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Wednesday Briefing: 100 Days of Trump

admin30 April 2025

Plus, advice on how to be happy.

The M.T.A. Gets $68 Billion in the State Budget. What Will Riders Get?

admin30 April 2025

New York State has agreed to fully fund the transit authority’s five-year capital plan. Threats from the federal government could still lead to a shortfall.

Rosenthal: Tigers, Mariners succeeding with patchwork lineups, Cubs thriving at Wrigley

admin30 April 2025

Plus notes on RBI-machine Wilmer Flores and Chandler Simpson, who might be the fastest player in professional baseball.

Illinois Town Grieves After Car Slams Through Building, Killing 4 Young People

admin30 April 2025

The car veered off a road and through a field, crashing into a center where children were cared for after school. The dead ranged in age from 7 to 18.

The Unabomber’s Brother Turned Him In. Then Spent 27 Years Trying to Win Him Back.

admin30 April 2025

It was May 1996, and David Kaczynski, a counselor for troubled youth in upstate New York, sat down to write a letter to his brother Ted. A month earlier, his brother had been shockingly unmasked as the shadowy Unabomber, responsible for a 17-year ...

White House-Amazon Spat Culminates in Trump Calling Bezos ‘Very Nice’

admin30 April 2025

The White House press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, attacked the retail giant over a report that suggested Amazon would highlight tariff-related price increases. Amazon said it was “not going to happen.”

La Casa Blanca ataca a Amazon porque propuso mostrar el costo de los aranceles

admin30 April 2025

“Se trata de una acción hostil y política por parte de Amazon”, dijo la secretaria de prensa de la Casa Blanca. La compañía negó que esto fuera a ocurrir.

French Lawmakers Cracking Down on Drug Traffickers

admin30 April 2025

A rare consensus in France’s lower house of Parliament prompted by fears that drug-related violence has grown out of control.

New York Bans Smartphones in Schools, Joining National Movement

admin30 April 2025

Gov. Kathy Hochul argued that the “bell-to-bell” ban — which restricts the devices during class, lunch and other parts of school — would help prevent disruption and cyberbullying.

Penske Shakes Up Leadership of South by Southwest

admin30 April 2025

The festival’s longtime president is leaving the festival, as are about 10 others. Its owner, Penske Media, told staff members about the changes on Friday.