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Republicans Like to Cut Taxes. With Tariffs, Trump Is Raising Them.

President Trump’s tariffs are scrambling the Republican plan for the economy, long centered on tax cuts and growth.

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The Fed Isn’t Rushing to Save the Markets This Time

With stocks in a steep decline and tariffs inducing recession jitters, the patience of investors may be tested.

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President Trump has argued that tariffs are not taxes on U.S. consumers, but rather on foreign companies that will have to lower their prices to maintain access to the U.S. market. — Doug Mills/The New York Times

A 10% Base Line Tariff Is in Effect Globally. Here’s What to Know.

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Trump Hit a Small African Economy With a Huge Tariff

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Trump vs. the World: Understanding Tariffs and Their Consequences

President Trump’s tariffs on dozens of countries dismantled decades of global trade agreements and sent shock waves around the world.

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British Carmaker Jaguar Land Rover Pauses Shipments to U.S.

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7 Americans React to Sweeping Tariffs. We’re checking in with this group of people in the first 100 days of Trump’s second term.

“He has a plan. No matter what anybody else says, he knows money.” -- Hamid Chaudhry, 53, Reading, Pa. Chaudhry, a business owner who hesitantly voted for Trump, has hopes for the economy, but is concerned about the speed of some changes.

Investors Recoil From Trump’s Pledge to Remake the Global Economy

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The Hidden Decisions Behind Trump’s Tariff Formula

Trump Weakens U.S. Cyberdefenses at a Moment of Rising Danger

The firing of the head of the N.S.A. was only the latest move to erode fortifications against cyberattacks, especially those targeting elections.

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Firing of National Security Agency Chief Rattles Lawmakers

Gen. Timothy Haugh, who was also the head of U.S. Cyber Command, was one of several security officials fired on the advice of a conspiracy theorist.

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An aerial shot of the National Security Agency campus in Fort Meade, Md., in 2020. — Joshua Roberts/Reuters

The White House Frames the Past by Erasing Parts of It

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Trump Administration Is Ordered to Return Migrant Deported to El Salvador

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Supreme Court Lets Trump Suspend Grants to Teachers

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Donald B. Verrilli Jr., wearing a dark coat over a white shirt and blue tie.

More Than 500 Law Firms Back Perkins Coie in Fight With Trump

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Elon Musk, wearing a black “Make America Great Again” baseball hat, looks straight ahead with a serious expression on his face.

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What Might Europe’s Fines Against X Mean for Musk?

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Loomer’s Role in Firings Shows Rising Sway of Fringe Figures on Trump

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A Federal Lab That Tracked Rising S.T.I.s Has Been Shuttered

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Analysis

The Predatory Friend: Trump Treats Europe as Anything but an Ally

President Trump has shown a willingness to fracture the trans-Atlantic alliance with his tariffs and demands for higher military spending.

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‘I Hope Trump Won’t Deceive Us’: Ukrainians Are Wary of U.S. Minerals Deal

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President Trump climbs a stairway onto an airplane. Officials stand near the landing. — Eric Lee/The New York Times

Video Shows Aid Workers Killed in Gaza by Gunfire, With Ambulance Lights On

The U.N. said Israel killed the workers. A video seems to contradict Israel’s claim that the vehicles were “advancing suspiciously” without emergency signals.

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Netanyahu Will Meet Trump in Washington in a Sign of Their Strong Ties

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Surprising Allies for Syria’s New Leaders: Some Jews Who Fled Long Ago

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New York Warns Trump It Will Not Comply With Public School D.E.I. Order

The state’s stance differed from the muted and deferential responses from other major institutions to President Trump’s threats.

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Obama Calls for Universities to Stand Up for Core Values

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What Is Elon Musk’s I.Q.?

The questionable measure of intelligence has now been uncoupled from any test and loosed into the discourse to justify Silicon Valley’s power.

