Flat Fire in Oregon Doubles in 24 Hours to More Than 18,000 Acres

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24 août 2025 à 00:04

More than 1,000 homes in Oregon were under some kind of evacuation because of the Flat fire, which was one of many wildfires burning in the West, amid hot weather.

Florida Paints Over Rainbow Memorial for Pulse Nightclub Shooting Victims

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Par :Aishvarya Kavi

23 août 2025 à 22:55

The mayor of Orlando, Fla., said that the crosswalk mural, which featured the Pride flag’s colors, was removed overnight this week. Community members protested and have, for now, repainted it.

Before and after photos of the crosswalk that had been painted in rainbow colors in Orlando, Fla., to memorialize the victims of a mass shooting at the Pulse nightclub in 2016. It was painted over this week.

Fed Officials Try to Keep Focus on Economy as Trump Intensifies Attacks

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Par :Colby Smith

23 août 2025 à 22:19

The administration’s effort to oust a Fed governor as part of a pressure campaign for lower borrowing costs created an inescapable distraction at this year’s Jackson Hole conference.

Jerome Powell, the Federal Reserve chair, at the Jackson Hole economic conference. President Trump focused his ire on Mr. Powell and now other policymakers over interest rates.

At Lady Gaga’s Mayhem Ball, a Pop Star Is Reborn

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Par :Lindsay Zoladz

23 août 2025 à 19:51

The singer and songwriter proved she’s operating at the peak of her powers during a two-and-a-half-hour set that drew sharp connections between her past and present.

The Menendez Brothers’ Momentum Built for Years. It Was Dashed in 2 Days.

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Par :Matt Stevens and Tim Arango

23 août 2025 à 21:18

Young people energized a push for redemption — and the release of Lyle and Erik. Parole commissioners took a different view and a harder line.

Lyle, left, and Erik Menendez leave a courtroom in Santa Monica, Calif., during their murder trial in 1990.

Police Release Names of 5 Killed in Tour Bus Crash Near Buffalo

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Par :Christopher Maag and Maia Coleman

23 août 2025 à 21:00

Those killed in the accident on Friday ranged in age from 22 to 65 and included three people from New Jersey, a Chinese student at Columbia University and a person from India.

The tour bus was towed away after the crash on the New York State Thruway on Friday.

Justice Dept. Sent Congress Epstein Files That Were Already Public, Democrats Say

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Par :Catie Edmondson

23 août 2025 à 20:45

The ‘overwhelming majority’ of the material provided to a key investigative committee in response to a subpoena had already been released, according to Democratic members.

A photograph of Jeffrey Epstein taken for the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services’ sex offender registry.

The ‘Lioness’ at the Center of a City Hall Battered by Scandal

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Par :Nicholas Fandos and Dana Rubinstein

23 août 2025 à 20:11

Before Ingrid Lewis-Martin was indicted on bribery charges, she was one of the most powerful people in Mayor Eric Adams’s orbit. Now she may hasten his fall in New York.

Ingrid Lewis-Martin, center, has been a confidante of Mayor Eric Adams for roughly 40 years.

We Can Disagree on Trump’s Motives. But a Pattern Is Still Emerging.

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Par :Tressie McMillan Cottom

23 août 2025 à 21:52

Just how can we tell which of Trump’s moves matters?

Would You Believe This Spy’s Name?

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Par :Michael Idov

23 août 2025 à 13:00

Spy fiction thrives on vermismilitude — shy are so many writers so incompetent when it comes to naming foriegn characters?

Ukrainian Family’s Prisoner of War Son Returns, Changed by Trauma

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Par :Thomas Gibbons-Neff · Dzvinka Pinchuk and David Guttenfelder

23 août 2025 à 11:44

A generation of Ukrainian men has been shaped by the bloodiest war in Europe since World War II. Serhiy Hrebinyk, 25 years old and just released from a Russian prison, is one of them.

Mr. Hrebinyk with his mother and sisters.

Faced With Trump’s English Mandate, Mexico’s Truckers Report to Class

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Par :James Wagner and Meridith Kohut

23 août 2025 à 18:45

Companies, fearing penalties that could put them out of business, race to make sure their drivers have enough English to communicate with U.S. officials.

Mexican truck drivers who work transporting cargo to the United States attending a six-week crash course in English this month in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico.

Abrego Garcia’s Lawyers Say U.S. Officials Tried to Use Uganda Deportation Threat to ‘Coerce’ Guilty Plea

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Par :Alan Feuer

23 août 2025 à 18:23

Officials dangled an offer to send Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia to Costa Rica if he pleaded guilty to criminal charges, the lawyers said in a filing, then threatened to send him to Uganda if he did not.

Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, at right, after being released from custody in Tennessee on Friday. He has rejoined his family in Maryland.

Intel's Downfall Underlines How Even Tech Giants Can Fade

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Par :Tripp Mickle and Don Clark

23 août 2025 à 16:29

The Silicon Valley chipmaker’s journey from icon to a government project, with the sale of a 10 percent stake to the Trump administration, underlines how even the mightiest in tech can fall.

Intel’s co-founders and early employees prolonged its dominance. But it couldn’t outrun the disruptive forces of Silicon Valley forever.

Green Funerals Are Becoming a Popular Choice for Environmentally Conscious Americans

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Par :Paula Span

23 août 2025 à 11:02

More Americans are choosing burials in which everything is biodegradable.

The All-Female Hacker House Trying to Break A.I.’s Glass Ceiling

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Par :Natallie Rocha and Christie Hemm Klok

23 août 2025 à 11:01

FoundHer House, a home in San Francisco’s Glen Park neighborhood, is the rare all-female hacker house where residents are creating a supportive community to build their start-ups.

The members of FoundHer House, an all-female hacker house in San Francisco. From left, Ava Poole, 20; Anantika Mannby, 21; Danica Sun, 19; Miki Safronov-Yamamoto, 18; Sonya Jin, 20; Fatimah Hussain, 19; Chloe Hughes, 21; and Naciima Mohamed, 20.

What Counts as a ‘National Emergency’?

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Par :Karen Yourish · Claire Hogan and June Kim

22 août 2025 à 20:08

In his seven months back in office, President Trump has declared nine national emergencies, plus a “crime emergency” in Washington. Those emergency declarations have been used to justify hundreds of actions — including immigration measures, sweeping tariffs and energy deregulation — that would typically require congressional approval or lengthy regulatory review, according to a New York Times analysis of presidential documents.

Book Club: Read ‘Pride and Prejudice,’ by Jane Austen, With the Book Review

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Par :MJ Franklin

22 août 2025 à 16:00

In September, the Book Review Book Club will read and discuss Jane Austen’s classic, about the tortured romance of two people frazzled by miscommunications and assumptions.