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Today — 13 August 2025NYT | Top Stories

Heavy Rain Causes Flash Flooding in Chattanooga

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By: Hannah Ziegler and Francesca Regalado
13 August 2025 at 11:57
The mayor of Hamilton County, Tenn., declared a state of emergency as rescue crews pulled people out of submerged cars and homes.

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Flash foods in Hamilton County, Tenn. on Tuesday.

Trump Will Discuss Ukraine With European Leaders Ahead of Putin Meeting

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By: Jim Tankersley
13 August 2025 at 12:01
Chancellor Friedrich Merz and several allies will host the president for a video call, the latest in a summer-long effort to hold ranks in supporting Ukraine.

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Chancellor Friedrich Merz of Germany and other European leaders will likely stress that any discussions of terms for ending the Russia’s war with Ukraine war must start with a full cease-fire.

Trump to Meet Putin at U.S. Military Base in Anchorage

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By: Katie Rogers
13 August 2025 at 10:58
The American and Russian presidents will meet face to face at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Alaska on Friday, according to a White House official.

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Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in 2020.

Human Rights Report Under Trump Blunts Language on Israel and El Salvador

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By: Edward Wong
13 August 2025 at 08:57
A collection of U.S. reports on human rights offenses trimmed or omitted past language on violations in El Salvador, Hungary, Saudi Arabia, the U.A.E. and Israel, all seen as partners by President Trump.

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The Terrorism Confinement Center in Tecoluca, El Salvador, in March. El Salvador has faced criticism over high incarceration rates and overcrowding of prisons.

Fatal U.S. Steel Plant Explosion Raises Questions of Mill’s Safety History

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By: Billy Witz
13 August 2025 at 08:44
The mill, which is part of the recent merger between U.S. Steel and Nippon Steel, has faced scrutiny from federal and local regulators.

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An explosion on Aug. 11 at a U.S. Steel plant in Clairton, Pa., killed two workers and injured several others.

Fatal U.S. Steel Plant Explosion Raises Questions of Mill’s Safety History

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By: Billy Witz
13 August 2025 at 08:44
The mill, which is part of the recent merger between U.S. Steel and Nippon Steel, has faced scrutiny from federal and local regulators.

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An explosion on Aug. 11 at a U.S. Steel plant in Clairton, Pa., killed two workers and injured several others.

Six Convicted in 2017 Fire That Killed 41 Girls in Guatemala Group Home

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By: Jody García and James Wagner
13 August 2025 at 08:28
The girls were locked in a classroom in a government-run group home for at-risk youth. The officials were charged with child abuse, dereliction of duty, manslaughter and other counts.

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Relatives of victims and survivors of the 2017 fire at the Hogar Seguro Virgen de la Asunción attended the hearing on Tuesday in Guatemala City.

Trump Deploys National Guard for Local Crime After Calling Jan. 6 Rioters ‘Very Special’

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By: Luke Broadwater
13 August 2025 at 08:16
President Trump said he needed to send in the Guard to secure the nation’s capital. But on Jan. 6, 2021 — the most lawless day in recent Washington history — he had a very different reaction.

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National Guard soldiers at the Capitol on the night of Jan. 6, 2021. President Trump has sought to rewrite the history of the riot and called those arrested “hostages.”

Fact-Checking Trump’s False and Misleading Claims About Crime in D.C.

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By: Linda Qiu
13 August 2025 at 09:00
The president cited a number of false and misleading claims about homicides and youth crime in the nation’s capital.

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Members of the National Guard out in Washington on Tuesday.

New Video Shows Uvalde School Chief Trying to Negotiate With Gunman

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By: Edgar Sandoval
13 August 2025 at 07:43
The video, part of a trove of materials that authorities had refused to release, shows the minutes in which a commander tried to talk to a gunman barricaded in a room with dozens of children.

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A makeshift memorial outside Robb Elementary School, the site of the mass shooting that killed 19 children and two teachers in Uvalde, Texas, in 2022.

Remains of British Researcher Lost in 1959 Are Discovered Off Antarctica

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By: Neil Vigdor
13 August 2025 at 05:06
Dennis “Tink” Bell was 25 years old when he fell into a crevasse on King George Island. Over the decades, a glacier receded, and a scientific team from Poland found his remains this year.

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Dennis Bell, left, with his research colleagues and the dogs that helped them to work in Antarctica in 1959 at Admiralty Bay Base.

