Monti Rock III, Gleefully Untalented ‘Tonight Show’ Favorite, Dies at 86

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10 mars 2026 à 00:50

He couldn’t sing, dance or tell funny stories. But Johnny Carson loved him and his persona: a D-list star clinging to celebrity.

Monti Rock III in 1975. He was a flamboyant dresser, a transparently gay man in the subversive style known as camp in the mid-60s.

Epstein’s Remote Zorro Ranch Is Searched by New Mexico Investigators

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Par : Reis Thebault

10 mars 2026 à 00:39

Some of the disgraced financier’s victims have said they were trafficked at the property south of Santa Fe, where the nearest neighbors are miles away.

Lawmakers voted to impanel a bipartisan four-member “truth commission” with subpoena power to investigate Zorro Ranch.

Lawmakers Pressure Hochul to Raise Taxes in New York

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Par : Benjamin Oreskes

10 mars 2026 à 00:00

The State Assembly and Senate are each calling for the state to raise taxes, piggybacking on a push by Mayor Zohran Mamdani of New York City.

Gov. Kathy Hochul and Mayor Zohran Mamdani have become allies, but she has resisted his calls to raise taxes on the rich.

Oil Prices Will Remain High as Iran War Continues

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Par : Brad Plumer

9 mars 2026 à 23:29

While officials look for ways to ease oil shocks, experts say higher prices will likely persist until traffic through the Strait of Hormuz returns.

Black smoke filled the skies above Tehran on Sunday morning after Israeli airstrikes struck energy facilities overnight.

Meteorite Crashes Through Roof in Germany After Fiery Light Show

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Par : Robin George Andrews

9 mars 2026 à 23:22

The fireball from space was spotted by a network of sky-watching cameras in Belgium, France, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Germany.

Iran War Sends Tremors Through the Global Economy

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Par : Matthew Cullen

9 mars 2026 à 23:08

Also, a giant mirror could soon be sent into space. Here’s the latest at the end of Monday.

Smoke from an oil storage facility that was struck this weekend billows over Tehran.

Alexander Brothers Found Guilty of All Counts in Sex-Trafficking Trial

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Par : Debra Kamin · Kate Christobek and Benjamin Weiser

9 mars 2026 à 23:55

The verdict comes more than a month after the trial began in Federal District Court in Manhattan where the jury heard weeks of emotional and often graphic testimony.

Prosecutors say the Alexander brothers operated a sex trafficking conspiracy for nearly 20 years. Their trial ended on Monday, when the jury found them guilty on every count they each faced.

Bombing Iran to Rubble Won’t Give It Life

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Par : Thomas L. Friedman

9 mars 2026 à 22:00

Only when the U.S.-Israeli bombing of Iran comes to a halt, without destroying the state, can the Iranian people sort out their fate.

Alexander Butterfield, Who Revealed Nixon Tapes in Watergate Scandal, Dies at 99

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Par : Robert D. McFadden

9 mars 2026 à 21:24

“There is tape in the Oval Office,” said Mr. Butterfield, a former White House aide, in testimony that rocked the Watergate hearings and led to the president’s resignation.

Alexander P. Butterfield testifying before the Senate Watergate Committee in July 1973. He revealed to the American public the existence of a secret recording system that President Richard M. Nixon had authorized and that had picked up virtually all of his meetings and telephone conversations.

2 Teen Mariachi Musicians Released From ICE Detention

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Par : Annie Karni

9 mars 2026 à 23:11

Representative Joaquin Castro of Texas led a delegation of Democrats to a South Texas detention center to press for the release of the brothers and their family.

Representative Joaquin Castro, Democrat of Texas, greeting Caleb Gámez-Cuéllar and his family after their release from the Dilley Immigration Processing Center in Dilley, Texas, on Monday.

Iran’s New Supreme Leader Represents a Choice: Defiance

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Par : Vali R. Nasr

9 mars 2026 à 21:11

Iran’s new supreme leader has been selected not to break with the regime but to preserve it.

In Scathing Ruling, Judge Says 3 Trump Prosecutors Are in Unlawful Roles

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Par : Jonah E. Bromwich and Tracey Tully

10 mars 2026 à 00:14

The ruling found that the three-person leadership team in New Jersey’s federal prosecutor’s office was illegal, and sharply questioned President Trump’s priorities.

Since Alina Habba left office, three attorneys have been running the U.S. attorney’s office in New Jersey.

France Is Sending a Large Naval Force to the Middle East

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Par : Catherine Porter and Ana Castelain

9 mars 2026 à 22:02

President Emmanuel Macron said the warships would help protect France’s allies in the region, and could be part of a force to escort ships through the Strait of Hormuz. He said the war could continue for “several days, maybe several weeks.”

