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Judge Reopens Sentencing Hearing for Man Who Attacked Pelosi’s Husband
A judge Saturday reopened a sentencing hearing for the intruder who bludgeoned Nancy Pelosi’s husband nearly 19 months ago, admitting that the court had not given the defendant a chance to make a statement.
A New Challenge for Asylum-Seekers: Lawyer Shortages
SAN ANTONIO — In early 2022, Jander Durán, a hair stylist in Colombia, fled the country with his wife and young daughter after a guerrilla group that had moved into their village made it clear their lives would be in danger if they stayed. Durán decided their best hope was making a case for asylum in the United States.
Biden Flipped Georgia in 2020. This Year Could Be Different.
ATLANTA — The official purpose of Joe Biden’s trip to Georgia in the final days of 2020 was to rally support for two Democratic Senate candidates facing tight runoffs. But the visit looked an awful lot like a victory lap.
Caitlin Clark Is Here. Can the Business of the WNBA Flourish?
The business of women’s basketball is booming. And the start of the 2024 WNBA season has many wondering if the sport is entering a new economic era. The arrival of stars including Caitlin Clark, the former University of Iowa phenom who is now a rookie with the Indiana Fever, has boosted interest and ticket sales. All the league’s teams will fly charter for the first time this season, team sponsorships are growing, and marquee players are racking up endorsement deals. A new TV deal could fill its coffers and further elevate the league’s profile.
A UAW Loss at Mercedes-Benz Slows Union's Southern Campaign
After suffering a setback at two Mercedes-Benz plants in Alabama on Friday, the United Auto Workers union’s efforts to organize other auto factories in the South is likely to slow and could struggle to make headway.
Biden’s China Tariffs Are the End of an Era for Cheap Chinese Goods
WASHINGTON — For the first two decades of the 21st century, many consumer products on America’s store shelves got less expensive. A wave of imports from China and other emerging economies helped push down the cost of video games, T-shirts, dining tables, home appliances and more.
Mercedes Workers in Alabama Reject Union
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Workers at two Mercedes-Benz factories near Tuscaloosa, Alabama, voted Friday against joining the United Auto Workers, a stunning blow to the union’s campaign to gain ground in the South, where it has traditionally been weak.
As the 2024 Race Heats Up, Betting Is Growing for Everything but Elections
I can’t watch a basketball game on TV without seeing ads urging me to place a bet on one app or another. I can’t walk down the street in New York City without seeing ads about the latest lottery jackpot.
Trump’s Lawyer and Cohen Match Wits in Crucial Cross-Examination
NEW YORK — Donald Trump’s lawyers on Thursday took their best shot at Michael Cohen, the star witness in the former president’s criminal trial in Manhattan, grilling Cohen about a medley of misrepresentations, manipulations and outright lies.
How Biden and Trump Might Try to Win Their Debates
You can count Kevin Madden, a strategist who worked for Mitt Romney’s 2008 and 2012 campaigns for president, among those who are surprised that this year’s presidential debates are happening at all. The risks, he said, seemed to outweigh the rewards for both President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump.
The Itsy Bitsy Spider Inspired a Microphone
Engineers and scientists have an enduring fascination with spider silk. Similar to typical worm silk that makes for comfy bedsheets but much tougher, the material has inspired the invention of lighter and more breathable body armor and materials that could make airplane components stronger without adding weight. Researchers are even using examples drawn from spiderwebs to design sensitive microphones that can one day be used to treat hearing loss and deafness and to improve other listening devices.
Supreme Court Rejects Challenge to Consumer Watchdog’s Funding
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court rejected a challenge Thursday to the way the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is funded, one that could have hobbled the bureau and advanced a central goal of the conservative legal movement: limiting the power of independent agencies.
Russian Disinformation Videos Smear Biden Ahead of U.S. Election
WASHINGTON — Last month, a video began circulating on social media purporting to tell the story of an internet troll farm in Kyiv, Ukraine, targeting the U.S. election. Speaking in English with a Slavic accent, “Olesya” offers a first-person account of how she and her colleagues initially worked in support of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine. Then, she says, after a visit by mysterious Americans who were “probably CIA,” the group began sending messages to American audiences in support of President Joe Biden.
‘A Calculating Killer or a Damsel in Distress?’: The Trial Transfixing Boston
CANTON, Mass. — In the early hours of Jan. 29, 2022, as a snowstorm raged, a 46-year-old Boston police officer, John O’Keefe, was discovered unresponsive outside the home of a fellow officer in Canton, Massachusetts.
Inflation Cooled Slightly, Offering Some Relief for Consumers and the Fed
A closely watched measure of inflation eased last month, an encouraging sign for the economy after three straight months of uncomfortably rapid price increases. The consumer price index climbed 3.4% in April, down from 3.5% in March, the Labor Department said Wednesday. The “core” index — which strips out volatile food and fuel prices to give a sense of the underlying trend — rose 3.6% last month, down from 3.8% a month earlier. It was the lowest annual increase in core inflation since early 2021.
How Biden’s Trade War With China Differs From Trump’s
Joe Biden ran for the White House as a sharp critic of President Donald Trump’s crackdown on trade with China. In office, though, he has taken Trump’s trade war with Beijing and escalated it, albeit with a very different aim.
Harvard Reaches Agreement With Protesters to End Encampment
Harvard University and student protesters announced early Tuesday that they had negotiated an end to a pro-Palestinian encampment in Harvard Yard, agreeing to discuss student questions about divestment related to the war in the Gaza Strip and to quickly process petitions for reinstatement of suspended students.
Voters Demand Change, but What Kind Do They Want?
What do American voters want? The latest New York Times/Siena polls of swing states offer some confusing evidence on this point. Some of the polling results suggest that Americans are in a revolutionary frame of mind: If you ask whether the political and economic system needs major changes, 69% say it either needs major changes or should be entirely torn down.
First Patient Begins Newly Approved Sickle Cell Gene Therapy
WASHINGTON — This month, Kendric Cromer, a 12-year-old boy from a suburb of Washington, became the first person in the world with sickle cell disease to begin a commercially approved gene therapy that may cure the condition.
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