E.U. Did Not Retain Texts Sought by Journalists on Covid Vaccine Deal

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1 août 2025 à 06:07

The European Union acknowledged for the first time that a top official reviewed the messages, but said it had no duty to keep them, despite intense interest.

Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission, London, in March.

A French Beach Town’s Plea to Tourists: Keep Your Clothes On

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Par :Jenny Gross

1 août 2025 à 06:01

“A little restraint, please!” wrote the mayor of Les Sables d’Olonne, who is leading an effort to stop visitors from wandering the town in just their swimwear.

La Grande Plage, the beach in Les Sables d’Olonne, France, in 2021. The town fines tourists who venture beyond the sand in their swimsuits.

Cecile Dionne, Who Found Fame and Despair as a Quintuplet, Dies at 91

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Par :Jane Gross

1 août 2025 à 05:31

The Dionnes, the first quints known to have survived infancy, became a global sensation and prey for the greedy. And Cecile came to resent it all. Only one of the five now survives.

Trump Sharpens Sanctions Threat on Russia, While Admitting It May Not Work

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Par :David E. Sanger

1 août 2025 à 05:29

“We’re going to put sanctions,” the president said, even before a deadline he had given Russia this week to engage in cease-fire negotiations had passed.

“I don’t know that sanctions bother him,” President Trump said of President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia.

Air Traffic Controllers Urged Safety Changes Years Before D.C. Crash

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Par :Karoun Demirjian

1 août 2025 à 04:55

Air traffic control managers told the National Transportation Safety Board that F.A.A. leaders rebuffed efforts over the years to address hazardous conditions that played a role in the Jan. 29 crash.

Federal Aviation Administration employees preparing to testify on Thursday, the second day of National Transportation Safety Board hearings on the January collision of an Army Black Hawk helicopter and an American Airlines plane.

Trump, Term-Limited, Amasses $200 Million War Chest for Political Ambitions

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Par :Theodore Schleifer

1 août 2025 à 04:53

The money is meant to beat Democrats, but some Republicans worry it could be used to beat Republicans, too.

The super PAC that supports President Trump will have a huge role in Republican spending for the midterms next year.

‘Clinton Plan’ Emails Were Likely Made by Russian Spies, Declassified Report Shows

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Par :Charlie Savage and Adam Goldman

1 août 2025 à 04:24

An annex to a report by the special counsel John H. Durham was the latest in a series of disclosures about the Russia inquiry, as the Trump team seeks to distract from the Jeffrey Epstein files.

The release of the annex to a report by the special counsel John H. Durham, right, adds new details to the public’s understanding of a complex trove of 2016 Russian intelligence reports analyzing purported emails that Russian hackers stole from Americans.

Smithsonian Removes Reference to Trump’s Impeachments, but Says It Will Return

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Par :Graham Bowley

1 août 2025 à 03:31

President Trump’s impeachments were mentioned in an exhibit on the American presidency that museum officials said was outdated. A Smithsonian spokeswoman said a future exhibit would include “all impeachments.”

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History removed a label referring to President Trump’s two impeachments.

Grief Pervades a Somber Farewell to a Slain Police Officer

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Par :Maia Coleman

1 août 2025 à 02:19

Didarul Islam, killed by a gunman at a Park Avenue tower in Manhattan, was eulogized for his service to his community, his department and his city.

Trump Is Bringing Back the Presidential Fitness Test

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Par :Erik Vance

1 août 2025 à 00:54

The president signed an executive order on Thursday that would reinstate the test for schoolchildren.

Fed Up With Netanyahu and Handling of Gaza War, Democrats Rebuke Israel

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Par :Katie Glueck and Lisa Lerer

1 août 2025 à 00:41

Votes in the Senate made clear that the longtime bipartisan consensus in support of Israel is, at least for the moment, in tatters.

“The Netanyahu government cannot continue with this strategy,” Senator Patty Murray, a Democrat from Washington, said in a statement about the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu.

Amazon Reports Strong Retail Demand, but Says Future Is Less Clear

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Par :Karen Weise

1 août 2025 à 00:37

Consumers spent more than expected on the e-commerce giant’s site, while margins tightened at the company’s all-important cloud computing division.

