As Sanctions on Russian Oil Loom, India Prepares to End Its Buying Spree

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20 novembre 2025 à 09:04

India has been snapping up discounted Russian crude for three years, but U.S. sanctions that take effect on Friday are expected to end the lucrative trade.

Oil pumpjacks outside Almetyevsk, Russia, in 2023.

Jimmy Kimmel Prepares for Hurricane Epstein

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Par :Trish Bendix

20 novembre 2025 à 08:07

Kimmel wondered if President Trump might “pull a Taylor Swift and give us ‘The Epstein Files: Donnie’s Version.’”

Franco Died 50 Years Ago, but He’s Still Winning New Fans in Spain

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Par :Jason Horowitz and Maria Contreras Coll

20 novembre 2025 à 06:01

Young Spaniards are increasingly drawn to the dictator Francisco Franco. So the government is designing apps, games and T-shirts to promote democracy.

Francisco Franco’s grave outside Madrid still draws mourners, highlighting lingering disputes within Spanish society over the dictator’s legacy. José Luis Ortiz, a Franco supporter, tends to the tomb.

Top National Book Awards Go to Writing About the Middle East

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Par :Elizabeth A. Harris

20 novembre 2025 à 05:52

Rabih Alameddine’s “The True True Story of Raja the Gullible (and His Mother)” won in fiction, while Omar El Akkad’s reckoning with Gaza took the nonfiction prize.

Omar El Akkad accepting the 2025 National Book Award for nonfiction on Wednesday night.

Climate Change Is Stressing Italy’s Cows, and Coming for Your Burrata

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Par :Motoko Rich and Gianni Cipriano

20 novembre 2025 à 02:25

Extreme heat causes cows to produce less milk. This poses problems in cheese-obsessed Italy, especially as it tries to meet growing demand for favorites like burrata.

Alice and Ellen Kessler, ’60s Singing Sensations, Die at 89

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Par :Clay Risen

19 novembre 2025 à 21:00

The twin sisters from Germany, who were nightclub stars and regular guests on international variety shows, chose to end their lives together.

The Kesslers at a news conference in 1997, presenting excerpts from a show based on their autobiography, “Eins Und Eins Ist Eins” (“One Plus One Is One”).

Trump Approves the Epstein Files Release, but Some May Be Withheld

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Par :Luke Broadwater

20 novembre 2025 à 07:09

The president sought to take credit for the legislation, despite months of pressure to kill it. The bill has significant exceptions that could mean many documents would stay confidential.

President Trump said he has signed legislation calling on the Justice Department to release its Epstein files.

Trump and Mamdani Will Meet at White House on Friday

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Par :Emma G. Fitzsimmons

20 novembre 2025 à 03:48

The meeting between Zohran Mamdani, the mayor-elect of New York City, and President Trump will come after the two men have fiercely attacked one another.

Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani said he wanted to speak plainly to the president. President Trump, in a social media post, called Mr. Mamdani a communist.

Saudi Arabia, Once Shunned, Has Corporate Titans Swooning for Deals

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Par :Lauren Hirsch

20 novembre 2025 à 03:19

Some of the most prominent U.S. executives gathered at the Kennedy Center for an event promoting deal-making with the oil-rich kingdom.

President Trump posing next to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia for a group photo at the U.S.-Saudi Investment Forum at the Kennedy Center in Washington.

Larry Summers to Stop Teaching at Harvard While It Investigates His Epstein Ties

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Par :Mark Arsenault and Mike Isaac

20 novembre 2025 à 03:00

The former Harvard president had previously stepped down from other positions following revelations about his longtime connections to Jeffrey Epstein.

Lawrence Summers at a commencement ceremony at Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass., in 2006.

Florida Lawmaker Stole FEMA Funds for House Campaign, Prosecutors Say

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Par :Hannah Ziegler

20 novembre 2025 à 02:57

Representative Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick misused $5 million in Covid-related funds during the pandemic in part to finance her campaign, according to the Justice Department.

Representative Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick has since 2022 represented a district that includes parts of Broward and Palm Beach Counties.

Nvidia Earnings Fuel Rally in Global Technology Stocks

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Par :River Akira Davis and Joe Rennison

20 novembre 2025 à 02:49

The chipmaker’s profit surge and strong revenue forecast helped to ease fears that spending on A.I. infrastructure might be outpacing demand.

