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Today — 15 October 2025NYT | Top Stories

Trump Renews Threat to Cut ‘Democrat Programs’ as Government Shutdown Enters Third Week

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By: Tony Romm
15 October 2025 at 04:52
The president said he would release a list of the cuts on Friday. “We are closing up Democrat programs that we disagree with, and they’re never going to open again,” he added.

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President Trump at the White House on Tuesday.

Republicans Summon Jack Smith to Testify Before House Judiciary Committee

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By: Annie Karni and Glenn Thrush
15 October 2025 at 05:10
The panel’s Republican chairman, Representative Jim Jordan, accused the former special counsel of “prosecutorial misconduct and constitutional abuses.”

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Jack Smith in Washington in 2023. He recently gave an interview, his first extended public remarks since resigning from the Justice Department in January.

U.S. Attorney Was Forced Out After Clashes Over How to Handle Russia Inquiry

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By: Devlin Barrett and Michael S. Schmidt
15 October 2025 at 04:57
The departures of Todd Gilbert and his deputy in the Western District of Virginia show the pressure being brought on prosecutors to pursue the president’s perceived foes.

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Todd Gilbert, a Republican, was a longtime legislator in Virginia until he was sworn in as the top prosecutor for the state’s western district in July.

D’Angelo: 14 Essential Songs

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By: Jon Pareles
15 October 2025 at 04:15
The soul singer, songwriter and producer, who died on Tuesday at 51, released three studio albums of meticulously constructed, vocally ambitious, genre-crossing music.

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D’Angelo onstage at Bonnaroo in 2012. He could be a one-man studio band in the mold of Prince and Stevie Wonder, or multitrack himself to simulate the collective yowl and cackle of Funkadelic or Sly & the Family Stone.

Dallin H. Oaks Named President of the Mormon Church

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By: Ruth Graham
15 October 2025 at 03:45
The church, which has more than 17 million members around the world, had been officially without a leader since Russell M. Nelson died.

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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints uses seniority to determine succession. Dallin H. Oaks is 93.

U.S. Military Kills 6 People in Boat Attack Near Venezuela, Trump Says

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By: Charlie Savage
15 October 2025 at 04:01
In a social media post, the president said the people aboard a boat were suspected of smuggling drugs for an unspecified group his team had labeled terrorists.

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President Trump aboard Air Force One on Tuesday. The administration has not explained how a boat in the southern Caribbean Sea posed an imminent threat of armed attack that could prompt a right to use force in self-defense.

Why Was the President of FIFA at the Gaza Summit?

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By: Tariq Panja
15 October 2025 at 01:58
Gianni Infantino, the head of soccer’s global governing body, frequently appears alongside President Trump at events outside the realm of sports.

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The president of FIFA, Gianni Infantino, traveled to Monday’s Gaza summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, at President Trump’s invitation.

Renewable Energy Is Booming Despite Trump’s Efforts to Slow It

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By: Rebecca F. Elliott
14 October 2025 at 17:01
With federal subsidies ending or becoming hard to claim, companies are racing ahead with solar, wind and battery projects.

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The Little Elk solar project in Elkton, Md., is among those owned by CleanCapital, a company that develops and operates solar and battery storage projects around the country.

Zelensky Revokes Odesa Mayor’s Citizenship, Amid Feud With Local Leaders

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By: Constant Méheut
15 October 2025 at 02:15
Ukraine’s security services said the mayor held Russian citizenship, which is forbidden, but he denied the accusation. Government opponents see it as part of a power grab.

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Mayor Hennady Trukhanov of Odesa in his office in 2022.

Newsom Vetoes California’s Ban on ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Cookware

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By: Hiroko Tabuchi
15 October 2025 at 00:47
Mr. Newsom said he was concerned that the measure restricting PFAS chemicals would make pots and pans more expensive for Californians.

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The chemicals, used in nonstick cookware, have been linked to an increased risk of some cancers.

A Furious Debate Over Autism’s Causes Leaves Parents Grasping for Answers

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By: Gina Kolata and Azeen Ghorayshi
14 October 2025 at 23:22
The Trump administration’s embrace of unproven or debunked theories about vaccines and Tylenol has left doctors fielding questions from worried parents.

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LeVar Baxter, left, with his son Khalil, 21, who does not talk and cannot live independently. “I wanted to know if I had a gene that I’d passed on to Khalil,” he said.

French Premier Offers to Delay Pension Overhaul, in a Bid to Calm Turmoil

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By: Aurelien Breeden
15 October 2025 at 01:42
Sébastien Lecornu said the government was ready for “a new debate” on the issue, a major concession as he faces no-confidence votes that threaten to topple his government again this week.

