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Today — 19 September 2025NYT | Top Stories

Trump and Xi Set to Finalize TikTok Deal

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By: Emmett Lindner
19 September 2025 at 12:00
The two leaders are expected to speak Friday to discuss a deal to keep the wildly popular app from going dark in the United States.

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President Trump and President Xi in Beijing in 2017.

Flattery and Flourish for Trump. For His U.K. Hosts, Relief at Avoiding Strife.

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By: Mark Landler
19 September 2025 at 12:01
The president was feted by King Charles III with the sort of pageantry he covets, signed a technology deal and steered clear of big disagreements with Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

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King Charles III hosted President Trump at a state dinner on Wednesday in a banquet hall at Windsor Castle.

Late-Night Hosts Sound Alarm Over Censorship After Suspension of Jimmy Kimmel’s Show

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By: Matt Stevens and Julia Jacobs
19 September 2025 at 12:26
“Blatant censorship,” Stephen Colbert said of ABC’s move to suspend Jimmy Kimmel’s talk show after pressure from the Trump administration.

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Stephen Colbert during “The Late Show” last week. On Thursday he dedicated his entire episode to Mr. Kimmel’s situation.

Texas A&M President to Step Down After Controversy Over ‘Gender Ideology’

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By: Pooja Salhotra
19 September 2025 at 10:09
The university had been roiled after a student filmed herself arguing with the instructor of a children’s literature course that recognized more than two genders.

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Mark A. Welsh, the president of Texas A&M University, next to his wife, Betty, at Kyle Field in College Station, Texas, last month.

N.Y.P.D. Officers Face Misconduct Charges in Fatal Shooting of Win Rozario

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By: Christopher Maag
19 September 2025 at 07:35
Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch’s decision to bring departmental charges against the two officers follows a finding that they used excessive force against the man, Win Rozario.

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Activists held a vigil in March 2024 for Win Rozario, who was fatally shot that month by police officers in his home in Queens.

Disney Pulled Jimmy Kimmel as Pressure Built on Multiple Fronts

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By: John Koblin， Brooks Barnes， Benjamin Mullin and Michael M. Grynbaum
19 September 2025 at 07:03
The abrupt programming decision quickly morphed into a flashpoint for free speech in America under the Trump administration.

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A temporary suspension of the Jimmy Kimmel show has exposed a little-seen side of the television industry involving the relationship between local affiliate stations and national networks.

Helicopter Carrying 4 Soldiers Crashes in Washington State

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By: Victor Mather and Mark Walker
19 September 2025 at 07:09
Rescue efforts have been hampered by fire, and officials did not release information on the conditions of those aboard.

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A helicopter from Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington State crashed late Wednesday.

My Conversation With Robert Redford About Death

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By: J.C. Chandor
19 September 2025 at 06:56
On the set of “All Is Lost,” we sat together in a deflating life raft. That’s when I realized neither of us was prepared for the conversation we were about to have.

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Elon Musk Has Focused on xAI Since Leaving Washington

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By: Cade Metz， Kate Conger and Ryan Mac
19 September 2025 at 05:50
Mr. Musk spent the summer at his artificial intelligence start-up xAI, trying to match the runaway success of OpenAI. The result was chaos.

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Since leaving Washington in June, Elon Musk has focused much of his time on his A.I. start-up.

California Is So Muggy This Week That It Feels Like Florida

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By: Amy Graff
19 September 2025 at 05:49
The remnants of a tropical storm are bringing thunderstorms, rain and humidity, none of which are normal for this time of year.

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Satellite imagery showing clouds along the West Coast of the United States.

Marilyn Hagerty, Whose Olive Garden Review Went Viral, Dies at 99

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By: Pete Wells
19 September 2025 at 04:01
“The chicken Alfredo ($10.95) was warm and comforting on a cold day,” she wrote from North Dakota. And suddenly the national media made her a celebrity.

11 Elected Officials Arrested While Trying to Access Cells at N.Y.C. ICE Facility

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By: Luis Ferré-Sadurní， Wesley Parnell and Samantha Latson
19 September 2025 at 05:21
Brad Lander, the city comptroller, was arrested again. Jumaane D. Williams, the public advocate, was among protesters detained outside.

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Jumaane D. Williams, the New York City public advocate, was among the elected officials arrested on Thursday while protesting outside a federal building where migrants are detained.

