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Today — 6 September 2025NYT | Top Stories

A Rapid U.S. Military Buildup in the Caribbean: What to Know

6 September 2025 at 04:54
The United States has deployed eight warships, several surveillance planes and one attack submarine to the region as tensions with Venezuela grow.

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The Navy warship U.S.S. Sampson docked at the Amador International Cruise Terminal in Panama City last month.

Federal Report on Drinking Is Withdrawn

6 September 2025 at 04:51
The upcoming U.S. Dietary Guidelines will instead be influenced by a competing study, favored by industry, which found that moderate alcohol consumption was healthy.

© Colin Clark for The New York Times

The report that has been sidelined is one of several that have upended a long-dominant narrative about alcohol that suggested that moderate drinking was not harmful and might even have health benefits.

How Giorgio Armani Conquered Hollywood

6 September 2025 at 04:26
Armani amassed a cavalcade of celebrity spokespeople. Many came through a former journalist named Wanda McDaniel.

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Giorgio Armani and Samuel L. Jackson met through Wanda McDaniel, who helped Mr. Armani pioneer a new way of collaborating with celebrities.

Newsmax Lawsuit Against Fox News Is Dismissed

6 September 2025 at 04:12
A federal judge left the door open for Newsmax to refile its complaint that Fox had created a monopoly in right-leaning television news.

© Vincent Alban/The New York Times

Fox News was accused of deploying anticompetitive tactics to bar rivals in conservative cable news.

Second Weak Jobs Report Undercuts Trump’s Claims of a Booming Economy

6 September 2025 at 03:56
After a bad employment report in August, President Trump fired the official in charge of the numbers. This month’s data was just as disappointing.

© Scott McIntyre for The New York Times

The economy added only 22,000 jobs in August. President Trump’s high tariffs and mass deportations appear to have created noticeable pressure on employers.

U.S. Is Increasingly Exposed to Chinese Election Threats, Lawmakers Say

6 September 2025 at 03:44
Two Democrats on the House China committee noted the use of A.I. by Chinese companies as a weapon in information warfare.

© Doug Mills/The New York Times

Democrats on the House China committee said the office of Tulsi Gabbard, the director of national intelligence, was “stripping away the guardrails that protect our nation from foreign influence.”

Chicago Braces for Trump’s Immigration Crackdown

Protesters held demonstrations and city leaders spoke against the prospect of a surge of federal agents.

© Jamie Kelter Davis for The New York Times

Police encountered demonstrators trying to block government vehicles from leaving an I.C.E. facility in Broadview, Ill., outside Chicago, on Friday.

Anthropic Agrees to Pay $1.5 Billion to Settle Lawsuit With Book Authors

By: Cade Metz
6 September 2025 at 03:31
The settlement is the largest payout in the history of U.S. copyright cases and could lead more A.I. companies to pay rights holders for use of their works.

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Anthropic’s Claude chatbot has become one of the world’s most popular A.I. systems.

A Revived Focus on an Unproven Link Between Tylenol and Autism

6 September 2025 at 03:34
Studies over the last decade of acetaminophen use in pregnancy — including a recent scientific review — have yielded mixed results but have not found a causal connection.

© Gary Cameron/Reuters

The FAFSA Form Is Coming on Time This Year. For a Change.

5 September 2025 at 21:00
The federal form, used to determine financial aid, will be available to the public on Oct. 1. Technical glitches that delayed the form for the past two years are said to have been resolved.

U.S. Oil Giant ConocoPhillips Will Lay Off Up to 25% of Its Work Force

4 September 2025 at 03:19
ConocoPhillips of Houston on Wednesday announced plans to reduce its global work force by up to 25 percent.

© Erin Schaff/The New York Times

ConocoPhillips said it would cut up to 25 percent of its global work force by the end of the year.

