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Four States Sue Administration Over Loss of Public Health Funds

The states, all led by Democrats, claim the cuts were intended as retribution and will harm efforts to control H.I.V. and other sexually transmitted infections.

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The headquarters of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta. The agency administered block grants for H.I.V. prevention that were allocated to public health departments in California, Colorado, Illinois and Minnesota.
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House Passes Strict Voter ID Bill, Amplifying Trump’s Claims of Fraud

The measure had no path forward in the Senate, where Democrats are all but certain to block it and Republicans have said they will not try to skirt filibuster rules to ram it through.

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The strict voter identification measure would require proof of American citizenship to vote and allow the Department of Homeland Security to seize voter rolls in any state.
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Mexico May Be on Brink of Losing Its Measles-Free Status

The country’s confirmed cases have topped 9,000 since last year, raising fears that a high-stakes evaluation in April could lead to its status being revoked.

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A health worker administering a dose of the measles vaccine in Mexico City last week. “We are confident that the outbreak will be controlled,” President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Wednesday.
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Bud Cort, Who Starred in 1971’s ‘Harold and Maude,’ Dies at 77

The role, one of his first, made him a household name and a film idol of the anti-establishment 1970s. But it also limited his growth as an actor.

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Burt Cort as the teenager Harold Chasen who falls in love with a 79-year-old woman in Hal Ashby’s movie “Harold and Maude,” from 1971. Panned at first, it became a cult classic.
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Are Antidepressants Safe During Pregnancy?

Confusion about the safety of taking the drugs during pregnancy has led to mental health emergencies for some expectant mothers, experts say.

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Trump Orders Dept. of Defense to Buy Electricity From Coal Sources

Mr. Trump is trying to revive coal, the dirtiest fossil fuel. At the White House, coal executives awarded him a trophy as the “Undisputed Champion of Beautiful Clean Coal.”

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President Trump signed an executive order. On the desk beside him is a trophy labeled “Undisputed Champion of Beautiful Clean Coal.”
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Andrew Ranken, Whose Drumming Powered the Pogues, Dies at 72

Known as “The Clobberer,” he pounded out driving rhythms that fueled the band’s boisterous blend of traditional Irish music, rock and punk.

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Andrew Ranken performing with the Pogues in Manchester, England, in 2013.
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Gallup Will No Longer Track Presidential Approval Ratings

The monthly poll has been used to measure presidential performance for almost nine decades.

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Gallup’s decision comes as President Trump has escalated his threats against the press, and has sued several news media organizations, including at least one pollster, over the last several years.
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Trump Is Best at Cashing In on the Presidency

New disclosures underscore that the White House is enveloped in a culture of corruption with no precedent in American history.

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President Donald Trump leaves the Abu Dhabi International Airport in May.
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Military’s Use of Anti-Drone Technology Said to Cause El Paso Airspace Closure

Federal Aviation Administration officials said privately that the agency did not have enough time or information to assess the technology’s risk to commercial aircraft.

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The Federal Aviation Administration’s decision Tuesday night to close El Paso’s airspace up to 18,000 feet blindsided officials in El Paso.
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Mamdani Finds Allies, and Skeptics, in Albany as He Asks for Funding

Mayor Zohran Mamdani of New York City visited the State Capitol to press lawmakers for their cooperation in helping fund some of his initiatives.

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Mayor Zohran Mamdani told state lawmakers on Wednesday that the city’s projected budget deficit was $7 billion over two years, lowering a previous estimate of $12 billion.
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U.S. Health Officials Defend Rejection of Moderna’s Flu Vaccine

The F.D.A.’s refusal to examine the company’s mRNA shot drew widespread criticism from doctors and was divisive within the agency.

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Dr. Marty Makary, the F.D.A. commissioner, suggested that the agency might eventually approve Moderna’s mRNA flu vaccine.
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New Mexico Rebukes Federal Agency Over Nuclear Waste at Los Alamos

State environmental regulators will also fine the Energy Department up to $16 million for exceeding safe groundwater standards near the nuclear lab.

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The Los Alamos National Laboratory is the linchpin of a current federal effort to upgrade the nation’s nuclear arsenal.
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Casey Wasserman Will Stay as Head of 2028 Olympics Despite Epstein Ties, Organizers Say

Casey Wasserman exchanged flirtatious messages over 20 years ago with Ghislaine Maxwell, a longtime companion of Jeffrey Epstein. The 2028 board said its review found no other indiscretions related to Mr. Epstein.

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Organizers for the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles stood by their chairman, Casey Wasserman, after his name surfaced in a recent batch of Jeffrey Epstein files.
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