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Today — 18 November 2025NYT | Top Stories

High Beef Prices? Trump Official Blames Biden and Migrants.

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By: Alan Rappeport
18 November 2025 at 03:48
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said migrants were bringing sick cows across the border, snarling beef supply chains.

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For President Trump, who served fast food sandwiches to the Clemson University football team during its 2019 visit to the White House, few meals hit closer to home than hamburgers.

E.P.A. Drastically Limits Protections for Wetlands

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By: Maxine Joselow
18 November 2025 at 03:21
The proposal could strip federal protections from most U.S. wetlands, some of which feed drinking water systems.

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The new definition could strip federal protections from up to 55 million acres of wetlands, or about 85 percent of all wetlands nationwide.

Indiana Homeowner Charged in Shooting of Cleaning Woman Who Arrived at Wrong House

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By: Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs and Christina Morales
18 November 2025 at 03:29
A man was charged with manslaughter after a woman was shot through the front door of a home before dawn this month in suburban Indianapolis.

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Investigators work at the site of the fatal shooting of María Florinda Ríos Pérez de Velásquez, a house cleaner who went to the wrong address in Whitestown, Ind.

As Trump Looks for Distraction on Epstein, Justice Dept. Rushes to His Aid

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By: Glenn Thrush
18 November 2025 at 01:46
The department was deployed, in effect, as an arm of the president’s rapid-response operation to help him muscle through a damaging news cycle over Jeffrey Epstein, former and current officials said.

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Attorney General Pam Bondi’s quick response to President Trump’s demand of an investigation into Democrats amounted to an about-face from when she formally declared that nothing in the Epstein files warranted further investigation.

Judge Says Justice Dept. May Have Committed Misconduct in Comey Case

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By: Alan Feuer
18 November 2025 at 03:12
The magistrate judge raised the question of whether “government misconduct” in the case might require dismissing the charges against the former F.B.I. director, James B. Comey, altogether.

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Lindsey Halligan, who had never worked on a criminal case until she was thrust into the Comey prosecution, has faced extensive scrutiny from the moment she took over the U.S. attorney’s office in the Eastern District of Virginia.

The Mayor of Secaucus Has a Fix for America: ‘Say Yes to Everyone’

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By: Vidushi Mishti Sharma and Vincent Alban
17 November 2025 at 16:00
As South Asian and Muslim immigrants transform a small New Jersey town, the five-term mayor has managed to keep the peace. What happens when he’s gone?

Michael Gonnelli, the mayor of Secaucus, has run unopposed in four of the five elections he has won.

Eric Adams Meets Netanyahu on Day 3 of Taxpayer-Funded Trip to Israel

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By: Emma G. Fitzsimmons， Johnatan Reiss and Jeffery C. Mays
18 November 2025 at 04:02
Mr. Adams, whose tenure as mayor of New York City ends in six weeks, is using his second trip to Israel in three years to reinforce his staunch support of the country.

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Mayor Eric Adams has used his trip to Israel to criticize Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, suggesting that Jewish New Yorkers would be in danger under his leadership.

After Marshawn Kneeland’s Death, Cowboys Prepare to Take the Field Again

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By: Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs
18 November 2025 at 01:50
Marshawn Kneeland spent nearly all of his 24 years working to get to the N.F.L. He died two days after scoring his first touchdown.

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Friends of Marshawn Kneeland, pictured here in September, said he had told them he hoped to play his entire career for the Dallas Cowboys.

A Councilwoman Intervened During an ICE Arrest. Then She Faced the Voters.

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By: Jenna Russell
17 November 2025 at 18:00
Months before the election, Etel Haxhiaj, a councilwoman in Worcester, Mass., was charged with assaulting an officer when she stood between the police and an immigrant family.

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The controversy brought Etel Haxhiaj new campaign donations and support, but also backlash.

As Struggling Farmers Take On Debt, a Bailout From D.C. May Come Too Late

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By: Kevin Draper
18 November 2025 at 03:48
It could be months before they receive aid, well after the winter period when they talk to their bankers and make decisions about the planting ahead.

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An Agriculture Department spokesman said he had no new details on plans for federal farm aid.
Yesterday — 17 November 2025NYT | Top Stories

France Agrees to Sell Up to 100 Rafale Fighter Jets to Ukraine

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By: Maria Varenikova
17 November 2025 at 23:43
Some in Ukraine criticized the 10-year timeline for the warplanes and other defense equipment, but France called it a long-term commitment to the country.

