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Today — 25 October 2025NYT | Top Stories

Timothy Mellon Is Donor Who Gave $130 Million to Pay Troops During Shutdown

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By: Tyler Pager
25 October 2025 at 22:13
Timothy Mellon is a billionaire and a major financial backer of President Trump.

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Timothy Mellon during a property tour in 1981. A grandson of former Treasury Secretary Andrew W. Mellon, Mr. Mellon was not a prominent Republican donor until President Trump was elected.

‘It’s Got to Be an Inside Job’: Jewelry Thieves Weigh In on Louvre Heist

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By: Neil Vigdor
25 October 2025 at 22:07
Was it the heist of the century or a master class in incompetence by the museum? Some prominent former jewelry thieves have plenty to say about the audacious break-in at the Louvre.

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The part of the Louvre where thieves broke in last weekend and stole more than $100 million worth of jewelry.

Keeping the House Absent, Johnson Marginalizes Congress and Himself

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By: Annie Karni
25 October 2025 at 17:01
The speaker’s decision to hold the House in an indefinite hiatus during the shutdown is his latest move to diminish the role of the legislative branch — and his own post.

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With the House on hiatus, Speaker Mike Johnson has spent much of the shutdown appearing daily at news conferences at the Capitol.

In Florida, Obamacare Price Hikes Pose an Outsized Threat

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By: Patricia Mazzei
25 October 2025 at 21:30
South Florida will feel some of the most intense reverberations if Congress allows the extra insurance subsidies it approved during the pandemic to expire.

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An insurance sales office in Miami-Dade County, where more than 30 percent of residents are enrolled in Obamacare plans.

In Letitia James Case, Some Black Women See Their Own Family Sacrifices

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By: Troy Closson and Jeffery C. Mays
25 October 2025 at 15:00
The federal indictment of New York’s attorney general centers on a home she purchased for a relative. It is an act that rings deeply familiar to many.

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Lupe Todd-Medina, left, a Democratic strategist, and Tyquana Henderson-Rivers, a political consultant, said they are familiar with Letitia James’s impulse to help relatives. “I think it’s in our genetics,” Ms. Henderson-Rivers said.

Being In an N.B.A. Player’s Entourage Is Fun. Now, It Can Be a Gambling Edge, Too.

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By: Tania Ganguli
25 October 2025 at 17:02
The federal indictments against N.B.A. players and others for illegal betting exposed a new wrinkle in the way old friends can benefit from their access to an athlete.

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Damon Jones, left, became a close friend with LeBron James after they played together for three years with the Cleveland Cavaliers.

New York Is the Center of Basketball. And Basketball Betting Scandals.

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By: David Waldstein
25 October 2025 at 15:00
Point shaving. Gambling rings. Illegal poker games. Prosecutors in New York have seen it all.

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The City College of New York basketball team won the National Invitation Tournament at Madison Square Garden in March 1950 but was later caught up in a point-shaving scandal.

Trump’s Russia Sanctions Shift War Dynamics to the Energy Front

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By: Constant Méheut
25 October 2025 at 17:02
As winter slows the pace of battlefield combat, Moscow and Kyiv are betting on campaigns against each other’s energy assets to break a stalemate in the conflict.

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Ukrainians firing at Russian targets this month in the Zaporizhzhia region. With cold weather setting in, the emphasis is expected to shift away from the battlefield.

Why a Chef in Brazil Couldn’t Stomach a Menu Request for a Prince’s Event

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By: Ana Ionova
25 October 2025 at 21:12
He was asked to cater a climate event for Prince William and 700 guests. But omitting the famous local fish was like “asking Iron Maiden to play jazz.”

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The Earthshot Prize, an environmental award founded by Prince William, required a plant-based menu for a dinner in Rio de Janeiro next month. The Brazilian chef initially selected for the event, Saulo Jennings, was surprised to learn he could not serve Amazonian fish.

Trump to Use $130 Million Donation to Help Pay Troops

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By: Greg Jaffe
25 October 2025 at 03:29
It is not clear how far the gift will go toward covering the salaries of the nation’s 1.3 million troops.

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President Trump declined to name the donor but described him as a “patriot” and a personal friend.

