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Justice Alito Was Taken to the Hospital Last Month in Undisclosed Incident

Supreme Court justices are not required to release information about their health, and the disclosure practices of individual justices have varied.

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Artemis II Pilot Took a Test Drive on the Way to the Moon

Victor Glover, a former Navy test pilot, carefully maneuvered the Orion capsule in space around a discarded rocket stage. The demonstration is crucial for future moon landing missions.

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March Jobs Report Shows Stronger U.S. Market Than Expected With 178,000 New Positions

Payrolls expanded and unemployment dropped last month after a health care strike ended and a harsh winter abated.

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Big Banks Seeking a Piece of SpaceX’s I.P.O. Must Subscribe to Elon Musk’s Grok

Mr. Musk is requiring Wall Street firms to purchase subscriptions to his A.I. chatbot if they want to advise on one of the largest initial public offerings in history.

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Hegseth Says U.S. Troops Are Fighting for Jesus. The Pope Disagrees.

In sharp contrast to the Trump administration’s calls for Christian prayers for the war effort, Pope Leo XIV says military domination is “entirely foreign to the way of Jesus Christ.”

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FEMA Official Says He Teleported to Waffle House. Experts Are Dubious.

Gregg Phillips, who is in charge of responding to fires and floods, says the hand of God suddenly and mysteriously moved him to a 24-hour breakfast spot in Rome, Ga.

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NASA Unveils 1st Earth Photos From Artemis II Moon Mission: ‘You Look Beautiful.’

The pictures were released on the third day of the first mission since 1972 to send people around the moon.

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Why Iran Believes It Has the Upper Hand

The Iran expert Suzanne Maloney explains how Iran views the war, and why the United States is losing.

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How Do You Count 1.4 Billion People? India Is Trying.

India’s 2027 census will shape how wealth and power is distributed and inform policies around castes and women in the world’s most populous nation.

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Strong Jobs Numbers Make the Fed’s Job Easier

Robust job growth in March suggests that the labor market remains relatively healthy, allowing officials at the central bank to focus on fighting inflation.

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Parents Who Borrowed for Children’s College Face Looming Deadline

New rules mean that parent PLUS loans have to be consolidated into a new loan by June 30 for parents to keep affordable payments. But the deadline is really earlier to allow time for processing.

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Why Does Gavin Newsom Sound Like a Right-Wing Troll?

He seems to have concluded that progressive models of manliness are passé.

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The Human Cost of War

Our colleague spent two months in Kyiv.

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How Pam Bondi Got Fired, and a Flood of Deadly New Drugs

Plus, your Friday news quiz.

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At War With Iran Again, Some Israelis Fear Conflict Is Becoming Routine

A majority of Israelis support the war with Iran, but many doubt that it will solve Israel’s long-term security problems. Some also question their prime minister’s assurances and motives.

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Liberal Group Warns That Trump Could Have Two More Supreme Court Picks

Demand Justice plans to tie Republicans running for Senate this year to a possible fight to fill vacancies that could emerge on the Supreme Court.

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Is It Legal to Bully the Supreme Court?

It may be a new world, but “it’s the same Constitution.”

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Economists Are Drawing Stronger Connections Between A.I. and Jobs

Artificial intelligence hasn’t disrupted the labor market, economists say, but they are increasingly convinced that it will — and that policymakers are unprepared.

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50 Artists Travel Far and Wide to Learn From Filmmaker Werner Herzog

In January, 50 artists from all over the world were chosen to shoot shorts in the Azores, guided by the iconic filmmaker. They just had to find $10,000 and airfare to get there.

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As H-1B Visa Program Changes, Skilled Foreign Workers Consider Leaving U.S.

As the Trump administration cracks down on the H-1B visa program, which allows skilled workers like software engineers to work in the United States, foreign professionals are debating whether to stay and build careers or quit the American Dream.

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30 Years Later, the Unabomber’s Cabin Is a Prized F.B.I. Artifact

A complicated piece of American heritage and culture sits intact in the F.B.I. headquarters.

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Jobs and Workers Are In Balance. Nobody Is Happy About It.

Lower immigration has brought labor supply in line with shaky demand, but economists worry that such a slow-moving job market is at risk of toppling over.

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How Democrats Are Embracing Dark Money

The left is creating new, obscure nonprofits to funnel hundreds of millions of dollars into politics and advocacy.

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The Epstein Emails Show #MeToo Never Stood a Chance

The files reveal the mechanics of doubt that the #MeToo movement had to contend with.

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Texas Voucher Program Incites Fight Over Funding Islamic Schools

As Muslim private schools try to join Texas’ new voucher program, top Republicans have vowed to stop what they call “radical Islamic indoctrination.”

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Ben Lerner’s ‘Transcription’ Shows Us Why the Novel Will Never Die

With “Transcription,” the writer makes a case for the vitality of the form.

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Could There Be a Popular Uprising in Cuba?

There is no organized opposition on the island because many critics of the regime have fled. But anti-government protests have been growing.

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Wealthy Donors Are Hiding Political Money in Secretive Nonprofits

Using philanthropy for campaign donations is illegal. But an exception for some nonprofits has allowed Democratic billionaires like Bill Gates and Michael Bloomberg to remain anonymous when they want to play politics.

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They Get Drunk Without Drinking: What It’s Like to Have Auto-brewery Syndrome

Inside the mystifying syndrome that can upend people’s lives and reputations.

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Georgia Lawmakers End Session Without Fixing a Threat to Its Midterm Elections

The state legislature failed to push back a deadline that requires Georgia to get rid of its current voting system and find a new one — all before November.

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