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

6 September 2025 at 20:00
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.

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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.

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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.

A Mayor in Disrepute Saved by an Ambassadorship. The Year Was 1950.

6 September 2025 at 15:00
Eric Adams would not be the first to leave Gracie Mansion for an embassy. William O’Dwyer did it decades ago.

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William O’Dwyer, a New York City mayor on the hot seat, was named ambassador to Mexico in 1950.

Keir Starmer’s Miserable Moment in the U.K. Has Nigel Farage Gloating

6 September 2025 at 17:02
The resignation on Friday of Angela Rayner, Britain’s deputy prime minister, was the latest setback for Prime Minister Keir Starmer as he battles the rise of the right-wing populist Nigel Farage.

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Angela Rayner in March at 10 Downing Street in London. Her resignation as Britain’s deputy prime minister came after two weeks of questions about her tax problems.

Karina Milei, Argentina’s Mysterious First Sister, Captivates Nation After Audio Leaks

Karina Milei has become a lightning rod for corruption accusations even as her power and the loyalty of her brother, President Javier Milei, remain unwavering.

© Cesar Olmedo/Reuters

Karina Milei, the sister of Argentina’s president, Javier Milei, is considered perhaps the second most powerful person in the country and helped catapult him to office.

With ‘Ghost Bat’ Drone, Australia Gears Up for New Arms Race

6 September 2025 at 12:09
A new class of aircraft developed with Boeing, it will be the first military plane designed and manufactured in the country in half a century.

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A photo provided by the Australian Defense Force of an MQ-28A Ghost Bat in Woomera, South Australia, on Friday.

Trump Will Host G20 Summit in 2026 at His Doral Resort

President Trump faced withering bipartisan criticism in his first term for a similar idea that would have mixed foreign diplomacy with his personal business interests.

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Trump National Doral in Doral, Fla.

Food Delivery Drivers Feel Strain of Italy’s Ban on Outdoor Work on Hottest Days

Delivery riders are already some of the most vulnerable workers of booming gig economies. During successive heat waves this summer in Italy, it got complicated.

© Enrico Parenti for The New York Times

A delivery driver drives in front of the Colloseum in Rome

A Japanese Island Preserves an Ancient and Ghostly Theater Form

6 September 2025 at 12:01
Noh was once the entertainment of medieval warriors. Today, remote Sado Islanders embrace one of the world’s oldest surviving types of drama.

Shinobu Kamiyama, center, playing the tormented ghost of a famously beautiful woman in the play “Tamakazura” at Ushio Shrine on Sado Island, Japan. Noh dramas often center on supernatural visitations.

What the Unemployment Rate Isn’t Telling Us

The latest job report shows that unemployment remains steady, but it’s not telling the full story. Lydia DePillis, economy reporter for The New York Times, explains how low job growth is being offset by the Trump administration’s deportation campaign.

Will Trump Have to Run From the Economy?

6 September 2025 at 07:10
It’s the issue voters cared most about in 2024, and there are signs of trouble.

© Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times

A Gallup poll found that President Trump’s approval rating on the economy fell to 37 percent in August, compared with 42 percent in February.

Trump Says U.S. Military Has ‘Never Fought to Win’ Since World War II

6 September 2025 at 08:36
As he signed an order recognizing the Defense Department as the “Department of War,” President Trump said that the country “could have won every war, but we really chose to be very politically correct.”

© Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times

“The Department of War sends a signal,” President Trump said on Friday. The change, he added, was a “much more appropriate name, especially in light of where the world is right now.”

How Trump’s Blunt-Force Diplomacy Is Pushing His Rivals Together

Some of President Trump’s pressure tactics appear to have backfired, sending would-be allies into the embrace of China.

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“Looks like we’ve lost India and Russia to deepest, darkest, China,” Mr. Trump wrote on Truth Social on Friday morning, as he posted a photo of the three nations’ leaders meeting in China.

With Jair Bolsonaro on Trial, Brazil Braces for U.S. Sanctions

6 September 2025 at 07:39
While the Supreme Court weighs the fate of the former president on charges of plotting a coup, Brazil’s government is preparing for more penalties.

© Dado Galdieri for The New York Times

Police officer stand outside Brazil’s Supreme Court in Brasília on Wednesday.
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