Trump’s D.C. Crackdown Plan Begins to Take Shape as National Guard Deploys

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By: Tyler Pager and Devlin Barrett
13 August 2025 at 10:24
Troops appeared near the Washington Monument on Tuesday evening. But it remained unclear whether the eventual show of force would match the president’s apocalyptic rhetoric.

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National Guard members near the Washington Monument on Tuesday evening.

Cuomo’s Attack on Mamdani’s Apartment Struck a New York Nerve

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By: Nicholas Fandos
13 August 2025 at 06:06
The attacks in the New York City mayor’s race may have veered into the personal, but they also reflected a larger debate on who should benefit from government regulation of housing costs.

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Former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, left, has attacked Zohran Mamdani, right, for living in a rent-stabilized apartment.

What Is Rent Stabilization, and Why Is It an Issue in the NYC Mayor’s Race?

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By: Mihir Zaveri
13 August 2025 at 05:55
Former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s push to keep “rich” people out of less-expensive apartments is aimed at his political rival in New York, Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani.

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Former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo has attacked Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani as being too rich to live in a rent-stabilized apartment that a single mother might need.

Court Ruling Casts Doubt on New York’s Cannabis Licensing Process

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By: Ashley Southall
13 August 2025 at 08:18
A federal appeals court said that it appeared to be unconstitutional for New York to give some of its own residents priority for licenses to open cannabis businesses.

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In awarding cannabis licenses, New York has given priority to those convicted of marijuana offenses or those who lived in areas with high levels of marijuana arrests.

ICE Must Improve Conditions in N.Y.C. Migrant Holding Cells, Judge Rules

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By: Luis Ferré-Sadurní
13 August 2025 at 05:17
The immigration agency must hold fewer detainees and provide them with medical care and regular access to lawyers, Judge Lewis A. Kaplan said.

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Immigration authorities in New York City have arrested hundreds of migrants at federal courthouses and offices in recent months.

Cristiano Ronaldo and Georgina Rodríguez Are Engaged. All Eyes Are on the Ring.

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By: Sadiba Hasan
13 August 2025 at 04:36
After years of speculation, the soccer superstar’s engagement is big news, but it’s the enormous diamond perched on Ms. Rodríguez’s finger that has everyone talking.

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Georgina Rodríguez, the longtime girlfriend of the soccer superstar Cristiano Ronaldo, announced the couple’s engagement on Monday in an Instagram post, showcasing a massive oval-shaped ring that had fans buzzing.

White House Announces Comprehensive Review of Smithsonian Exhibitions

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By: Graham Bowley， Jennifer Schuessler and Robin Pogrebin
13 August 2025 at 05:51
The Trump administration is giving museums 120 days to replace “divisive or ideologically driven language with unifying, historically accurate and constructive descriptions.”

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The National Museum of African American History and Culture is one of the eight Smithsonian museums whose exhibitions will be reviewed by the Trump administration.

R.S.V. Season Is Approaching. Here’s How to Protect Yourself.

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By: Dani Blum
13 August 2025 at 05:00
Doctors recommend that eligible people get vaccinated in late summer or early fall so antibodies can kick in before cases spread.

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Former Adams Aide Pleads Guilty in Corruption Investigation

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By: Hurubie Meko and William K. Rashbaum
13 August 2025 at 04:59
Mohamed Bahi pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud. He is one of several people in Mayor Eric Adams’s orbit who were swept up in investigations.

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Mohamed Bahi pleaded guilty after being accused of instructing witnesses to lie to F.B.I. agents who were investigating Mayor Eric Adams.

Danielle Spencer, Child Star on ‘What’s Happening!!,’ Is Dead at 60

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By: Sopan Deb
13 August 2025 at 04:41
She played a witty teenager on one of the first American television shows that centered Black teenagers.

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Danielle Spencer, who starred on the 1970s sitcom “What’s Happening!!,” died on Monday in Richmond, Va.

Russia Is Suspected to Be Behind Breach of Federal Court Filing System

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By: Adam Goldman， Glenn Thrush and Mattathias Schwartz
13 August 2025 at 03:14
Federal officials are scrambling to assess the damage and address flaws in a sprawling, heavily used computer system long known to have vulnerabilities.

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The Justice Department previously issued guidance in early 2021 about protecting federal court documents after the case management system was first hacked.

Elon Musk Threatens Lawsuit Against Apple Over Claims It Favors OpenAI

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By: Kate Conger
13 August 2025 at 03:41
The billionaire said in posts on X that the consumer tech giant was violating antitrust laws by giving preferential treatment to OpenAI on the App Store.

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Elon Musk during a cabinet meeting in White House in Washington in April.
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