| J. Craig Venter, Scientist Who Decoded the Human Genome, Dies at 79
- A risk-taking outsider, he brought speed, competition and controversy to one of science’s biggest races.
Thu, 30 Apr 2026 08:52:13 +0000
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| British Royals Crisscross Manhattan in Brief Visit Packed With Photo Ops
- King Charles III and Queen Camilla laid flowers at the Sept. 11 memorial before stopping by an urban farm, the New York Public Library, a business event and a gala.
Thu, 30 Apr 2026 07:17:12 +0000
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| Oil Prices Hit a New Wartime High as Iran Standoff Shows No End in Sight
- Oil prices push higher, approaching another wartime high, as President Trump asserted that the naval blockade of Iran’s ports would persist.
Thu, 30 Apr 2026 07:06:13 +0000
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| Josh Johnson Gives King Charles Props for His Comedy Chops
- “You know, I’ve always wondered what white Def Jam would be like,” Johnson said after King Charles cracked a few jokes at the White House.
Thu, 30 Apr 2026 06:09:43 +0000
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| Rising Fuel Prices Could Force Excruciating Choices on Economic Policies
- The European Central Bank and Bank of England were expected to hold interest rates steady on Thursday while searching for signs of possible longer-term damage.
Thu, 30 Apr 2026 04:01:12 +0000
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| In France, Trump’s Triumphal Arch Draws Eye Rolls
- The Arc de Triomphe in Paris, which the president vows to top in Washington, offers a lesson in the complicated history of monuments.
Thu, 30 Apr 2026 04:01:07 +0000
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| Trump Threatens to Pull Troops From Germany as He Lashes Out at Chancellor
- The comments came after the German chancellor said that Iran has “humiliated” the United States.
Thu, 30 Apr 2026 03:40:13 +0000
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| G.O.P. Congress Struggles to Do the Basics Amid Party Infighting
- House Republicans toiled to pass major measures as lawmakers tried to fund homeland security, extend spy powers and deliver a farm bill.
Thu, 30 Apr 2026 03:14:34 +0000
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| D4vd Bought Chain Saws to Dispose of Celeste Rivas Hernandez’s Body, Prosecutors Say
- In a legal filing, prosecutors outlined for the first time how they say the singer murdered and dismembered Celeste Rivas Hernandez.
Thu, 30 Apr 2026 03:08:53 +0000
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| House Adopts Budget to Unlock $70 Billion for Immigration Enforcement
- The measure will allow the G.O.P. to begin working on a filibuster-proof bill to fund ICE and C.B.P., part of their plan to reopen the long-shuttered Department of Homeland Security.
Thu, 30 Apr 2026 02:47:13 +0000
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| Mamdani’s Advice to Royals: Give That Priceless Diamond Back to India
- Mayor Zohran Mamdani and King Charles did not meet privately. But if they had, the mayor said, he probably would have raised the issue of the Koh-i-Noor Diamond.
Thu, 30 Apr 2026 01:04:22 +0000
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| Hegseth Cites Falsehood to Defend His Firing of Senior Officers
- The defense secretary said at a House hearing that President Barack Obama had fired 197 generals, a figure that the Pentagon previously acknowledged was false.
Thu, 30 Apr 2026 00:55:37 +0000
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| Surveillance Law Is in Limbo After House Approval
- Republicans put down a right-wing revolt to push a three-year renewal through the House, but the Senate appeared likely to opt for a 45-day punt ahead of a Friday expiration.
Thu, 30 Apr 2026 00:26:43 +0000
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| U.S. Indictment Accuses Mexican Governor of Conspiring With Sinaloa Cartel
- Prosecutors accused Rubén Rocha Moya, the governor of Sinaloa state, and other Mexican officials of a yearslong conspiracy to protect the powerful cartel.
Wed, 29 Apr 2026 23:58:07 +0000
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| Takeaways From Hegseth’s Testimony on Iran War and His Tenure
- It was Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s first public appearance before Congress since Operation Epic Fury began in late February.
Wed, 29 Apr 2026 23:56:13 +0000
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| They Left for the School Bus. ICE Picked Them Up Instead.
- A school transfer disrupted two brothers’ visas, their lawyer said, leaving them vulnerable to arrest and unsettling their Mississippi school community.
Wed, 29 Apr 2026 23:45:50 +0000
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| The Justices Acted as Partisans in the Voting Rights Ruling
- In the name of disentangling race from politics, the court has given white voters more power at the expense of racial minorities.
Wed, 29 Apr 2026 23:39:25 +0000
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| Musk Says He ‘Was a Fool’ to Provide OpenAI’s Early Funding
- In the second day of a trial pitting Mr. Musk against OpenAI, he said the company’s chief executive, Sam Altman, had misled him. But OpenAI’s lawyer said evidence showed the opposite.
Wed, 29 Apr 2026 23:25:14 +0000
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| Queen Camilla Unites Winnie-the-Pooh With a Long-Lost Friend
- On Wednesday, the Queen of England presented the New York Public Library with a bespoke replica of Roo, the smallest companion of the Bear of Very Little Brain.
Wed, 29 Apr 2026 23:19:37 +0000
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| What the Royal State Dinner Guest List Says About Trump’s America
- There were at least 10 American billionaires, six Fox News hosts, assorted presidential pals, no Democratic politicians and not so many British.
Wed, 29 Apr 2026 23:12:35 +0000
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