Trump Leaves Behind a Reeling Washington to Chase a Deal With China

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By: Katie Rogers and Erica L. Green
25 October 2025 at 12:31
President Trump is embarking on a six-day diplomatic tour of Asia, testing his role as a statesman and negotiator as he pursues a trade deal with Beijing.

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President Trump is scheduled to travel through Malaysia, Japan and South Korea before holding a bilateral meeting with Xi Jinping, China’s president.

Asia, Caught in the Middle, Faces Trump and Xi’s Tug of War

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By: David Pierson
25 October 2025 at 12:01
President Trump’s visit shows how the United States and China are vying for influence in Asia over trade, technology and the fate of Taiwan.

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President Trump and China’s top leader, Xi Jinping, in 2019 at the Group of 20 Summit in Osaka, Japan.

Pumpkin Spice Lattes, a Favorite U.S. Fall Drink, Divide Europe

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By: Jeanna Smialek
25 October 2025 at 12:01
One of America’s favorite fall drinks shows up in Brussels and Antwerp, but rarely in Paris and Rome. It has yet to reach the ubiquity — or the sugar content — of its stateside counterpart.

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A pumpkin spice latte at a cafe in Antwerp, Belgium. The drink, a fall mainstay in the United States, has become more common in some European cities.

In Fight Against Malaria, an Unexpected — and Snuggly — Shield

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By: Stephanie Nolen
25 October 2025 at 12:01
Treating baby wraps with a mosquito repellent shows promising protection against a top killer of children.

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A study in Uganda found that treated baby wraps dramatically reduced malaria infections in the young children carried in them — 66 percent fewer cases among those children compared with babies in untreated wraps.

Trump Administration Plans a Shake-Up at ICE to Speed Deportations

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By: Hamed Aleaziz and Tyler Pager
25 October 2025 at 09:56
The preliminary plan stems from frustration over the pace of the deportations, which are lagging behind President Trump’s demands.

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Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers in Broadview, Ill., this month.

Justice Department Will Monitor Elections in California and New Jersey

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By: Shawn Hubler and Laurel Rosenhall
25 October 2025 at 08:08
The Trump administration said that monitors will watch polling in two states, led by Democrats, where key races or issues are on the ballot.

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A resident in Redding, Calif. observed poll workers processing ballots at the Shasta County election office last November.

Mamdani Says Rivals Are Pushing Hate as Mayor’s Race Enters Last Stretch

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By: Jeffery C. Mays
25 October 2025 at 08:14
Zohran Mamdani’s opponents, Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa, denied accusations that they are stoking Islamophobia with their rhetoric and actions.

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Zohran Mamdani on Friday delivered a 10-minute address to criticize what he characterized as Islamophobic attacks against him as he runs for mayor.

Adams Eyes a Reality TV Star Who Could Help Block a Mamdani Rent Freeze

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By: Mihir Zaveri and Debra Kamin
25 October 2025 at 08:04
Mayor Eric Adams has only weeks left in office, but he can use them to appoint people with the ability to shape policy beyond his tenure.

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Eleonora Srugo, a real estate agent, reality TV star and friend of Mayor Eric Adams, said a member of the mayor’s administration had asked her to serve on the Rent Guidelines Board.

Bannon Claims ‘There Is a Plan’ for Trump to Run for a Third Term

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By: Chris Cameron
25 October 2025 at 09:29
The claim comes after months of President Trump toying with the idea, insisting that he is “not joking” about defying a constitutionally-mandated term limit.

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Stephen K. Bannon at a memorial service for Charlie Kirk, in Glendale, Ariz., last month.

Sirikit, Glamorous Former Queen of Thailand Who Wielded Power, Dies at 93

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By: Seth Mydans
25 October 2025 at 10:39
As the wife of King Bhumibol Adulyadej, she traveled the world charming government leaders and the public.

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Queen Sirikit of Thailand with King Bhumibol Adulyadej. For decades their portraits appeared in houses and shops around the country.

A Missing Picasso Is Found, and a Small Spanish Town Loses Its Air of Mystery

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By: Jason Horowitz
25 October 2025 at 04:00
For a brief moment, the puzzle of what had happened to Pablo Picasso’s “Still Life With Guitar” infected Deifontes with caper fever.

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Patricia Gutiérrez, left, and her father José, sensed an opportunity to put their town, Deifontes, Spain, on the map following intrigue around the disappearance of a Picasso painting.
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