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Today — 3 May 2025NYT | Top Stories

Druse in Syrian Town Rocked by Violence Agree to Disarm Militias

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By: Vivian Yee， Hwaida Saad and Nanna Heitmann
3 May 2025 at 18:54
After this week’s bloodshed, Druse leaders in Ashrafieh Sahnaya agreed to integrate militia fighters into government forces. But some residents remain wary.

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Security forces escorted a delegation of Druse leaders and government officials through the streets of Ashrafieh Sahnaya, Syria, on Friday after deadly sectarian clashes erupted this week.

Cardinal Parolin, Leader of Papal Conclave, Is Also a Top Candidate

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By: Jason Horowitz and Patricia Mazzei
3 May 2025 at 18:14
Cardinals have talked about Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican secretary of state, as someone who could have a steady, bureaucratic hand on the church’s wheel.

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Cardinal Pietro Parolin, center, on Friday. As the leader of the Vatican machinery for the past decade, he enacted Pope Francis’ vision.

Harvard’s President Alan Garber Talks About His Legal Fight With Trump

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By: Gina Kolata and Jeremy W. Peters
3 May 2025 at 17:01
Alan Garber became a hero to liberals after Harvard resisted the federal government. At the same time, he is trying to remake campus culture in ways the Trump administration might appreciate.

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Alan Garber, Harvard’s president for nearly a year and a half, has argued the university has a problem with antisemitism on campus.

As China Looks for Way Out of U.S. Trade Deadlock, Fentanyl Could Be Key

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By: David Pierson and Joy Dong
3 May 2025 at 17:26
Chinese officials have long used their willingness to cooperate to stem the flow of fentanyl to the United States as leverage in talks over broader disputes.

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China is the main source of chemicals used to make fentanyl.

In Montana, a Rare Sight: Republicans and Democrats Voting Together

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By: Kellen Browning and Will Warasila
3 May 2025 at 17:01
Derided by critics as the “Nasty Nine” and censured by the state party, a group of Republican state senators said they were simply advancing common-sense legislation and supporting the governor’s agenda.

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State Senator Wendy McKamey, one of nine Republicans who worked with Democrats, keeps notes sent by Montanans thanking the group for its courage. “Give ’Em Hell,” a recent one read.

These Contentious Issues Could Determine Who Becomes the Next Pope

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By: Motoko Rich
3 May 2025 at 17:32
As cardinals gather to elect Pope Francis’ successor, they are facing debates over whether the church most needs change or constancy.

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Cardinals at Pope Francis’ funeral last weekend.

Who Would Steal New York City’s Pigeons? Mother Pigeon Thought She Knew.

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By: Sarah Maslin Nir
3 May 2025 at 15:00
Pigeon lovers protest at a pet store. The pet store owners say they are innocent. And still the flocks seem to be shrinking without explanation.

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Tina Piña Trachtenberg, known as Mother Pigeon, with the flock she feeds at Maria Hernandez Park in Brooklyn.

Against the Odds, He Made Thoroughbred Racing a Viable Business

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By: Joe Drape
3 May 2025 at 17:01
Using social media, podcasts and other innovations, Jon Green has turned DJ Stable into a $30-million-a-year entity. His colt, Sandman, is among the favorites to win the 151st Kentucky Derby.

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Sandman, who won the Arkansas Derby in March, is one of the favorites in Saturday’s Kentucky Derby. The colt is owned by a stable trying to reverse the declining interest in horse racing.

America’s Vietnam War Opponents Who Fled to Canada Reflect on the Past and Future

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By: Ruth Fremson
3 May 2025 at 17:00
Some of the United States’ Vietnam War opponents found refuge in Canada. Fifty years after the end of the war, they’re still worried about the future.

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John Bergenske, 75, at home in Skookumchuck, British Columbia. Mr. Bergenske flunked his military physical and got conscientious objector status before moving to British Columbia in 1970. For the past five decades, he has been working on environmental issues.

Message From the Russian Military: ‘We Lost Your Son’

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By: Neil MacFarquhar and Milana Mazaeva
3 May 2025 at 12:01
Russia lacks any formal, organized effort to account for legions of missing soldiers. That often leaves relatives in limbo, fending for themselves with scant government information.

