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Today — 6 May 2025NYT | Top Stories

Scott Bessent Urges Investors to Bet on Trump’s Economic Plan

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By: Alan Rappeport
5 May 2025 at 23:53
The Treasury secretary urged executives and entrepreneurs to look beyond the Trump administration’s trade agenda.

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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has been working to ease concerns among global investors that the president’s trade plans will destabilize the global economy.

Her Final Wish: A Home for the Son She Never Got to Hold

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By: Ali Watkins
5 May 2025 at 23:00
Chrissie Tully gave birth to a son 76 years ago in an Irish home for single mothers, shrouded in secrecy and shame. She’s still waiting for him.

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Chrissie Tully in the living room of her council home in Loughrea, County Galway. She hopes to buy the house to keep it in her name, in case her lost son returns.
Yesterday — 5 May 2025NYT | Top Stories

As Backlash to Trump’s Tariffs Grows, Europe Boycotts American Brands

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By: Liz Alderman
5 May 2025 at 23:14
A shifting perception of the United States amid President Trump’s trade war is prompting Europeans to pivot decisively away from U.S. goods and services.

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A Nike store in Rome. European consumers are starting to avoid U.S. products and services, according to a European Central Bank survey.

Farmers in Iowa Are Caught in Trump’s Trade War

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By: Julie Creswell
5 May 2025 at 17:02
With high costs and low prices for their crops, soybean and corn farmers were already nervous as they planned for planting season this year. A big trade war isn’t helping.

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Farmers in western Iowa were preparing fields for spring planting in early April.

UnitedHealth’s Move to End Cyberattack Loan Lifeline Upsets Medical Providers

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By: Benjamin Ryan
5 May 2025 at 23:13
The company lent roughly $9 billion to practices affected by a vast cyberattack on its payment systems last year. Medical practices are now suing the health care colossus, saying it is pressuring them to repay funds.

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Dr. John Odom, left, and Meghan Klein Odom, at their sports medicine practice in Eden Prairie, Minn.

Arizona Restaurant Shooting Leaves at Least 3 Dead and 5 Injured

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By: Christine Hauser
5 May 2025 at 22:30
Witnesses told local news stations that the shooting took place at a Cinco de Mayo event.

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Detectives were still investigating a shooting at a restaurant in Glendale, Ariz., but they believed there was more than one shooter involved.

This Year’s Met Gala Raises the Most Money in Its History

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By: Jesse McKinley
5 May 2025 at 21:17
The Met’s annual fashion party has become a fund-raising juggernaut, but the lavish event comes with a price tag of its own. How much bang does it get for its buck?

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Preparations outside the Metropolitan Museum on Art, which on Monday evening will host the 2025 Met Gala, an outlier in the world of high-end philanthropy.

In the Battle for Next Pope, Cardinal Erdö Emerges as a Conservative Favorite

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By: Andrew Higgins
5 May 2025 at 21:34
The archbishop is a standard-bearer for those in the church who favor a return to traditional rules and doctrine after Pope Francis.

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Cardinal Peter Erdo in Budapest in August. He is an authority on canon law and has built ties with church leaders in Europe, Africa and Latin America.

Why Warren Buffett’s Departure from Berkshire Hathaway Matters

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By: Andrew Ross Sorkin
5 May 2025 at 22:46
At the annual meeting of Berkshire Hathaway, known as “Woodstock for capitalists,” many wept at the departure of a singular figure in the business world.

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Warren Buffett won an enormous following because of his success and his values. His planned exit from Berkshire Hathaway raises questions about what will happen to the enterprise he built.

What Buffett’s Exit Means

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By: Andrew Ross Sorkin， Ravi Mattu， Bernhard Warner， Sarah Kessler， Michael J. de la Merced， Lauren Hirsch and Edmund Lee
5 May 2025 at 20:13
Tens of thousands were on hand to see the billionaire announce his plans to retire. Their attention is already focusing on what is next for the conglomerate he built.

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It’s the end of an era as Berkshire Hathaway’s Warren Buffett has announced he’ll retire by year-end.

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Jury to Decide if He Led an Entourage or a Criminal Enterprise

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By: Julia Jacobs
5 May 2025 at 20:34
Selection of jurors is to begin Monday in a federal case that accuses the music mogul of deploying his employees to help him commit crimes.