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France’s prime minister, Sébastien Lecornu, addressing Parliament on Tuesday.

‘A Big Day’: How the U.S. and the Arab World Teamed Up to Seal the Gaza Deal

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By: Adam Rasgon， David M. Halbfinger， Natan Odenheimer， Ronen Bergman and Luke Broadwater
15 October 2025 at 00:23
The cease-fire talks in Egypt showed that with pressure on Hamas and Israel, seemingly huge impediments could be overcome or set aside.

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President Trump and other leaders gathered on Monday in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, where mediators successfully pushed for a deal between Hamas and Israel the previous week.

Trump’s Trade War With China Catches the World in Its Crossfire

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By: Patricia Cohen
14 October 2025 at 23:07
Tariffs and other restrictions between the United States and China are reverberating in unpredictable ways.

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President Trump has imposed 50 percent tariffs on most steel and aluminum coming into the United States, and some other countries have followed with steel levies of their own.
Yesterday — 14 October 2025NYT | Top Stories

Supreme Court Denies Alex Jones’s Appeal of Payment to Sandy Hook Families

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By: Ann E. Marimow
14 October 2025 at 23:06
Mr. Jones was ordered to pay $1.4 billion in damages to families who lost children in the 2012 shooting in Newtown, Conn.

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Right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones outside a bankruptcy hearing in Houston in June 2024.

Hoping to Calm Political Crisis, French Prime Minister Offers to Suspend Pension Overhaul

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By: Aurelien Breeden
14 October 2025 at 23:46
The move by Sébastien Lecornu was a major concession as he faced no-confidence votes that threatened to topple his government again this week.

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France’s prime minister, Sébastien Lecornu, addressing Parliament on Tuesday.

Suspect Pleads Guilty in Firebombing of Pennsylvania Governor’s Residence

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By: Billy Witz and David DeKok
15 October 2025 at 00:09
Under a plea agreement, Cody Balmer will be imprisoned for 25 to 50 years for attempted murder and other charges in the attack on Gov. Josh Shapiro’s official residence in Harrisburg in April.

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The governor of Pennsylvania’s official residence in Harrisburg, Pa., was damaged by an arson attack in April.

China Wants Foreign Scientists. The Public Says No, Thanks.

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By: Vivian Wang
14 October 2025 at 21:47
Since Beijing announced a new visa to attract young science and technology graduates, a backlash has erupted online, forcing the government to respond.

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Students at Peking University in Beijing in May. As new college graduates in China have struggled to find jobs, an uproar has developed over the government’s moves to attract science and tech grads from abroad.

A Marketplace of Girl Influencers Managed by Moms and Stalked by Men

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By: Jennifer Valentino-DeVries and Michael H. Keller
25 February 2024 at 22:18
Seeking social media stardom for their underage daughters, mothers post images of them on Instagram. The accounts draw men sexually attracted to children, and they sometimes pay to see more.

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This is a curated selection of real comments and emojis associated with an Instagram photo of a 9-year-old girl in a golden bikini lounging on a towel. It was posted by her parents.

Global Economic Growth Remains Sluggish as Trump’s Tariff Threats Loom

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By: Alan Rappeport
14 October 2025 at 21:10
The International Monetary Fund said the impact of trade tensions had been limited so far, but it expects growth to slow.

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Price pressures from the trade tensions are muted so far but building, the International Monetary Fund said in a new report.

Russia Accuses Antiwar Exiles of Terrorism

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By: Nataliya Vasilyeva
14 October 2025 at 20:48
An intelligence agency’s sweeping investigation shows that Moscow is closely following the anti-Kremlin activities of Russians abroad.

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The exiled opposition figure Mikhail B. Khodorkovsky in London last year. The F.S.B. accused a group he founded, the Russian Antiwar Committee, of plotting to overthrow the government.

Big Banks Credit ‘Resilient’ Economy for Profit Growth

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By: Stacy Cowley
14 October 2025 at 22:11
JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs, Citi and Wells Fargo reported strong earnings, mostly topping analyst expectations and showing broad growth.

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Jamie Dimon of JPMorgan Chase at the bank’s new headquarters in New York last month. “The U.S. economy generally remained resilient,” he said in an earnings release on Tuesday.

What Would It Cost to Rebuild Gaza?

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By: Andrew Ross Sorkin， Bernhard Warner， Sarah Kessler， Michael J. de la Merced， Niko Gallogly and Vivienne Walt
14 October 2025 at 20:11
A fragile cease-fire between Israel and Hamas is stoking hopes for a surge in investment in the region, and the Middle East more broadly.

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A fragile cease-fire agreement between Israel and Hamas has led to speculation over potential investments to rebuild Gaza.
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