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Today — 17 May 2025NYT | Top Stories

The Global Happiness Curve Is Collapsing. What Does That Mean?

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By: Christina Caron， Theodore Tae and Jonathan Corum
16 May 2025 at 16:00
For decades, research showed that the way people experienced happiness across their lifetimes looked like a U-shaped curve: Happiness tended to be high when they were young, then dipped in midlife, only to rise again as they grew old. But recent surveys suggest that curve is starting to flatten. Christina Caron, a Well reporter, explains.

Storms and Tornadoes Kill at Least 21 in Kentucky and Missouri

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By: Isabella Kwai
17 May 2025 at 20:46
At least 14 people died in Kentucky, Gov. Andy Beshear said. More severe weather was expected across North Texas and the southern plains on Saturday.

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A destroyed home on Friday after a tornado hit St. Louis.

How Father Bob Became Pope Leo

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By: Jason Horowitz， Julie Bosman， Elizabeth Dias， Ruth Graham， Simon Romero and Mitra Taj
17 May 2025 at 17:30
A résumé of deep religious education, frontline pastoral experience, parish management and Vatican governance — along with a nudge from Pope Francis — put Robert Prevost on the fast track.

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An undated photograph of Robert Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV.

Inside the I.V.F. Deliberations at the White House as Key Report Nears

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By: Caroline Kitchener
17 May 2025 at 17:01
Trump aides have discussed requiring insurers to cover the procedure, though one leading medical group says it has been shut out of the process.

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Eggs under a microscope at Texas Fertility Center in Austin.

Trump’s Push to Defund Harvard Prompts Clash Over Veteran Suicide Research

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By: Nicholas Nehamas
17 May 2025 at 08:16
The proposed termination of medical research funded by the V.A. is part of the Trump administration’s broader pressure campaign against the university.

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Under the leadership of Doug Collins, the Department of Veterans Affairs has pledged to cut costs by canceling contracts and slashing more than 80,000 jobs, or roughly a sixth of its total work force.

Supreme Court Retains Temporary Block on Using Alien Enemies Act to Deport Venezuelans

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By: Abbie VanSickle
17 May 2025 at 17:46
The justices sent the case back to a lower court to consider whether the Alien Enemies Act can be used to deport immigrants accused of being members of the Venezuelan gang.

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The Supreme Court’s order keeps in place a freeze on deportations that the justices had first imposed in April, as the president’s power to use the wartime act is weighed further.

‘Whom Shall I Fear?’ In South Texas, Two Bakers Face Trump’s Immigration Wrath.

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By: Edgar Sandoval and Gabriel V. Cárdenas
17 May 2025 at 17:01
A raid on Abby’s Bakery in Los Fresnos heralded the crackdown to come. Ahead of the owners’ trial for “harboring” undocumented workers, the community is seeing the impact of the president’s policies.

Jessica Castro selected treats from a case at Abby’s Bakery in Los Fresnos, Texas. “They need us,” she said of the business.

Russian Troops Are War-Weary, but Want to Conquer More of Ukraine

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By: Anatoly Kurmanaev
17 May 2025 at 17:53
Many Russian soldiers say they would see a cease-fire along the current front lines as a failure, hinting at the nationalist discontent the Kremlin could face in accepting a cease-fire.

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Russian soldiers who served in the military campaign in Ukraine taking part this month in a parade in Moscow celebrating Victory Day, the anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War II.

Zohran Mamdani Courts Cool Crowd in New York Mayoral Campaign

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By: Joseph Bernstein
17 May 2025 at 17:01
Voguish downtowners are aligning themselves with Zohran Mamdani, a young assemblyman vying for New York mayor. Can their clout help a long-shot campaign?

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The mayoral candidate backstage at a rally at Brooklyn Steel, a concert venue in East Williamsburg.

Trump Wants an Iran Deal, but It May Be Weaker Than His Supporters Demand

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By: Steven Erlanger
17 May 2025 at 17:01
Iran rejects any deal that would ban it from any nuclear enrichment, long a demand of U.S. conservatives.

