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Today — 9 October 2025Main stream

John Chell, Top N.Y.P.D. Chief and Adams Ally, Retires

9 October 2025 at 05:25
John Chell, New York City’s top uniformed police officer, is leaving as Mayor Eric Adams’s term is soon to expire and uncertainty looms at the Police Department.

© Angelina Katsanis for The New York Times

Chief John Chell’s departure comes two weeks after Mayor Eric Adams said he would not seek re-election.

How Nepal’s Gen Z Revolution Spiraled Out of Control

8 October 2025 at 22:39
Young people in Nepal rose up against corruption and inequality. But they say they did not expect the bloodshed, arson and government downfall that followed.

Young people lit candles to pay tribute to Gen Z protesters killed by the security forces in Kathmandu, Nepal, last month.
Before yesterdayMain stream

In 2020, Trump Intervened in Portland’s Protests. They Got Even Worse

7 October 2025 at 20:43
Here are five lessons for cities in the president’s sights, like Chicago and Memphis, drawn from the one city targeted by Mr. Trump in his first term, Portland, Ore.

© Mason Trinca for The New York Times

Federal agents in Portland in July 2020.

Why a Teen Bullying Case in China Set Off Protests and a Crackdown

Residents in a city in southwestern China protested what they saw as official indifference in the attack on a girl. Police repression and censorship fueled the outrage.
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