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Reçu aujourd’hui — 20 août 2025International

Trump Officials Demanded Confidential Data About Transgender Children Seeking Care

20 août 2025 à 22:15
A June subpoena to the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia sought Social Security numbers and addresses of patients who received gender-related care, as well as “every writing or record” made by doctors on such treatments.

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The subpoena to Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia requested documents related to gender-affirming care.

Jair Bolsonaro Planned to Seek Asylum in Argentina, Brazil’s Police Say

20 août 2025 à 21:11
The police said they found a request for asylum, addressed to Argentina’s leader, on the phone of the Brazilian ex-president, who is accused of plotting a coup.

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Former President Jair Bolsonaro of Brazil is under house arrest, awaiting trial next month on charges that he plotted to stay in power after losing the 2022 election.

A Huge Cave in Kentucky Was a Smelly Disaster. Now It’s Spectacular.

20 août 2025 à 21:17
Hidden River Cave was once filled with heavy metals and sewage that made the surrounding town smell awful. After a cleanup, it became a tourist draw.

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Dusky Gopher Frogs Are Making a Comeback in Mississippi

20 août 2025 à 21:23
Fewer than 100 dusky gopher frogs were known to remain. Thanks to some very dedicated humans, numbers are now on the rise.

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Why Shop? In Maine, the Library of Things Has It All (Almost)

20 août 2025 à 21:19
One town’s effort to make pricey items accessible and encourage people to buy less stuff seems to be catching on.

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U.S. Navy Sailor Is Convicted of Spying for China

20 août 2025 à 19:46
Jinchao Wei provided a Chinese intelligence officer with defense and weapons abilities of U.S. warships, including their vulnerabilities, prosecutors said.

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Jinchao Wei was a machinist’s mate aboard the Essex, an amphibious assault ship moored at Naval Base San Diego, which is the home of the Pacific Fleet.

Gavin Newsom’s Latest Role: Social Media Troll

20 août 2025 à 19:30
The California governor’s press office is mimicking President Trump’s distinctive Truth Social style on X. Liberals love it. The White House says it’s “just getting weird at this point.”

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Gov. Gavin Newsom’s press office account generated millions of additional views this month after he began mimicking President Trump’s social media tone.

Stephen Miller Pledges Even More ‘Resources’ for D.C. Crackdown

20 août 2025 à 19:36
President Trump’s deputy chief of staff, joined by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Vice President JD Vance, visited National Guard members at Union Station and were met with jeers by people in transit.

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The White House deputy chief of staff, Stephen Miller, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Vice President JD Vance with soldiers in a restaurant at Union Station in Washington on Wednesday.

Rubio Takes on Tricky Task of Drafting Security Guarantees for Ukraine

20 août 2025 à 18:50
The secretary of state and national security adviser will meet with European counterparts on Thursday in an effort to advance a peace process that so far has gotten little traction.

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio, right, speaking with Russia’s foreign minister, Sergey V. Lavrov, during a joint news conference in Anchorage, where President Trump and President Vladimir V. Putin met for a summit on Friday.

Rubio Takes on Tricky Task of Drafting Security Guarantees for Ukraine

20 août 2025 à 18:50
The secretary of state and national security adviser will meet with European counterparts on Thursday in an effort to advance a peace process that so far has gotten little traction.

© Doug Mills/The New York Times

Secretary of State Marco Rubio, right, speaking with Russia’s foreign minister, Sergey V. Lavrov, during a joint news conference in Anchorage, where President Trump and President Vladimir V. Putin met for a summit on Friday.

How Trump Is Forcing Foes to Pay Up

20 août 2025 à 18:36
President Trump is getting universities, trading partners and law firms to agree to spend big on his terms, often to end fights he picked.

© Hiroko Masuike/The New York Times

President Trump insisted on securing a $200 million payment in negotiations with Columbia University on top of the policy changes it had already committed to make.

Ousted Fire Chief in L.A. Claims Mayor Bass Retaliated Against Her in Legal Filing

20 août 2025 à 18:21
The former chief, Kristin Crowley, claimed that Los Angeles leaders retaliated against her for publicly blaming them for refusing to properly fund the Fire Department.

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Kristin M. Crowley, then the chief of the Los Angeles Fire Department, speaking at a news conference in 2023.

Gabbard Plan Would Shrink Intelligence Center Focused on Election Threats

20 août 2025 à 18:17
Two other centers focusing on cybersecurity and chemical, biological and nuclear threats would also be reduced, and the National Intelligence University would be eliminated.

© Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times

Tulsi Gabbard, the director of national intelligence, has framed the changes to her office as part of her campaign to crush “the deep state.”

Federal workers’ health plan will stop covering transition surgery and hormone treatment.

20 août 2025 à 18:10
The change is in line with other Trump administration policies that seek to reverse transgender rights.

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The Trump administration said that federal health plans will not cover costs associated with some gender transition services.

Israel Approves Settlements, a Blow to Faded Hopes for a Palestinian State

20 août 2025 à 17:09
The long-stalled project near Jerusalem, known as E1, further fragments West Bank lands envisioned as part of a Palestinian state, advancing a goal of Israeli hard-liners.

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Israeli policemen stand guard near the settlement of Maale Adumim, in a land corridor known as E1, outside Jerusalem in the occupied West Bank, last week.

Camp Mystic Parents Demand Changes Before More Children Are Lost

20 août 2025 à 17:34
A Texas Legislative Committee heard for the first time from the parents who demanded better flood warning systems, better training and equipment for camps near the river.

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At least 28 counselors and campers from Camp Mystic were killed when the Guadalupe River flooded in Hunt, Texas, in July.

Obama Endorses Newsom’s Redistricting Proposal as a ‘Responsible Approach’

20 août 2025 à 17:09
The former president suggested that Democrats opposing G.O.P. efforts in Texas and elsewhere should advance their own gerrymandering plans.

© Kenny Holston/The New York Times

Former President Barack Obama last year. Gov. Gavin Newsom’s approach to redistricting, he said, is “designed to address a very particular problem in a very particular moment in time.”

Two Big Law Firms Said to Be Doing Free Work for Trump Administration

After making deals with the president to avoid punitive executive orders, Paul Weiss and Kirkland & Ellis are helping the Commerce Department.

© Michael A. McCoy for The New York Times

The firms are working on a range of matters for the Commerce Department, including trade deals, according to one of the people briefed on the matter.
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