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Today — 19 August 2025NYT | Top Stories

Trump Just Reminded Me of Why I’m Still a Neocon

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By: Bret Stephens
19 August 2025 at 07:18
By putting the interests of what Trump calls “peace” ahead of the interests of freedom, we are all-but guaranteeing that Ukraine will lose both.

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M.T.A. Approves Major Contract to Expand the Second Avenue Subway Line

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By: Taylor Robinson
19 August 2025 at 06:52
The contract, which will award nearly $2 billion to construction firms, funds crucial aspects of the latest phase of the long-awaited subway expansion into East Harlem.

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Work on the Second Avenue subway in 2021.

What ‘Security Guarantees’ in Troop Form Could Look Like in Ukraine

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By: David E. Sanger
19 August 2025 at 06:35
President Trump has not committed to adding American forces to the mix in Ukraine. No one has detailed publicly what form defenses would take, but there are several options.

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Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain, left, and President Emmanuel Macron of France during the White House meeting with President Trump and President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine on Monday.

Air Canada Strike Leaves Stranded Passengers Frustrated and Angry

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By: Nia Decaille
19 August 2025 at 06:38
Many passengers are still struggling to find alternative transportation and are angry at the airline. “You feel like you’re at their mercy,” said one.

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Canceled flights have affected hundreds of thousands of passengers as the labor dispute between Air Canada and its flight attendants continues. Above, stranded passengers at Toronto Pearson International Airport on Sunday.

Did You Recently Buy a Used E.V.? We Want to Hear From You.

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By: Jack Ewing
19 August 2025 at 01:26
The prices of used electric cars have fallen sharply in recent months, making them a more attractive option.

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Some used Teslas sell for less than the average used car.

Justice Dept. Will Begin Sharing Epstein Files on Friday, Top Republican Says

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By: Michael Gold
19 August 2025 at 05:36
The chairman of the House Oversight Committee said the department would miss a Tuesday deadline his panel set in a subpoena but would begin sharing some records on Friday.

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Representative James R. Comer, the Kentucky Republican who leads the Oversight Committee, at the Capitol in Washington on Monday for a deposition with former Attorney General Bill Barr.

A Pakistani Village Devastated by Flooding: ‘Like Death Visited Every Home’

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By: Zia ur-Rehman and Asim Hafeez
19 August 2025 at 05:56
At least 660 people have died in rain-related incidents across Pakistan since monsoon season began in late June, and 935 more have been injured.

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Manhattan Judges Approve Trump’s Choice for U.S. Attorney

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By: Benjamin Weiser
19 August 2025 at 05:24
Jay Clayton, whose Senate confirmation was stalled, could serve for the rest of the Trump presidency. He faced criticism after a prosecutor in his office was fired by the administration.

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Jay Clayton did not have prosecutorial experience before his nomination; he was a corporate lawyer and served as chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Israel Is in Talks to Send Gazans to South Sudan, Officials Say

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By: Aaron Boxerman， Natan Odenheimer and Abdi Latif Dahir
19 August 2025 at 05:17
Israel has broadened its push, so far unsuccessful, to persuade other countries to take in Gazans en masse. Critics say the relocation could violate international law.

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At a displacement camp in Gaza City, this month.

Dealer Known as ‘Ketamine Queen’ to Plead Guilty in Matthew Perry Case

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By: Matt Stevens
19 August 2025 at 04:33
Jasveen Sangha will plead guilty to selling the ketamine that killed the “Friends” star, prosecutors said. She could face decades in prison.

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Matthew Perry was found floating face down in a hot tub in October 2023 from what the Los Angeles County medical examiner’s office called the “acute effects of ketamine.”

Hamas Accepts New Gaza Cease-Fire Proposal, Officials Say

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By: Adam Rasgon， Isabel Kershner and Ronen Bergman
19 August 2025 at 05:00
It was unclear whether Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel was on board with the terms, which came as Qatar and Egypt were intensifying mediation efforts.

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Smoke billowed after an Israeli airstrike in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, on Monday. The new proposal, whose terms were similar to those that Israel had previously accepted, would see the release of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners.

Immigration Enforcement Takes Key Role in Trump’s D.C. Crime Crackdown

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By: Jazmine Ulloa， Christina Morales and Tierney L. Cross
19 August 2025 at 04:19
Immigrants who live and work in the city say they want violent crime lowered but fear that ICE efforts could make it worse.

Many immigrants in Washington, D.C., described a new sense of anxiety, as the law enforcement presence increased in the city.

As Trump’s Policies Take Hold, Springfield, Ohio, Loses Its Haitian Work Force

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By: Miriam Jordan
18 August 2025 at 22:17
Springfield faced a crisis after Donald Trump falsely claimed Haitians were eating pets. Now his policies are driving out workers like Wilford Rinvil, who left for Canada.

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Many Haitian immigrants made a life in Springfield. But they may not be able to stay.

Jules Witcover, Political Reporter and Columnist, Dies at 98

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By: Robert D. McFadden
19 August 2025 at 02:32
A journalist of the old school, he covered presidential races and political affairs for several newspapers and in many books, as well as in a long-running column, “Politics Today.”

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Jules Witcover at his home in Washington in 2019. He covered presidential races and political affairs for more than 68 years.

Republican Bid to Help Trump Move Past Epstein Falls Flat

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By: Michael Gold
19 August 2025 at 01:48
Republicans in Congress managed to recess for the summer without voting on the issue, but it has continued to dog them and awaits them when they return.

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Speaker Mike Johnson has said that the House could not address the Epstein files while the courts were weighing in.

Two Gunmen in Attack at a Brooklyn Bar Were Among Those Killed

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By: Maria Cramer
19 August 2025 at 00:37
The Sunday morning shootout at Taste of the City Lounge in Crown Heights happened after a gang-related dispute, the police said.

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Investigators took a body from the club on Sunday morning, hours after a shootout inside.

Newsmax Will Pay $67 Million to Settle Dominion Defamation Lawsuit

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By: Katie Robertson
18 August 2025 at 23:56
Dominion Voting Systems sued the right-wing cable channel for broadcasting false claims that the voting machine company had rigged votes in the 2020 presidential election.

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News anchors work at Newsmax’s booth during the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wis., last year.

Spain Calls in More Soldiers to Fight Wildfires

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By: Amelia Nierenberg and José Bautista
18 August 2025 at 23:52
Across the Iberian Peninsula, thousands are trying to quell deadly flames amid dangerously hot weather.

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Flames in the village of Larouco in the Galicia region of Spain on Sunday. The Iberian Peninsula is facing some of the most devastating wildfires in southern Europe.

The Madden Sisters Don’t Want to Be Institutionalized

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By: Marcela Valdes
18 August 2025 at 17:01
Medicaid pays for most of the in-home care that lets disabled Americans live independently. Will coming cuts put that care in jeopardy?

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Kristy helping Carrie remove her cardigan.

Will Oil Demand Peak Soon? Trump Administration Doesn’t Want to Hear It.

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By: Somini Sengupta and Brad Plumer
18 August 2025 at 22:23
It is lashing out at the world’s leading energy organization for saying oil and gas use could start declining as the world pivots to cleaner alternatives.

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Oil executives and cabinet members, including energy secretary Chris Wright, second from left, at a gas facility this year. Mr. Wright has criticized the International Energy Agency.

Oil and Gas Prices Are Falling, a Boon for Drivers, and Trump

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By: Emmett Lindner
18 August 2025 at 22:47
Plentiful supply and weak demand has helped bring down fuel prices, which President Trump has often cited as a measure of his success.

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The president has frequently used fuel prices as a measure of his success, even using inaccurate figures at times.
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