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Today — 19 September 2025NYT | Top Stories

Trump and Starmer, Skirting Differences, Praise Each Other in U.K.

The Republican U.S. president and the Labour British prime minister appear to have formed a friendship, however unlikely.

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President Trump and Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain at the Chequers Estate, outside London, on Thursday.

New York Democratic Chairman Won’t Endorse Mamdani for Mayor

The decision by Jay Jacobs, the party chairman, puts him at odds with Democratic primary voters and New York’s governor.

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Jay Jacobs, who leads the state Democratic Party, is said to have told associates in recent days that he would sooner resign as chairman than support Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic mayoral nominee in New York City.

Adams Says He Will Revisit N.Y.C. Schools’ Bathroom Gender Policy

Mayor Eric Adams’s remarks, aimed at a policy allowing students to use bathrooms that align with their gender identity, came two days after the Trump administration expressed concern over such guidelines.

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“I don’t support girls and boys using the same restroom,” Mayor Eric Adams said of New York City’s policy allowing students to use bathrooms that align with their gender identity.

The F.C.C. Threatened to Punish Kimmel ‘the Hard Way.’ ABC Made It Easy.

19 September 2025 at 03:45
Another media company caved after pressure from a Trump official, and the chilling effect got a few degrees colder.

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On Wednesday ABC suspended “Jimmy Kimmel Live” after affiliates and the F.C.C. chairman complained about remarks the host made on air.

Can Trump Actually Designate Antifa a Terrorist Group? Here Are the Facts.

19 September 2025 at 03:41
The president made the same declaration in 2020, but nothing came of it. His new declaration came amid broader threats against liberals after the Charlie Kirk killing.

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Major factual and legal challenges complicate President Trump’s plans to designate the antifa movement a terrorist group.

Book Review: ‘107 Days,’ by Kamala Harris

19 September 2025 at 03:59
The new memoir by the former vice president defends her campaign and allows others to criticize Joe Biden and his team for her failure to win.

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Former Vice President Kamala Harris speaking in San Francisco in April.

Takeaways from ‘107 Days,’ Kamala Harris’s New Book

19 September 2025 at 03:24
In her book, coming out next week, she revisited her breakneck campaign, explaining her choices and outlining missteps — of hers and others. She hinted at a return to politics.

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“I didn’t have enough time,” Kamala Harris wrote of her campaign against Donald J. Trump.

Pennsylvania Officials Identify Man Accused of Killing 3 Officers

Two other officers were injured in the shooting in York County. The suspect, a 24-year-old from Hanover, was fatally shot by the police.

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Flowers were placed outside the Northern York County Regional Police Headquarters on Thursday.

Judge Blocks Administration From Immediately Removing Guatemalan Children

19 September 2025 at 02:27
Judge Timothy J. Kelly, a Trump appointee, wrote that the government had given dubious justifications for removing the children that “crumbled like a house of cards.”

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A relative of an unaccompanied minor deported from the United States reviewed the list of those deported outside La Aurora International Airport in Guatemala City last month.

Democrats Pitch Bill to Protect Speech Targeted by Trump

19 September 2025 at 02:38
A group of House and Senate Democrats said they would introduce a measure that would bolster legal protections for people targeted by the government for speaking freely.

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Senator Christopher S. Murphy, Democrat of Connecticut, said on Thursday that Democrats would introduce a bill outlining legal protections for people targeted for political speech.

U.S. Sues Ticketmaster Over Claims of Illegal Resale Tactics

19 September 2025 at 02:22
The Federal Trade Commission and seven states sued Ticketmaster and its parent company, Live Nation, claiming they misled artists and consumers.

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A Beyoncé concert during her Renaissance tour, in Toronto in 2023. The F.T.C. suit claims that Ticketmaster sold 9,000 tickets for a single show to a broker and later resold 2,500 of them.

