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Today — 20 October 2025NYT | Top Stories

For Alaskan Evacuees, Home Is Gone, With No Return in Sight

Their communities devastated from last weekend’s storm, many are in shelters in Anchorage and facing life in a completely different world.

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Staff Sgt. Angel Reyes of the Alaska National Guard distributed hearing protection to passengers on an evacuation flight out of Bethel, Alaska.

Can a University From Tennessee Help Accelerate Growth in West Palm Beach?

19 October 2025 at 17:00
At a time of financial and enrollment uncertainty in higher education, Vanderbilt University, along with other schools, has forged ahead with expansion.

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Vanderbilt University is one of several private universities expanding with satellite campuses across the country.

Some N.F.L. Players Are Finding Second Careers as Nurses

19 October 2025 at 17:00
A handful of pro players are choosing scrubs after leaving the football field.

© Mark Abramson for The New York Times

Patrick Hill, a former fullback and running back for the Tennessee Titans, says nursing works well for this phase of his life: “I have three kids, two dogs and a wife.”

Sanae Takaichi Is Set to Be Japan’s First Female Prime Minister. But Will She Advance Women’s Rights?

Sanae Takaichi is poised to break Japan’s political glass ceiling. But some worry she will maintain policies that have held women back.

© Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters

Sanae Takaichi at the Liberal Democratic Party headquarters in Tokyo on Thursday.

How Wendell Pierce Spends His Day Exploring New York City

Mr. Pierce, the popular actor from shows like “The Wire,” said time is precious. He spends his shopping in Harlem, walking through Central Park and staying up all night listening to jazz.

Wendell Pierce, who is best known for his work on television shows like “The Wire” and “Treme,” is filming a new season of the CBS show “Elsbeth” in New York.

Shell Detonated Over Interstate 5 During Marines Event, California Officials Say

The mishap, during an anniversary celebration for the Marine Corps attended by the vice president and defense secretary, underscores safety concerns that Gov. Gavin Newsom voiced before Saturday’s event at Camp Pendleton.

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A warning over a highway near Interstate 5 alerted drivers about the military using live weapons on Saturday.

The Right Has Gone Woke

Language policing. Cancel culture. Victimhood contests and cultural grievances. Despite attacking the left for partaking in such practices, there’s an emerging set of individuals on the right who have became exactly what they’ve criticized. Meet the woke right.

Sam Rivers, Bassist for Limp Bizkit, Dies at 48

20 October 2025 at 03:57
As a founding member of the band, he helped it achieve mainstream success.

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Sam Rivers, a bass player and founding member of the metal band Limp Bizkit, in 2023. He was scouted for the band when he was 18 years old.

Santos Thanks Trump During TV Appearances After His Release From Prison

20 October 2025 at 03:22
Mr. Santos, the disgraced congressman from Long Island, lashed out at the warden of the prison where he had been held and suggested he was now free to get Botox.

© Adam Gray for The New York Times

George Santos, seen leaving federal court after his sentencing, said on TV that he didn’t care about the “pearl clutching” of those who were critical of his release.

Far From Gaza, a Palestinian Enclave Thrives, Even as War Feels Near

Fifteen miles west of Manhattan, in Paterson, N.J., a community is directly, and often painfully, connected to a conflict half a world away.

People walked on Main Street, a section of which is named Palestine Way, in Paterson, N.J., which has one of the largest Palestinian communities in the country.

A Fragile Cease-fire Between Afghanistan and Pakistan Ends Violence, for Now

20 October 2025 at 01:23
The two committed to stop attacking each other after the worst outbreak of hostilities in years. But the underlying causes remain, analysts warn.

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Taliban security personnel walking past a destroyed car in Afghanistan’s Kandahar Province on Thursday, a day after cross-border clashes between Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Epoch Times Reporter Resigns After Publication Signs Pentagon Rules

20 October 2025 at 00:24
The reporter, Andrew Thornebrooke, also cited a recent editorial directive to refer to antifa, the far-left ideological movement, as a terrorist organization.

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The editor of The Epoch Times said in a statement that the publication “does not view the new guidelines for Pentagon press access as an impediment to our reporting.”
Yesterday — 19 October 2025NYT | Top Stories

Hit-and-Run at a Child’s Birthday Party Leaves 1 Dead, 13 Hurt

20 October 2025 at 02:06
The driver fled the scene after ramming a vehicle into a group of people, including children, outside a Maryland home Saturday night. He later turned himself in, the police said.

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The aftermath of a hit-and-run crash at a child’s birthday party outside a Maryland house on Saturday night.

Israel Strikes Gaza and Temporarily Halts Aid, Saying Hamas Broke Truce

20 October 2025 at 02:26
Israel launched a wave of attacks on Gaza after accusing Palestinian militants of attacking its forces across cease-fire lines. Both sides say they are still committed to the truce.

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Smoke rising in central Gaza after airstrikes on Sunday.

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

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.

© Tierney L. Cross/The New York Times

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.

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.

© Akilah Townsend for The New York Times

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

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.

© Saher Alghorra for The New York Times

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

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.

© Kenny Holston/The New York Times

The Democratic Mayor Who Thinks Cities Are Handling Trump Wrong

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.

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

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

A superstar team of architects and developers insisted on an all-white concrete facade. It could explain some of the building’s problems.

© Ashley Gilbertson for The New York Times

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

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.

© Todd Heisler/The New York Times

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?

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

© Jamie Kelter Davis for The New York Times

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.
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