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U.S. Economy Adds 175,000 Jobs in April, a Hiring Slowdown

The job market may be shifting into a lower gear this spring, a turn that economists have expected for months. The unemployment rate ticked up to 3.9 percent.

 

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A New Issue Flares in the 2024 Race: Campus Protests

With tensions escalating and Republicans pouncing, President Biden sought to distance himself from some of the more radical activism at universities.

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Trash and tents on a college campus, with dozens of police officers in the background, some of them in riot gear. A sign on a lamppost in the background says Go Bruins.

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Thousands of protesting students have been arrested, a situation so startling that President Biden could no longer ignore it.

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After a day of arrests, demonstrations on U.S. college campuses appear more muted.

 

Calls to divest from Israel are putting college students and donors on a collision course.

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The N.Y.P.D. said a police officer accidentally fired a gun inside a Columbia building.

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The attack on an encampment at U.C.L.A. has stirred fears of clashes elsewhere.

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A secret recording is played at Donald Trump’s trial, a look at the latest Gaza cease-fire negotiations and more.

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Israeli Officials Weigh Sharing Power With Arab States in Postwar Gaza

Though likely to displease both Israel’s right wing and many Arab states, a power-sharing plan signals that Israel is thinking about the future.

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Trade and Diplomatic Moves Deepen Israel’s Isolation

Turkey’s decision to suspend trade with Israel came after some countries downgraded or cut ties. But key allies including the U.S. remain supportive.

 

Weapons in U.S. Aid Bill Can’t Come Fast Enough for Ukraine

President Biden and Ukraine’s allies have invoked a sense of urgency over weapon deliveries. But there are hurdles, and Ukraine has little time to lose.

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Thousands Believe Covid Vaccines Harmed Them. Is Anyone Listening?

All vaccines have at least occasional side effects. But people who say they were injured by Covid vaccines believe their cases have been ignored.

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Michelle Zimmerman sits on the floor of a ballroom where she used to dance, with a pair of dancing shoes next to her. She wears a dark skirt and a red velvet shirt.
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Here are four takeaways from our investigation into Covid vaccines.

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Thousands of Americans have filed vaccine-injury claims with the federal government.

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In Taiwan, an Ancient Deity Draws Young Soul-Searchers

Pilgrimages for Mazu, Goddess of the Sea, have been drawing record numbers of participants. A striking number of them are younger Taiwanese.

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A statue, being carried on a litter, arrived at night to a temple jam-packed with people, beneath bright lights and colorful lanterns.

Witness Who Extracted Secret Tape of Trump Will Return to the Stand

A forensic analyst in the Manhattan district attorney’s office obtained the audio from the phones of Michael Cohen, Donald Trump’s former fixer.

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Here are five takeaways from the 10th day of Donald Trump’s trial.

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The Book Review’s Best Books Since 2000

Looking for your next great read? We’ve got 3,228. Explore the best fiction and nonfiction from the past two decades, chosen by our editors.

Oil Companies Expand Offshore Drilling, Pointing to Energy Needs

Shell and other companies say they plan to drill in the Gulf of Mexico in part because offshore production releases fewer greenhouse gases than on land.

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When Your Job Is 80 Miles Out at Sea, Getting There Is Half the Battle

Oil platform crews work long days for weeks at a time. But the flight to the platform is so risky that they must take a survival course.

A Soccer Race the Whole World Is Watching

The best Premier League title race in a decade will decide this year’s champion. For fans around the globe, every moment matters.

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  1. The Premier League may be played in England, but it has global appeal. In Lagos, Nigeria, fans of all stripes pack into viewing centers on game days.
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  2. “It’s the best soccer out there, no matter where you’re watching from.”
    Mayowa Adeshina became an Arsenal fan in the 1990s, when Nigerian cable channels began broadcasting Premier League games.
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  3. In Toronto, Opera Bob’s Public House has opened for every Manchester City match for the past 15 years, even ones that start at 6 a.m. Eastern.
    Brett Gundlock for The New York Times
  4. “I never had a choice in who I was going to support.”
    Ross Simnor said he was “born into” his fandom because his father is from Manchester.
    Brett Gundlock for The New York Times
  5. For Premier League fans in Bangkok, the time difference with England often turns day games into a late night out.
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  6. “I am a Liverpool fan, and my girlfriend is a Liverpool fan.”
    Arthit Thepbanchornchai and Thanaporn Saneluksana go on “soccer dates” — but only when Liverpool is playing.
    Lauren DeCicca for The New York Times

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Google Employees Tune Out Antitrust Threat as Trial Comes to a Head

They shrugged off concerns about the company’s fate ahead of closing arguments in the Justice Department’s lawsuit this week.

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The U.S. antitrust case against Google is just the start: the government has more suits in the pipeline.

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Maps of Two Cicada Broods, Reunited After 221 Years

This spring, two broods of cicadas will emerge in the Midwest and the Southeast, in their first dual appearance since 1803.

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U.K. Conservatives Suffer Sharp Setbacks in Early Results of Local Elections

The scale of the losses suffered by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s party sent an ominous message about its chances in an upcoming general election.

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Haiti’s Police Are ‘Begging for Help’ in Battle Against Ruthless Gangs

The United States is rushing support to Haiti’s depleted police force, which is awaiting international help as it tries to restore order and quell violence.

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What Happened When the Skating Coaches Wanted a Union

A group of figure skating coaches in Manhattan, many of whom earn less than $40,000 a year, sought to bargain their contracts collectively. Two were fired.

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Opinion

Michelle Goldberg

Michelle Goldberg

MAGA Is Demoting the Pro-Life Forces It Once Coddled

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Gabriel Zucman

It’s Time to Tax the Billionaires

Thomas L. Friedman

Thomas L. Friedman

Israel and Saudi Arabia Are Trading Places

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Paul Krugman

Paul Krugman

The Peculiar Persistence of Trump-stalgia

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David Brooks

David Brooks

Why the Protests Help Trump

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What Does African Rejection Mean for the U.S.?

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Untangling the Mess of Campus Protests

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5 Things to Do This Weekend

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Danielle DowlingReporting on the arts

In “I Saw the TV Glow,” the writer-director Jane Schoenbrun deftly uses color, light and sound to create a tantalizing fantasy world within a film about a teen struggling with loss and identity.

Here’s more on that movie and other entertainment highlights this weekend →

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