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Today — 1 September 2025NYT | Top Stories

He Burned a Flag and Won a Right. With Trump’s Order, He Worries That’s at Risk.

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By: Adam Liptak
1 September 2025 at 17:03
The Supreme Court ruled in 1989 that burning an American flag is speech protected by the First Amendment. President Trump says it should be punished.

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Gregory Johnson displayed a flag he has used in protests, in Venice, Calif., in 2021. Mr. Johnson won a landmark Supreme Court case in 1989 protecting political expression that is now being challenged by President Trump.

Israel’s New Negotiating Stance Is Likely to Prolong Gaza War, Experts Say

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By: Isabel Kershner
1 September 2025 at 17:33
A shift toward pressing for a permanent cease-fire deal, alongside plans for a new offensive in Gaza City, means the fighting is unlikely to end soon.

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An Israeli military strike in the northern Gaza Strip, seen from southern Israel on Sunday.

Ukraine War Leads to Global Shortage of TNT for Military and Mining Use

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By: John Ismay
1 September 2025 at 17:00
Mining materials to make cement, gravel and a host of other common products require an explosive that is becoming more expensive and limited in supply.

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An explosion with the power of 43,000 pounds of TNT blasts rock apart at a quarry in Virginia.

Kyiv Links Moscow to Killing of Former Ukrainian Parliament Speaker

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By: Constant Méheut
1 September 2025 at 17:42
Ukraine said it had arrested a suspect in the murder of the politician, who had voiced anti-Russian views. The authorities did not explain how the suspect was tied to Moscow.

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Andriy Parubiy presiding over a session of Ukraine’s Parliament in 2019.

Where You Can Stumble Upon a U.S. Open Match

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By: David Waldstein
1 September 2025 at 15:00
A small part of the New York City tennis tournament is staged, miles away from the main action, at the gleaming Cary Leeds Center for Tennis & Learning in the Bronx.

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For two days each year, dozens of talented young players compete in the U.S. Open junior qualifying event in Crotona Park.

Dan Rather Is Still Chasing the News

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By: Jacques Steinberg
1 September 2025 at 17:03
He’s 93, and 20 years removed from signing off as a CBS anchor. But he’s still tapping out stories. “As Popeye used to say, I am what I am.”

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Dan Rather publishes a newsletter three times a week, and it has more than half a million subscribers.

In the Remains of Canada’s Jasper Wildfire, Clues to Tame Future Blazes

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By: Jesse Winter and Vjosa Isai
1 September 2025 at 17:02
A giant fire last year consumed much of Canada’s Jasper National Park. Canadian scientists leading research into wildfires are using the blaze to learn lessons for the future.

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Recreational vehicles in the fire-affected Jasper National Park last month in Alberta, Canada.

What to Know About the Earthquake in Afghanistan

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By: Amelia Nierenberg， Safiullah Padshah， Elian Peltier and Mike Ives
1 September 2025 at 17:17
Hundreds of people were killed, according to the Taliban government, and the death toll was expected to rise.

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Injured Afghans received treatment at a hospital in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, on Monday.

Applying to College in the Age of Racial Trauma

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By: Justin Driver
1 September 2025 at 17:00
The new, higher premium placed on college application essays that focus on racially traumatic experiences produces numerous undesirable consequences.

What to Know About Rudy Giuliani’s Car Accident

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By: Andrés R. Martínez
1 September 2025 at 15:15
Rudolph W. Giuliani, the former mayor of New York and lawyer for President Trump, suffered a fractured vertebra when a vehicle slammed into his car on Saturday.

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Rudolph W. Giuliani was in a car accident on Saturday.

Lula Faced Down Trump. Now Comes His Biggest Challenge.

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By: Andre Pagliarini
1 September 2025 at 13:00
For President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil, the stakes ahead of next year’s election could not be higher.

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President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil in August.

