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‘Ridiculousness’ Is Ending, and With It an Era for MTV

The cable channel has run endless reruns of the comedy clip show for several years, a move that other cable companies copied. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/wsT5qym

What Happened to the Art of the Deal?

We urge the administration to allow millions of Americans to receive food aid. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/IVC61Gu

Democrats Confident in Final Days of California Proposition 50 Redistricting Election

Proponents say voters are motivated by stopping President Trump. Republicans have already begun pointing fingers over lackluster fund-raising and coordination. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/W1K8oNQ

Study Finds Evidence That Text-Based Therapy Eases Depression

A large-scale randomized trial of texting therapy concluded that its outcomes were as good as video sessions in treating depression. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/GcHPTAF

I Now Mispronounce You the Likely Next Mayor of New York City

A lot of people seem to trip over Zohran Mamdani’s name. The reason may not be as simple as it seems. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/CF3NmK0

In Mississippi, Democrats Hope New Maps Lead to Statehouse Wins

A federal court says Republican legislators diluted Black voter strength. New maps may help Democrats break the G.O.P. supermajority in Jackson on Nov. 4. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/W90V5QI

Seeing More of Baseball’s Beauty, Now That My Vision Is Fading

Now that I can no longer follow the ball, baseball looks like a dance. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/WOLdwCN

Jack DeJohnette: 7 Essential Recordings

The drummer and pianist, who died on Sunday at 83, was a master of many styles and an ever-evolving innovator. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/hbrUMtT

Hurricane Melissa Could Hit as One of Jamaica’s Strongest Storms Ever

Direct landfalls from big hurricanes are rare for Jamaica. Melissa could pummel the island as an “upper-end” Category 4 hurricane, forecasters said. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/fmcRqWb

Food Banks in U.S. Brace for Surging Demand as SNAP Aid Cutoff Looms

Growing need and decreased resources are squeezing the charitable food system beyond its capacity, leaders say. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/KDbixH1

Trump, Long Erratic on the World Stage, Reaches a New Level

Whether because of his increasingly mercurial approach or despite it, President Trump has won some foreign policy victories in his second term. The question now is whether he can build on his record. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/mR8yF0L

Neutrogena Recalls Makeup Wipes Over Bacterial Contamination Concerns

The recalled wipes were distributed in Florida, Georgia, South Carolina and Texas, according to the Food and Drug Administration. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/kOXIPy9

June Lockhart, Beloved Television Mother, Dies at 100

She exuded earnest maternal wisdom and wistful contentment as a farm wife on “Lassie” and, later, as an interplanetary castaway on “Lost in Space.” from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/vYxIF4h

Trump’s Path of Destruction Is Far-Reaching

From Venezuela to the East Wing of the White House. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/fyzxStG

In a First for a Woman in France, Life Sentence Imposed for Murder of Schoolgirl

Dahbia Benkired, an Algerian woman, was convicted of raping and killing 12-year-old Lola Daviet, in a case that outraged France and raised questions about the deportation of migrants. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/hET3Rnf

We Can Survive an A.I. Bust

We’ve been here before. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/BepvJCE

Why Weren’t the Jewels Stolen From the Louvre Insured?

Thieves snatched jewelry valued at more than $100 million, but the museum will not be compensated for the loss. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/u1LtHBv

Man Who Wrote ‘So I Raped You’ Is Sentenced to 2 to 4 Years in Prison

Ian Cleary sent Facebook messages to Shannon Keeler six years after he sexually assaulted her when they were college students in Pennsylvania, prosecutors said. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/P0doV15

Can an Israel Philharmonic Concert Be Just About Music?

In the days following a cease-fire in Gaza, the orchestra returned to New York under circumstances that were more tense than usual. from NYT > Top Stories https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/20/arts/music/israel-philharmonic-orchestra-carnegie-hall.html

Airlines Told to Disregard Gender- Neutral ‘X’ on U.S. Passports and Add ‘M’ or ‘F’

Although passports with an “X” marker remain valid, a new federal rule requires airlines on their internal information system to mark passengers with an “M” or an “F.” from NYT > Top Stories https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/20/us/airlines-passports-x-markers.html

The Right Has Gone Woke

Language policing. Cancel culture. Victimhood contests and cultural grievances. Despite attacking the left for partaking in such practices, there’s an emerging set of individuals on the right who have became exactly what they’ve criticized. Meet the woke right. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/CHUlL5r

A Fragile Cease-fire Between Afghanistan and Pakistan Ends Violence, for Now

The two committed to stop attacking each other after the worst outbreak of hostilities in years. But the underlying causes remain, analysts warn. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/bWNhpJY

Jury Awards $19.7 Million to 6 Bystanders in Denver Police Shooting

The bystanders were injured when a Denver police officer fired, while facing a crowd of people, at an armed man outside a bar in 2022. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/KCrJ6na

Alison Rose, The New Yorker’s Femme Fatale, Dies at 81

She started as the magazine’s glamorous receptionist and became one of its more singular writers. In one of her last articles, she memorialized her time (and lovers) there. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/AaqOC5Z

Drought Mutes Northeast Leaf-Peeping Season

A prolonged drought and other factors have muffled the kaleidoscopic blend of reds, oranges and yellows in some areas of New England this fall. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/TE5Hime

NYC Halts Midtown Bus Lane Plan Following White House Threats

Federal authorities ordered a halt to yet another transit project in New York City, this time a plan to add bus lanes along 34th Street in Manhattan, after the Trump administration threatened to withhold funding. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/FM496i7

JB Pritzker Won $1.4 Million Playing Blackjack in Las Vegas

The Illinois governor reported the winnings on his 2024 tax returns, which his campaign released this week. “I was incredibly lucky,” he said. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/EgpdYRa

Diane Keaton’s Cause of Death Revealed as Pneumonia

A death certificate released Thursday said that the Oscar-winning actor died on Oct. 11 of bacterial pneumonia. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/javb3Tc

How Afraid of the A.I. Apocalypse Should We Be?

