Neil Vigdor
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The Canadian cult comedy series announced that Mr. Smith, 53, had “stepped away” from his role on the show. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/w...
Mike Smith, Bubbles on ‘Trailer Park Boys,’ Is Charged With Sexual Assault
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November 10, 2025 at 11:45 PM
The Canadian cult comedy series announced that Mr. Smith, 53, had “stepped away” from his role on the show. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/w...
The eight-time All-Star baseball player pleaded guilty in 1995 to one count of tax evasion. He was sentenced to six months of home confinement. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u...
Trump Pardons Darryl Strawberry, Former Slugger for the Mets and Yankees
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November 7, 2025 at 9:34 PM
The eight-time All-Star baseball player pleaded guilty in 1995 to one count of tax evasion. He was sentenced to six months of home confinement. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u...
Cindyana Santangelo had an embolism after receiving injections of silicone oil into her buttocks by Libby Adame, the second fatal augmentation procedure connected to her. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/u...
Woman Gets 15 Years to Life in Actress’s Death From Silicone Shots
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November 7, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Cindyana Santangelo had an embolism after receiving injections of silicone oil into her buttocks by Libby Adame, the second fatal augmentation procedure connected to her. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/u...
The mayor-elect’s rivals focused on his inexperience during the campaign. Voters appeared to put more weight on his vision. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11...
Mamdani was elected with a thinner résumé than his predecessors as mayor.
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November 5, 2025 at 3:15 AM
The mayor-elect’s rivals focused on his inexperience during the campaign. Voters appeared to put more weight on his vision. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11...
John Purroy Mitchel, known as the “Boy Mayor,” was three months older than Zohran Mamdani is now when he won office in 1913. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/n...
New York City Has Not Elected a Mayor This Young in More Than a Century
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November 5, 2025 at 3:01 AM
John Purroy Mitchel, known as the “Boy Mayor,” was three months older than Zohran Mamdani is now when he won office in 1913. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/n...
A common cuckoo, a species native to Europe and Asia, made several recent appearances in Riverhead, N.Y. The birds have been spotted in a handful of places in the lower 48 states, experts said. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/01/n...
A Rare Visitor to Long Island Is Driving Birders Cuckoo
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November 1, 2025 at 11:37 AM
A common cuckoo, a species native to Europe and Asia, made several recent appearances in Riverhead, N.Y. The birds have been spotted in a handful of places in the lower 48 states, experts said. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/01/n...
Two professors at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign said they grew suspicious after receiving identical apologies from dozens of students they had accused of academic dishonesty. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/u...
Their Professors Caught Them Cheating. They Used A.I. to Apologize.
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October 30, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Two professors at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign said they grew suspicious after receiving identical apologies from dozens of students they had accused of academic dishonesty. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/u...
Three other rhesus monkeys were still on the loose as of Wednesday after the truck carrying them rolled over on a highway in Mississippi, law enforcement officials said. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/u...
Deputies Put Down 5 Escaped Monkeys They Were Wrongly Told Had Covid
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October 30, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Three other rhesus monkeys were still on the loose as of Wednesday after the truck carrying them rolled over on a highway in Mississippi, law enforcement officials said. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/u...
They’ve cased a few joints in their criminal careers. Even swallowed diamonds and done time.
So what do former jewelry thieves make of the brazen heist that the entire world can’t stop talking about? www.nytimes.com/2025/10/25/w...
So what do former jewelry thieves make of the brazen heist that the entire world can’t stop talking about? www.nytimes.com/2025/10/25/w...
‘It’s Got to Be an Inside Job’: Jewelry Thieves Weigh In on Louvre Heist
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October 25, 2025 at 1:50 PM
They’ve cased a few joints in their criminal careers. Even swallowed diamonds and done time.
So what do former jewelry thieves make of the brazen heist that the entire world can’t stop talking about? www.nytimes.com/2025/10/25/w...
So what do former jewelry thieves make of the brazen heist that the entire world can’t stop talking about? www.nytimes.com/2025/10/25/w...
Cards Against Humanity had accused Elon Musk’s company of squatting on land that it owns near the southern border in Texas. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/u...
SpaceX, Sued by Popular Game Maker, Settles Trespassing Case
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October 21, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Cards Against Humanity had accused Elon Musk’s company of squatting on land that it owns near the southern border in Texas. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/u...
Andrew Stanton, 38, was charged with threatening federal law enforcement officers, whom he said should be shot. He pleaded not guilty and remains in custody. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/u...
Wisconsin Man Used TikTok to Call for the Killing of ICE Agents, U.S. Says
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October 16, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Andrew Stanton, 38, was charged with threatening federal law enforcement officers, whom he said should be shot. He pleaded not guilty and remains in custody. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/u...
Representative Cory Mills’s former girlfriend, Lindsey Langston, the reigning Miss United States, told a judge that he had threatened to release sexually explicit videos of her. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/u...
Woman Is Granted a Protective Order Against Florida Congressman
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October 15, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Representative Cory Mills’s former girlfriend, Lindsey Langston, the reigning Miss United States, told a judge that he had threatened to release sexually explicit videos of her. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/u...
The foreign service officer failed to disclose his contact with the woman, the daughter of a Chinese Communist Party official, the State Department said. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/u...
