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Today — 2 May 2025NYT | Top Stories

China Is Considering Trade Talks With U.S., but It Has Conditions

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By: David Pierson and Joy Dong
2 May 2025 at 12:38
Despite mounting financial pressure, China says it won’t negotiate until the Trump administration shows “sincerity” by canceling tariffs on its goods.

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A worker at a garment factory last month in Guangzhou, the export hub in southern China.

Jill Sobule, Singer Behind ‘I Kissed a Girl,’ Dead at 66

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By: Hank Sanders
2 May 2025 at 12:12
Ms. Sobule, 66, died Thursday morning in Woodbury, Minn., her publicist said. She had been scheduled to perform songs from her musical later in the week.

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Jill Sobule in Los Angeles in 2014. “People call me a one-hit wonder,” She said in an interview with The New York Times in 2022. “And I say, “Wait a second, I’m a two-hit wonder!”

Trump Ends Chinese Tariff Loophole, Raising the Cost of Online Goods

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By: Ana Swanson
2 May 2025 at 12:00
Supporters say the change is important to stop cheap Chinese goods from entering the U.S. But the decision could drive up prices for goods Americans buy online.

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A garment factory in Guangzhou, China. A trade loophole that allowed retailers to send goods from China directly to U.S. shoppers without paying tariffs closed on Friday.

How a U.S. Tax Loophole Supercharged China’s Exports

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By: Meaghan Tobin and Qilai Shen
2 May 2025 at 12:00
E-commerce trade in small parcels brought Chinese factories to American shoppers. Tariffs are severing the connection.

Porters moving packages through a garment wholesale and distribution district in Guangzhou, the hub of China’s garment industry.

U.S. Payoff for Ukraine Minerals Deal Faces Many Hurdles

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By: Marc Santora and Stanley Reed
2 May 2025 at 12:00
The agreement could provide a windfall to the U.S., but the resources will be expensive to extract, and any progress is unlikely while the war rages.

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An open pit mine in Kirovohrad, Ukraine. Ukraine has many of the minerals critical for America’s economic development and defense, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

Pakistan’s Leaders May Talk Tough, but War With India Is the Last Thing Pakistanis Want

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By: Salman Masood
2 May 2025 at 12:01
For many across the country, economic struggles, political malaise and the fear of armed conflict with India now feel like parts of the same burden.

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Zakir Khan reading a newspaper on Thursday at a stand in Islamabad, the Pakistani capital, owned by Nazaman Abbasi, left. The headline reads: “America comes in full force to reduce tensions between India and Pakistan.”

Charles Koch Says Many in the Country Are ‘Abandoning’ Its Principles

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By: Theodore Schleifer
2 May 2025 at 10:25
In a rare appearance on Thursday to receive an award from the Cato Institute, Mr. Koch made oblique references to President Trump and his tariffs, without mentioning his name.

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Charles Koch in 2019. On Thursday in Washington, he accepted an award from the Cato Institute.

Once Banished From Trump’s White House, Zelensky Has New Hope

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By: Michael Crowley
2 May 2025 at 08:16
In his zigzagging approach to ending the war in Ukraine, President Trump has shifted his frustration — for now — from Ukraine’s leader to Vladimir Putin.

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President Trump berated President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine at the White House in February.

When Taxpayers Fund Shows Like ‘Blue Bloods’ and ‘S.N.L.,’ Does It Pay Off?

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By: Ben Blatt
2 May 2025 at 08:04
Gov. Kathy Hochul of New York has proposed an increase in the film tax credit to stay competitive with New Jersey and other states.

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After a chase scene on Madison Avenue in Manhattan.

Mayor Adams Wants This to Be His ‘Best Budget Ever.’ Some Are Skeptical.

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By: Dana Rubinstein
2 May 2025 at 04:16
Mayor Eric Adams celebrated his vision for a $115 billion budget for New York City, but some experts warned that it didn’t properly account for further cuts in federal funding.

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Mayor Eric Adams, who faces a tough re-election fight this year, said his executive budget was the “best budget ever for families and young people.”

Federal Report Denounces Gender Treatments for Adolescents

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By: Azeen Ghorayshi and Amy Harmon
2 May 2025 at 07:51
The H.H.S. review may set the stage for additional restrictions on gender-affirming care. Critics described it as an ideological statement.

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The report relied on scientific evidence reviews of such treatments as hormone therapy and puberty blockers that were published when these treatments were first made available to transgender adolescents.

Marco Rubio Adds a New Title Under Trump: Interim National Security Adviser

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By: Edward Wong
2 May 2025 at 10:11
The former senator from Florida is now the head of four government bodies. He has outdone Henry Kissinger and even Xi Jinping, China’s leader, who has only three main titles.

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio during a cabinet meeting at the White House last month. Mr. Rubio is now the head of four government agencies.

Family of 8-Year-Old Migrant Girl Who Died in U.S. Custody Seeks $15 Million

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By: Jazmine Ulloa
2 May 2025 at 06:41
Anadith Danay Reyes Álvarez, 8, died in 2023 after she spent a week in a border agency detention center without adequate care for her health conditions.

