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Today — 4 May 2025NYT | Top Stories

Designers Do a Double Take at the Lettering on Pope Francis’ Tombstone

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By: Adeel Hassan
4 May 2025 at 21:44
Irregularly spaced letters spelling “F R A NCISC VS” have caused a stir among typography nerds who specialize in spacing and fonts. One called them “an abomination unto design.”

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Pope Francis’ tomb is inscribed with the name “Franciscus,” in irregularly spaced lettering.

More American Air Defense Is on the Way to Help Ukraine

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By: Kim Barker， Helene Cooper， Lara Jakes and Eric Schmitt
4 May 2025 at 20:11
A Patriot air-defense system is moving from Israel to Ukraine, and Western allies are discussing the logistics of getting Germany or Greece to send another.

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German soldiers unloading the U.S.-made Patriot surface-to-air missile system in Jasionka, Poland, in January.

British Police Arrest Iranian Nationals in Counterterrorism Investigations

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By: Stephen Castle
4 May 2025 at 19:24
Seven Iranians were among eight men arrested in two investigations. Some of the detained were accused of preparing a terrorist attack on an unnamed site.

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New Scotland Yard, the headquarters of the Metropolitan Police, in London. One of Britain’s top security officials said last year that Iran was a growing threat.

Trump Battles Universities, but Especially Harvard and the Ivy League

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By: Elisabeth Bumiller
4 May 2025 at 17:01
Beyond the politics is a brew of resentment and reverence that the president, an Ivy League graduate himself, has long harbored for a club that has never accepted him.

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President Trump’s attacks on Harvard and other Ivy League schools have endeared him to his base.

Why Shabbos Kestenbaum, the Student Who Sued Harvard, Keeps Fighting the University

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By: Anemona Hartocollis
4 May 2025 at 17:01
Shabbos Kestenbaum sued Harvard over accusations that it had ignored antisemitism when he was a student. His criticism has taken him to the White House and all over the world.

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Shabbos Kestenbaum at his childhood home in the Bronx. His determination to battle his alma mater in court helped build momentum for a Republican war against elite universities.

How Trump’s Cuts Are Stifling L.G.B.T.Q. Health Research

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By: Benjamin Mueller， Claire Hogan and Laura Salaberry
4 May 2025 at 17:00
The Trump administration has systematically stripped funding from research into the health of L.G.B.T.Q. people. Benjamin Mueller, a reporter covering health and medicine for The New York Times, describes how hundreds of such projects were abruptly halted, stranding participants in experiments, and leading to lawsuits that argue that the administration had not offered a legal justification for the cuts.

Trump Administration Slashes Research Into L.G.B.T.Q. Health

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By: Benjamin Mueller
4 May 2025 at 17:00
More than $800 million in N.I.H. grants canceled as of early May — nearly half of those terminated to date — covered the health of sexual and gender minority groups, The Times found.

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Drawing blood for an S.T.I. test at a San Francisco AIDS Foundation clinic. The N.I.H. canceled several grants to a network of researchers who work on preventing and treating H.I.V. and AIDS in young adults, who account for a fifth of new infections each year in the United States.

Buddy Guy Talks ‘Sinners’ Post-Credits Scene

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By: Mesfin Fekadu
2 May 2025 at 23:13
The guitarist and singer, who turns 89 in July, discusses his role in Ryan Coogler’s musical horror drama and his promise to Muddy Waters and B.B. King.

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Buddy Guy recorded a new song called “Travelin’” for Ryan Coogler’s movie “Sinners.”

Trump’s Tariffs Are Already Straining This Oklahoma Used Car Business

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By: Eli Saslow and Erin Schaff
4 May 2025 at 21:49
Antonio Austin is trying to hold his car business together as President Trump’s tariffs drive up costs — and drive his customers deeper into crisis.

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Antonio Austin in the repair bay of Buy Here Pay Here car lot. His inventory and sales have been dropping.

Who Is Gregory Abel, Warren Buffett’s Successor?