State Department Fires Diplomat, Citing Relationship With Chinese National
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October 10, 2025 at 1:33 AM
The foreign service officer failed to disclose his contact with the woman, the daughter of a Chinese Communist Party official, the State Department said. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/u...
In a video post on social media, the country music superstar, who is 79, played down the recent health challenges that prompted her to delay her Las Vegas residency. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/a...
‘I’m Not Dying’: Dolly Parton Assures Fans Amid Concerns About Her Health
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October 8, 2025 at 8:22 PM
In a video post on social media, the country music superstar, who is 79, played down the recent health challenges that prompted her to delay her Las Vegas residency. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/a...
The vandalism did not appear to have been politically motivated, according to the Washington State Patrol, which said that a suspect was in custody. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/u...
Man Breaks Into Washington State Capitol, Toppling Statues and Setting Fire
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October 6, 2025 at 8:26 PM
The vandalism did not appear to have been politically motivated, according to the Washington State Patrol, which said that a suspect was in custody. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/u...
The Salvadoran journalist was arrested in June while covering a “No Kings” protest outside Atlanta. Those charges were dropped, his lawyers said. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/03/u...
Journalist Mario Guevara Is Deported After Being Held for Over 100 Days
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October 4, 2025 at 1:52 AM
The Salvadoran journalist was arrested in June while covering a “No Kings” protest outside Atlanta. Those charges were dropped, his lawyers said. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/03/u...
The publications in Alaska lost significant staffing after the owners made changes to an article that had drawn criticism from a Republican state lawmaker. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/03/u...
Journalists at 3 Newspapers Quit Over Edits to a Charlie Kirk Story
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October 3, 2025 at 8:27 PM
The publications in Alaska lost significant staffing after the owners made changes to an article that had drawn criticism from a Republican state lawmaker. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/03/u...
Nicole Kidman, the Oscar-winning actress, filed for divorce on Tuesday from her Grammy-winning singer husband, Keith Urban, after nearly 20 years of marriage, according to court records. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/a...
Nicole Kidman Files for Divorce From Keith Urban After Nearly 20 Years
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September 30, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Nicole Kidman, the Oscar-winning actress, filed for divorce on Tuesday from her Grammy-winning singer husband, Keith Urban, after nearly 20 years of marriage, according to court records. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/a...
President Trump called on the federal government on Friday to unseal all remaining classified files on the aviator Amelia Earhart and her disappearance nearly 90 years ago, which is still shrouded in mystery and wild conjecture. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/26/u...
Trump Orders Unsealing of All Files on Amelia Earhart and Her Disappearance
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September 27, 2025 at 2:30 AM
President Trump called on the federal government on Friday to unseal all remaining classified files on the aviator Amelia Earhart and her disappearance nearly 90 years ago, which is still shrouded in mystery and wild conjecture. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/26/u...
Jacob Winkler aimed a laser pointer at the presidential helicopter as it took off from the White House on Saturday, the authorities said. He was charged with a felony. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/22/u...
Man Who Shined a Laser at Marine One With Trump Aboard Is Arrested, U.S. Says
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September 22, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Jacob Winkler aimed a laser pointer at the presidential helicopter as it took off from the White House on Saturday, the authorities said. He was charged with a felony. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/22/u...
George Herman Ruth, a Tennessee man with the same full name as the Yankees slugger, used the names of retired and dead players to commit fraud, prosecutors said. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/25/u...
Babe Ruth (Not That One) Stole Baseball Players’ Identities, U.S. Says
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August 26, 2025 at 2:13 AM
George Herman Ruth, a Tennessee man with the same full name as the Yankees slugger, used the names of retired and dead players to commit fraud, prosecutors said. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/25/u...
Investigators said they were still searching for the boy, Emmanuel Haro, whose mother had claimed he was abducted outside a store in Yucaipa, Calif., on Aug. 14. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/22/u...
Parents of Missing 7-Month-Old Are Charged in His Murder
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August 22, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Investigators said they were still searching for the boy, Emmanuel Haro, whose mother had claimed he was abducted outside a store in Yucaipa, Calif., on Aug. 14. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/22/u...
More than 3 hours before first pitch of NYY vs. BOS, the security lines are already wrapped around Yankee Stadium to get the coveted George Costanza bobblehead doll on Seinfeld night in the Bronx.
August 21, 2025 at 8:09 PM
More than 3 hours before first pitch of NYY vs. BOS, the security lines are already wrapped around Yankee Stadium to get the coveted George Costanza bobblehead doll on Seinfeld night in the Bronx.
Jinchao Wei provided a Chinese intelligence officer with defense and weapons abilities of U.S. warships, including their vulnerabilities, prosecutors said. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/u...
U.S. Navy Sailor Is Convicted of Spying for China
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August 21, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Jinchao Wei provided a Chinese intelligence officer with defense and weapons abilities of U.S. warships, including their vulnerabilities, prosecutors said. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/u...
The National Park Service terminated Shannon Joslin over the May 20 demonstration, which it said took place in a prohibited area and lacked the required permits. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/18/u...
Yosemite Biologist Who Hung Trans Pride Flag From El Capitan Is Fired
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August 18, 2025 at 10:42 PM
The National Park Service terminated Shannon Joslin over the May 20 demonstration, which it said took place in a prohibited area and lacked the required permits. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/18/u...