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Where Might the Iran War Hit Your Wallet? Start With Raspberries.

It takes a lot of fuel to produce this delicate fruit, which can be a sensitive barometer as oil costs rise.

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9 Fateful Seconds at LaGuardia Airport

After a fatal collision between an Air Canada jet and a fire truck on a runway, attention has focused on why the truck didn’t heed frantic calls to stop.

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Resurgent Inflation Tests Faith in Fed’s Willingness to Tame It

The war in the Middle East risks worsening an inflation problem that the Federal Reserve has struggled for years to subdue.

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Tracking the Early Vote in Virginia’s Redistricting Referendum

Voters in Virginia will decide on April 21 whether to redraw the state’s congressional map. Turnout is even higher, thus far, than it was in last year’s governor’s election.

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The Iran War is Revealing the Messy Middle of Our Renewable Energy Transition

When the world map of literal power changes, the political hierarchy shifts, too

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As Kennedy Takes on Food Policy, Companies Push Back

Though the health secretary falsely claimed a victory in a recent podcast, a federal proposal to review all new food ingredients is still in the early stages and drawing fierce opposition.

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Hegseth Strikes Two Black and Two Female Officers From Promotion List

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s highly unusual decision to remove officers from a one-star promotion list has spurred allegations of racial and gender bias.

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Can We Settle Your Music Debate? Of Course We Can.

Popcast is here to answer your questions. (And to tell you who’s right.)

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It’s Elon Musk’s World Now

Is Muskism the new Fordism?

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Will ICE Change Under Its New Leader?

Markwayne Mullin, the new homeland security secretary, has promised a different approach, but how much change is likely? Our reporter Hamed Aleaziz describes what we know.

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In Maine, Many Older Women Prefer the Younger Man for Senate

Women in their 60s and beyond will likely play a key role in choosing which Democrat will face Senator Susan Collins: Gov. Janet Mills, 78, or Graham Platner, 41.

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U.S. May Label Brazilian Gangs as Terror Groups, After Push by the Bolsonaros

The Trump administration is weighing declaring Brazil’s two largest drug gangs terrorist groups, after lobbying by the sons of jailed former President Jair Bolsonaro.

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One Republican Farmer in Wisconsin Is Bitter Over Trump’s Deportations

For 20 years, Tim O’Harrow has asked lawmakers to acknowledge that America’s food supply depends on immigrants. Politics went in the other direction.

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Why College Graduates Feel Betrayed

Their anger goes far beyond the recent rise of unemployment and the looming threat of A.I.

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Florida’s Immigration Crackdown, Led by DeSantis, Is Showing Cracks

Some conservative sheriffs have raised concerns about the aggressive enforcement tactics that Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican, has embraced.

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Americans Spend Too Much Time Stuck in Traffic. There’s a Way to Get It Back.

The success of congestion pricing is a reminder that government, done right, has immense power to improve people’s lives.

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Late Night Disses Trump’s New ‘America First’ Award

“How many fake trophies that were made specifically for him is this guy going to get?” Seth Meyers asked on Thursday’s “Late Night.”

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Can a Democrat Make Headway With Trump? New York’s Governor Is Trying.

Gov. Kathy Hochul of New York has demonstrated her ability to negotiate with the president and his team on thorny issues like immigration enforcement.

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Nepal’s New Prime Minister, Former Rapper Balendra Shah, Sworn In

A leaked report on the deadly violence and mass arson that broke out last year has put the new leader under pressure to ensure accountability.

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The Faroe Islands, Wary After Greenland, Vote for Change

Statehood had been a key issue in this tiny Danish archipelago before President Trump threatened Greenland. Now, Faroese voters are focused more on their own economy than geopolitics.

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Robert Fox, Acclaimed Producer in Britain and on Broadway, Dies at 73

A favorite of actors like Maggie Smith, he produced dozens of plays, including “The Audience,” about Queen Elizabeth II, which was made into the Netflix show “The Crown.”

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Iran Has a Chokehold on the World’s Oil. Here’s How to Break It.

Nations are looking for alternatives to the Strait of Hormuz.

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The War in Ukraine Transformed Conflict. Iran Is the Proof.

Open-ended military conflict in Europe could, at some point, intersect with open-ended military conflict in the Middle East.

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In Sleepy Town on Strait of Hormuz, War Rages Just Over Horizon

For centuries, an Omani exclave has been defined by a peculiar duality: rugged isolation and proximity to one of the world’s most important trade routes.

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The German Military Tightens Its Social Media Rules

Military members sharing clips on Instagram and TikTok have helped recruit badly needed new soldiers, but Bundeswehr officials said they are concerned about security.

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An Invisible Bottleneck: A Helium Shortage Threatens the Chip Industry

With a third of the global supply offline because of the war in Iran, gas companies are scrambling to assure critical A.I. chip makers there will be no disruptions.

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Stocks Sink and Oil Dips After Trump Delays Threat to Bomb Iran

President Trump said on Thursday he would delay an imminent deadline to begin attacking Iran’s power grid.

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Salzburg Festival Fires Its Artistic Director

The board terminated Markus Hinterhäuser’s contract early, leaving the leadership of the world’s largest classical music festival in limbo for now.

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Trump’s Signature Is Set to Be Added to America’s Currency

President Trump is poised to be the first sitting president to have his signature appear on the U.S. dollar.

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House Ethics Panel Holds Rare Public Hearing on Democrat’s Conduct

Representative Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick of Florida is charged with stealing $5 million in FEMA money for her campaign.

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