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CPI Likely to Show Rising Inflation as Trump’s Tariffs Lead to Price Hikes

The Consumer Price Index is expected to reflect an uptick in inflation as companies increase prices as a result of President Trump’s tariffs.

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Geometry Solves Gerrymandering

A new level of partisan one-upmanship should spur urgent demands for reform.

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A.I. Is Fueling a ‘Poverty of Imagination.’ Here’s How We Can Fix It.

What bots are really doing in the classroom.

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Cecilia Bartoli Knows What Makes Good Opera and Ragù: Time

A star mezzo-soprano, Bartoli also runs a festival and an opera house at an age when others start to retire. And she’s not slowing down.

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How College Financial Troubles Could Reshape Student Life

Austerity is coming to colleges boxed in by President Trump’s cuts and their own troubles. As they lay off workers, cut majors and take other steps, the changes may eventually be felt in classrooms.

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How Democrats Lost Working-Class Voters

Interviews with nearly 30 working-class Americans who until recently voted Democratic laid bare the party’s deep challenges — and its pockets of opportunity.

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What Does It Mean to Be a ‘Very American’ Artist Now?

Robert Longo was a little nervous about opening a big show in Denmark this year.

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These Are the Voters Who Should Scare Democrats Most

Working-class Americans who until recently voted Democratic said the party should not count on a backlash to President Trump to win them back. Still, there were pockets of opportunity.

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Clemency Is Broken. That Keeps Me Employed.

One filmmaker’s playbook for helping people get clemency.

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‘Road House’ Still Reigns as the Best Bad Movie

In 1989, Patrick Swayze played a bouncer at an outrageously out-of-control bar. It set a standard for a movie that’s irresistible, almost in spite of itself.

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They Cleaned the Subway During Covid. Now They Will Earn Back Pay.

A $3 million settlement will be divided among 452 underpaid workers employed at the height of the coronavirus pandemic, the city comptroller's office said.

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Vladimir Putin’s Coming to Alaska and Late Night Is Amused

“Trump loves talking about keeping criminal foreigners out of the country, and now he’s like, ‘Vladimir Putin, come on over,’” Jimmy Fallon said on Monday.

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Sheila Jordan, Fearless Vocal Improviser, Is Dead at 96

She was revered in the jazz world as a chance taker who communicated an effervescent joy in the pure act of singing.

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Israel’s Pain Has Blinded It to Gaza’s Suffering

Multiple factors have caused the starvation ravaging Gaza. But Israel must accept that its actions are the main cause.

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Are Samosas Unhealthy? Some Indians Find Official Advice Hard to Swallow.

A government advisory noting the high fat and sugar levels in many popular snacks was seen by some as an attack on India’s beloved street food.

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Foreign Recruits in Ukraine Military Are Killed in Russian Missile Strike

Russia has repeatedly targeted soldiers assembled at military academies, barracks and parade grounds.

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The Fake Heiress, the Instagram Shoot and the Abandoned Bunnies

Three rabbits used in a photo shoot featuring Anna Delvey, whose real name is Anna Sorokin, were found abandoned in Prospect Park in Brooklyn.

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For D.C., Threats of a Federal Takeover Were Familiar. Now They Are a Reality.

Federal law gives presidents the power to take over Washington’s police force after declaring an emergency, but Donald Trump is the first president to do so.

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A Right-Wing Influencer Tried to Be a Tradwife. It Almost Broke Her.

Being an anti-feminist, it turns out, is no shield against abusive male power.

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Does President Trump Want to Be Mayor, Too?

President Trump has long railed about crime in blue cities. Now he’s effectively put himself in charge of policing one of them.

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Trump Says He’s Going to Alaska to See What Putin ‘Has in Mind’

President Trump set a low bar for his summit with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia, saying he was ready to walk away if no deal was forthcoming.

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Over 60,000 Are in Immigration Detention, a Modern High, Records Show

The numbers reflect the significant effort the Trump administration has put into its escalating immigration crackdown.

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Trump Names EJ Antoni New BLS Commissioner

The president fired the Bureau of Labor Statistics chief after a downbeat jobs report. The move has jeopardized the credibility of economic data.

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Trump Takes Control of D.C. Police, Citing ‘Bloodthirsty Criminals.’ But Crime Is Down.

The president has railed against crime in urban, largely liberal cities for decades, but Monday’s announcement was an extraordinary exertion of federal power over an American city.

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Richest Gain Most and Poorest Face Steepest Cuts Under G.O.P. Law, Analysis Finds

Millions of people could lose access to federal food aid or Medicaid, according to the Congressional Budget Office’s latest analysis of President Trump’s marquee legislation.

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N.Y.P.D. ‘Quality-of-Life’ Teams Are Expanding. Not Everyone Is Happy.

The units, which respond to complaints about issues including loud music and illegal vending, will soon be in every precinct. But someworry about aggressive policing.

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President Trump Calls Intel C.E.O. a ‘Success’ After Meeting

Just days after calling for the resignation of Intel chief, Lip-Bu Tan, over his ties to China, Mr. Trump changed his tune.

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Trump Pulls Military Into Another Political Issue

The National Guard troops who will move into Washington, D.C., will not perform law enforcement tasks but may be able to detain people temporarily, officials said.

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Gunman Kills Three at a Target Store in Austin, Texas

Police said a fourth person was injured. The gunman was caught after stealing a succession of cars, the police said.

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Adidas Apologizes After Mexico Criticizes Oaxacan-Inspired Shoe

Willy Chavarria, the designer of the shoe, also apologized after Mexican officials leveled accusations of cultural appropriation.

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