| Janet Mills, Governor of Maine, Suspends Senate Campaign
- Her withdrawal reflected the strength of her primary opponent, Graham Platner, as well as the mixed recruitment record of Chuck Schumer, the minority leader, as his party tries to reclaim the Senate.
Thu, 30 Apr 2026 13:00:39 +0000
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| Rising Fuel Prices Force Policymakers to Weigh Excruciating Choices
- The Bank of England and European Central Bank held interest rates steady on Thursday, as officials search for signs of possible longer-term damage and warn of the impact of a prolonged energy shock.
Thu, 30 Apr 2026 12:56:45 +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 12:53:59 +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 12:53:17 +0000
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| Trump May Pull Troops From Germany. That Isn’t as Scary as It Once Was.
- Germany has hugely increased its military spending, aiming to be less dependent on Washington. Its support for U.S. attacks on Iran may also give it leverage.
Thu, 30 Apr 2026 12:49:44 +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 12:43:27 +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 that included the first weeks of conflict in the Middle East.
Thu, 30 Apr 2026 12:43:18 +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 12:31:17 +0000
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| How Powell Just Complicated Trump’s Fed Plans
- Traders now think the Federal Reserve will keep steady interest rates, or perhaps even increase them, amid succession intrigue at the central bank.
Thu, 30 Apr 2026 12:26:12 +0000
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| David Allan Coe, Singer Who Personified Outlaw Country, Dies at 86
- Mr. Coe, who wrote “Take This Job and Shove It” and other chart-topping hits, was a transgressive exponent of the outlaw country movement of the 1970s and ’80s.
Thu, 30 Apr 2026 12:11:00 +0000
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| The U.S. Military Was Losing Its Edge. After Iran, Everyone Knows It.
- Somehow, the weaker nation is in the stronger negotiating position.
Thu, 30 Apr 2026 12:05:08 +0000
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| Ukraine Reacts With Shrug to Phone Call Between Trump and Putin
- More than a year of similar conversations have failed to bring the country any closer to peace, so Ukrainians have stopped hoping they will.
Thu, 30 Apr 2026 11:58:25 +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 11:00:33 +0000
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| Who’s a Threat?
- We look at when political criticism can be considered a threat of violence.
Thu, 30 Apr 2026 10:43:02 +0000
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| What the Voting Rights Act Decision Means, and Hegseth’s Heated Testimony
- Plus, chatbots told scientists how to make bioweapons.
Thu, 30 Apr 2026 10:00:08 +0000
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| Democrats Regret Creating Independent Redistricting Commissions After Supreme Court Ruling
- A decade ago, the party sought independent redistricting commissions. Now, in an era of extreme gerrymandering, such efforts could slow Democrats as they try to keep up with Republicans.
Thu, 30 Apr 2026 09:04:46 +0000
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| Some Black Southerners Say Voting Rights Ruling ‘Missed the Mark’
- Veterans of the civil rights movement and others said the Supreme Court decision felt like a bleak end to decades of gains in Black representation in the region.
Thu, 30 Apr 2026 09:04:45 +0000
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| In Blow to Voting Rights Act, Supreme Court Embraces Claim of Racial Progress
- The majority said the law was a victim of its own success and no longer needed. Dissenters responded that Congress should make the call.
Thu, 30 Apr 2026 09:04:39 +0000
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| Iranians Live With Pain and Powerlessness, Beneath a Smooth Veneer
- After months of upheaval, many are attempting to get on with their lives while quietly grappling with grief, economic stress and a loss of hope.
Thu, 30 Apr 2026 09:04:27 +0000
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| High-Profile Squatting Incidents Are on the Rise Across the Country
- States are responding to a rise in high-profile squatting cases, in luxury homes and public housing alike.
Thu, 30 Apr 2026 09:01:29 +0000
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