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Today — 3 November 2025NYT | Top Stories

India Wins Women’s Cricket World Cup

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By: Mujib Mashal
3 November 2025 at 15:01
A team that faced seemingly insurmountable odds wins its first championship, with wider ramifications for the role women play in public life.

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Harmanpreet Kaur and her teammates on India’s national women’s cricket team celebrate their win, right after midnight on Monday, in Mumbai, India.

Judge Extends Block of Trump’s National Guard Deployment to Portland

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By: Anna Griffin
3 November 2025 at 13:18
A judge in Oregon said she would issue a final ruling on the matter by Friday. But she suggested that she would ultimately make the block permanent.

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Federal officers moving a crowd of protesters in front of an ICE detention center in Portland, Ore., on Oct. 12.

How Maduro Future-Proofed His Dictatorship in Venezuela

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By: Javier Corrales
3 November 2025 at 14:00
Maduro has built a system in which the only people who can truly tear down the dictatorship are the ones with the most to lose from its demise.

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At Least 10 Dead and Hundreds Injured After Strong Quake Hits Afghanistan

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By: Elian Peltier and Mike Ives
3 November 2025 at 13:11
The 6.3-magnitude quake struck near Mazar-i-Sharif, a northern city known for its magnificent Blue Mosque. The extent of the damage was not immediately clear.

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The Blue Mosque in Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan, in January.

Arrests in Louvre Heist Show Power of DNA Databases in Solving Crimes

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By: Catherine Porter
3 November 2025 at 13:01
France’s trove of DNA profiles has helped solve high-profile crimes and was used to find some of the Louvre suspects, and it is growing. The police can also access other countries’ databases.

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Members of a forensic team inspect a window at the site where burglars broke into the Louvre and made off with eight of France’s historic crown jewels last month.

Martha Layne Collins, 88, Dies; Kentucky’s First Female Governor

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By: Alex Traub
3 November 2025 at 09:36
She rose from a junior high school teacher to the state’s top official, and helped persuade Toyota to build its first American factory in Georgetown, Ky.

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Gov. Martha Layne Collins of Kentucky in 1984 with Walter Mondale, the Democratic candidate for president. He was considering Ms. Collins for his running mate, but eventually selected Representative Geraldine Ferraro.

N.Y.C. Early Voting Ends With 735,000 Ballots Cast, as Younger Voters Surge

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By: Alex Lemonides and Ashley Ahn
3 November 2025 at 10:42
This year’s mayoral race saw the highest early in-person turnout ever for a nonpresidential election in New York.

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Voters at an early voting polling location at the Museum of the Moving Image in Queens on Sunday.

New Weapons Testing Ordered by Trump Won’t Include Nuclear Explosions, Wright Says

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By: Zolan Kanno-Youngs
3 November 2025 at 05:45
Energy Secretary Chris Wright said the testing ordered up in a surprise announcement by President Trump last week would focus on “the other parts” of nuclear weaponry.

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“I think the tests we’re talking about right now are systems tests,” Energy Secretary Chris Wright told Fox News on Sunday. “These are not nuclear explosions.”

A Thrilling Finish to N.Y.C. Marathon as Kenyans Dominate Elite Races

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By: Scott Cacciola
3 November 2025 at 07:35
It was a record-setting day as more than 50,000 athletes packed the streets for the 2025 New York City Marathon. Benson Kipruto and Hellen Obiri triumphed.

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Hellen Obiri of Kenya became a two-time champion after winning the race.

Explosion at Harvard Building Affected Small Section of Hallway, Officials Say

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By: Bernard Mokam
3 November 2025 at 09:20
There was no structural damage to the building, they said, as investigators pursued two suspects.

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The explosion occurred on the fourth floor of the Goldenson Building, part of Harvard Medical School.

That Time Xi Jinping Joked About Espionage

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By: Yan Zhuang
2 November 2025 at 21:15
Xi Jinping gave two cellphones to South Korea’s president, who asked how secure they were. “You can check if there’s a backdoor,” he said with a laugh.

