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Today — 1 September 2025NYT | Top Stories

Lula Faced Down Trump. Now Comes His Biggest Challenge.

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By: Andre Pagliarini
1 September 2025 at 13:00
For President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil, the stakes ahead of next year’s election could not be higher.

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President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil in August.

Anti-Immigrant Protests Attended by Neo-Nazis in Australia Worry Leaders

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By: Yan Zhuang
1 September 2025 at 12:44
The government condemned the demonstrations, which drew tens of thousands of people. Some of the events included speakers tied to neo-Nazi groups.

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Demonstrators at an anti-immigration rally in Sydney on Sunday.

Hundreds Dead After 6.0-Magnitude Earthquake Hits Afghanistan

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By: Safiullah Padshah， Elian Peltier and Mike Ives
1 September 2025 at 14:26
The quake, near the border with Pakistan, injured more than 1,000 people, the national broadcaster said. The death toll was likely to rise further.

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A person wounded in the quake was carried to an ambulance at an airport in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, on Monday.

India Was the Economic Alternative to China. Trump Ended That.

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By: Alex Travelli and Hari Kumar
1 September 2025 at 12:00
A lurch in policy has shaken the India-U.S. economic alliance against China, leaving India little choice but to consider reversing its own strategy.

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Construction at the site of the Foxconn Apple Project in Bengaluru, India. Foxconn is the main contract manufacturer for Apple, which has become a touchstone for India’s China Plus One approach.

California’s High Potency Cannabis is Fueling a ‘Cali Weed’ Trend in the UK

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By: Lizzie Dearden
1 September 2025 at 12:01
High-strength, California-grown marijuana is so popular in the U.K. that large quantities are being illegally smuggled on passenger flights, officials say.

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Police officers patrolling Hyde Park in London on 4/20, marijuana’s unofficial holiday each April 20, in 2023. Cannabis remains illegal in Britain.

Robert Mueller Has Parkinson’s Disease, Family Says

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By: Michael S. Schmidt and Nina Agrawal
1 September 2025 at 09:45
The former special counsel, who led the Russia investigation during President Trump’s first term, has had difficulty speaking in recent months. A congressional committee dropped a request for Mr. Mueller to testify this week.

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Robert S. Mueller III, the former special counsel, testifying before the House Judiciary Committee in 2019.

Rikers Detainee Becomes Third Person to Die in N.Y.C. Custody in a Week

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By: Benjamin Weiser
1 September 2025 at 07:53
Days before the death of the man, Jimmy Avila, another detainee was pronounced dead in his cell at the troubled city jail complex, and a third died in police custody.

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Jimmy Avila was arraigned Friday night in a Bronx court and died Saturday afternoon on Rikers Island, according to the Legal Aid Society, which had been representing him.

Brazil Tightens Bolsonaro House Arrest Amid Escape Concerns

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By: Ana Ionova
1 September 2025 at 06:42
Former President Jair Bolsonaro, who will stand trial on Tuesday, is being closely monitored by the Brazilian authorities, who fear he may try to flee.

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Mr. Bolsonaro outside his home earlier this month. He has been under house arrest for weeks.

Houthis Vow Revenge After Israeli Attack Kills Senior Officials

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By: Shuaib Almosawa and Vivian Nereim
1 September 2025 at 04:18
Israel’s assassination of top officials last week is likely to make the Iranian-backed militia even more hawkish, Yemen analysts say.

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Houthi fighters marched in an anti-Israel rally in Sana, Yemen, on Friday.

U.S. Suspends Visas for Palestinian Passport Holders, Officials Say

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By: Edward Wong， Adam Rasgon， Natan Odenheimer and Hamed Aleaziz
1 September 2025 at 04:34
The move will stop, at least temporarily, travel for medical treatment, attending university, visiting relatives or conducting business.

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A recent pro-Palestinian demonstration in Dearborn, Mich. Tens of thousands of Palestinians have relatives in the United States.

Rudy Giuliani Is Hurt in Car Crash in New Hampshire

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By: Emma G. Fitzsimmons and Maggie Haberman
1 September 2025 at 09:32
Mr. Giuliani, the former New York City mayor and lawyer for President Trump, suffered a fractured vertebra, his head of security said.

