Trump’s Name Is on Contributor List for Epstein Birthday Book

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Par :David Enrich · Matthew Goldstein · Jessica Silver-Greenberg and Steve Eder

25 juillet 2025 à 02:53

The Times also reviewed other records of the president’s friendship with Jeffrey Epstein, including an inscription in which the future president called him “the greatest.”

$17 Million Is Lost in A.T.M. Scam That Spread on TikTok, Officials Say

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Par :Ed Shanahan and Chelsia Rose Marcius

25 juillet 2025 à 02:35

Payment cards for a New York City youth jobs program were used to withdraw millions of dollars over less than three days, officials said.

The Summer Youth Employment Program had provided about 30,000 payment cards to young people who did not have access to bank accounts.

FCC Approves Skydance’s Merger With Paramount

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Par :Benjamin Mullin

25 juillet 2025 à 01:30

The deal, which came under intense scrutiny by the Trump administration, was hailed by the F.C.C. chief, who welcomed “significant changes” at CBS, a unit of Paramount.

Brendan Carr, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission.

Alina Habba Is Named Acting U.S. Attorney in New Jersey

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Par :Tracey Tully and Jonah E. Bromwich

25 juillet 2025 à 01:11

Ms. Habba’s tenure as interim U.S. attorney was slated to end this week, but the Trump administration’s appointment will allow her to remain the top law enforcement official in the state.

Alina Habba, seen being sworn in as the top federal prosecutor in New Jersey earlier this year, was appointed as acting U.S. attorney for the state on Thursday.

Texas Legislature Special Session: Democrats Attack Silent Republicans

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Par :J. David Goodman

25 juillet 2025 à 00:54

President Trump wants Texas Republicans to redraw the state’s House maps to nab as many as five seats now held by Democrats. But no new maps have been publicly proposed yet.

Demonstrators gathered in the rotunda of the Texas Capitol as the special session began on Monday.

Convicted Murderer Freed by Trump in Venezuelan Prisoner Swap Is Free in U.S.

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Par :Julie Turkewitz

25 juillet 2025 à 00:44

At least some American officials knew that Dahud Hanid Ortiz had been convicted of a triple murder when he was put on the plane to the United States.

Supreme Court, for Now, Pauses Lower Court Decision Limiting Voting Rights Act

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Par :Abbie VanSickle

25 juillet 2025 à 00:36

The justices paused a lower court order pending a decision on whether the Supreme Court will take up the case, a major challenge to the Voting Rights Act.

Voters filling in their ballots at voting booths in Bismarck, N.D., in 2022. If the justices agree to hear the North Dakota matter, it will be the second major voting rights case in the upcoming term, which begins in October.

Lake Tahoe Boaters Died Without Life Jackets, Review Finds

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Par :Laurel Rosenhall

25 juillet 2025 à 00:28

The eight people who died in a June accident were found without flotation devices, according to a new report. The two survivors relied on the devices to stay afloat.

The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office conducted a search near D.L. Bliss State Park after a boat capsized and eight people died in June.

‘South Park’ and Other Paramount Shows Skewer Trump After Settlement

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Par :John Koblin and Derrick Bryson Taylor

25 juillet 2025 à 00:24

“South Park,” Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert have all been critical of their own company and President Trump this week.

Ken Paxton Claimed Three Houses as His Primary Residence, Records Show

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Par :Pooja Salhotra

25 juillet 2025 à 00:06

The attorney general of Texas, who is challenging Senator John Cornyn, could have secured favorable mortgage rates, and may have violated the law if he knowingly falsified loan documents.

Ken Paxton, the Texas attorney general, at the White House earlier this year.

Justice Kagan Urges Supreme Court to Explain Itself in Emergency Decisions

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Par :Abbie VanSickle

25 juillet 2025 à 00:03

In remarks before judges and lawyers in California, the justice said she believed the court had a responsibility to share its reasoning.

In an appearance on Thursday, Justice Elena Kagan discussed the Supreme Court’s handling of emergency docket rulings and said the court could be doing more to explain its reasoning on such cases.

Roy Black, Defense Lawyer for William Kennedy Smith and Epstein, Dies at 80

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Par :Adam Nossiter

24 juillet 2025 à 23:40

With a national profile, he represented the notorious and the celebrated, helping to secure an acquittal in the Smith rape case and a lenient plea deal for Jeffrey Epstein.