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Russian conscripts departing for their garrisons in Bataysk, Russia, last month.

Trump’s Tariff on Cheap Chinese Imports Will Cost Big Tech Billions

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By: Daisuke Wakabayashi and Mike Isaac
3 May 2025 at 12:01
For Meta, Alphabet and other platforms, the elimination of the tariff exemption for inexpensive goods is already cutting into advertising revenue.

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Porters move packages through a garment wholesale and distribution district in Guangzhou, China on Thursday.

Ghana Wanted a Cathedral. It Got an ‘Expensive Hole’ Instead.

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By: Ruth Maclean and Francis Kokoroko
3 May 2025 at 12:01
The nation had grand plans for a national cathedral designed by a celebrity architect. The $400 million project became a political battleground.

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A view of an excavated section of the construction site for Ghana’s halted National Cathedral Project in Accra, Ghana, this month.

2 Planes Abort Landings as Army Helicopter Flies Near D.C. Airport

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By: Mark Walker
3 May 2025 at 10:12
The episode followed a fatal collision between a military helicopter and a commercial jet in January, and prompted concern and outrage among officials.

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Air traffic controllers instructed Delta Air Lines Flight 1671 and Republic Airways Flight 5825 to abort their landings around 2:30 p.m. Thursday at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.

University of California’s New President, James Milliken, Will Come From Texas

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By: Stephanie Saul and Shawn Hubler
3 May 2025 at 09:56
James B. Milliken will lead the California system, relinquishing his position as the chancellor of the University of Texas system.

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James B. Milliken will take charge of the University of California system as it faces scrutiny from the Trump administration.

Before the Fire, L.A. Tried to Restore Second Reservoir in Palisades

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By: Mike Baker
3 May 2025 at 08:28
Water supplies ran dry in the Pacific Palisades fire, in part because a reservoir was shut down for repairs. Records show the city had tried and failed to prepare an alternative reservoir.

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Firefighters battling a blaze in the Pacific Palisades area of California in January.

Upheaval in Washington Hinders Campaign Against Bird Flu

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By: Apoorva Mandavilli
2 May 2025 at 02:48
Determined to cut costs and manage communications, the Trump administration is moving too slowly to contain the virus, experts say.

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Since bird flu first appeared on American dairy farms about a year ago, it has spread to more than 1,000 cattle herds in 17 states.

In Singapore’s Election, All Eyes Are on the Margin of Victory, Not the Winner

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By: Sui-Lee Wee
3 May 2025 at 08:00
The People’s Action Party is widely expected to continue its six-decade reign. But discontent with its policies is fueling a growing opposition.

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Workers’ Party supporters attending a final rally ahead of the general election in Singapore on Thursday.

Newark Airport Is Experiencing Major Flight Delays. What’s Causing Them?

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By: Christine Chung
3 May 2025 at 07:27
Staffing shortages at an air traffic control center have added to the effects of a runway closure, prompting United Airlines to cut flights at the hub.

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United Airlines, which operates an average of 328 round-trip flights a day at Newark Liberty International Airport, said it was cutting 35 of those flights starting this weekend because of air traffic control problems.

Weinstein Accuser, Miriam Haley, Breaks Down During Intense Cross-Examination

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By: Hurubie Meko
3 May 2025 at 06:59
Miriam Haley and a defense lawyer clashed repeatedly as the disgraced film mogul Harvey Weinstein’s retrial on sex crime charges continued.

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Harvey Weinstein, whose case is being heard in New York, has also been sentenced to 16 years in California.

Australia’s Prime Minister Clinches Second Term

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By: Victoria Kim and Yan Zhuang
3 May 2025 at 19:16
Heading to the polls amid global uncertainty arising from the Trump administration, voters opted for the known quantity of the incumbent leader, Anthony Albanese.

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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese of Australia won a second term on Saturday.

George Ryan, Illinois Governor Who Halted Prison Executions, Dies at 91

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By: Robert D. McFadden
3 May 2025 at 06:04
A Republican, he imposed a moratorium on capital punishment, saying he could not support a death-row system “so fraught with error” that it might end an innocent life.

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Gov. George H. Ryan of Illinois in 2001. A moderate Republican who had long favored capital punishment, he defended his decision to suspend the death penalty in Illinois as an act of conscience.
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