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Today — 2 November 2025NYT | Top Stories

Death Toll Rises From Hurricane Melissa as Many Communities Remain Cut off

2 November 2025 at 12:27
Authorities have yet to reach dozens of communities in Jamaica, raising the question of how many people really died in last week’s storm.

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Blocked traffic and blown off roofs in St. Elizabeth Parish, Jamaica, on Saturday, in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa.

NJ Governor’s Race Draws Obama and Hannity but Not Trump in Final Days

The former president held a rally for Mikie Sherrill, the Democrat running for governor of New Jersey. Prominent leaders have also campaigned with her Republican opponent, Jack Ciattarelli.

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Former President Barack Obama campaigned in support of Representative Mikie Sherrill, the Democratic candidate for governor of New Jersey, on Saturday.

War Powers Law Does Not Apply to Trump’s Boat Strikes, Administration Says

The move deepened the idea that a Vietnam-era law, which says congressionally unauthorized deployments into “hostilities” must end after 60 days, does not apply to airstrike campaigns.

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Air Force personnel prepared an MQ-9 Reaper drone in Puerto Rico last month.

2 Arrested After Stabbing on Train Near Cambridge, England

2 November 2025 at 09:30
Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain denounced the attack, which the police said left nine victims with “life-threatening injuries.”

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The police said a number of people had been taken to the hospital after the train attack.

Trump Threatens Military Action in Nigeria Over Protections for Christians

2 November 2025 at 07:33
Accusing Nigeria of not doing enough to protect Christians from violence, President Trump said he had ordered the Pentagon to prepare for action.

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President Trump in Palm Beach, Fla., on Friday.

Zoë Wicomb, Acclaimed South African Author, Dies at 76

1 November 2025 at 22:01
In novels and short stories, she delivered sharp observations of the constraints and contradictions of apartheid and its aftermath.

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Zoë Wicomb in 2010. “She explored in one book after another the modalities of South African experience, in language whose wit and irony masked a deep seriousness,” the Nobel laureate J.M. Coetzee observed.

Explosion at Harvard Medical School Was ‘Intentional,’ Officials Say

2 November 2025 at 07:07
Two people were seen running from the building afterward, the school said. No injuries were reported, the school police said.

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Local and federal authorities are investigating an explosion that went off inside a building on the campus of the Harvard Medical School in Boston.

Trump Administration Must Make Food Stamp Payments Within Days, Judge Says

By: Tony Romm
2 November 2025 at 05:18
The written order came one day after a court told the Trump administration it must pay benefits in the program known as SNAP during the shutdown.

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A federal court ordered the government to continue funding food stamps during the shutdown and make full payments by Monday or partial payments by Wednesday.

How to Survive the New York City Marathon

In conversation with Well’s fitness editor, Molly Mirhashem, Talya Minsberg, a Times reporter and a 12-time N.Y.C. marathon runner, takes us through the course to share how she prepares for race day and gives guidance to fellow racers and first-timers.

Muslim Voters Feel Pride and Fear, for Both Mamdani and Themselves

After an uptick in Islamophobic comments about Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee for mayor of New York City, some Muslims say they are hopeful but worried about repercussions.

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Muslim voters said their pride for Zohran Mamdani has been tempered by an uptick in what they view as Islamophobic attacks against him.

Cuomo’s Pitch as He Claws for Votes: I’m Not the Divider, Mamdani Is

1 November 2025 at 22:58
As Andrew Cuomo seeks to gain ground in the New York City mayor’s race, he is trying to splinter some constituencies with natural affinities for the front-runner, Zohran Mamdani.

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Andrew M. Cuomo has used tactics reminiscent of those used by President Trump to cut into the margins of longstanding Democratic constituencies, including Black, Hispanic and Jewish voters.

What Is Happening With SNAP Benefits During the Shutdown?

President Trump said that he would heed court rulings ordering his administration to fund food stamps during the government shutdown, but there are complications.

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A market accepting food stamps, in the Bronx, on Thursday.

Can South Korea Manage the Competing Needs of the U.S. and China?

1 November 2025 at 22:39
The country’s new president rolled out the red carpet for China’s leader, Xi Jinping, and President Trump this week, but the superpower rivalry is making it harder to balance relations.

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A television broadcast of Chinese leader, Xi Jinping, left, meeting with President Lee Jae Myung of South Korea on Saturday. Mr. Lee was elected in June and promised to improve ties with Beijing.
Yesterday — 1 November 2025NYT | Top Stories

Air Pollution Could Be Contributing to Your Slower Marathon Time

Marathon runners consistently finished slower in cities with higher levels of dangerous particles in the air, researchers found.

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Runners crossing the Harlem River during the New York Marathon last year.

Fed Risks a Recession if It Doesn’t Cut Rates Rapidly, Stephen Miran Warns

1 November 2025 at 17:01
Stephen I. Miran, the newest member of the central bank’s Board of Governors, thinks some of his colleagues are too worried about inflation.

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Stephen Miran, the newest member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors. “There absolutely are differing views around the table,” he said.

NYC, Long a City of Contradictions, Is Still Turning Up New Ones

1 November 2025 at 15:00
New York City has often set the political, cultural and financial course of the country. Tuesday’s mayoral election — and a New Yorker watching from Washington — could scramble it all.

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A collision of local and national forces like deportation campaigns and economic angst may force New York City to confront some of the paradoxes that are core to its identity.

Far Right Targets Similarities Between Zohran Mamdani and Sadiq Khan

Zohran Mamdani, the leading contender in the Nov. 4 New York election, and Sadiq Khan, London’s mayor, are liberal and Muslim, but they’re navigating varied politics, communities and cities.

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Mayor Sadiq Khan of London, left, and the New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani.

Why Won’t Congress Use Its Power?

Five Republicans just voted with Democrats to block Trump’s tariffs. This proves Congress can act. So why isn’t it using that same power to address hunger, health care costs or undeclared wars? The New York Times Opinion editor, Kathleen Kingsbury, explains.

Shutdowns, Obamacare and the Risks of Bargaining for Policy Wins in a Crisis

1 November 2025 at 17:02
A 2013 attempt to leverage minority power in a health care fight blew up on Republicans. Can today be different for Democrats?

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Speaker John A. Boehner on the 15th day of the 2013 government shutdown. He later lampooned Senator Ted Cruz, who had embraced shutting down the government over Obamacare, as “Lucifer in the flesh.”
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