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Today — 20 May 2025NYT | Top Stories

Israel Recovers Troves of Documents Belonging to Its Most Famous Spy

20 May 2025 at 02:53
Israel has long sought to bring home from Syria the remains of Eli Cohen, whose spying work is credited with helping Israel win the Arab-Israeli War of 1967.

© Israeli Prime Minister's Office, via Associated Press

An undated photo released by the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office shows identity documents that belonged to Eli Cohen.

The Best of ‘S.N.L.’ Season 50: Trump, Biden and Domingo

19 May 2025 at 23:00
The just-completed 50th season of “Saturday Night Live” was dominated by anniversary hype, but the new episodes managed to create some memorable moments, too.

© Will Heath/NBC

“Saturday Night Live” generated an unlikely viral hit in October with a sketch about a seducer named Domingo. With, from left, Sarah Sherman, Ariana Grande, Marcello Hernández, Heidi Gardner and Ego Nwodim.

Trump Wants to Fulfill His ‘No Tax On Tips’ Promise. The Details Get Tricky.

20 May 2025 at 02:38
The idea is politically popular, but the tax benefits may not go as far for low-income workers as many may think.

© Tramaine Townsend for The New York Times

A wide range of tipped workers, including wait staff at restaurants, could benefit from President Trump’s proposal to eliminate taxes on tips.

SPAC Deals Are Back, This Time With a Trump Bump

20 May 2025 at 01:56
President Trump’s associates and crypto entrepreneurs are rushing back to the market for the once-hot, but mostly troubled, investment vehicles called special purpose acquisition companies.

© Go Nakamura/Reuters

Devin Nunes, the chief executive of Trump Media, has a new SPAC offering.

Spain Orders Airbnb to Take Down 66,000 Rental Listings

20 May 2025 at 02:13
The government is widening a crackdown on tourist rentals as it seeks to alleviate a painful housing crunch.

© Mariano Herrera for The New York Times

A neighborhood in Barcelona, Spain, that was among the locations chosen for the construction of more social housing.

Lincoln Center Plans a $335 Million Makeover of Its Western Edge

20 May 2025 at 00:12
The center in Manhattan aims to attract new audiences, as it takes down a wall on Amsterdam Avenue and revamps Damrosch Park.

© Brooklyn Digital Foundry

A rendering of the theater plaza for Lincoln Center in Manhattan, part of the plan for its western edge.

Dick Garwin Fought Nuclear Armageddon. He Hid a 50-Year Secret.

19 May 2025 at 21:54
Richard Garwin’s role in designing the hydrogen bomb was obscured from the public, even his family, as he advised presidents and devoted his life to undoing the danger he created.

© James J. MacKenzie

Richard L. Garwin, second right, with, from left, Peter A. Clausen, a disarmament expert, and the physicists Hans Bethe and Kurt Gottfried, during a news conference on missile defense hosted by the Union of Concerned Scientists in 1984.

Biden’s Cancer Diagnosis Leaves Democrats With New Questions

The former president’s cancer diagnosis prompted an outpouring of well wishes and sympathy, as well as some whispered uncertainties that reflected a lack of trust in what he says about his health.

© AJ Mast for The New York Times

Before former President Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s office revealed that he had prostate cancer, some prominent Democrats had begun to self-examine their role in supporting his 2024 candidacy despite his signs of age-related decline.

Mohsen Mahdawi, Released From ICE Custody, Graduates From Columbia

20 May 2025 at 01:08
Mr. Mahdawi, who led pro-Palestinian demonstrations at Columbia University, was released from detention late last month and allowed to travel from Vermont to get his diploma.

© Todd Heisler/The New York Times

Mohsen Mahdawi graduated on Monday from Columbia University’s School of General Studies. He was detained last month as part of the Trump administration’s crackdown on student protesters.

Inside the Republican Factions Dueling Over Trump’s Tax Bill

20 May 2025 at 00:39
For every group demanding one policy, another equally powerful bloc insists on the opposite. The coalitions encompass the divergent ideological, political and regional interests in the G.O.P.

© Al Drago for The New York Times

Speaker Mike Johnson with Representative Jodey Arrington, the House Budget Committee chairman, after meeting with House Republicans to discuss the tax and budget bill last week.

Emil Bove, Top Justice Dept. Official, Is Considered for Circuit Court Nomination

Emil Bove III has emerged as a top contender to fill a vacancy on the appeals court covering Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware, people familiar with the matter said.

© Eric Lee/The New York Times

Emil Bove III served on President Trump’s criminal defense team and was a federal prosecutor in New York.

