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Trump Arrives in Beijing to Begin High-Stakes Summit With Xi
President Trump was greeted by China’s vice president, Han Zheng, and other officials, as well as a military honor guard.
By Anton Troianovski
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Trump and Xi: Beneath the Pomp and Niceties, a Geopolitical Rivalry
The relationship between the two leaders is marked just as much by mistrust and confrontation as it is by niceties.
By Luke Broadwater
world
What China’s Choice of Airport Greeter Says About Trump
Beijing welcomed President Trump with a high-ranking vice president, but the choice of a ceremonial leader suggests China is trading symbolism for substance.
By Lily Kuo, Pei-Lin Wu and Pablo Robles
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U.S. Intelligence Shows Iran Retains Substantial Missile Capabilities
Secret new assessments say Iran has operational access to 30 of its 33 missile sites along the Strait of Hormuz, suggesting that its military remains far stronger than President Trump has asserted.
By Adam Entous, Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan
world
With Trump in China, Mideast War Simmers Without End in Sight
Before leaving Washington on Tuesday, the president reiterated threats to decimate Iran if it doesn’t agree to a deal to resolve the conflict.
By Aaron Boxerman
business
Wholesale Prices Jumped in April, in Latest Sign of War’s Economic Ripples
The Producer Price Index rose in April at its fastest pace in four years, government data showed, a day after consumer prices showed inflation was surging.
By Ben Casselman
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Murdaugh Murder Convictions Overturned by South Carolina’s Top Court
The decision, in which judges cited jury interference by a court clerk, upends one of America’s highest-profile homicide cases.
By Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs
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Why U.S. Test Scores Are in a ‘Generation-Long Decline’
The drops go beyond the pandemic and cut across income, geographic and racial divides, new data shows.
By Claire Cain Miller, Francesca Paris and Sarah Mervosh
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Look Up Your School District’s Test Scores
See how your district’s scores have changed since 2015, and compare it with other districts in your area.
By Francesca Paris
travel
Searching Paris for Ben Franklin, America’s ‘Least-Dead’ Founder
The aging statesman braved rough seas and arduous carriage rides to reach Paris, where he persuaded the French to back the American rebels. We followed in his footsteps.
By Eric Weiner and Camille McOuat
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With a Friend in Trump, the Tobacco Industry Secures a Lucrative Win
In a dispute over vapes, the president sided with tobacco companies that filled his groups’ coffers over his own F.D.A. commissioner, who resigned in protest.
By Christina Jewett and Kenneth P. Vogel
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Top Kennedy Spokesman Resigns in Protest Over New Vaping Policy
In a letter to President Trump, the spokesman, Rich Danker, said moves to allow the sale of flavored e-cigarettes would enhance their appeal to children.
By Sheryl Gay Stolberg
business
Tariff Refunds Begin to Reach Businesses as Trump Lashes Out at Court
The government must return about $160 billion, plus interest, collected from duties deemed illegal and potentially more if it loses a related tariff case.
By Tony Romm
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House Backers Reach Threshold to Force Vote on $1.3 Billion in Ukraine Aid
Representative Kevin Kiley, independent of California, became the 218th signature on a petition to force action on an aid bill to Ukraine. The vote could come as soon as the end of May.
By Robert Jimison
technology
Andreessen Horowitz Is Spending on Politics Like No Other
“If you think there’s a lot of money in politics now,” Marc Andreessen said in 2000, “you haven’t seen anything yet.” His firm is now the biggest known spender on this campaign cycle.
By Theodore Schleifer and Ashley Cai
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4 Takeaways From Tuesday’s Primaries in Nebraska and West Virginia
Democrats in Nebraska appear headed toward the Senate matchup they want, while their primary for a key House district was too close to call.
By Kellen Browning
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The South Carolina Republican Who Defied Trump on Redistricting
Politicians are fighting viciously for power, said Shane Massey, leader of the State Senate. “To what end?” he asked, warning of eroding fundamental American values. “I’m voting no.”
By Eduardo Medina and Nick Corasaniti
world
French Hantavirus Patient Is Critically Ill as Outbreak Reaches 11 Cases
The woman, who was a passenger on the MV Hondius, was breathing with the help of an artificial lung, officials in Paris said.
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Should You Worry About Hantavirus?
Here’s what to know about the virus, how it spreads and the risk to the general public.
By Nina Agrawal and Dani Blum
technology
Perfect Timing, Big Payouts: Insider Trading Red Flags Emerge on Polymarket
Dozens of long-shot bets on Polymarket, from the war with Iran to the cryptocurrency market, have defied the odds, according to a New York Times examination.
By Stuart A. Thompson and David Yaffe-Bellany
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The Uncomfortable Parallels Between Starmer and Biden
In Britain, some argue that Prime Minister Keir Starmer, by rejecting calls to step aside, risks repeating the mistakes of President Joseph R. Biden Jr.
By Michael D. Shear
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King’s Speech Comes at an Awkward Time for Starmer
King Charles III read out Keir Starmer’s legislative agenda in the traditional manner, even as the British prime minister’s leadership remained under pressure.
By Michael D. Shear
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A Texas City Bet Big on Industry. Now It’s Running Out of Water.
Rising demand, municipal dysfunction and drought have pushed Corpus Christi to the edge of a water emergency, offering a cautionary tale for the rest of the country.
By Lauren McGaughy and Meridith Kohut
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Where Did All the AK-47s Go?
A family of guns that was once ubiquitous in the U.S. firearms marketplace has started to vanish for a variety of reasons.
By Thomas Gibbons-Neff
style
Eating Healthy? No, They’re Eating Biblically.
A diet inspired by the Bible has found new audiences online in the Make America Healthy Again era.
By Madison Malone Kircher
opinion
The Autocracy Index: Trump’s Disregard for Congress Has Reached a New Level
Measuring America’s democratic erosion.
By The Editorial Board
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This Is Getting Dangerous
The ruling in Louisiana v. Callais might drive America’s politics to an even more precarious place of partisan tension and ideological Balkanization.
By Jamelle Bouie
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Trump in China
We preview the Trump-Xi summit.
By Sam Sifton
world
Chaos in Philippines Senate as Duterte Ally Faces Arrest
The sound of gunshots, apparently from inside the chamber, was broadcast on live television as a senator in the Philippines, who was an ally of the former leader Rodrigo Duterte, faced arrest.
By Jason Gutierrez
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Affordable N.Y.C. Homes Stay Empty for Months. That May Soon Change.
With affordable housing in extremely high demand, Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s administration announced plans to reduce red tape and get people into those apartments faster.
By Mihir Zaveri
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N.Y.U. Students Object to Speaker Who Calls Their Generation ‘Coddled’
Jonathan Haidt, a professor, says that colleges shield students from challenging ideas. But student leaders said he does not represent their values.
By Jeremy W. Peters and Matthew Haag
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Are These the Bones of the Fourth Musketeer? This Dutch Village Hopes So.
Wolder, near the Belgian border, is waiting to see if the skeleton it dug up in a church is Count d’Artagnan, from Alexandre Dumas’s tale.
By Jeanna Smialek