The Escalating Feud Between Trump and Ukraine’s Leader
NYT > Top StoriesAlso, Microsoft said it created a new state of matter. Here’s the latest at the end of Wednesday. Read More
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The Escalating Feud Between Trump and Ukraine’s Leader
NYT > Top StoriesAlso, Microsoft said it created a new state of matter. Here’s the latest at the end of Wednesday. Read More
Congestion Pricing Was Going Well and Trump Is Killing It
NYT > Top StoriesFor now the only metric that matters is the depth of Donald Trump’s spite. Read More
Judge Orders Mississippi Newspaper to Remove Editorial, Alarming Press Advocates
NYT > Top StoriesThe owner of The Clarksdale Press Register said he planned to challenge a judge’s order against an editorial that criticized city officials. Read More
Trump Team Finds Loophole to Effectively Maintain Spending Freezes
NYT > Top StoriesOfficials cite other legal authorities — not Mr. Trump’s court-blocked directives — to keep withholding foreign aid and domestic grant money. Read More
‘Long Live the King’: Trump Likens Himself to Royalty on Truth Social
NYT > Top StoriesA fondness for regal themes was apparent as the president applauded his administration’s move to kill congestion pricing in New York. Read More
Alarmed by Trump’s Gaza Plan, Arab Leaders Brainstorm on Their Own
NYT > Top StoriesSince President Trump suggested depopulating Gaza, Arab officials have offered other ideas for reconstruction. But the emerging consensus repackages old plans as new ones. Read More
With Trump’s Prostration to Putin, Expect a More Dangerous World
NYT > Top StoriesThis is a humiliating month to be an American. Read More
Octogenarian Who Shot Teen in Kansas City Dies Days After Pleading Guilty
NYT > Top StoriesAndrew D. Lester, 86, was awaiting sentencing after pleading guilty last week to felony assault in the 2023 shooting of Ralph Yarl. Read More
Trump Administration Moves to End New York’s Congestion Pricing Tolls
NYT > Top StoriesThe transportation secretary said he would revoke federal approval for the program, citing the cost to motorists; the Metropolitan Transportation Authority quickly filed a lawsuit to stop the move. Read More
Trump Calls Zelensky a ‘Dictator’ as Feud Escalates Over Ukraine Peace Talks
NYT > Top StoriesPresident Trump called Volodymyr Zelensky a “dictator without elections” after the Ukrainian president said Mr. Trump was in a “web of disinformation.” Read More
As Tourists Swarm Erupting Mount Etna, Italian Authorities Warn Them Away
NYT > Top Stories“A lot of people are trying to get closer to admire this natural phenomenon,” a local mayor warned his community. “But it is extremely dangerous!” Read More
Ukrainians Say They Feel Betrayed by Trump and U.S.
NYT > Top StoriesPresident Trump’s claim that Ukraine was responsible for its war with Russia has left many Ukrainians disillusioned. Read More
With ‘Companion’ and ‘Novocaine,’ Jack Quaid Makes Comedy Painless
NYT > Top StoriesWith his movies “Companion” and “Novocaine,” the young actor is showing he can do comedy, pain and a mix of the two. Read More
Trump Falsely Suggests Ukraine Is to Blame for the War: What to Know
NYT > Top StoriesA look at how the war in Ukraine began, the state of the peace talks and why the country isn’t holding elections. Read More
Microsoft Says It Has Created a New State of Matter to Power Quantum Computers
NYT > Top StoriesMicrosoft’s new “topological qubit” is not based on a solid, liquid or gas. It is another phase of matter that many experts did not think was possible. Read More
‘Time for Him to Go’: New Yorkers Sour on Eric Adams
NYT > Top StoriesDozens of interviews suggested that New Yorkers believed that the mayor was compromised by his association with President Trump. Read More
The Cryptocurrency Scam That Turned a Small Town Against Itself
NYT > Top StoriesHow did a successful, financially sophisticated banker gamble his community’s money away? Read More
Brazil Charges Bolsonaro With Attempting a Coup
NYT > Top StoriesBrazil’s attorney general accused former President Jair Bolsonaro of overseeing a scheme to try to hold on to power. The Supreme Court will decide whether he is arrested. Read More
Has America Become a Threat to Europe?
NYT > Top StoriesThe Trump administration has many Europeans worried that the U.S. is no longer a trusted ally. Read More
Congo Is Bleeding. Where Is the Outrage?
NYT > Top StoriesThis is not the first time the world has overlooked violence in Congo. Read More
Jet-Skis in Rwanda. Bodies Ashore in Congo.
NYT > Top StoriesThe Rwandan shore of Lake Kivu offers leisure and relaxation. Across the border in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the same lake was recently the site of devastation and misery after a rebel offensive. Read More
Hochul Meeting on Eric Adams’s Future Plunges Him Deeper Into Crisis
NYT > Top StoriesWith four key deputy mayors saying they planned to step down, Mayor Eric Adams is facing growing questions about his ability to lead New York City. Read More
Hurricane, Dog Who Protected Obama White House From Intruder, Dies at 15
NYT > Top StoriesThe jet-black Belgian Malinois drew widespread attention a decade ago when he wrestled a man to the ground on the White House lawn. Read More
Judge Declines to Block Musk Team’s Foray Into Federal Agencies
NYT > Top StoriesA coalition of states had sought to temporarily block Elon Musk’s operatives from having access to sensitive data and ordering mass firings. Read More
HP to Buy Humane, Maker of the Ai Pin, for $116 Million
NYT > Top StoriesHumane, which marketed its Ai Pin as the next big thing after smartphones, had raised $240 million from investors, including OpenAI’s Sam Altman. The pin will be discontinued. Read More
Adams Taps Close Associate for Top Public Safety Job
NYT > Top StoriesThe deputy police commissioner, Kaz Daughtry, replaces Chauncey Parker, a veteran prosecutor and law enforcement administrator who announced his resignation amid City Hall turmoil. Read More
Hochul May Deploy National Guard as Wildcat Strikes Hit 25 N.Y. Prisons
NYT > Top StoriesCorrections officers, without their union’s approval, refused to show up for work to protest what they say are hazardous conditions and severe staff shortages. Read More
ASAP Rocky Found Not Guilty of Shooting Former Friend in Assault Trial
NYT > Top StoriesThe rapper had faced two felony counts of assault with a firearm in connection with a 2021 altercation in Los Angeles. Read More
DOGE Claimed It Saved $8 Billion in One Contract. It Was Actually $8 Million.
NYT > Top StoriesThe biggest single line item on the website of Elon Musk’s cost-cutting team appears to include an error. Read More
Right-Wing Media Praises U.S.-Russia Talks as ‘Breath of Fresh Air’
NYT > Top StoriesMany of President Trump’s media allies were quick to celebrate this week’s negotiations, a contrast to the deep unease expressed by the foreign policy establishment. Read More
PGA Tour and LIV Golf Look for Merger Deal Under Trump
NYT > Top StoriesA tie-up involving the tour and LIV Golf was stalled under President Biden. They’re aiming to forge a new agreement under President Trump. Read More