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Moo Deng, the Toddler Hippopotamus, Still Has Star Power
The pygmy hippopotamus, now 6 months old, is Thailand’s biggest celebrity, and the crowds keep flocking. What explains her charm?
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesDeciphering Ancient Indus Valley Script Could Earn You $1 Million
A prize offered by an Indian state leader is intended to shed light on a Bronze Age civilization — and settle a cultural battle.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Officials Release Water That Experts Say Will Serve Little Use
Local officials and experts said the water the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers began sending downstream on Friday could have been helpful to farmers later this year. President Trump, in an apparent reference to the move, called it a “victory.”
New York Times Top StoriesBoy, 8, Is Fatally Shot in Newark, Officials Say
A man wounded by gunfire was found several blocks from where the child was killed around the same time, but officials declined to say whether the shootings were related.
New York Times Top StoriesYou Can No Longer Buy Paper Inflation Bonds With Your Tax Refund
The Treasury Department has also eliminated the option of buying as much as $5,000 in extra inflation bonds, beyond the $10,000 annual limit.
New York Times Top StoriesDeadly Crash Focuses Attention on Helicopter Traffic at Reagan Airport
The F.A.A. restricted helicopter routes nearby in the aftermath of the Wednesday collision. For some officials, the concerns about clogged airspace were a long time coming.
New York Times Top StoriesSmall Plane With 2 Aboard Crashes Near Philadelphia Mall
A Learjet 55 with two aboard crashed around 6:30 p.m. near the Roosevelt Mall after leaving the Northeast Philadelphia Airport, officials said. There was no word on casualties.
New York Times Top StoriesDeadly Crash Focuses Attention on Helicopter Traffic at Reagan Airport
The F.A.A. restricted helicopter routes nearby in the aftermath of the Wednesday collision. For some officials, the concerns about clogged airspace were a long time coming.
New York Times Top StoriesPhyllis Dalton, Oscar-Winning Costume Designer for Historical Epics, Dies at 99
A look back at some of her most celebrated works, including “Doctor Zhivago,” “The Princess Bride” and “Lawrence of Arabia.”
New York Times Top StoriesHow the D.C. Plane Crash Shattered Wichita’s Big Dreams of Skating and Flight
The city had tried for years to host the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, and to get a direct flight to the northeast.
New York Times Top StoriesHow Trump’s Tariffs Could Affect Americans
President Trump relies on tariffs to address trade, immigration and drug issues. Ana Swanson, who covers trade and international economics for The New York Times, explains their potential impact on everyday Americans.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Doctor Indicted in Louisiana for Sending Abortion Pills There
The case opens a new front in the battle between states that ban abortion and states that support providing abortion anywhere in the country.
New York Times Top StoriesBelgium Forms a Government After 7 Months of Squabbling
The country’s tense negotiations hinged on taxing and social spending — and they highlight issues facing Europe, and Western democracies, as a whole.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Plans Steep Tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China
Also, Hamas said it would free an American hostage. Here’s the latest at the end of Friday.
New York Times Top StoriesFederal Judge Orders White House to Keep Money Flowing to 22 States
A court in Rhode Island issued a temporary restraining order to block Trump’s directive to defund programs he considers to be “woke.”
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Raises New Threat to Sanctuary Cities: Blocking Transportation Dollars
A new order revives an old battle about how much an administration is allowed to coerce cities and states by withholding money.
New York Times Top StoriesArmy Withholds Identity of Helicopter Pilot Killed in Crash
The names of two male crew members were released, but the family of the third aviator requested privacy.
New York Times Top StoriesU.S. Considers Sending Israel 24,000 Assault Rifles Held Back Under Biden
Democratic lawmakers had expressed concerns to Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken about the rifles possibly going to settler militias or being misused by the police.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Will Hit Mexico, Canada and China With Tariffs
The White House press secretary said the president would move forward with levies on America’s largest trading partners on Saturday.
New York Times Top StoriesHealth Resources Vanish Following D.E.I. and Gender Orders
Vague federal directives have led to frantic action, and perhaps overreaction, before a Friday deadline.
New York Times Top StoriesFederal Workers Ordered to Remove Gender Identity From Email Signatures
The instructions to employees aimed to fulfill orders from the Trump administration, which told agency heads to remove all references to gender identity from official materials by 5 p.m. Friday.
New York Times Top StoriesBarry Goldberg, Who Backed Dylan When He Went Electric, Dies at 83
He played keyboards with a host of rock luminaries, but perhaps his most memorable performance was as part of the band that shocked the 1965 Newport Folk Festival.
New York Times Top StoriesCBS to Hand Over Transcript of Kamala Harris’s ‘60 Minutes’ Interview to FCC
The broadcaster had declined previous requests by the Trump campaign to release the unedited transcript of an interview with Vice President Kamala Harris.
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New York Times Top StoriesHas Your Nonprofit Been Affected by Federal Funding Cuts? We Want to Hear From You.
The Trump administration is slashing federal grants. The New York Times wants to talk to nonprofits that have lost funding — or fear they might.
New York Times Top StoriesMeta Said to Explore Moving Where It Is Incorporated
The owner of Facebook and Instagram is incorporated in Delaware, but is considering a change. Its corporate headquarters would remain in Silicon Valley, people with knowledge of the matter said.
New York Times Top StoriesKennedy Says He Will Give HPV Vaccine Lawsuit Proceeds to His Son
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. also disclosed that he had reached at least one settlement agreement with a company or individual that has accused him of “misconduct or inappropriate behavior.”
New York Times Top StoriesBeneath Trump’s Chaotic Spending Freeze: An Idea That Crosses Party Lines
There is a long, bipartisan history of attempts to rein in spending and address concerns about government inefficiencies, though the parties have grown increasingly divided about what to cut.
New York Times Top StoriesVirginia Pilot Responds After She Is Falsely Targeted Over Black Hawk Crash
Jo Ellis, a National Guard pilot who is transgender, was falsely identified as the captain of the crashed military helicopter in thousands of social media posts.
New York Times Top StoriesTop Justice Department Officials Meet Lawyers in Adams Case
Senior officials in Washington were meeting with prosecutors and defense lawyers representing Mayor Eric Adams to discuss dropping the corruption case against him.