| Mills Exit Is a Blow to Schumer as Democrats Question His Strategy
- Senator Chuck Schumer, the New York Democrat and minority leader, considered the Maine governor his top recruit for winning the majority. Critics said her collapse showed he is out of touch with the party’s voters.
Thu, 30 Apr 2026 19:51:20 +0000
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| Behind Powell’s High-Stakes Decision to Stay at the Fed
- Jerome H. Powell will remain a governor at the Federal Reserve after his term as chair ends, in a bid to guard against a further incursion by the Trump administration on the central bank’s independence.
Thu, 30 Apr 2026 19:45:40 +0000
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| Camp Mystic Says It Will Not Reopen This Summer After Fatal Texas Floods
- In a statement, the camp said it told Texas regulators that it was “withdrawing its application for a summer 2026 camp license” after catastrophic flooding last summer.
Thu, 30 Apr 2026 19:26:32 +0000
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| Hegseth Says Iran Cease-Fire Stops Clock for Congressional Approval
- The defense secretary testified on the eve of the 60-day mark of the war, a major statutory deadline for the president to withdraw forces or seek approval from Congress to continue the fight.
Thu, 30 Apr 2026 19:14:40 +0000
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| Is Yoko Ono Still Our Most Radical Artist?
- In the 1960s, she invited an audience to cut off her clothes. As attacks on women’s rights escalate, “Cut Piece” and other decades-old works of feminist art feel more relevant than ever.
Thu, 30 Apr 2026 18:35:46 +0000
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| Attacks on Jewish Targets in Europe Suggest Hybrid Warfare
- Officials are investigating similar attacks across Europe, all claimed by a shadowy Islamist group that may be using low-cost, unsophisticated methods to sow fear in Jewish communities.
Thu, 30 Apr 2026 18:27:59 +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 18:15:41 +0000
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| Inside the Courtroom at the OpenAI Trial
- A New York Times tech reporter shares a dispatch from the press gallery of the showdown between Elon Musk and Sam Altman.
Thu, 30 Apr 2026 18:09:12 +0000
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| Elon Musk’s A.I. Claims of Danger Face Limits in OpenAI Trial
- One of Elon Musk’s abiding fears is that A.I. could one day threaten humans. But the jurors deciding his suit against OpenAI probably won’t hear about it.
Thu, 30 Apr 2026 18:08:01 +0000
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| Trump Picks Nicole Saphier for Surgeon General After Withdrawing Casey Means Nomination
- 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 18:01:54 +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 17:59:15 +0000
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| How Taylor Swift Writes a Song, In Her Own Words
- The artist shares stories behind some of her biggest hits, her love of a “rant bridge” and how life in the public eye informs the stories she tells in her songs.
Thu, 30 Apr 2026 17:56:18 +0000
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| Jeffrey Epstein’s Possible Suicide Note Hidden from Public View
- An inmate said he discovered the note after Mr. Epstein was found injured in his jail cell, weeks before his death. It’s now locked in a courthouse.
Thu, 30 Apr 2026 17:54:15 +0000
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| Three of Nashville’s Finest Writers Explain How Country Hits Get Written
- Shane McAnally, Brandy Clark and Josh Osborne talk about songwriting as a day job and the art of telling simple truths in a single line.
Thu, 30 Apr 2026 17:53:38 +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 17:52:41 +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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| 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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| Epstein Victims’ Pursuit of Justice Finds a New Venue: Albany, N.Y.
- Two victims of Jeffrey Epstein will testify at the State Capitol next week in support of a bill that would enable them to seek punitive damages from his estate.
Thu, 30 Apr 2026 16:52:49 +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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