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Klobuchar Asks Regulators to Investigate MultiPlan Over Health Care Pricing

NY Times Home Page - Wed, 05/01/2024 - 1:31pm
A data analytics firm has helped big health insurers cut payments to doctors, raising concerns about possible price fixing.
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Truth Social Co-Founder Says Trump Nearly Derailed Deal That Led to Market Windfall

NY Times Home Page - Wed, 05/01/2024 - 1:25pm
Andy Litinsky, who helped start the former president’s social media company, revealed Mr. Trump’s last-minute doubts about an agreement that made them all very wealthy.
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The Oldest President Is in Big Trouble With the Youngest Voters

NY Times Home Page - Wed, 05/01/2024 - 1:15pm
The oldest president is in big trouble with the youngest voters, especially men.
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New Progressive PAC Targets 8 Key House Races in California

NY Times Home Page - Wed, 05/01/2024 - 1:07pm
The super PAC, Battleground California, said it would drive turnout among voters of color to try to flip seats that are seen as crucial to winning control of the House this fall.
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Dairy Workers Are the Most Vulnerable Population to Bird Flu

NY Times Home Page - Wed, 05/01/2024 - 1:07pm
We need to start aggressively testing dairy workers for bird flu to safeguard their health as well as ours — now.
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‘Modern Love Podcast’: Emily Ratajkowski Can Take Care of Herself, but a Little Help Would Be Nice

NY Times Home Page - Wed, 05/01/2024 - 12:51pm
Why the model and writer wants to blow up gender roles in dating, without chivalry having to die.
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India’s Master of Nostalgia Takes His Sweeping Vision to Netflix

NY Times Home Page - Wed, 05/01/2024 - 12:40pm
Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s films are known for splendor, grandiosity and obsessive attention to light and detail. Will that translate to smaller screens?
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Paul Auster, the Patron Saint of Literary Brooklyn, Dies at 77

NY Times Home Page - Wed, 05/01/2024 - 12:33pm
With critically lauded works like “The New York Trilogy,” the charismatic author drew inspiration from his adopted borough and won worldwide acclaim.
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U.S. Imposes Sanctions on Chinese Companies for Aiding Russia’s War Effort

NY Times Home Page - Wed, 05/01/2024 - 12:30pm
The penalties came after top Biden administration officials warned China not to help Moscow restock its arsenal to attack Ukraine.
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What the First Amendment Means for Campus Protests

NY Times Home Page - Wed, 05/01/2024 - 11:22am
Encampments? Occupying buildings? Demonstrators cite their right to free expression, but the issues are thorny.
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Federal Money Is All Over Milwaukee. Biden Hopes Voters Will Notice.

NY Times Home Page - Wed, 05/01/2024 - 10:33am
White House officials have barnstormed Wisconsin to make the connection between big changes and their signature laws.
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Job Openings and Hiring Are at a 3-Year Ebb

NY Times Home Page - Wed, 05/01/2024 - 10:20am
March data showed a cooling labor market, but layoffs remain low. The overall trend is likely to be welcomed by Federal Reserve policymakers.
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Columbia Officials Said They Had ‘No Choice’ But to Call the Police to Clear Protest

NY Times Home Page - Wed, 05/01/2024 - 10:09am
Columbia’s president expressed regret about calling in the police to clear a previous protest. On Tuesday, she said she had “no choice” after protesters occupied a building on campus.
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What Makes a Society More Resilient? Frequent Hardship.

NY Times Home Page - Wed, 05/01/2024 - 10:00am
Comparing 30,000 years of human history, researchers found that surviving famine, war or climate change helps groups recover more quickly from future shocks.
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Marjorie Taylor Greene Says She Wants Vote to Oust Speaker Johnson Next Week

NY Times Home Page - Wed, 05/01/2024 - 9:47am
Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, the right-wing Republican from Georgia, excoriated the House speaker for working with Democrats to push through major bills. She said she would move ahead despite all but certain defeat.
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Issa Amro’s Nonviolent Resistance in the West Bank

NY Times Home Page - Wed, 05/01/2024 - 8:44am
Issa Amro, who has been arrested and beaten for simple acts of defiance, is trying to pursue nonviolent resistance in the West Bank at a time when violence has become inescapable.
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Paul Auster’s Best Books: A Guide

NY Times Home Page - Wed, 05/01/2024 - 8:23am
The novelist played with reality and chance in tales of solitary narrators and mutable identities. Here’s an overview of his work.
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Six-Week Abortion Ban Takes Effect in Florida

NY Times Home Page - Wed, 05/01/2024 - 8:04am
The ban, which took effect on Wednesday, was part of Gov. Ron DeSantis’s push into cultural conservatism. But Florida politics is rarely that simple.
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The Fed Tries to Steer Clear of Politics, but Election Year Is Making It Tough

NY Times Home Page - Wed, 05/01/2024 - 7:45am
Economists are wondering whether political developments could play into both the Fed’s near-term decisions and its long-term independence.
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Florida Abortion Ban Takes Effect, and U.C.L.A. Calls in Police

NY Times Home Page - Wed, 05/01/2024 - 5:58am
Plus, a possible shift on marijuana policy.
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