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Aiming at the Dollar, China Makes a Pitch for Its Currency

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Par :Keith Bradsher
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The leader of China’s central bank made a clear though indirect critique of the dollar’s role as the world’s main currency.

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Pan Gongsheng, the governor of the People’s Bank of China, at the Lujiazui Forum on Wednesday.
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Trump Skips Zelensky Meeting as G7 Talks End With Little for Ukraine

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Par :Matina Stevis-Gridneff
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President Volodymyr Zelensky had hoped to secure more support from the Group of 7 nations, but the crisis in the Middle East was seen as a more urgent priority.

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World leaders at the Group of 7 summit in Kananaskis, Canada, on Monday. President Trump left the talks ahead of schedule, citing the Iran-Israel conflict.
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Mamdani Narrows Cuomo’s Lead in N.Y.C. Mayor’s Race, New Poll Finds

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Par :Nicholas Fandos
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The Marist survey suggests that Andrew M. Cuomo is still the favorite to win the Democratic primary, but his advantage over Zohran Mamdani is dwindling.

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At the second and final debate for Democratic mayoral candidates, most of the attacks were directed at Andrew Cuomo and Zohran Mamdani.
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The Dark Side of China’s Gold Frenzy

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Par :Joy Dong and Daisuke Wakabayashi
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Chinese investors have poured their savings into gold, attracted by promises of rising prices. One company’s sudden closure is a cautionary tale.

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Customers lined up in front of a jewelry store in Shanghai last month.
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Senate Passes Cryptocurrency and Stablecoin Rules Bill

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Par :Robert Jimison
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The bill was a significant step toward giving the cryptocurrency industry the credibility and legitimacy it has sought, without limitations it has worked to head off.

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Senator Bill Hagerty, Republican of Tennessee, said the cryptocurrency bill would boost demand for U.S. Treasury securities and help maintain the dollar’s global dominance.
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Anne Burrell, Chef and Food Network Star, Dies at 55

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Par :Priya Krishna
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Her distinctive hairstyle and swagger in the kitchen made her one of America’s most recognizable Italian chefs.

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Anne Burrell first appeared on Food Network’s “Iron Chef America” in 2005 as a sous-chef, and went on to host or co-host several shows over the next 20 years.
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Trump to Again Extend TikTok’s Reprieve From U.S. Ban

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Par :Sapna Maheshwari
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The president plans to sign another executive order this week that would give the popular video app more time to change its ownership structure.

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President Trump has repeatedly given TikTok an unexpected lifeline in the United States.
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Trump’s Conflicting Messages on Workplace Raids Leave Businesses Reeling

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Par :Tyler Pager · Miriam Jordan · Hamed Aleaziz and Emmett Lindner
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Trump officials insist the president is fully committed to mass deportation. But they have been careful not to directly contradict the president’s attempt to offer a reprieve to certain businesses.

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An immigration agent making an arrest last month in Miami. Lack of clarity over the Trump administration’s deportation agenda is dividing Republicans.
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Heavily Armed Man at ‘No Kings’ Protest Had 13 Bombs at Home, Police Say

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Par :Neil Vigdor and Hannah Ziegler
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Kevin Krebs, 31, of Malvern, Pa., is facing more than two dozen additional charges after investigators searched his house on Monday.

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The “No Kings” march in Philadelphia was one of several protests in Pennsylvania on Saturday. Mr. Krebs was pointed out by people in the crowd at an event in West Chester, Pa.
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Elected Officials Who Have Been Detained in Protests

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Par :Adeel Hassan
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The arrest of Brad Lander was the latest case in which an official has been held while protesting President Trump’s immigration agenda.

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Brad Lander, the New York City comptroller, being arrested in Lower Manhattan on Tuesday.
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What We Know About How the Minnesota Assassination Case May Unfold

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Par :Pooja Salhotra and Ernesto Londoño
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Both state and federal officials are pursuing murder charges against a man they say killed a state lawmaker and her husband. A federal case could lead to the death penalty.

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A makeshift memorial for State Representative Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark Hortman, began to form outside the Minnesota State Capitol in Saint Paul earlier this week.
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Trump Called for Iran to Surrender

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Par :Matthew Cullen
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Also, a New York City mayoral candidate was arrested by ICE agents. Here’s the latest at the end of Tuesday.

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Tehran on Sunday.
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House Policy Bill Would Add $3.4 Trillion to Debt, Swamping Economic Gains

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Par :Tony Romm
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The updated findings from the Congressional Budget Office amounted to the latest dour report card for the president’s signature legislation.

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In response to estimates showing that the policy bill would yield limited growth, administration officials have sought to discredit experts while presenting a more optimistic view of the president’s economic agenda.
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Iran Is Preparing Missiles for Possible Retaliatory Strikes on U.S. Bases, Officials Say

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Par :Julian E. Barnes · Farnaz Fassihi · Eric Schmitt and Helene Cooper
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American commanders have put troops on high alert throughout the region as fears of a wider war grow.

