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There Are Some Pretty Weird Things Happening at the R.N.C.

Trump’s demands are not likely to be what the Republican Party really needs.

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Biden Administration Finalizes Rule Curbing Use of Short-Term Health Plans

The new regulation reverses a Trump-era policy that expanded access to health plans with fewer benefits than those sold on the Affordable Care Act’s marketplaces.

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4 Takeaways About Boeing’s Quality Problems

The company’s issues date back years, employees said, and were compounded by the pandemic, when it lost thousands of experienced workers.

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Sparing Chickens Before They Hatch

Most Americans are unaware that hundreds of millions of male chicks are killed in U.S. hatcheries each year. New technology could change that.

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What College Applicants Really Think About Republicans’ Campus Panic

The national debate about so-called woke campuses does not reflect what most college students care about.

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Biden, Fighting for Credit and Raising Cash, Gets Help From Clinton and Obama

A fund-raiser on Thursday intends to raise $25 million to help re-elect the president, who has amassed a roster of achievements, but whose approval ratings are the lowest of the three.

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The Run-Up: What About The People Who Don’t Vote?

Lessons from nonvoters and what might change their minds.

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Bogus Election Fraud Claims Still Run Rampant in Maricopa County

Ever since Donald Trump’s 2020 loss, election officials in Arizona’s largest county have faced relentless harassment. But one official got good news this week in a defamation case against Kari Lake.

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The Menu That Has Made One José Andrés Restaurant Endure

A look behind the scenes at Zaytinya, which over two decades has remained one of the globe-trotting humanitarian’s most beloved spots.

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Is Threads the Good Place?

An alternative to X, it turns out, is just another battlefield.

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California $20 Fast-Food Minimum Wage Is Coming April 1

The nation’s highest state minimum wage for fast-food workers takes effect on Monday. Owners and employees are sizing up the potential impact.

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For Young Offenders in Maine, Justice Varies With Geography

Maine has tried to send fewer teenagers to prison, emphasizing rehabilitation programs instead. But the rural north of the state shows the effort has played out unevenly.

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How Boeing Favored Speed Over Quality for the 737 Max

Problems have plagued the manufacturer even after two fatal crashes, and many current and former employees blame its focus on making planes more quickly.

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How Crystal Clanton, Clarence Thomas’s ‘Nearly Adopted Daughter,’ Became His Clerk

Justice Clarence Thomas gave Crystal Clanton a home and a job after she left a conservative youth organization in controversy. Then the justice picked her for one of the most coveted positions in the legal world.

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Like My Book Title? Thanks, I Borrowed It.

Literary allusions are everywhere. What are they good for?

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Sculpture Doesn’t Get Much Smaller Than This

Lyndon J. Barrois Sr., whose day job is high-tech animation, uses gum wrappers to create detailed portraits of historical figures and athletes in flight.

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Why Russia’s Vast Security Services Fell Short on Deadly Attack

The factors behind the failure to prevent a terrorist attack include a distrust of foreign intelligence, a focus on Ukraine and a distracting political crackdown at home.

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China Lifts Punishing Tariffs on Australian Wine

Despite its thirst for Australian wine, China had taxed the imports in 2020 over a dispute about Covid-19.

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New ‘Serial’ Podcast Explores Life at Guantánamo Bay

Season 4 of the “Serial” podcast, nearly a decade in the making, tells an insider history of the infamous American military prison.

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NY Officials Are Grasping for Ways to Protect a Vast Subway System

Three million people a day ride trains in a system with more than 400 stations and 6,000 train cars. Officials hope pouring in more resources and officers can keep them safe.

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How Long Does New York Take to Fix a Staircase? 10 Years and Counting.

The 77 steps at the foot of the New York State Capitol have been cordoned off to the public for a decade, as the cost of much-needed repairs rises.

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Baltimore’s Key Bridge Was Hit By a Ship in 1980

That year, a cargo vessel moving at about the same speed as the Dali hit the structure after losing control. But such ships were smaller then.

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Pakistan’s Troubles Are Far From Over

Divisions within the all-powerful military make the country’s future difficult to predict.

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Senegal’s New President Was Unknown, but ‘This Family is Not New to Ruling’

How did Bassirou Diomaye Faye, age 44, go from obscurity to a resounding win in Senegal’s presidential election? At the family homestead, one relative explained, “This family is not new to ruling.”

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As Space Threats Mount, U.S. Lags in Protecting GPS Services

GPS has become essential for modern life, but its satellites and signals are vulnerable to attack. China is years ahead in developing alternatives.

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Friends, Allies and Even Former Rivals Eulogize Joseph Lieberman

Al Gore, his running mate in the 2000 election, called him “a truly gifted leader, whose affable personality and strong will made him a force to be reckoned with.”

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The Five Minutes That Brought Down the Key Bridge

When a massive cargo ship lost power in Baltimore, crews scrambled to control the ship and to evacuate the bridge lying ahead. But it was too late.

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Police Fatally Shoot Queens Man Who Brandished Scissors, Officials Say

The victim’s brother contradicted aspects of the police account of the shooting and said his mother had been restraining her son when officers fired their guns.

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Trump Attacks Judge’s Daughter After Gag Order in Hush-Money Case

Donald Trump said a photo of him behind bars on Loren Merchan’s X account meant he could not get a fair trial, but a court official said someone had appropriated the account.

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John Eastman Should Lose Law License, Judge Finds

The decision was only the latest effort by bar officials to seek accountability against a group of lawyers who sought to help President Donald J. Trump stay in office despite his election loss.

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