| Trump Withdraws Nomination of Casey Means for Surgeon General
- Dr. Means’s nomination had stalled in part over her views on vaccines. The president said he was instead nominating Dr. Nicole B. Saphier, a radiologist at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.
Thu, 30 Apr 2026 17:34:58 +0000
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| Gov. Janet Mills Exits Maine Senate Race as an Insurgent Democrat Rises
- Her withdrawal reflects the energy of the party’s left and voters’ unease with older candidates and paves the way for Graham Platner to challenge Senator Susan Collins in November.
Thu, 30 Apr 2026 17:34:16 +0000
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| After Supreme Court Decision, Louisiana Weighs Redrawing House Maps
- It was not immediately clear whether Gov. Jeff Landry, a Republican, would postpone the May 16 primary election for House races after the court ruled the state’s congressional districts unconstitutional.
Thu, 30 Apr 2026 17:33:10 +0000
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| House Passes Stalled Homeland Security Funding Bill, Ending Shutdown
- Republicans were forced to use a special maneuver to steer around opposition in their own party and speed the measure to the floor, relying on Democrats to push it through.
Thu, 30 Apr 2026 17:16:47 +0000
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| ‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’ Review: A Rhapsody in Cerulean
- In this sequel, Andy (Anne Hathaway) and Miranda (Meryl Streep) encounter a series of crises that set the stage for a larger, existential catastrophe.
Thu, 30 Apr 2026 17:14:38 +0000
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| Venice Biennale Jury Resigns Amid Tension Over Awards Ban
- The jury of the world’s most important art exhibition had said it wouldn’t consider artists from countries whose leaders are accused of crimes against humanity.
Thu, 30 Apr 2026 17:14:36 +0000
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| Forest Service Research Labs Are Closing
- A research lab in Washington State tracks ecological changes in a warming climate and provides scientific guidance for forest managers. It is one of 57 such facilities being shuttered.
Thu, 30 Apr 2026 17:10:04 +0000
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| Iran’s Supreme Leader Signals Plan to Maintain Control Over Strait of Hormuz
- Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei said in a statement that Iran would establish “new legal frameworks” for the Strait of Hormuz. He also said his country would retain its nuclear capabilities.
Thu, 30 Apr 2026 16:41:26 +0000
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| How the Voting Rights Decision May Block the Rise of Young Black Leaders
- Black Democrats in the South already face steep challenges when seeking political office. But the Supreme Court’s ruling could be felt for a generation.
Thu, 30 Apr 2026 16:39:29 +0000
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| Silicon Valley Is Bracing for a Permanent Underclass
- The people building A.I. fear that we have only a short time before advanced A.I. disrupts the labor force.
Thu, 30 Apr 2026 16:38:18 +0000
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| What to Know About the Stabbing Attack Against 2 Jewish Men in London
- The British police said the attack on Wednesday was being treated as terrorism, and they warned of rising antisemitic hate crimes.
Thu, 30 Apr 2026 16:26:01 +0000
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| How A.I. Killed Student Writing (and Revived It)
- High school and college teachers are watching students write, in the classroom, in order to protect against the incursion of artificial intelligence.
Thu, 30 Apr 2026 16:25:53 +0000
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| How Trump’s Iran Blockade Is Complicating a High-Stakes Trip to China
- If President Trump flies to China as planned in May, the primary topic will clearly be the rippling economic effects of a war that Beijing has made clear it viewed as unnecessary.
Thu, 30 Apr 2026 16:23:27 +0000
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| A Way to Slow Down ‘Super-Speeders’ Who Keep Breaking the Law
- City and state officials want speed-limiting devices installed in the cars of drivers who get more than 16 speeding tickets in a year, in hopes of preventing injuries and deaths.
Thu, 30 Apr 2026 16:15:16 +0000
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| Smog in Phoenix and Salt Lake City? The E.P.A. Is Blaming Asia.
- The Trump administration says the cities shouldn’t be penalized for unhealthy air because pollution can blow in from abroad. Some experts say that’s preposterous.
Thu, 30 Apr 2026 16:09:33 +0000
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| Chief Justice Roberts Played the Long Game on Voting Rights
- Since his early days as a lawyer and in his first years on the bench, the chief justice has worked to limit the force of the Voting Rights Act.
Thu, 30 Apr 2026 16:00:19 +0000
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| U.S. Economy Grew 2 Percent in Early 2026 Even as War in Iran Began to Hit Energy Prices
- Gross domestic product expanded at a 2 percent annual rate in the first three months of the year, a period including first weeks of conflict in the Middle East.
Thu, 30 Apr 2026 15:33:21 +0000
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| Oil Price Hits Wartime High Above $120 a Barrel as Iran War Standoff Continues
- The longer the disruption to Middle East fuel supplies lasts, the risk grows that higher energy costs will feed into broader inflation that could dent economic growth.
Thu, 30 Apr 2026 15:24:02 +0000
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| Crop Undercount Raises Questions About Reliability of U.S.D.A. Data
- Corn estimates were off by 4.5 million acres last year. A lack of survey responses, not job cuts, led to the miss, the Agriculture Department said.
Thu, 30 Apr 2026 15:22:40 +0000
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| Mamdani Suggested UK Should Return the Koh-i-Noor Diamond. Here’s the Back Story.
- Mayor Zohran Mamdani of New York suggested that Britain should return the gem, a symbol of colonial plunder. Here’s the back story of the famed jewel.
Thu, 30 Apr 2026 15:04:56 +0000
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