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India’s 2024 Multiphase Election: What to Know
India’s general elections will determine the political direction of the world’s most populous nation for the next five years.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesIn an Unusual Vote, Democrats Rescue Measure to Allow Vote on Ukraine Bill
A resolution to pave the way for the foreign aid package was on track to die in committee amid Republican opposition when Democrats stepped in to save it.
New York Times Top StoriesApple Says It Was Ordered to Pull WhatsApp From China App Store
Apple said it removed WhatsApp and Threads in its China app offerings Friday on Beijing’s orders, amid technological tensions between the U.S. and China.
New York Times Top StoriesU.S. and Allies Penalize Iran for Striking Israel, and Try to Avert War
While imposing sanctions on Iran, U.S. and European governments are urging restraint amid fears of a cycle of escalation as Israel weighs retaliation for an Iranian attack.
New York Times Top Stories12 Jurors in Trump Hush Money Trial Will Decide a Former President’s Fate
Justice Juan M. Merchan warned against identifying the people who might judge Donald J. Trump, who regularly attacks the justice system.
New York Times Top StoriesU.S. Vetoes Palestinian Bid to Be Full U.N. Member State
The move blocked a resolution to support a status that Palestinians had long sought at the United Nations, where it is considered a “nonmember observer state.”
New York Times Top StoriesColumbia Sends In the N.Y.P.D. to Arrest Protesters in Tent City
The university president broke with a decades-long tradition and called in the police to quell the pro-Palestinian protest. The encampment was then dismantled.
New York Times Top StoriesRepublicans Wanted a Crackdown on Israel’s Critics. Columbia Obliged.
The latest campus antisemitism hearing was a travesty.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Question of Transgender Care
Dr. Hilary Cass’s thoughtful medical review is a model for how we should address difficult issues.
New York Times Top StoriesWhat We Know About the 12 Jurors in Donald Trump’s Criminal Trial
The cross section of New Yorkers emerged after three days of questioning. These are the citizens who will judge their former president.
New York Times Top StoriesWhat’s the Best Way to Treat I.B.S.?
A new study suggests that certain dietary changes may be more effective than medication.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump’s Jury Was Chosen. Opening Statements Could Start Monday.
Also, the U.S. and Britain imposed new sanctions on Iran. Here’s the latest at the end of Thursday.
New York Times Top StoriesSony in Talks to Join a Bid to Buy Paramount
The company and Apollo Global Management are discussing a joint effort, even as Paramount conducts exclusive merger negotiations with Skydance.
New York Times Top StoriesEx-St. Louis Police Officer Beaten by Then-Colleagues Is Awarded $23 Million
Luther Hall won the judgment against a former colleague in connection with a beating that took place during a 2017 protest where he was undercover.
New York Times Top StoriesPhilharmonic Opens Inquiry After Misconduct Allegations Are Revived
The New York Philharmonic commissioned an outside investigation into its culture after a magazine article explored how it handled an accusation of sexual assault in 2010.
New York Times Top StoriesHow Mike Johnson’s Plan for Aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan Would Work
The speaker, facing resistance from fellow Republicans, has devised a strategy for steering aid to Ukraine and Israel through the House. The key vote will take place before any of it hits the floor.
New York Times Top StoriesC.I.A. Director Blames Hamas for Stalled Cease-Fire Talks
The group’s rejection of a recent proposal “is standing in the way of innocent civilians in Gaza getting humanitarian relief,” the director said.
New York Times Top StoriesJudge Rejects Trump’s Effort to Delay Jan. 6 Civil Cases
The former president had sought to have lawsuits against him put on hold until after his federal criminal trial on charges of plotting to overturn the 2020 election.
New York Times Top StoriesJorie Graham’s Poetry of the Earth and Humanity, Set to Music
The composer Matthew Aucoin, Graham’s former student, and the director Peter Sellars have adapted her poems into the operatic “Music for New Bodies.”
New York Times Top StoriesNetflix Added More Than 9 Million Subscribers in First Quarter
The company’s revenue was 15 percent higher compared with last year, and it solidified its standing as the entertainment company’s dominant streaming service.
New York Times Top StoriesNicola Sturgeon’s Husband Charged in Embezzlement Case in Scotland
Peter Murrell was charged in connection with embezzlement of funds from the Scottish National Party, which his wife once led and where he held a senior role.
New York Times Top StoriesJohnson Has a Tough Job. McCarthy’s Concessions Are Making It Tougher.
The Republican speaker’s problems spring from his predecessor’s efforts to placate the far right as he grasped for the gavel. Now they are seeking to use the leverage they won then to get their way on the foreign aid bill.
New York Times Top StoriesU.S. Mortgage Rates Jump Above 7% for the First Time This Year
Rates on 30-year mortgages — the most common kind among U.S. homeowners — surpassed the 7 percent mark on Thursday, a troublesome sign for an already tight housing market.
New York Times Top StoriesHeat-Related ER Visits Rose in 2023, CDC Study Finds
As record heat enveloped the nation, the rate of emergency room visits increased compared with the previous five years, a sign of the major health risks of high temperatures.
New York Times Top StoriesBiden, Eyeing the Threat From RFK Jr., Turns to the Kennedy Family for Help
The rollout of endorsements from the Kennedys signaled the urgency the Biden campaign feels toward Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s independent bid, and its desire to discredit him.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Missing $1 Trillion
It’s still unclear how the world will pay for developing nations to fight climate change.
New York Times Top StoriesWhat If O.J.’s Trial Happened Now?
It’s a different world, much more so than people want to acknowledge.
New York Times Top StoriesSurveillance Bill Clears Key Hurdle in Senate Ahead of Friday Expiration
Republicans and Democrats voted to advance a measure to extend a warrantless surveillance law, but skeptics in both parties were still pushing to make substantial changes before a final vote.
New York Times Top StoriesUniversity of Michigan and Other Colleges Crack Down on Student Protests
After years of tolerating unruly protests, some schools are starting to suspend and expel students, raising questions about where they should draw the line.
New York Times Top StoriesFake Priest Who Targeted Churches Across U.S. Is Arrested, Sheriff Says
Law enforcement agencies had been on the lookout for a serial burglar who was posing as a priest and called himself Father Martin, the sheriff’s office in Riverside, Calif., said.