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Today — 5 April 2025NYT | Top Stories

Meet the 23-Year-Old Student Who Raised $25 Million in Democratic Losses

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By: Shane Goldmacher
4 April 2025 at 23:19
A law student in Florida has a lucrative side gig: fund-raising consultant. His firm earns a 25 percent cut of “profit” from donations, and critics have begun to pile up after two special elections.

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“All the senior fund-raising strategists at my firm — myself, Ryan — we’re dungeon masters,” said Jackson McMillan, 23, in St. Petersburg, Fla.

Something Else for Europe and the U.S. to Disagree About: ‘Free Speech’

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By: Jeanna Smialek and Adam Satariano
5 April 2025 at 00:51
The two have long been divided on whether speech can be restricted, and when. Under the Trump administration, the gap is widening.

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Margrethe Vestager and Thierry Breton, then E.U. officials, announcing the Digital Services Act in 2020. The law is meant to prevent the spread of illegal content and disinformation.

The New Democratic Party That Pushed Canada to the Left Is Imperiled

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By: Vjosa Isai
4 April 2025 at 17:00
As Canada faces an election defined by President Trump’s threats, its progressive party, the New Democrats, finds itself losing support and confronting an existential crisis.

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Jagmeet Singh, the leader of Canada’s New Democratic Party, speaking in Ontario. Several public opinion polls show support for the New Democrats in the single digits.

Dublin Acts to Protect Molly Malone Statue

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By: Lynsey Chutel
4 April 2025 at 17:02
The city said it would provide stewards for its statue of the folk song figure — and repair its bust, which has been damaged by excessive touching.

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Posing for photos with the statue of Molly Malone last month during the St. Patrick’s Day parade in Dublin.

The Formerly Incarcerated Person Who Turned Down Columbia’s Ph.D. Offer

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By: Ginia Bellafante
4 April 2025 at 15:00
After 30 years in prison, Ibrahim Rivera was headed to the Ivy League. Then he realized that because of Trump administration threats, the university could not guarantee his funding would survive.

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Sam Keen, Philosopher of the Men’s Movement, Is Dead at 93

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By: Trip Gabriel
4 April 2025 at 22:59
“Only men,” he wrote, “understand the secret fears that go with the territory of masculinity.” His message resonated: His book “Fire in the Belly” was a best seller.

The Strange Allure of Watching Other People Tear Up Their Homes

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By: Amy X. Wang
5 April 2025 at 00:03
D.I.Y. influencers indulge our most ambitious housing fantasies — and cash in on them.

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Lisa Chun, a 42-year-old mother of three, is one of the most popular self-taught home-improvement and décor influencers in the world.

Columbia Displays More Aggressive Posture in Dealing With Demonstrators

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By: Sharon Otterman and Troy Closson
4 April 2025 at 23:39
Students chained to a gate were removed by security officials. It came as the university planned to deploy 36 officers empowered to remove people from campus.

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Columbia University students protesting Wednesday at the school’s campus in Upper Manhattan.
Yesterday — 4 April 2025NYT | Top Stories

Powell Warns Trump’s Tariffs Risk Stoking Even Higher Inflation and Slower Growth

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By: Colby Smith
4 April 2025 at 23:25
Jerome H. Powell, chair of the Federal Reserve, says the central bank’s “obligation” is to ensure that a “one-time increase in the price level does not become an ongoing inflation problem.”

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Federal Reserve officials, led by Jerome H. Powell, are confronting a thorny set of issues that have upended expectations about when they may be able to lower interest rates again after pausing cuts in January.

Review: Clooney, Fair and Balanced, in ‘Good Night, and Good Luck’

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By: Jesse Green
4 April 2025 at 22:18
George Clooney makes Edward R. Murrow a saint of sane journalism for a world that still needs one in a stage adaptation of the 2005 movie.

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George Clooney as the journalist Edward R. Murrow in “Good Night, and Good Luck” at the Winter Garden in Manhattan.

The Stars Come Out for George Clooney’s ‘Good Night, and Good Luck’ Opening

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By: Jacob Bernstein
4 April 2025 at 21:37
As a play with parallels to today’s political climate had its official Broadway premiere, famous friends celebrated its star, George Clooney. He brushed aside talk of a political future.

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The after-party for the Broadway opening of “Good Night, and Good Luck” included an “E.R.” reunion with, from left, Mare Winningham, Julianna Margulies, George Clooney and Anthony Edwards.

Trump Sidelines Justice Dept. Legal Office, Eroding Another Check on His Power

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By: Charlie Savage
4 April 2025 at 19:42
As President Trump claims expansive and disputed powers, his administration has curbed the influential Office of Legal Counsel.

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President Trump’s administration has undercut the power of the Office of Legal Counsel, speeding up Mr. Trump’s ability to act but creating mounting difficulties for Justice Department lawyers.

How Trump Has Tuned Out a Key Justice Dept. Legal Office

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By: Charlie Savage
4 April 2025 at 19:40
The Office of Legal Counsel issues opinions that are supposed to bind the executive branch. The Trump administration has taken steps and made claims in tension with several of them.

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Several of President Trump’s executive orders have come into conflict with precedents set by the Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel.

E.U. Prepares Major Penalties Against Elon Musk’s X

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By: Adam Satariano
4 April 2025 at 20:50
European regulators are considering fining X more than $1 billion, after weighing the risks of further antagonizing Mr. Musk and President Trump.

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European authorities have been weighing how big a fine to issue X as they consider the risks of further antagonizing President Trump amid wider trans-Atlantic disputes over trade, tariffs and the war in Ukraine.

Trump Blocked America’s Front Door to China. Now He’s Closing Back Doors.

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By: Keith Bradsher
4 April 2025 at 17:01
The U.S. tariffs on transshipment countries like Vietnam and Cambodia are so steep that they could force a major reassessment of global supply chains.

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A garment factory workshop in Guangzhou, China. President Trump has recently added tariffs totaling 54 percent on goods shipped directly from China.

Israeli Military Expands Ground Operations in Gaza City

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By: Adam Rasgon
4 April 2025 at 22:59
The advance and a new evacuation order came not long after Palestinian health authorities said dozens of people, including children, were killed in strikes on a school turned shelter. Israel said it had targeted militants.

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Palestinians fleeing the Shajaiye neighborhood of Gaza City after the Israeli military issued evacuation orders on Thursday.

Storm Stalled Over Central U.S. Brings Another Day of Rain and Flooding

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By: Rick Rojas， Amy Graff and Kevin Williams
5 April 2025 at 00:48
Communities from Arkansas to Michigan were on high alert for more potentially dangerous flooding as the storm, which has killed seven, drenched the region. More tornadoes were also possible.

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Cesar Marroquin sifted through the remains of his destroyed home in Monette, Ark., on Thursday.

Celebrations as South Korean Court Removes Impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol

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By: Choe Sang-Hun， John Yoon， Yan Zhuang and Jin Yu Young
4 April 2025 at 19:16
The country’s Constitutional Court formally ended the presidency of Yoon Suk Yeol for declaring martial law, ending months of turmoil. But the country remains deeply divided.

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At a rally of supporters of Mr. Yoon, there was loud booing after the Constitutional Court delivered its ruling. Many of them left, dejected, soon after.

What Is Next for Yoon Suk Yeol, South Korea’s Ousted President?

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By: Jin Yu Young and Choe Sang-Hun
4 April 2025 at 19:35
South Korea’s former president still faces criminal charges of leading an insurrection when he declared martial law. If found guilty, he could be imprisoned for life.

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Supporters of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol waved a flag with his image after the Constitutional Court announced the verdict today in Seoul, upholding the impeachment.
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