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Yesterday — 19 May 2025NYT | Top Stories

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

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By: Aaron Boxerman and Samuel Granados
19 May 2025 at 23:21
The announcement of a renewed ground operation came after a particularly deadly week for Palestinians in Gaza.

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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

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By: John Koblin
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.

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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

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By: Michael M. Grynbaum
19 May 2025 at 22:39
Wendy McMahon, the president of CBS News and Stations, had allied herself with Bill Owens, the “60 Minutes” executive producer who recently resigned.

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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

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By: Melissa Eddy
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.

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

Up Next at the Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Trial: Dawn Richard and Former Employees

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By: Julia Jacobs and Ben Sisario
19 May 2025 at 20:00
After four days with Casandra Ventura, known as Cassie, on the stand, prosecutors will be seeking to corroborate her testimony with additional witnesses.

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Dawn Richard, a musician who worked with Sean Combs and accused him of misconduct in a lawsuit last year, is testifying at his federal trial.

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

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By: Debra Kamin
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.

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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

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By: Christine Emba
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.

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

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By: Ian Austen
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?

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By: Emma Bubola
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.

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

In Eastern Europe, Centrists Hold Off 2 Nationalist Challenges

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By: Andrew Higgins
19 May 2025 at 19:59
Presidential elections on Sunday in Romania and Poland halted, or at least slowed, hard-right breakthroughs that many liberals had feared. But discontent with mainstream parties lingers.

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Romanian presidential candidate Nicusor Dan greeting supporters after exit poll results were announced in Bucharest on Sunday.

Trump and Putin Set to Discuss Ukraine War in High-Stakes Call

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By: Anatoly Kurmanaev
19 May 2025 at 17:44
A telephone call between the two leaders would be the latest chapter in a flurry of diplomatic maneuvering over ending the three-year conflict.

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A member of Ukraine’s 14th Mechanized Brigade near Kupiansk on Thursday.

On Education, DeSantis’s Florida Paved the Way for Trump’s America

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By: Dana Goldstein
19 May 2025 at 17:00
Once bitter rivals, the president and the governor now share an education agenda they hope will reshape schools across the nation.

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Gov. Ron DeSantis has pursued conservative priorities for schools in his state. President Trump is trying to do the same for schools nationwide.

Israel Wavers as Far Right and Military Disagree on Gaza Strategy

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By: Patrick Kingsley
19 May 2025 at 23:05
Israel allowed aid into Gaza after a two-month blockade and equivocated over battlefield strategy as the government tries to balance competing interests.

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Palestinians fleeing Beit Lahia, in northern Gaza, after an Israeli operation last week.

How Kara Swisher Scaled Even Higher

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By: Jessica Testa and Benjamin Mullin
19 May 2025 at 17:01
The tech journalist and co-host of “Pivot” with Scott Galloway has a novel multimillion-dollar podcast contract with Vox Media, is in talks about a CNN series and has a slew of other ventures.

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“Pivot” co-host Kara Swisher.

Israel and Antisemitism Loom Large as Issues in the N.Y.C. Mayor’s Race

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By: Jeffery C. Mays
19 May 2025 at 15:00
Andrew Cuomo has attacked opponents, including Jewish ones, as antisemitic, while other candidates believe the issue is being used as a weapon to win Jewish voters.

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Zohran Mamdani speaking at the Southeast Queens Mayoral Candidates Forum. His criticisms of Israeli actions in Gaza have rankled some staunch supporters of Israel.

Pittsburgh’s Mayoral Race Heats Up as Pressure Mounts on Ed Gainey

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By: Billy Witz
19 May 2025 at 17:02
The Democratic primary for mayor of Pittsburgh on Tuesday has become something of a proxy for the national struggle over the party’s future direction.

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Mayor Ed Gainey of Pittsburgh at a groundbreaking ceremony for a 12-unit affordable housing complex in the Hill District neighborhood.

UK and EU Strike Post-Brexit ‘Reset’ Deal

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By: Stephen Castle and Jeanna Smialek
19 May 2025 at 21:21
The agreement includes a new defense partnership and reduced checks on food and drink, removing some trade barriers after months of negotiations.

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Prime Minister Keir Starmer, center, with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President Antonio Costa at Lancaster House in London, on Monday.

House Republicans Advance Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’

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By: Catie Edmondson
19 May 2025 at 12:26
The Republican hard-liners who had blocked their party’s bill to deliver President Trump’s agenda allowed it to advance after saying they had won some changes. But they still refused to support it.

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Representative Ralph Norman of South Carolina was one of the five Republicans who on Friday voted with Democrats against advancing the domestic policy bill out of a key committee and voted “present” on Sunday night.
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