Jacey Fortin il 08/01/2025

Pacific Palisades Evacuees Describe Escape From Wildfire

Cars clogged scenic Sunset Boulevard and headed away from the Palisades, a seaside neighborhood on the west side of Los Angeles.A residential neighborhood on fire in Pacific Palisades, Calif., on Tuesday.

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David E. Sanger il 08/01/2025

Greenland, Panama and Faucets: Trump Conference Shows Hints of Chaos to Come

President-elect Donald J. Trump’s news conference at Mar-a-Lago was a reminder of what the next four years may have in store.President-elect Donald J. Trump delivered remarks in an hourlong conference at Mar-a-Lago on Tuesday that included denouncements of the Biden administration and airing of pers

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David E. Sanger and Michael D. Shear il 08/01/2025

Trump Raises Using Military or Economic Force to Take Greenland and the Panama Canal

In an hourlong news conference at his Florida club, Mar-a-Lago, the president-elect delivered a hodgepodge of grievances, complaints and false claims.President-elect Donald J. Trump entering a room at Mar-a-Lago, his private Florida club, before speaking to reporters on Tuesday.

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Alan Feuer and Charlie Savage il 07/01/2025

Judge Cannon Blocks Release of Jack Smith’s Report on Trump Documents Investigation

Judge Aileen M. Cannon, a Trump appointee who had dismissed the documents case in its entirety, temporarily barred the Justice Department from releasing Jack Smith’s account of his investigation.Jack Smith, the special counsel, announced the indictment of former President Donald J. Trump in 2023.

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Peter Baker il 08/01/2025

Jimmy Carter to Lie in State in Capitol Starting Tuesday

Former President Jimmy Carter, who once banned the playing of “Hail to the Chief,” will lie in state at the Capitol as part of three days of elaborate ceremonies.Former President Jimmy Carter will lie in state in the Capitol Rotunda all day Wednesday before a formal state funeral at Washington Natio

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Lynsey Chutel il 07/01/2025

Thandiswa Mazwai Is the Voice of South Africa’s First Post-Apartheid Generation

Thandiswa Mazwai has sung of South Africa’s highs and lows since the country became a multiracial democracy 30 years ago. “My calling is to sing the people’s joy, to sing the people’s sadness.”Thandiswa Mazwai performing in Midrand, South Africa, in September. Ms. Mazwai has used her mezzo-soprano v

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Mike Isaac and Theodore Schleifer il 08/01/2025

Meta to End Fact-Checking Program in Shift Ahead of Trump Term

The social networking giant will stop using third-party fact checkers and instead rely on users to add notes to posts. President-elect Trump and his conservative allies said they were pleased.Since the election, Mark Zuckerberg and other Meta executives have moved swiftly to try to repair their stra

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Stuart A. Thompson and Kate Conger il 08/01/2025

Facebook Shifts Content Moderation to Its Users. Are You Ready?

Meta is joining X and YouTube in shifting moderation to users. Are you ready?Meta’s headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif. Mark Zuckerberg, the company’s chief executive, is replacing professional fact-checkers with a system overseen by everyday users.

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Choe Sang-Hun il 08/01/2025

How Bodyguards Are Keeping South Korea’s President Yoon From Detention

President Yoon Suk Yeol’s security service stopped an effort to detain him on insurrection charges and has vowed to do so again. Its roots are in the era of military dictatorships.Security personnel at the Seoul residence of Yoon Suk Yeol, the suspended president of South Korea. Mr. Yoon was impeach

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Ephrat Livni il 07/01/2025

In Israeli Video, Detainee Says Hamas Operates Out of Gaza Hospital

Facing international condemnation and pressure to free the chief of Kamal Adwan Hospital, Israel released a brief interrogation video backing up its claim that militants used the hospital as a base.Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, the director of Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza who is now in Israeli det

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Michael D. Shear and Michael Crowley il 08/01/2025

Trump Warns ‘All Hell Will Break Out’ if Hostages in Gaza Are Not Freed

The president-elect did not elaborate on what actions he might take if the captives are not released by the time he takes office.President-elect Donald J. Trump declined to provide details about what he or his advisers are doing to secure the release of hostages held in Gaza.

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Stephen Marche il 08/01/2025

Justin Trudeau Was His Own Worst Enemy

Justin Trudeau came to power with a new kind of politics — progressive and identity-based. In the end, it proved his undoing.

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Tiffany May il 08/01/2025

In Tibet, Earthquake Survivors Face Freezing Weather Conditions

Rescuers rushed to distribute blankets and tents to those displaced by the magnitude-7.1 quake that struck Tibetan villages near Nepal, toppling over 3,000 homes.Rescue workers conducting search and rescue for survivors in the aftermath of an earthquake in Changsuo Township of Dingri County in Tibet

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Reid J. Epstein il 08/01/2025

Democrats Prevail in Virginia Races, the First Elections Since Trump’s Win

The party held onto two key seats in Loudoun County that will allow them to maintain control of the state’s legislature.The Virginia State Capitol. With victories in two special elections on Tuesday, Democrats held their majorities in the state’s General Assembly for another term.

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Sara Ruberg il 08/01/2025

Perry the Donkey, Model for ‘Shrek,’ Dies at 30

As Perry’s health declined, fans rallied behind the animal and his companions living in a Bay Area park.Nanette Singer, one of Perry’s handlers. Some handlers said Donkey, although playful like Perry, did not have much else in common with the character voiced by Eddie Murphy.

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Kate Selig il 08/01/2025

Army Doctor Pleads Guilty to Sexually Assaulting Dozens of Patients

The doctor, Maj. Michael Stockin, was accused of sexual misconduct by 41 male patients in one of the largest such cases in military history.Maj. Michael Stockin was stationed at Madigan Army Medical Center at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington.

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