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Pentagon Asks Court to Keep Its Restrictions on Journalists

The Defense Department wants to keep in place a policy requiring escorts for journalists in the building while it appeals a court decision that tossed out broader restrictions on the media.
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Overlooked No More: Margaret Gipsy Moth, Fearless CNN Camera Operator

She covered conflicts across the globe, joking after she was injured in Sarajevo that she would be returning to find her missing teeth.
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How the Iran War Is Affecting Inflation

Ben Casselman, our chief economics correspondent, describes how the increase in prices as a result of the war in Iran is beginning to show up in the data, and what could come next.
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Why Employers May Be Wary of Adding Crypto or Private Equity to 401(k)s

A proposed federal rule aims to clear the way for retirement savings plans to include alternative assets. But it may not be enough to protect employers from lawsuits.
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Looking for a College Scholarship on Social Media Sites? Buyer, Beware.

Students say they trust their peers’ advice more than financial advisers’, a new survey found. But experts say students need to do their own research.
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‘Spring Clean’ Your Finances: How to Overhaul Your Spending and Savings to Stay on Track

When the world feels uncertain, spend the season of renewal taking charge of what you can control: your budget.
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No Doors, No Roof, No Worries: A Tiny Racecar Sets Its Sights on the U.S.

The British company Caterham is making a push into the American market with the lone car in its catalog, the Seven, based on the original Lotus Seven.
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Luxury Watch Factories Do More Than Produce; They Sell Stories

Watchmakers are investing in new manufacturing sites to signal expertise and court clients.
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Fallout of War Piles Economic Pain Onto Europe’s Political Stress

Europe is finding itself on the outs with Russia, China and the U.S., in what’s amounting to its very own “Mean Girls” moment.
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Banks Are Warned About Anthropic’s New, Powerful A.I. Technology

In an unusual move, the Treasury secretary and the Federal Reserve chair gathered bank executives to caution about cyberthreats posed by artificial intelligence.
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Fred Drasner, a Feisty Leader of The Daily News, Is Dead at 83

A former New York cabdriver who never lost his edge, he was co-publisher alongside Mort Zuckerman as he took on rival papers in the so-called tabloid wars.
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Pentagon Appeals Court Decisions Gutting Its Press Restrictions

The Defense Department filed a formal notice that it intended to fight a federal judge’s recent rulings that its press restrictions were unconstitutional.
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European Airports Warn of Jet Fuel Shortages if Strait of Hormuz Remains Shut

An association of airports told European Union officials that fuel shipments through the Strait of Hormuz had to restart within three weeks to avoid a “systemic” shortage.
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Bob Law, Trailblazing Talk-Radio Host, Dies at 86

His wee-hours show “Night Talk” was a nationally syndicated stalwart, examining tough issues and spotlighting Black cultural and political stars.
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Iran War Drives Deeper Oil Shock Than Prices Reveal

The war with Iran is preventing huge amounts of oil from flowing out of the Persian Gulf, but the prices that many people track don’t fully capture the scale of the disruption.
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Bessent and Powell’s A.I. Anxiety

The Treasury secretary and the Fed chairman reportedly summoned banking leaders to discuss the potential systemic risks of Anthropic’s new model.
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A Record Jump in U.S. Gasoline Prices Is Squeezing Consumers

The cost at the pump made its biggest monthly percentage increase in decades amid lingering tensions over the war in Iran.
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The Iran War Has Prompted Some Companies to Raise Prices

Delta Air Lines, Amazon, the United States Postal Service and others have said they are raising prices amid higher energy costs connected to the war in Iran.
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Europe Braces for a Spike in Inflation

Investors are betting that the European Central Bank and the Bank of England will raise interest rates this year.
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U.S. Inflation Surged in March as Iran War Pushed Up Prices

Soaring energy costs led to the biggest monthly increase in the Consumer Price Index since the peak of the post-pandemic inflation crisis in June 2022.
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Trump Administration Returns to Court for Yet Another Tariff Lawsuit

States and small businesses challenged the 10 percent tax on many imports that President Trump imposed after the Supreme Court struck down a previous slate of tariffs.
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TSA Lines Are Shorter. The World Cup and a Lengthy Shutdown Could Change That.

