NBC News Cuts About 7% of Staff

NYT

15 octobre 2025 à 20:35

The layoffs come ahead of a corporate spinoff that will formally separate the parent company of NBC News from cable networks like MSNBC and CNBC.

Trump Considers Overhaul of Refugee System That Would Favor White People

NYT

Par :Zolan Kanno-Youngs and Hamed Aleaziz

15 octobre 2025 à 20:06

The proposals would transform a program aimed at helping the most vulnerable people in the world into one that gives preference to mostly white people who say they are being persecuted.

Some of the dozens of white South Africans who accepted an invitation from the Trump administration to come to the United States as refugees arrived at an air hangar in Dulles, Va., in May.

Trump Administration Authorizes Covert C.I.A. Action in Venezuela

NYT

Par :Julian E. Barnes and Tyler Pager

15 octobre 2025 à 19:56

The development comes as the U.S. military is drawing up options for President Trump to consider, including possible strikes inside the country.

Nicolás Maduro, Venezuela’s authoritarian leader, in Caracas last month. American officials have been clear, privately, that the Trump administration aims to drive Mr. Maduro from power.

Delaware’s Highest Court Considers Elon Musk’s Tesla Pay Plan

NYT

Par :Jack Ewing

15 octobre 2025 à 19:53

The justices on the State Supreme Court heard arguments in a long dispute about whether the Tesla chief executive’s compensation was fair to shareholders.

The Delaware Supreme Court heard arguments about Elon Musk’s multibillion-dollar pay package on Wednesday.

Trump Allies Push to Bolster Putin-Backed Balkans Leader

NYT

Par :Kenneth P. Vogel

15 octobre 2025 à 19:53

An influence campaign has relied on allies of the president, including Rudolph W. Giuliani, to cast a Serbian politician as a victim of political persecution.

Rudolph W. Giuliani, the former New York City mayor, with Milorad Dodik, center, the leader of Republika Srpska, a Serb-controlled region of Bosnia and Herzegovina, in February.

Circumcision Is Controversial. Of Course Kennedy Links It to Autism.

NYT

Par :Jessica Grose

15 octobre 2025 à 19:36

Circumcision is the latest example of Kennedy seizing on a hot-button issue that already has entrenched and aggressive internet partisans.

What Happens When Claudia Conway, Maddie Block and Children of Politicians Speak Out

NYT

Par :Callie Holtermann

15 octobre 2025 à 17:30

The conversation heats up on social media.

How Afraid of the A.I. Apocalypse Should We Be?

NYT

Par :Ezra Klein

15 octobre 2025 à 11:03

The researcher Eliezer Yudkowsky argues that we should be very afraid of artificial intelligence’s existential risks.

40 Years After ‘The Goonies,’ Fans Still Flock to Astoria, Oregon

NYT

Par :Will Dudding and Mason Trinca

15 octobre 2025 à 11:02

Astoria, Ore., the setting of the classic 1985 teen movie, invites fans to follow their inner adventurer and explore a scenic corner of the Northwest.

The “Goonies House” looks much as it did in 1985, when the film hit theaters. It includes a Rube Goldberg-like gate-opening mechanism that resembles the one from the movie (except for the live chicken).

Motherhood Is in a Political Spotlight, but the Moms Are Shaking It Off

NYT

Par :Emma Goldberg and Zack Wittman

13 octobre 2025 à 11:01

Guidance and messaging on parenting has never seemed more confusing to some. At a gathering for mothers, the point was to focus on what they had in common.

Republicans Face Fallout From Racist and Homophobic Texts

NYT

Par :David W. Chen and Megan Mineiro

15 octobre 2025 à 20:49

Some local G.O.P. officials who participated in an online group chat are losing their jobs or being pressured to resign. But top Republicans have been dismissive.

The group chat involved elected G.O.P. officials and leaders of local groups for young party activists in New York, Vermont, Arizona and Kansas.

U.S. to Take Control of More Companies as China’s Rare Earth Dominance Grows

NYT

Par :Alan Rappeport and Ana Swanson

15 octobre 2025 à 18:59

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said China’s dominance of rare earths calls for a more assertive American industrial policy.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, left, with the U.S. trade representative, Jamieson Greer. Mr. Bessent said the United States must become less reliant on China for rare-earth minerals.

