October 31, 2025, 4:30 a.m. Eastern time
President Trump explained the order by saying other, unnamed nations were testing their own nuclear weapons, even though no country has tested since 2017.
The arguments at times appeared to frustrate the judge, who promised to rule soon on a suit filed by roughly two dozen states seeking to ensure people don’t go hungry as a result of a budgetary dispute.
Evidence of atrocities emerging from the city of El Fasher stoked fears that the Sudanese region of Darfur is plunging, once again, into a cycle of genocidal violence.
The leaders of Canada and China will meet for the first time in eight years to try to reset relations after years of acrimony.
All of Jamaica’s financial defenses — insurance, bonds and credit lines — could be deployed to recover from Hurricane Melissa. Will it be enough?
Some analysts say Beijing won a major victory in its trade talks: Getting the U.S. to withdraw a national security measure that previously was not under discussion.
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The state has vowed to step in and provide food assistance for many who face a cut-off in federal SNAP aid. But there is still fear and anxiety about how to get by.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth moved into a home at Fort McNair traditionally reserved for the Army’s vice chief of staff. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and others also now live in military housing.
The F.A.A. warned that a lack of certified air traffic controllers in Orlando could cause delays throughout the East Coast.
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The map, which is expected to be approved on Friday morning by the state’s redistricting commission, improves Republicans’ odds of picking up two more seats.
The president said it was time for G.O.P. leaders to get rid of the longstanding rule requiring most Senate legislation to have 60 votes to pass.
Gov. Gavin Newsom has attracted support for his redistricting ballot measure from voters outside of California. He could reap the benefits for a 2028 presidential run.
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After Jeffrey Epstein’s 2019 death, the bank reported more than $1 billion in potentially suspicious transactions.
After unexpectedly strong sales and profits across its consumer and cloud businesses, the tech giant said another strong quarter might be ahead.
The company’s revenue rose to above $100 billion in the quarter for the first time, and profit soared 86 percent.
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The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, said David Drake, the artist, had been “deprived of his creations involuntarily and without compensation.”
After seven years and $160 million, the museum has an uplifting home on a street that has always been a barometer of Harlem’s fortunes and aspirations.
Twenty-five years after he left “S.N.L.,” he is still finding new audiences, most recently with a new CBS sitcom and a role in the DC Comics universe.
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Much of the rainfall came in an intense 20-minute period in the afternoon, officials said. A record two inches fell at LaGuardia Airport.
The SNAP program is losing federal funding on Saturday. Many older people won’t be able to easily line up at food pantries or go out and get second jobs.
One poll of likely voters, from Emerson College, showed Zohran Mamdani widening his lead over former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo to 25 percentage points.
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Upper West Side, your time has finally come. Plus, upscale Thai near Union Square.
And three recipes for those pumpkin seeds.