A trader on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday. In the United States, Nvidia shares climbed more than 5 percent in after-hours trading.

Robert L. Stirm, Returning P.O.W. in Pulitzer-Winning Photo, Dies at 92

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Par :Jeré Longman

20 novembre 2025 à 06:58

The image immortalized a Vietnam veteran’s joyous homecoming to his beaming family, but it hid the truth about an unraveling marriage.

Lt. Col. Robert L. Stirm on March 17, 1973, as he was greeted by his family at Travis Air Force Base in Fairfield, Calif., after five and a half years as a prisoner of war in North Vietnam. His daughter Lorrie, foreground, is followed by the other children, Robert, Cynthia and Roger, and his wife, Loretta.

NASA Releases Images of Comet 3I/ATLAS Passing by Mars

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Par :Kenneth Chang

20 novembre 2025 à 01:44

With the government reopened, the space agency at last released pictures captured by a fleet of government spacecraft of an object that came from beyond our solar system.

Saudi Arabia’s Prince Has Big Plans, but His Giant Fund Is Low on Cash

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Par :Rob Copeland and Vivian Nereim

20 novembre 2025 à 01:08

After nearly a decade of expensive, hit-and-miss investments, Mohammed bin Salman is overseeing a behind-the-scenes restructuring of the kingdom’s all-important wealth fund.

President Trump welcomed Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia to the White House on Tuesday.

Believe It or Not, That $12 Million Gold Toilet Was Bought by … Ripley’s

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Par :Zachary Small

20 novembre 2025 à 00:07

The entertainment company plans on displaying the toilet, saying its team is exploring “whether visitors may someday be allowed to use it.”

Ripley’s Believe It or Not, which paid $12.1 million for the toilet on Tuesday, said that “finding the unbelievable is our business.”

F.B.I. Hunt Intensifies for Ryan Wedding, Snowboarder Accused of Being a Drug Kingpin

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Par :Vjosa Isai

19 novembre 2025 à 23:59

Ryan Wedding, a former Olympic athlete said to be a major cocaine trafficker, is accused of ordering the murder of a witness who was set to testify against him.

Ryan Wedding during the Salt Lake City Winter Olympics in 2002.

U.S.-Russian Peace Plan Would Force Ukraine to Cede Land and Cut Army

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Par :Andrew E. Kramer and Maria Varenikova

19 novembre 2025 à 23:52

The 28-point proposal, which comes as the Trump administration tries to restart settlement talks, includes demands long rejected by Kyiv as nonstarters.

A Ukrainian artillery unit firing a howitzer at Russian targets in the Dnipropetrovsk region, last month.

The World Craves A.I. Chips

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Par :Matthew Cullen

19 novembre 2025 à 23:43

Also, a corruption scandal is roiling Ukraine. Here’s the latest at the end of Wednesday.

Jensen Huang at the Nvidia GTC conference last month.

Stalled Contempt Inquiry Into Deportation Flights Springs Back to Life

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Par :Alan Feuer

19 novembre 2025 à 23:22

The resurrected inquiry could finally get to the bottom of lingering questions such as: Did top Trump administration officials purposely ignore a court order?

Judge James E. Boasberg’s initial order laying out the contempt investigation outlined an aggressive process for figuring out what happened inside the administration.

Driving an E.V. Across North Dakota? Thank the Standing Rock Tribe.

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Par :Sachi Kitajima Mulkey and Jaida Grey Eagle

19 novembre 2025 à 03:20

A tribally owned network of chargers will soon be complete, connecting reservations and bridging a gap in the Midwest.

Is Your Community Becoming More Divided?

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Par :The New York Times

17 novembre 2025 à 20:40

We want to hear about the ways in which the country’s politics are affecting your neighborhood, in ways big or small.

No, Mr. President, We Cannot ‘Leave It at That’

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Par :The Editorial Board

19 novembre 2025 à 23:02

Working with imperfect partners does not mean that the United States should cover up and lie about their misdeeds.

Nvidia Earnings Show Profit Jumped 65% to $31.9 Billion

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Par :Tripp Mickle

19 novembre 2025 à 22:41

The company, which makes the computer chips essential to the artificial intelligence boom, also said revenue in its recent quarter rose to $57 billion.

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