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Today — 15 September 2025NYT | Top Stories

White House Seeks More Supreme Court Security Funding After Kirk Killing

15 September 2025 at 01:33
In a notice to Congress, the Trump administration said the additional $58 million would go to the U.S. Marshals Service. It also said it supported additional security for lawmakers.

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The Trump administration last week requested emergency funds to go toward bolstering security for the Supreme Court.

Arriving in Israel, Rubio Meets Netanyahu at Jerusalem’s Western Wall

14 September 2025 at 23:35
The secretary of state is visiting Israel to consult with officials on security issues including the war in Gaza, which is testing relations with the United States.

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel at the Western Wall in Jerusalem on Sunday.

The Insult Comic Who Sells Million-Dollar Homes

14 September 2025 at 17:00
In minute-long video tours of Florida real estate, Breanna Banaciski lampoons the rich — and the upscale houses she wants you to buy.

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Ms. Banaciski skipped college, fearful of taking on debt, and worked a series of odd jobs before she jumped to selling real estate a year ago.

Zoom’s Boom Days Are Over. What Comes Next?

14 September 2025 at 17:00
Eric Yuan, who saw the firm he founded become a household name during the pandemic, is trying to change the way people use the platform.

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Eric Yuan, the founder and chief executive of Zoom Communications, said there were many “unsustainable new use cases” for the videoconferencing app during the pandemic.
Yesterday — 14 September 2025NYT | Top Stories

Kirk Shooting Suspect Held ‘Leftist Ideology,’ Utah Governor Says

Gov. Spencer Cox said the suspect had been “radicalized,” and noted he had a romantic partner who is transitioning from male to female who is cooperating fully with investigators.

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F.B.I. officials outside the home of the suspect’s parents in Washington, Utah, on Friday.

Najibullah Zazi Is Imprisoned Again After Donating to Co-Conspirators

14 September 2025 at 22:58
Najibullah Zazi admitted plotting an attack on the New York City subway with two friends, and then testified against them. Now he is behind bars after putting money in their prison accounts.

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Najibullah Zazi was known as the affable operator of a coffee cart in Lower Manhattan before joining the Taliban.

Inside the Golden State Valkyries, the Most Valuable Team in Women’s Sports

Expectations were low for the Golden State Valkyries, the W.N.B.A.’s first expansion team in 17 years, but they captivated Bay Area sports fans and surprised the league by securing a playoff spot in their first season.

McCaul, a Foreign Policy Leader in the House, Won’t Seek Re-election

14 September 2025 at 22:40
Representative Michael McCaul, an 11-term Texas Republican who chairs the House Foreign Affairs Committee, announced on Sunday that he would retire from Congress.

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Representative Michael McCaul, Republican of Texas, in 2023. He is the latest in a string of Republicans who have announced plans to leave the House after next year’s elections.

After Fiery Protests, Nepal’s Leader Promises a Brief, Caretaker Term

14 September 2025 at 22:45
Prime Minister Sushila Karki, a former chief justice, said she had accepted her new role reluctantly. Major political parties say the process is unconstitutional.

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Sushila Karki, who is Nepal’s first female prime minister, arriving for her first day in office in Kathmandu on Sunday.

Ricky Hatton, British Boxer and Former World Champion, Is Dead

14 September 2025 at 23:31
The British authorities said that the boxer, who retired in 2012, was found unresponsive at a home in Greater Manchester.

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Ricky Hatton with his Ring Magazine Light Welterweight Champion Belt, right, and his IBO Light Welterweight world championship belt in Ashton-u-Lyne, Manchester, England, in 2009.

The German Elections That Are Set to Test the Attraction of the Far Right

14 September 2025 at 12:01
A municipal vote in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia will be a gauge of the national mood since Chancellor Friedrich Merz took office.

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The industrial city of Gelsenkirchen in North Rhine-Westphalia is one of the places where the far-right party Alternative for Germany could do well.

Lula: Brazilian Democracy and Sovereignty Are Non-Negotiable

14 September 2025 at 21:00
The president of Brazil calls U.S. tariffs on his country “not only misguided but also illogical” and defends former President Jair Bolsonaro’s conviction.

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The Statue of Justice in front of the Supreme Court, Brasília.

Introducing: Believing, Our Newsletter on Religion and Spirituality

14 September 2025 at 21:03
Each week, we’ll be covering how faith shapes our politics, culture and society — and how it’s appearing in new forms.

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Arab Ministers Meet on Response to Israeli Attack in Qatar

Arab foreign ministers gathered on Sunday in the Qatari capital, Doha, to lay the groundwork for a summit there the next day.

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A damaged building in Doha, Qatar, last week after an Israeli strike. Arab foreign ministers gathered on Sunday to debate how to respond to Israel’s missile attack.

In an Era of Deep Polarization, Unity Is Not Trump’s Mission

14 September 2025 at 22:17
President Trump does not subscribe to the traditional notion of being president for all Americans.

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An attendee holds a candle at a vigil for Charlie Kirk at a city park in Provo, Utah, on Friday.

Russia Made Drone Production a Supreme Priority. Now It Swarms the Skies.

14 September 2025 at 17:51
Ukraine is struggling to defend itself against the growing number of attack drones that Moscow has started using in its onslaughts.

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Ukrainian firefighters battling a blaze in central Kharkiv after several Russian drones struck the area in July.

Trump’s Reversals on Immigration Mount Over Economic Concerns

President Trump has walked back some significant immigration policies that collide with his economic agenda, angering his far-right allies.

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Immigration officers during an arrest operation in Florida in May.

U.S. and China Resume Talks on Tariffs and TikTok

15 September 2025 at 00:03
Economic officials meeting in Madrid are seeking to head off a November tariff deadline.

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Jamieson Greer, left, the U.S. trade representative, and Scott Bessent, the U.S. Treasury secretary, met for trade talks in May with He Lifeng, China’s vice premier for economic policy, in Geneva.

Dementia Is Stealing the Imagination of Robert Munsch, Children’s Book Writer

15 September 2025 at 04:24
Robert Munsch wrote “The Paper Bag Princess,” “Love You Forever” and other classics by performing them over and over for kids. But his stories are slipping away.

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The children’s author Robert Munsch.

Inside a ‘Hell on Earth’ in Oklahoma

The Greer Center was supposed to be a refuge for people with developmental disabilities. But accounts from inside the secretive facility paint a starkly different picture, depicting a place where helpless patients faced beatings, waterboarding and constant fear.

The Robert M. Greer Center in Enid, Okla., previously managed by Liberty Healthcare, faced scrutiny for failing to protect its patients.

How Nancy Pelosi Quietly Shaped California’s Redistricting Fight

Private meetings and longtime loyalties helped push what began as something of a Democratic bluff into a full-fledged counteroffensive against President Trump.

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Nancy Pelosi is not the face of the redistricting fight in California — that role clearly belongs to Gov. Gavin Newsom — but she has been quietly pivotal from the start.

Lina Khan Revamped Antitrust. Now She’s Pushing the Democratic Party.

14 September 2025 at 17:00
The youngest chair in the history of the Federal Trade Commission is campaigning for Zohran Mamdani and defending her brand of populism.

© Karsten Moran for The New York Times

Lina Khan has been a frequent podcast guest, talking up the benefits of vigorous law enforcement against monopolies.
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