President Emmanuel Macron, center right, visiting the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle during a visit to Cyprus on Monday.

U.S. Reaches Tentative Deal Ending Prosecution of Turkish Bank

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Par : Devlin Barrett

9 mars 2026 à 20:35

Court papers submitted as part of the agreement with Halkbank, which was accused of doing business with Iranian entities, said Turkey’s assistance “was instrumental” in the Israel-Hamas cease-fire.

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey has long pressed President Trump to quash the case against the Turkish bank.

Mamdani to Expand 3-K by 1,000 Seats, Including on Staten Island

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Par : Emma G. Fitzsimmons

9 mars 2026 à 20:00

Mayor Zohran Mamdani will announce that New York City is expanding free preschool for 3-year-olds, adding 1,000 seats to meet demand across the city.

Mayor Zohran Mamdani playing with prekindergarten students at the Friends of Crown Heights Educational Center last November.

After Kennedy Center Exit, Washington National Opera Returns

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Par : Joshua Barone

9 mars 2026 à 16:00

Washington National Opera managed to resume performances within two months of its abrupt departure. But there are still challenges ahead.

Washington National Opera’s new production of Scott Joplin’s “Treemonisha,” which opened at Lisner Auditorium at George Washington University on Saturday.

For Longtime Kennedy Center Patrons, a ‘Lifeline’ Has Been Cut

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Par : Derrick Bryson Taylor

9 mars 2026 à 10:00

As President Trump prepares to close Washington’s premier performing arts venue for two years, loyal patrons wonder where they’ll get their cultural fix.

Since the Kennedy Center opened in 1971, some three million people have relied on it for concerts, plays and other cultural offerings each year, according to the Government Accountability Office.

As Oil Prices Rise, Trump’s War With Iran Becomes a Worldwide Economic Hazard

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Par : Tony Romm · Colby Smith and Alan Rappeport

9 mars 2026 à 20:01

The president insists conflict with Iran will be brief, but world leaders are preparing for severe economic blowback.

President Trump has repeatedly said that the war he commenced with Iran would be short-lived, rendering it unnecessary for the U.S. government to mount a major economic response.

Chaos on Mamdani’s Doorstep: ‘We’ve Never Had Anything Like This Here’

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Par : Emma Goldberg

9 mars 2026 à 19:49

For two hours, the streets around Gracie Mansion became the stage for a heated protest, reflecting a nation seething with angst and unease.

A man is detained after he was seen throwing an incendiary device at a protest near Gracie Mansion in Manhattan on Saturday.

Casey Wasserman Agency Removes His Name From Company in Epstein Fallout

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Par : Shawn Hubler and Nicole Stock

10 mars 2026 à 00:19

The sports and marketing agency is contending with the fallout from the Epstein files, and it is continuing to look for a buyer.

Casey Wasserman suffered a reputational blow early this year after files released by the Justice Department included suggestive emails he sent years ago to the longtime companion of Jeffrey Epstein.

Locals in Other States Prepare for ICE With Lots of Rumors and Little Information

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Par : Campbell Robertson

9 mars 2026 à 19:21

After the sprawling and chaotic federal immigration crackdown in Minnesota, jurisdictions in other states have been bracing for a range of scenarios.

The clashes during immigration sweeps in Minneapolis earlier this year have left local activists and officials in other cities worried that their communities could face similar crackdowns.

F.B.I. Subpoenas Records in Arizona in Expansion of 2020 Voting Inquiry

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Par : Alan Feuer · Nick Corasaniti and Glenn Thrush

9 mars 2026 à 20:28

The subpoena was issued in recent days to the Arizona State Senate, which oversaw a sprawling but partisan audit of the vote result in Maricopa County.

Election workers counting ballots in Phoenix in 2020. An F.B.I. subpoena indicated that the Justice Department had added Arizona to its efforts to re-examine the 2020 race.

Gracie Mansion Attack Came Amid Chaos of Influencer’s Anti-Muslim Rally

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Par : Hurubie Meko

9 mars 2026 à 18:33

The attack at Gracie Mansion happened during the far-right influencer Jake Lang’s anti-Muslim rally, which drew a counterprotest.

Jake Lang, who was arrested and charged in connection with the Jan. 6 riots, led a protest near Gracie Mansion on Saturday.

As Kari Lake Sought to Shutter Voice of America, Parent Agency Rebuffed Auditors

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Par : Minho Kim

9 mars 2026 à 18:24

A new report says the lack of information provided for a required annual examination was so “pervasive” that auditors declined to opine on the agency’s financial numbers.

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