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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.
Michael Cohen Was Paid to Fix Trump’s Problems. Now He’s One of Them.
Donald Trump has always surrounded himself with lawyers — all types of lawyers. There are the television-friendly talking heads. The polished criminal practitioners. The pit-bull litigators, the corporate suits and the legal advisers with their own legal troubles.
On a Day of Graduations, Berkeley’s Protests Stand Out
At the University of California, Berkeley, hundreds of soon-to-be graduates rose from their seats in protest, chanting and disrupting their commencement. At Virginia Commonwealth University, about 60 graduates in caps and gowns walked out during Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s speech. At the University of Wisconsin, a handful of graduates stood with their backs to their chancellor as she spoke.
Being a Mother Is Hard Work. Is It Actually Harder on Millennial Moms?
There was dog urine on the carpet, vomit on her blouse and a queasy 7-year-old to look after, but Dr. Whitney Casares had just a few spare moments to clean up and change so she could resume the keynote presentation she had been giving when the school nurse called.
How 5 NYC Neighborhoods Are Struggling With Climate Change
NEW YORK — Some of the effects of climate change on New York City neighborhoods are clear, like extreme heat and persistent flooding. But as city leaders explore which neighborhoods are most vulnerable to a warming world, they are also focusing on less obvious factors like poverty, chronic health conditions and language barriers that can deepen the impact of climate change.
The Long, Tortured Road to Biden’s Clash With Netanyahu Over Gaza War
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden laid it out for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel long before letting the public know. In a conversation bristling with tension Feb. 11, the president warned the prime minister against a major assault on the Gaza Strip city of Rafah — and suggested that continued U.S. support would depend on how Israel proceeded.
White House Defends Voting ‘No’ on U.N. Resolution Supporting Palestinian Statehood
WASHINGTON — A White House spokesperson on Friday defended the United States’ decision to oppose a U.N. resolution declaring support for Palestinian statehood, saying that such a measure should be negotiated in the Middle East.
Biden Is Not the First U.S. President to Cut Off Weapons to Israel
WASHINGTON — The president was livid. He had just been shown pictures of civilians killed by Israeli shelling, including a small baby with an arm blown off. He ordered aides to get the Israeli prime minister on the phone and then dressed him down sharply.
Fresh Off Defeat in Speaker Fight, Greene Is ‘Thrilled’ With the Chaos She Wrought
WASHINGTON — As Republicans and Democrats booed her loudly Wednesday when she called a snap vote on the House floor to oust Speaker Mike Johnson, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene paused briefly to narrate the drama to viewers back home.
How Poor Tracking of Bird Flu Leaves Dairy Workers at Risk
Even as it has become increasingly clear that the bird flu outbreak on the nation’s dairy farms began months earlier — and is probably much more widespread — than previously thought, federal authorities have emphasized that the virus poses little risk to humans.
Cease-Fire Talks Stall as Anger Flares Over Israel’s Incursion Into Rafah
High-level hostage negotiations in Cairo were put on hold Thursday, according to officials briefed on the negotiations and Egyptian state media, with one official saying that anger had flared among participants over Israel’s incursion into the city of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip.
Johnson Survives Greene’s Ouster Attempt as Democrats Join GOP to Kill It
WASHINGTON — Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday easily batted down an attempt by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia to oust him from his post, after Democrats linked arms with most Republicans to fend off a second attempt by GOP hard-liners to strip the gavel from their party leader.
Google Unveils AI for Predicting Behavior of Human Molecules
SAN FRANCISCO — Artificial intelligence is giving machines the power to generate videos, write computer code and even carry on a conversation. It is also accelerating efforts to understand the human body and fight disease.
Severe Storms Batter Midwest, Damaging Buildings in Michigan
Tornadoes ripped through communities in Michigan on Tuesday evening as severe storms battered the Midwest, officials said, bringing more destruction a day after tornadoes in the southern Plains killed at least one person and damaged dozens of homes.
TikTok Sues U.S. Government Over Law Forcing Sale or Ban
TikTok sued the federal government on Tuesday over a new law that would force its Chinese owner, ByteDance, to sell the popular social media app or face a ban in the United States, stoking a battle over national security and free speech that is likely to end up in the Supreme Court.
A Highway Split Their Community. Efforts to Fix That Face Opposition.
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Around 6:30 every morning, David Richardson is usually awakened by the swelling sound of traffic. Steps from his front yard, thousands of cars rumble past each day as they travel along the Kensington Expressway, an expansive six-lane highway that slices through his neighborhood on Buffalo, New York’s East Side.
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