In Their Own Words: Trump and Top Officials Change Tone on Free Speech

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By: Karoun Demirjian
19 September 2025 at 05:00
In the wake of Charlie Kirk’s assassination, the president’s pledges to guarantee free speech have been replaced by efforts to suppress — and even criminalize — what their critics have to say.

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President Trump speaking to members of the media this week. In his inauguration speech, he vowed to “immediately stop all government censorship and bring back free speech to America.”

The Era of Dark Passions

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By: David Brooks
19 September 2025 at 05:00
Leaders across the political spectrum have figured out how easily they can motivate people with anger, fear and domination.

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Trump and Starmer, Skirting Differences, Praise Each Other in U.K.

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By: Michael D. Shear， Shawn McCreesh， Stephen Castle and Richard Pérez-Peña
19 September 2025 at 04:21
The Republican U.S. president and the Labour British prime minister appear to have formed a friendship, however unlikely.

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President Trump and Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain at the Chequers Estate, outside London, on Thursday.

New York Democratic Chairman Won’t Endorse Mamdani for Mayor

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By: Nicholas Fandos and Benjamin Oreskes
19 September 2025 at 03:54
The decision by Jay Jacobs, the party chairman, puts him at odds with Democratic primary voters and New York’s governor.

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Jay Jacobs, who leads the state Democratic Party, is said to have told associates in recent days that he would sooner resign as chairman than support Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic mayoral nominee in New York City.

Adams Says He Will Revisit N.Y.C. Schools’ Bathroom Gender Policy

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By: Jeffery C. Mays and Troy Closson
19 September 2025 at 04:04
Mayor Eric Adams’s remarks, aimed at a policy allowing students to use bathrooms that align with their gender identity, came two days after the Trump administration expressed concern over such guidelines.

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“I don’t support girls and boys using the same restroom,” Mayor Eric Adams said of New York City’s policy allowing students to use bathrooms that align with their gender identity.

ABC’s Suspension of Kimmel and Trump’s Chilling Effect on Late Night TV

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By: James Poniewozik
19 September 2025 at 03:45
Another media company caved after pressure from a Trump official, and the chilling effect got a few degrees colder.

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On Wednesday ABC suspended “Jimmy Kimmel Live” after affiliates and the F.C.C. chairman complained about remarks the host made on air.

Can Trump Actually Designate Antifa a Terrorist Group? Here Are the Facts.

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By: Charlie Savage
19 September 2025 at 03:41
The president made the same declaration in 2020, but nothing came of it. His new declaration came amid broader threats against liberals after the Charlie Kirk killing.

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Major factual and legal challenges complicate President Trump’s plans to designate the antifa movement a terrorist group.

Book Review: ‘107 Days,’ by Kamala Harris

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By: Jennifer Szalai
19 September 2025 at 03:59
The new memoir by the former vice president defends her campaign and allows others to criticize Joe Biden and his team for her failure to win.

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Former Vice President Kamala Harris speaking in San Francisco in April.

Takeaways from ‘107 Days,’ Kamala Harris’s New Book

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By: Katie Rogers
19 September 2025 at 03:24
In her book, coming out next week, she revisited her breakneck campaign, explaining her choices and outlining missteps — of hers and others. She hinted at a return to politics.

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“I didn’t have enough time,” Kamala Harris wrote of her campaign against Donald J. Trump.

A Domestic Violence Case in Rural Pennsylvania Ended in a Deadly Ambush

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By: Sonia A. Rao， Jacey Fortin and Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs
19 September 2025 at 07:25
Three police officers were killed and two others were injured in York County after encountering a man who was suspected of stalking a former girlfriend.

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Flowers were placed outside the Northern York County Regional Police Headquarters on Thursday.

Judge Blocks Administration From Immediately Removing Guatemalan Children

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By: Zach Montague
19 September 2025 at 02:27
Judge Timothy J. Kelly, a Trump appointee, wrote that the government had given dubious justifications for removing the children that “crumbled like a house of cards.”

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A relative of an unaccompanied minor deported from the United States reviewed the list of those deported outside La Aurora International Airport in Guatemala City last month.

Democrats Pitch Bill to Protect Speech Targeted by Trump

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By: Annie Karni
19 September 2025 at 02:38
A group of House and Senate Democrats said they would introduce a measure that would bolster legal protections for people targeted by the government for speaking freely.

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Senator Christopher S. Murphy, Democrat of Connecticut, said on Thursday that Democrats would introduce a bill outlining legal protections for people targeted for political speech.
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