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Today — 16 August 2025NYT | Top Stories

At Trump’s Summit, No Deal on Ukraine, and No Consequence for Putin

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By: David E. Sanger
16 August 2025 at 11:36
President Trump’s failure to reach an accord on Ukraine only made his warm welcome for the Russian leader more striking.

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President Trump with President Vladimir V. Putin during a joint news conference at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage.

Once Seen as Divisive, South Korea’s New Leader Tries for Charming

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By: Choe Sang-Hun
16 August 2025 at 12:01
To South Koreans weary of the political polarization that led briefly to martial law, President Lee Jae Myung is showing a more human touch than his predecessor. But his biggest challenges lie ahead.

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President Lee Jae Myung of South Korea taking questions during a news conference at the Blue House in Seoul last month, after his first 30 days in office.

Trump and Putin Put on a Show in Summit, but No Ukraine Deal Emerges

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By: Peter Baker and Katie Rogers
16 August 2025 at 10:46
President Trump gave President Vladimir Putin a warm public reception, effectively ending his diplomatic isolation over the past three years for his invasion of Ukraine. But Mr. Putin did not agree to stop the war.

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President Vladimir V. Putin and President Trump on Friday. They exchanged pleasantries, but revealed few details about their talks.

Trump Administration Backs Off New Attempt to Widen Control of D.C. Police

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By: Campbell Robertson and Zach Montague
16 August 2025 at 11:30
The chief will remain after a lawsuit challenged the Justice Department’s attempt to install a new leader as part of an effort to put the agency under federal control.

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Amtrak police officers and National Guard troops patrolling at Union Station in Washington on Thursday.

6 Takeaways From Trump’s Meeting With Putin

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By: Maggie Haberman and Tyler Pager
16 August 2025 at 10:13
While no deal was announced, the Russian leader secured some wins and left on good terms with the U.S. president.

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President Trump meeting President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia along the tarmac in Alaska. They left with no announced deal but a warm rapport.

Judge Rejects Trump’s Attempt to End Standards of Care for Detained Migrant Children

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By: Miriam Jordan
16 August 2025 at 09:54
Court-mandated oversight will remain in place for migrant children in custody. Lawyers have reported poor medical care and lack of sunlight and showers.

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Unaccompanied minors wait for U.S. Border Patrol agents after being allowed in at El Paso, Texas.

Putin Probably Bought Himself More Time for His War in Ukraine

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By: Serge Schmemann
16 August 2025 at 09:54
Few East-West meetings have ended with less clarity than Friday’s Trump-Putin summit in Alaska. What was clear, though, was that Vladimir Putin was well satisfied.

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Newsom’s Gerrymander of California Has a Formidable Foe: Schwarzenegger

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By: Laurel Rosenhall
16 August 2025 at 09:19
The actor-turned-governor helped overhaul how California draws political maps. In an interview with The New York Times, he said he would fight to preserve that legacy.

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In 2019, Arnold Schwarzenegger spoke at a rally against gerrymandering on the steps of the Supreme Court.

Trump Is Testing D.C.’s Home Rule. What Is It?

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By: Emily Badger
16 August 2025 at 08:17
The city’s limited self-governance has set the stage for the president’s police takeover.

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The District of Columbia was granted a form of self-governance in 1973, but the federal government retained considerable oversight of the city.

California Lawmakers Release a Proposed House Map Favoring Democrats

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By: Laurel Rosenhall
16 August 2025 at 08:57
The plan would help Democrats flip five seats, offsetting the gains Republicans hope to make by redrawing maps in Texas.

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Gov. Gavin Newsom held a campaign-style rally in Los Angeles on Thursday to urge voters to approve a redrawn congressional map in California.

4 Takeaways From the Week Trump Took Control of D.C.’s Police

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By: Jess Bidgood
16 August 2025 at 07:21
The administration’s grip on the city has only tightened as the week has worn on, while pushback has begun to intensify.

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The impression of a major military presence across the city has yet to materialize.

MAHA Draft Report Brings Relief to Some, Chagrin to Others

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By: Dani Blum， Benjamin Mueller and Alice Callahan
16 August 2025 at 06:36
A draft of an upcoming White House report on children’s health was not as harsh toward the agriculture industry as some of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s allies had hoped.

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A sign warned of pesticide use on a strawberry farm in Oxnard, Calif. A draft report outlining proposals to improve children’s health did not include strong restrictions on pesticides.

Judge Blocks F.T.C. Investigation of Media Matters

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By: Kate Conger
16 August 2025 at 07:02
The agency began looking into the liberal watchdog group’s research critical of Elon Musk and his social media platform, X, in May.

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An investigation of Media Matters by the Federal Trade Commission, above, “presents a straightforward First Amendment violation,” a federal judge ruled on Friday.

Trump Welcomes Putin With B-2 Bomber Flyover and Red Carpet

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By: Katie Rogers
16 August 2025 at 09:43
President Trump clapped for his guest, Vladimir V. Putin, as he stepped off the plane. But their visit ended with little but an agreement to see each other again — perhaps, Mr. Putin said, “in Moscow?”