The researcher Eliezer Yudkowsky argues that we should be very afraid of artificial intelligence’s existential risks. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/9PzlaWb

NBC News Cuts About 7% of Staff

The layoffs come ahead of a corporate spinoff that will formally separate the parent company of NBC News from cable networks like MSNBC and CNBC. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/XKYJcqh

Zelensky Revokes Odesa Mayor’s Citizenship, Amid Feud With Local Leaders

Ukraine’s security services said the mayor held Russian citizenship, which is forbidden, but he denied the accusation. Government opponents see it as part of a power grab. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/zrgcVS2

Taylor Swift Smashes Another Record With ‘Showgirl’

The pop superstar sold four million copies of her latest album, topping a decade-old milestone by Adele. The tally included 1.3 million vinyl LPs. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/FxDr04T

Storm Smacking the East Coast Will Bring Days of Heavy Rain and Wind

The Mid-Atlantic and Northeast will bear the brunt of the storm, which will usher in beach erosion and flooding, Monday into Tuesday, forecasters said. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/iglHEFy

West Virginia’s School Vaccination Law Has Been Effective. That May Change.

The law allows only medical exemptions, and the state has one of the highest childhood vaccination rates. But hundreds of families are seeking religious exemptions. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/eWq7E5H

Clark Olofsson, 78, Dies; Bank Robber Helped Inspire ‘Stockholm Syndrome’

In a 1973 heist, he and another man held hostages who surprisingly came to defend them, drawing attention to a puzzling psychological phenomenon. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/Lw2UXaC

This Is Un-American

A lot has happened this week. The New York Times Opinion editor Kathleen Kingsbury highlights one thing you shouldn’t miss: After President Trump tried to send the National Guard into Portland, Ore., a federal judge blocked him. Watch Kingsbury explain why the president’s actions defy the fundamental principles of the U.S. Constitution. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/uIFcBjU

Parisians Protest Shein’s First Physical Store

As the Chinese online fast-fashion retailer prepares to open a physical space in a venerable department store, France pushes to stem the company’s presence in the country. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3Dm1StY

Man Charged With Fatally Beating 64-Year-Old at Subway Station

A 25-year-old man attacked the victim on Tuesday at the Jay Street-MetroTech subway station in Brooklyn, according to the police. The two men did not appear to know each other. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/ucJjQNS

Manchester Synagogue Attacker Pledged Allegiance to ISIS, Police Say

Jihad al-Shamie, who attacked a Manchester synagogue on the holiest day of the Jewish calendar, called the emergency services during the attack to claim responsibility. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/VkHgt3M

Trump’s Energy Cuts Punished Mostly Blue States. Red States Might Be Next.

As New York and other states tally the damage, a leaked document suggests more Energy Department cuts may be coming. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/uhcliaI

Feared Sudanese Warlord Found Guilty at The Hague for Crimes in Darfur

A former Janjaweed militia commander was the first person found guilty by the International Criminal Court for atrocities in Darfur two decades ago. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/gkQbR6w

The New Right After Trump 

A conservative’s vision for MAGA beyond Trump. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/rwlxfWa

G.O.P. to Gen Z: Pay Double for Health Insurance or Go Without

If Democrats don’t win the shutdown fight, millions of young Americans may lose coverage because of higher prices. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3X0QoaC

Pritzker Says Federal Agents Are Trying to Make Chicago a ‘War Zone’

Gov. JB Pritzker of Illinois said he had ordered state agencies to investigate a raid on a Chicago apartment building where there had been reports of “nearly naked” children zip-tied by federal officers. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/FgVhxon

Mark Sanchez, Ex-N.F.L. Quarterback, Is Injured in Stabbing

Fox Sports, the network where Mr. Sanchez works as a commentator, said he was in stable condition. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/BvCgRVD

Who Is Donald Trump Responsible To?

Trump’s exclusionary view of the country strains the bonds of union. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/sQxWCft

Ex-Prime Minister Set to Return to Power in Czech Republic

The party of Andrej Babis, a billionaire and a skeptic of military support to Ukraine, prevailed in parliamentary elections by focusing on the economy. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/jDOQ8oB

Statue of Trump and Epstein Holding Hands Returns to National Mall

The statue, titled “Best Friends Forever,” was reinstalled after it was removed last week. An anonymous group of artists has taken credit for the work. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/UcvJelj

After Declining to Give Trump a Sword for King Charles, a Museum Leader Is Out

The departure of Todd Arrington, who led the Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum, came after the administration sought a sword from its collection as a gift for King Charles. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/5TD2gHG

The Big Bad Wolf Is Afraid of You

Researchers found that the predatory canines were far more likely to flee recordings of human voices than they were to run away from other sounds. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/IadsAk3

When Taylor Swift Met Pop’s Supreme Hitmaker, Max Martin

The pop star and the Swedish producer connected on her 2012 LP, “Red.” They’ve reunited (with his collaborator Shellback) for “The Life of a Showgirl.” from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/8b3Wa4o