A jury in Louisiana has ruled that Chevron must pay a parish government about $745 million to help restore wetlands that the jury said the energy company had harmed for …
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Demonstrators packed the streets in several cities to bemoan what they considered a lack of strong opposition to the president and his policies.
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The Trump administration has a new directive for U.S. public schools: Cut D.E.I. programs or face federal funding cuts. Dana Goldstein, who covers education for The New York Times, describes …
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The Senate approved Republicans’ budget blueprint just after 2:30 a.m. on Saturday to clear the way for passing President Trump’s domestic agenda, after Democrats forced an overnight session to protest …
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Obama Calls for Universities to Stand Up to Trump Administration Threats
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesFormer President Barack Obama urged universities to resist attacks from the federal government that violate their academic freedom in a campus speech on Thursday. He also said schools and students …
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Theodore McCarrick, Cardinal Accused of Sexual Abuse, Dies at 94
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesIn the cathedral sacristy, Cardinal McCarrick, at the time a monsignor who was Cardinal Cooke’s personal secretary, began measuring him. Mr. Noaker said that the monsignor, “under the guise of …
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Meet the 23-Year-Old Student Who Raised $25 Million in Democratic Losses
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesAfter the Democratic candidates in Florida’s special elections burned through millions and millions of dollars on the way to double-digit losses this week, some Democrats are asking where that money …
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What Does Eric Adams’s Exit From the Democratic Primary Mean for Voters?
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesHere is what to know about how the mayor’s decision could affect the mayoral primary. Which Democrats are still running for mayor? Nine Democrats are challenging Mr. Adams, though none …
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Amtrak suspended service between Penn Station in New York and the main rail station in Philadelphia after one of its trains struck and killed a person in Bristol, Pa., on …
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Trump’s Tariffs Follow Anger Over Trade Imbalances and Lost Manufacturing Jobs
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesPresident Trump upended the international trading system on Wednesday with a blunt package of global tariffs, making the case that the United States faces a dire economic emergency as a …