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Military’s Use of Anti-Drone Technology Said to Cause El Paso Airspace Closure

Federal Aviation Administration officials are said to have raised concerns that the agency needed more time and information to assess the technology’s risk to commercial aircraft.

© Paul Ratje for The New York Times

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.

© Cindy Schultz for The New York Times

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.

© Eric Lee for The New York Times

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.

© Nina Riggio for The New York Times

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 more than two decades ago with Ghislaine Maxwell, the 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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Mamdani Wants to Test Free Bus Service During World Cup

The mayor is seeking the governor’s help in making bus service free when the New York City area plays host to the soccer tournament this summer.

© Olga Fedorova for The New York Times

Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s promise of “fast and free buses” was popular with voters and is central to his affordability agenda.
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Republicans Face Uphill Fight for N.Y. Governor: ‘We’re in Bad Shape’

Bruce Blakeman, the Republican nominee against Gov. Kathy Hochul, has shown he can win in the suburbs. But political winds are blowing in his face.

© Johnny Milano for The New York Times

Bruce Blakeman, the Nassau County executive and Republican nominee for New York governor, is a strong ally of President Trump, which is expected to cost him votes.
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NYPD Asks Trump Administration for Authority to Take Down Drones

The request, by Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch, came a day before federal authorities closed the airspace in El Paso because of what they said was a drone threat.

© Shuran Huang for The New York Times

Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said the threat posed by drones in New York kept her up at night.
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Federal Debt to Hit Record Levels, Budget Office Warns

President Trump has reshaped the country’s economic policies, but the outlook for the budget remains dire.

© Kenny Holston/The New York Times

The federal debt is expected to grow under President Trump, the Congressional Budget Office said in its latest forecast.
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House Is Set to Vote on Canceling Trump’s Canada Tariffs

Republican leaders have blocked challenges to President Trump’s trade war for a year, but dissent in their own ranks will force a vote.

© Ian Willms for The New York Times

Trucks crossing the Ambassador Bridge connecting Windsor, Canada, with Detroit.
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Democrats Push for Transparency on Venezuelan Oil Money Controlled by U.S.

Lawmakers say the Trump administration’s secrecy around the funds parked in an overseas bank could lead to corruption, and that the arrangement skirts congressional oversight and the law.

© Adriana Loureiro Fernandez for The New York Times

A refinery in Punto Fijo, Venezuela. President Trump’s asserted in a social media post last month that hundreds of millions of dollars in Venezuelan oil proceeds would be “controlled by me.”
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Iran Commemorates Revolution, With U.S. Warships Lurking Off the Coast

The authoritarian clerical regime in Tehran came to power in 1979. Today, it presides over a country that is deeply polarized and under threat of an American attack.

© Arash Khamooshi for The New York Times

A gathering near Azadi Tower in Tehran on Wednesday, the anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution, which overthrew the shah.
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