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Biden Taunts Trump, Calling Him a ‘Loser,’ Trying to Get Under His Skin
President Biden has been trying to hit his opponent where it hurts, critiquing everything from his hairstyle to his energy levels in court.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesBiden Delays Ban on Menthol Cigarettes
The proposal had been years in the making, in an effort to curb death rates of Black smokers targeted by Big Tobacco. In an election year, the president’s weak support among Black voters may have influenced the postponement.
New York Times Top StoriesBiden Revisits His Past in Interview With Howard Stern
The appearance allowed President Biden to tell the stories of love and loss that have defined his public image.
New York Times Top StoriesBlinken to Return to Israel to Discuss Hostages and Planned Rafah Incursion
The visit next week will come as talks on a cease-fire deal have stalled and tensions have risen over the treatment of civilians in the war.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Mostly Persuasive Logic Behind the New Ban on Noncompetes
The F.T.C. argued that noncompetes don’t just harm workers. They also harm society.
New York Times Top StoriesPEN America Cancels World Voices Festival Amid Israel-Gaza Criticism
The decision by the free expression group came after intense criticism of its response to the war in Gaza. A wave of participants had pulled out of the festival in protest.
New York Times Top StoriesDavid Pecker Fires Back After Trump’s Lawyer Implies He Was Untruthful
The confrontational strategy adopted by the lawyer, Emil Bove, did not seem to work with David Pecker, the former publisher of The National Enquirer.
New York Times Top StoriesStudent Leader of Columbia Protests: ‘Zionists Don’t Deserve to Live’
After video surfaced on social media, the student, Khymani James, said on Friday that his comments were wrong.
New York Times Top StoriesKing Charles to Resume Public Royal Duties Amid Cancer Treatment
The king’s cancer treatment will continue but doctors are “pleased with the progress made so far,” a palace spokesman said.
New York Times Top StoriesHow a Supreme Court Immunity Ruling Could Affect Trump’s Election Case
In arguments on Thursday, the justices appeared to signal two ways they could help Donald Trump as he fights charges that he plotted to overturn the 2020 election.
New York Times Top StoriesAt the Time 100 Gala, Dua Lipa, Patrick Mahomes and More on the Red Carpet
Dua Lipa and Patrick Mahomes are red carpet stars at an event that brought together Oscar winners and thought leaders.
New York Times Top StoriesMTA’s Congestion Pricing in NYC Will Start June 30
Legal and political disagreements still threaten to dilute or halt the program, which transit officials have said will ease some of the nation’s worst traffic.
New York Times Top StoriesConservative Justices Take Argument Over Trump’s Immunity in Unexpected Direction
Thursday’s Supreme Court hearing was memorable for its discussion of coups, assassinations and internments — but very little about the former president’s conduct.
New York Times Top StoriesHow High Wall Street Thinks the Fed Will Keep Interest Rates
Stubborn inflation has led traders to forecast far fewer rate cuts by the Federal Reserve than just a few months ago.
New York Times Top StoriesProtests Threaten College Graduations, Denying Seniors Second Chance at Normalcy
After Covid ruined high school graduation for the class of 2020, the response to campus protests might upend their college commencements.
New York Times Top StoriesRussia Strikes Ukraine’s Railways and Vows to Slow Arrival of U.S. Aid
The attacks killed at least six civilians and injured dozens of others, the Ukrainian military and local officials said.
New York Times Top StoriesDid Richard III Kill the Princes in the Tower?
Philippa Langley devoted years to the search for Richard III’s remains. Now, she’s trying to crack a 15th-century cold case: Did he really assassinate his nephews?
New York Times Top StoriesSchumer Says Bill to Aid Ukraine and Israel Shows Congress Isn’t Broken
The majority leader says the measure to help Ukraine and other recent bipartisan efforts show there is a path to success on Capitol Hill. But deep partisan differences and institutional problems remain.
New York Times Top StoriesTalk of an Immigrant ‘Invasion’ Grows in Republican Ads and Speech
Once relegated to the margins of the national debate, the word is now part of the party’s mainstream message on immigration.
New York Times Top Stories‘To the Future’: Saudi Arabia Spends Big to Become an A.I. Superpower
The oil-rich kingdom is plowing money into glitzy events, computing power and artificial intelligence research, putting it in the middle of an escalating U.S.-China struggle for technological influence.
New York Times Top StoriesWarren Buffett’s Real Estate Brokerage Agrees to $250 Million Settlement
HomeServices of America, the largest residential real estate brokerage in the United States, will settle the claims brought by home sellers who said they were forced to pay inflated commissions, pending court approval.
New York Times Top StoriesGrowing Number of Trump Allies Face Election Interference Charges
Prosecutors are sending a warning as Donald Trump and his supporters continue to spread conspiracy theories: that disrupting elections can bear a heavy legal cost.
New York Times Top StoriesGrowing Number of Trump Allies Face Election Interference Charges
Prosecutors are sending a warning as Donald Trump and his supporters continue to spread conspiracy theories: that disrupting elections can bear a heavy legal cost.
New York Times Top StoriesHere’s what to know as Pecker’s cross-examination continues.
David Pecker, the former publisher of The National Enquirer, will be back on the stand for continued cross-examination.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Fed’s Favorite Inflation Index Remained Stubborn in March
Hopes for substantial cuts in interest rates are fading as inflation shows more staying power than expected.
New York Times Top StoriesWould Trump Move to Control the Fed?
Allies of the former president are said to be devising plans to reduce the central bank’s independence if he is re-elected, a move that would have big consequences for monetary policy.
New York Times Top StoriesA Baby Born in Gaza After Her Mother Was Killed Has Died
The birth of the girl, captured on video, brought a glimmer of hope to war-torn Gaza, but she died of respiratory problems after five days, her uncle said.
New York Times Top StoriesWatch Mike Faist and Josh O’Connor Spar Over Churros in ‘Challengers’
The director Luca Guadagnino narrates a tense scene between the two characters.
New York Times Top StoriesAfter Apartheid
Thirty years after apartheid ended, South Africa will vote again.
New York Times Top StoriesHarvey Weinstein Conviction Thrown Out
New York’s highest appeals court has overturned the movie producer’s 2020 conviction for sex crimes, which was a landmark in the #MeToo movement.