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Today — 28 October 2025NYT | Top Stories

Inside Calgary’s Fight Over Fluoride in the Water

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By: Vjosa Isai and Amber Bracken
27 October 2025 at 17:00
A contentious vote over the return of fluoride to Calgary’s water was supposed to settle a decades-long debate. But the battle on both sides remains as polarized as ever.

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The fight over fluoride in Calgary highlights the larger debate between public health protection and individual choice.

Anthony Jackson, Master of the Electric Bass, Is Dead at 73

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By: Alex Traub
27 October 2025 at 20:57
Besides his work with pop stars and jazz greats, he is credited with helping to invent the six-string contrabass guitar.

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Mr. Jackson in performance with the pianist Michel Camilo at the North Sea Jazz Festival in The Hague in 1998.

John Dickerson, Anchor and Correspondent, to Leave CBS News

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By: Michael M. Grynbaum
28 October 2025 at 00:41
He is a veteran anchor with a long family legacy at CBS, and his exit presages a series of changes expected at the broadcast news division.

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John Dickerson, a veteran political correspondent, joined CBS News 16 years ago.

Trapped Between U.S. and China, South Korea Feels Trade War’s Pressure

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By: Daisuke Wakabayashi
27 October 2025 at 23:53
A preliminary tariff deal with President Trump called for a large investment in the United States, while China has warned Seoul not to side with Washington.

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President Trump with President Lee Jae Myung of South Korea in the Oval Office in August.

Jeremy Allen White and the Anxiety of Playing Springsteen

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By: Melena Ryzik and Daniel Weiss
26 October 2025 at 17:01
The star never imagined he’d be performing as the Boss in front of the Boss. But the head-spinning nature of the role has paid off.

“He’s one of the more famous people that I know,” Ebon Moss-Bachrach said. “And he’s one of the least insulated.”

Jack Carr Knows His Way Around a Battlefield, and a Military Thriller

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By: Elisabeth Egan
27 October 2025 at 19:52
His gritty novels have spawned a cottage industry and become a rallying point for fellow veterans. “Cry Havoc” is the latest.

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Jack Carr, the author of eight thrillers and one work of nonfiction, in his podcast studio.

Lawsuit Plunges New York Into the National Gerrymandering Fight

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By: Grace Ashford and Nick Corasaniti
27 October 2025 at 23:47
A suit filed by an election law firm contends that the state’s 11th Congressional District, represented by a Republican, is drawn in a way that disenfranchises Black and Latino voters.

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An early voter on Staten Island, where a Republican congresswoman represents the 11th Congressional District.
Yesterday — 27 October 2025NYT | Top Stories

Step by Step, How China Seized Control of Critical Minerals

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By: Keith Bradsher
27 October 2025 at 23:12
China’s far-reaching rules already affect manufacturers of semiconductors, cars and many other products. They will soon become much broader.

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Steel mills, chemical factories and rare earth refineries, in Baotou, China, in June.

A West Texas Children’s Clinic Where Vaccine Suspicion Is Encouraged

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By: Edgar Sandoval
27 October 2025 at 23:19
Parents who come to Pia Habersang’s practice in Amarillo shun vaccinations, with the encouragement of the clinic’s nurse practitioner; the health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.; and President Trump.

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Vaccine Skepticism Comes Come for Pet Owners

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By: Emily Anthes and Teddy Rosenbluth
27 October 2025 at 22:09
Anti-vaccine sentiment is spilling over into veterinary medicine, making some owners hesitant to vaccinate their pets, even for fatal diseases like rabies.

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A 2-year-old miniature dachshund named Dallas receiving leptospirosis and bordetella vaccines at the Wildflower Veterinary Hospital in Brighton, Colo.

Taylor Sheridan Signs Deal With NBCUniversal

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By: John Koblin
27 October 2025 at 23:27
Mr. Sheridan, a prolific TV producer, will leave Paramount when his contract expires, according to two people with knowledge of the decision.

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Taylor Sheridan in 2021. The TV hits he has produced include “Tulsa King” and “Mayor of Kingstown.”

Virginia Democrats to Begin Redistricting Votes in Latest Battle for Congress

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By: Campbell Robertson
27 October 2025 at 22:12
State lawmakers are convening to take a vote that would allow redistricting before next year’s midterms, though the process would take months.

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Legislators are, technically, gathering this week as part of that year-and-a- half-old special session which Gov. Glenn Youngkin called in May 2024 that was never adjourned.

Trump Says a Recent M.R.I. Scan Was ‘Perfect,’ and He’d ‘Love’ a Third Term

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By: Katie Rogers
27 October 2025 at 21:39
President Trump made the comments on the second day of his trip to Asia. The Constitution limits presidents to two terms, but Mr. Trump has suggested he might try to circumvent it.

