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Biden Appeals to North Carolina With Program to Replace Lead Pipes

Thu, 05/02/2024 - 5:18pm
In a stop in Wilmington, N.C., the president announced $3 billion in new spending to upgrade water systems around the country.
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Making Flying Cleaner

Thu, 05/02/2024 - 5:14pm
New guidelines attempt to make the aviation cleaner by relying on corn-based ethanol, but experts divided on the fuel’s environmental benefits.
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Woman Who Sold Misbranded Ozempic on TikTok Faces Smuggling Charge

Thu, 05/02/2024 - 5:02pm
Federal prosecutors said the woman from Shirley, N.Y., was not licensed to administer medication and was selling drugs brought from abroad that were not authorized by the Food and Drug Administration.
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Hamas Studies a Gaza Cease-Fire Offer From Israel, and Hints at Progress

Thu, 05/02/2024 - 4:55pm
Ismail Haniyeh, the leader of Hamas’ political wing, said the group was reviewing the latest proposal in a “positive spirit,” and would send representatives to Cairo to continue negotiations.
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Judge Grills U.S. and Google on Antitrust Claims

Thu, 05/02/2024 - 4:17pm
Judge Amit P. Mehta tried poking holes in the closing arguments of a landmark monopoly case as he weighs a ruling that could reshape tech.
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Apple Reports Decline in Sales and Profit Amid iPhone Struggles in China

Thu, 05/02/2024 - 4:04pm
The company continues to lean on customers’ appetite for apps and services, as demand for its devices weakens.
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Bill to Combat Antisemitism on Campuses Prompts Backlash From the Right

Thu, 05/02/2024 - 4:01pm
Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, Republican of Georgia, said the legislation could make it illegal to assert that Jews killed Jesus, punishing Christians for “believing the Gospel.”
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The Best Headwear at the Central Park Hat Lunch

Thu, 05/02/2024 - 3:58pm
Attendees at the annual Frederick Law Olmsted Awards wore their finest fascinators, headbands and bird hats to raise money for the jewel of New York.
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Biden Said the Right Thing on Campus Protests. Will It Matter?

Thu, 05/02/2024 - 3:54pm
The middle of the road may be the correct place to be, but it’s never a popular spot.
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Former Pennsylvania Nurse Gets Life Sentence in Insulin Deaths

Thu, 05/02/2024 - 3:34pm
Heather Pressdee, 41, admitted to trying to kill 19 patients by administering excessive amounts of insulin, prosecutors said. She pleaded guilty to three counts of murder and other charges.
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Campus Protests Give Russia, China and Iran Fuel to Exploit U.S. Divide

Thu, 05/02/2024 - 3:32pm
America’s adversaries have mounted online campaigns to amplify the social and political conflicts over Gaza flaring at universities, researchers say.
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The Army Sees Mortars as Safe. Troops Report Signs of Brain Injury.

Thu, 05/02/2024 - 3:18pm
Soldiers exposed to thousands of low-level blasts from firing weapons like mortars say that they wind up with debilitating symptoms of traumatic brain injury — but no diagnosis.
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Sony, Apollo Express Interest in Buying Paramount

Thu, 05/02/2024 - 2:58pm
Paramount has been exploring a potential deal for months, talking to suitors including Skydance, producer of “Top Gun: Maverick.”
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Law Roach, Stylist to Zendaya and Other Stars, Is the Most ‘Unretired Retired Person’

Thu, 05/02/2024 - 2:54pm
The stylist Law Roach on his role as an “image architect,” being a diva and his master plan for what’s next.
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Robert Oxnam, China Scholar Beset by Multiple Personalities, Dies at 81

Thu, 05/02/2024 - 2:38pm
Through psychotherapy, recounted in a memoir, he learned that he had 11 personalities, or fractured parts of his identity. One of them told of childhood abuse.
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The Judge Deciding Google’s Landmark Antitrust Case

Thu, 05/02/2024 - 2:09pm
Amit P. Mehta, a judge in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, will issue a landmark antitrust ruling.
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Trump Trial Exhumes Celebrity Scandals With Hulk Hogan, Lindsay Lohan and Others

Thu, 05/02/2024 - 1:58pm
Donald J. Trump’s lawyers tried to paint Keith Davidson, the man who helped broker a hush-money payment for Stormy Daniels, as a specialist in extracting money from the famous.
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Why Yes-or-No Questions on Abortion Rights Could Be a Key to 2024

Thu, 05/02/2024 - 1:36pm
In states that will help decide control of the White House and Congress, Democrats are campaigning furiously alongside ballot measures to protect abortion rights, putting Republicans on their heels.
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Biden Calls Japan and India ‘Xenophobic’ in Defending U.S. Immigration

Thu, 05/02/2024 - 1:35pm
President Biden also referred to Russia and China, saying they “don’t want immigrants.” A spokesman said the president was trying to make a comment about America’s immigrant “DNA,” not insult other countries.
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The Cruel Spectacle of British Asylum Policy

Thu, 05/02/2024 - 1:34pm
The plan to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda promises to be an exercise in cruelty.
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