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For Taiwan’s Small Exporters, the Uncertainty’s as Bad as the Tariffs

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Par :Chris Buckley · Amy Chang Chien and Lam Yik Fei
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The island’s many small factories have thrived by being frugal — and flexible. But President Trump’s unpredictability is testing their limits.

Alex Tang, right, employs about a dozen people at Aegis CNC, which makes manufacturing equipment in Taichung, Taiwan. He does not export directly to the United States, but many of his customers do.
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What to Know About U.S. Talks With Iran Over Its Nuclear Program

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Par :Lara Jakes
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The two sides are set to negotiate on Saturday, though expectations for a breakthrough are modest, and distrust high.

© Arash Khamooshi for The New York Times

People marching with anti-American banners in Tehran on Friday ahead of the U.S. talks with Iran in Oman.
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Boeing Helped Power Russia’s Economy. Could It Return?

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Par :Anton Troianovski · Niraj Chokshi and Ivan Nechepurenko
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Moscow is hinting that the company would be welcome back as part of a thaw under President Trump. Industry skepticism runs deep.

© Leonid Faerberg/SOPA Images, via Getty Images

Rossiya Airlines Boeing 747 airliners at Moscow’s main international airport in 2021. Boeing shut its operations in Russia months later, after the invasion of Ukraine.
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After L.A. Fires, Edison Wants to Bury Power Lines in Altadena and Malibu

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Par :Shawn Hubler and Ivan Penn
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Southern California Edison is echoing calls from homeowners to move spark-prone electrical equipment underground. Company officials estimated the cost at more than $650 million.

© Stephen Ross Goldstein for The New York Times

Transmission towers in Eaton Canyon in Altadena, Calif. Southern California Edison, an electric utility, said it planned to bury power lines in fire-prone areas.
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Judge Says One DOGE Member Can Access Sensitive Treasury Dept. Data

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Par :Hurubie Meko
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Nineteen state attorneys general had sued to block Elon Musk’s government efficiency team from accessing Treasury systems that include Americans’ bank account and Social Security information.

© Eric Lee/The New York Times

Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, team has been seeking access to the Treasury Department’s systems and data.
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Menendez Brothers Win Ruling in Bid for Resentencing

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Par :Tim Arango and Matt Stevens
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The men, who killed their parents in 1989, are pursuing several efforts to be released after decades in prison.

© Damian Dovarganes/Associated Press

Mark Geragos, a lawyer for Erik and Lyle Menendez, speaking in Los Angeles on Friday, after a judge cleared the way for additional hearings in the brothers’ bid to be resentenced.
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Mikal Mahdi Executed by Firing Squad in South Carolina

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Par :Eduardo Medina
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Mikal Mahdi’s execution came about a month after the first person in state history was killed in such a manner. Before that, no person had been killed by a firing squad in the United States in 15 years.

© South Carolina Dept. of Corrections, via Associated Press

This photo provided by the South Carolina Department of Corrections shows the state’s death chamber in Columbia, S.C., including the electric chair, right, and a firing squad chair.
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F.B.I. Suspends Bureau Employee on Patel’s So-Called Enemies List

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Par :Adam Goldman
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The employee was a longtime counterintelligence analyst who had worked on the F.B.I.’s investigation examining Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election.

© Kenny Holston/The New York Times

Kash Patel, the F.B.I. director, told senators that the agency would not engage in retribution under his command.
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Joseph Boskin, Scholar of Humor and April Fool’s Prankster, Dies at 95

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Par :Michael S. Rosenwald
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To oblige an eager reporter, he invented a story about the holiday’s origin. He didn’t realize it would turn out to be his “Andy Warhol moment.”

© Nancy Lane/MediaNews Group — Boston Herald, via Getty Images

Joseph Boskin in his Boston University office in 1999. His credentials as an authority on humor got him involved in one of the kookiest episodes in the annals of April Fools’ tomfoolery.
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White House Plan Calls for NOAA Research Programs to Be Dismantled

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Par :Austyn Gaffney
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A Trump administration budget proposal would essentially eliminate one of the world’s foremost Earth sciences research operations.

© Michael A. McCoy/Bloomberg

Weather analysis at NOAA’s Center for Weather and Climate Prediction headquarters in College Park, Md., in December.
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Bond Market is Upended by Trump’s Tariffs

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Par :Joe Rennison and Colby Smith
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In the usually steady government bond market, the yield on the 10-year Treasury has risen to about 4.5 percent from less than 4 percent at the end of last week.

© Rod Lamkey Jr. for The New York Times

The price of government bonds, issued by the U.S. Treasury, fell on Friday, while yields rose sharply.
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Investigation Into Hudson Helicopter Crash Just Getting Underway

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Par :Stefanos Chen
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Investigators for the National Transportation Safety Board said it would most likely be some time before a cause of the crash that killed six people could be determined.

© <br>Yuki Iwamura/Associated Press

Jennifer Homendy, the chair of the National Transportation Safety Board, told reporters: “Everything is on the table — we don’t rule anything out.”
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Five More Big Law Firms Reach Deals With Trump

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Par :Matthew Goldstein
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Kirkland & Ellis, Latham & Watkins, A&O Shearman, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett and Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft agreed to do free legal work on causes the White House supports.

© Jeenah Moon for The New York Times

Kirkland & Ellis is one of the law firms that recently reached a deal with the White House to provide free legal work to causes that President Trump supports.
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Trump Will End Temporary Protections for Afghans and Cameroonians

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Par :Hamed Aleaziz
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More than 10,000 people will be put on track for deportation in May and June as a result of the Department of Homeland Security’s action.

© Kirsten Luce for The New York Times

A shelter for refugees in Portland, Maine, one of many such facilities across the country for people fleeing instability in their home countries.
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N.Y.C. Primary Voters Can Rank 5 Candidates. Many Have Heard of Only 2.

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Par :Maya King
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New York City voters have nine Democrats to consider in this year’s mayoral primary, a crowded race made more complicated by the return of ranked-choice voting.

© Desiree Rios for The New York Times

New York City voters got their first taste of ranked-choice voting in the June 2021 citywide primary elections.
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Who’s In and Who’s Out at the Naval Academy’s Library?

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Par :John Ismay
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An order by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s office resulted in a purge of books critical of racism but preserved volumes defending white power.

© Patrick Semansky/Associated Press

Midshipmen at the U.S. Naval Academy can check out copies of “Mein Kampf” by Adolf Hitler but not “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” by Maya Angelou.
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EU Countries Go on Tariff Defense

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Par :Liz Alderman
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The uncertainty of higher tariffs has spurred Germany, Italy, Portugal and Spain to announce financial lifelines for businesses and workers. More countries are expected to follow.

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Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez of Spain, left, and President Xi Jinping of China meeting Friday in Beijing.
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