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Today — 7 September 2025NYT | Top Stories

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba of Japan Will Step Down, Reports Say

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By: River Akira Davis and Kiuko Notoya
7 September 2025 at 15:48
Mr. Ishiba’s party is threatening to split over a right-wing political surge, a weakened economy and turbulent trade relations with the United States.

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Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba of Japan has been under intense pressure from within his own party to step down.

Trump Tramples Congress’s Power, With Little Challenge From G.O.P.

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By: Julian E. Barnes and Catie Edmondson
7 September 2025 at 12:01
On national security, spending and oversight, the president continues to undercut the legislative branch, and Republicans in charge have done little to stop him.

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Homeless and Hungry, Gazans Fear a Repeat of 1948 History

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By: Raja Abdulrahim
7 September 2025 at 12:01
Israel’s war in Gaza has displaced most of the 2.2 million Palestinian residents from their homes. Many of them fear it will be permanent, a reprise of the Nakba.

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Abdallah Abu Samra in front of the tent where he lives in Khan Yunis, southern Gaza, in February.

Why France’s Financial Woes Are Pushing Its Government to the Brink

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By: Liz Alderman
7 September 2025 at 12:01
The French prime minister has proposed drastic spending cuts and tax increases to shore up the country’s accounts, but his plan could backfire.

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A street corner in Paris. France’s budget crisis has set off political and financial turmoil.

Immigration Raid Exposes Tensions From Seoul to Washington to Rural Georgia

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By: Jim Lynn， Lydia DePillis， Rick Rojas， Farah Stockman and Sean Keenan
7 September 2025 at 09:21
The raid at a Georgia plant being built with heavy investment from South Korea reveals strain as a rush to expand manufacturing in the United States clashes with an immigration crackdown.

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Vehicles move on the line at the Hyundai Motor Group plant in Ellabell, Ga. in March. Another part of that complex, still under construction, was raided on Thursday.

L.A.P.D. Stops Security Services for Kamala Harris

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By: Orlando Mayorquín and Matt Stevens
7 September 2025 at 10:45
The department had assigned officers to protect the former vice president after her Secret Service detail was terminated. Some criticized the use of the officers.

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Former Vice President Kamala Harris speaking at an event in April.

Tensions Mount as Trump Administration Threatens Federal Crackdown in Chicago

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By: Hamed Aleaziz and Julie Bosman
7 September 2025 at 09:20
In a social media post, President Trump said Chicago was “about to find out why it’s called the Department of WAR.” Illinois officials condemned the message.

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Metal barricades were placed around the federal courthouse on Thursday night in the heart of Chicago’s downtown.

Man Who Vanished Is Identified 52 Years Later, Bringing ‘Rest’ to His Sisters

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By: Rylee Kirk
7 September 2025 at 05:44
Eric Singer left his Ohio home on his bicycle, never to be seen again. With the help of advances in DNA research, he was finally found.

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Eric Singer was 22 when he was last seen alive in Cleveland in 1973.

Powerball Hits $1.8 Billion. Here Are the 10 Biggest U.S. Lottery Jackpots.

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By: The New York Times
7 September 2025 at 13:21
Two winning tickets will split the $1.787 billion Powerball jackpot drawn on Saturday. Changes to Powerball and Mega Millions have led to increasingly large jackpots in recent years.

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In March, a Mega Millions jackpot became the first in 2024 to to pass $1 billion.

President of Peace, Department of War. A New Name Sends Mixed Signals.

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By: Erica L. Green
7 September 2025 at 08:36
President Trump’s renaming of the Defense Department comes amid his campaign for a Nobel Peace Prize. On Saturday, he wrote on social media that Chicago was “about to find out why it’s called the Department of WAR.”

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President Trump signed an executive order on Friday to change the name of the Defense Department to the Department of War. Without congressional approval, the new name will be only ceremonial.

Justice Breyer Defends Judge Accused of Defying Supreme Court Order

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By: Adam Liptak
7 September 2025 at 05:32
The justice’s comments reflected tensions within the judiciary, as trial judges struggle to interpret the Supreme Court’s often cryptic emergency orders.

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Former Justice Stephen Breyer in 2021.

‘Father Mother Sister Brother’ Takes Top Prize at Venice Film Festival

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By: Nicolas Rapold
7 September 2025 at 05:54
The film, directed by Jim Jarmusch, details three stories of three families. “The Voice of Hind Rajab,” about a Palestinian girl in a car under fire by the Israeli military, won second place.

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The director Jim Jarmusch won the Golden Lion for Best Film for “Father Mother Sister Brother” at the 82nd Venice International Film Festival on Saturday.

Lottery Winners Share Hard Lessons Ahead of $1.8 Billion Powerball Drawing

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By: Mark Walker
7 September 2025 at 03:27
Past jackpot winners recall fortunes found, mistakes made and advice for those holding a lucky ticket.

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Some last lottery winners have turned over their fortune to a financial adviser to manage. Others have seen their money fritter away on expensive purchases.

Air Canada Flight Attendants Overwhelmingly Reject Proposed Contract

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By: Ian Austen
7 September 2025 at 06:35
But the vote will not lead to a repeat of the walkout that snarled air travel in Canada last month.

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An Air Canada flight attendant walks through the terminal at Pierre-Elliott Trudeau Airport in Montreal last month.

Authorities Point to Cable Disconnecting in First Report on Lisbon Funicular Crash

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By: Amelia Nierenberg， Tiago Carrasco and Pranav Baskar
7 September 2025 at 06:20
Portuguese authorities released a highly anticipated preliminary report into the disaster, which killed 16 people this week.

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Tributes to victims of the funicular accident in Lisbon, on Friday.

Why Frequent Flier Programs Have Become Essential to Many Airlines

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By: Niraj Chokshi
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.

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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.

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By: Ron Lieber
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

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By: Andrew E. Kramer and Yurii Shyvala
7 September 2025 at 02:00
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

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By: Elisabetta Povoledo
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 Has Begun Immigration Crackdown in Massachusetts

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By: Hamed Aleaziz
7 September 2025 at 06:07
The operation includes Boston, whose mayor has drawn the administration’s ire for speaking out against the growing scale of its immigration actions.

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A homeland security officer observed 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 425 Pro-Palestinian Protesters Arrested in London on Terrorism Charges

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By: Lizzie Dearden
7 September 2025 at 05:03
The demonstrators oppose the British government’s decision to designate Palestine Action as a terrorist organization.

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