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Vanessa Friedman and Jason Farago

At the Met, Sleeping Beauty Wakes Up in the Chemistry Lab

The immersive show features fragile dresses inside airtight vitrines, overcoats growing grass, pat-’n-sniff walls and a hologram. Does it work?

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Eduardo Medina

Florida Sheriff Releases Footage in Police Killing of Airman Roger Fortson

The footage shows that the airman was holding a gun when he opened his door to a deputy, who then began firing. The airman’s family has called the killing unjustified.

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Annie Karni

Fresh Off Defeat in Speaker Fight, Greene Relishes the Chaos She Wrought

The hard-right congresswoman from Georgia failed spectacularly in her bid to depose Speaker Mike Johnson. But for a figure who sees her power in creating chaos, the loss was the point.

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Melissa Eddy

A German Initiative to Keep Workers Employed by Retraining Them

As the industrial landscape in Germany shifts, companies have formed an alliance aimed at offering the skills and certification that workers need to find new jobs.

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Lynsey Chutel and Joao Silva

Jacob Zuma, Once Leader of the A.N.C., Becomes Its Political Rival

Spurred by his anger at the African National Congress, Mr. Zuma formed his own political party and is gathering support among voters aggrieved by the failures of South Africa’s governing party.

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Michelle Goldberg

After College Presidents, Republicans Are Coming for Liberal Donors

Authoritarians abroad often target NGOs. Don’t think it can’t happen here.

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Bret Stephens

President Biden Just Made His Biggest Blunder

The consequences of Biden’s decision to withhold munitions from Israel could be the opposite of what he intends.

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Pamela Paul

What Does ‘Good Mom’ Even Mean?

Better Mothers may be no better than the rest of us. Only our children know the truth.

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Jamelle Bouie

Trump Is Not Invincible

It’s never good to be on trial, no matter who you are.

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Rabson Kondowe

After Her Sister Wed at 11, a Girl Began Fighting Child Marriage at 13

Memory Banda’s battle, which she has been waging since she was a teenager in a village in Malawi, started with a poignant question: “Why should this be happening to girls so young?”

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Jeanna Smialek

Why Higher Fed Rates Are Not Totally Off the Table

Fed officials still think their next move will be to cut rates, but they are not entirely ruling out the possibility that they might have to raise them.

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Eshe Nelson

UK Shakes Off Recession as Economy Grows Faster Than Expected

Gross domestic product increased 0.6 percent in the first quarter, after shrinking the two previous quarters.

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J. Edward Moreno

Why Your Chocolate Fix Is About to Get More Expensive

Cocoa prices are going nuts, after a crop failure in West Africa was followed by a rush of investor speculation.

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Lauren Jackson

Modern Mormon Missionaries: Facebook Evangelizing, Women in Pants

The church has loosened its strict rules for those evangelizing. And many members of Gen-Z are loving it.

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Ana Ley

Citing Safety, New York Moves Mentally Ill People Out of the Subway

Medical workers and police officers are removing people suffering from psychiatric distress. The most troubled are forced to the hospital.

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Rebecca Davis O’Brien

Are R.F.K. Jr. Signature Gatherers Misleading New Yorkers for Ballot Access?

More than half a dozen New York City residents described encounters with people seeking their signature who did not make clear that their aim was to place the independent 2024 candidate on the ballot.

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Nicholas Nehamas and Reid J. Epstein

Inside Biden’s Broken Relationship With Muslim and Arab American Leaders

Even as the president piles new pressure on Israel to end the war in Gaza, those who have called most passionately for him to change course say it is too little, too late.

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Matthew Haag

Madeleine Westerhout Returns to Stand in Trump’s Criminal Trial

The aide, Madeleine Westerhout, testified about a key Oval Office meeting between Donald J. Trump and Michael D. Cohen, his former fixer.

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Alan Blinder

How Columbia University Lost Support From the Russell Berrie Foundation

Columbia University has faced enormous public pressure over protests. But emails and interviews also show some of the private demands on the Ivy League school.

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Isabella Kwai and Ed O’Loughlin

How Pro-Palestinian Students Pushed Trinity College Dublin to Divest

A surge of attention hit Ireland’s most prestigious university over protests that involved Israel, Gaza and the famed medieval Book of Kells.

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