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President Trump speaking to the news media aboard Air Force One en route to Tokyo on Monday.

Indiana Governor Calls Special Session on Redistricting to Benefit Republicans

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By: Julie Bosman， Nick Corasaniti and Mitch Smith
27 October 2025 at 23:49
Indiana is the latest state to consider redrawing its House district boundaries, though it was not clear whether Republicans had enough votes in the legislature to pass a new map.

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Gov. Mike Braun of Indiana.

Why Attacks on Spanberger Don’t Seem to Stick in Va. Governor’s Race

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By: Reid J. Epstein
27 October 2025 at 17:02
Abigail Spanberger, the Democratic nominee, has a commanding lead in polls. Her Republican rival, Winsome Earle-Sears, has focused on a texting scandal involving the Democrat running for attorney general.

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Public and private polling in Virginia show Winsome Earle-Sears, the Republican nominee for governor, trailing former Representative Abigail Spanberger in the waning days of the campaign.

Hopes of a China Trade Deal Lift Global Markets

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By: Andrew Ross Sorkin， Bernhard Warner， Sarah Kessler， Michael J. de la Merced， Niko Gallogly and Ian Mount
27 October 2025 at 20:36
Investors sent major global indexes higher on optimism that President Trump and China’s top leader, Xi Jinping, could reach a wider agreement this week.

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President Trump’s Asia tour got off to a strong start this weekend with the announcement of a string of framework trade deals.

Food Banks Brace for Growing Demand, and Putin’s New Missile Test

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By: Tracy Mumford， Will Jarvis， Ian Stewart and Damien Cave
27 October 2025 at 18:32
Plus, this year’s top Halloween costumes.

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Volunteers in Maryland this month preparing items for federal workers. Food banks across the United States were stretched thin even before the government shut down.

How Politics Is Changing the Way History Is Taught

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By: Dana Goldstein
27 October 2025 at 17:00
History lessons are being wiped from the internet, and California is retreating from ethnic studies, as education swings away from curriculums that are seen as too progressive.

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Will Trump’s Tariffs Survive Supreme Court’s ‘Major Questions’ Test?

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By: Adam Liptak
27 October 2025 at 17:03
The justices used the doctrine, a judicially created method of reading statutes, to thwart several major Biden programs.

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The major questions doctrine requires Congress to use plain and direct language to authorize sweeping economic actions by the executive branch.

Japan’s New Prime Minister Has an Advantage in Winning Over Trump

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By: Javier C. Hernández
27 October 2025 at 19:52
As Sanae Takaichi seeks reassurance from President Trump on trade and security, she will likely play up her ties to Shinzo Abe, a mutual friend.

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Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi of Japan will meet President Trump for the first time during a state visit that starts on Monday.

Why Trump’s Asia Visit Is Consequential

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By: Erica L. Green， Christina Thornell， Karen Hanley， Stephanie Swart， Pierre Kattar and David Seekamp
27 October 2025 at 17:01
President Trump has embarked on a six-day diplomatic tour of Asia, testing his role as a statesman and negotiator as he pursues a trade deal with China. Erica L. Green, the White House correspondent for The New York Times, explains what’s at stake.

As Trump Tours Asia, Democracy’s Ideals Aren’t on the Agenda

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By: Katie Rogers， Erica L. Green， Javier C. Hernández and Choe Sang-Hun
27 October 2025 at 20:21
Several of the leaders President Trump will encounter are either autocrats or presiding over fragile democracies. And some admire his willingness to break the rules.

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Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim of Malaysia welcoming President Trump to Kuala Lumpur, the capital, on Sunday.

As New Yorkers Flood Early Voting Sites, Undecideds Become Prized Target

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By: Benjamin Oreskes and Maya King
27 October 2025 at 15:00
Zohran Mamdani, the front-runner for mayor of New York City, has built his lead in part by relying on a huge ground-game operation.

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More than 160,000 New Yorkers headed to the polls as early voting began this weekend in the New York City mayor’s race.

In Shift in Relationship With Netanyahu, Trump Says ‘I Will Decide’ What Is Right for Israel

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By: David M. Halbfinger
28 October 2025 at 00:10
Since an Israel-Hamas cease-fire deal came into effect, the U.S. effort to sustain it appears to have constrained Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel, left, and President Trump in Israel’s Parliament this month. A new phase in the countries’ relationship has been taking form.

How the Firebombing of His Home Changed Josh Shapiro

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By: Katie Glueck
27 October 2025 at 17:01
In an interview, the Pennsylvania governor offered his most detailed accounting yet of the April attack — and how he’s grappling with its aftermath.

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“The hardest part for me has been navigating this as a dad,” Gov. Josh Shapiro said in an interview this month.
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