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Overlooked No More: Lena Richard, Who Brought Creole Cooking to the Masses

She hosted a cooking show years before Julia Child was on the air, tantalizing viewers with okra gumbo, shrimp bisque and other Southern specialties.

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Tensions Build in Syria Between New Leaders and Kurdish-Led Militia

The interim government in Damascus has called for a powerful Kurdish-led militia backed by the United States to disarm and integrate into a national military force.

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Hagan Scotten, Adams’s Lead Prosecutor, Quits Defiantly

Hagan Scotten told Justice Department officials that he would not be party to a political prosecution. He was the latest in succession of federal prosecutors to quit.

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Lorne Michaels Reflects on His ‘S.N.L.’ Legacy Ahead of the 50th Anniversary

The man who made “Saturday Night Live” reflects on its legacy.

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Which Interest Rate Should You Care About?

The Fed’s short-term rates matter, but the main action now is in the 10-year Treasury market, which influences mortgages, credit cards and much more, our columnist says.

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How to Back Up All Your Data and Important Documents

Readers worried after Mr. Musk and his team were given access to federal payment systems. Here’s how to back up all your data and documents.

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Tensions Mount in Lebanon as Deadline Nears for Israeli Withdrawal

The United States has reportedly told Lebanese officials that Israel’s military intends to remain in five strategic points inside Lebanon, but will withdraw from towns it still occupies.

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Inside the Murdochs’ Succession Drama

More than 3,000 pages of documents reveal how years of betrayals led to a messy court battle that threatens the future of Rupert’s empire.

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Man Is Briefly ‘Swallowed’ by Whale in Chile

Paddling in the Strait of Magellan, Adrián Simancas was caught in a humpback’s lunge. “I realized that I was in something’s mouth and I had been eaten,” he said.

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Sexual Violence Against Children Soars in Congo, U.N. Group Says

UNICEF accused “armed men” of raping scores of children in the Democratic Republic of Congo, which has been ravaged by conflict recently.

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Embracing Vaping Will Save Lives Lost from Smoking

The F.D.A. is making its biggest move yet to end smoking. It needs to be careful not to give rise to another public health crisis.

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Eric Adams Highlights Coordination With Trump’s Border Czar on Fox News

Mayor Eric Adams, appearing alongside the border czar, Tom Homan, said he would work with the Trump administration on immigration as he faces calls to resign over his cooperation.

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Trump’s Funding Freeze Raises a New Question: Is the Government’s Word Good?

Companies that get federal grants or loans usually sign a legally binding agreement and depend on getting reimbursed. The new administration has upended that expectation.

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Why Trump’s Plan to Relocate Gazans Is Untenable for Jordan

President Trump’s plan would send a huge number of refugees to Jordan, adding new frictions to the kingdom’s often tense, sometimes violent history with displaced Palestinians.

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Russian Drone Hits Chernobyl Nuclear Radiation Shield, Ukraine Says

President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine called the damage “significant” but said there were no signs of radiation leaks. A Kremlin spokesman denied that Russia had carried out the strike.

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Britain’s Hard-Right Reform U.K. Party Wins Over Some Labour Voters

Nigel Farage’s anti-immigration party is winning over some disillusioned Labour voters by targeting regions that are struggling economically and by campaigning on local issues.

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Why Investors Appear Unfazed by the Latest Trump Tariffs

The dollar fell and global stock markets are holding up despite President Trump announcing his plan to impose reciprocal tariffs on trading partners.

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Hamas Names Hostages Set for Release on Saturday

An exchange of hostages for Palestinians jailed by Israel had been thrown into doubt after days of mutual recriminations. Israel has not yet commented.

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Remnants of a Roman Basilica Are Found Under a London Office Building

The 2,000-year-old basilica was “once the beating heart of Roman London,” the Museum of London Archaeology said.

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Ukrainians Fear Peace May Strand Them Forever From Lost Homes

Bitterness has greeted suggestions that occupied territory will have to be ceded to Russia: “It’s like ripping off a man’s arm or leg and then saying, ‘Let it be as it is.’”

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Mass Government Layoffs Begin, and New Abortion Fight Takes Shape

Plus, why crafters are in mourning.

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What Happens to Global Trade If ‘the W.T.O. Is Toast’?

President Trump, who disabled the World Trade Organization during his first term, is going after international free trade rules in place since the 1940s.

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With Fighting Stilled, Gazans Face New Trauma: Searching for Their Dead

Thousands of bodies may be unearthed from Gaza’s ruins, the authorities say. Families with missing loved ones face fresh horrors as they search the rubble.

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FEMA Quietly Eases Rules Meant to Protect Buildings in Flood Zones

The agency issued an internal memo saying it would “pause” a regulation directing that schools, libraries and other public facilities damaged by disasters be rebuilt safely.

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Trump Wants to Destroy All Academia, Not Just the Woke Parts

The administration’s war on universities defies rational self-interest.

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Kendrick Lamar’s Halftime Show Was Political Art, if You Knew Where to Look

With an audience of over 120 million people, Kendrick’s show broke viewership records. But at times it seemed designed to speak directly to me.

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Trump Pushes Tariff Threats on Global Scale

With less than a month in office, the president has pursued trade actions that could shatter the global trading system and dwarf the trade measures he took over his entire first term.

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What Does the Department of Education Actually Do?

Even as President Trump has vowed to close the Education Department, he has sought to use the agency’s powers. Dana Goldstein, a reporter covering education and families for The New York Times, describes what the department does and does not do.

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DeepSeek Doesn’t Scare OpenAI, Thanks to the ‘Jevons Paradox’

The economic theory, which traces to 1865, says that as a resource becomes more efficient to use, demand will increase. It came up a lot in A.I. circles last month.

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Whiskey Offers Window Into the Pain of a Trade War

Liquor is leverage as the world careens toward another trade dispute. European tariffs on American whiskey snap back after March 31 unless an extension is granted.

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