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The Greatest Wealth Transfer in History Is Here, With Familiar (Rich) Winners
An intergenerational transfer of wealth is in motion in America — and it will dwarf any of the past. Of the 73 million baby boomers, the youngest are turning 60. The oldest boomers are nearing 80. Born in midcentury as U.S. birthrates surged in tandem with an enormous leap in prosperity after the Depression and World War II, boomers are now beginning to die in larger numbers, along with Americans older than 80.
Asylum Debate Snarls Efforts to Forge an Immigration Deal in Congress
WASHINGTON — A crush of asylum claims at the U.S.-Mexico border is complicating an already intractable immigration debate on Capitol Hill, pulling the two parties further apart and threatening to undermine what some lawmakers have viewed as the best hope in a decade for Congress to forge a comprehensive immigration deal.
Backlogged Courts and Years of Delays Await Many Migrants
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s attempt to deal efficiently with a new surge of migration following the end of Title 42 pandemic restrictions has refocused attention on a severe shortage of judges, a result of long-standing neglect that has overwhelmed the immigration court system with a backlog of more than 2 million cases.
In Migrant Camps, Anxiety and Relief: ‘It Was Worth It. We Are in America.’
SAN DIEGO — In the vast migrant camp that sprung up this week on a patch of U.S. soil between Tijuana and San Diego, a striking system of order has emerged, even as anxiety and uncertainty swell.
Striking Writers’ Union Denies Waiver, Imperiling Tony Awards Telecast
NEW YORK — The union representing thousands of striking television and movie writers denied a waiver that Broadway officials had sought that would have allowed the Tony Awards ceremony to proceed with a live televised broadcast on its scheduled date of June 11, two people briefed on the decision said Friday night.
Trump Revives Election Lies and False Boasts in CNN Town Hall
Former President Donald Trump almost immediately began citing a litany of falsehoods Wednesday night during a town hall-style meeting in New Hampshire broadcast on CNN. After incorrectly characterizing the 2020 presidential election as “rigged,” Trump repeated a number of other falsehoods that have become staples of his political messaging. He misleadingly and wrongly described his record, the events of Jan. 6, 2021, his handling of classified documents, foreign policy, immigration policy, the economy and a woman whom a jury found he sexually abused.
Santos Released From Custody on $500,000 Bond, With Restricted Travel
CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. — Rep. George Santos, the Republican whose victory in New York was soon followed by revelations that he had falsified his biography on the campaign trail, has been charged by federal prosecutors in a wide-ranging indictment accusing him of wire fraud, money laundering, stealing public funds and lying on federal disclosure forms.
Scientists Unveil a More Diverse Human Genome
More than 20 years after scientists first released a draft sequence of the human genome, the book of life has been given a long-overdue rewrite. A more accurate and inclusive edition of our genetic code was published Wednesday, marking a major step toward a deeper understanding of human biology and personalized medicine for people from a wide range of racial and ethnic backgrounds.
As COVID Emergency Ends, U.S. Response Shifts to ‘Peacetime’ Mode
WASHINGTON — On Thursday, three years and 100 days after the Trump administration declared the coronavirus a public health emergency, the Biden administration will allow the emergency declaration to expire, ushering in a new era when the government will treat COVID-19 like any other respiratory ailment.
Asked to Delete References to Racism From Her Book, an Author Refused
It was the most personal story that Maggie Tokuda-Hall had ever written: the tale of how her grandparents met and fell in love at an incarceration camp in Idaho that held Japanese Americans during World War II.
‘Rip and Replace’: The Tech Cold War Is Upending Wireless Carriers
ARLINGTON, Ala. — Deep in a pine forest in Wilcox County, Alabama, three workers dangled from the top of a 350-foot cellular tower. They were there to rip out and replace Chinese equipment from the local wireless network.
Florida Rejects Dozens of Social Studies Textbooks, and Forces Changes in Others
Florida has rejected dozens of social studies textbooks and worked with publishers to edit dozens more, the state’s education department announced Tuesday, in the latest effort under Gov. Ron DeSantis to scrub textbooks of contested topics, especially surrounding contemporary issues of race and social justice.
‘Panic’ and Shortages in Parts of Occupied Ukraine Amid Russian Evacuation Orders
KYIV, Ukraine — People living in Russian-occupied areas of southern Ukraine described in recent days an atmosphere of confusion, defiance and scarcity, as occupation authorities ordered tens of thousands of civilians to evacuate in the face of a looming Ukrainian offensive.
After Texas Mall Shooting, Searching for Motive and Grieving for Children
Investigators trying to learn why a gunman fatally shot at least eight people at a Texas mall are examining a social media profile, rife with hate-filled rants against women and Black people, that they believe belonged to the gunman.
22 Out of 25 Melatonin Products Were Mislabeled, Study Finds
A tiny, berry-flavored gummy of melatonin carries a big promise: better sleep. But a new research paper, published in the medical journal JAMA last month, highlights a critical issue: When it comes to melatonin, as with other supplements, what you see on the label isn’t always what you get.
In Debt Limit Talks, Biden and Republicans Start Far Apart
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is set to welcome House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., and other top congressional leaders to the White House on Tuesday for a pivotal round of discussions about the nation’s taxes, spending and debt as a potentially catastrophic government default rapidly approaches.
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