawed delivering ballots for other voters.

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“Let me be crystal clear: the integrity of our elections is the bedrock of our democratic process, and any elected official trying to cheat the system will have to answer for it,” Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said in a statement.

Dozens of Migrants Drown Off Lampedusa, Italy

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By: Elisabetta Povoledo
14 August 2025 at 02:11
Sixty people survived after two boats with nearly 100 migrants capsized. The causes of the shipwrecks were not clear, Italian officials and U.N. agencies said. The death toll is likely to grow.

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Italian Coast Guards officers carrying a body bag on the dock of the Lampedusa harbor on Wednesday.

U.K. Secretly Spent $3.2 Million to Stop Journalists From Reporting on Data Breach

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By: Lizzie Dearden
14 August 2025 at 01:50
After British authorities accidentally exposed information about 19,000 Afghans, the government sought a legal order preventing disclosure of the breach.

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British and Canadian soldiers guarding the Kabul airport after the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan in 2021 as Afghans hoping to flee the country stood by.

Beyoncé Wins First Emmy for N.F.L. Halftime Show

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By: Derrick Bryson Taylor
14 August 2025 at 01:37
The pop superstar received a costume design award for her Netflix football halftime performance tied to her “Cowboy Carter” album.

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“Beyoncé Bowl,” the singer’s 13-minute western-themed performance, aired live on Netflix during an N.F.L. game on Christmas Day.

What It Takes to Find Food in Gaza

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By: Ashley Wu， Christina Shaman， June Kim， James Surdam and Rebecca Suner
14 August 2025 at 00:34
Starvation has spread in Gaza, as the prices of basic goods have skyrocketed and getting aid is difficult and often deadly. Ashley Wu, a graphics reporter for The New York Times, explains the dire choices that many Gazans face, as Israel faces growing condemnation over the crisis.

Trump Warns of Economic Disaster if Court Strikes Down Tariffs

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By: Tony Romm
14 August 2025 at 01:00
The president has crowed about the billions of dollars collected so far from tariffs. That money could be at risk if the White House loses the legal battle.

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President Trump has widened the scope of his punishing trade war even as its legality remains unsettled.

Ex-Governor Switches Back to Eric Adams in NYC Mayor’s Race

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By: Nicholas Fandos
14 August 2025 at 00:19
Former Gov. David Paterson, who had endorsed his successor, Andrew Cuomo, in the Democratic primary, said he believed Mr. Adams “would run the city the best.”

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Former Gov. David Paterson, left, could help persuade other Democratic leaders and some voters to give Mayor Eric Adams, New York City’s second Black mayor, another look.

Homeless and Burning in Phoenix, America’s Hottest City

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By: Maggie Astor and Cassidy Araiza
14 August 2025 at 03:04
As the summer heat becomes increasingly extreme in Phoenix, people who can’t escape the sun are suffering third-degree burns, heatstroke and dehydration.

Hawaii Kalawaia received intravenous fluids in a Phoenix parking lot. Like many homeless people, he has struggled to cope with the city’s increasingly extreme heat.
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