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index.feed.received.today — 2 avril 2025NYT

DOGE Demands Deep Cuts at Humanities Endowment

2 avril 2025 à 01:00
The National Endowment for the Humanities, which supports museums, scholarship and historical sites, could see grants curtailed and staffing slashed by up to 80 percent.

© Al Drago/Bloomberg

The building in Washington housing the headquarters of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Employees have been told there will be deep cuts to staff and programs.

In Adams Case, Some Say It’s Not the Time for Narrow Reading of the Law

Some legal observers say the court-appointed expert who recommended dismissing charges against Mayor Eric Adams failed to account for the extraordinary factors in the case.

© David Dee Delgado for The New York Times

Former prosecutors have accused the Justice Department of seeking to drop corruption charges against Mayor Eric Adams of New York in exchange for his cooperation with deportations.

U.S. Says Deportation of Maryland Man Was an ‘Administrative Error’

1 avril 2025 à 20:18
Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, who was in the U.S. legally, is now in prison in El Salvador, and federal courts have no jurisdiction to order his release, the Trump administration said in a court filing.

© Rebecca Noble/Reuters

Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Tucson, Ariz., this year. The Trump administration said ICE was aware that Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia was in the country legally.

Venezuelan Migrants Ask Supreme Court to Block Deportations

1 avril 2025 à 20:12
Lawyers for Venezuelan migrants asked the justices to keep in place a pause on President Trump’s deportation plan, calling it “completely at odds” with limited wartime authority given by Congress.

© Secretaría De Prensa De La Presidencia

A photograph released by El Salvador’s government showed U.S. deportees arriving at the Terrorism Confinement Center in Tecoluca, El Salvador, last month.
index.feed.received.yesterday — 1 avril 2025NYT

Johnson Fails to Kill Bipartisan Measure to Allow Proxy Voting for New Parents

1 avril 2025 à 22:28
The speaker tried to use an unprecedented parliamentary maneuver to deny a bipartisan majority the chance to hold a vote on their proposal to allow new parents to vote remotely in the House.

© Eric Lee/The New York Times

Speaker Mike Johnson argued that proxy voting was unconstitutional, even though the Supreme Court refused to take up a Republican-led lawsuit challenging proxy voting in the House during the Covid pandemic.

Dan Bongino Tells the F.B.I. He Is Not Partisan

1 avril 2025 à 22:16
The F.B.I.’s No. 2 official said he would rise above partisanship, an admission that reflected skepticism among former and current agents about whether he would maintain the bureau’s independence.

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Dan Bongino, the deputy director of the F.B.I., said in an email on Monday that he would set “aside any personal politics.”

At the New Frick, Magicians Come Out of the Woodwork

1 avril 2025 à 21:42
Textile weavers, tassel-makers, lighting restorers, cabinet makers and muralists forged new traditions at the sumptuous Beaux-Arts museum.

© Vincent Tullo for The New York Times

The Grand Staircase leading to the newly opened family rooms has a restored chandelier and decorative screen covering the pipe organ.

Auto Sales Surged in Anticipation of Trump’s Tariffs

1 avril 2025 à 21:23
Sales of cars picked up recently partly as buyers rushed to lock in deals before President Trump’s 25 percent tariffs on cars and auto parts go into effect.

© Brett Carlsen for The New York Times

A General Motors facility in Spring Hill, Tenn. The company on Tuesday reported a sharp jump in sales in the first quarter.

Italy Tightens Citizenship Rules Amid Influx of Applications

1 avril 2025 à 17:41
The government says it tightened citizenship rules because of a deluge of applications from the descendants of emigrants who only coveted an Italian passport.

© Alessandro Grassani for The New York Times

Until last week, anyone who had an Italian ancestor who was alive after the country was formed in 1861 could seek citizenship.

Turnout Strong as Wisconsin Decides Key Court Contest

1 avril 2025 à 22:58
More than two million people are expected to vote to decide the balance of the state’s Supreme Court, as Elon Musk is paying $50 to anyone who uploads a photo of a resident outside a precinct.

© Jamie Kelter Davis for The New York Times

Wisconsin residents voting in Madison on Tuesday. Election officials said more than 600,000 people had voted early.

Fourth U.S. Soldier Is Found Dead in Lithuania

1 avril 2025 à 19:51
The soldier and three others had gone on a training mission in a 70-ton vehicle that sank in a bog near the border with Belarus.

© Mindaugas Kulbis/Associated Press

A woman at a shrine in Lithuania for three U.S. soldiers who were found dead earlier this week. The body of a fourth soldier was found in Lithuania on Tuesday.

Rubio Orders U.S. Diplomats to Scour Student Visa Applicants’ Social Media

1 avril 2025 à 19:38
The order comes as President Trump expands deportation efforts, including of students who have spoken out in support of Palestinians during Israel’s war in Gaza.

© Haiyun Jiang for The New York Times

Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s directive said that starting immediately, consular officers must refer certain student and exchange-visitor visa applicants to the fraud prevention unit for a mandatory social media check, according to two American officials.

U.N. Accuses Israel of Killing 15 Rescue Workers in Gaza

1 avril 2025 à 18:58
The United Nations said Israeli forces killed the people as they were trying to aid injured civilians, then buried them in a mass grave. Israel said nine of the 15 dead were Palestinian militants.

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The funeral for people who were killed in Gaza last month, marked by the logo of the Palestinian Red Crescent aid group in Khan Younis, on Monday.

Chinese Auto Giants Dongfeng and Changan Are in Talks to Merge

1 avril 2025 à 17:15
The state-owned automakers, longtime joint venture partners of Ford and Nissan, might combine operations as Beijing consolidates its sprawling car sector.

© Gilles Sabrié for The New York Times

Vehicles at the Changan Automobile factory last year. Changan has been Ford’s principal partner in China’s auto market for more than 20 years.

Amazon’s New Movie Strategy Starts With Theaters

1 avril 2025 à 11:04
The streaming giant is planning to release at least 14 movies a year in theaters around the country, rivaling other major studios.

© Steve Marcus/Reuters

Last year’s CinemaCon, the annual convention for theater owners. For the first time, Amazon will take center stage there this week.

Netanyahu Drops Nominee for Spy Chief After Backlash

1 avril 2025 à 16:16
Eli Sharvit was a controversial choice after Israel’s prime minister fired his predecessor. Revelations that he wrote a column criticizing President Trump may have helped sink his chances.

© Ariel Schalit/Associated Press

Eli Sharvit, a former commander of Israel’s navy, is being passed over for the country’s top intelligence job.

Trump’s Use of Immigration Law Appears to Conflict With Limits Imposed by Congress

1 avril 2025 à 16:03
A crackdown targeting foreign students protesting Israel’s treatment of Palestinians conflicts with free-speech protections that lawmakers added in 1990.

© Dave Sanders for The New York Times

The Trump administration has made an effort to systematically deport foreign students who have expressed pro-Palestinian views, beginning in March with the detention of Mahmoud Kahlil, a former Columbia University graduate student.
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