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Preschool Instructor Charged With Sexually Assaulting Children

A 43-year-old man was accused of abusing “multiple” children over a period of 11 years in South Jersey, and prosecutors fear there could be more victims, given his employment.

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What Trump Is Doing to the English Language

There is a morality to verbs, especially in political speech.

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Iran Is Quickly Repairing Missile Bunkers, U.S. Intelligence Says

Reports cast doubt on how close the United States is to destroying Iran’s missile capability, a key goal in the war.

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Trump Seeks $152 Million to Begin to Turn Alcatraz Back Into a Prison

The plan faces significant local political opposition and the dilapidated state of the site poses considerable logistical challenges.

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The F-15E Strike Eagle: What to Know

The U.S. military aircraft with a two-person crew was shot down in Iran on Friday.

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The Neighbor Who Has No Problem Fighting With Mayor Mamdani

Mayor Zohran Mamdani and the City Council speaker, Julie Menin, both live on the Upper East Side. They are sparring over different approaches to balancing a $5.4 billion deficit.

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Trump Requests $1.5 Trillion for Military Spending

The huge proposed increase would be partly offset by steep cuts to domestic programs, some of which the Trump administration describes as wasteful.

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House Democrat Wages a Lonely Legal Fight Testing Congress’s Power

Representative LaMonica McIver is facing crushing legal fees and prison time as she seeks to get the Justice Department assault case against her dismissed, citing her legislative prerogatives.

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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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