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Yesterday — 18 October 2025NYT | Top Stories

Chen Ning Yang, Nobel-Winning Physicist, Is Dead at 103

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By: George Johnson
18 October 2025 at 21:11
He and a colleague, Tsung-Dao Lee, created a sensation in 1956 by proposing that one of the four forces of nature might violate a law of physics.

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The physicist Chen Ning Yang in 1963. Dr. Yang’s sense of mathematical beauty, his colleague Freeman Dyson said, “turns his least important calculations into miniature works of art.”

Demonstrators Gather Across the U.S. for ‘No Kings’ Protests Against Trump

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By: Corina Knoll
19 October 2025 at 00:18
Demonstrators were expected to rally in more than 2,600 cities and towns for ‘No Kings’ events.

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An anti-Trump demonstration in New York in June. Protests were expected in more than 2,600 cities across the nation on Saturday.

Israeli Military Fires on Vehicle, Saying It Crossed Gaza Cease-Fire Line

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By: Aaron Boxerman
19 October 2025 at 01:18
Gaza’s rescue service said at least nine people, including several children, were killed in the strike in northern Gaza on Friday, underscoring the fragility of the week-old cease-fire.

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Palestinians walking past destroyed buildings in Gaza City on Thursday.

Ukraine Braces for New Talks Without the Leverage of New Missiles

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By: Constant Méheut
18 October 2025 at 18:43
President Trump backed off selling Tomahawk missiles to Kyiv, opting instead for talks with Russia. Still, Ukraine’s negotiating position has strengthened since the summer.

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President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine during his meeting with President Trump on Friday.

There Are Lessons From the Nixon Era in Trump’s Attempts to Freeze Spending

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By: Adam Liptak
18 October 2025 at 17:03
Half a century ago, Congress protected its power of the purse, and conservatives balked at letting presidents disobey lawmakers’ instructions.

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President Richard M. Nixon at a 1973 White House news conference, where he claimed the right to impound funds.

Camp Mystic Security Guard Saved Dozens Amid Deadly Flooding

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By: J. David Goodman
18 October 2025 at 17:02
In interviews with The New York Times, the guard, Glenn Juenke, offered the most detailed firsthand account yet of what staff members did as floodwaters rose at the Texas camp in July.

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Glenn Juenke, a night security guard for Camp Mystic in Kerrville, Texas, on Wednesday. Mr. Juenke’s account of his actions during the deadly flooding at Camp Mystic represents the most detailed firsthand description yet of what senior staff members at the camp did as the Guadalupe River surged.

A Photographer Captures Jewish Life Before and After the Holocaust

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By: Steven Erlanger
16 October 2025 at 09:51
Edward Serotta created an archive of 1,230 in-depth interviews with Holocaust survivors about how they lived, both before and after. “Every one of them comes with a story,” he said.

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Edward Serotta has dedicated decades to documenting Jewish life in Central and Eastern Europe.

Military Plans to Fire Artillery Over California Freeway on Saturday

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By: Laurel Rosenhall， John Ismay and Zolan Kanno-Youngs
18 October 2025 at 22:02
Rounds were fired on Friday across Interstate 5 as part of a test for Saturday’s event in Southern California. The governor said the state would shut a section of the freeway.

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The Marines plan to fire 155-millimeter artillery shells over a major freeway in Southern California on Saturday as part of a demonstration at Camp Pendleton.

The Spritzes and Carbonaras That Ate Italy

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By: Emma Bubola， Motoko Rich and Nadia Shira Cohen
18 October 2025 at 12:01
Tourism has turned some Italian streets into monochromatic eating zones. Some officials have banned the opening of new restaurants.

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Via Maqueda, a street in central Palermo, Italy, has undergone a stark transformation from an old residential street to the busiest tourist area in the city.

The Indonesian Free-Food Program That Has Sickened Thousands

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By: Muktita Suhartono
18 October 2025 at 12:01
Indonesia’s president says the meals are improving nutrition in the country. Critics have called for a halt to the program, saying it threatens public health.

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More than 1,300 students fell ill in West Java Province, Indonesia, after eating free food served at schools.

How a U.K. Spy Case Against China Abruptly Fell Apart

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By: Stephen Castle and Lizzie Dearden
18 October 2025 at 01:32
Evidence prepared for a collapsed espionage trial was published by an under-pressure government in Britain, offering a window into Western countries’ struggle to define Beijing as friend or foe.

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The Houses of Parliament in London. Government documents published this week give an insight into how British security officials view the rising threat posed by China.

Trump Backs Off Suggestion to Give Tomahawks to Ukraine, Again Deferring to Putin

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By: Luke Broadwater
18 October 2025 at 08:22
At the White House, President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine made the case for why a weapons sale would help end the war. Mr. Trump at first seemed receptive, then expressed reservations.

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“One thing I have to say: We want Tomahawks also,” President Trump said during a meeting on Friday at the White House with President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine. “We don’t want to be giving away things that we need to protect our country.”

Prosecutor Who Rejected Trump’s Pressure to Charge James Is Fired

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By: Alan Feuer， Tyler Pager and Devlin Barrett
18 October 2025 at 23:10
The dismissal was the latest fallout from attempts by career Justice Department officials to impede the president’s wide-ranging campaign of retribution. The prosecutor’s deputy was also fired.

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The New York attorney general, Letitia James, has denied the charges and called the case against her political.

Tennessee Officials Sue Over National Guard Presence in Memphis

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By: Emily Cochrane
18 October 2025 at 07:54
Backed by a liberal-leaning legal nonprofit, seven Tennessee officials filed a lawsuit on Friday challenging the deployment of troops in Memphis.

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Members of the Tennessee National Guard have been physically patrolling parts of downtown Memphis for the last week.

Alaska Governor Says Storm Recovery Could Keep Evacuees Away for 18 Months

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By: Anna Griffin
18 October 2025 at 07:22
After the remnants of a typhoon devastated villages in western Alaska, Gov. Mike Dunleavy asked President Trump for federal help in the recovery process.

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Kotlik, Alaska, on Sunday after the remnants of Typhoon Halong hit the western part of the state.

Vermont Legislator Resigns Over Racist Texts in Republican Group Chat

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By: David W. Chen
18 October 2025 at 19:09
The G.O.P. officials who participated in a group text chat have faced calls to step down. State Senator Samuel Douglass was the group’s only elected member.

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Samuel Douglass, who was elected to the Vermont Senate in 2024 as part of the Republican wave, had responded to a chat about “a very obese Indian woman” by writing, “She just didn’t bathe often.”

Wikipedia Volunteers Avert Tragedy by Taking Down Gunman at Conference

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By: Andy Newman
18 October 2025 at 08:02
After the man walked onto the stage at the “Wiki World’s Fair” event and threatened to kill himself, witnesses said, two members of the audience jumped in to stop him.

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Richard Knipel, rear, rushed to grab a man with a gun after witnesses said the man threatened to shoot himself at a Wikipedia conference in Manhattan on Friday.

A Timeline of George Santos’s Rise and Fall

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By: Alyce McFadden
18 October 2025 at 07:04
The disgraced former congressman was sentenced to prison, years after his credentials and career began to unravel. Then President Trump commuted his sentence.

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George Santos was sentenced on Friday to more than seven years in prison for crimes including wire fraud and identity theft.

George Santos, Disgraced Former Congressman, Still Wants Your Attention

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By: Shawn McCreesh
18 December 2024 at 07:47
After his lies and expulsion from Congress, and before his sentencing in February, George Santos chases the limelight with a party and a podcast.

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George Santos, a former representative from New York, after his arraignment on wire fraud and identity theft charges in 2023.
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