Amtrak Train Strikes and Kills 1 in Pennsylvania

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4 avril 2025 à 03:23

Amtrak said it had temporarily suspended rail service from Penn Station in New York City and Philadelphia’s main station.

A still image from live television coverage of police inspecting a halted Amtrak train in Bristol Borough, Penn., Thursday.

John Thornton, Venture Capitalist Who Founded The Texas Tribune, Dies at 59

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Par :Alex Williams

4 avril 2025 à 03:17

An idealist, he founded The Texas Tribune, a model for nonprofit grass-roots news organizations nationwide, and the American Journalism Project, which supports them.

John Thornton in the newsroom of The Texas Tribune in 2009. He founded it as a nonprofit organization to fill a void in local and regional news coverage.

Tornadoes Sweep Across the South and Midwest, Killing at Least 7

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Par :Mitch Smith · Amanda Holpuch and Michael Levenson

4 avril 2025 à 02:37

After hail, heavy rains and more than 30 tornadoes drenched the region, officials warned that a “generational flooding” disaster was possible.

Dylon Davies embraced Skylar, his friend’s dog, after a tornado in Lake City, Ark., on Thursday.

How Trump’s Tariffs Will Impact Wine Drinkers and Producers

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Par :Eric Asimov

3 avril 2025 à 22:49

American consumers are likely to see fewer choices on the shelves, and small producers may be the hardest hit.

C.E.O. Choked Man Who Danced Barefoot on Cruise Ship, U.S. Says

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Par :Neil Vigdor

4 avril 2025 à 01:50

Kenneth D. DeGiorgio, the chief executive of First American Financial, was charged with assault. His lawyers say that the other man was harassing the executive’s wife.

The Virgin Voyages cruise ship Resilient Lady in 2024. A passenger was arrested on Tuesday after the ship docked in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and faces a federal charge.

Senate Confirms Dr. Oz to Ovrsee Medicare and Medicaid

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Par :Reed Abelson and Susanne Craig

4 avril 2025 à 01:36

The TV celebrity doctor, a cardiothoracic surgeon, will take the reins at a time when the agency is facing cutbacks, especially for the poor, and scrutiny of its missions.

Dr. Mehmet Oz testifying on Capitol Hill last month.

Tufts Student Held by ICE Asks Court to Return Her Case to Massachusetts

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Par :Anemona Hartocollis

4 avril 2025 à 00:39

After being picked up in Massachusetts, Rumeysa Ozturk was moved to a detention center in Louisiana, where the government wants to argue its case to deport her.

People rallying in support of Rumeysa Ozturk on Thursday in front of a federal courthouse in Boston.

Ex-Yankees Player Brett Gardner’s Son Died From Carbon Monoxide, Officials Say

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Par :Victor Mather

3 avril 2025 à 21:36

Miller Gardner, who was 14, died last month at a resort in Costa Rica.

A moment of silence is observed for Miller Gardner, the son of the former New York Yankees player Brett Gardner, before the start of an opening-day baseball game between the Yankees and the Milwaukee Brewers at Yankee Stadium last week.

Judge Blocks H.H.S. From Terminating $11 Billion in Public Health Grants

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Par :Zach Montague

4 avril 2025 à 00:34

A coalition of states sued over the Trump administration’s unexpected move to cut off the funds, which they said imperiled everything from childhood vaccination programs to opioid addiction treatment.

The Department of Health and Human Services in Washington. The department told states that public health funds allocated to them during the Covid-19 pandemic were no longer necessary now that the pandemic emergency was over.

Trump Administration Set to Pause $510 Million for Brown University

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Par :Anemona Hartocollis · Alan Blinder · Michael C. Bender and Vimal Patel

4 avril 2025 à 01:35

The administration has now targeted five schools’ federal funding as part of a pledge to combat what it considers to be antisemitism on university campuses.

The Trump administration intends to block $510 million in federal contracts and grants for Brown University.

Trump Administration Probably Violated Court Order on Deportations, Judge Says

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Par :Alan Feuer

4 avril 2025 à 00:04

The judge, James E. Boasberg, said he was likely to wait until next week to rule on whether the White House was in contempt of court for having ignored his order.

Judge James E. Boasberg said on Thursday that there was a “fair likelihood” that the Trump administration had violated his order to stop deporting Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador under a wartime law.

Markets Tumbled After Trump’s Tariffs

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Par :Matthew Cullen

3 avril 2025 à 23:52

Also, a storm soaked the central U.S. Here’s the latest at the end of Thursday.

Mel Gibson’s Gun Rights to Be Restored by Justice Dept.

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Par :Devlin Barrett

3 avril 2025 à 23:32

People familiar with the decision said Mr. Gibson, a supporter of President Trump, would be among 10 people with convictions to get back their gun rights.

