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Today — 21 May 2025NYT | Top Stories

Google Unveils ‘A.I. Mode’ Chatbot, Signaling a New Era for Search

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By: Tripp Mickle
21 May 2025 at 02:01
The tech giant is taking its next big step in artificial intelligence by adding interactive capabilities to its flagship product.

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Sundar Pichai, the chief executive of Google, spoke on Tuesday about the company’s plans to bring more generative A.I. abilities to its flagship search product during its annual developers conference.

Joe Biden’s Cancer Diagnosis Is a Familiar Scenario for Prostate Experts

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By: Gina Kolata
21 May 2025 at 01:12
Guidelines advise no screening after age 70, and doctors say that even men who test diligently may develop an aggressive cancer after none was found at a recent checkup.

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Former President Joseph R. Biden Jr. has not disclosed details about when his cancer was discovered, or whether he had been regularly examined for prostate cancer.

New Orleans Jail Employee Is Arrested and Charged With Helping 10 Inmates Escape

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By: Michael Levenson
20 May 2025 at 23:57
A maintenance worker shut off water at the jail, allowing the inmates to remove a toilet and sink fixture from a cell wall, according to the Louisiana attorney general’s office.

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The 10 inmates escaped from a New Orleans jail last week by cutting a hole in a cell wall that was just big enough to crawl through.

Want to Buy Her House in Ireland? You’ll Need $7 and Some Luck.

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By: Lana Bortolot
20 May 2025 at 23:12
Imelda Collins is raffling her house rather than sell it on the conventional market. Anyone in the world can enter.

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Imelda Collins outside her house in Ireland’s County Leitrim, which she is raffling off for five British pounds per ticket. She hopes to sell 150,000 tickets.
Yesterday — 20 May 2025NYT | Top Stories

EU Plans New Sanctions on Russia in Push for Ukraine Cease-fire

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By: Jeanna Smialek
20 May 2025 at 21:43
The European Union has now targeted Moscow’s fleet of covert oil tankers and plans more restrictions, as the Trump administration’s approach to the war shifts.

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Aid workers on the front line in Ukraine. The new sanctions aim to pressure Russia to negotiate to end the war.

Cassie’s Mother Testifies at Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’s Trial About Bruises and a Payment

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By: Ben Sisario and Julia Jacobs
21 May 2025 at 00:40
At the mogul’s sex-trafficking trial, Casandra Ventura’s mother said she sent $20,000 to Mr. Combs because “I was scared for my daughter’s safety.” It was returned.

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David James, a former assistant for Sean Combs, testified about a time “I realized my life was in danger.”

Republican Tax Plan Could Hurt at Least 58 Colleges

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By: Stephanie Saul and Steven Rich
20 May 2025 at 21:20
A plan for a hefty new tax on university endowments was crafted to target “woke” schools, lawmakers said. But a small Kansas college and a Texas medical school might also be hit.

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McPherson College in Kansas has a student population of about 800. It might still end up a potential target in a Republican plan aimed primarily at the Ivy League.

Ukrainians Brace for a Longer War as Trump Backs Off Cease-Fire Call

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By: Marc Santora， Maria Varenikova and Liubov Sholudko
20 May 2025 at 21:51
President Trump appears to be stepping back from trying to end the war in Ukraine. Many in the country see little choice but to battle on.

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Kupiansk, a city in the Kharkiv region of Ukraine that is under daily Russian bombings, on Friday.

G7 Officials Gather Amid Headwinds From Trump’s Trade War

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By: Alan Rappeport and Ana Swanson
20 May 2025 at 20:20
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will meet his international counterparts at a G7 finance ministers meeting in Canada.

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For Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, explaining the Trump administration’s tariff policies to his foreign counterparts could be a challenge.

Trump-Putin Call Notches Diplomatic Win for Russia, but Economic Goals Remain in Limbo

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By: Anatoly Kurmanaev
20 May 2025 at 18:15
The Kremlin has withstood pressure for an immediate cease-fire as a precondition for peace talks, but the Russian president’s push for normalizing relations with the United States appears in limbo.

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Conscripts in Bataysk, Russia, at a ceremony last month before their departure for garrisons.

