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Can Biden Make Trump Seem Like Mitt Romney?
The president may be making a similar case against his wealthy rival that Obama made against the G.O.P. nominee in 2012.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesMan Charged With Hate Crime After Break-In at Rutgers Islamic Student Center
Jacob Beacher is accused of stealing a Palestinian flag and causing $40,000 in damage to religious artifacts at Rutgers University during the Eid-al-Fitr holiday.
New York Times Top StoriesBeloved Ostrich Dies at Kansas Zoo After Swallowing Worker’s Keys
Karen, a 5-year-old known for her playful antics, reached beyond her enclosure, grabbed a staff member’s keys and swallowed them, the zoo said. Attempts to save her were unsuccessful.
New York Times Top StoriesWhat to Know Before Booking a National Park Trip This Summer
Additional routes in popular parks now require reservations, the annual pass gets a big change, Juneteenth is now a new free entrance day and more changes for 2024.
New York Times Top StoriesColumbia’s President, Nemat Shafik, May Face a Censure Resolution
The university senate is expected to vote as early as Wednesday on a resolution censuring Nemat Shafik, a reaction to her testimony before Congress and the arrests of student protesters.
New York Times Top StoriesNina Jankowicz Forms New Group to Defend Disinformation Research
The group intends to fight what its leader, Nina Jankowicz, and others have described as a coordinated campaign by conservatives and their allies to undermine researchers who study disinformation.
New York Times Top StoriesPhyllis Pressman, Luxury Superstore Matriarch, Is Dead at 95
She started working at Barneys to be closer to her husband. Then, she became the architect of the Chelsea Passage, the home goods bazaar that helped make it an enticing destination.
New York Times Top StoriesPEN America Cancels Literary Awards Ceremony Amid Gaza War Fallout
The event had been set for April 29, but weeks of escalating criticism of the organization’s response to the war had led nearly half of the prize nominees to withdraw.
New York Times Top StoriesFTC Sues to Block $8.5 Billion Tapestry-Capri Merger
The deal between Coach’s owner, Tapestry, and the parent of Michael Kors, Capri Holdings, is intended to create a U.S. luxury group to compete with the European industry giants.
New York Times Top StoriesF.T.C. Sues to Block $8.5 Billion Fashion Merger
The deal between Coach’s owner, Tapestry, and the parent of Michael Kors, Capri Holdings, is intended to create a U.S. luxury group to compete with the European industry giants.
New York Times Top StoriesJurors Begin to Understand the ‘Trump Tower Conspiracy’
The opening statements gave a preview of the strengths and weaknesses of each side’s arguments.
New York Times Top StoriesGenerative A.I. Arrives in the Gene Editing World of CRISPR
Much as ChatGPT generates poetry, a new A.I. system devises blueprints for microscopic mechanisms that can edit your DNA.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Calls for More Protests Outside Trial: ‘Rally Behind MAGA’
With support from demonstrators in Lower Manhattan spotty so far, Donald Trump issued a call to “rally behind MAGA,” and suggested the poor turnout was a result of a plot against his supporters.
New York Times Top StoriesSupreme Court Appears to Side With Oregon City in Homelessness Case
A majority of the justices appeared skeptical of courts wading into the thorny policy questions around when local governments can punish people for sleeping and camping outdoors.
New York Times Top StoriesProsecutors in Trump Hush Money Trial Debut Their Case in Opening Statements
The prosecution’s opening statement sketched a seamy scheme meant to further the election of Donald J. Trump. His lawyer said the government’s case is merely “34 pieces of paper.”
New York Times Top StoriesTrump and Attorney General Agree on Minor Changes to $175 Million Bond
Letitia James had asked a court to reject the bond that Donald J. Trump posted in his civil fraud case. A deal on Monday will keep the terms of the bond largely unchanged.
New York Times Top StoriesEarth Day 2024: ‘Saving the Planet’ Is the Wrong Goal
“Saving the planet” is the wrong goal.
New York Times Top Stories5 Takeaways From Opening Statements in Trump’s Hush-Money Trial
Prosecutors signaled a sweeping case and Donald J. Trump’s lawyers began their assault on witnesses’ credibility. The judge seems intent on expediting the first trial of an American president.
New York Times Top StoriesHow Cable News Covered Day 1 of Trump’s Criminal Trial
TV networks began the challenging assignment on Monday of covering former President Trump’s trial without the luxury of cameras inside the courtroom.
New York Times Top StoriesCrafting Tod’s Shoes Never Meant to Be Walked In
In Venice, a coterie of craftspeople reinterpret Tod’s driving shoes.
New York Times Top StoriesEarth Day 2024: A Look at 3 Places Adapting Quickly to Fight Climate Change
Paris is becoming a city of bikes. Across China, people are snapping up $5,000 electric cars. On Earth Day, a look at a few bright spots for emission reductions.
New York Times Top StoriesLori and George Schappell, Long-Surviving Conjoined Twins, Die at 62
They were distinct people who pursued different lives. “Get past this already, everybody,” Lori said, “get past it and learn to know the individual person.”
New York Times Top StoriesThe Stark Reality of Israel’s Fight in Gaza
Israel has failed to achieve its two primary goals of the war, while the suffering of Palestinians erodes support even among its allies.
New York Times Top StoriesSummer Lee Has Been a Vocal Israel Critic. Will It Matter in Her PA House Primary?
The race in Pennsylvania once seemed primed to become a major test of Democratic attitudes about the Middle East. But in much of the district, an expected ideological battle has not arrived.
New York Times Top StoriesHow Tabloids Used ‘Catch-and-Kill’ to Trade on Secrets of Celebrities
The term was coined by tabloid editors for buying the rights to stories for the purpose of ensuring the information never becomes public. Donald J. Trump was a beneficiary.
New York Times Top StoriesIsrael Hasn’t Offered Evidence Tying U.N. Workers to Terrorism, Review Says
Israel has said that one in ten employees in Gaza of a U.N. relief agency, UNRWA, belong to Hamas or Palestinian Islamic Jihad, and that the agency should be disbanded.
New York Times Top StoriesPalestinian Baby Delivered After Mother Killed in Israeli Strike
The baby was born 10 weeks premature and weighed three pounds, a doctor said. Her father and sister also died.
New York Times Top StoriesInside Trump’s Complicated Relationship With Law Enforcement
The former president has put forth a law-and-order candidacy while also criticizing the legal system when it comes to himself and making exceptions for his supporters.
New York Times Top StoriesUkraine War Helped Push World Military Spending to 35-Year High, Study Says
The outlay reached $2.4 trillion last year, a research group found, 6.8 percent up on 2022. Tensions in Asia and the Middle East also contributed.
New York Times Top StoriesTaylor Swift Has Given Fans a Lot. Is It Finally Too Much?
Swift has been inescapable over the last year. With the release of “The Tortured Poets Department,” her latest (very long) album, some seem to finally be feeling fatigued.