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Beer Bust: Crash Sends Kegs and Cans Onto California Freeway, Snarling Traffic

The crash, which occurred early Tuesday morning in the San Gabriel Valley region of Los Angeles County, closed two lanes on the freeway, according to the authorities. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/U8wWXOc

Brazil’s Homegrown Payment System Is Target of Trump Administration

Brazil’s fast and free homegrown digital payment system, PIX, has become wildly popular. The Trump administration says it unfairly undercuts U.S. companies. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/mrIKoO8

New York Faces Painful History as It Marks the Erie Canal’s Bicentennial

As the 200th anniversary of the Erie Canal approaches on Oct. 26, organizers are seeking to temper the celebration with an acknowledgment of the waterway’s displacement of Native American communities. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/DRXr4Bp

‘One Battle After Another’ Ticket Sales Are Solid (With an Asterisk)

Paul Thomas Anderson’s film collected $22.4 million in North America over the weekend, enough for No. 1. But its profitability remains a big question. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/b1dLuA9

What to Know About Corruption Investigations Surrounding Eric Adams

Months after a federal corruption indictment against Mayor Eric Adams of New York was dropped, some of his allies remain under investigation or have been charged with crimes. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/yINGo91

Get Ready for Higher Health Insurance Premiums Next Year

Employers say they are facing the biggest increase in health costs in more than a decade — almost 9 percent on average. Workers’ best option, experts say, is to carefully weigh various plans. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/AknNWST

Argentina’s President Vowed to Fix Its Economy. Then Came a Crisis.

President Javier Milei slashed inflation and spending, but it wasn’t enough to stave off an economic crisis. President Trump has offered him a lifeline. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/0YbuAEv

Mamdani Foes, Struggling to Raise Money, Have Started Buying Attack Ads

Several super PACs that oppose Zohran Mamdani’s candidacy for mayor of New York City have banded together to coordinate attack ads. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/N1uzGSl

Trump Can’t Be the One to Pick Who’s Indicted

The Justice Department and the attorney general are supposed to keep a distance from the president, not be his personal score settlers. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/UDxBeLw

Boeing Will Regain Ability to Certify Some Planes From F.A.A.

The Federal Aviation Administration said the aerospace company will be allowed to approve some new 737 Max and 787 Dreamliner jets. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/9RpAeSn

Eurovision Members to Vote on Whether to Exclude Israel

The event’s organizer has called an extraordinary general meeting for November, with countries like Spain and Ireland saying they will not take part in the contest if Israel does. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/sTPeAKX

U.N. Health Goals Weakened by Industry Pressure, Experts Say

Public health advocates complained that the final recommendations on combating chronic illness removed calls for taxes on tobacco, alcohol and sweetened drinks. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/kBth4w3

Jessica Chastain Criticizes Apple’s Decision to Postpone ‘The Savant’

Jessica Chastain, the show’s star and one of its producers, criticized the decision on social media on Wednesday. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/hsaYxiz

What’s the Dog in Rembrandt’s ‘The Night Watch’? A Longtime Mystery Is Solved.

What inspired that furry figure in the corner of Rembrandt’s celebrated painting? Researchers at the Rijksmuseum say they’ve solved the longtime mystery. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/ZjaSypJ

Mamdani Cancels WABC Town Hall to Protest Kimmel Suspension

Zohran Mamdani, the front-runner in the New York City mayor’s race, said the suspension of Jimmy Kimmel’s talk show sent a chilling message about free speech. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/0VOy95C

At Kirk Service, an Extraordinary Fusion of Government and Christianity

The memorial reflected the degree to which conservative Christianity had melded with Republican politics in the Trump era. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/QnImHE7

Trump Says the Murdochs May Join TikTok Investors

Fox Corporation is considering investing in the popular video app as part of a bid to avert a U.S. ban, a person familiar with the situation said after the president’s remarks. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/f3RDFhB

‘We Are All Charlie’: Thousands Stood in Line for Hours in Hopes of Paying Tribute

Many endured stifling heat outside the stadium in Glendale, Ariz. Some who were turned away headed to a nearby arena, while others went home. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/Gim9CWQ

Nepal to Investigate Killings and Arson in Student Protests

It is a first effort by the country’s new government to understand the sequence of violent events that led to the abrupt downfall of the old one. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/DJnFfRg

