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With Iran, Trump Takes the U.S. to War Without the Public’s Support

In opening a military campaign against Iran, President Trump is the first president in modern times to take the United States to war without the backing of the public.

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President Trump on the USS George H.W. Bush in October. Polling shows public support for striking Iran is below what his predecessors enjoyed initially when they used force overseas.
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When Britney Spears’s Conservatorship Ended, Concern for Her Did Not

The pop star’s arrest on suspicion of driving under the influence this week was a breaking point, years after she regained control of her life and finances.

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Some observers have questioned whether Britney Spears, after successfully fighting to be released from a 13-year conservatorship, now needs more supervision.
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Robotaxis Put on Hold as Hochul Seeks Support for Car Insurance Reforms

How two seemingly unrelated policies, one to reduce car insurance costs, the other to allow driverless taxis, became tangled up in Albany politics.

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Though the driverless car industry has expanded quickly in some other states, it has not yet gained a foothold in New York outside of a small test currently running in New York City.
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Where Corn and Soybeans Rule, the ‘Oat Mafia’ Fights for Turf

Farmers in the Upper Midwest are investing in homegrown oats. It’s good for the land. But can it work as a cash crop?

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The original Oat Mafia members: from left, Kevin Connelly, Martin Larsen and Tom Pyfferoen. They remember growing oats when they were younger for animal feed. Now they are growing it for people.
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Why The New York Times Sued the Pentagon

Our publisher, executive editor and other leaders responded to your comments and questions about our First Amendment lawsuit.

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Weak Jobs Data Underscores Fed’s Dilemma as War Stokes Inflation Risk

The Federal Reserve is still widely expected to hold interest rates steady when its officials next meet on March 17-18.

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Before Friday’s jobs report, Fed officials had been widely expected to hold interest rates steady again at their next policy meeting in March.
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Axel Springer Agrees to Buy U.K.’s Telegraph

The $766 million takeover is the latest twist for The Telegraph, an influential British newspaper whose ownership had been in limbo for years.

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The British newspaper The Daily Telegraph agreed to sell itself to Axel Springer, the European media giant.
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The Jobs Report

We explain why you should consider the numbers.

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Georgia Candidate Colton Moore Copies Marjorie Taylor Greene Playbook

Colton Moore, who hopes to win a special election on Tuesday to replace Ms. Greene, has the same flair for the dramatic and the ultra-MAGA persona, but he lacks one thing: a Trump endorsement.

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Other politicians tend to “hide under the desk,” said Colton Moore who is running in Tuesday’s special election for Georgia’s 14th Congressional District. He does not.
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Indonesia to Block Children Under 16 From Social Media

The ban is to take effect March 28, according to a government minister, but details about how it would be carried out were scarce.

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Children playing on smartphones in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, in January
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Jesse Jackson Chicago Funeral: Obama, Biden, Clinton to Attend

The large-scale, public event in Chicago on Friday caps two weeks of memorials for Mr. Jackson, the civil rights leader, who died at 84.

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The casket of the Rev. Jesse Jackson arrived at the House of Hope for a service in Chicago on Friday morning.
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Big Revisions Are a Reason to Question the Jobs Numbers, Not to Dismiss Them

Economists say estimates from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and other agencies are reliable, but they worry the quality of data is eroding.

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Construction of townhouses in Simpsonville, S.C. Home building and other aspects of the economy, in addition to the jobs numbers, have seen large revisions in recent years.
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A Candidate for Georgia Straight From the Marjorie Taylor Greene Playbook

Colton Moore, who hopes to win a special election on Tuesday to replace Ms. Greene, has the same flair for the dramatic and the ultra-MAGA persona, but he lacks one thing: a Trump endorsement.

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Other politicians tend to “hide under the desk,” said Colton Moore who is running in Tuesday’s special election for Georgia’s 14th Congressional District. He does not.
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