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Abortion and the Florida Fakeout
Will the state sit the presidential election out, like a retiree watching pickleball?
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesBiden Is ‘Outraged.’ But Is He Willing to Use America’s Leverage With Israel?
President Biden, at least in public, has limited his responses to Israel’s war in Gaza to ever more indignant declarations.
New York Times Top StoriesHow Biden’s White House Gathering for Ramadan Unraveled Over Gaza
Some Muslim community leaders said it would be wrong to attend an iftar meal with President Biden while Gaza is under siege.
New York Times Top StoriesFood Aid for Gazans Was Sent Back to Cyprus
Also, Ukraine lowered its draft age. Here’s the latest at the end of Wednesday.
New York Times Top Stories‘Stop It Now’: Jill Biden Privately Urges an End to Conflict in Gaza
The president recounted the first lady’s concerns as he was pressed about the war at a meeting with Muslim community members.
New York Times Top StoriesPatient With Transplanted Pig Kidney Leaves Hospital for Home
Richard Slayman, 62, is the first patient to receive a kidney from a genetically modified pig. Two weeks after the procedure, he was well enough to be discharged, doctors said.
New York Times Top StoriesApollo Valued Paramount at $26 Billion in Overture That Was Ignored
Paramount’s board of directors, which was already deep into talks with the media company Skydance, didn’t engage with the offer.
New York Times Top StoriesJudge Won’t Delay Trump’s Criminal Trial to Wait for Immunity Ruling
The former president had asked the judge to push back his Manhattan criminal trial, slated to begin April 15, until after the Supreme Court decides whether he is immune from prosecution.
New York Times Top StoriesWorld Central Kitchen Workers Delivered Aid. Then Their Convoy Was Hit.
The deaths of World Central Kitchen workers pushed the number of aid employees killed during the war in Gaza to at least 196, according to the U.N. secretary general, António Guterres.
New York Times Top StoriesEverybody Wants a Piece of South Carolina’s $1.8 Billion Surplus. Is It Real?
Whom does it belong to? How did it get there? Why? The more legislators dig, the murkier things seem to get.
New York Times Top Stories#MeToo Stalled in France. Judith Godrèche Might Be Changing That.
Judith Godrèche says the abuse of children and women is stitched into the fabric of the French movie industry. This time, the country seems to be listening more closely.
New York Times Top StoriesTraders Are Betting Millions That Trump Media Will Tumble
The parent company of Truth Social is a popular target for short-sellers, even after they lost $100 million last month betting on a decline in the stock that didn’t come.
New York Times Top StoriesMany Democrats Are Worried Trump Will Beat Biden. This One Isn’t.
Simon Rosenberg has spent the past two years telling Democrats they need to calm down. His Biden-will-win prediction is his next big test.
New York Times Top StoriesBiden Outraged After Israel’s Military Claims Aid Convoy Attack Was a Mistake
In a sharply worded statement, the president said that Israel had not done enough to protect civilians and noted that the deaths were not a “stand-alone incident.”
New York Times Top StoriesNew Jersey Challenges NYC Congestion Pricing in Federal Court
A closely watched lawsuit could block or upend the city’s new tolling program, which will charge most vehicles for entering the busiest parts of Manhattan.
New York Times Top StoriesBiden Outraged After Israel’s Military Claims Aid Convoy Attack Was a Mistake
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/04/02/world/israel-hamas-war-gaza-news/biden-gaza-aid-attack
New York Times Top StoriesNew PBS Documentary Brings Elon Musk (and His 3-Year-Old) to the MoMA
Futurists and the future-curious, including Seth Meyers and Darren Aronofsky, attended a screening in New York City for a new PBS documentary.
New York Times Top StoriesHe’s on Death Row for Murders. Prison Workers Say He Should Be Spared.
Brian Dorsey, who pleaded guilty to murder in the 2006 killings of Sarah and Ben Bonnie, is scheduled to be executed on Tuesday unless Missouri’s governor or the courts step in.
New York Times Top StoriesFor Red State Holdouts Like Kansas, Is Expanding Medicaid Within Reach?
As Southern states reconsider Medicaid expansion, Gov. Laura Kelly of Kansas is pushing her own plan meant to appeal to conservatives. So far, success has been elusive.
New York Times Top Stories2 Brothers in Trump Media Insider-Trading Scheme Plead Guilty
Michael and Gerald Shvartsman, who had originally pleaded not guilty to securities fraud charges, each pleaded guilty to one count of securities fraud.
New York Times Top StoriesAs ‘Ripley’ Revives the ‘Talented’ Con Man, Here Are Earlier Versions
“Ripley” on Netflix is the latest riff on the con-artist character the author Patricia Highsmith invented in the 1950s. Here’s a look at the earlier versions.
New York Times Top StoriesJulia Stiles, 25 Years After “10 Things I Hate About You”
Twenty-five years after “10 Things I Hate About You” made her stand out among a generation of young stars, she’s stayed true to the ideals of her most famous character.
New York Times Top StoriesLeader of South Africa’s Assembly, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, Resigns
The legal problems of Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula expose the governing African National Congress to one of its biggest weaknesses — corruption allegations — ahead of a crucial national election.
New York Times Top Stories‘Carefluencers’ Are Helping Older Loved Ones, and Posting About It
On TikTok and Instagram, people are sharing what it’s like to take care of relatives who have reached their final years.
New York Times Top StoriesHow a Pandemic Boom Led to a ‘Property Tax Mess’ in Colorado
A surge of new residents into Rocky Mountain states drove up home prices. The result was property tax hikes of 40 percent or more for some of those already there.
New York Times Top StoriesChristopher Durang, Playwright Who Mixed High Art and Low Humor, Dies at 75
In a career spanning more than 40 years, he established himself as a hyperliterate jester and an anarchic clown.
New York Times Top StoriesBiden says he is ‘outraged’ by the attack on an aid convoy, after Israel’s military says it was a mistake.
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/04/02/world/israel-hamas-war-gaza-news/israeli-military-takes-responsibility-for-the-strike-that-killed-7-aid-workers
New York Times Top StoriesChristopher Durang, the Surrealist of Snark
In works like “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike,” the playwright would force you to laugh, not to dull the pain but to hone it.
New York Times Top StoriesHow to Elevate Your Garden With Ceramics (And Not Just Flower Pots)
An imposing work of pottery can be as important to the design of a landscape as any well-placed plant. And no, we’re not talking about flower pots.
New York Times Top StoriesNATO Weighs Taking Over Ukraine Defense Contact Group
The proposal faces several obstacles, including whether all members would agree to the changes. But the alliance is worried about wavering American support for Kyiv.