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A plastic model of a brain with a measuring tape wrapped around it. — Photo illustration by Jason Allen Lee

Weekend Reads

The Random Punch That Wrecked Two Families’ Lives

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The Influencers Who Are Redefining the 21st-Century Dream House

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New York City’s First New Subway Map in Decades Looks Mighty Familiar

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A Family Business Empire, and a Culture of ‘Keeping Your Mouth Shut’

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A Farmhouse Refuge From a Nazi Blitz Became His Forever Home

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Trump’s Fight Against Antisemitism Has Become Fraught for Many Jews

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Why Measles Outbreaks May Be the New Normal

Experts fear that recent Trump administration actions are setting the stage for a long-term measles resurgence.

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As Measles Spreads, Some Doctors Are Seeing the Virus for the First Time

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Map: Where Measles Outbreaks Are Spreading in the U.S.

Illustration of the measles virus spreading from the throat to the brain, the lungs and the intestines of the child. — Marco Hernandez

How Measles Attacks an Unvaccinated Child

With falling vaccination rates and outbreaks that have caused more than 580 U.S. cases, experts expect hundreds more to be infected in the coming months.

Tracy Chapman Wants to Speak for Herself

For years, the singer-songwriter avoided the spotlight. But she is breaking her silence to look back on her self-titled debut and its powerful hit, “Fast Car.”

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A woman with graying dreads sits in a field of yellow flowers, smiling and clapping her hands together while wearing a light button-up shirt, jeans and a dark blazer. — Nicholas Albrecht for The New York Times

The Life and Death of a Block Destroyed by the L.A. Fires

A block is more than just houses — it’s one of our most basic forms of community. This is the story of what’s lost when a whole block burns.

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The Rich Developer Acting as L.A.’s Shadow Mayor

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From The Athletic

UConn Cruises Past U.C.L.A. to Advance to Program’s 13th Title Game

The Huskies knocked out the Bruins, 85-51, to set up a match with the defending N.C.A.A. champion, South Carolina, who beat Texas earlier in the evening.

In the UConn vs. South Carolina Championship, 2 Iconic Coaches Face Off

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Rivers in Central U.S. Swell Rapidly as Storm Inundates Region

Rising water has prompted rescues and road closures. The storm, which has wreaked havoc across the South and the Midwest, shows no signs of letting up.

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The Trump Administration’s Department of Homeland Publicity

A cabinet member’s feed is one example of a turn to reality-TV tactics — slick, showy and sometimes cruel — as a means of government, our TV critic writes.

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‘The White Lotus’ Takes On Touchy Subjects. The Southern Accent Is One.

Viewers have debated whether the accents in Season 3 were credible, or another atrocious attempt by Hollywood to replicate a Southern dialect.

You Can Live Like the (Out of Touch) Guests of ‘The White Lotus’

The hit HBO series satirizes luxury vacationers’ privilege. That hasn’t slowed demand for branded collaborations that sell the show’s lavish lifestyle.

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‘Dying for Sex’: She’s Not Looking for Love

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7 New Books We Recommend This Week

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Book Review

A Slow-Burn Thriller Set on the Appalachian Trail

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When Cutting Ties Is the Best Thing a Child Can Do

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10 Small Things Neurologists Wish You’d Do for Your Brain

Easy everyday habits can help keep you sharp. And it’s never too late to start them.

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The Anti-MAGA Hat Goes Global

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Modern Love: Why I Lied About Being Married

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Ancient Hunting Kit Is Found in West Texas

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3-Year-Old Discovers Ancient Treasure in Israel

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Opinion

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Paul Krugman on the ‘Biggest Trade Shock in History’

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Ross Douthat

Can the Trump Tariff Shock Succeed?

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President Trump outdoors with a background of flags and a MAGA cap tossed in the air. — Damon Winter/The New York Times

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Globalization Is Collapsing. Brace Yourselves.

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Nicholas Kristof

‘What We Need Is Not Boxes of Aid but a Solution’

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Steven Rattner

I Watch the Markets for a Living. This Week, Everything Changed.