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By: Michael J. de la Merced
4 May 2025 at 17:01
Mr. Buffett won renown and made billions as one of the most successful stock pickers of all time. Mr. Abel’s strengths lie more in running businesses.

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Greg Abel, at the Berkshire Hathaway shareholders’ gathering this weekend in Omaha, was Warren Buffett’s yearslong heir apparent.

Biden Aides Decided Against a Cognitive Test in Early 2024, Book Says

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By: Reid J. Epstein
4 May 2025 at 17:01
His White House advisers considered giving him such a test to prove his fitness for a second term, but they worried it would draw new attention to his age, according to a forthcoming book.

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A few weeks before former President Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s final White House physical exam in early 2024, his aides decided against having him undergo a cognitive test.

A Scenic Tour of Red Tape: Tracking the Slowest High-Speed Train in the Country

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By: John Branch
4 May 2025 at 17:00
Can America still build big things? A long ride through California’s Central Valley tells a gloomy story.

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An orchard outside of Hanford, Calif., will be the site of a high-speed rail overpass. It is part of the scaled-back project that was once scheduled to be completed in 2020 but is now slated for 2033.

A Conclave Like No Other

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By: Jason Horowitz and Emma Bubola
4 May 2025 at 17:39
More cardinals from more countries than ever will gather in the Sistine Chapel starting Wednesday to choose a new pope at a precarious time for the church.

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Firefighters installed the chimney that is used to communicate the choosing of a new pope on Friday on the roof of the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City.

Francis Opened Discussions to Those Outside the Church Hierarchy. This Cardinal Would, Too

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By: Elisabetta Povoledo
4 May 2025 at 17:01
Cardinal Mario Grech comes from Malta, but is known to cardinals around the world for his role as the secretary general of an advisory body of bishops.

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Cardinal Mario Grech attends a mass at St Peter’s basilica in Vatican City on Wednesday.

A Popemobile Used by Pope Francis Will Become a Mobile Clinic in Gaza

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By: Adam Rasgon
4 May 2025 at 17:30
In his last months, Pope Francis blessed an effort to transform the vehicle he used when he visited the West Bank in 2014 into a mobile health clinic to treat Palestinian children in the Gaza Strip.

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Pope Francis in his popemobile in Manger Square in the West Bank city of Bethlehem in 2014.

Would the Housing Crisis Ease if Boomers Rented Out Their Empty Rooms?

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By: Conor Dougherty
4 May 2025 at 17:00
Millions of single-family homes are underused, on spacious lots. Refitting them for “roommate houses” or backyard cottages could make a difference.

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Monte Anderson, a developer in the Dallas area, divided his 2,400-square-foot home into four studio apartments and added a house in the backyard.

What Effect Did Trump Have on Australia’s Election?

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By: Victoria Kim and Yan Zhuang
4 May 2025 at 19:11
The global turmoil wreaked by President Trump’s policies made him a factor in the election, bolstering the re-election of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese of Australia and his party were re-elected in a landslide.

Trump’s Tariffs Create Fear and Uncertainty at Vietnam’s Factories

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By: Alexandra Stevenson and Tung Ngo
4 May 2025 at 12:00
The threat of 46 percent levies, among the highest for any country, is rattling Vietnam’s factory managers and workers, as well as thousands of exporters.

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Workers sew garments along a production line at a Thanh Cong Textile Garment in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

After 100 Years, Britain’s Two-Party Political System May Be Crumbling

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By: Stephen Castle
4 May 2025 at 12:01
Nigel Farage’s right-wing populist party, Reform U.K., is presenting a serious challenge to the governing Labour Party and to the opposition Conservatives.

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Nigel Farage, the leader of the insurgent anti-immigration Reform U.K. party, on Friday. His party made big gains in England’s local elections.

‘People Who Are Salaried Are Crying’: Taxes on Workers Add to Debt Misery

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By: Patricia Cohen
4 May 2025 at 12:01
Increased payroll taxes are one element of a desperate bid in Kenya to keep the government running and pay off the country’s foreign creditors.

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The Toi Market in Nairobi.
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