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Rossel Reyes, Anadith Danay Reyes Álvarez’s father, speaking at her wake in New York in 2023. Anadith died while she and her family were in the custody of U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

Trump Asks Supreme Court to Lift Deportation Protections for Venezuelans

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By: Adam Liptak
2 May 2025 at 05:59
A federal judge had blocked the administration’s plan to remove the temporary protected status of more than 300,000 immigrants.

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A Temporary Protected Status application clinic in New York in 2023. Kristi Noem, the homeland security secretary, terminated an 18-month extension of T.P.S. protection for Venezuelans in February.

U.S. Creating Second Military Zone Along Southern Border

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By: Eric Schmitt
2 May 2025 at 06:16
Troops in the newly designated area in Texas will be able to temporarily detain migrants as the Trump administration militarizes the boundary with Mexico.

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National Guard vehicles at the U.S.-Mexico border in Eagle Pass, Texas, last month.

Trump Policies Draw Outrage at May Day Protests Across the U.S.

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By: Orlando Mayorquín， Robert Chiarito and Aishvarya Kavi
2 May 2025 at 05:12
Labor rallies in large cities swelled with demonstrators focused on immigration, education and worker’s rights. But protesters also rallied at small-town schools and city halls in Trump country.

Apple’s Quarterly Earnings Tops Wall Street Expectations With $24.78 Billion Profit

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By: Tripp Mickle
2 May 2025 at 06:35
Tim Cook, the company’s C.E.O., said he expected $900 million in extra costs this quarter because of President Trump’s tariffs.

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Some customers raced to buy iPhones before prices went up, helping lift sales.

Amazon’s Mixed Earnings Report Sends Share Prices Down

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By: Karen Weise
2 May 2025 at 06:26
The company reported overall mixed results, sending share prices down in after-hours trading.

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Amazon’s first-quarter financial results showed the slowest overall sales growth since the depths of the pandemic, the company reported Thursday.

GM Cuts Profit Forecast by 20% and Says Auto Tariffs Will Cost It Billions

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By: Neal E. Boudette
2 May 2025 at 02:10
General Motors now expects to earn a lot less than it did before President Trump imposed 25 percent tariffs on imported cars and auto parts.

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A General Motors plant in Spring Hill, Tenn. The chief executive, Mary T. Barra, said the company was planning changes that it hoped would offset about 30 percent of the tariffs’ effects.

How to Survive the Trump Years With Your Spirit Intact

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By: David Brooks
2 May 2025 at 05:00
I’ve found it necessary to root myself in anything that feels rehumanizing, whether it’s art or literature or learning.

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Martin Scorsese Interviews Pope Francis in Upcoming Documentary ‘Aldeas’

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By: Derrick Bryson Taylor
2 May 2025 at 04:28
The project will highlight scripted short films from international communities along with snippets of a conversation between the director and the pontiff, who died last month.

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Martin Scorsese and Pope Francis in 2024. “He knew in his soul that ignorance was a terrible plague on humanity,” Scorsese said after the pope’s death last month.

Justice Dept.’s Criminal Inquiry of Columbia Protesters Raised Alarms Internally

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By: Devlin Barrett
2 May 2025 at 04:56
Behind the scenes, a top department official pressed employees to gather a list of activists and investigate them, people familiar with the matter said.

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The Trump administration is seeking to crack down on student protesters amid accusations of rampant antisemitism on college campuses.

In Suits and Ties, Lawyers Protest Trump’s Attacks on the Legal System

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By: Santul Nerkar
2 May 2025 at 04:30
The National Law Day of Action, which drew roughly 1,500 people in New York City, was organized to resist the president’s threats against judges and the nation’s jurisprudence.

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Hundreds of lawyers came to Manhattan’s federal courthouse to stand up for the rule of law. They recited the Pledge of Allegiance.

For Trump Supporters, an ‘Exciting’ First 100 Days

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By: Robert Draper
2 May 2025 at 03:07
The president’s supporters acknowledge that the ride is bumpy. But they say they are willing to sacrifice and wouldn’t have it any other way.

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Supporters of President Trump at a rally marking his 100th day in office in Warren, Mich., on Tuesday.

New York May Weaken Its Oversight Over Religious Schools

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By: Eliza Shapiro and Benjamin Oreskes
2 May 2025 at 03:48
A potential last-minute addition to the state budget would amount to a major victory for Hasidic Jewish leaders.

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Though the potential changes in state education law would technically apply to all private schools, they are chiefly relevant to Hasidic schools.

Death Toll Rises Sharply in a Wave of Sectarian Violence in Syria

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By: Vivian Yee， Reham Mourshed and Hwaida Saad
2 May 2025 at 05:31
With more than 100 people killed this week in a region controlled by the Druse minority, Druse leaders signaled new willingness to join forces with the Sunni Muslim-dominated government.

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A funeral procession for Druse fighters killed in attacks by extremists on the Druse city of Jaramana, Syria, on Wednesday.
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