Mel Gibson in Los Angeles last year. The actor pleaded no contest in 2011 to a battery charge involving his former girlfriend.

How Might the Trump Administration Target D.E.I. in Public Schools?

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Par :Dana Goldstein

3 avril 2025 à 23:18

A letter from the administration promised to withdraw funding from schools that allow certain D.E.I. programs. But what counts as D.E.I. may prove murky.

A Black Studies classroom in New York. Over the past decade, many states, school districts and curriculum publishers created new coursework in Black studies and ethnic studies.

Trump Just Bet the Farm

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Par :Thomas L. Friedman

3 avril 2025 à 23:15

Donald Trump is upending a world that has brought peace and stability for 80 years. What is it he doesn’t understand?

With the Worst U.S. Stock Market In Years, Try Some Old-Fashioned Investments

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Par :Jeff Sommer

3 avril 2025 à 23:07

People have avoided huge losses by holding old-fashioned, well-balanced investments, an approach our columnist is banking on for the future.

Leonardo Patterson, Disgraced Dealer in Latin American Artifacts, Dies at 82

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Par :Clay Risen

3 avril 2025 à 22:43

Born into rural poverty, he climbed to the top of the art market. But he fell after being convicted of selling fake and stolen items.

Leonardo Patterson in 2008. When the market for Latin American antiquities took off, he developed a reputation for always having rare, beautiful items. He insisted that they were real and legal, but many experts doubted him.

Chris Pappas Jumps Into 2026 Senate Race in New Hampshire

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Par :Reid J. Epstein

3 avril 2025 à 22:42

Mr. Pappas, a 44-year-old Democratic congressman, is the first major candidate to enter the race to succeed the retiring Senator Jeanne Shaheen.

Representative Chris Pappas, Democrat of New Hampshire, was first elected to Congress in 2018.

Israeli Strike Kills Dozens at Gaza City Shelter, Officials Say

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Par :Adam Rasgon · Aric Toler and Ameera Harouda

3 avril 2025 à 22:32

The Israeli military said it was looking into reports about the deaths at a school-turned-shelter, which came as Israel was intensifying its offensive in Gaza to pressure Hamas to release hostages.

A boy injured in a strike at a school-turned-shelter is carried to a hospital in Gaza City, on Thursday.

Apple Leads Tech Stock Sell-Off After Trump Tariffs, Falling 9 Percent

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Par :Tripp Mickle

3 avril 2025 à 22:31

The company counts on the sale of devices for three-quarters of its nearly $400 billion in annual revenue, and it makes almost all of its iPhones, iPads and Macs overseas.

Wall Street analysts who follow Apple have been looking for signs that it will be granted a tariff exemption, but so far there is no sign any companies will get one.

It’s Day 1 of a New Mayor’s Race in New York

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Par :Nicholas Fandos · Jeffery C. Mays and Emma G. Fitzsimmons

4 avril 2025 à 00:08

What do a once-indicted mayor, a former governor and the Guardian Angels founder have in common? They all may be on the November ballot in the New York City mayor’s race.

Mayor Eric Adams dropped out of the Democratic primary on Thursday, saying he would now run as an independent.

With TikTok Deadline Looming, Details of a Potential Deal Emerge

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Par :Sapna Maheshwari · Lauren Hirsch and Zolan Kanno-Youngs

3 avril 2025 à 22:00

The video app is barreling toward a Saturday deadline to change its ownership under federal law or face a ban in the United States.

TikTok could be banned in the United States if a deal for its sale to a non-Chinese entity is not reached by Saturday.

FDA Layoffs Could Raise Drug Costs and Erode Food Safety

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Par :Christina Jewett

3 avril 2025 à 21:11

Trump cutbacks were supposedly aimed at administrators. But scientists in food and drug-testing labs and policy experts who advance generic drug approvals were also dismissed.

Heirloom tomatoes imported from Canada, left, and avocados imported from Mexico in a Pittsburgh market last month. Inspections and testing of imported foods could be affected by the F.D.A. layoffs.

The Job Market Has Been Resilient. The Trade War Could Be Its Undoing.

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Par :Ben Casselman and Colby Smith

3 avril 2025 à 20:59

The U.S. economy has largely withstood inflation and high interest rates. But tariffs could bring new price increases and put a damper on hiring.

Any pullback in hiring is likely to show up first in industries that are directly hurt by tariffs, like retailers that sell imported goods.

Steve Rattner on Just How Bad Things Will Get Under Trump’s Tariffs

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Par :Patrick Healy · Steven Rattner and Derek Arthur

3 avril 2025 à 20:47

And what business executives are saying behind closed doors.

Trump’s Tariffs Follow Anger Over Trade Imbalances and Lost Manufacturing Jobs

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Par :Alan Rappeport

3 avril 2025 à 19:43

Economists and legal experts question how the strongest economy in the world can be facing a national emergency over the trade deficit.