Security lines are shorter, but the shutdown continues and pay is unresolved. With the World Cup around the corner, T.S.A. agents are tempering their expectations.
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Consumer Spending, Engine of the U.S. Economy, Is Under Strain

Higher fuel costs are raising food and travel prices, while a shaky stock market tamps down free spenders.
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Trump’s Changes Lock Some Employers Out of H-1B Visa Program

Since imposing a $100,000 fee on new visas in September, the Trump administration has upended the skilled worker program.
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How Airlines Turned First-Class Seats From Freebies to a Profit Engine

Airlines used to give away most of their nicest seats, but they have increasingly found ways to persuade people to pay a lot for them.
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Middle East War Triggers Higher Prices in China

Three and a half years of deflationary pressure on Chinese factories reversed course last month as higher energy prices cycled into the economy.
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Stocks Waver Ahead of Cease-Fire Talks, but Log Big Weekly Gains

The S&P 500 rose 3.6 percent, its biggest weekly gain since last year. Investors are bracing for developments in peace talks between the United States and Iran, set for the weekend.
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Judge Rejects Hegseth’s Second Attempt to Restrict Reporters at Pentagon

A federal judge gutted a set of rules that were adopted after the court declared an earlier press policy unconstitutional, in a case brought by The New York Times.
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Labor Secretary Faces Civil Rights Complaints From Department Staff

Three employees described a hostile work environment under Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer.
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White House and Crypto Industry Fight Bank Lobby Over Stablecoin Income

The Trump administration backed a proposal for stablecoin issuers to offer yield to investors.
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Volkswagen to End E.V. Production at Tennessee Plant

The German carmaker is the latest to scale back plans for electric vehicles in favor of gasoline models.
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I.M.F. Says Iran War Will Drag Global Growth Lower

Kristalina Georgieva, the head of the International Monetary Fund, said the war in the Middle East could lead to another bout of inflation and higher interest rates.
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David B. Cornstein, Envoy Who Built U.S. Ties to Orban, Dies at 87

A former jewelry-counter magnate, he served in Hungary under his friend President Trump, strengthening relations between the two countries as Orban tilted rightward.
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America’s Furniture Stores Struggle to Survive a Frozen Housing Market

Retailers are going bankrupt and liquidating as record-low housing turnover leaves fewer customers looking to furnish homes.
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How the Strait of Hormuz Stifled a Market Rally

Questions about how freely ships can pass through the waterway have pushed up oil prices and weighed on stocks.
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Fed’s Inflation Woes Preceded the War With Iran

An energy shock stemming from the fighting has added a layer of complexity to the Federal Reserve’s decision-making around interest rates.
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Markets Have Faced a Year of Chaos and Still Done Awfully Well

Most stock investors have lost money during the Iran war, but returns have been splendid for the year since the “Liberation Day” tariff announcement.
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A Must for the Next Food Craze? Be ‘Social Media Gorgeous.’

The ascent of ube has little to do with the purple yam’s taste or Filipino origins. It’s the color, flavor experts say.
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Oil Prices Edge Higher as Confidence in Cease-Fire Wavers

Investors were in a more sober mood after sharp moves on the previous day.
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Half of Gen Z Uses AI, but Their Feelings Are Souring, Study Shows

A new study from Gallup found that young adults have grown less hopeful and more angry about artificial intelligence.
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Is the Strait of Hormuz Reopening? What to Know Under Iran-Cease Fire.

Vessels are wary of passing the coast of Iran in the strait, given the fragile agreement, and the number of ships traveling through it has even dropped.
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White House Secures Foreign Steel for Trump’s Ballroom Project

ArcelorMittal, a European steel maker, is donating tens of millions of dollars of foreign steel for President Trump’s new ballroom.
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Fed Minutes Show Officials in No Rush to Cut as Iran War Scrambled Outlook

The conflict in the Middle East has left the Federal Reserve braced for higher inflation, with more officials open to the possibility of rate increases.
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Oil Prices Fall, but Energy Firms Remain Frozen After U.S.-Iran Deal

Analysts said oil and natural gas energy companies would not quickly restore production unless attacks stopped and ships started moving through the Strait of Hormuz.
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Adam Back Denies He Is Satoshi Nakamoto in Response to Times Investigation

“Dr. Adam Back has consistently stated that he is not Satoshi Nakamoto,” his company said in a statement. “What is not speculative is Adam’s foundational contribution to Bitcoin.”
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Amazon and U.S. Postal Service Reach New Deal on Deliveries After Year of Talks

Amazon will cut the volume of packages it ships through the Postal Service by 20 percent under a tentative new deal that will preserve a crucial source of income for the agency.
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Why Gas Prices Won’t Fall as Quickly as Oil Prices

The energy industry refers to the behavior of gasoline prices as “up like a rocket, down like a feather.”
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Jeff Shell Steps Down as President of Paramount

Mr. Shell, the former chief executive of NBCUniversal, is leaving after becoming entangled in a legal battle with a professional gambler, R.J. Cipriani.
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Blue Collar Work Has Plateaued, Narrowing Options for Young Workers

Skilled electricians, plumbers and factory workers are in demand, but job openings have dropped.
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