With Truce in Place, Hamas Pursues Bloody Crackdown on Rivals in Gaza

NYT

Par :Iyad Abuheweila · Aaron Boxerman and Sanjana Varghese

15 octobre 2025 à 20:56

A video this week captured Hamas fighters in Gaza executing Palestinian rivals as the militant group tries to assert that it is still the dominant force in the territory after two years of war with Israel.

Palestinian militants standing guard on Monday, the day that hostages in Gaza were handed over to the Red Cross as part of a cease-fire deal between Hamas and Israel.

How the UK’s Hurricane-Strength Storm of 1987 Became a Famous Weather Forecasting Failure

NYT

Par :Nazaneen Ghaffar

15 octobre 2025 à 18:07

The Great Storm of 1987 was a forecasting blunder that left at least 18 people dead, felled 15 million trees and caused a billion pounds’ worth of damage.

America Is Heavily Reliant on China for Raw Materials in Medicines

NYT

Par :Rebecca Robbins

15 octobre 2025 à 18:00

A new analysis found that nearly 700 drugs approved for use in the United States depend on chemicals solely produced in China.

The allergy medicine best known as Benadryl is made using a chemical that is solely produced in China.

Florida Grand Jury Hears Evidence in Investigation of Charity Tied to Casey DeSantis

NYT

Par :Patricia Mazzei

15 octobre 2025 à 17:25

The inquiry is focused on $10 million that the charity received last year, then gave to political committees that helped Gov. Ron DeSantis defeat a ballot measure.

Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida and his wife, Casey DeSantis, during a panel discussion at the Florida Children and Families Summit in Orlando last year.

Is Manresa Wilds the Future of Public Parks?

NYT

Par :Michael Kimmelman

15 octobre 2025 à 11:01

A shuttered plant is reimagined as Manresa Wilds, an example of an old facility repurposed to solve a new century’s problems.

With Tariff Threat and Trade Controls, China and U.S. Renew Game of Chicken

NYT

Par :David Pierson

15 octobre 2025 à 17:12

Xi Jinping’s need to project strength before a crucial meeting of Communist Party leaders may help explain why Beijing announced new rare earth controls.

President Trump greeting China’s top leader, Xi Jinping, at the Group of 20 Summit in Osaka, Japan, in 2019.

The Supreme Court Case That Could Hand the House to Republicans

NYT

Par :Nate Cohn

15 octobre 2025 à 16:59

Democrats would be in danger of losing around a dozen majority-minority districts across the South if the court struck down part of the Voting Rights Act.

Nassau Police Charge Man With Raping and Killing Teenager in 1984

NYT

Par :Corey Kilgannon and Nate Schweber

15 octobre 2025 à 19:09

Theresa Fusco was left in the woods near the roller rink where she had worked. “I loved her and I miss her,” her father said. “She lives in my heart.”

Richard Bilodeau was arraigned on a charge of second-degree murder on Wednesday.

L.A. County Declares State of Emergency Over Immigration Raids

NYT

Par :Jonathan Wolfe

15 octobre 2025 à 15:48

The move would allow county officials to provide financial aid to those affected by Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids.

California National Guard members stand ready as people protest against the detention of migrants by federal law enforcement in downtown Los Angeles in June.

Putin Welcomes Syria’s New President in Moscow, While Still Harboring al-Assad

NYT

Par :Paul Sonne

15 octobre 2025 à 15:39

The meeting in Moscow between President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia and President Ahmed al-Shara of Syria showcased the adaptability of two leaders once at odds.

President Ahmed al-Shara of Syria and President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia in Moscow on Tuesday. Bashar al-Assad, the Syrian former dictator whom Mr. al-Shara overthrew, has taken refuge in Russia.

Meta Removes Facebook Group That Shared Information on ICE Agents

NYT

Par :Eli Tan

15 octobre 2025 à 15:39

The Facebook page was taken down for “violating our policies against coordinated harm,” according to Meta.

Community members at a rally in Chicago on Tuesday.

Unions to Ask Court to Block Trump Layoffs During Shutdown

NYT

Par :Tony Romm

15 octobre 2025 à 15:32

Labor groups are set to square off against the Trump administration one day after the president renewed his threat to cut “Democrat programs.”

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