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The Florentine Diamond Resurfaces After 100 Years in Hiding

6 November 2025 at 18:01
A legendary jewel of the Hapsburg dynasty — not seen since 1919 and thought lost, stolen or recut — has actually been safe in a Canadian bank for decades.

Philippines Faces Grim Typhoon Aftermath as Another Storm Nears

6 November 2025 at 16:29
As the death toll for Typhoon Kalmaegi rose into the triple digits, the country braced for another tropical storm expected this weekend.

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Destruction in Liloan town, in the province of Cebu, on Thursday.

Lawmakers Seek Investigation of Judges Who Criticized Supreme Court

6 November 2025 at 13:45
The Republican leaders of the Senate and House Judiciary Committees told Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. that anonymous judges who responded to a Times questionnaire may have violated ethics rules.

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“We are deeply concerned that these public attacks on the court from sitting federal judges damage the public’s faith and confidence in our judicial system,” the two Republicans told Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. in a letter.

FAA Warns of Air Traffic Cuts Friday if Government Shutdown Continues

6 November 2025 at 10:43
The plan, which officials said was intended to help air traffic controllers, could force the cancellation of thousands of flights as the administration seeks to pressure Democrats to end the shutdown.

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Sean Duffy, the transportation secretary, and Bryan Bedford, the administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, during a news conference on Wednesday.

Would Elon Musk Work Harder for $1 Trillion Than $1 Billion?

6 November 2025 at 13:00
Economists and psychologists say that compensation may not provide as powerful an incentive as is often assumed.

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Elon Musk, Tesla’s chief executive, has said he is more interested in power than money.

Analysis Finds Global Warming Made Hurricane Melissa More Damaging

6 November 2025 at 13:01
Climate change enabled the storm to churn faster and grow more quickly, a rapid analysis found.

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Clearing fallen trees in Westmorelands Parish, in western Jamaica, on Sunday.

In China, Victims of Abuse Are Told to ‘Keep It in the Family’

Cases of domestic violence in China point to a legal system that looks good on paper but is failing victims because of a lack of resources and political will.

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Ms. Xie, holding flowers, entering a court in Chengdu, China, last year. Ms. Xie, who chose not to disclose her first name, said she was attacked by her husband more than a dozen times over her three-year marriage and that she had repeatedly asked the police to detain him.

Mamdani Won. South Florida Expects a Real Estate Bump.

6 November 2025 at 07:36
Some brokers and developers in the region are waiting eagerly to see if the election of a democratic socialist will drive more wealthy New Yorkers south.

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South Florida has long been a mecca for Latin Americans fleeing left-leaning governments in their home countries.

Mamdani Begins to Pick the Team That Will Help Him Run New York City

Zohran Mamdani has been planning his mayoral transition for months and appears poised to hire veterans of city government to key posts in his administration.

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Zohran Mamdani, New York City’s mayor-elect, appointed four co-chairs of his transition team, who will work with him to fill out his administration.

An Emboldened Mamdani Sheds Conciliatory Tone

6 November 2025 at 07:10
Fresh from a stunning victory, Zohran Mamdani, the mayor-elect, said in an interview that his supporters wanted “a politics of consistency” and aggressive action, including on taxing the rich.

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Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani has called to raise taxes on the wealthy to help fund his ambitious policy agenda. In an interview after his election, he said it was also about fairness.

Trump vs. Mamdani: President Sees a Capable Foil in New York’s Next Mayor

6 November 2025 at 07:44
President Trump has berated Zohran Mamdani, the mayor-elect of New York City, in public. But privately, Mr. Trump describes him as slick and a good talker.

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Zohran Mamdani at an election watch party in Brooklyn on Tuesday night. He addressed the president in his victory speech, saying, “To get to any of us, you will have to get through all of us.”

Republicans Point Fingers After Election Losses, but Not at Trump

Casting around for culprits, leaders in the party blamed their candidates, the government shutdown and a weak economic message.

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Republicans have a favorable midterm map, but this week’s elections provided new evidence that President Trump’s leadership in Washington is causing a backlash from voters.

Radiation May Be Unnecessary for Many Breast Cancer Patients

6 November 2025 at 09:56
Doctors have already begun reducing radiation treatment for women at low risk of recurrence or spread of the disease. A new study finds that some women at greater risk can safely avoid radiation.

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Researchers followed 1,600 women for a median of 9.6 years and found that survival rates were similar in two groups of patients: 81.4 percent among the patients who had received radiation treatment and 81.9 percent among those who had not.

Florida Man Threatened James Comey and Letitia James, Complaint Says

6 November 2025 at 09:48
Gregory Formicone, of Bradenton, Fla., used online comments to call for several of President Trump’s most prominent adversaries to be targeted, the authorities said.

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Democrats Raise Concerns After Trump Officials Give Boat Strikes Briefing

The classified meeting did not relieve mounting unease among lawmakers over President Trump’s expanding campaign of lethal strikes against drug cartels.

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A top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee lamented that lawmakers were not given a “strike-by-strike” breakdown.

Judge Sets Limits on Chicago-Area ICE Facility at Center of Illinois Protests

6 November 2025 at 08:38
After detainees described squalid conditions at the detention site, a judge ordered the government to provide showers, water, clean toilets and access to lawyers.

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Federal law enforcement agents guarding the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview, Ill.

Remains of the Last American Hostage Held in Gaza Returned to Israel

6 November 2025 at 08:17
Israeli officials told Itay Chen’s family last year that he was probably killed on Oct. 7, 2023, but relatives put off mourning until his body had come home.

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Ruby Chen commemorating his son Itay Chen at a candlelight vigil on the steps of the U.S. Capitol last year.

Mexico’s President Presses Charges Against Man Who Groped Her on the Street

A video of a man touching Mexico’s first female president, Claudia Sheinbaum, shocked many Mexicans but did not surprise them. “It’s so common,” one woman said.

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President Claudia Sheinbaum during a news conference in Mexico City on Monday.

Trump Blames Shutdown for Republican Losses on Election Day

Speaking to senators at a breakfast, President Trump acknowledged that the results of Tuesday’s races were not a positive outcome for his party.

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President Trump at the White House on Wednesday.

Five Key Takeaways From the Supreme Court Tariff Argument

The Supreme Court justices grappled with the legality of President Trump’s tariffs in an oral argument that stretched for almost three hours.

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The justices agreed to hear the case on President Trump’s global tariffs on an expedited schedule.

Trump Administration Ends Deportation Protections for South Sudanese

6 November 2025 at 04:37
The program was first authorized for South Sudanese nationals in 2011. The Department of Homeland Security said that “renewed peace in South Sudan” and “improved diplomatic relations” justified the move.

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Downtown Juba, South Sudan. In recent weeks, the United Nations has warned of escalating armed clashes and food insecurity that is “widespread and deepening” in parts of the country.

Lawmaker Demands Accountability in Bloody Prison Beating Caught on Video

6 November 2025 at 04:57
State Senator Julia Salazar of New York said the officers accused of assault and sexual abuse in a 2023 case should face consequences.

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Ernastiaze Moore was being held at Sullivan Correctional Facility when four guards in tactical gear burst into his cell in January 2023.
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