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Rudolph W. Giuliani was in a car accident in New Hampshire.

Man Found Dead at Burning Man, Prompting Homicide Investigation

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By: Johnny Diaz
1 September 2025 at 04:15
The victim, whose identity was unknown, was found “lying in a pool of blood” on Saturday night, officials said.

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The body of a man who was “obviously deceased” was reported at the Burning Man festival on Saturday night, a sheriff said.

Already Pardoned by Trump, Jan. 6 Rioters Push for Compensation

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By: Alan Feuer
1 September 2025 at 02:59
One of the rioters’ lawyers wants to create a panel that would decide on financial damages for what the rioters believe were unfair prosecutions.

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The lawyer Mark McCloskey in 2021. He wants to establish what he calls a “voluntary nonjudicial resolution committee” that would consider rioters’ cases individually, and says he met with top Justice Department officials recently.

Northern Lights Could Put on a Show for Large Sections of U.S.

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By: Nazaneen Ghaffar
1 September 2025 at 00:51
A dazzling display in the nighttime sky might be seen much farther south than usual, including parts of Iowa, Oregon and Pennsylvania, by Tuesday, forecasters said.

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The northern lights in Estacada, Ore., in May 2024.

Hard-Nosed Sheriff Who Inspired ‘Walking Tall’ Movie Killed His Wife, Inquiry Says

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By: Adeel Hassan
1 September 2025 at 02:37
Buford Pusser, who was portrayed in the 1973 hit movie, led people to believe that his wife was ambushed by his enemies, cold-case investigators in Tennessee said.

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Sheriff Buford Pusser outside his home in Adamsville, Tenn., in 1973.

Boy Shot During ‘Ding Dong Ditch’ Prank in Houston

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By: Johnny Diaz
1 September 2025 at 01:55
The police in Houston detained a person after a 10-year-old boy who had knocked on a door was shot on Saturday night, officials said.

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A 10-year-old boy in Houston was in critical condition after being shot while participating in the prank known as ding dong ditch on Saturday night.

Israel Says It Killed Abu Obeida, Spokesman for Hamas’s Armed Wing

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By: Aaron Boxerman and Abu Bakr Bashir
1 September 2025 at 02:36
Hamas did not immediately comment on the Israeli military’s claim that Abu Obeida, one of the armed group’s best-known officials in the Arab world, had been killed.

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A banner featuring Abu Obeida, the spokesman for Hamas’s armed wing, hung in Beirut, Lebanon, last year.

Chicago’s Mayor Rejects Trump’s Plans to Send Troops to His City

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By: Sonia A. Rao
1 September 2025 at 01:11
Mayor Brandon Johnson of Chicago ordered local police officers not to aid the federal crackdown, ramping up the tensions between the White House and state and local officials.

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Mayor Brandon Johnson of Chicago has pushed back against the Trump administration’s threats of militarized immigration enforcement in the city.

The Manhattan Park That Keeps Children Locked Out

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By: Anusha Bayya
1 September 2025 at 00:07
A beloved park on state-owned land in Upper Manhattan has been closed for years, with neither the government nor any nonprofit groups willing to step in to operate it.

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George Washington Bridge Park, which locals call the Dolphin Park, has been closed for years. A volunteer who kept it running, Jeanlee Poggi, died in 2021.
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Punjab Floods Devastate Pakistan’s Breadbasket

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By: Elian Peltier， Zia ur-Rehman and Asim Hafeez
31 August 2025 at 23:07
Housing communities and businesses that rely on agriculture have been destroyed in the country’s largest province.

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The Corporate Logo That Broke the Internet

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By: David French
31 August 2025 at 18:00
How to bend political reality in two easy steps.

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Trump Crime Strategy May Work for Now, but Not for Long, Experts Say

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By: Tim Arango
1 September 2025 at 03:28
The president is looking to add troops to city streets while cutting funds for programs that work, experts and local officials say. But one idea, beautifying neighborhoods, has buy-in.

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Metropolitan Police and federal agents responded to a stolen vehicle this month in Washington, D.C.
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