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Disney Pulled Jimmy Kimmel as Pressure Built on Multiple Fronts

The abrupt programming decision quickly morphed into a flashpoint for free speech in America under the Trump administration.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/18/business/media/disney-abc-jimmy-kimmel.html

ABC’s Suspension of Kimmel and Trump’s Chilling Effect on Late Night TV

Another media company caved after pressure from a Trump official, and the chilling effect got a few degrees colder.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/18/arts/television/jimmy-kimmel.html

How Jimmy Kimmel Went From ‘The Man Show’ to MAGA Adversary

Over more than two decades in TV, the comedian has gone from a challenger of politically correct discourse to a frequent antagonist of the right.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/18/arts/television/jimmy-kimmel-host-timeline.html

RFK Jr.’s Vaccine Committee to Vote on Hepatitis B and Covid Shots

The members voted against the combination shot for measles, mumps, rubella and chickenpox. Guidelines on vaccines given separately to prevent those infections remain unchanged.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/18/health/kennedy-cdc-vaccine-meeting-hepatitis-covid.html

Can Trump Actually Designate Antifa a Terrorist Group? Here Are the Facts.

The president made the same declaration in 2020, but nothing came of it. His new declaration came amid broader threats against liberals after the Charlie Kirk killing.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/18/us/politics/trump-antifa-terrorist-group.html

Trump Asks Supreme Court to Allow Removal of Fed Governor

President Trump had pressed to fire Lisa Cook before the central bank’s meeting, at which the Fed voted to cut interest rates.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/18/us/politics/trump-supreme-court-fed.html

Why Obesity Is Killing American Men

Men seek weight loss treatment far less often than women. Doctors are concerned.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/18/well/live/obesity-american-men.html

What Does It Take to Get Men to See a Doctor?

Men in the United States live around five years less than women. One clinic is trying to persuade men that getting checked out could save their life.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/25/magazine/mens-health-doctor-masculinity.html

I’ve Written About Loads of Scams. This Phone Scam Almost Got Me.

The caller ID said “Chase Bank,” and the man on the line said I might be a victim of fraud. His supervisor would explain.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/18/nyregion/zelle-chase-banking-scam.html

Texas A&M President to Step Down After Controversy Over ‘Gender Ideology’

The university had been roiled over a student who filmed herself arguing with the instructor of a children’s literature course that recognized more than two genders.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/18/us/texas-am-president-gender-ideology-controversy.html

Elon Musk Has Focused on xAI Since Leaving Washington

Mr. Musk spent the summer at his artificial intelligence start-up xAI, trying to match the runaway success of OpenAI. The result was chaos.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/18/technology/elon-musk-artificial-intelligence-xai.html

Trump and Starmer, Skirting Differences, Praise Each Other in U.K.

The Republican U.S. president and the Labour British prime minister appear to have formed a friendship, however unlikely.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/18/world/europe/trump-starmer-britain.html

At U.K. Leader’s Country House, Trump’s State Visit Gets a Little More Political

Photographs of the pomp and spectacle of the U.S. president’s second state visit to Britain.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/17/world/europe/trump-uk-state-visit-photos.html

Melania Trump Wears Leather and Suede on Tour With Queen Camilla

On day two of the state visit to Britain, the first lady opted for leather and suede.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/18/style/melania-trump-state-visit-leather-suede.html

A Domestic Violence Case in Rural Pennsylvania Ended in a Deadly Ambush

Three police officers were killed and two others were injured in York County after encountering a man who was suspected of stalking a former girlfriend.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/18/us/pennsylvania-suspect-officers-killed.html

11 Elected Officials Arrested While Trying to Access Cells at N.Y.C. ICE Facility

Brad Lander, the city comptroller, was arrested again. Jumaane D. Williams, the public advocate, was among protesters detained outside.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/18/nyregion/elected-officials-arrested-ice-new-york.html

Takeaways from ‘107 Days,’ Kamala Harris’s New Book

In her book, coming out next week, she revisited her breakneck campaign, explaining her choices and outlining missteps — of hers and others. She hinted at a return to politics.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/18/us/politics/kamala-harris-book-takeaways.html

Book Review: ‘107 Days,’ by Kamala Harris

The new memoir by the former vice president defends her campaign and allows others to criticize Joe Biden and his team for her failure to win.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/18/books/review/107-days-kamala-harris.html

What Will China’s Green-Tech Ambitions Cost the World?

Laos is just one of the emerging markets where China’s green-tech revolution is installing more than cheap energy.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/18/magazine/china-green-tech-laos.html

Hong Kong’s Dim Sum Cart ‘Aunties’ Make Their Final Rounds

Metropol, a massive banquet hall, is closing, and fading along with it is a cherished tradition of dim sum carts and the chatty women who push them.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/18/world/asia/hong-kong-dim-sum-cart.html

Marilyn Hagerty, Whose Olive Garden Review Went Viral, Dies at 99

“The chicken Alfredo ($10.95) was warm and comforting on a cold day,” she wrote from North Dakota. And suddenly the national media made her a celebrity.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/18/dining/marilyn-hagerty-dead.html

The Era of Dark Passions

Leaders across the political spectrum have figured out how easily they can motivate people with anger, fear and domination.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/18/opinion/trump-kirk-rage.html

My Conversation With Robert Redford About Death

On the set of “All Is Lost,” we sat together in a deflating life raft. That’s when I realized neither of us was prepared for the conversation we were about to have.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/18/opinion/robert-redford-death-movies.html

Trump Said Broadcasters Risk Losing Licenses for Criticizing Him

Also, NATO is looking for an answer to Russian drones. Here’s the latest at the end of Thursday.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/18/briefing/trump-jimmy-kimmel-russian-drones-lasers.html

California Is So Muggy This Week That It Feels Like Florida

The remnants of a tropical storm are bringing thunderstorms, rain and humidity, none of which are normal for this time of year.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/18/weather/california-rain-forecast.html

So a Bear Walks Into a New Jersey Dollar Store …

It happened in New Jersey, it was no joke, and it did not end well for the bear.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/18/nyregion/nj-bear-dollar-store.html

N.Y.P.D. Officers Face Misconduct Charges in Fatal Shooting of Win Rozario

Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch’s decision to bring departmental charges against the two officers follows a finding that they used excessive force against the man, Win Rozario.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/18/nyregion/nypd-win-rozario-charges.html