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Reçu aujourd’hui — 17 octobre 2025 NYT

After Facing Life in Prison, a Legal Trailblazer Steps Into Freedom

17 octobre 2025 à 22:00
James Comer’s case helped end de facto life sentences for young offenders in New Jersey. He had been convicted of felony murder as a teenager, after his companion in a robbery shot a victim.

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Over two decades, James Comer’s case rose to New Jersey’s highest court, opening the door for dozens of inmates to seek sentence reductions.

Drought Mutes Northeast Leaf-Peeping Season

17 octobre 2025 à 20:58
A prolonged drought and other factors have muffled the kaleidoscopic blend of reds, oranges and yellows in some areas of New England this fall.

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Fall foliage in Vermont in 2023.

NYC Halts Midtown Bus Lane Plan Following White House Threats

17 octobre 2025 à 20:45
Federal authorities ordered a halt to yet another transit project in New York City, this time a plan to add bus lanes along 34th Street in Manhattan, after the Trump administration threatened to withhold funding.

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The plan to add bus lanes to 34th Street, a major thoroughfare that cuts across Manhattan, was designed to improve the commutes of thousands of people each day.

U.S. Detains 2 Survivors of Latest Military Strike in Caribbean

17 octobre 2025 à 20:12
The capture of prisoners presents a major new set of legal and policy problems for the Trump administration in its escalating campaign.

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Marines unloading from an Osprey aircraft in Ceiba, Puerto Rico, last month as part of a military buildup in the region aimed at drug cartels.

Cuomo All but Begs Sliwa to Drop Out. No Chance, Sliwa Says.

17 octobre 2025 à 22:06
The morning after a contentious debate, Andrew M. Cuomo ramped up his attacks on Curtis Sliwa, the Republican mayoral nominee, as he continued to hunt for Republican votes.

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Former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo is running a distant second in the New York City mayor’s race to Zohran Mamdani, a state assemblyman and the Democratic nominee.

Bessent Stakes Credibility and Taxpayer Money on Argentina Bet

17 octobre 2025 à 18:38
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s multibillion-dollar bailout of a serial defaulter raises the specter of losses for the United States.

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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, a former hedge fund manager, is orchestrating a $20 billion lifeline to prop up the Argentine peso, which has been declining in value.

How a Long Island Woman Was Diagnosed With Chikungunya

17 octobre 2025 à 18:00
A Long Island woman had no idea what had hit her. Her pursuit of an answer led to a mosquito-borne disease rarely seen in the United States.

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The Long Island woman who was diagnosed with chikungunya virus is an inveterate gardener. Maybe, she thinks, that’s how she was exposed to a mosquito carrying the disease.

The Government Is Shut Down. But Not for Fossil Fuels.

17 octobre 2025 à 17:40
Federal workers who issue permits for oil, gas and mining operations are on the job, along with those working to repeal pollution limits.

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While other federal employees have been furloughed, this week the Interior Department prepared to open more than 250,000 acres of land in Wyoming and Nebraska to oil drilling.

Trump Threatens New Cuts to Federal Aid, Workers During Shutdown

17 octobre 2025 à 22:34
Officials at some agencies left open the possibility of layoffs in court filings, as the White House moved to halt more aid to Democratic-led cities and states.

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Before Friday, the Trump administration had already paused or canceled about $28 billion in federal aid that had been primarily reserved for Democratic-led cities and states.
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