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President Trump’s welcome for President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia revealed just how much of a stake Mr. Trump had placed in a greeting he felt was worthy of Mr. Putin.

NY Weed Dispensaries Sue Regulators Over Misinterpretation of State Rules

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By: Taylor Robinson
16 August 2025 at 06:00
Last month, dozens of cannabis businesses were told they were located too close to schools after state officials realized they had misinterpreted regulations.

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The Housing Works Cannabis Company, New York State’s first legal recreational dispensary when it opened in 2022, may need to relocate because it is too close to a school.

Tommy McLain, the King of Swamp Pop, Dies at 85

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By: Clay Risen
16 August 2025 at 10:59
Playing a blend of rock, R&B and zydeco, he had a hit in 1966 with “Sweet Dreams” and inspired Elvis Costello, Nick Lowe and many others.

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Tommy McLain in 2022. He was part of a hybrid music tradition that emerged from Louisiana in the late 1950s.

Senator Josh Hawley Begins Child Safety Inquiry Into Meta’s A.I. Bot

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By: Cecilia Kang
16 August 2025 at 05:26
Josh Hawley, Republican of Missouri, said he would look into whether the social media company’s artificial intelligence technology endangers children.

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Republican Senator Josh Hawley of Missouri.

Priscilla Presley Locked in Feud With Former Business Partners

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By: Matt Stevens
16 August 2025 at 05:10
Elvis’s ex-wife has traded lawsuits in a financial dispute with former advisers that has grown ugly with an allegation that she prematurely “pulled the plug” on her late daughter, Lisa Marie.

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Priscilla Presley, 80, is engaged in a financial dispute with former business advisers that has escalated in the past week.

Masaoki Sen, a Kamikaze Volunteer and Japan Tea Ceremony Grandmaster, Dies

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By: Martin Fackler
16 August 2025 at 04:56
Spared from flying a suicide mission in World War II, he became a grandmaster of Japan’s venerable tea ceremony and used his stature to speak out against all wars.

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Masaoki Sen performed a traditional Japanese tea ceremony in 2011 at the U.S.S. Arizona Memorial in Pearl Harbor in Hawaii.

Officers Clear More Homeless People from Sites Around Washington

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By: Mark Walker and Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs
16 August 2025 at 03:21
Local police now under federal oversight dismantled encampments, discarding tents and other belongings.

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Workers with Washington’s Department of Public Works loaded a tent into a garbage truck after Metropolitan Police cleared a homeless encampment in Washington Circle.

Environmental Groups Sue Over D.O.E. Report Downplaying Climate Change

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By: Lisa Friedman
16 August 2025 at 03:29
The lawsuit seeks to block the Trump administration from repealing the legal foundation for regulating climate pollution.

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Chris Wright, head of the Department of Energy.

Mayor LaToya Cantrell of New Orleans Is Indicted on Corruption Charges

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By: Rick Rojas and Pooja Salhotra
16 August 2025 at 07:39
LaToya Cantrell was charged with going to criminal lengths to carry out, and cover up, a romantic relationship with a city police officer assigned to protect her.

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LaToya Cantrell took office in 2018 as the first Black woman elected to lead New Orleans.

Air Canada’s Flight Attendants Reject Call for Arbitration

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By: Ian Austen and Matina Stevis-Gridneff
16 August 2025 at 05:26
Their union says one of its core demands, to receive pay for groundwork, is unlikely to be introduced in arbitration. The airline began canceling flights ahead of the potential strike.

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Passengers waiting at an Air Canada check-in counter at Toronto Pearson International Airport in Canada on Friday.

As Air Canada Strike Looms, Here’s What to Know About Flight Cancellations and More

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By: Nia Decaille
16 August 2025 at 01:46
A strike by the carrier’s flight attendants could disrupt 130,000 travelers a day, including international fliers. Here’s what to know if your flight is affected.

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Air Canada has already begun canceling flights in advance of the planned strike.

As Trump Tightens Hold on Kennedy Center, Top Theater Producer Resigns

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By: Michael Paulson
16 August 2025 at 01:04
Jeffrey Finn, a Broadway producer who has overseen theater programming at the Washington venue since 2016, will leave next month.

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The official overseeing theater at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is stepping down.

Trump Depicted Youth Crime in D.C. as Rampant. Here’s What the Data Shows.

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By: Campbell Robertson and Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs
16 August 2025 at 01:26
Concerns came to a head during the pandemic, when carjackings surged and many of those arrested were children. Carjackings and other crimes have declined considerably.

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President Trump during a news conference in the White House Briefing Room on Monday.

For Some Venetians, This Overgrown Island Is Paradise

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By: Elisabetta Povoledo
16 August 2025 at 02:35
A citizens’ group is now in charge of the island of Poveglia, where they will create a park for anyone who wants to leave Venice’s maddening crowds of tourists behind.

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Members of the Poveglia for Everyone association on Poveglia, an island in the Venetian Lagoon. Last year, a court determined that the group could manage one of Poveglia’s three islets on a six-year renewable lease.
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