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The U.S.S. Carl Vinson aircraft carrier in 2024. The carrier is currently steaming in the Arabian Sea. Iranian allies or proxies are expected to resume attacks on U.S. ships in the region if the United States joins Israel’s campaign.
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Prison Kitchen Job Apparently Helped Ex-Police Chief Escape, Officials Say

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Par :Mark Walker
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A job in a prison kitchen apparently helped Grant Hardin, a former police chief serving time for murder and rape, plot his escape by fashioning a makeshift police uniform, Arkansas prison officials said.

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The authorities believe that Grant Hardin, a former small-town police chief convicted of murder, used his law enforcement knowledge to create a makeshift uniform to escape from a prison in Arkansas.
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Supreme Court Justices Disclose International Travel and Book Deals

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Par :Abbie VanSickle
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Annual financial disclosures revealed some of the perks of being on the Supreme Court, including international teaching and book sales.

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The financial disclosures of Supreme Court justices offered a window into some of the perks of being part of the nation’s highest court.
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Mayor Karen Bass Lifts Curfew in Downtown L.A.

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Par :Shawn Hubler and Jesus Jiménez
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Mayor Karen Bass of Los Angeles ended a curfew that began last Tuesday when federal agents, local police officers and protesters clashed on the streets.

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Mayor Karen Bass of Los Angeles said the seven-day curfew had been a success, and had helped protect stores, restaurants and residents.
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What to Know About Israel’s Secretive Nuclear Weapons Program

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Par :Lara Jakes
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Since shortly after it was founded in 1948, Israel has been intent on building a nuclear program to ensure its survival.

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel at United Nations General Assembly last year. Experts believe that Israel has been expanding its secretive nuclear program.
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Alfred Brendel, Bravura Pianist Who Forged a Singular Path, Dies at 94

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Par :Daniel Lewis
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With little formal training but full of ideas, he focused on the core classical composers, winning over audiences (though not every critic) worldwide.

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Alfred Brendel performing his final New York concert, at Carnegie Hall, on Feb. 20, 2008. He was virtually self-taught. “I never had a regular piano teacher after the age of 16,” he said.
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California Bill Would Bar Officers From Wearing Masks

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Par :Jonathan Wolfe
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The proposal comes as immigration raids by masked officers have touched off protests in California and elsewhere across the country.

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Masked National Guard troops outside a federal building in Los Angeles this month.
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Book Review: ‘Not My Type,’ by E. Jean Carroll

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Par :Alexandra Jacobs
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Her lawyers urged that she keep her testimony short. With legal victories in hand, she’s sharing her life story, and what it was like on the stand.

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E. Jean Carroll’s “Not My Type” is both a memoir and a scrapbook of the two trials in which she accused President Trump of sexual assault and defamation.
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Obama Steps Back Into the Public Eye Amid Political and Global Unrest

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Par :Lisa Lerer
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He spoke about the risks of autocracy during an appearance on Tuesday night with the writer Heather Cox Richardson at a time of deep volatility for his party, the country and the world.

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Former President Barack Obama at an event in Chicago last year. He has shied away from offering running commentary on politics or on President Trump.
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Visitors Break Crystal Chair in Sit-and-Run at Italian Museum

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

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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?

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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.

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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.”

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.”

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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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Is Fake Grass Safe? A Manufacturer Sues to Stop a Discussion.

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Par :Hiroko Tabuchi and Ken Belson
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Four experts were sued for defamation ahead of a seminar where they planned to talk about research into the potential health risks on playgrounds and sports fields nationwide.

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Artificial turf is used as a low-maintenance alternative to grass and is now installed on thousands of fields around the country.
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China’s Spy Agencies Are Investing Heavily in A.I., Researchers Say

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Par :Julian E. Barnes
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A new report comes amid rising concern about how China will use new tools to power covert actions, as Western intelligence services also embrace the technology.

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The offices of DeepSeek in Beijing. DeepSeek is thought to be among the A.I. models that China is using.
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Trump Says Macron ‘Always Gets It Wrong’ as They Clash Over Mideast

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Par :Roger Cohen
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In an angry post on social media, President Trump suggested that President Emmanuel Macron of France was a publicity seeker with no clue about American plans in the Israel-Iran conflict.

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President Emmanuel Macron of France has disagreed with President Trump over Israel, Gaza, Ukraine and now, it seems, Iran.
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The Israel-Iran Conflict

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Par :Jonathan Weisman
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Israel doesn’t believe in diplomacy when it comes to Iran. But military intervention has its problems, too.

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In Tehran.
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North Korea’s Pandemic ‘Miracle’ Was a Deadly Lie, Report Says

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Par :Choe Sang-Hun
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Officials drastically understated outbreaks and deaths, depriving citizens of help, two U.S. research groups report, citing interviews with people inside North Korea.