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François Bayrou, top left, then the prime minister of France, with a Rafale fighter aircraft in June. France said on Monday that it would sell up to 100 such jets to Ukraine.

New Passport Rule Sends Blunt and Sweeping Message to Trans Americans

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By: Amy Harmon
17 November 2025 at 18:01
The Trump administration has said that the U.S. passports of transgender people must now reflect the sex on their original birth certificate, reversing a decades-old policy.

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Starting in the early 1990s, the State Department allowed transgender people to change the sex marker on their passport. A new rule reverses that.

Ukraine’s Cash Is Running Low, and Europe Has No Good Plan B

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By: Jeanna Smialek
18 November 2025 at 00:08
The European Union wants to finance Ukraine’s war efforts using a loan based on Russia’s frozen assets in Belgium. If that falls through, there’s no easy alternative.

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A memorial to fallen soldiers in Ukraine this month. The scale of the devastation from Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine continues to mount.

At a Shared Symbol of Jihad, the Taliban Defy Their Old Ties With Pakistan

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By: Mujib Mashal
17 November 2025 at 18:21
Afghan officials are lashing out against their former allies in the Pakistani military as hostilities between the two countries intensify.

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Crowds of people waited for the Afghan Taliban foreign minister’s arrival at the Deoband Islamic seminary in northern India last month.

These Six Artworks Could Predict the Auction Market

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By: Zachary Small， Julia Halperin and Tim F. Schneider
17 November 2025 at 22:07
The art market had a summer of closures and consolidations. But major collections, blue-chip art and guarantees have pushed expectations high for the marquee sales.

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A viewer crouches next to Maurizio Cattelan’s artwork-as-loo.

More Than 40 Indian Pilgrims Are Killed in Bus Crash in Saudi Arabia

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By: Matthew Mpoke Bigg
17 November 2025 at 21:06
The passengers, who were participating in the Umrah pilgrimage, were traveling between the two holiest cities in Islam, authorities said.

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Family members of the victims of a bus crash in Saudi Arabia mourned in Hyderabad, India, home to many of the passengers, on Monday.

Trump’s Surprise Pivot on the Epstein Files, and Why Crypto A.T.M.s Are a Hub for Scams

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By: Tracy Mumford， Will Jarvis， Ian Stewart and Kate LoPresti
17 November 2025 at 19:00
Plus, Hollywood’s star-studded movies are tanking.

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President Trump urged House Republicans to back a measure that would compel the Justice Department to release the Epstein files, a sudden reversal.

The ‘Donroe Doctrine’: Trump’s Bid to Control the Western Hemisphere

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By: Jack Nicas
17 November 2025 at 18:02
President Trump has tightened the U.S. grip on the Americas by rewarding allies and punishing rivals. That has upended the region’s politics.

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President Trump aboard Air Force One on Friday. His administration has shown its interest in stronger control of Latin America, which promises major benefits.

An Officer Bungled a Teen Rape Case. The Victim Was Abused Again.

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By: Sammy Sussman and Lauren Petracca For The New York Times
17 November 2025 at 18:00
The investigator, who did not believe the teen, faced little punishment, illustrating the different ways that officers in New York State are disciplined for misconduct.

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A child sexual abuse case was investigated by a member of the Yates County Sheriff’s Office, a small agency in the Finger Lakes region of New York State.

What Russian Activists Do When They Can’t Criticize Putin

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By: Nataliya Vasilyeva
17 November 2025 at 22:29
Opposition-minded Russians who remain in the country are trying to keep politically active in whatever causes they can, whether that’s recycling, clean air or parking.

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A “Z” emblem in support of the Russian soldiers fighting in Ukraine, in Moscow last year. Space for opposing beliefs in the country is limited.

New York’s Bodegas Are Here to Stay

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By: Anna Kodé
17 November 2025 at 18:00
The iconic corner store is perhaps the ultimate symbol of a city constantly evolving and on the move.

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Bodegas may be the ultimate symbol of adaptability in an ever-changing city. A recent example: Bodega Comedy, which presents shows in corner stores around the city.
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