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Xi Jinping, China’s top leader, giving two cellphones to President Lee Jae Myung of South Korea in Gyeongju, South Korea, on Saturday.

Indiana Republican Tries Different Approach in Debate on Voting Maps: Listening

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By: Mitch Smith
3 November 2025 at 06:45
As redistricting efforts spread across the country, an Indiana state senator said he isn’t sure how he will vote on a plan that President Trump supports.

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Greg Goode, a Republican state lawmaker from Indiana, asked constituents to tell him what they think of drawing new political maps to favor Republicans in Congress.

Why Medicare Recipients Should Check Their 2026 Drug Plans Now

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By: Mark Miller
1 November 2025 at 17:00
Fall enrollment is on. Some plans are raising premiums for Part D, which covers prescriptions, by $50 or more per month, while others are lowering them.

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Jeff and Holly Kluck learned that their Medicare Part D premiums would rise sharply next year, so they are looking for new Part D plans.

F.D.A. Drug Unit Chief Resigns, and Is Sued by Drug Company

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By: Christina Jewett
3 November 2025 at 11:40
The official, Dr. George Tidmarsh, has become embroiled in an ethical dispute and is now the target of a lawsuit over his actions involving certain drugs tied to a business associate.

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Defense Lawyers Demand Dismissal of Abuse Case Against Israeli Soldiers

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By: Isabel Kershner
3 November 2025 at 03:27
The chief legal officer of Israel’s military resigned after authorizing the leak of a video in the case involving grave abuse of a Palestinian detainee. That further politicized a fraught case.

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The Sde Teiman military base in southern Israel, where Israeli soldiers were charged with grave abuses of a Palestinian detainee.

5 Die, Including 3 Children, in Halloween Night House Fire

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By: Stefanos Chen
3 November 2025 at 03:14
The cousin of a state assemblyman, his wife and children died in the fire in Paterson, N.J. Seven other relatives survived the blaze.

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Firefighters responding on Emerson Avenue in Paterson, N.J. on Friday night. “People are going to read that there were five fatalities,” the Paterson mayor, André Sayegh, said. “But that’s a family of five.”

OPEC Plus Signals Cautious Approach to Oil Production

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By: Stanley Reed
3 November 2025 at 02:09
Eight members of the oil cartel agreed on Sunday to a small increase but said they would now pause in adding more oil, reflecting market concerns about an oversupply.

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An oil refinery south of Kuwait City. An analyst said that increased production by OPEC Plus, along with rising output by countries outside the group, could lead to supply outstripping demand.

Maria Riva, Dietrich Daughter Who Demystified the Legend, Dies at 100

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By: Penelope Green
3 November 2025 at 02:04
She was her mother’s handmaiden and aide-de-camp. In 1993, her blockbuster biography told of the awful price she paid.

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Maria Riva in an undated photo. The daughter of the movie star Marlene Dietrich, she grew skilled at an early age at caring for her mother’s costumes and props and stamping her autograph on publicity photos.

Kipruto Wins NYC Marathon Men’s Race in One of the Closest Ever Finishes

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By: Victor Mather
3 November 2025 at 03:47
Some past New York marathons have been extremely tight. Benson Kipruto’s split-second victory was a photo finish.

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In 2005, Paul Tergat defeated Hendrick Ramaala by a mere one second.
Yesterday — 2 November 2025NYT | Top Stories

Police Arrest Two British Men in Stabbing Rampage on Train

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By: Michael D. Shear
2 November 2025 at 21:06
U.K. officials said they did not believe the attack on a train to London was connected to terrorism. Two of the 11 people wounded in the stabbing spree remain in critical condition, the police said.

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A police officer at Huntingdon Station in England on Sunday, near the train where the attack unfold.

Food Stamp Cuts Expose Trump’s Strategy to Use Shutdown to Advance Agenda

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By: Tony Romm
2 November 2025 at 18:01
The president has stretched the limits of his powers to help those at the heart of his agenda, not the many in greatest need.

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Much remains unclear about whether or when poor families may receive their scheduled SNAP benefits.
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