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Today — 7 September 2025NYT | Top Stories

Why Frequent Flier Programs Have Become Essential to Many Airlines

6 September 2025 at 17:01
The biggest U.S. airlines make billions of dollars from their loyalty programs and branded credit cards, which some analysts believe are now essential to the businesses.

© Hiroko Masuike/The New York Times

Many travelers love airline-branded credit cards and loyalty programs, and saving rewards for dream vacations or seat upgrades can be a powerful motivator.

What’s Inside the Envelope That U.S. Open Winners Get? It’s Not a Check.

6 September 2025 at 17:02
Both singles champions will win $5 million. But the envelope they receive during the trophy presentation is a symbolic gesture.

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Sloane Stephens received $3.7 million for winning the U.S. Open women’s singles title in 2017. But it was not in the envelope she held.

A World War II Dispute Between Ukraine and Poland Is Put to Rest

The remains of people killed and left in mass graves in the waning days of the war are being given dignified burials.

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A priest conducting a mass burial ceremony of people killed during World War II in the now-abandoned, formerly ethnic Polish village of Puzhnyky, Ukraine on Saturday.

L.G.B.T.Q. Catholics Have Jubilee With Pope’s Blessing, if Not His Presence

7 September 2025 at 02:34
Leo XIV did not meet with pilgrims, but he has indicated that he is supportive of an open, welcoming church.

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L.G.B.T.Q. Catholics passed through the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica on Saturday as part of the Roman Catholic Church’s Year of Jubilee.

ICE Is Said to Have Begun Operation in the Boston Area

7 September 2025 at 01:52
The immigration crackdown is expected to last several weeks, sources with knowledge of the operation said.

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A Homeland Security officer observing a news briefing by Mayor Michelle Wu in Boston last month, after Attorney General Pam Bondi demanded that Boston lift its sanctuary city policies.

At Least 300 Pro-Palestinian Protesters Arrested in London on Terrorism Charges

7 September 2025 at 03:15
The demonstrators oppose the British government’s decision to designate Palestine Action as a terrorist organization.

© Carlos Jasso/Reuters

Police officers detain a demonstrator at the “Lift The Ban” rally at Parliament Square in London, on Saturday.

Davey Johnson, Who Managed the Mets to a Memorable Title, Dies at 82

7 September 2025 at 01:23
Before his triumph in the 1986 World Series, he had a long playing career and established himself as one of baseball’s brainier and more self-assured characters.

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Davey Johnson early in his tenure as manager of the Mets, which lasted from 1984 to 1990 and included a memorable World Series title.

In India’s Rebound From Trump Blows, Modi Has No Easy Choices

7 September 2025 at 00:50
The unraveling of relations between the United States and India has convinced many Indian officials that the country should return to its difficult balancing act of nonalignment.

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Bernie Sanders to Host Zohran Mamdani at Fighting Oligarchy Event in Brooklyn

Mr. Sanders will host the Democratic front-runner for mayor of New York City at a town hall in Brooklyn on Saturday night. The two marched in a Labor Day parade that morning in Manhattan.

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Zohran Mamdani, center left, and Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont, center right, joined a Labor Day parade in Manhattan on Saturday. Union support has almost exclusively lined up behind Mr. Mamdani.
Yesterday — 6 September 2025NYT | Top Stories

Davey Johnson, Who Managed the Mets to a Memorable Title, Dies at 82

7 September 2025 at 00:19
Before his triumph in the 1986 World Series, he had a long playing career and established himself as one of baseball’s brainier and more self-assured characters.

© Focus on Sport/Getty

Davey Johnson early in his tenure as manager of the Mets, which lasted from 1984 to 1990 and included a memorable World Series title.

Norway’s Navy Gets a Big Boost With U.K. Ship Deal

A plan to buy warships shows how Europe is bolstering defenses amid worries about Russian aggression and President Trump’s isolationist policies, analysts say.

© Pool photo by Andy Buchanan

A frigate under construction in Glasgow, Scotland on Thursday. Norway has signed a $13.5 billion deal to buy at least five such warships from British shipbuilders.

When It Comes to Spotting Fake Receipts, It’s A.I. vs. A.I.

6 September 2025 at 22:19
Software companies that audit expense reports are adding a new arsenal of capabilities to try to detect receipts that have been created using A.I. chatbots.

© The New York Times

These A.I.-generated receipts were submitted to employers and detected as fake by the finance operations software AppZen.

Thrust Into the Line of Fire, Iranians Worry About What Comes Next

A 12-day war in June upended the shadow war rivalry between Israel and Iran. Some Iranians want to strike back, others want to move on.

Over 12 days of war in June, more than 1,000 Iranians were killed in Israeli attacks. Most were civilians.

Inside Iran After the 12-Day War

Following a 12-day war with Israel in July, which resulted in the deaths of over 1,000 civilians and many of Iran’s top nuclear scientists and officials, a New York Times team was granted access to Tehran. Declan Walsh, a Times international correspondent, explains how the conflict has created a widespread sense of uncertainty and flux in the Iranian capital.

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Israel Targets More Buildings in Gaza City and Warns Residents to Flee

6 September 2025 at 19:49
The Israeli military issued evacuation orders for residents in the high-rise towers and urged Palestinians to move to the south of Gaza, as it intensifies its offensive on the city.

© Saher Alghorra for The New York Times

Palestinians fleeing Gaza City after the Israeli military intensified its attacks on the area this week.

Many Cities Say Yes to Federal Police Help, but No to ‘Occupation’

Some mayors and police chiefs said they would welcome more traditional law enforcement cooperation with federal agents, but see the National Guard as a step too far.

© Alex Kent for The New York Times

National Guard soldiers patrolling around the Jefferson Memorial in Washington, D.C.

Grand Juries in D.C. Reject Wave of Charges Under Trump’s Crackdown

6 September 2025 at 17:02
The persistent rejections suggest that the grand jurors may have had enough of prosecutors seeking harsh charges in a highly politicized environment.

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Grand jurors have refused in at least seven recent cases to indict their fellow residents who became entangled in the president’s show of force.

Settlement Talks Stall Between Harvard and the Trump Administration

One major reason is said to be an emerging divide within the administration over whether the current framework is too favorable to Harvard.

© Sophie Park for The New York Times

The Trump administration has opened more than a dozen federal investigations into Harvard over a variety of targets, from the university’s admissions policies to its patent paperwork.

George Mason’s President, Gregory Washington, Will Not Apologize to the Trump Administration

6 September 2025 at 17:01
Gregory Washington, George Mason’s first Black president, runs a university that prizes diversity. That has made him a target of the Trump administration.

© Michael A. McCoy for The New York Times

The Trump administration demanded that Gregory Washington, president of George Mason University, personally apologize for supporting diversity programs. He said no.

Immigration Raid on Hyundai-LG Plant in Georgia Rattles South Korea

6 September 2025 at 17:57
The shocked but subdued reaction to the arrest of hundreds of Koreans at the site reflected the delicate position of a government engaged in tense trade talks with the Trump administration.

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A Hyundai plant in Ellabell, Ga., in March. On Thursday, U.S. law enforcement officers arrested hundreds of South Korean nationals at a neighboring construction site owned by Hyundai and LG.
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