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A photograph released by North Korean state media showed a worker disinfecting a vehicle while a civilian had his temperature checked as a precaution against the coronavirus in Pyongyang, North Korea, in 2020.
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Kraft Heinz to Eliminate All Chemical Dyes Over Next 2 Years

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Par :Julie Creswell
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The maker of Kool-Aid and Jell-O announced the change two months after Robert F. Kennedy Jr. moved to ban artificial food dyes.

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Kraft Heinz said it was mobilizing a team to remove artificial colors from all its products, including Jell-O.
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A Senator’s Fall From Grace Ends in a Grim Federal Lockup

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Par :Tracey Tully
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For decades, Robert Menendez, 71, was one of New Jersey’s most influential Democrats. He began serving an 11-year sentence on Tuesday.

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Robert Menendez was convicted of political corruption. His wife, Nadine Menendez, is expected to be sentenced in September for her role in the scheme.
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Syria Is Notably Silent as Other Arab States Condemn Israeli Attacks on Iran

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Par :Christina Goldbaum
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Syria was once among the closest allies of the Islamic republic, but the new government resents Tehran’s support for the Assad regime and has pledged not to allow attacks on Israel from its territory.

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President Ahmed al-Shara of Syria, center, has made it clear that Iran’s proxies are no longer welcome in Syria.
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Fed’s ‘Wait and See’ Approach Is Intact as New Risks Cloud Economic Outlook

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Par :Colby Smith
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The central bank is set to hold interest rates steady for its fourth straight meeting, a pause that could be extended through the summer.

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The Federal Reserve’s stance that it can afford to takes its time before taking any action on interest rates is likely to endure throughout the summer.
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Republicans Fight Uphill in a Virginia Governor’s Race That Will Test Anger at Trump

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Par :Reid J. Epstein
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The Democratic candidate for governor, Abigail Spanberger, is raising far more cash than her Republican rival, Winsome Earle-Sears, in a state where federal work force cuts are being acutely felt.

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Former Representative Abigail Spanberger, left, a Democrat, is facing off against Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears, a Republican, for governor of Virginia.
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A First Descent as the Klamath River Runs Free for the First Time in 100 Years

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Par :John Branch
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With dams removed from the Klamath River, a group of Indigenous youth is on a journey to descend the full length, through Oregon and California.

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A year after four major dams were removed from the Klamath River, a group of Indigenous youth began a 310-mile kayak trip to celebrate the restoration of a river considered the lifeblood of area tribes.
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Trump Official Eyes Power of Rescission to Override Congress on Spending

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Par :Tony Romm
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The president’s top aides have signaled they may seize on a timing quirk in law to cancel enacted funds, setting up a clash over the power of the purse.

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Russell T. Vought, the director of the White House Office of Management and Budget, told lawmakers on Capitol Hill this month that there were “all manner of provisions” that could help the president cut spending, even without the help of Congress.
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U.K. to Collect Ethnicity Data on All Suspects in Child Sexual Abuse Cases

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Par :Lizzie Dearden
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A review of Britain’s so-called grooming gangs scandal had recommended the move, saying that an information “vacuum” had allowed people to “sow and spread hatred.”

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Home Secretary Yvette Cooper, shown in a photo released by the British Parliament, said on Monday that the government would carry out the recommendations of a review of a scandal involving the sexual exploitation of young girls by groups of men.
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China Is Unleashing a New Export Shock on the World

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Par :Alexandra Stevenson
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As President Trump’s tariffs close off the U.S. market, Chinese goods are flooding countries from Southeast Asia to Europe to Latin America.

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A shipping terminal in Chongqing, China, is a hub of trade routes connecting China with countries in Southeast Asia.
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Russian Drone and Missile Strikes on Kyiv Kill at Least 10

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Par :Constant Méheut
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It was the deadliest attack on the Ukrainian capital in almost a year, and came as Moscow has intensified air assaults on the city.

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Ukrainian rescue workers at the site of a Russian missile strike in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Tuesday.
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Here Are the 2025 James Beard Restaurant Award Winners

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Par :Julia Moskin
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Toni Tipton-Martin, Jungsik Yim and the restaurateurs behind Le Veau d’Or were among the top honorees.

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Nyesha Arrington and Andrew Zimmern hosted the 35th James Beard restaurant awards in Chicago.
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At G7, Trump Renews Embrace of Putin Amid Rift With Allies

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Par :Erica L. Green and Zolan Kanno-Youngs
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President Trump opened his remarks at the Group of 7 gathering of industrialized nations by criticizing the decision to expel Russia from the bloc after Moscow’s 2014 “annexation” of Crimea.

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“Putin speaks to me; he doesn’t speak to anybody else,” President Trump said, “because he was very insulted when he got thrown out at the G8, as I would be, as you would be, as anybody would be.”
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