CBS Abruptly Changes Editing Rules After Attacks From Administration

The Sunday show “Face the Nation” will no longer edit recorded interviews with newsmakers. The administration accused the network of deceptively editing an appearance of the homeland security secretary.

© CBS

Homeland Secretary Kristi Noem on “Face the Nation” last weekend.

Duchess of Kent Dies at 92; Royal Who Comforted a Wimbledon Loser

6 September 2025 at 05:54
A member of an aristocratic family, she married the Duke of Kent, a cousin of Queen Elizabeth II.

© Denis Paquin/Associated Press

Dispensing with royal decorum, the duchess embraced Jana Novotna after she lost the 1993 Wimbledon women’s final to Steffi Graf.

Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter Are Ready for ‘Godot’

5 September 2025 at 21:42
After years of training (clowning, Butoh and more), the longtime friends take on Samuel Beckett’s towering drama on Broadway.

© Dana Scruggs for The New York Times

YouTube’s NFL Broadcast Will Test Platform’s Ability to Handle Live Sports

5 September 2025 at 17:02
YouTube’s live broadcast on Friday night of the Kansas City Chiefs and Los Angeles Chargers game is set to be a major test of the platform’s programming ambitions.

The Return of the ‘War Department’ Is a Message From Trump

5 September 2025 at 22:39
President Trump and his defense secretary say they want to return to the era when America won wars. They largely ignore the greatest accomplishment of the past 80 years: avoiding superpower conflict.

© Tierney L. Cross/The New York Times

“Everybody likes that we had an unbelievable history of victory when it was Department of War,” President Trump said.
Yesterday — 5 September 2025NYT | Top Stories

Weak Jobs Report Strengthens Case for Fed to Cut Interest Rates

5 September 2025 at 22:44
A reduction at the Federal Reserve’s next meeting this month looks all but assured after August’s labor market data.

© Caroline Gutman for The New York Times

The latest jobs report will weigh heavily when the Federal Reserve, led by Jerome H. Powell, makes a decision on interest rates this month.

South Koreans Are Swept Up in Immigration Raid at Hyundai Plant in Georgia

They were among nearly 500 workers apprehended at a construction site for a South Korean battery maker, officials said. The episode prompted diplomatic concern in Seoul.

© Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives

A Homeland Security official said 475 people, most of whom are South Korean citizens, were arrested at a construction site in Ellabell, Ga., on Friday.

Why Zohran Mamdani’s Boss in the Legislature Refuses to Endorse Him

6 September 2025 at 04:20
Carl Heastie, the speaker of the Assembly, has not yet endorsed his fellow lawmaker. He’s not the only prominent Democrat to hold back support.

© Cindy Schultz for The New York Times

The Assembly speaker, Carl Heastie, has asked Zohran Mamdani to do more to placate their colleagues who take issue with his stance on Israel.

Google Is Fined $3.5 Billion for Breaking Europe’s Antitrust Laws

European Union officials accused the American tech giant of using its size and dominance to undercut rivals in online advertising, a move that could raise the ire of the Trump administration.

© Carlos Jasso/Carlos Jasso, via Reuters

Google’s multibillion-dollar business is underpinned by its dominance of the online advertising market.

The Return of the ‘War Department’ Is More Than Nostalgia. It’s a Message.

5 September 2025 at 22:39
President Trump and his defense secretary say they want to return to the era when America won wars. They largely ignore the greatest accomplishment of the past 80 years: avoiding superpower conflict.

© Tierney L. Cross/The New York Times

“Everybody likes that we had an unbelievable history of victory when it was Department of War,” President Trump said.

Talks Between Adams and Trump Adviser Center on Saudi Ambassadorship

The discussions are said to be part of an effort to get Mayor Eric Adams to end his mayoral campaign in New York City, clearing a path for Andrew Cuomo.

© Dave Sanders for The New York Times

Mayor Eric Adams has told allies he is considering a range of options but at the same time has publicly insisted he is staying in the race for a second term.
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