Britain, France and Canada Condemn Israel’s Expansion of Gaza War

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By: Aaron Boxerman and Stephen Castle
21 May 2025 at 02:06
Britain, France and Canada called the Israeli plans for escalation “disproportionate” and “egregious” at a time when the U.N. is warning the population is at risk of famine.

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is threatening an Israeli takeover of Gaza and the forced relocation of Palestinian civilians into designated areas.

In Trump Call, Putin Notches a Diplomatic Win, With an Economic Caveat

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By: Anatoly Kurmanaev
20 May 2025 at 18:15
The Kremlin has withstood pressure for an immediate cease-fire as a precondition for peace talks, but the Russian president’s push for normalizing relations with the United States appears in limbo.

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Conscripts in Bataysk, Russia, at a ceremony last month before their departure for garrisons.

Trump’s Pick to Lead I.R.S. Promoted a Nonexistent Tax Credit

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By: Andrew Duehren
20 May 2025 at 17:02
Billy Long’s effort to promote the credit, along with his pushing of a fraud-ridden pandemic-era tax break, will be under close scrutiny during his Senate confirmation hearing.

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Billy Long in 2020, when he was a Republican congressman from Missouri. Nominated to lead the Internal Revenue Service, he has repeatedly been subject to the agency’s efforts to clamp down on what it has warned could be abusive practices.

F.B.I. Closes Unit That Policed Compliance With Surveillance Rules

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By: Charlie Savage and Adam Goldman
20 May 2025 at 17:01
The office audited the bureau’s use of a disputed warrantless wiretap law that is set to expire next spring unless Congress reauthorizes it.

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Kash Patel, the F.B.I. director, has closed the bureau’s Office of Internal Auditing, which was established to uncover and reduce the risk of misuses of national security surveillance.

U.S. Says It Wants Trade, Not Aid, in Africa. Cuts Threaten Both.

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By: Elian Peltier
20 May 2025 at 18:03
President Trump’s slashing of foreign assistance threatens road and energy projects that diplomats and experts say align with U.S. priorities.

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U.S. funding for this overpass in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, ends in August. It’s unclear if the project will be finished by then.

Bill Belichick Was Always in Control. Then He Met His Girlfriend Jordon Hudson.

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By: Katherine Rosman
20 May 2025 at 15:00
The romance between Mr. Belichick, the 73-year-old former coach of the New England Patriots, and his girlfriend Jordon Hudson, 24, has roiled the worlds of professional and collegiate athletics.

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Bill Belichick and Jordon Hudson say that they met on a JetBlue flight while she was a student at Bridgewater State University in Massachusetts.

Why Mahmoud Khalil Remains in Detention as Other Protesters Are Freed

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By: Jonah E. Bromwich
20 May 2025 at 15:00
The judge in the case, Michael E. Farbiarz, has yet to weigh in fully on the issues of free speech and due process as Mr. Khalil passes the weeks in Jena, La.

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The judge in Mahmoud Khalil’s case has moved methodically, as the justice system struggles to keep pace with the Trump administration.

U.S. Bill Named for Artemis Ghasemzadeh Aims to Shield Asylum Seekers

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By: Farnaz Fassihi and Hamed Aleaziz
20 May 2025 at 18:01
A lawmaker is introducing a bill named for Artemis Ghasemzadeh, an Iranian Christian convert, that seeks to stop the expedited removal of people fleeing countries that persecute religious minorities.

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Artemis Ghasemzadeh, who was deported to Panama, says: “I am not sure I will ever see America again, but I want to know this won’t happen to anyone else.”

Virginia Coal Country Courts New Business With Old Mining Money

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By: Ben Paviour
19 May 2025 at 20:34
As President Trump pledges to revive “beautiful” coal, Virginia’s coal counties have largely moved on to new ventures. But who stands to benefit?

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The Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Bristol, Va., is one of several recent projects aimed at revitalizing Virginia coal country that are backed by former coal industry executives.

With ‘Van Gogh’s Flowers,’ the New York Botanical Garden Brings the Artist to Life

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By: Jane L. Levere
20 May 2025 at 15:00
The New York Botanical Garden’s new exhibit draws inspiration from Vincent van Gogh for a colorful explosion of 18,000 sunflowers and other plants.

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The New York Botanical Garden’s new exhibit, “Van Gogh’s Flowers,” mixes real and sculptural flowers.
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