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G.O.P. Figures Seek Distance From Tucker Carlson, Denouncing Antisemitism

4 November 2025 at 10:37
Prominent Republicans rejected the views of Nick Fuentes, a white supremacist, though some refrained from directly criticizing Tucker Carlson for interviewing him.

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“I choose to stand with Israel, and I choose to stand with America,” said Senator Ted Cruz, whose grievances with Mr. Carlson are not new.

Trump Endorses Cuomo for NYC Mayor and Attacks Mamdani Before Election

The president wrote that if Zohran Mamdani were to win, it would be “highly unlikely” that the city would receive federal funding beyond a bare minimum.

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President Trump urged New Yorkers to vote for Andrew Cuomo on Monday, saying “Whether you personally like Andrew Cuomo or not, you really have no choice.”

Which Celebrities Are Endorsing Mamdani or Cuomo in the NYC Mayoral Race?

4 November 2025 at 09:23
As the end nears in the mayoral race, some famous people have let their endorsements be known.

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In the race to be the next mayor of New York City, Andrew Cuomo was endorsed by, among others, the filmmaker Woody Allen, while Zohran Mamdani was endorsed by a large group of actors and actresses.

Trump’s Tariffs and Push Against Limits Face Election and Court Tests

4 November 2025 at 08:36
President Trump has a lot riding on the results of Tuesday’s elections, his tariffs case at the Supreme Court and the future of the government shutdown.

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The president is facing a pressure test of the unilateral governance style that has marked his second term.

California Man Shot by ICE Was Not Trying to Run Over Agent, Lawyers Say

4 November 2025 at 08:46
A Southern California man charged with assault of a federal officer was asking agents to leave an area where school children wait for the bus, according to his lawyers.

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A U.S. citizen was shot and wounded in his car by a federal agent during an immigration enforcement operation last week in Ontario, Calif.

Six Dead in Listeria Outbreak Linked to Pasta

Prepared pasta sold at grocery chains across the country, including Albertsons and Trader Joe’s, were recalled after 27 people in 18 states became ill, federal health officials said.

The Battle Over an Activist Who Protested Stephen Miller Near His Virginia Home

4 November 2025 at 07:44
Criminal inquiries pit the Miller family’s safety concerns against the First Amendment rights of an activist in Northern Virginia critical of the administration.

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Stephen Miller, President Trump’s deputy chief of staff, is a driving force behind the Trump administration’s decision-making on immigration and law enforcement.

What the Virginia Governor Election Might Portend for Trump

4 November 2025 at 07:56
The governor’s race in the president’s backyard could tell us if a backlash has arrived.

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Winsome Earle-Sears, left, and Abigail Spanberger are facing off on Tuesday in the Virginia governor’s race.

‘The Boat,’ Despised Floating Jail Near Rikers, Heads for the Scrap Heap

4 November 2025 at 07:19
The jail barge, officially called the Vernon C. Bain Center, was a relic of the crack cocaine era. It was notorious even among Rikers Island’s many troubled lockups.

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On Monday, former detainees and their loved ones turned out to watch the decommissioned Vernon C. Bain Center jail barge as it was towed from the shoreline of the East River in the South Bronx.

Starbucks to Sell 60% of Its China Business to a Private Equity Firm

In a deal valued at $4 billion, Boyu Capital will acquire a stake in the coffee giant’s 8,000 stores in China.

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ICE Altercation With Protester in Colorado Prompts a Police Chief to Push Back

4 November 2025 at 07:23
At the Durango, Colo., police chief’s request, Colorado law enforcement will investigate whether a federal agent broke the law when he appeared to put a protester in a chokehold.

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When Durango’s police chief, Brice Current, saw a video of a protester put in a chokehold, he said, “It appeared to be an out of policy and possibly illegal use of force.”

Do You Rely on Food Stamps? Tell Us About How You’re Preparing for the Possible Loss of Assistance.

1 November 2025 at 02:44
As food assistance funding runs out, Times reporters want to hear from people who rely on it, or who work to help feed people in their community.

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The threat of food assistance disappearing for 42 million Americans, even for a month, has exposed how threadbare the nation’s social safety net has become at a time of persistent inflation and deep federal funding cuts.

Mail-In Ballots Solidify Narrow Win for Dutch Centrist Party

4 November 2025 at 06:21
The center-left D66 party edged the far-right party of Geert Wilders in the popular vote, giving it the first crack at forming a new government.

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The leader of the center-left party D66, Rob Jetten, in The Hague last week.

How New York’s Mayoral Race Became a Vote on the Middle East

4 November 2025 at 08:24
Many New Yorkers have been agonizing over the war between Israel and Hamas since Oct. 7, 2023. Now they are casting their ballots.

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Samuel Levitan (left) and Ujji Bathla tell voters about Zohran Mamdani’s campaign platform to make New York City more affordable. But they were initially drawn by his pro-Palestinian politics.

Diane Ladd, Oscar-Nominated Actress and Mother of Laura Dern, Dies at 89

4 November 2025 at 06:34
She was a three-time Oscar contender playing strikingly different characters, in one case starring alongside her daughter and fellow nominee, Laura Dern.

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Diane Ladd in the mid-1960s. In movies like “Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore” and “Wild at Heart,” her characters ranged from sympathetic to ruthless.

2 Men Plotted Attack in Michigan on Halloween, U.S. Says

4 November 2025 at 05:54
The two men face federal charges of planning a terrorist attack inspired by the Islamic State.

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An F.B.I. terrorism task force outside a house in Dearborn, Mich., on Friday.

With Acquisition, Kimberly-Clark Bets That Tylenol Can Weather the Storm

The consumer products giant reached a $40 billion deal to buy Kenvue, the maker of Tylenol, despite a barrage of unproven claims from President Trump and others that use of the pain reliever during pregnancy can cause autism.

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Kimberly-Clark is gambling that it can outlast the Trump administration’s Tylenol-autism warnings. Kenvue has a broader portfolio of brand-name products like Band-Aid and Neutrogena.

Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay, Grateful Dead Singer, Dies at 78

By: Sopan Deb
4 November 2025 at 04:56
She helped shape the band’s sound in the 1970s, a decade that took the band to new heights.

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The Grateful Dead performing on “Saturday Night Live” in 1978. From left, Bob Weir, Phil Lesh, Ms. Godchaux-MacKay and Jerry Garcia.

With Acquisition, Kimberly-Clark Bets That Tylenol Can Weather the Storm

The consumer products giant reached a $40 billion deal to buy Kenvue, the maker of Tylenol, despite a barrage of unproven claims from President Trump and others that use of the pain reliever during pregnancy can cause autism.

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Kimberly-Clark is gambling that it can outlast the Trump administration’s Tylenol-autism warnings. Kenvue has a broader portfolio of brand-name products like Band-Aid and Neutrogena.

A Celebrated French Writer Loved Russia. War Forced a Reckoning.

3 November 2025 at 23:01
Emmanuel Carrère’s best sellers on Russia grew out of a deep affection. Since Moscow invaded Ukraine, he has traveled to the war-torn country to rethink his views.

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Emmanuel Carrère, one of the most celebrated nonfiction writers in France, once had a deep love for Russia.

Halloween Becomes Another Target of the Kremlin’s Culture Wars

4 November 2025 at 04:03
The Russian authorities canceled a festival in St. Petersburg, branding it “Satanist,” as part of a larger assault on anything viewed as a Western influence.

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Police officers speaking to a man in costume at the Nekro Comic Con festival dedicated to Halloween in St. Petersburg, Russia, on Saturday.
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