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Today — 19 October 2025NYT | Top Stories

Shutdown Fight Reopens Debate in G.O.P. Over Health Care

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By: Annie Karni
19 October 2025 at 17:01
The spending showdown has highlighted Republicans’ failure to produce an alternative to Obamacare, which many of them assail but concede is too politically risky to undo.

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The government shutdown has forced Speaker Mike Johnson and his colleagues to defend their opposition to Obamacare tax credits that are popular across the political spectrum.

Wealthy Americans Are Spending. People With Less Are Struggling.

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By: Ben Casselman and Colby Smith
19 October 2025 at 17:01
Data show a resilient economy. But that largely reflects spending by the rich, while others pull back amid high prices and a weakening labor market.

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Outside the Pilsen Food Pantry in Chicago. The divide between rich and poor is hardly new, in Chicago or the rest of the country, but it has become more pronounced in recent months.

‘Everything Is Gone’: Gazans Return Home to Find Devastation and Little Hope

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By: Liam Stack， Abu Bakr Bashir， Bilal Shbair and Saher Alghorra
19 October 2025 at 17:01
Residents who have gone back to the battered north of the territory after the cease-fire say it is a wasteland that will take years to rebuild.

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It’s 2025, and Democrats Are Still Running Against Trump

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By: Shane Goldmacher
19 October 2025 at 17:01
In New Jersey, Virginia and beyond, voters have been inundated with ads linking Republican candidates to the president. Some Democratic strategists see a missed opportunity to forge a more positive message.

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The Democratic Mayor Who Thinks Cities Are Handling Trump Wrong

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By: J. David Goodman
19 October 2025 at 17:00
Mayor John Whitmire of Houston believes the best way to govern a diverse, immigrant-heavy city in the current political climate is by keeping your head down and your ambitions modest.

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Houston Mayor John Whitmire in his office, in Houston, in September.

A Tower on Billionaires’ Row Is Full of Cracks. Who’s to Blame?

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By: Dionne Searcey， Stefanos Chen and Urvashi Uberoy
19 October 2025 at 15:00
A superstar team of architects and developers insisted on an all-white concrete facade. It could explain some of the building’s problems.

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Cracks are seen on the facade of 432 Park Avenue in Manhattan.

An ICE Raid at a Building in Chicago Swept Up Dozens of U.S. Citizens

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By: Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs， Julie Bosman， Hamed Aleaziz， Jesus Jiménez， Brent McDonald and Arijeta Lajka
19 October 2025 at 20:27
An immigration raid on an apartment building in Chicago followed years of problems with crime, and neglect by landlords. It swept up dozens of U.S. citizens who were detained in the middle of the night.

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Windows are boarded up at an apartment building in Chicago’s South Shore neighborhood where federal agents staged a massive raid.

What Powers Does the Border Patrol Have Across the Country?

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By: Hamed Aleaziz
18 October 2025 at 17:03
The Trump administration is increasingly relying on the agency for immigration enforcement within the U.S.

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Gregory Bovino, a senior Border Patrol official, led federal agents in removing protesters from a driveway used to transport detained people to an immigration processing center in Broadview, Ill.

Louvre Closed After Thieves Steal ‘Priceless’ Jewels in Brazen Daylight Robbery

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By: Aurelien Breeden， Catherine Porter and Alex Marshall
19 October 2025 at 23:17
French officials said the thieves broke into a second-floor wing of the Paris museum that houses a collection including the French crown jewels.

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Police officers outside the Louvre Museum on Sunday.

Bari Weiss’s First Days at CBS: Booking Big Guests and Irked by Leaks

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By: Michael M. Grynbaum and Benjamin Mullin
19 October 2025 at 17:00
Ms. Weiss, an unusual leader for a broadcast news division, has floated ideas for live events and asked journalists why they are seen as biased.

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Bari Weiss in 2023. Since she started as the editor in chief of CBS News on Oct. 6, she has met with leading anchors and executives, impressing some and confounding others.

