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How RFK Jr. Is Trying to Revamp Medical School

The health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has tapped into an old debate about how much doctors should know about nutrition. But some of his ideas, and tactics, concern medical experts.

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For months, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has been pressuring medical schools to teach more about nutrition using a variety of tactics.

Top Fed Official, Wary of Inflation, Calls for Extended Rate Pause

4 mars 2026 à 13:01
Beth M. Hammack, head of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, says it is too early to gauge the economic impact of the Iran war and backs holding interest rates steady for “quite some time.”

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Beth M. Hammack, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, said the Fed should be in no rush to cut interest rates.

How Kennedy Is Trying to Revamp Medical School

The health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has tapped into an old debate about how much doctors should know about nutrition. But some of his ideas, and tactics, concern medical experts.

© Kenny Holston/The New York Times

For months, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has been pressuring medical schools to teach more about nutrition using a variety of tactics.

To Cut Housing Costs, Some States Are Easing Fire Safety Rules

4 mars 2026 à 11:00
Last year, six states eliminated a fire-safety code requiring apartment buildings taller than three stories to have at least two staircases. More states are exploring the move.

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The lone set of stairs in the Fremont View apartment building in Seattle. With just one staircase, the eight-story multifamily building, which opened in 2024, could be built on a smaller lot.

Cornyn and Paxton Head to Runoff in Bitter Texas Senate Primary

4 mars 2026 à 07:11
Neither Senator John Cornyn nor Attorney General Ken Paxton secured a majority on Tuesday, setting up a May runoff after a bitter and costly Republican primary.

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Neither Senator John Cornyn, Republican of Texas, left, nor Ken Paxton, the Texas attorney general, secured a majority of votes on Tuesday in their contest for the Republican nomination for Mr. Cornyn’s Senate seat.

Dan Crenshaw Loses to Steve Toth for Texas District 2

4 mars 2026 à 07:16
The victory by Steve Toth, a hard-line Texas state representative, underscored how even a conservative House member could lose Republican voters by breaking with President Trump.

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Representative Dan Crenshaw, Republican of Texas, faced a primary challenge from Steve Toth, one of the most conservative members of the Texas House.

Where Are China’s A.I. Doomers?

4 mars 2026 à 09:53
Chinese policymakers and the public have expressed high levels of optimism about A.I., even as many in the West worry about the technology’s effects on employment or humanity in general.

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Service robots on display at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai last year.
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