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Today — 18 October 2025NYT | Top Stories

Cuomo Ramps Up Attacks on Sliwa as He Hunts for Republican Votes

18 October 2025 at 01:06
The morning after the first mayoral debate of the general election, Andrew M. Cuomo said it would be nearly impossible to win if Curtis Sliwa did not drop out. Mr. Sliwa said he was not going anywhere.

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Former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo is running a distant second in the New York City mayor’s race to Zohran Mamdani, a state assemblyman and the Democratic nominee.

Bessent Stakes Credibility and Taxpayer Money on Argentina Bet

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s multibillion-dollar bailout of a serial defaulter raises the specter of losses for the United States.

© Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, a former hedge fund manager, is orchestrating a $20 billion lifeline to prop up the Argentine peso, which has been declining in value.

Some Chicago Businesses Feeling the Impact of Trump’s Immigration Blitz

18 October 2025 at 00:00
More customers and workers are staying home, they say, leading to lower revenue and worries of wider economic repercussions for the city.

© Jamie Kelter Davis for The New York Times

The Rogers Park neighborhood on Thursday. Business owners in Chicago have said that fewer people have ventured out to stores recently.

How a Long Island Woman Was Diagnosed With Chikungunya

18 October 2025 at 00:00
A Long Island woman had no idea what had hit her. Her pursuit of an answer led to a mosquito-borne disease rarely seen in the United States.

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The Long Island woman who was diagnosed with chikungunya virus is an inveterate gardener. Maybe, she thinks, that’s how she was exposed to a mosquito carrying the disease.

The Government Is Shut Down. But Not for Fossil Fuels.

17 October 2025 at 23:40
Federal workers who issue permits for oil, gas and mining operations are on the job, along with those working to repeal pollution limits.

© Kristina Barker for The New York Times

While other federal employees have been furloughed, this week the Interior Department prepared to open more than 250,000 acres of land in Wyoming and Nebraska to oil drilling.
Yesterday — 17 October 2025NYT | Top Stories

John Bolton Pleads Not Guilty to Charges of Mishandling Classified Documents

17 October 2025 at 23:36
Mr. Bolton appeared in federal court in Greenbelt, Md., a day after he was indicted by a grand jury.

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John R. Bolton, who served as a national security adviser during President Trump’s first term, leaving his home in Bethesda, Md., on Friday before a court appearance in Greenbelt.

Unions Return to Court as Trump Eyes Additional Cuts During Shutdown

By: Tony Romm
17 October 2025 at 22:51
Unions representing federal workers told a judge they believed the administration might violate a temporary ban on layoffs during the shutdown.

© Elizabeth Frantz for The New York Times

The White House in Washington on October 12, 2025.

U.S. Pressures Countries to Delay Fees to Clean Up Ship Pollution

17 October 2025 at 23:57
Under threats of tariffs and other sanctions from the U.S., nations postponed a vote on whether to charge fees on emissions from ships.

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The Trump administration has made threats to dissuade countries from voting for the measure.

Devastating Floods in Mexico Test President Claudia Sheinbaum

Torrential rains last week brought death and widespread damage. President Claudia Sheinbaum has visited affected areas, facing some angry residents.

A street flooded in Poza Rica, Mexico, on Thursday. At least 70 people died in heavy rains that hit the country last week, officials said.

Senators Move to Force Vote to Bar Ground Strikes in Venezuela

17 October 2025 at 21:17
The bid comes after the Senate rejected a similar measure to curb President Trump’s attacks against alleged drug runners in the Caribbean Sea.

© Tierney L. Cross/The New York Times

“The American people do not want to be dragged into endless war with Venezuela without public debate or a vote,” said Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky, a Republican who has teamed up with two Democrats on the resolution.

Putin Plays to Trump’s Ego as U.S. Wavers on Ukraine Aid

After Thursday’s phone call with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia, President Trump appeared to express doubts about supplying Ukraine with more powerful weapons.

© Doug Mills/The New York Times

President Trump with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia at the two leaders’ summit in Alaska in August.

The Growing Blowback Against Marc Benioff

New revelations about efforts by his company, Salesforce, to work with the Trump administration is getting heat from San Francisco officials and now allies.

© Jessica Christian/San Francisco Chronicle, via Associated Press

Marc Benioff’s rightward shift has turned at least one major ally against him.

A Somali Hospital Closed After U.S. Aid Cuts. Fired Employees Reopened It Without Pay.

After the Trump administration stopped funding a medical center for women and children, a determined group of health care workers refused to let it shutter.

Khadija Noor Adan, a nurse-midwife at the Suuqa Xoolaha Center for Mothers and Children in Baidoa, Somalia.

Meet the Designer Who Got Zelensky Into a Suit

Viktor Anisimov, one of Ukraine’s top fashion designers, first met Volodymyr Zelensky about 20 years ago, when the future president was a comedian. He didn’t want to wear a suit then either.

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Viktor Anisimov at his studio during Ukrainian Fashion Week in Kyiv, Ukraine, last month.

Trump’s 2-Hour Call with Putin, and Why Iran Is Pushing Gender Transition Surgeries

Plus, your Friday news quiz.

© Doug Mills/The New York Times

President Donald Trump, seen in Alaska in August, says he plans to meet again with President Vladimir Putin of Russia to discuss a cease-fire. President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine has arrived in Washington to seek more weapons.

Mayoral Candidates Spar Over Trump, Qualifications and the Q Train

17 October 2025 at 12:08
The first New York City mayoral debate among Andrew Cuomo, Zohran Mamdani and Curtis Sliwa covered a minefield of political issues, both global and hyperlocal.

© Pool photo by Angelina Katsanis

A survey of six political consultants immediately after the debate indicated that none of them thought the debate had moved the needle in the race.

Fact-Checking the Debate

17 October 2025 at 18:04
Zohran Mamdani, Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa traded barbs over the police, prostitution and President Trump.

© Pool photo by Angelina Katsanis

The three leading candidates to be New York City mayor: Andrew M. Cuomo, Curtis Sliwa and Zohran Mamdani.

After ‘Horrors,’ Israeli Hostages Taste Freedom and Savor Family Reunions

17 October 2025 at 17:25
Some former captives have been sent home from the hospital. But a doctor said they all had “endured untold adversity,” as details emerge of their time in Gaza’s tunnels.

© Avishag Shaar-Yashuv for The New York Times

Eitan Horn returning to his home in Kfar Saba, Israel, on Thursday, after being held captive in Gaza for two years.

U.S. Says Louisiana Man Joined Hamas-Led 2023 Attack on Israel

By: John Yoon
17 October 2025 at 18:19
A man was in custody after federal prosecutors accused him of joining Gazan militants in attacking Israel on Oct. 7, 2023. He was also accused of lying to obtain a U.S. visa.

© Sergey Ponomarev for The New York Times

The shell of a burned car at the Be’eri kibbutz that was overrun by militants from Gaza, in October 2023.
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