When the C.E.O. Retires but Won’t Go Away

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21 août 2025 à 16:21

Target is the latest company to keep a replaced chief executive around as an “executive chairman.” Does having two top dogs make sense?

Brian Cornell will step down as Target’s chief executive in February.

Ingrid Lewis-Martin, Top Adams Adviser, Faces Fresh Corruption Charges

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Par :Hurubie Meko

21 août 2025 à 16:15

Ms. Lewis-Martin, the former chief adviser to Mayor Eric Adams, is accused of taking bribes in exchange for favorable treatment, including speeding city permits for a karaoke bar and residential renovations.

Ingrid Lewis-Martin, who was first indicted last year, has now been accused of accepting more than $75,000 in bribes.

Immigrant Population in U.S. Drops for the First Time in Decades

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Par :Miriam Jordan

21 août 2025 à 16:00

An analysis of census data by the Pew Research Center found that between January and June, the foreign-born population declined by nearly 1.5 million.

Aggressive enforcement has created a climate of fear in immigrant communities across the country.

James Dobson, Influential Leader of the Religious Right, Dies at 89

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Par :Robert D. McFadden

21 août 2025 à 15:51

The founder of the evangelical group Focus on the Family, he spent decades denouncing what he saw as the unraveling of the social order.

The evangelist James Dobson, the founder of Focus on the Family, at the White House in 2008.

Suspect Is Arrested in Sabotage of Pipelines Between Russia and Germany

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Par :Christopher F. Schuetze

21 août 2025 à 15:40

German authorities said a Ukrainian man suspected of coordinating the attacks on the Nord Stream pipelines in 2022 had been taken into custody by the Italian police.

A photo released by Danish authorities showed bubbles pooling on the Baltic Sea after the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline was severed in 2022.

Analysis: What Progress Has Trump Really Made in Ukraine Peace Talks?

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Par :Steven Erlanger and Anton Troianovski

21 août 2025 à 15:29

Nearly a week after President Trump’s Alaska summit, his suggestions of imminent breakthroughs have not come to pass.

President Trump with President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine at the White House, on Monday. Mr. Zelensky sounded guardedly upbeat after the meeting.

Heart of the Menendez Case: Who Deserves a Second Chance?

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Par :Tim Arango

21 août 2025 à 14:48

Media attention has brought the Menendez brothers to the cusp of early release from prison. Criminal justice reform proponents hope other prisoners benefit.

Lyle Menendez, second from left, and his brother, Erik, second from right, flanked by defense lawyers in court in 1990.

Israel’s Operation to Take Control of Gaza City Looms. Where Does It Stand?

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Par :Ephrat Livni

21 août 2025 à 14:26

The Israeli government is expanding its operation in Gaza, despite its generals’ advice and as it deliberates on a new cease-fire proposal.

An Israeli armored fighting vehicle near the border with Gaza earlier this month.

Wisconsin Woman Who Flew to UK to Try to Kill a Man Gets 30-Year Sentence

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Par :Lizzie Dearden

21 août 2025 à 13:26

Aimee Betro, 45, was convicted this month of attempting to shoot a man near Birmingham, England, in 2019.

Walmart Sees Sales ‘Momentum’ Despite Tariffs

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Par :Kailyn Rhone

21 août 2025 à 13:12

After mixed reports from retail rivals, Walmart reported better-than-expected quarterly results and raised its sales forecast for the year.

Shoppers outside of a Walmart Supercenter in Teterboro, N.J. As the nation’s largest retailer, Walmart is considered a bellwether for the state of the consumer.

Europe Gets a Written Trump Trade Deal, With a Caveat for Automakers

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Par :Tony Romm and Jeanna Smialek

21 août 2025 à 13:05

The European Union and United States have been negotiating the joint text for weeks. The deal is much as expected, but it will delay tariff relief for European cars.

Cars at the Port of Zeebrugge, Belgium. European automakers face 27.5 percent tariffs on vehicles exported to the United States.

Your Questions About Psychedelics

NYT

21 août 2025 à 13:05

Our readers wondered about the ailments they can treat, the dangers of using them and where you can get some.

Smoking bufo, a dried secretion from a desert toad.

How Tiffany Trump’s Husband Benefited From Proximity to Power

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Par :Justin Scheck · Tariq Panja · Jo Becker and Bradley Hope

21 août 2025 à 12:27

A Times investigation found that Michael Boulos and his family benefited financially from proximity to his in-laws for years.

Michael Boulos and his wife, Tiffany Trump, at the Liberty Ball for the inauguration of President Trump’s second term in Washington, in January.

Israel’s Looming Plans for Gaza City, and a Surge in Stalking in Women’s Sports

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Par :Tracy Mumford · Will Jarvis · Ian Stewart · Jessica Metzger and Jonah E. Bromwich

21 août 2025 à 12:00

Plus, why steamy fan fiction is topping the best-seller list.

Rushing for cover after an Israeli strike in Jabaliya, in northern Gaza, on Wednesday. Israel’s plan to invade Gaza City has forced many families to consider uprooting themselves.

Texas and California Race Forward With Rival Redistricting Efforts

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Par :J. David Goodman

21 août 2025 à 11:03

Lawmakers in the nation’s two most populous states were planning to vote Thursday on competing proposals as the battle over U.S. House maps intensified.

Todd Hunter, a Republican state representative in Texas, with fellow Republican members of the State House of Representatives during a session at the Capitol in Austin on Wednesday.

One Sentence in the Constitution Is Causing America Huge Problems

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Par :David French

21 août 2025 à 11:03

An amendment that can help save our democracy.

Investors Expect Nvidia’s Earnings to Move the S&P More Than Powell’s Speech

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Par :Joe Rennison

21 août 2025 à 11:03

When Nvidia, the chip producer, reports earnings next week, investors expect the S&P 500 to have a bigger reaction than when the Fed chair delivers a big speech on Friday.

Nvidia has grown with the rise of artificial intelligence, and it now makes up almost 8 percent of the S&P 500.

Behind Powell’s Big Gamble in Final Jackson Hole Speech

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Par :Colby Smith

21 août 2025 à 11:02

Jerome Powell, the Federal Reserve chair, is managing a high-stakes balancing act as he grapples with a cooling labor market, rising inflation and White House pressure to cut interest rates.

Jerome H. Powell, the Federal Reserve chair, outside the Jackson Hole Economic Symposium in Wyoming last year.

As Trump Weighs I.V.F., Republicans Back New ‘Natural’ Approach to Infertility

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Par :Caroline Kitchener

21 août 2025 à 11:02

Long confined to the medical fringe, “restorative reproductive medicine” has unified Christian conservatives and proponents of the Make America Healthy Again movement on the political right.

Emma Waters, seen here with her family in April, and other conservatives have built a coalition within President Trump’s base to push restorative reproductive medicine, which addresses what proponents describe as the “root causes” of infertility.

In Trump’s Ideal Picture of America, Diversity Is Taboo

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Par :Zolan Kanno-Youngs

21 août 2025 à 11:02

Using the full power of the federal government, President Trump has promoted a vision of America that challenges the legitimacy of the Black experience.