Anti-Immigrant Protests Attended by Neo-Nazis in Australia Worry Leaders

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By: Yan Zhuang
1 September 2025 at 12:44
The government condemned the demonstrations, which drew tens of thousands of people. Some of the events included speakers tied to neo-Nazi groups.

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Demonstrators at an anti-immigration rally in Sydney on Sunday.

Hundreds Dead After 6.0-Magnitude Earthquake Hits Afghanistan

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By: Safiullah Padshah， Elian Peltier and Mike Ives
1 September 2025 at 18:49
The quake, near the border with Pakistan, injured more than 2,500 people, the authorities said. The death toll was expected to rise.

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A person wounded in the quake was carried to an ambulance at an airport in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, on Monday.

India Was the Economic Alternative to China. Trump Ended That.

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By: Alex Travelli and Hari Kumar
1 September 2025 at 12:00
A lurch in policy has shaken the India-U.S. economic alliance against China, leaving India little choice but to consider reversing its own strategy.

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Construction at the site of the Foxconn Apple Project in Bengaluru, India. Foxconn is the main contract manufacturer for Apple, which has become a touchstone for India’s China Plus One approach.

California’s High Potency Cannabis is Fueling a ‘Cali Weed’ Trend in the UK

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By: Lizzie Dearden
1 September 2025 at 12:01
High-strength, California-grown marijuana is so popular in the U.K. that large quantities are being illegally smuggled on passenger flights, officials say.

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Police officers patrolling Hyde Park in London on 4/20, marijuana’s unofficial holiday each April 20, in 2023. Cannabis remains illegal in Britain.

Robert Mueller Has Parkinson’s Disease, Family Says

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By: Michael S. Schmidt and Nina Agrawal
1 September 2025 at 09:45
The former special counsel, who led the Russia investigation during President Trump’s first term, has had difficulty speaking in recent months. A congressional committee dropped a request for Mr. Mueller to testify this week.

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Robert S. Mueller III, the former special counsel, testifying before the House Judiciary Committee in 2019.

Rikers Detainee Becomes Third Person to Die in N.Y.C. Custody in a Week

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By: Benjamin Weiser
1 September 2025 at 07:53
Days before the death of the man, Jimmy Avila, another detainee was pronounced dead in his cell at the troubled city jail complex, and a third died in police custody.

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Jimmy Avila was arraigned Friday night in a Bronx court and died Saturday afternoon on Rikers Island, according to the Legal Aid Society, which had been representing him.

Brazil Tightens Bolsonaro House Arrest Amid Escape Concerns

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By: Ana Ionova
1 September 2025 at 06:42
Former President Jair Bolsonaro, who will stand trial on Tuesday, is being closely monitored by the Brazilian authorities, who fear he may try to flee.

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Mr. Bolsonaro outside his home earlier this month. He has been under house arrest for weeks.

Houthis Vow Revenge After Israeli Attack Kills Senior Officials

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By: Shuaib Almosawa and Vivian Nereim
1 September 2025 at 04:18
Israel’s assassination of top officials last week is likely to make the Iranian-backed militia even more hawkish, Yemen analysts say.

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Houthi fighters marched in an anti-Israel rally in Sana, Yemen, on Friday.

U.S. Suspends Visas for Palestinian Passport Holders, Officials Say

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By: Edward Wong， Adam Rasgon， Natan Odenheimer and Hamed Aleaziz
1 September 2025 at 04:34
The move will stop, at least temporarily, travel for medical treatment, attending university, visiting relatives or conducting business.

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A recent pro-Palestinian demonstration in Dearborn, Mich. Tens of thousands of Palestinians have relatives in the United States.

Rudy Giuliani Is Hurt in Car Crash in New Hampshire

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By: Emma G. Fitzsimmons and Maggie Haberman
1 September 2025 at 09:32
Mr. Giuliani, the former New York City mayor and lawyer for President Trump, suffered a fractured vertebra, his head of security said.

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Rudolph W. Giuliani was in a car accident in New Hampshire.
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