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September 18, 2025, 4:10 a.m. Eastern time

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Questions Are Raised About Vaccine Panel’s Reliability as Policy Review Gets Underway

Senator Bill Cassidy warned against any new restrictions, and insurers suggested they would still cover routine vaccinations even if a C.D.C. panel tried to limit them.

ABC Pulls Jimmy Kimmel Off Air for Charlie Kirk Comments After F.C.C. Pressure

Mr. Kimmel faced criticism from the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission for remarks about the politics of the man who is accused of killing Mr. Kirk, the conservative activist.

3 Police Officers Are Killed in Shooting in Southern Pennsylvania

Two other officers were injured in the shooting in York County, and the person who fired on the officers was also dead, officials said.

Editors’ Picks

He Raised Three Marines. His Wife Is American. The U.S. Wants to Deport Him.

After three decades in California, Narciso Barranco was arrested by agents while weeding outside an IHOP, stirring outrage and a fight to stop his deportation.

Opinion | The Trump Fantasy Is Unraveling

The president’s voters wanted to have it both ways. Reality said no.

World

U.K. Offers Trump a Royal Welcome of Maximum Pomp and Minimum Politics

A day of military and monarchical pageantry demonstrated Britain’s eagerness to appeal to a president who has seemed intent on upending the post-World War II order.

Israel Pounds Gaza City as Fears Mount for Those Inside

With hundreds of thousands of Palestinians still in the city, the Israeli military said it was opening another temporary evacuation route. The U.N. warned that food supplies in northern Gaza would soon run out.

Navalny Vomited and Convulsed in Prison Before Dying, His Wife Says

The organization founded by Aleksei A. Navalny, the Kremlin’s most prominent political opponent, presented what it called new information to support its claim that he was poisoned.

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U.S.

After Kirk’s Death, Students Return to Campus and Learn ‘How to Be Adults’

Utah Valley University burst into the nation’s consciousness when Charlie Kirk was slain there. Its students resumed classes Wednesday, most trying to get on with their busy lives.

Ash Cloud Over Mount St. Helens Conjures Memories of 1980 Disaster

A hazy cloud that emerged over the active volcano was the result of high winds rather than a new eruption.

This Is Peak Hurricane Season. Or Is It?

Despite a few decidedly quiet periods so far, forecasters say the conditions are still favorable for more hurricanes this year. The latest storm, Gabrielle, formed on Wednesday.

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Politics

Fired C.D.C. Director Describes Clashes With Kennedy and Turmoil at Agency

At a Senate health committee hearing, Dr. Susan Monarez painted a picture of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as a man wedded to his own ideology and uninterested in government scientists.

Democrats Outline Spending Demands as Shutdown Looms

After rejecting a G.O.P.-written plan to keep federal funding flowing, Democrats released a counteroffer that would add more than $1 trillion in health spending.

Upending Precedent, Thune Bows To Realities of a Polarized Senate

In using the nuclear option, John Thune has turned a Senate precedent on its head, defying his reputation as an institutionalist.

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Business

Fed Cuts Rates for First Time This Year

The Federal Reserve lowered rates by a quarter point, but one governor voted for a bigger cut. Balancing persistent inflation and a weaker labor market was “a challenging situation,” the central bank chair said.

How China Is Losing Its Title as the World’s Sneaker Factory

For American manufacturers, it is hard to quit China and its unrivaled factories. One industry is defying that reality as it shifts more production to Vietnam.

Meta Unveils Smart Glasses With Apps and an Artificial Intelligence Assistant

At its annual developer conference on Wednesday, Meta showed several new smart glasses, which have been a surprise hit for the company.

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Arts

What Was Behind David Bowie’s Genius? His Archive Holds the Answers.

The David Bowie Center in London is a new home for the singer’s 90,000-item archive. It holds the key to the pop star’s dramatic reinventions.

He’s Left MoMA Smarter, Richer and at a Crossroads

Glenn D. Lowry led the Museum of Modern Art for longer than anyone. But the institution he reconstructed (twice) is facing all-new trials.

For Jason Bateman and Jude Law, ‘Black Rabbit’ Was the Perfect Bad Bromance

The two actors play mutually toxic brothers in a new Netflix crime drama set amid the seedy underside of the downtown New York restaurant scene.

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New York

Giuliani Must Pay $1.3 Million to Former Lawyers, Judge Rules

The ruling was just the latest misfortune to befall the former New York City mayor. He has been indicted and disbarred, filed for bankruptcy and suffered a fractured vertebra in a car crash.

Woman, 95, Charged With Killing 89-Year-Old Roommate in Nursing Home

A witness found the suspect washing her hands in a room spattered with blood in a nursing home in Coney Island, Brooklyn, the authorities said.