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The prosecution’s case against Sean Combs centers on a theory that his employees and associates enabled a pattern of criminal activity spanning two decades.

Netanyahu’s Plan to Expand Israel’s Fight in Gaza Is Met With Skepticism

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By: Michael D. Shear， Aaron Boxerman and Adam Rasgon
5 May 2025 at 22:49
It is not clear how Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s strategy of adding tens of thousands of soldiers will fundamentally alter a dynamic seen over 18 months of conflict.

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Destruction in Jabaliya, Gaza, last month. During the war, Israeli forces have pummeled Hamas fighters, with residents in Gaza caught in the middle.

Trump and Harvard Both Want ‘Viewpoint Diversity.’ What Does It Mean?

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By: Jennifer Schuessler
5 May 2025 at 17:00
The administration has accused the university of lacking viewpoint diversity. Harvard is fighting its demands, but embracing the vague term.

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Harvard University has been the scene of debates about the value of “viewpoint diversity,” a principle the Trump administration is now threatening to monitor and enforce.

The Trump Family Cashes In, AI Mistakes Multiply, and More

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By: Tracy Mumford， Will Jarvis， Ian Stewart and Jessica Metzger
5 May 2025 at 18:00
Plus, 200 snake bites later…

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Eric Trump in Dubai on Thursday. He and another of the president’s older sons, Donald Trump Jr., spent the past two weeks traveling the world and announcing deals, many of which will financially benefit their father.

A Push to Remove Symbols of Imperial Russia Divides Odesa, Ukraine

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By: Constant Méheut and Daria Mitiuk
5 May 2025 at 17:00
A push to rename streets and remove statues associated with imperial Russia is dividing Odesa, whose identity is tied up in its history.

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Odesa’s main statue of Alexander Pushkin, outside the City Council building.

Inside the Most Politically Charged Met Gala in Years

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By: Vanessa Friedman
5 May 2025 at 17:00
The party and its related exhibition, about Black male style, land in a moment when anything to do with race and diversity is under added scrutiny.

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“Superfine” is the Costume Institute’s first show devoted entirely to designers of color.

Elon Musk, His 16-Foot Wall and the Feud With His Texas Neighbors

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By: Kirsten Grind
5 May 2025 at 17:01
Residents of an upscale enclave outside Austin, Texas, learned the hard way what it’s like when a multibillionaire moves into the mansion next door. Some of them have started a ruckus over it.

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Survivors Urge Cardinals to Discuss Sex Abuse Crisis in Choosing Next Pope

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By: Elisabetta Povoledo
5 May 2025 at 17:01
Pope Francis is credited with addressing the issue more strongly than his predecessors did, but clerical abuse remains a ruinous issue for the Roman Catholic Church.

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The convening cardinals have discussed sexual abuse in the church, the Vatican spokesman said last week.

As Conclave Nears, Catholics Wonder if New Pope Will Support Latin Mass

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By: Ruth Graham
5 May 2025 at 17:01
In Detroit, traditionalist Catholics were bracing for a crackdown. The promise of change in Rome offers them a sliver of hope.

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The Traditional Latin Mass at the Sweetest Heart of Mary church in Detroit on the Sunday after Easter.

Cardinal Erdo of Hungary Is a Favorite of Conservatives to Become Pope

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By: Andrew Higgins
5 May 2025 at 17:09
The archbishop is a standard-bearer for those in the church who favor a return to traditional rules and doctrine after Pope Francis.

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Cardinal Peter Erdo in Budapest in August. He is an authority on canon law and has built ties with church leaders in Europe, Africa and Latin America.

Why the Italian Who Leads the Church in Jerusalem Is a Contender to Be Pope

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By: Matthew Mpoke Bigg and Isabel Kershner
5 May 2025 at 17:01
Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa is a Vatican outsider, but his experience in a region sacred to three major religions may give him an edge.

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Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher last month. The Italian has been based in the region for decades and built strong relationships with other religious leaders.

Sean Combs Jury to Decide if He Led an Entourage or a Criminal Enterprise

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By: Julia Jacobs
5 May 2025 at 17:00
Selection of jurors is to begin Monday in a federal case that accuses the music mogul of deploying his employees to help him commit crimes.

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The prosecution’s case against Sean Combs centers on a theory that his employees and associates enabled a pattern of criminal activity spanning two decades.
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