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Jessica Grose

‘White Lotus’ Has an Old-School View of Relationships

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Micah L. Sifry

Democrats Are Looking for the Resistance in All the Wrong Places

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Thomas B. Edsall

‘Bottom Line Is That We Have Lost Control of Our Destiny’

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Lawrence H. Summers

If Powerful Places Like Harvard Don’t Stand Up to Trump, Who Can?

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Linda Greenhouse

Sandra Day O’Connor Was Wrong About Electing Judges

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Letters From Our Readers

Cures for What Ails the Democratic Party

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South Korea’s Democracy Is Broken

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Works of Art

Creating rules around the content we consume can help calm our overtaxed brains and manage our moods, Melissa Kirsch writes.

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C.E.O. Choked Man Who Danced Barefoot on Cruise Ship, U.S. Says

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This Habit Is Quietly Ruining Your Relationships

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Judge Permanently Bars N.I.H. From Limiting Medical Research Funding

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At ‘Good Night’ Opening, the Stars Came Out for Clooney

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Amtrak Train Strikes and Kills 3 People in Pennsylvania

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Prosecutors on George Santos Case Seek 7-Year Sentence

The disgraced former congressman is set to be sentenced on April 25. His lawyers asked for a penalty of two years, the minimum allowed.

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Analysis

How South Korea’s Democracy Prevailed Over a Reckless Leader

The rise and fall of Yoon Suk Yeol exposed not only a vulnerability in South Korean democracy but also a resilience.

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Female Senator Faces Down a ‘Classic Abuse of Power’ in Nigeria

Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan said Nigeria’s third most powerful politician punished her for not heeding his advances, but that she won’t be stopped.

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An Endangered Galápagos Tortoise Is a First-Time Mother at 100

Mommy, a Western Santa Cruz tortoise, recently welcomed four hatchlings at the Philadelphia Zoo, where she has lived since 1932.

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Carmelo Anthony, Sue Bird and Maya Moore Named to Basketball Hall of Fame

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Priest Is Fatally Shot Outside His Parish Rectory

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Alex Ovechkin Ties Wayne Gretzky’s N.H.L. Record for Career Goals at 894

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Man Employs A.I. Avatar in Legal Appeal, and Judge Isn’t Amused

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Russell Brand Is Charged With Rape and Sexual Assault in U.K.

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6.9-Magnitude Earthquake Near Papua New Guinea Prompts Tsunami Alert

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ESPN’s Pat McAfee and Others Amplified a False Rumor. It ‘Destroyed’ a Teenager’s Life.

An Ole Miss freshman has engaged legal representation and says she intends to take action against McAfee, ESPN, and potentially others.

Why This College Football Team Is the Most Popular in the Country

No single metric can measure fandom, so we analyzed categories such as TV viewership, attendance figures, ticket sales and Google searches.

Why M.L.B. Stars Are Rushing to Learn a Terrifying New Pitch

“With this pitch, everyone is just so different,” a longtime M.L.B. starter said.

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An illustration of a female body lying down in a desert landscape; the woman's contours are abstracted and blend in with the sand dunes. — Sara Andreasson

What to Do About Painful Sex After Menopause

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How Menopause Changes the Brain

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My Daughter’s Stepfather Is Walking Her Down the Aisle. Can I Skip the Wedding?

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The Worst Habits for Your Back, According to Spine Surgeons

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Kennedy Called A.D.H.D. Drugs Poison. What Does the Research Say?

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Culture and Lifestyle

Ruth Asawa’s Astonishing Universe Began at Her Door

On the eve of the artist’s posthumous retrospective, a reporter visits Asawa’s home in Noe Valley, the center of her pioneering sculpture practice.

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Movie Review

‘Holland’: Nicole Kidman Goes Dutch

Set in a Michigan town designed to evoke the Netherlands, this thriller has red herring on the menu.

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Book Review

A Victim of Childhood Rape Close-Reads Her Past

In “Sad Tiger,” the author Neige Sinno analyzes her memories of being abused.

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Glamorous Clothes You Can Wear on the Subway

Accorda aims for informal drama with fluid silhouettes and flashes of black Lurex.

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