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Today — 21 September 2025Main stream

Justice Alito, in Rome, Says Religious Liberty Is Under Siege

21 September 2025 at 05:02
Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr., a conservative Catholic, has visited Rome for decades, often teaching or participating in academic conferences.

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Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. at the Jubilee of Justice in the Vatican on Saturday.

Diane Martel, Inventive Director of Music Videos, Dies at 63

21 September 2025 at 06:38
Over three decades, she worked with superstars such as Jennifer Lopez and Mariah Carey, and faced claims of misogyny with her video for Robin Thicke’s “Blurred Lines.”

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Diane Martel directed Jennifer Lopez and Fat Joe in the video for “Hold You Down” in 2005.

California Bars ICE Agents From Wearing Masks in the State

21 September 2025 at 05:45
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill to prevent federal agents from concealing their identities with masks. The law is expected to face a legal challenge.

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Federal agents blocking protesters during a federal immigration raid in Camarillo, Calif., in July. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation on Saturday to prohibit facial concealment.

4 Men Sentenced in Warrant Scam Targeting Women From Prison

21 September 2025 at 06:05
They used a drone to drop cellphones into a Georgia prison yard, where an inmate coordinated a scheme targeting women who were medical workers in multiple states, prosecutors said.

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The men targeted women in the medical field who had testified under subpoena in court cases, the prosecutors said in court filings.

Trump Escalates Attack on Free Speech

Zolan Kanno-Youngs, a White House correspondent for The New York Times, describes how the Trump administration’s pressuring of ABC to take action against Jimmy Kimmel is part of a broader crackdown by the administration since the assassination of Charlie Kirk.

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Combs Sentencing Focuses Attention on Prostitution Law From 1910

19 September 2025 at 17:03
Acquitted of more serious charges, Sean Combs was found guilty of violating a law enacted during a panic over “white slavery” that is now a common tool in sex crimes prosecutions.

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Sean Combs was acquitted of the most serious charges at trial this summer. But he still faces a potentially significant prison term when he is sentenced next month on prostitution-related charges.

Top Democratic Leaders Ask Trump for Meeting to Avert a Shutdown

21 September 2025 at 01:18
After a Republican plan to keep funding flowing foundered in the Senate, Representative Hakeem Jeffries and Senator Chuck Schumer accused the president of standing in the way of a solution.

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Representative Hakeem Jeffries and Senator Chuck Schumer, both of New York, on Capitol Hill this month.

Five-Alarm Fire on Brooklyn Waterfront Devastates Artists’ Warehouse

A row of converted 19th-century buildings filled with artists in the 1990s and transformed Red Hook. Now the work of more than 500 artists may be lost.

© Dakota Santiago for The New York Times

A five-alarm warehouse fire at 481 Van Brunt Street in Red Hook, Brooklyn that started late on Wednesday, Sept. 17 was still burning on Thursday morning.
Yesterday — 20 September 2025Main stream

Being a High-Profile Comedian Right Now Is No Joke

20 September 2025 at 17:02
With the suspension of Jimmy Kimmel on the heels of the cancellation of Stephen Colbert’s show, the landscape has unquestionably shifted for comics and hosts.

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Both Stephen Colbert, left, and Jimmy Kimmel had long drawn the ire of President Trump.

What to Know About Jimmy Kimmel’s Show Being Suspended

20 September 2025 at 17:02
Tension grew at ABC after Mr. Kimmel’s remarks about the Charlie Kirk killing angered conservatives.

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Signs outside the Hollywood studio where “Jimmy Kimmel Live” is taped protesting the decision to suspend the show.

Hamburger Helper Sales Rise as Americans Try to Save on Food

20 September 2025 at 17:01
The price of beef and other grocery items are climbing, and consumers are turning to canned meats and a 1970s staple.

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Hamburger Helper has been a staple since the 1970s, but it’s having a renaissance as an inflation buster.

Ted Cruz Accuses FCC Chair of Mafia-Like Tactics Amid Jimmy Kimmel Fallout

20 September 2025 at 07:34
The Republican senator warned that retaliating against media outlets over coverage that conservatives view as negative would set a “dangerous” precedent.

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Senator Ted Cruz of Texas at the Capitol on Friday.

What U.S.-Korea Ties Mean on the 75th Anniversary of the Incheon Landing

Incheon, the site of a crucial battle of the Korean War, has a singular place in South Korea’s modern history and in its ties with the United States.

Incheon was also the site for many firsts in South Korea, including the nation’s first soccer and baseball games.

With Calls for Retribution Over Kirk, Some See Rise of a ‘Woke Right’

20 September 2025 at 07:00
Conservatives have pressed for consequences for those who make negative comments about Charlie Kirk. But a few on the right say they worry about limits on speech.

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Tucker Carlson at a Turning Point USA event last year in West Palm Beach, Fla.

Democrats Block GOP Spending Extension as Government Shutdown Looms

20 September 2025 at 03:19
After House Republicans pushed through a measure to avert a shutdown, Democrats blocked it in the Senate, demanding more than $1 trillion for health programs.

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Senator John Thune, the majority leader, said he would call up the Republican proposal for another vote when senators return to Washington on Sept. 29, after a week spent working in their home districts.

Harvard’s Former President, Claudine Gay, Criticizes Its Approach to Trump

20 September 2025 at 22:47
Claudine Gay has rarely spoken out since she was forced to resign, but she recently said that Harvard should not cave to Trump administration demands, including a $500 million payment.

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Claudine Gay, the former president of Harvard University, left the university only months after she started the role.

Travis Decker’s Remains Believed to Be Found in Forest, Sheriff Says

20 September 2025 at 09:18
A search team recovered remains believed to be those of Travis Decker in a forest about 120 miles east of Seattle, the authorities said.

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Law enforcement officers searching last month for Travis Decker near Leavenworth, Wash. Remains believed to be his have been found, they said Thursday.

After 50 Years, the Magic Circle (Finally) Inducts Penn & Teller

By: Sopan Deb
20 September 2025 at 04:31
There had been resistance to admitting the duo because of their willingness to reveal the secrets behind their illusions. But it was always more complicated than that.

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Penn Jillette, left, and Teller in Las Vegas earlier this year. “We spent years making fun of the Magic Circle,” Teller said Friday. “But your members took the high road, forgave us, and welcomed us in.”

Penn & Teller’s Secret to a 50-Year Partnership

As their magic act hits 50 years, they’re bigger than ever. They say their secret is not to socialize. But misdirection is also their love language.

“There’s no one I trust more,” Jillette said of Teller, who said separately, “We always claim we are not friends, but of course we are.”

Trump Nears Deal for Road Through Alaskan Wildlife Refuge

20 September 2025 at 04:41
Proponents say the road would connect a remote town with an airport used for medical evacuations. Opponents say it would cause irreparable harm to wildlife and Alaska Native tribes.

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A brown bear on the tundra near the boundary of the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge near the Aleutian Islands of Alaska.
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