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Visitors Break Crystal Chair in Sit-and-Run at Italian Museum

✇NYT
Par :Claire Moses
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They came. They sat. They left.

© Palazzo Maffei Museum, via Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

A handout video still taken from CCTV footage released by Palazzo Maffei museum on Monday, showing two tourists after breaking a crystal-covered chair in Verona, Italy.
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Was Basketball Invented in Herkimer, NY? The Human Calculator Thinks So.

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Par :Dan Barry
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The official story is that Dr. James Naismith invented basketball in Springfield, Mass., in 1891. But what about the teenager tossing cabbages in upstate New York a year earlier?

© Patrick Dodson for The New York Times

Scott Flansburg, who left his childhood home of Herkimer, N.Y., to gain fame as the so-called Human Calculator, thinks his hometown might have a claim on the origins of basketball.
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S&P 500 Nears a Record, But Can the Rally Last?

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Par :Joe Rennison
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Investors have seemingly shrugged off trade tensions and geopolitical turmoil, but the gains in the stock market don’t tell the whole story.

© Karsten Moran for The New York Times

After sliding almost 19 percent from its peak in February, the S&P 500 began to rally on April 9.
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Florida’s House Speaker Stood Up to DeSantis, and Shifted the Power Dynamics

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Par :Patricia Mazzei
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For years, legislators bent to the will of Gov. Ron DeSantis. Daniel Perez, the Republican speaker, said his goal this session was “to be a coequal branch of government.”

© Rebecca Blackwell/Associated Press

Daniel Perez, the Republican speaker of the Florida House of Representatives, clashed with Gov. Ron DeSantis over the course of the legislation session.
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Senate Republicans Propose Key Tax Tweaks to House Bill

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Par :Tony Romm
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Party lawmakers proposed changes to the tax code that could offer the greatest benefit to businesses.

© Haiyun Jiang for The New York Times

The legislative text released by the Senate Finance Committee on Monday mirrors in broad strokes the effort the House adopted.
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Russia Stands Aside as Israel Attacks Iran

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Par :Paul Sonne
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Analysts say the Kremlin is prioritizing its own war against Ukraine, as well as its relations with Gulf nations that don’t want to see a stronger Iran.

© Arash Khamooshi for The New York Times

Smoke from an Israeli attack on an oil refinery rose over Tehran on Sunday.
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Trump Offers Mixed Messages on Israel-Iran War

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Par :Adam Rasgon
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President Trump’s contradictory comments left Israelis and Iranians trying to understand whether and how the U.S. would intervene.

© Kenny Holston/The New York Times

President Trump’s contradictory messages during the biggest conflict between Israel and Iran in history have confused Israelis, Iranians, and the broader Middle East.
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They Said She Was Home-Schooled. She Said She Was Locked in a Dog Crate.

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Par :Sarah Maslin Nir
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A teenage girl fled her home last month after what she said was years of abuse. Prosecutors called what had happened to her “beyond heinous.”

© Rachel Wisniewski for The New York Times

An 18-year-old girl who said she had been abused for years fled to the home of a neighbor in Blackwood, N.J., last month. She said she had been kept in a dog crate.
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Steve Carell has dance break mid-speech at Northwestern University

✇New York Post
Par :mliss1578
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A graduation is definitely worth celebrating, and no one does it better than Steve Carell! While giving the commencement speech at Northwestern University, the comedian paused to have a dance break before resuming the ceremony. Watch what happened in the clip! Subscribe to our YouTube for the latest on all your favorite stars.

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Carney announces billions in funding for Ukraine at G7 meeting

✇National Post
Par :Tyler Dawson
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BANFF, ALTA. — As Prime Minister Mark Carney met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, he announced wide-ranging new support for Ukraine, including sanctions targeting Russia's energy revenues and its 200-vessel shadow fleet, $2 billion in new funding to purchase drones, ammunition and armoured vehicles, and a new $2.3-billion loan for Ukraine to rebuild infrastructure shattered by Russia's assault. Read More
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Self-deport boom lifts paychecks | Reporter Replay

✇New York Post
Par :New York Post Video
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While ICE arrests and deportations have grabbed headlines, President Trump is also running a separate but complementary “mass deportation” program — one that encourages aliens here unlawfully to go home voluntarily. And if reports are correct, that plan is more successful than anyone could have imagined. NY Post contributor Andrew Arthur shares this story.

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NY’s Native American logo ban turned over to DOJ as Trump admin fights to save Massapequa Chiefs

✇New York Post
Par :Alex Mitchell
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New York State’s ban on Native American logos was referred to federal prosecutors Tuesday after the Trump administration enthusiastically jumped in to save the name of the Massapequa Chiefs on Long Island. US Secretary of Education Linda McMahon’s office wrote a fire letter referring the “absurd” issue to the Department of Justice in a lifeline...

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