U.S.-U.K. Trade Deal to Build on Close Ties but Leave Some Tariffs in Place

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9 mai 2025 à 02:47

Much of the agreement President Trump unveiled Thursday still needs to be negotiated, but the administration said the deal with one of America’s closest allies would be the first of many.

President Trump announced a trade deal with Britain on Thursday that would roll back some of the tariffs on the country.

This Israeli Government Is Not Our Ally

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Par :Thomas L. Friedman

9 mai 2025 à 07:34

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is behaving in ways that threaten U.S. interests in the region.

Russia’s Victory Day Parade: What to Know.

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Par :Ivan Nechepurenko

9 mai 2025 à 06:01

A huge parade in the Russian capital to celebrate the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany in World War II, attended by leaders of more than 20 countries, comes amid faltering attempts to end the war in Ukraine.

Spectators watch a passing column of Russian armored vehicles in Moscow on Wednesday, a rehearsal day before the big Victory Day military parade there on Friday.

Europe’s Wind Industry Faces Uncertainty Over Trump’s Policies

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Par :Stanley Reed

9 mai 2025 à 06:01

Not long ago, the U.S. was seen as a promising market for offshore wind. Now industry executives aren’t making any assumptions.

Nacelles, the large chambers at the top of wind turbines, outside a factory operated by Vestas, a leading wind turbine maker, in Odense, Denmark.

Trump Officials Seek to Bring First White Afrikaner Refugees to U.S. Next Week

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Par :Zolan Kanno-Youngs · Hamed Aleaziz and John Eligon

9 mai 2025 à 06:00

The rapid relocation of the Afrikaners, who President Trump says have been racially persecuted in South Africa, stands in stark contrast to the virtual shutdown of all other refugee admissions.

A group of white South Africans rallying outside the U.S. Embassy in Pretoria, South Africa, earlier this year.

Joseph Nye, Political Scientist Who Extolled ‘Soft Power,’ Dies at 88

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Par :Trip Gabriel

8 mai 2025 à 23:51

He coined the term, arguing that a country’s global influence can’t be built on military might alone. Diplomats around the world paid heed.

Are U.S. Tariffs Affecting Your Business? We Want to Hear From You.

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Par :Melissa Eddy · Eshe Nelson and Liz Alderman

7 mai 2025 à 17:04

The New York Times wants to hear from European business owners about how they are navigating the uncertainty of President Trump’s tariffs.

The kitchen of Bo de Bernat, a restaurant in Barcelona. President Trump’s trade war has created uncertainty for businesses in Europe.

Trump Administration Fires Librarian of Congress

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Par :Tim Balk

9 mai 2025 à 05:39

Dr. Carla D. Hayden was the first African American and the first woman to serve as the head of the Library of Congress. Her firing drew a furious response from Democrats.

Dr. Carla D. Hayden was appointed by President Barack Obama.

Police and Brooklyn College Protesters Clash After Pro-Palestinian Rally

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Par :Wesley Parnell and Ed Shanahan

9 mai 2025 à 04:49

The police moved in to make arrests after demonstrators left the college grounds and gathered outside. Officers punched some students and slammed others to the ground.

A City University of New York public safety officer confronting demonstrators at Brooklyn College on Thursday.

Reincarnated by A.I., Arizona Man Forgives His Killer at Sentencing

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Par :Neil Vigdor

9 mai 2025 à 04:04

A likeness of Christopher Pelkey, who was killed in a 2021 road rage episode, was created with artificial intelligence. It was part of a victim’s impact statement.

Laura Loomer Targets Trump’s Pick for Surgeon General as Kennedy Pushes Back

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Par :Sheryl Gay Stolberg

9 mai 2025 à 03:34

The selection of Dr. Casey Means drew ridicule from a Trump ally, Laura Loomer. But Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. defended the surgeon general nominee.

Dr. Casey Means with the talk show host Megyn Kelly at a January confirmation hearing for Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Liberals Are Cautiously Optimistic About Pope Leo XIV’s Views on LGBTQ Catholics

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Par :Liam Stack

9 mai 2025 à 02:14

Pope Leo XIV has said little publicly about a place in the Catholic Church for gay and transgender people. Some thought the issue would not be key to his agenda.

Pope Leo XIV does not have a clear track record on L.G.B.T.Q. issues, church observers said.

In Tyre Nichols Case, an Out-of-Town Jury Heard a Familiar Police Defense

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Par :Emily Cochrane and Ben Stanley

9 mai 2025 à 01:33

The acquittal of three former officers in the state trial over the fatal beating adds to a mixed series of verdicts for officers accused of wrongdoing.

A memorial for Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old Black man who was fatally beaten by Memphis police officers, at the corner where the encounter took place.

