• World

Trump Appointee Pressed Analyst to Redo Intelligence on Venezuelan Gang

admin17 May 2025

The move followed a disclosure that intelligence agencies disagree with a key factual claim Trump made to invoke a wartime deportation law.

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• Arts

Artist Known for Scaling Buildings Was Arrested at His Show’s Opening

admin17 May 2025

Isaac Wright took a vertiginous photograph of the Empire State Building after he climbed to the top of its spire — evidence the police used to arrest him.

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• lifestyle

Peter Lax, Pre-eminent Cold War Mathematician, Dies at 98

admin17 May 2025

As the computer age dawned, he saw how the new technology could be harnessed to mathematics to solve problems in everything from designing weapons to predicting the weather.

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• World

Republicans Push to End Immigrant Benefits in Democratic States

admin17 May 2025

For years, Democratic state leaders believed their immigrant programs were free from federal interference. But Republicans in Washington are now threatening to penalize states that continue them.

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• World

A Century-Old Romance That Gave the Pope His Family Name

admin17 May 2025

The more that Americans learn about Pope Leo XIV and all his complex, diverse family history, the more they see themselves. One set of genealogists uncovered that on his mother’s side of the family, Pope Leo descended from Creole people of color from ...

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• World

When Taxpayers Fund Shows Like ‘Blue Bloods’ and ‘S.N.L.,’ Does It Pay Off?

admin17 May 2025

Gov. Kathy Hochul of New York has proposed an increase in the film tax credit to stay competitive with New Jersey and other states.

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• News

New ‘Climate Superfund’ Laws Face Widening Legal Challenges

admin17 May 2025

The Trump administration sued to block two state laws designed to force oil companies to pay the costs of climate change. Several other states are joining the fight, too.

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• News

Two Scientific Groups Say They’ll Keep Working on U.S. Climate Assessment

admin17 May 2025

The organizations said they would publish researchers’ work even after the Trump administration decision to dismiss all authors on the project.

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• News

Campaign Against an Airline That Flies Deportees Sets Off a Legal Fight

admin17 May 2025

Seth Miller, a New Hampshire lawmaker, placed billboard ads protesting Avelo Airlines’ decision to operate flights for ICE. Avelo accused him of copyright infringement.

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• World

Opposition Leader Is Arrested in Chad, Accused of Inciting Violence

admin17 May 2025

A former prime minister and presidential candidate, Succès Masra, was detained by a government that has used the security forces and judiciary to quash opposition.

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