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Today — 15 October 2025NYT | Top Stories

L.A. County Declares State of Emergency Over Immigration Raids

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By: Jonathan Wolfe
15 October 2025 at 21:48
The move would allow county officials to provide financial aid to those affected by Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids.

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California National Guard members stand ready as people protest against the detention of migrants by federal law enforcement in downtown Los Angeles in June.

Unions to Ask Court to Block Trump Layoffs During Shutdown

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By: Tony Romm
15 October 2025 at 21:32
Labor groups are set to square off against the Trump administration one day after the president renewed his threat to cut “Democrat programs.”

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The Capitol in Washington during the shutdown, when the federal government is supposed to be performing only the most vital services.

Putin Welcomes Syria’s New President in Moscow, While Still Harboring al-Assad

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By: Paul Sonne
15 October 2025 at 21:39
The meeting in Moscow between President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia and President Ahmed al-Shara of Syria showcased the adaptability of two leaders once at odds.

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President Ahmed al-Shara of Syria and President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia in Moscow on Tuesday. Bashar al-Assad, the Syrian former dictator whom Mr. al-Shara overthrew, has taken refuge in Russia.

Meta Removes Facebook Group That Shared Information on ICE Agents

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By: Eli Tan
15 October 2025 at 21:10
The Facebook page was taken down for “violating our policies against coordinated harm,” according to Meta.

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Community members at a rally in Chicago on Tuesday.

Clashes Between Afghanistan and Pakistan Kill at Least 12

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By: Yaqoob Akbary， Safiullah Padshah and Elian Peltier
15 October 2025 at 21:19
The fighting, along the countries’ border, also injured more than 100 people. Tensions have sharply escalated over the past week. Both sides accused the other of striking first.

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Taliban guards near the border with Pakistan. Fighting continued in the Spin Boldak border area of southern Afghanistan and central Pakistan on Wednesday.

U.S. Says It Revoked Visas of Some People Who Criticized Charlie Kirk

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By: Claire Moses
15 October 2025 at 21:05
The State Department’s X account listed six examples of people who it said had made comments about the assassination of Mr. Kirk, a right-wing activist, and said it was withdrawing their visas.

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Charlie Kirk at the Turning Point America Fest in Phoenix in December. Mr. Kirk was fatally shot last month while speaking at a college in Utah.

Why Bank C.E.O.s Like Jamie Dimon See Economic Trouble Ahead

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By: Andrew Ross Sorkin， Bernhard Warner， Sarah Kessler， Michael J. de la Merced， Niko Gallogly and Ian Mount
15 October 2025 at 20:18
Wall Street giants are reporting blowout results for their most recent quarter. But they are getting worried about what lies ahead.

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JPMorgan Chase reported blockbuster results yesterday. But its chief executive, Jamie Dimon, is worried about finding a “cockroach” or two in the financial system, he said.

South Korea Targets Cambodia’s Scam Industry After Kidnaps, Torture and a Death

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By: John Yoon and Francesca Regalado
15 October 2025 at 19:44
South Korea’s efforts are part of a widening international crackdown on criminal groups running online fraud schemes from Southeast Asia.

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Wi Sung-lac, South Korea’s national security director, said in a news conference on Wednesday in Seoul, that 79 people were missing in Cambodia after getting lured by high-paying job offers there and being forced to work under confinement on scam operations.

First Burials to Be Held for Israelis Returned From Gaza

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By: Adam Rasgon
15 October 2025 at 19:30
Hamas has handed over the bodies of eight people, but says it is struggling to find the remains of others in Gaza after two years of war.

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A Red Cross convoy passing a Hamas militant near Deir al Balah, Gaza, on Monday.

Syria’s New Leaders Are Talking to Russia, a Former Enemy

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By: Carlotta Gall and Nicole Tung
15 October 2025 at 19:18
President Ahmed al-Shara is making his first trip to Moscow, which backed the regime his rebels overthrew. Both sides have reasons to put the past aside.

Russian military vehicles near Hmeimim, Syria, in August. Moscow still has an air base in the area, despite the overthrow last year of its ally Bashar al-Assad.

Chicago’s Uprising Against ICE, and 80,000 Stolen Phones

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By: Tracy Mumford， Will Jarvis， Ian Stewart， Jessica Metzger and Julie Bosman
15 October 2025 at 18:00
Plus, there may be lead in your protein supplements.

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Residents gathered on Tuesday in a Chicago neighborhood after federal agents were involved in a vehicle crash.

