Delta Air Lines and United Airlines have accounted for most of the industry’s profits since 2022. Their appeal to wealthy travelers could become a liability if the economy weakens.
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Solution to CIA’s Kryptos Sculpture Is Found in Smithsonian Vault
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesJim Sanborn planned to auction off the solution to Kryptos, the puzzle he sculpted for the intelligence agency’s headquarters. Two fans of the work then discovered the solution.
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Trump Hosts Dinner for Wealthy Donors to White House Ballroom
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe president lauded dozens of executives and businesspeople for the “tremendous amounts of money” they have pledged for his project, which has prompted ethical concerns.
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Trump Signs Memo Expanding His Authority to Spend Federal Money
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe president gave Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth wide authority to repurpose funds to pay members of the military without approval from Congress, which has the sole constitutional authority to decide …
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Delaware’s Highest Court Considers Elon Musk’s Tesla Pay Plan
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe justices on the state Supreme Court heard arguments in a long dispute about whether the Tesla chief executive’s compensation was fair to shareholders.
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State Department Adviser Charged With Illegally Storing Classified Documents
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesAshley Tellis, an expert on South Asian affairs, was arrested after the F.B.I. said federal agents found hundreds of pages of sensitive government records at his home in Virginia.
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Trump Renews Threat to Cut ‘Democrat Programs’ as Government Shutdown Enters Third Week
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe president said his administration was “closing up Democrat programs that we disagree with, and they’re never going to open again.” He promised to release a list of programs by …
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About a fifth of the agency’s remaining staff was affected, including employees working on special education, funding for low-income students and civil rights enforcement.
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Inside the Improbable, Audacious and (So Far) Unstoppable Rise of Zohran Mamdani
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe story of the man most likely to be the next mayor of New York City — and the promise and peril his ascent poses for the Democratic Party.
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Gov. Janet Mills of Maine to Run for Senate, Aiming at Senator Susan Collins
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesA two-term Democratic governor, Ms. Mills called herself “battle tested” in an interview. But she faces a Democratic primary before she can challenge the Republican incumbent.