Scientists Are Developing a Tool to Measure Biological Age With a Photo

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Par :Christina Caron and Mohana Ravindranath

9 mai 2025 à 01:25

Scientists have developed an A.I. tool that they say can help assess a patient’s health — and potentially guide their medical care.

Trump Names Jeanine Pirro, Fox News Host, as Interim U.S. Attorney for D.C.

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Par :Maggie Haberman · Glenn Thrush and Charlie Savage

9 mai 2025 à 03:17

The Fox News personality has known the president for decades and would provide him with a reliable line into a crucial prosecutors office in the Justice Department.

Jeanine Pirro supports President Trump’s efforts to exact vengeance on his political enemies and spent months questioning the legitimacy of the 2020 presidential election.

Pope Leo XIV Overcame a Major Strike Against Him: Being American

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Par :Jason Horowitz

9 mai 2025 à 01:56

Before he was chosen, Robert Francis Prevost had the papal seal of approval from his predecessor, Francis, who put him in one of the top jobs in the Roman Catholic Church.

Pope Leo XIV on the central balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica, greeting the crowd in St. Peter’s Square in Vatican City on Thursday.

James Foley, Who Directed ‘Glengarry Glen Ross,’ Dies at 71

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Par :Alexandra E. Petri and Simon J. Levien

9 mai 2025 à 01:54

The veteran New York City-born filmmaker also directed the sequels to “Fifty Shades of Grey” and a dozen episodes of “House of Cards.”

James Foley at the premiere of “Fifty Shades Darker" in London in 2017.

New Pope Has Creole Roots in New Orleans

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Par :Richard Fausset and Robert Chiarito

9 mai 2025 à 04:39

His ancestry, traced to a historic enclave of Afro-Caribbean culture, links Leo XIV to the rich and sometimes overlooked Black Catholic experience in America.

The Pope Is a Graduate of Villanova, Where the Church Bells Won’t Stop Ringing

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Par :Sarah Mervosh

9 mai 2025 à 08:50

The private Catholic university in the suburbs of Philadelphia has a new most famous alumnus.

St. Thomas of Villanova Church at Villanova University in Pennsylvania on Thursday.

Trump Administration Demands Records From Penn on Foreign Ties

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Par :Michael C. Bender

9 mai 2025 à 01:10

The Education Department accused the school of filing inaccurate reports, adding to the growing list of elite schools it has targeted over foreign funding disclosures.

The University of Pennsylvania campus in Philadelphia last month.

In Battle With Trump, Harvard Leaders See Bad Outcomes Ahead

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Par :Michael S. Schmidt and Alan Blinder

9 mai 2025 à 01:07

Harvard could choose to either keep fighting or seek a deal with the administration. Its leaders are starting to realize that any path will very likely change the identity of the school.

Even if Harvard wins its court battle with the Trump administration, it could see its funding curtailed and research significantly affected.

The New Pope Might Be Something Like the Old Pope

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Par :David Gibson

9 mai 2025 à 01:07

The conservative ire that has roiled Catholicism during the previous pontificate is likely to continue with this first American pope.

Trump Revives Push for Higher Taxes on the Rich

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Par :Andrew Duehren

8 mai 2025 à 23:14

The president is said to want to create a new top income bracket for people making more than $2.5 million per year and to tax income above that level at a rate of 39.6 percent.

President Trump was said to have raised the possibility of a new high-income tax bracket with House Speaker Mike Johnson in a call on Wednesday.

Alexander Brothers Face More Sex Crimes, Including Against Underage Girl

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Par :Debra Kamin and Benjamin Weiser

9 mai 2025 à 00:18

Prosecutors added more charges in the sex-trafficking case against Oren and Tal Alexander, who were known as top brokers in luxury real estate, and their brother Alon Alexander.

Tal Alexander, left, and Oren Alexander, right, were high-flying luxury real estate brokers in Miami and Manhattan before their arrest on sex-trafficking charges. The scope of those charges has now widened.

Musk-Tied Investor Clashes With One of World’s Biggest Asset Managers

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Par :Susanne Craig

9 mai 2025 à 00:13

A lawsuit accuses Brookfield Asset Management of fraud, attempted bribery and improperly limiting investments in one of Elon Musk’s companies.

Brookfield Place, home to the headquarters of Brookfield Asset Management, in New York.

An American Was Elected Pope

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Par :Matthew Cullen

8 mai 2025 à 23:38

Also, Trump announced a trade deal with Britain. Here’s the latest at the end of Thursday.

Americans Celebrate Pope Leo XIV, the First Pontiff From the U.S.

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Par :Jack Healy · Kate Selig and Darren Sands

9 mai 2025 à 03:41

Across the country, Catholics and non-Catholics alike greeted the news of the Chicago-born Pope Leo XIV with reverence and satisfaction.