Gary Busey Sentenced to Two Years’ Probation for Sex Offense

The 81-year-old actor had admitted touching a woman’s buttocks over her clothing at a horror film convention in New Jersey in 2022. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/HSWIqwM

FDA OKs New Keytruda Shot for Cancer

Merck says an injected version of its blockbuster infusion Keytruda is quicker and easier. But it stands to slow the adoption of cheaper competitors, increasing costs by billions of dollars. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/s4Ndj5i

Taliban Bans Books by Women in Afghanistan’s Universities

More than 600 books, many of them written by women, are being purged, based on a contention that they conflict with Sharia principles. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/CpQPuis

Newark Airport Crisis Has Eased but Tech and Staffing Issues Persist

United Airlines said it had a very good summer at Newark airport. But air traffic control equipment issues and staffing shortages remained unresolved. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/wCOmkSl

The Trump Fantasy Is Unraveling

The president’s voters wanted to have it both ways. Reality said no. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/DfxcvXm

Colleges Need to Host Difficult Speakers

As a college leader, I know better than most that we must encourage controversial speakers, not silence them. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/GJC6BLb

Trump Delays TikTok Ban Again

It was the fourth time President Trump extended the deadline for TikTok to find a new owner or face a ban in the United States. This time, officials have said they are nearing a deal to address concerns about the app. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/WaEJQuh

Former C.D.C. Director to Tell Lawmakers She Was ‘Fired for Holding the Line’

Susan Monarez is set to provide her first detailed account of her ouster in testimony before the Senate Health Committee on Wednesday. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/JpbtiNH

Man Known as the ‘Tinder Swindler’ Is Arrested in Georgia

The man, Shimon Hayut, has been accused of using multiple aliases to swindle women he met on dating apps out of millions of dollars. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/the3p6Q

Eddie Giacomin, Rangers’ Goalie and Fan Favorite, Dies at 86

A Hall of Famer, he led the N.H.L. in shutouts and single-season victories three times and was stunned when the Rangers let him go in his 10th season. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/doFyUZr

Nvidia Broke Antitrust Law, China Says, as Tensions With U.S. Mount

Chinese regulators, on a day of U.S. trade talks, said that an acquisition by Nvidia had violated antimonopoly regulations. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/yv1NwYM

Candid Photos From the Emmys

Candid moments with Walton Goggins, Pedro Pascal, Jean Smart and more. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/Ak2LVHa

Postcard Sent From the U.N. Is Returned to Sender After 72 Years

Alan Ball sent the postcard to his family during the summer of 1953. Last week, it arrived at his home in Idaho. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/ME0C2kN

White House Seeks More Supreme Court Security Funding After Kirk Killing

In a notice to Congress, the Trump administration said the additional $58 million would go to the U.S. Marshals Service. It also said it supported additional security for lawmakers. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/sJc0Ohd

Patrick McGovern, the ‘Indiana Jones of Ancient Alcohol,’ Dies at 80

An archaeologist, he discovered and analyzed the residue of beverages imbibed by long-vanished civilizations and then figured out how to recreate them. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/hm9BlNA

Pope Leo Says He Cannot Broker a Peace Deal for Ukraine

Pope Leo XIV said that while popes can be advocates for peace, it was less “realistic” for them to serve as mediators. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/kYsIZnq

Far-Right Rally in London Draws Huge Crowd and a Counterprotest

The divisive anti-immigrant agitator Tommy Robinson organized what he said was a free-speech festival for his supporters. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/qep3Xik

Paramount Criticizes Celebrity-Endorsed Israeli Film Boycott

The film studio, which some say has turned rightward under its new owner, said it disagreed with thousands of Hollywood professionals pledging to boycott Israeli film institutions. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/1hPROuD

Amid Drought, Some U.K. Residents Fume as Blackstone C.E.O. Fills Private Lake

A local water company said tankers of its water would no longer be sent to the American billionaire’s estate to fill his lake. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/DmG7z4r

Mamdani, if Elected Mayor, Pledges to Order N.Y.P.D. to Arrest Netanyahu

Zohran Mamdani expanded on his vow to arrest Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, saying it would show that New York “stands up for international law.” Experts said the move would be impractical and likely illegal. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/72K0Qsj

