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Today — 11 December 2025NYT | Top Stories

How to Fight Rising Utility Bills? Take Over the Company, Activists Say.

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By: Grace Ashford
11 December 2025 at 07:22
A grass-roots coalition is trying to push New York State to use eminent domain to buy out Central Hudson Gas & Electric and replace it with a public authority.

Defense Bill Will Make D.C. Skies Less Safe, N.T.S.B. Chair Says

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By: Karoun Demirjian
11 December 2025 at 08:51
The chair of the National Transportation Safety Board warned that a provision in the new defense bill would worsen the risk of midair collisions near the Washington-area airport where a deadly crash in January killed 67 people.

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Jennifer Homendy, the N.T.S.B. chair, said she would be concerned about the safety of flying in Washington’s airspace if the provision became law.

Man Admits to Strangling Pregnant Woman in 1996, Settling Cold Case

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By: Chelsia Rose Marcius
11 December 2025 at 08:10
Gregory Fleetwood, 69, pleaded guilty to manslaughter on Wednesday in the killing of 36-year-old Jasmine Porter. He is expected to be sentenced to 12 years in prison.

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Gregory Fleetwood, right, pleaded guilty in State Supreme Court in the Bronx on Wednesday, three years after his arrest in the 1996 killing.

Nursing Home Owners Pocketed Millions as Patients Suffered, Report Says

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By: Camille Baker
11 December 2025 at 07:36
As the owners intentionally understaffed two New Jersey facilities and diverted Medicaid money for their own use, residents in the homes “suffered unnecessarily,” the state comptroller said.

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The owners of the Hammonton Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare and Deptford Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare were accused of purposely understaffing the homes.

The President of the Yaddo Artist Retreat Steps Down

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By: Elisabeth Egan
11 December 2025 at 06:12
After a quarter century, the Yaddo president Elaina Richardson will step down, having made her mark on the storied arts residency.

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In her 25 years leading Yaddo, Elaina Richardson has increased the artist residency’s endowment more than fourfold.

Trump Says U.S. Seized Oil Tanker Off Venezuelan Coast

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By: Tyler Pager， Eric Schmitt and Nicholas Nehamas
11 December 2025 at 08:16
The seizure comes as the United States builds up its forces in the Caribbean as part of a campaign against President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela.

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President Trump announced the seizure at the White House on Wednesday, without giving details on the operation.

$2 Billion in Pentagon Funds Said to Go to Anti-Immigrant Operations

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By: John Ismay
11 December 2025 at 05:54
Democratic lawmakers said in a report that shifting Defense Department funding to support the Trump administration’s immigration agenda has hurt military readiness.

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An Army soldier overlooking the border between the United States and Mexico near Santa Teresa, N.M., in April.

After Shutdown, Democrats Claim Credit for Funding They Opposed

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By: Catie Edmondson
11 December 2025 at 06:16
Several Democrats who fought to steer federal money to their states and districts have boasted about their success even after voting against the bill that provided the funds.

Army Gynecologist Charged With Secretly Recording Over 40 Patients

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By: Michael Levenson
11 December 2025 at 04:42
Members of Congress expressed concerns that the Army dismissed complaints about the doctor, who was accused of secretly recording patients at Fort Hood in Texas.

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The U.S. Army Office of Special Trial Counsel said the charges covered crimes that the doctor committed against 44 victims this year.

Ethics Agency Says Bryan Bedford, FAA Chief, Didn’t Divest Republic Airways Holdings

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By: Karoun Demirjian
11 December 2025 at 03:11
The Office of Government Ethics told senators that Bryan Bedford, the F.A.A. administrator, did not divest from the airline he previously ran as he had agreed.

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Bryan Bedford was the chairman and chief executive of Republic Airways before being confirmed as the administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration earlier this year.

Judge Says Trump Must End Guard Deployment in Los Angeles

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By: Laurel Rosenhall
11 December 2025 at 03:13
A federal judge ruled that the Trump administration had illegally kept troops in Los Angeles after emergency conditions had ended. The administration is expected to appeal.

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California National Guard troops guarding a federal building in Los Angeles in June.

As the Price of Beef Soars, Restaurants Are in ‘Code Red’ Mode

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By: Julie Creswell
11 December 2025 at 02:32
Midpriced steakhouses and fine-dining establishments are trying to figure out how to cover their rising costs without scaring away customers.

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Restaurants that specialize in steak, like Halls Chophouse in Charleston, S.C., are feeling the same sticker shock from beef prices as consumers in grocery stores.

What Could Thwart the Texas G.O.P. From Picking Up 5 House Seats in Midterm Elections

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By: J. David Goodman
11 December 2025 at 04:47
Republicans redid their voting map so they could flip five seats to help keep control of the U.S. House. But achieving that goal is far from guaranteed.

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Downtown Seguin in Texas’ 35th Congressional District, part of the new voting map that state lawmakers adopted. The district is expected to be closely contested in next year’s midterms.

Denied Federal Disaster Aid, a Town in Trump Country Feels Forgotten

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By: Campbell Robertson
11 December 2025 at 02:33
FEMA rejected requests for federal assistance, twice, after devastating floods in western Maryland, part of a larger pattern of making communities pay for their own disaster recovery.

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Spring flooding in Allegany County, Md., caused an estimated $33.7 million in damage.

Louvre Heist Was Caught on Film, Officials Say, Rebutting Earlier Account

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By: Ségolène Le Stradic
11 December 2025 at 03:45
Investigators said that a security camera recorded thieves preparing to burgle the Louvre. The museum’s director said previously that the camera was facing the wrong way.

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French police officers stand next to a furniture elevator used by robbers to enter the Louvre, in October.

Yemeni Separatists Set Sights on Houthi-Controlled Capital

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By: Ismaeel Naar
11 December 2025 at 02:26
The Southern Transitional Council has seized control of parts of Yemen over the past week, with ambitions to create a “south Arabian state.”

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Soldiers loyal to the Southern Transitional Council, a separatist group, in Aden, Yemen, on Tuesday.

Starting With Formaldehyde, Trump Administration Reassesses Chemical Risks

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By: Hiroko Tabuchi
11 December 2025 at 02:19
A draft memo from the E.P.A. assumes a safe threshold exists for formaldehyde, upending earlier findings that there is no safe level of exposure to the carcinogen.

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Between one to five billion pounds of formaldehyde is produced in the United States each year for a wide range of industries and products, including composite wood and other building materials, plastics, pesticides and even some hair straightening treatments.
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