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An anti-American mural on the side of a building in Tehran last month. Arab leaders been urging President Trump to find a negotiated settlement with Iran over its nuclear program.

At Combs Trial, Will Sordid Testimony Help Prove a Criminal Conspiracy?

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By: Santul Nerkar
17 May 2025 at 15:00
Casandra Ventura’s description of Sean Comb’s sex marathons and abusive behavior is expected to provide the foundation for the prosecution’s racketeering case.

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Casandra Ventura and Sean Combs had an existence that was at once rarefied and debasing.

Apple’s Alibaba A.I. Deal Provokes Washington’s Resistance

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By: Tripp Mickle
17 May 2025 at 17:01
The Trump administration and congressional officials have raised concerns about a deal to put a Chinese company’s artificial intelligence on iPhones.

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White House and congressional officials have been scrutinizing Apple’s plan to strike a deal to make Alibaba’s A.I. available on iPhones.

Arizona Democrats Brace for a Bumpy Campaign as Governor Faces Re-election Fight

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By: Kellen Browning
17 May 2025 at 17:00
Members of Gov. Katie Hobbs’s own party are worried about her re-election chances in a state that flipped to President Trump. The state party is in turmoil, too.

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Gov. Katie Hobbs of Arizona is among the nation’s most vulnerable Democrats seeking re-election in 2026.

Audio of Special Counsel Interview Adds to Renewed Debate of Biden’s Fitness as President

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By: Chris Cameron
17 May 2025 at 11:44
A 2023 audio recording released by Axios comes on the heels of other recent disclosures that have prompted recriminations among Democrats over their handling of the matter.

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Former President Joseph R. Biden Jr. speaking at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago in 2024, after he dropped his re-election bid.

India Is Accused of Inhumane Deportation of Rohingya Refugees

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By: Suhasini Raj
17 May 2025 at 17:22
The allegations, which include being pushed into the sea off Myanmar with only life jackets, have prompted a call from the United Nations for an investigation.

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Rohingya refugees at a camp on the outskirts of Chennai, India, last year.

Russian Drone Strikes Shuttle Bus in Ukraine

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By: Marc Santora and Liubov Sholudko
17 May 2025 at 21:03
The strike came hours after the first face-to-face talks between Ukrainian and Russian delegations since the early days of the war.

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The Ukrainian delegation after meeting with the Russian delegates in Istanbul, on Friday.

Under Fire From Trump’s Tariffs, Ammo Makers in a Balkan Valley Hunker Down

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By: Andrew Higgins
17 May 2025 at 12:01
Companies that make ammunition in the Bosnian city of Gorazde fear they may not survive the tariffs imposed on the goods that they send to their biggest market — the United States.

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Workers producing ammunition parts last month for Ginex and Pobjeda Technology, in Gorazde, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Under Fire From Trump’s Tariffs, Ammo Makers in a Balkan Valley Hunker Down

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By: Andrew Higgins
17 May 2025 at 12:01
Companies that make ammunition in the Bosnian city of Gorazde fear they may not survive the tariffs imposed on the goods that they send to their biggest market — the United States.

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Workers producing ammunition parts last month for Ginex and Pobjeda Technology, in Gorazde, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Republican Revolt Reflects a Core Party Divide Over Spending and Debt

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By: Carl Hulse
17 May 2025 at 07:01
Whether the ultraconservatives dig in and force big changes to the megabill carrying President Trump’s agenda or capitulate, as they have in the past, will determine the fate of their party’s signature legislation.

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Representative Chip Roy, Republican of Texas, is among a handful of lawmakers who blocked their own party’s sprawling domestic policy measure from advancing out of a key committee on Friday.

Melania Trump Statue Vanishes in Slovenia

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By: Lynsey Chutel and Matej Leskovsek
17 May 2025 at 05:41
The bronze sculpture, erected near Ms. Trump’s hometown in eastern Slovenia, was chopped off at the feet and stolen, the police said.

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The disappearance of a statue of Melania Trump near her hometown, Sevnica, Slovenia, has prompted a police investigation.
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