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Today — 1 November 2025NYT | Top Stories

Alison Knowles, Artist Who Took Lunch to New Levels, Dies at 92

1 November 2025 at 05:43
An early participant in the eccentric collection of artists known as Fluxus, she was perhaps best known for pieces centered on a humble tuna sandwich and a giant salad.

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The artist Alison Knowles in front of some of her work at her Manhattan studio in 2022. She was best known for a style of interactive art that by design is challenging to display and preserve in a museum.

Trump Renovates the Lincoln Bathroom in Marble and Gold

1 November 2025 at 07:52
President Trump said the new look was “totally in keeping” with the era of Abraham Lincoln.

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The bathroom is only the latest remodel that President Trump has undertaken at the White House, including the demolition of the East Wing.

NASA Gets Moon Lander Plan B’s From SpaceX and Blue Origin

1 November 2025 at 07:34
As NASA worries that China will win the next moon race, Elon Musk and his company tangled with critics.

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An artist’s concept released by SpaceX showing its proposed moon lander on the moon’s surface.

The Ubiquitous Flower That Marks the Day of the Dead

1 November 2024 at 17:00
During the Day of the Dead, the cempasúchil, or marigold, is believed to guide spirits back home. In Mexico City, people who lost a loved one to Covid use the flower to honor their dead.

What Tuesday’s Elections Might Tell Us About Trump

1 November 2025 at 06:19
He’s not on the ballot, but the results could carry hints about the future of his movement.

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Jack Ciattarelli on Friday.

Twenty Years Later, Atrocities Haunt Darfur Again

1 November 2025 at 06:25
The world seems unable, or unwilling, to do much to stop a new struggle on an old battlefield, as atrocities sweep villages and towns.

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A photo released by The Norwegian Refugee Council showing internally displaced people from El Fasher in Tawila, Darfur region, on Friday.

Mexico Winds Down Search for Survivor of U.S. Boat Strike

1 November 2025 at 05:28
The Pentagon said one person survived a U.S. military strike on a boat in the Pacific, but after searching for days, Mexican officials are about to give up.

© Doug Mills/The New York Times

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has compared the strikes against the boats to America’s wars in the Middle East and Afghanistan over more than two decades.

New York Judge Dismisses Texas Challenge to the State’s Abortion Shield Law

1 November 2025 at 04:12
The lawsuit was filed against an Ulster County clerk who rebuffed an attempt to enforce a Texas judgment against a New York doctor for sending abortion pills to that state.

© Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters

Under shield laws, which about 20 states have adopted in some form, the authorities are prevented from obeying subpoenas, extradition requests and other legal actions that other states take against abortion providers.

JD Vance Says He Hopes Usha Vance Embraces Christianity, Setting Off Backlash

By: Amy Qin
1 November 2025 at 05:07
Critics included some Indian Americans, who said the remarks did not respect the religious decisions of Usha Vance, who grew up in a Hindu household.

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Vice President JD Vance spoke at a Turning Point USA event at the University of Mississippi.

‘Ridiculousness’ Is Ending, and With It an Era for MTV

1 November 2025 at 03:37
The cable channel has run endless reruns of the comedy clip show for several years, a move that other cable companies copied.

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Rob Dyrdek, host of MTV’s “Ridiculousness,” in 2013 in Los Angeles. The low-budget comedy show has been canceled after a 14-year run.

A Republican Seeks to Match Trump’s Gains on Democratic Turf in New Jersey

With President Trump making inroads with Black and Latino voters, the path to the governor’s office runs through regions Democrats can no longer take for granted.

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Jack Ciattarelli, the Republican nominee for New Jersey governor, campaigned last week in Paterson, the state’s third-largest city.

Democrats Ride Anti-Trump Message in Final Days of California Campaign

1 November 2025 at 03:30
Proponents say voters are motivated by stopping President Trump. Republicans have already begun pointing fingers over lackluster fund-raising and coordination.

© Stella Kalinina for The New York Times

David Huerta, the president of S.E.I.U.’s local chapter, right, and other union members have told voters that Proposition 50 was their chance to stop President Trump.

As Government Shutdown Slows Air Traffic Training, These Schools Are Stepping In

31 October 2025 at 23:58
New programs cannot turn out the numbers needed to make up for the controller shortfall. But they hope to have a higher success rate than the Federal Aviation Agency’s official academy.

© Hiroko Masuike/The New York Times

Students and instructors working in an air traffic control simulator at Vaughn College in Queens.

A.I. Is Making Death Threats Way More Realistic

1 November 2025 at 00:45
Online harassers are generating images and sounds that simulate their victims in violent situations.

© Charlotte Hadden for The New York Times

Caitlin Roper, a member of Collective Shout, an Australian activist group, was recently threatened online with violent A.I.-generated images depicting herself.

Republicans in Congress Show Signs of Angst Over Trump’s Trade War

1 November 2025 at 00:20
Senators opposed the president’s plan to import beef from Argentina and voted three times this week to end his power to enforce sweeping tariffs.

© John Stember for The New York Times

Cattle grazing on a farm in Dupuyer, Mont., earlier this year.

Virginia Advances Redistricting Plan Toward New Congressional Maps

The Democrat-controlled legislature approved an amendment that would allow redistricting next year, but the process will take months.

© Mike Kropf/Richmond Times-Dispatch, via Associated Press

The Republican candidate for governor, Winsome Earle-Sears, who is the current lieutenant governor, had to leave the campaign trail to preside over the State Senate.

What If You Spent Every Waking Moment Taking On Elon Musk?

31 October 2025 at 21:00
Aaron Greenspan was once a promising entrepreneur. He has spent the last two decades lobbing grenades at the country’s most powerful tech moguls.

© Alana Paterson for The New York Times

“The idealist in me is a little bit dangerous,” Aaron Greenspan said. “It’s caused me to lose money.”
Yesterday — 31 October 2025NYT | Top Stories

What Is the Filibuster and Why Does Trump Want It Gone?

1 November 2025 at 01:57
The Senate majority leader is unwilling to pursue the “nuclear option” to blow past a Democratic filibuster and reopen the government.

© Kent Nishimura for The New York Times

Senator John Thune, Republican of South Dakota and the majority leader, has made preserving the legislative filibuster a central tenet of his tenure, although he has weakened it with several maneuvers.
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