The U.S. Under Trump: Alone in Its Climate Denial

19 May 2025 at 17:00
The administration is not only allowing more greenhouse gases. It is undermining the nation’s ability to understand and respond to a hotter planet.

© Eric Lee/The New York Times

President Trump at a White House event on April 8 at which he signed an executive order titled “Unleashing American Energy.”

Pope Leo Meets With JD Vance as U.S. Conservatives Hopes for Better Relations

19 May 2025 at 22:14
The talks took place as some on the American right who had clashed with Pope Francis, Leo’s predecessor, seek better ties with the papacy.

© Simone Risoluti/Vatican Media, via Reuters

Pope Leo XIV meeting with U.S. Vice President JD Vance at the Vatican on Monday.

Clayton Patterson Photographed New York’s Lower East Side. Where Will His Archives Go?

19 May 2025 at 23:45
Clayton Patterson, the street photographer, has thousands of images, video and paraphernalia from the neighborhood’s conflicts and characters. Now he doesn’t know what to do with them.

© John Taggart for The New York Times

Clayton Patterson has spent more than 40 years in his home at 161 Essex Street.
Yesterday — 19 May 2025NYT | Top Stories

What to Know About Israel’s Renewed Ground Offensive in Gaza

The announcement of a renewed ground operation came after a particularly deadly week for Palestinians in Gaza.

© Saher Alghorra for The New York Times

Rescue workers and other people search for victims after an airstrike in Jabaliya in northern Gaza on Thursday.

‘Sesame Street’ Signs New Streaming Deals With Netflix and PBS

19 May 2025 at 22:40
The deal is a much-needed shot in the arm for Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit that produces “Sesame Street” and has been struggling financially.

© Jonah Markowitz for The New York Times

The cast of “Sesame Street” on set in Kaufman Studios in Astoria, Queens in 2018.

CBS News President to Depart Amid Network’s Tensions With Trump

Wendy McMahon, the president of CBS News and Stations, had allied herself with Bill Owens, the “60 Minutes” executive producer who recently resigned.

© Brendan Mcdermid/Reuters

Wendy McMahon, the president of CBS News and Stations. Tensions between Ms. McMahon and CBS’s parent company, Paramount, have simmered for months.

Tariff Uncertainty Threatens to Drag Down Europe’s Economic Growth

19 May 2025 at 22:21
The European Union scaled back its forecast for growth in 2025 by nearly half a percent, as the jump in tariffs and surrounding chaos bite.

© Violette Franchi for The New York Times

A supermarket in Paris. France’s projected 2025 growth rate was cut to 0.6 percent from 0.8 percent.

Dawn Richard Recalls Witnessing Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’s Violence Against Cassie

After four days of testimony from Casandra Ventura, the mogul’s former girlfriend, prosecutors are questioning collaborators and friends about their relationship.

© David Dee Delgado/Reuters

Dawn Richard, a musician who worked with Sean Combs and accused him of misconduct in a lawsuit last year, testified that she witnessed his violence.

Woman Sues Real Estate Firm That She Says Ignored Her Sexual Assault Report

19 May 2025 at 17:00
Six women have now filed lawsuits against eXp Realty, with similar claims that they were drugged and then attacked while attending an event for the brokerage.

© Kate Medley for The New York Times

Kirsten Childress said she blacked out while attending a networking event held during an eXp conference in Florida. She claims in a lawsuit that she was later sexually assaulted in a hotel room.

The Delusion of Porn’s Harmlessness

19 May 2025 at 22:12
Despite significant evidence that a deluge of pornography has a negative impact on modern society, there is a curious refusal to publicly admit disapproval of it.

© K Young

Will Trump’s Trade War Turn Canada’s Auto-Parts Capital Into a Ghost Town?

19 May 2025 at 17:01
President Trump’s tariffs on auto parts are already causing job losses in Windsor, Ontario, the heart of an industry that makes components for vehicles bound for the United States.

A worker fitting clips on plastic auto parts at Stratus Plastics in Windsor, Ontario. Colby Wu, the company’s co-owner, says he has had a hard time getting some U.S. firms to buy from him.

Portuguese Center-Right Takes an Election. But Is the Hard Right the Victor?

19 May 2025 at 23:11
While the center-right Democratic Alliance is set to rule Portugal again in a minority government, the hard-right Chega party and its anti-immigrant message is seen as a powerful new force.

© Violeta Santos Moura/Reuters

Luís Montenegro, Portugal’s center-right prime minister, is likely to remain at the head of a minority government.
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