A television at a restaurant in Cincinnati showed the announcement of the new pope.

‘Wildly Inappropriate Behavior’: Real Estate Group Is Accused of Cover-ups

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Par :Debra Kamin

8 mai 2025 à 18:04

The Appraisal Institute faces concerns that one of its leaders has a history of harassing women and that it did not disclose that some certification exams were incorrectly scored.

Cindy Chance, left, a former chief executive of the Appraisal Institute, sued the trade group on Thursday, claiming sexual harassment and retaliation. Her suit follows that of Alissa Akins, right, who says she was fired after blowing the whistle on errors in the tests used to train and certify appraisers.

An American Pope? Maybe It Wasn’t So Impossible.

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Par :Daniel J. Wakin

8 mai 2025 à 23:03

Cardinal Prevost defied the odds. A number of factors point to why.

The Pope Appears Uneasy With Trump Immigration Policies

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Par :Lisa Lerer

9 mai 2025 à 07:45

Before Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost became pope, a social media account under his name shared criticisms of the Trump administration’s positions on immigration.

Vice President JD Vance in Rome to meet with Pope Francis last month.

The Pentagon’s Culture Wars Strike West Point

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Par :Greg Jaffe and Karsten Moran

9 mai 2025 à 01:31

A Jan. 29 order from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth led to canceled classes, book bans and an argument about American greatness.

5 Takeaways From the U.S.-U.K. Trade Agreement

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Par :Eshe Nelson

8 mai 2025 à 22:29

The deal still has to be finalized, but it was hailed as a success by both countries for being the first since President Trump announced broad tariffs in April.

President Trump with Keir Starmer, the British prime minister, at the White House in February.

A Year Ago, Columbia Security Was Hands-Off at a Protest. Not This Time.

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Par :Sharon Otterman

8 mai 2025 à 22:24

When demonstrators occupied the university’s main library on Wednesday, campus security forces intervened aggressively. The occupation ended with arrests hours later.

Columbia University administrators summoned the Police Department on Wednesday to arrest demonstrators who had occupied the main library.

Former Model Testifies That Weinstein Molested Her When She Was 16

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Par :Hurubie Meko

8 mai 2025 à 22:03

Kaja Sokola told jurors that she had come to New York seeking stardom. She encountered Harvey Weinstein in a club and met him for lunch. Then, she said, he took advantage of her.

Kaja Sokola had hoped Harvey Weinstein would help her career. Prosecutors say he sexually abused her.

Pope Leo XIV, the First American Pontiff, Took a Global Route to the Top Post

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Par :Motoko Rich · Elizabeth Dias and Jason Horowitz

9 mai 2025 à 00:28

Robert Francis Prevost, who led the Vatican office that selects and manages bishops around the world, has spent much of his life outside the United States.

Pope Leo XIV has the potential to shake up the global Catholic power structure.

Kenneth Walker, 73, Journalist Who Bared Apartheid’s Brutality

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Par :Sam Roberts

8 mai 2025 à 21:42

He shared an Emmy for his reporting on “Nightline” about South Africa’s policy of racial segregation. The National Association of Black Journalists named him journalist of the year.

Kenneth Walker in 1986. He pushed for ABC News to pay more attention to Nelson Mandela “when he was still in jail and was anything but a hero to millions of people, including the president of the United States,” Ted Koppel, the longtime “Nightline” anchor, said.

New Law Requires Priests to Break Seal of Confession to Report Child Abuse

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Par :Ruth Graham

8 mai 2025 à 21:12

The state law, in Washington, applies to all religions but has outraged Catholics in particular. The Justice Department is investigating.

The law, signed last week by Gov. Bob Ferguson, requires members of the clergy to report child abuse or neglect to authorities.

U.S. Government to Stop Tracking the Costs of Extreme Weather

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Par :Rebecca Dzombak and Hiroko Tabuchi

8 mai 2025 à 21:20

It would be harder for insurers and scientists to study wildfires, storms and other “billion dollar disasters,” which are growing more frequent as the planet warms.

Surfside Beach, Texas, after Hurricane Beryl, one of 27 billion-dollar weather or climate disasters last year.

Leader of FEMA Is Dismissed as Trump Administration Takes Aim at the Agency

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Par :Christopher Flavelle

8 mai 2025 à 21:10

The ouster of Cameron Hamilton, less than a month before the start of the hurricane season, came a day after he told lawmakers that FEMA was vital to communities “in their greatest times of need” and should not be eliminated.

Cameron Hamilton, center, during his run for a Congressional seat last year. He was appointed acting head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency soon after President Trump began his second term.

Pope Leo XIV Grew Up in the Chicago Area

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Par :Julie Bosman

8 mai 2025 à 21:08

For Chicagoans, the selection of Robert Francis Prevost was thrilling and a little stunning.

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