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Today — 10 December 2025Main stream

Inside the Pentagon’s Scramble to Deal With Boat Strike Survivors

Officials initially weighed sending survivors of U.S. attacks on boats suspected of drug smuggling to a notorious prison in El Salvador, to keep them away from American courts.

© Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times

Recent news reports on strike orders given by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth have raised questions of potential war crimes.

Nobel Peace Prize for Venezuela’s María Corina Machado Draws Criticism

María Corina Machado is being honored for her push for democracy even as she backs President Trump’s military buildup and aggressive campaign against Venezuela.

© Adriana Loureiro Fernandez for The New York Times

The opposition leader María Corina Machado in her office in Caracas last year.

End of Major Corruption Case Embarrasses N.Y. Cannabis Regulators

10 December 2025 at 07:10
A case against the Long Island-based cannabis company Omnium Health was halted on the eve of trial. A judge on Tuesday held off on dropping the matter.

© Johnny Milano for The New York Times

Omnium Health, in Hauppauge, N.Y., has been the focus of a major state corruption investigation.

Kathryn Garcia Is Named New Head of the Port Authority

Ms. Garcia, who ran for mayor of New York in 2021 after serving as the city’s sanitation commissioner, would succeed Rick Cotton, who is retiring.

© Hans Pennink/Associated Press

Kathryn Gardia said she expected to start in the new role early next year.

Items Seized From Mangione Included Bullets and Note to ‘Pluck Eyebrows’

10 December 2025 at 05:31
Prosecutors showed body camera footage as they argued that some evidence the police said they collected from Luigi Mangione’s backpack when he was arrested should be admitted at trial.

© Pool photo by Sarah Yenesel

Luigi Mangione is accused of killing a health insurance executive last year outside a hotel in Midtown Manhattan.

Wall Street Is Shaking Off Fears of an A.I. Bubble. For Now.

10 December 2025 at 00:36
The valuations of some artificial intelligence companies are approaching those of the dot-com boom. But investors worry that pulling money from today’s market risks future gains.

© The New York Times

Why the A.I. Boom Is Unlike the Dot-Com Boom

10 December 2025 at 00:31
Silicon Valley is again betting everything on a new technology. But the mania is not a reboot of the late-1990s frenzy.

© Joe Buglewicz/Bloomberg

Ben Horowitz, a major A.I. venture capitalist, in 2019. “The clearest sign that we are not actually in a bubble is the fact that everyone is talking about a bubble,” he said.
Yesterday — 9 December 2025Main stream

The Business Strategy That Could Drive Up Your Grocery Bill, and Trump’s $12 Billion Bailout

Plus, a big Hollywood battle just got messier.

© Rachel Bujalski for The New York Times

In tests in four U.S. cities, nearly 200 volunteers checked prices on 20 grocery items on Instacart. They found differences in item after item.

Canada’s Northwest Territories Diamond Mines Are Closing

After decades of growth driven by diamond mining, Canada’s Northwest Territories are facing the closure of three major mines and wondering: What’s next?

© Pat Kane for The New York Times

The A418 pit at the Rio Tinto Diavik Diamond Mine in Lac de Gras, Northwest Territories was closed to mining activity in 2022 and is being filled with processed kimberlite and water as part of Diavik’s agreement to remediate the landscape back to as close to its original form as possible.

Honduras Issues Warrant for Juan Orlando Hernández

9 December 2025 at 12:34
The attorney general said he had asked Interpol to detain Juan Orlando Hernández, who was freed from a U.S. prison last week.

© Pool photo by Andy Buchanan

Juan Orlando Hernández was president of Honduras from 2014 to 2022 and was convicted on drug-trafficking charges in the United States last year.

Top N.Y. Cannabis Official Resigns as Major Investigation Is Dropped

9 December 2025 at 11:23
Gov. Kathy Hochul demanded the resignation of the head of New York’s Office of Cannabis Management following the withdrawal of a case against a Long Island-based company.

© Johnny Milano for The New York Times

Omnium headquarters in Hauppauge, N.Y., earlier this year. It is unclear why a case against the company was withdrawn.

Bruce Blakeman Jumps Into Race For Governor of New York

9 December 2025 at 21:06
Mr. Blakeman, the Nassau County executive, faces a bitter Republican primary showdown with Representative Elise Stefanik. The winner will likely face Gov. Kathy Hochul in the fall.

© Graham Dickie/The New York Times

Bruce Blakeman, 70, is a political force on Long Island and an ally of President Trump.

Trump Stands in the Middle as Netflix and Paramount Vie for a Megadeal

9 December 2025 at 02:45
The president has shattered norms by pledging to “be involved” in the regulatory fate of a transaction that could reshape the news and entertainment industries.

© Doug Mills/The New York Times

President Trump has often relished pitting rivals against each other, from his “Apprentice” TV boardroom to the West Wing.

Cancer-Detecting Blood Tests Are on the Rise. Do They Work?

2 December 2025 at 18:00
The tests have not been approved by federal regulators, but that hasn’t stopped patients from wanting them — and doctors from worrying.

© Tony Luong for The New York Times

William Hill, a firefighter in Brockton, Mass., was diagnosed with cancer after taking an experimental blood test.

Todd Combs Leaves Berkshire Hathaway for JPMorgan Chase as Buffett Nears Retirement

8 December 2025 at 23:33
The departure of the senior stock picker was one of several leadership changes ahead of Mr. Buffett’s planned departure as chief executive of Berkshire Hathaway.

© Brian Losness/Reuters

Todd Combs joined Berkshire Hathaway in 2010 to become one of the managers of the trillion-dollar conglomerate’s vast stock portfolio.
Before yesterdayMain stream

App That Tracks ICE Raids Sues U.S., Saying Officials Pressured Apple to Remove It

8 December 2025 at 23:11
The developer of ICEBlock, which notifies users of ICE agent sightings, said Attorney General Pam Bondi censored his free speech.

© Victor J. Blue for The New York Times

A street raid by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents and other federal law enforcement officers along Canal Street in New York in October.

Paramount Makes Hostile Bid for Warner Bros. Discovery

The offer to shareholders comes days after Warner Bros. agreed to sell its streaming and studio business to Netflix.

© Aleksey Kondratyev for The New York Times

Warner Brothers Studios in Burbank, Calif.

Trump Looms Over Netflix’s Deal for Warner Bros. Discovery

President Trump said the acquisition “could be a problem,” suggesting he will insert himself into the regulatory review of the transaction.

© Valerie Plesch for The New York Times

President Trump has spoken out on Netflix’s bid to buy Warner Bros. Discovery.
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