The dynamic President Trump has described has been a worry for many U.S. workers whose jobs have been lost to cheaper overseas labor.

Radhika Jones, Vanity Fair’s Top Editor, Steps Down

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Par :Benjamin Mullin · Michael M. Grynbaum and Katie Robertson

3 avril 2025 à 22:18

Ms. Jones has led the gilded magazine of culture, business and politics since 2017.

Radhika Jones told Vanity Fair’s staff in an email that she “began to feel, more powerfully, the pull of new goals in my life.”

Storm Forecast: Flooding Expected in Arkansas and Tennessee

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Par :Judson Jones · Amy Graff and Nazaneen Ghaffar

3 avril 2025 à 22:33

Potentially “catastrophic” flash and river flooding is expected to continue as rain pummels the Central U.S. through Saturday, with the risk of more tornadoes.

This A.I. Forecast Predicts Storms Ahead

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Par :Kevin Roose

3 avril 2025 à 18:00

The A.I. prediction world is torn between optimism and gloom. A report released on Thursday decidedly lands on the side of gloom.

Daniel Kokotajlo, a former OpenAI researcher, leads the A.I. Futures Project.

Javier Milei, Trump’s ‘Favorite President,’ Has Few Deals to Offer — but Lots of Adoration

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Par :Jack Nicas

3 avril 2025 à 17:26

Javier Milei of Argentina might not be that useful for the United States on economics or geopolitics — but he can help to fight the culture wars.

President Javier Milei of Argentina, center right, at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla., last year. Mr. Milei has repeatedly and publicly lauded President Trump.

What Is the ICC? What to Know After Hungary’s Announcement

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Par :Amelia Nierenberg and Marlise Simons

3 avril 2025 à 15:57

Hungary said it would pull out of the International Criminal Court as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel visited the country.

Prime Minister Viktor Orban of Hungary, left, receiving Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel in Budapest on Thursday.

What’s His Age Again? Blink-182’s Mark Hoppus (Now 53) Looks Back.

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Par :Mark Yarm and Adali Schell

3 avril 2025 à 11:00

The band’s singer and bassist recounts his personal struggles and the dramatic ins and outs of the trio’s history in a new memoir, “Fahrenheit-182.”

Is Your Agency’s FOIA Office Being Shrunk or Cut?

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Par :Sharon LaFraniere

2 avril 2025 à 22:11

The team that responds to requests at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has been eliminated. We are trying to determine whether this is a governmentwide pattern.

After Meeting With Laura Loomer, Trump Fires National Security Council Officials

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Par :Maggie Haberman · Jonathan Swan and Ken Bensinger

4 avril 2025 à 00:15

During the 30-minute meeting, the far-right activist excoriated National Security Council officials in front of the president and Michael Waltz, the national security adviser.

Laura Loomer has been part of a group effort by some Trump allies to disparage members of the White House staff whom they consider fundamentally at odds with the president’s “America First” foreign policy.

Trump’s Trade War Risks Forfeiting America’s Economic Primacy

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Par :Patricia Cohen

3 avril 2025 à 17:47

The United States has steered an economic order for 80 years based on trade and trust, making the country the world’s financial superpower. That vision is now blurred.

New Mercedes-Benz vehicles at the port of Bremerhaven, Germany, in February.

Tariffs Destroy What Makes America Great

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Par :David Brooks

3 avril 2025 à 22:42

Trump’s tariffs erect a wall between Americans and other people, obstructing the flow not only of goods but also of ideas, contacts, technology and friendships.

The Childish Tariff Formula That Will Reshape the Global Economy

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Par :Binyamin Appelbaum

3 avril 2025 à 17:13

Trump said repeatedly that the tariffs are “reciprocal,” but that’s not true. The rates were calculated using a childish formula based on trade imbalances.

Even After the Salman Rushdie Attack, Turmoil at Chautauqua Institution

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Par :Christopher Maag

3 avril 2025 à 18:20

Charges of antisemitism and liberal bias, and dismay over cuts to the opera budget, have led to a small mutiny at Chautauqua Institution. And this was after the attack on Salman Rushdie.

Trump Administration Threatens to Withhold Funds From Public Schools

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Par :Michael C. Bender

3 avril 2025 à 16:20

State education officials will be required to verify that they have eliminated all programs that promote diversity, equity and inclusion that the administration deems unlawful, according to a new memo.

Education Secretary Linda McMahon at the White House last month. Her department has said that an “assessment of school policies and programs depends on the facts and circumstances of each case.”

Bruce Springsteen Will Release Seven ‘Lost Albums’ in June

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Par :Ben Sisario

3 avril 2025 à 15:24

The singer and songwriter announced a boxed set featuring 83 songs, of which 74 have never been officially released in any form.

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