Roy Black spoke to the news media outside the Palm Beach County Courthouse in West Palm Beach in 1991 after his client William Kennedy Smith was acquitted of sexual assault charges.

Outside the Wrestling Ring, Hulk Hogan Fought Rocky and Endorsed Trump

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Par :Emmanuel Morgan and Matt Stevens

24 juillet 2025 à 23:37

The muscular entertainer, who died at 71, broke through into pop culture and led the way for Dwayne Johnson and John Cena.

Hulk Hogan, left, dominated in the ring, including a 1987 showdown in which he slammed Andre the Giant.

France Will Recognize Palestinian Statehood

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Par :Matthew Cullen

24 juillet 2025 à 23:34

Also, Hulk Hogan died at 71. Here’s the latest at the end of Thursday.

Palestinians waiting for food in Gaza City yesterday.

Hulk Hogan: A Life in Pictures

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24 juillet 2025 à 23:08

The wrestler, who died on Thursday at 71, was the face of the sport as its popularity grew, propelling him into the wider entertainment world.

Hulk Hogan’s signature move occurred before his matches started when he ripped his shirts to shreds like in this 1991 wrestling event.

The Blessing and Curse of Ambition

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Par :David Brooks

24 juillet 2025 à 23:35

How do you live a driven life, seeking to achieve great things, without becoming a jerk?

A Little Leaguer Was Suspended for a Bat Flip. So He Went to Court.

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Par :David Waldstein

24 juillet 2025 à 23:32

A New Jersey judge was asked to overturn an umpire’s interpretation of the “horseplay” rule. A chance to play in the state championship hung in the balance.

Idaho Murders Case Investigators Dispel Baseless Rumors and Theories About Bryan Kohberger

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Par :Mike Baker and Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs

24 juillet 2025 à 23:32

In an interview, the lead prosecutor, Bill Thompson, decried how some of the wild speculations surrounding the case made life “hell” for innocent people.

Bryan Kohberger at the Ada County Courthouse after his sentencing hearing, in Boise, Idaho, on Wednesday.

Israel and the U.S. Pull Back From Cease-Fire Talks With Hamas

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Par :David E. Sanger and Johnatan Reiss

25 juillet 2025 à 01:40

President Trump’s special envoy said that “we will now consider alternative options to bring the hostages home,” though it was not clear that negotiations had halted.

The aftermath of an Israeli military operation in Deir al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip, on Wednesday. Israel’s military campaign has continued and expanded even as negotiations were underway in recent weeks.

If Trump Keeps Intimidating the Fed, He Will Pay a Price

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Par :The Editorial Board

24 juillet 2025 à 23:01

When central banks are pressured by politicians into overheating the economy, everyone ends up getting burned.

CBS News Names Tanya Simon Executive Producer for ’60 Minutes’

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Par :Emmett Lindner

24 juillet 2025 à 22:55

Tanya Simon, who has worked on the show for over two decades, will take over at a time of significant change for the network.

In her new role, Tanya Simon will have to navigate “60 Minutes” during a time of turmoil for the network.

Did Columbia’s Deal With Trump Save Its Stature or Sacrifice It?

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Par :Troy Closson and Samantha Latson

24 juillet 2025 à 22:48

Reactions ranged from fierce criticism to relief after the university reached a settlement over allegations that it failed to stop the harassment of Jewish students.

Columbia University agreed to pay a $200 million fine and meet other demands to have its federal research funding restored.

Columbia and Penn Made Trump Deals. More Universities Could Be Next.

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Par :Alan Blinder

24 juillet 2025 à 21:30

Trump officials hope deals with two Ivy League schools create a template that others, including Harvard, Princeton, Brown, Cornell and Northwestern, will follow.

The University of Pennsylvania reached an agreement with the Trump administration in which, among other things, it agreed to comply with White House demands on the issue of transgender athletes in women’s sports.

Hints of Life on Exoplanet K2-18b Recede Even Further

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Par :Carl Zimmer

24 juillet 2025 à 15:10

New observations fail to confirm signs of life in the atmosphere of the distant planet K2-18b. They also raise questions about what it will take to detect biology light-years away.

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