Will the Voting Rights Act Be Gutted? Supreme Court Could Decide Its Future.

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By: Abbie VanSickle
15 October 2025 at 17:03
If the justices decide that lawmakers cannot consider race in drafting maps, redistricting could result in congressional seats flipping from blue to red throughout the country.

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President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act, with Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and other civil rights leaders watching, in 1965.

Supreme Court Asks When Police Can Enter Without Warrant in Emergency

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By: Ann E. Marimow
15 October 2025 at 17:04
Montana is defending the actions of law enforcement officers who did not have a warrant when they responded to a possibly suicidal Army veteran.

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The Supreme Court will consider when the police can enter a home without a warrant based on reports that someone inside may need emergency help.

Spies, Burgers and Bombs: After a New War, Old Wounds Resurface in Tehran

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By: Declan Walsh and Nanna Heitmann
15 October 2025 at 17:00
A deep sense of unease has gripped Iran since American and Israeli airstrikes in June, but on a recent visit to the capital, we found that many Iranians seemed to be just trying to get by.

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Young Iranians gathering in the Darband neighborhood of Tehran in July.

A Repressive Russian Ally Feels a Mysterious Thaw From the U.S.

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By: Valerie Hopkins
15 October 2025 at 21:41
Analysts say they are unsure what the Trump administration hopes to get out of its gifts and concessions to Belarus’s autocratic leader.

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John Coale, an envoy for President Trump, last month as prisoners released from Belarus arrived at the American Embassy in Vilnius, Lithuania.

What Are Tomahawk Missiles, and Why Might Trump Give Them to Ukraine?

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By: John Ismay
15 October 2025 at 17:04
Largely used by naval forces for more than 40 years, Ukraine could receive a newly developed land-based launcher to strike Moscow and beyond.

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A Tomahawk cruise missile being launched toward Iraq from the USS San Jacinto in the Red Sea in 2003.

A Curfew In Greenville, Miss., Is Working to Curb Violent Crime

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By: Audra D. S. Burch
15 October 2025 at 17:01
In Greenville this year, leaders imposed a strict curfew to curb gun violence. So far, the approach is working, even as some question how far a city should go to fight crime.

How D’Angelo Made His Masterpiece, ‘Voodoo’

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By: Hank Shteamer
15 October 2025 at 17:03
The singer, songwriter and producer’s 2000 album was the result of years in the studio listening to inspiring music, jamming and rediscovering his artistic purpose.

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D’Angelo performing at the North Sea jazz Festival in the Netherlands in 2000. That year he released his second album, the genre-blending “Voodoo.”

Trump’s Tariff Fight With China Means Trouble for a Vast Wilderness in Brazil

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By: Somini Sengupta
15 October 2025 at 17:03
Brazilian farmers are lobbying to roll back deforestation restrictions in order to sell more soybeans to the huge Chinese market.

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Planting soybeans near Sidrolândia in Mato Grosso do Sul State in central-west Brazil.

Cuomo Tries to Make Prostitution an Issue in NYC Mayor’s Race

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By: Benjamin Oreskes
15 October 2025 at 15:00
Former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo has criticized Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani over his past support for decriminalizing prostitution. Mr. Mamdani’s campaign has not emphasized the issue.

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Former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo has said that Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani supports legalizing prostitution, a claim Mr. Mamdani has called a smear.

‘Promises Have Not Been Kept’: What’s Behind Africa’s Youth Protests

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By: Matthew Mpoke Bigg
15 October 2025 at 17:02
Protesters say their anger reflects a lack of economic opportunity on a continent with the world’s youngest population.

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Young people in Madagascar cheering at a rally in the capital, Antananarivo, on Tuesday after Parliament announced the impeachment of President Andry Rajoelina.

Philly’s LOVE Skate Park Was Rebuilt in Malmö. I Had to See It for Myself.

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By: Willy Staley
15 October 2025 at 17:01
One of America’s most iconic ’90s skate spots has now been rebuilt in — of all places — Malmo, Sweden.

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The author at Love Malmo after his board broke during the final session of the trip.

Raila Odinga, Former Kenyan Prime Minister and Champion of Democracy, Dies at 80

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By: Matthew Mpoke Bigg， Declan Walsh and Ravi Mattu
15 October 2025 at 20:27
A pivotal political leader who helped usher in multiparty democracy in the East African country, he ran unsuccessfully for the presidency five times.

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Raila Odinga with thousands of supporters in the Mathare area of Nairobi, Kenya, in 2017.
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