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Live Nation Antitrust Case Resumes With Testimony About Springsteen Fees

After the Justice Department announced a deal with the concert giant, the trial picked up after a week’s break, with a coalition of states leading the way.

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S.E.C.’s Enforcement Chief Abruptly Resigns

Margaret A. Ryan is leaving the agency just six months after joining it, a surprise given that most people hold the position for years.

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Judge Strikes Down RFK Jr.’s Vaccine Policies in Blow to Trump’s Health Agenda

Ruling on a lawsuit brought by several prominent medical organizations, a district court said the federal government had not based its decisions on science in limiting Covid shots and revising the childhood immunization schedule.

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Kennedy Center Board Votes to Close for 2-Year Renovation Project

Ahead of the vote, President Trump criticized the center’s physical condition and previous financial management.

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Trump Officials Look to More Managed Approach to Trade With China

The administration has begun discussing a new “Board of Trade” with China to try to balance what U.S. officials see as an unequal economic relationship.

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Airport Security Lines Grow as TSA Goes Unpaid in Partial Shutdown

“There’s going to be a breaking point sooner or later,” one union official warned, with travelers at some airports being told to arrive three hours ahead of time.

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Mix-and-Match These Stunning Dishes to Gather Loved Ones and Feast

Make one or make all: Yewande Komolafe’s curated menus are meant for celebrating.

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Colorado Funeral Home Owner Is Sentenced to 18 Years on Federal Fraud Charges

Carie Hallford, 49, and her husband failed to provide cremation and burial services they had promised to grieving families, prosecutors said.

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3 Are Dead, Including a Child, in Fast-Moving Queens Fire

The building in Flushing was engulfed in flames by the time firefighters arrived four minutes after a 911 call. Three other people jumped out of windows and were injured.

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No H.I.V. Aid Without More Access to Minerals: U.S. Ponders ‘Sticks’ Against Zambia

A draft State Department memo outlines ways the Trump administration may ratchet up pressure on the African country by ending health support “on a massive scale.”

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How Trump Drove a Wedge Between Florida Republicans Over A.I.

A Florida bill that would have regulated artificial intelligence, backed by Gov. Ron DeSantis, failed to gain traction after President Trump made it clear he did not want states to rein in the technology.

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Cuba Ready to Accept Outside Investment, Top Official Says

Cuba’s deputy prime minister said his country would announce on Monday a move to allow Cubans abroad to own businesses on the island and to invest in infrastructure.

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Nvidia Debuts New A.I. Product at GTC Developer Conference

At the opening of the company’s annual conference, Jensen Huang leaned on technology from a recent deal to show how artificial intelligence is changing.

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I Predicted the 2008 Financial Crisis. What Is Coming May Be Worse.

Richard Bookstaber warns that what appears to be disparate forces adding risk to our economy are all part of one deeply connected system.

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Why Did Trump Officials Award $2 Million to a Small Art School in Queens?

The National Endowment for the Humanities seldom gave seven-figure grants. Now big awards flow to handpicked projects, including an institution with three full-time employees.

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With Threats and Claims of ‘Treason,’ Trump Pressures Media on the War

A president who calls journalists the “enemy of the people” has accused news organizations of undermining a military effort that many Americans oppose.

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Israel’s Expanding Ground Assault in Lebanon Meets Resistance in Hilltop Town

The town of Khiam’s location on high ground just a few miles north of the border between Israel and Lebanon has made it coveted territory over multiple conflicts.

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In Choosing ‘Epic Fury,’ Trump Names a War and Defines His Presidency

The branding of the U.S. military operation against Iran is a quintessentially Trumpian choice for a leader whose tenure has been marked by anger.

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David A. Keene, Leader of Two Right-Wing Groups, Dies at 80

He led the N.R.A. and, for 29 years, the American Conservative Union, which organizes the influential annual Conservative Political Action Conference, or CPAC. He was also a columnist.

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Dinner and No Drinks: Restaurants Are Struggling as Americans Drink Less

Traditionally a reliable revenue stream for restaurants, alcoholic drinks are down markedly — and the bottom line is, too.

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Europe Rejects Trump’s Demands for Warships to Reopen the Strait of Hormuz

While some European countries said they were discussing ways to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz, several rejected President Trump’s calls to send warships.

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For Once, the Oscars Got a Lot Right (Even the In Memoriam Segment)

The ceremony figured out how to celebrate movies and the people who make them. It even understood Robert Redford’s place in American cinema.

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America Is an Oil Exporter. Why Does a Mideast War Raise U.S. Gas Prices?

The U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iran have intensified and the conflict has widened, shaking global energy markets.

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What Displays Get Scrapped at America’s Parks? It Looks Like Anyone’s Guess.

President Trump ordered officials to remove information deemed disparaging to the United States. A review of government documents shows little guidance and striking inconsistencies.

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In Deep-Red Idaho, a Republican Rift Over Schools and ‘Parental Choice’

Does “choice” in Idaho mean vouchers for private-school tuition or publicly funded remote learning that has brought AP classes and advanced math to the state’s rural reaches?

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Why Republicans are Changing Course on Immigration

What did Speaker Mike Johnson mean when he talked about a “course correction” in the Trump administration’s deportation approach? Our White House correspondent Zolan Kanno-Youngs analyzes how the message around deportation is changing.

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Hydropower Line From Quebec to Queens Could Power a Million N.Y.C. Homes

A 339-mile buried transmission line is on schedule to bring clean electricity to New York City this spring.

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With Iran War, Trump Risks Stepping on Gains From His Own Tax Cuts

President Trump’s war in Iran has raised some costs just as many Americans are starting to see savings from last year’s tax cuts.

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Trump’s Threat to Delay Summit With Xi Casts New Shadow Over China Relations

President Trump warned that he could postpone a meeting set to begin in just over two weeks if China refuses to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

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Your Iran Questions

We’re answering some of your questions about the war.

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