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You Can Bet on Caitlin Clark Making Threes. The N.C.A.A. Isn’t Happy.

Americans will wager $2.7 billion on the N.C.A.A. basketball tournaments this year, raising concerns about what happens to sports when people bet on the performances of student athletes.

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2 Men Charged With Supplying Drugs That Killed Cecilia Gentili

Ms. Gentili, a transgender activist and actress, died in February after buying fentanyl-laced heroin, prosecutors said.

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Barbara Rush, Award-Winning TV and Film Actress, Dies at 97

She received a Golden Globe in 1954 as that year’s rising star and appeared in movies alongside Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra and Paul Newman.

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Betty Cole Dukert, Top ‘Meet the Press’ Producer, Dies at 96

She worked as a secretary before being hired as an associate producer at the NBC News public affairs show in 1956. She went on to spend 41 years there.

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The Christians Who Aren’t Buying Donald Trump’s Sales Pitch

Whether it’s a political or religious institution, the outcome always appears to be the same.

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LSU’s Kim Mulkey Courts Controversy in Style

Inside the coach’s winning fashion playbook.

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Will A.I. Boost Productivity? Companies Sure Hope So.

Economists doubt that artificial intelligence is already visible in productivity data. Big companies, however, talk often about adopting it to improve efficiency.

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How One Tech Skeptic Decided AI Might Benefit the Middle Class

David Autor, an M.I.T. economist and tech contrarian, argues that A.I. is fundamentally different from past waves of computerization.

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Once Upon a Time, the World of Picture Books Came to Life

The tale behind a new museum of children’s literature is equal parts imagination, chutzpah and “The Little Engine That Could.”

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Trump’s Call for Israel to ‘Finish Up’ War Alarms Conservatives

Recent private remarks he made urging an end to the Gaza conflict, with no insistence on freeing Israeli hostages first, were another departure from conservatives’ support for Benjamin Netanyahu.

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Outside Israel’s Parliament, Protesters Explain Why Netanyahu Must Go

A tent camp is a temporary home for some of the thousands of Israelis who are mounting a four-day protest calling for early elections to oust the Israeli prime minister.

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Protesters Call for Netanyahu to Leave Office

The demonstrators filled the streets outside of the Knesset, Israel’s Parliament, amid growing calls for early elections.

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Sports Illustrated’s Owner Sues Energy Drink Mogul After Chaos at Magazine

Authentic Brands Group, which owns Sports Illustrated, is accusing Manoj Bhargava of failing to pay millions of dollars for the rights to publish the magazine.

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The Bizarre Chinese Murder Plot Behind Netflix’s ‘3 Body Problem’

Lin Qi, a billionaire who helped produce the science-fiction hit, was poisoned to death by a disgruntled executive. His attacker now faces the death penalty.

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Turkey’s Opposition Strikes Elections Blow to Erdogan’s Party

A raft of local election victories by rivals of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s governing party could serve as a check on his power.

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Hospitals Must Get Written Patient Consent for Pelvic Exams, H.H.S. Says

In a letter to teaching hospitals, the federal health agency said that institutions could lose Medicare funding if they didn’t comply.

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The New Climate Tech

Ambitious projects are trying to engineer the atmosphere.

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Protests Intensify Against Netanyahu, and China Tries to Sway U.S. Politics

Plus, fast food workers get a raise.

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Ronna McDaniel, TV News and the Trump Problem

The former Republican National Committee chairwoman was hired by NBC and then let go after an outcry.

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April Fools’ Day Is Coming to a Political System Near You

There are many politicians who answer to the name.

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What the Francis Scott Key Bridge Meant to Baltimore

The victims, the history, the void. Residents reflect on their collective pain, and the city’s strength.

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Baltimore’s Traffic Reporter on Congestion After Bridge Collapse

Tony Thornton looks ahead to years of crowded tunnels and highways with the loss of the Francis Scott Key Bridge.

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Did Prosecutors’ Sex Shaming Help Send Brenda Andrew to Death Row?

The Supreme Court will soon decide whether to hear an appeal in her case, which, as one judge put it, “focused from start to finish on Ms. Andrew’s sex life.”

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‘The People’s Joker’ and the Perils of Playing With a Studio’s Copyright

Vera Drew used the Batman villain to tell a trans coming-of-age story. When Warner Bros. found out, the filmmaker wasn’t sure what would come next.

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Mike Gallagher on Why Conservatives Want TikTok Sold

Jane Coaston interviews Rep. Mike Gallagher about what kind of message a potential ban of TikTok sends to the rest of the world, and what he views as the real threat.

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Madonna and Barbra Are Fans. Broadway, Meet Lempicka.

A new musical aims to restore the reputation, in life and art, of the ambitious yet undervalued painter Tamara de Lempicka.

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For 50 Years, Ailey II Has Been a Proving Ground

As the second company of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater has evolved, it has trained dancers and choreographers for tenacity as much as technique.

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The Quiet Power of Supply Chain Diplomacy in Latin America

A big investment in semiconductors could transform the relationship between the United States and its neighbors.

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How the Renovation of a House Rocked a Famous Church

Abyssinian Baptist Church in Harlem and one of its most well-known members have been ensnared in a seven-year saga, after a deacon hired to renovate another member’s house didn’t finish the job.

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For Israelis and Palestinians, the Two-State ‘Solution’ Isn’t a Solution At All

For Palestinians, American calls for a two-state solution ring hollow.

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