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Lebanese Resigned to a Long War, Even if U.S. and Iran Make a Deal
Few in Lebanon believe that diplomatic efforts to end the wider war will bring peace to their country, as clashes between Israel and Hezbollah intensify in the south.
By Christina Goldbaum
world
Iran Wants Billions in Frozen Funds Back to Make a Deal With Trump
The money has become a sticking point in talks, with Iran insisting that meaningful negotiations cannot begin without the funds’ release.
By Ephrat Livni
us
Cornyn’s Defeat Fuels Tensions With President Trump in Senate G.O.P.
Senators are angry President Trump turned on a respected former leader whom they consider a loyal Republican. Now Mr. Trump faces resistance from his own embittered ranks.
By Carl Hulse
us
Paxton’s Texas Victory Opens a New Front in the Battle for the Senate
Many Democrats and some Republicans said the scandal-plagued Ken Paxton’s victory could turn Texas into a battleground state that will determine Senate control.
By Lisa Lerer and Reid J. Epstein
upshot
A Blue Texas May Be More Than a Dream for Democrats
Ken Paxton’s victory for the Republican nomination and a big shift among Hispanic voters have put a Senate seat within reach.
By Nate Cohn
us
In Alabama Case, Supreme Court Faces First Major Test of Voting Rights Act Ruling
Republican leaders in the state have asked the justices to clear the way for a congressional map that a lower court found discriminated against Black voters.
By Abbie VanSickle
us
Reflecting Pool Contract Has ‘Inflated’ Profit Margin, Government Analysis Finds
The firm that was given a no-bid contract to fix the troubled landmark is charging 20 percent. The typical profit margin is 6 percent to 12 percent, internal records show.
By David A. Fahrenthold
climate
National Park Entrance Fees Are Funding Trump’s D.C. Projects
The administration is spending at least $67 million worth of fees paid by visitors to national parks on fixing D.C. fountains and the Reflecting Pool.
By Maxine Joselow and Andrea Fuller
us
Former Judges Urge Inquiry Into Deal Trump Struck With I.R.S.
The motion was particularly significant because it asked the judge overseeing the initial suit against the I.R.S. to examine the terms of the deal.
By Alan Feuer
us
Trump’s Fund for People Who Claim Government Victimization, Explained
The Trump administration is creating a $1.8 billion fund to compensate people it says were wronged by the federal government, a group that could be largely made up of the president’s allies.
By Andrew Duehren
world
Rubio’s Visit Offers No ‘Real Medicine’ for Wounds to Relationship With India
The secretary of state visited India to reassure the South Asian giant that it can still rely on the United States. India did not gain much from the visit.
By Anupreeta Das
us
Biden Sues Justice Dept. to Block Release of Tapes
The former president argued that the Justice Department has a responsibility to protect the privacy of conversations he had with a former ghostwriter.
By Karoun Demirjian
world
He Invented the Basque Cheesecake. He Prefers Chocolate.
Santiago Rivera is widely credited with creating the “burnt” cheesecake in the 1980s, though he doesn’t love the spinoffs it has spawned. Decades later, he’s preparing to hand over his kitchen to his children.
By Jason Horowitz
us
Jill Biden’s Reaction to Biden’s 2024 Debate: ‘He’s Having a Stroke’
“I had never, ever seen Joe like that,” the former first lady told CBS News in an interview. “Before or since.”
By Katie Rogers
arts
Matthew Perry’s Assistant Sentenced to More Than 3 Years in Prison
Kenneth Iwamasa injected Mr. Perry with the ketamine that killed him. He is the last of five defendants to be sentenced in the case.
By Matt Stevens
well
In Utah, Measles Sickens Babies and Others Who Can’t Be Vaccinated
Many of those who can’t be vaccinated, including pregnant women and immunocompromised people, are also at high risk of serious complications.
By Teddy Rosenbluth
science
Why the Ebola and Hantavirus Outbreaks Have Confounded Scientists
The types of Ebola and hantavirus worrying officials are very different from the species identified decades ago, raising new questions about how to respond.
By Carl Zimmer
world
Uganda Closes Border With Congo as Ebola Fears Rise
Seven confirmed cases of the virus have already been reported in Kampala, the capital, but officials say the country has robust disease surveillance.
By Musinguzi Blanshe and Matthew Mpoke Bigg
business
‘60 Minutes’ Journalist Who Accused CBS of Political Meddling Loses Her Deal
Sharyn Alfonsi, whose segment on a brutal Salvadoran prison was pulled abruptly in December, said that CBS News and its top editor, Bari Weiss, had let her contract expire.
By Michael M. Grynbaum
arts
The $400 Million Showdown Between a Billionaire and a California Mayor
The owner of the Los Angeles Rams and the City of Inglewood are in a dispute over Hollywood Park and SoFi Stadium, which is about to host World Cup matches.
By Matt Stevens, Ken Belson and Emmanuel Morgan
nyregion
Bribery Indictments Are Dismissed in Case That Shook Soccer World
The decision marked an end to a significant part of a broader corruption investigation that rocked the soccer world more than a decade ago.
By Santul Nerkar and Ken Bensinger
theater
Thornton Wilder’s Last Play Vanished Into Thin Air. Or Did It?
Decades after “The Emporium” failed to open on Broadway in 1954, one man went on a quest to find it.
By Jesse Green
business
Ferrari’s First Electric Car Runs Into Backlash in Italy and Beyond
Memes mocked the new model, analysts questioned its appeal and investors sold the automaker’s stock. A former Ferrari chairman warned of “the destruction of a legend.”
By Bernhard Warner
nyregion
Knicks Fans Are Stunned by Four-Figure Ticket Prices
New York Knicks fans, still celebrating the team making it to the N.B.A. finals, are confronting high ticket prices for the games at Madison Square Garden.
By Claire Fahy
arts
Watch Tiler Peck Reimagine What Female and Male Dancers Can Be
The idea of sisterhood and brotherhood flows through “Symphonie Espagnole,” Peck’s new work for New York City Ballet. We dissect two sections.
By Gia Kourlas
opinion
What 370,000 College Essays Tell Us About A.I.’s Effects on Creativity
A.I. can be a crutch that hurts our ability to think creatively.
By Rebecca Winthrop
opinion
Trump Is Remaking the World Map. What Could Go Wrong?
A system of fuzzy borders, in which powerful states treat territory as negotiable and sovereignty as conditional, is not a viable alternative to the liberal world order.
By Stephen E. Hanson and Jeffrey S. Kopstein
us
Fired for Criticizing Charlie Kirk, They’re Now Getting Big Payouts
Ball State University is the latest institution to agree to pay workers who lost their jobs over their posts about the conservative activist.
By Jeremy W. Peters and Sabrina Tavernise
nyregion
Man Charged With Hate-Crime Killing of Gay Dancer Claims Self-Defense
Dmitriy Popov was 17 when he stabbed O’Shae Sibley, a 28-year-old dancer, at a gas station. Mr. Popov has been charged with murder as a hate crime.
By Maria Cramer
business
Condé Nast Pays Over $400,000 to 3 Journalists Fired Over Protest
The former workers were among a group of employees who confronted the company’s head of human resources about layoffs last fall.
By Katie Robertson
world
Could Russia Hit Harder? It at Least Wants Ukraine to Think So.
Major attacks on Kyiv, followed by warnings of more, come as Moscow is stalled on the battlefield and at the negotiating table.
By Ivan Nechepurenko and Siobhán O’Grady