N.Y. Marijuana Businesses Facing Possible Closure Win Temporary Reprieve

Dispensaries had sued the state after a change in the buffer zone between cannabis shops and schools placed some within a zone banning cannabis sales. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3POhuXM

NASA Rover Findings ‘Could be the Clearest Sign of Life’ on Mars

The agency’s scientists are still not saying they found fossils of Martian microbes, but analysis of the specimen collected by the Perseverance rover raises that possibility. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/yx8FUq1

Wildfire Fighters, Unmasked in Toxic Smoke, Are Getting Sick and Dying

The U.S. Forest Service has fought decades of efforts to better protect its crews — sending them into smoke without masks or warnings about the risks. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/kvwNKFg

This Is What Criticism of the President Cost Me

As a civilian humanist, my presence might — for some attendees — invalidate my arguments; I wouldn’t be heard because of what I represent to the right. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/eEQvkYX

Christoph von Dohnanyi, Conductor With a World of Admirers, Dies at 95

Known for his long tenure at the podium of the acclaimed Cleveland Orchestra, he was sought after as a guest with major symphonies and opera companies. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/BPI2ENW

The All-Consuming Question Hanging Over Prince Harry’s U.K. Visit

Harry, who has not seen his father, King Charles, for more than a year, arrived in Britain for a four-day visit on Monday. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/QqBpYC0

Houthi Drone Hits Israeli Airport After Warning System Failure

The strike by the Yemeni militants followed the Israeli killing of several of their top leaders a week ago. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/aezTID5

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, Pressed About a Possible 2028 Run, Focuses on Re-election

Mr. Moore said in a TV interview that he “is not running for president.” The first-term governor, who has traded barbs with President Trump, said he was excited about seeking a second term. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/laiW3P4

Marilyn Monroe’s Los Angeles Home Is Saved From Demolition

A judge denied a neighbor’s petition to raze the Spanish-style hacienda, which the City Council had declared a cultural landmark. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/wDUbRdu

L.G.B.T.Q. Catholics Have Jubilee With Pope’s Blessing, if Not His Presence

Leo XIV did not meet with pilgrims but he has indicated that he is supportive of an open, welcoming church. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/8JOu10x

The Climate Change Playbook No Longer Works. What Can Activists Do?

Activists are hoping to recreate the magic of 1970’s Earth Day — at a moment when the movement’s future is cloudier than ever. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/ShR39TW

Chicago Could Be a Powder Keg

Many residents are willing to endorse or participate in violent resistance. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/OlghB64

America’s War on Terror Comes to the Caribbean

The Trump administration seems to be betting that Americans are so inured to the war on terrorism that they’ll be indifferent to extrajudicial executions. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/HEuIK7x

Justice Dept. Accuses California Utility of Negligence in Deadly Eaton Fire

Federal prosecutors say the January blaze that swept through Altadena, as well as another fire in 2022, were sparked by faulty equipment. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/A0YyVSO

The Message for Big Tech in the Google Ruling: Play Nice, but Play On

A federal judge ordered steps in the search monopoly case that will restrain Google but not break it up, signaling a cautious antitrust approach by courts. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/fQkwq7J

Rubio Flies to Mexico for Security Talks Amid Trump Pressure Campaign

President Trump has ordered military action against Latin American drug cartels and has threatened a new tariff. President Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico has pushed back. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/Cr5yXVM

In Salzburg, a Cultural Kingdom Where Classical Music Still Reigns

Every summer, Salzburg, Austria, becomes the center of the classical music world, attracting some 256,000 visitors for a star-studded festival. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/F8k1mbI

Nestlé Dismisses CEO Laurent Freixe Over Inappropriate Relationship With a Subordinate

The world’s largest food company named Philipp Navratil, a longtime employee, to replace Laurent Freixe. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/pAljy6H

With Drones and I.E.D.s, Mexico’s Cartels Adopt Arms of Modern War

Under pressure from the government and each other, some of Mexico’s most powerful criminal groups are amassing homemade mortars, land mines, rocket-propelled grenades and bomber drones. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/8lHx0q7

Boy Shot and Killed After ‘Ding Dong Ditch’ Prank in Houston

The police in Houston detained a person after an 11-year-old boy was shot on Saturday night, officials said. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/jrWv0MI