Melania Trump Wears Leather and Suede on Tour With Queen Camilla

19 September 2025 at 01:15
On day two of the state visit to Britain, the first lady opted for leather and suede.

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Melania Trump wore a Louis Vuitton leather suit when she toured the Royal Library at Windsor Castle with Queen Camilla.

‘Tax the Rich,’ French Protesters Cry, as the Wealthy Push Back on Paying More

19 September 2025 at 02:47
With a budget crisis looming, a proposal for a tax on ultrahigh-wealth individuals has grass-roots support, but it adds conflict to an already fragmented political landscape.

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Protesters carried a banner that reads, “Macron resign. General strike,” in Paris on Thursday. In major cities across France, protesters chanted demands for “fiscal justice.”

Why Obesity Is Killing American Men

18 September 2025 at 23:32
Men seek weight loss treatment far less often than women. Doctors are concerned.

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At his heaviest, Eric Reed was 358 pounds and living with Type 2 diabetes, high cholesterol and hypertension. He sought medical help for obesity and began taking GLP-1 drugs only after his wife pushed him. “She basically saved me,” Mr. Reed said.

Newark Airport Crisis Has Eased but Tech and Staffing Issues Persist

18 September 2025 at 23:36
United Airlines said it had a very good summer at Newark airport. But air traffic control equipment issues and staffing shortages remained unresolved.

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The United Airlines operations center at Newark Liberty International Airport. Newark is an important hub for the airline, accounting for about one in four of its international flights.

Mahmoud Khalil Asks Federal Judge to Intercede After Deportation Order

19 September 2025 at 00:16
Mr. Khalil is not in imminent danger of deportation, but his situation has grown more dire as the Trump administration continues its efforts to remove him from the country.

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Mahmoud Khalil at a rally in August.

What Jimmy Kimmel’s Suspension Says About the Trump Administration’s Crackdown Against Mainstream Media

19 September 2025 at 04:34
ABC’s decision to “indefinitely” suspend Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night talk show illuminates the administration’s efficacy so far.

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ABC’s decision to silence the comedian Jimmy Kimmel under pressure from the Trump administration comes after multimillion-dollar legal settlements from several television networks.

What Will China’s Green-Tech Ambitions Cost the World?

18 September 2025 at 17:00
Laos is just one of the emerging markets where China’s green-tech revolution is installing more than cheap energy.

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[PHOTO ONLY: Wind turbines dot the hilltops in the Dak Vay village, Laos on August 9, 2025.]

How China Became a Wedge Between Two South Pacific Neighbors

18 September 2025 at 13:05
A standoff between New Zealand and the Cook Islands reflects an urgent question in the Pacific: Is China a threat or a partner for growth?

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The resort region of Rarotonga, the largest island of the Cook Islands, in 2012.

In Texas, Parents Fighting Vaccinations Say Their Movement Is Winning

Public health advocates hoped that the measles outbreak might persuade the reluctant to get shots. That has not turned out to be true.

Deborah Glenn, a mother of three in Fort Worth, chose not to vaccinate her children.
Yesterday — 18 September 2025NYT | Top Stories

E.P.A. Keeps Polluters on the Hook to Clean Up ‘Forever Chemicals’

18 September 2025 at 23:37
The decision came despite an effort by a former industry lawyer who is now at the E.P.A. to reverse the regulation.

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Reservoirs in a water treatment plant designed to remove forever chemicals, known as PFAS, in North Carolina.

Texas Man Is Charged With Making Threats Against Mamdani

Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic mayoral nominee in New York City, received messages calling him a terrorist and telling him he was unwelcome in the U.S.

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Jeremy Fistel, a Texas man who is accused of making threats against Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee for mayor of New York City, in Queens County Criminal Court.

The Trump Administration Is Dismantling Climate Policies

18 September 2025 at 19:13
Once, the Trump administration merely downplayed the threat of global warming. Now it flatly denies the science.

© Rachel Woolf for The New York Times

A coal power plant in Colorado.
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