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Marjorie Taylor Greene Bought Market Dip Before Trump Paused Tariffs, Profiting From the Rally

The Georgia congresswoman purchased at least tens of thousands of dollars in stock the day before and the day of President Trump’s pause of a sweeping set of tariffs that sent the market soaring.

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Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, Republican of Georgia, speaking to reporters after a congressional hearing at the Capitol last month.
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Court Temporarily Blocks Trump’s Shuttering of Migrant Entry Program

The Biden-era program has allowed hundreds of thousands of migrants from Cuba, Nicaragua, Venezuela and Haiti to enter the United States and work legally.

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The Trump administration moved in late March to shut down the migrant program, which offered temporary legal status in the United States.
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Trump’s Dilemma: A Trade War That Threatens Every Other Negotiation With China

President Trump is staking everything on winning by imposing tariffs on China. But the fight threatens to choke off negotiations about other issues like Taiwan, fentanyl, TikTok and more.

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President Trump may be entering any eventual negotiations alone because he has alienated the allies who in recent years had come to a common approach to countering Chinese power.
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Suspect in Arson at Gov. Josh Shapiro’s Mansion Had Troubled Past

A man charged with setting fire to the residence of Gov. Josh Shapiro had faced previous charges of assaulting his family. He was arraigned on attempted murder and arson charges on Monday.

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Gov. Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania spoke at a news conference outside the governor’s mansion in Harrisburg on Sunday.
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Trump Administration Memo Proposes Cutting State Department Funding by Nearly Half

The draft plan is part of a process involving the agency and the White House. It would eliminate almost all funding for international organizations that include the United Nations and NATO.

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The memo proposes cutting funding for humanitarian assistance and global health programs by more than 50 percent, despite Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s pledges that lifesaving assistance would be preserved.
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No Jail Time for Queens Man Convicted of Spying for China

Shujun Wang worked for a pro-democracy organization while passing information about dissidents to China, prosecutors said. He was sentenced to three years of supervised release.

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Shujun Wang, an American citizen, billed himself as a scholar and democracy activist who fled China to build a new life in New York in the 1990s.
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US Dollar Keeps Falling as Trump’s Tariffs Rattle Investors

President Trump’s tariff blitz has rattled investors and shaken their faith in one of the most reliable and ubiquitous assets in the world economy.

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An employee holding U.S. $100 bills at a money changer in Jakarta, Indonesia on April 9.
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What to Know About the Deportation of Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia to El Salvador

President Trump’s aides abruptly said the man, Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, had been lawfully sent to a prison in El Salvador, contradicting what officials themselves have said in court filings.

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Stephen Miller’s sudden turnabout on whether Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia had been wrongfully deported appeared to go against the findings of the Supreme Court.
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Trump Administration Will Freeze $2 Billion After Harvard Refuses Demands

Federal officials said they would freeze the money after Harvard said it would not submit to requests to overhaul hiring and report international students who break rules.

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The Trump administration demanded that Harvard report foreign students who commit campus conduct violations to the government.
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Cuomo Announces New Housing Plan, With a Hint of ChatGPT

Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s 29-page housing plan included a garbled section with incomplete sentences and a link to a citation retrieved by ChatGPT.

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Andrew Cuomo, the former governor of New York now running for mayor of New York City, released a housing plan that initially included several incoherent passages.
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L.A. County Expects $2 Billion in Fire Costs, Adding to Budget Woes

County leaders said that layoffs of public workers were so far unlikely, but that the region’s financial challenges multiplied after the wildfires in January.

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Neighborhoods in Altadena, Calif., in Los Angeles County were devastated by the Eaton fire in January.
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Hungary Changes Constitution to Mandate Two Genders

The governing Fidesz party passed a constitutional amendment stating that all Hungarians are either male or female, and another protecting the “moral development” of children.

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Demonstrators protesting the banning of the annual Pride march in Budapest last month.
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The Colorful Cult of Le Creuset

The weighty cookware, which just turned 100, has inspired generations of home chefs and fans who feverishly hunt for their favorite shapes and shades.

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The prize pieces of April Hershberger’s rainbow-hued cookware collection are her matched Le Creuset Dutch ovens (in the front row).
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Republicans Debate Higher Taxes on the Rich

The idea of raising taxes on rich Americans has caught the Republican Party between its populist ambitions and low-tax instincts.

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Activists gather for a “Rally to Say No to Tax Breaks for Billionaires and Corporations” on Capitol Hill on Thursday.
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Lego Black Market Fetches Big Prices for Little Plastic Bricks

Some Lego sets have skyrocketed in value but behind the eye-popping price tags is a dark side: an underground market that fuels brazen thefts.

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Lego minifigures of the K-pop band BTS in 2023. Lego sets have become hot commodities and the target of thieves.
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How New Rules and High Costs Hobbled the Return of N.Y.C. Outdoor Dining

Only a small portion of the city’s restaurants have applied for permits to set up dining structures under new regulations. Owners say the process is complex and expensive.

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Outdoor dining in New York City is now allowed only from April through late November. Many restaurant owners say they can’t afford to dismantle and store their structures in the winter.
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Trump Calls Russia’s Strike on Sumy a ‘Mistake’

At least 35 people were killed in the attack on Sumy, which came as Ukraine’s leader urged President Trump to come witness the realities of war firsthand.

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A rescue worker in Sumy, northeast Ukraine, on Sunday, after a Russian missile strike.
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Trump Signals Tariffs Are Coming on Computer Chips and Drugs

The president suggested that he would impose new tariffs on national security grounds, but indicated that the auto industry might get relief.

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A semiconductor wafer. President Trump has argued that tariffs on chips will force companies to relocate their factories to the United States.
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Why a Ukrainian Lawmaker Is Pushing to Legalize Pornography

Ukraine makes tax revenue off the creators of pornographic content, but also threatens them with prosecution. A draft law aims to fix what many say is an unfair contradiction.

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Creators of erotic content say that their work should be decriminalized given that they are being asked to contribute to the tax rolls.
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Meta’s Antitrust Trial Begins as FTC Argues Company Built Social Media Monopoly

Mr. Zuckerberg went to court on Monday in a trial focused on his social media company’s acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp. The case could reshape Meta’s business.

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The Federal Trade Commission opened its first antitrust trial under the Trump administration by arguing that Meta’s purchases of Instagram and WhatsApp deprived consumers of other social networking options.
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With Trump’s Tariffs, Europe Fears a Flood of Cheap Goods From China

President Trump’s tariffs on China could lead to a hazardous scenario for European countries: the dumping of artificially cheap products that could undermine local industries.

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New cars in Guangzhou, China, this month. With China facing an extraordinary wall of tariffs thanks to President Trump, Europe is bracing for an influx of diverted goods.
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