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Gazans Worry as Israeli Border Block Sends Food Prices Climbing

The halt on aid and commercial goods was intended to put pressure on Hamas, but it is already having a broader effect, Palestinians say.

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Grei Mendez Sentenced to 45 Years for Fatal Fentanyl Poisoning at Day Care

Grei Mendez tried to delete thousands of messages while she was being questioned by police investigators after a child died in her care. Many were recovered, and they were damning.

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SpaceX Prepares for 8th Starship Rocket Test Flight: How to Watch

The company has made changes to the vehicle, part of which blew up over the Caribbean in January during the seventh test flight.

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Social Security and Sex Robots: Musk Veers Off Script With Joe Rogan

Elon Musk’s three-hour interview with “The Joe Rogan Experience” offered a window into his worldview that was by turns crude and contradictory.

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Teacher Whose Sex Crime Arrest Shook an N.Y.C. Prep School Pleads Guilty

Winston Nguyen, who taught math at Saint Ann’s School in Brooklyn, was accused of soliciting lewd images from students. He pleaded guilty to a felony and five misdemeanors.

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Stocks Post Biggest Loss of the Year on Trump’s Tariff Plans

The S&P 500 fell 1.8 percent on Monday after President Trump doubled down on plans to impose 25 percent tariffs on Canada and Mexico starting Tuesday.

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How Trump’s Tariffs on China Are Affecting Toy Companies

A trade show for toys, most of which are made in China, showcased an industry, underneath the fun, rattled by President Trump’s higher tariffs.

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Pope Experiences Another Setback With Respiratory Crises

The Vatican said that Monday’s two crises were caused by a significant accumulation of mucus in his bronchial tubes.

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Gene Hackman’s Santa Fe Neighbors Recall Actor’s Quiet Life in Gated Community

Before they were found dead at home last week, the movie star and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, lived an increasingly isolated life in New Mexico.

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Sean Baker’s Oscars Battle Cry (and Mine): Don’t Abandon the Big Screen

The director of the best picture winner, “Anora,” urged viewers to keep seeing films in theaters. Our critic hopes the industry listens, and that Baker keeps his independence.

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Andrew Cuomo Declares His Run for NY Mayor With a Message for Democrats

Attacking the Democratic Party’s leadership as he declared his candidacy to run the nation’s largest city, he clearly had a wider audience, and his own ambitions, in mind.

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A Black Studies Curriculum Is (Defiantly) Rolling Out in New York City

Educators are embracing rather than restricting discussions of race in schools. Leaders have said they’ll do so whether the Trump administration approves or not.

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M. Paul Friedberg, Landscape Architect Who Celebrated the City, Dies at 93

He made his mark as a designer of experimental playgrounds in New York City and then used the same ideas to reinvent urban parks across the country.

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For Pacific Palisades Fire Victims, Baseball Brings Hope and Some Normalcy

A Pacific Palisades youth baseball league has found a temporary home and, with lots of help, is reviving a sense of togetherness that was lost in January.

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Key Interest Rate Falls as Worries About the Economy Rise

Investors’ increasingly gloomy sentiment about economic growth appears to be driving down the 10-year Treasury yield.

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When Is Daylight Saving Time?

The twice-yearly ritual has roots in cost-cutting strategies of the late 19th century. A recent effort to end it has stalled in Congress.

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Man Pleads Guilty in Fourth of July Parade Shooting

The shooting at a parade in a Chicago suburb in 2022 killed seven people. The man pleaded guilty as his trial was about to start.

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What’s Behind Trump’s Love-Hate Relationship With Canada

Canada is one of the United States’ largest trading partners, but President Trump wants to either take it or leave it.

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Europe Faces a Huge Bill to Defend Ukraine. Investors Are Thrilled.

Europeans would need to ramp up military spending quickly, a notion that has set off a market rally, led by defense stocks.

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Zelensky Turns to Diplomacy in a War With ‘a Long Way to Go’

After a startling clash with President Trump, who has echoed the Kremlin view of the war, Ukraine’s leader is trying to shore up European support and smooth over relations with Washington.

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For Some Fans, Demi Moore’s Upset Loss for Best Actress Stung

Moore had been considered a favorite for her strong performance in “The Substance,” but lost to Mikey Madison of “Anora.”

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As Ballet Rethinks Its Racial Homogeneity, One ‘Swan Lake’ Ditches Tights

Barelegged swans are a bit like baseball players without caps. But as the art form confronts its history of racial homogeneity some traditions are being rethought.

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Christian Holder, Longtime Star of the Joffrey Ballet, Dies at 75

He brought his elegance and power to boundary-pushing ballets in the 1960s and ’70s, and he was a presence at the storied company for 13 years.

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He’s the Face of a White House Press Corps Under Attack by Trump

Eugene Daniels, president of the White House Correspondents’ Association, is pushing back on the administration’s hostility to reporters as he navigates a move to MSNBC from Politico.

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The Fairy Tale Night of Sean Baker, Director of Dreams Gone Awry

Baker’s four Oscars for “Anora” are validation of his sensitive portrayals of people on the margins who always seem to come up short.

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Donald Trump Is Backed by the Business Elite

Behind closed doors, many top executives voice support for the new administration.

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At Least One Killed After Car Drives Into Crowd in Germany

The police in Mannheim, in the country’s southwest, said that the driver had been arrested, adding that they were investigating if other perpetrators had been involved.

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Trump Faces Blowback Over Plans for Crypto Reserve

Digital assets like Bitcoin rallied on the president’s backing for a strategic holding, but even some conservatives and industry backers disapproved.

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Trump and the Press

The president wants journalists to parrot his views and face consequences if they don’t.

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The Scramble After a White House Showdown, and R.F.K. Jr.’s Measles Response

Plus, “Anora” has a big night at the Oscars.

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