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Today — 19 September 2025NYT | Top Stories

Elon Musk Has Focused on xAI Since Leaving Washington

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By: Cade Metz， Kate Conger and Ryan Mac
19 September 2025 at 05:50
Mr. Musk spent the summer at his artificial intelligence start-up xAI, trying to match the runaway success of OpenAI. The result was chaos.

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Since leaving Washington in June, Elon Musk has focused much of his time on his A.I. start-up.

California Is So Muggy This Week That It Feels Like Florida

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By: Amy Graff
19 September 2025 at 05:49
The remnants of a tropical storm are bringing thunderstorms, rain and humidity, none of which are normal for this time of year.

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Satellite imagery showing clouds along the West Coast of the United States.

Marilyn Hagerty, Whose Olive Garden Review Went Viral, Dies at 99

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By: Pete Wells
19 September 2025 at 04:01
“The chicken Alfredo ($10.95) was warm and comforting on a cold day,” she wrote from North Dakota. And suddenly the national media made her a celebrity.

11 Elected Officials Arrested While Trying to Access Cells at N.Y.C. ICE Facility

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By: Luis Ferré-Sadurní， Wesley Parnell and Samantha Latson
19 September 2025 at 05:21
Brad Lander, the city comptroller, was arrested again. Jumaane D. Williams, the public advocate, was among protesters detained outside.

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Jumaane D. Williams, the New York City public advocate, was among the elected officials arrested on Thursday while protesting outside a federal building where migrants are detained.

In Their Own Words: Trump and Top Officials Change Tone on Free Speech

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By: Karoun Demirjian
19 September 2025 at 05:00
In the wake of Charlie Kirk’s assassination, the president’s pledges to guarantee free speech have been replaced by efforts to suppress — and even criminalize — what their critics have to say.

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President Trump speaking to members of the media this week. In his inauguration speech, he vowed to “immediately stop all government censorship and bring back free speech to America.”

The Era of Dark Passions

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By: David Brooks
19 September 2025 at 05:00
Leaders across the political spectrum have figured out how easily they can motivate people with anger, fear and domination.

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

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By: Michael D. Shear， Shawn McCreesh， Stephen Castle and Richard Pérez-Peña
19 September 2025 at 04:21
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

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By: Nicholas Fandos and Benjamin Oreskes
19 September 2025 at 03:54
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

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By: Jeffery C. Mays and Troy Closson
19 September 2025 at 04:04
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.

ABC’s Suspension of Kimmel and Trump’s Chilling Effect on Late Night TV

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By: James Poniewozik
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.

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By: Charlie Savage
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

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By: Jennifer Szalai
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

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By: Katie Rogers
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

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By: Sonia A. Rao， Jacey Fortin and Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs
19 September 2025 at 03:28
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

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By: Zach Montague
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

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By: Annie Karni
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

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By: Natallie Rocha
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

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By: Vanessa Friedman
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

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By: Liz Alderman
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

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By: Simar Bajaj
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

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By: Kate Kelly and Niraj Chokshi
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

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By: Jonah E. Bromwich
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

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By: Jim Rutenberg
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?

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By: Brook Larmer
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.]
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