Vance Flexes Marines’ Might as Mass Protests Against Trump’s Agenda Take Place

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By: Zolan Kanno-Youngs and Rachel Parsons
19 October 2025 at 21:50
Vice President JD Vance’s trip to a military base in California illustrated rising tensions between the federal government and Democratic leaders.

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Vice President JD Vance delivered remarks at a Marine Corps celebration at Camp Pendleton on Saturday.

‘Don’t Touch My Retirement!’ Wins the Day in France

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By: Catherine Porter
19 October 2025 at 12:01
The country’s attachment to an early pension, seen as a fundamental right, forced a major concession by the government, allowing it to survive, for now.

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People demonstrating in 2023 in Bordeaux, France, against pension reform. Many had thought the fight over raising the retirement age was settled, but that was not the case.

Sea Otters Are Stealing Surfboards in Santa Cruz. Again.

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By: Annie Roth
19 October 2025 at 04:44
Two years after Otter 841 menaced wave riders near Santa Cruz, there have been new encounters between the furry marine mammals and surfers.

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Two incidents of an otter seizing a surfboard in waters off Santa Cruz, Calif., have been reported this week.

How George Santos Won His Freedom

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By: Michael Gold
19 October 2025 at 06:53
On Friday evening, President Trump commuted the sentence of former Representative George Santos. “Good luck George, have a great life!” the president said.

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George Santos, the disgraced former congressman from New York, had pleaded for mercy for months before President Trump commuted his sentence on Friday.

Cuomo Tries to Tie Mamdani to Muslim Leader’s Anti-Gay Stance

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By: Benjamin Oreskes
19 October 2025 at 06:39
Andrew Cuomo, trailing in the New York City mayor’s race, sought to contrast his role in legalizing same-sex marriage with the views of some of Mr. Mamdani’s supporters.

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Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo campaigning in the Bronx on Saturday. Mr. Cuomo criticized his opponent Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani after Mr. Mamdani met with an imam who has opposed homosexuality.

What Will Winter Bring? NOAA Outlook May Offer Some Clues.

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By: Amy Graff
18 October 2025 at 17:30
Federal forecasters broke down the most likely scenarios around the United States this week.

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Piers are covered with snow during the start of a March 2024 blizzard in Lake Tahoe, Calif.

Santos’s Release Frustrates His Former Colleagues and Constituents

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By: Maia Coleman
19 October 2025 at 04:14
George Santos, the disgraced former Republican congressman, was freed from prison on Friday after President Trump commuted his sentence. On Long Island, in his former district, some people called the decision an outrage.

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President Trump commuted the prison sentence of George Santos, the former Republican congressman, on Friday.

Santos in His Own Words: Pleading for Mercy and Promising a Comeback

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By: The New York Times
18 October 2025 at 23:55
George Santos, the disgraced former congressman who was released from federal prison on Friday, has been a columnist for a Long Island paper, including from behind bars.

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George Santos, the former congressman, wrote numerous columns for The South Shore Press before and during his time in prison. Many were in praise of President Trump.

For Prince Andrew, a Steady Fall From Grace Ends in a Hard Landing

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By: Mark Landler
19 October 2025 at 01:48
A parade of scandals tarnished the prince’s reputation, long before he gave up using his title as Duke of York on Friday.

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Prince Andrew will stop using his title, the Duke of York, another step in a long march of shame after accusations about his ties to the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Jury Awards $19.7 Million to 6 Bystanders in Denver Police Shooting

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By: Ashley Ahn
19 October 2025 at 03:14
The bystanders were injured when a Denver police officer fired, while facing a crowd of people, at an armed man outside a bar in 2022.

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Bailey Alexander, center, speaks alongside Willis Small IV, left, and Yekalo Wedewihet at a news conference in 2023. They were three of six bystanders injured during a police shooting in Denver in 2022. Christ Whitney, a lawyer, is at the center rear.

Venezuela Announces Sweeping Military Exercises as U.S. Escalates Pressure

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By: Genevieve Glatsky
19 October 2025 at 01:54
President Nicolás Maduro this week called on civilians to help the country defend itself, while his defense minister warned citizens to “prepare for the worst.”

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Members of a Venezuelan militia taking part in a military training exercise in La Guaira, Venezuela, this month.
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