An Amazon warehouse in North Carolina. The company is trying to improve efficiency by redesigning how it moves and stores products across more than 1,000 U.S. warehouses.

Final Salute to a Fallen Officer: Images of Loss and Remembrance

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Par :Sarah Maslin Nir and The New York Times

1 août 2025 à 00:08

The streets of a Bronx neighborhood filled with mourners who had gathered for the funeral of Didarul Islam, one of the victims of this week’s mass shooting in Manhattan.

Apple Surprises Investors Worried That It Had Lost Its Touch

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Par :Tripp Mickle

1 août 2025 à 00:04

Despite recent criticism about its product outlook, the company reported strong sales of iPhones, Macs and services.

Investors have worried that Apple has been slow to incorporate artificial intelligence into its products.

Arab States Call for Hamas to Disarm Amid Push for a Palestinian State

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Par :Farnaz Fassihi and Ephrat Livni

31 juillet 2025 à 23:58

“Hamas must end its rule in Gaza,” reads a declaration endorsed by the 22 member nations of the Arab League.

The surprise move, in a declaration endorsed on Tuesday by the 22 member nations of the Arab League, also condemned Hamas’s Oct. 7 attacks on Israel, which set off the devastating war in Gaza.

Elite New York High School Admits 8 Black Students in a Class of 781

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Par :Troy Closson

31 juillet 2025 à 23:49

The city’s eight specialized high schools are regarded as crown jewels but also symbols of segregation. The number of Black and Hispanic students admitted to them dipped slightly from last year.

Stuyvesant High School, in Manhattan, is regarded as the most selective of the specialized high schools in New York City.

CDC Says Childhood Vaccination Rates Have Dropped Again

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Par :Apoorva Mandavilli · Teddy Rosenbluth and Francesca Paris

31 juillet 2025 à 23:47

The new report paints a sobering picture of immunizations as infectious diseases like measles surge across the United States.

Just Hours Remain Before Trump’s Tariff Deadline

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Par :Matthew Cullen

31 juillet 2025 à 23:37

Also, the U.S. is paying more than 150,000 people not to work. Here’s the latest at the end of Thursday.

A port for international shipping in Tampa, Fla.

Scientists are Learning to Rewrite the Code of Life

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Par :Carl Zimmer

31 juillet 2025 à 20:00

In a giant feat of genetic engineering, scientists have created bacteria that make proteins in a radically different way than all natural species do.

A false-color transmission electron micrograph of stretches of DNA from E. coli, a species of bacteria that two research teams have been engineering.

White House Unveils Plan for $200 Million Ballroom, Trump’s Long-Sought Imprint

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Par :Zolan Kanno-Youngs

1 août 2025 à 04:14

Officials said a 90,000-square-foot addition to the East Wing would be paid for by President Trump and other donors.

Karoline Leavitt, the White House press secretary, showed renderings of the proposed addition to the East Wing on Thursday.

How Democrats Can Be Relevant Again

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Par :David Brooks

31 juillet 2025 à 23:00

If Democrats can come up with an alternative vision of how to repair the social and moral order, they might be relevant in the years ahead.

Nashville Is a ‘Tough Place to Tunnel.’ Musk Is Digging Anyway.

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Par :Emily Cochrane

31 juillet 2025 à 22:06

State leaders fast-tracked plans by Elon Musk’s company for a tunnel to Nashville’s airport, ignoring the city’s concerns.

Elon Musk’s Boring Company built a tunnel for tourists in Las Vegas, but its other announced plans have fizzled so far.

Canadian Wildfire Smoke Prompts Air Quality Alerts Across the Great Lakes Region

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Par :Aimee Ortiz

31 juillet 2025 à 21:50

The smoke is expected to remain over the northern and central Plains of the United States for the next couple of days, according to meteorologists.

Robert Wilson, Provocative Playwright of ‘Einstein on the Beach,’ Is Dead at 83

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Par :Allan Kozinn

31 juillet 2025 à 21:41

He upended theatrical norms with his own stunningly visualized works and his collaborations with a wide range of artists, from Philip Glass (“Einstein on the Beach”) to Lady Gaga.

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