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U.S. Economy Adds 175,000 Jobs in April, a Hiring Slowdown

The job market may be shifting into a lower gear this spring, a turn that economists have expected for months. The unemployment rate ticked up to 3.9 percent.

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The Fed has been looking for a job market cool-down. It just got one.

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Hardly anyone is talking about the colossal transformation of the economy that the Fed is engaged in, our columnist writes.

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Election updates: President Biden and Donald Trump tussled over the economy with the new jobs report.

 

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Hope Hicks, Once Trump’s Voice, Testifies About ‘Access Hollywood’ Tape

Ms. Hicks, who was Donald Trump’s press secretary, said a recording of the candidate discussing how he groped women had shaken his presidential campaign.

 

Who is Hope Hicks, once one of Donald Trump’s most trusted advisers?

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Updates From the Courtroom
Jonathan Swan
Jonathan Swan
The prosecution played the video Trump recorded in 2016, when he apologized for saying the words on the “Access Hollywood” tape. But soon after being elected, Trump was telling people privately that he thought the tape might be a fake.
Maggie Haberman
Maggie Haberman
Hope Hicks is shown the email that a reporter sent her in 2016, seeking comment about the “Access Hollywood” tape. The email contained a transcript of what was said on it. “I was concerned. Very concerned,” Hicks says.
Jonah Bromwich
Jonah Bromwich
Hicks says that when she shared the email with Trump, one of his initial reactions was to say that his comments about assaulting women “didn’t sound like something he would say.”
Jonathan Swan
Jonathan Swan
Some smiles from jurors when Hicks recalls that Trump told David Pecker that The National Enquirer’s articles were “Pulitzer-worthy.” (These were poorly sourced hit pieces on Trump’s rivals, including Ben Carson and Ted Cruz).
Jonathan Swan
Jonathan Swan
So far in her testimony, Hicks has gone out of her way to praise Trump and signal that she still feels fondly towards him. Earlier she said she “jumped at” the opportunity to work for the Trump Organization.
Kate Christobek
Kate Christobek
Trump has remained attentive to Hicks’s testimony. His lead lawyer, Todd Blanche, has whispered to him several times, but Trump has only offered him brief responses before returning to listening to Hicks.
Jonah Bromwich
Jonah Bromwich
Matthew Colangelo, the prosecutor, has a gentle demeanor and may have been a good choice to question Hope Hicks, an admittedly nervous witness who jurors might feel some sympathy for.
Jonah Bromwich
Jonah Bromwich
Colangelo begins to set Hope Hicks up to testify about having participated in key meetings. Hicks acknowledges that she was frequently involved in meetings, going in and out of Trump’s office.

After Days of Arrests and Turmoil, Campuses Try to Restore Normalcy

Universities met an escalation in tensions with police raids at many campuses. Pro-Palestinian protests continued to spread, including outside the U.S.

 

A New Issue Flares in the 2024 Race: Campus Protests

With tensions escalating and Republicans pouncing, President Biden sought to distance himself from some of the more radical activism at universities.

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Who are the winners and losers of the protests at Columbia? History will tell, our columnist writes.

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Israeli Officials Weigh Sharing Power With Arab States in Postwar Gaza

Though likely to displease both Israel’s right wing and many Arab states, a power-sharing plan signals that Israel is thinking about the future.

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Trade and Diplomatic Moves Deepen Israel’s Isolation

Turkey’s decision to suspend trade with Israel came after some countries downgraded or cut ties. But key allies including the U.S. remain supportive.

 

Horse Racing’s Loudest Critic Is Favored in Its Biggest Race

The brash owner Mike Repole will take a break from tweaking horse racing’s powers when his colt Fierceness runs in the Kentucky Derby on Saturday.

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Who will win the Kentucky Derby? One horse checks nearly every box.

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Here’s everything you need to know about the 150th Kentucky Derby.

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Missouri and South Dakota Move Toward Abortion Rights Ballot Questions

Both states are reliably Republican and have abortion bans that are among the strictest in the nation.

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The Missouri House seen from above with legislators seated at wooden benches on red carpet.
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It Was the Biggest Job of His Life. Was He On Target, or Off by Half?

An antiques shop owner was hired to value the collection of the artist Robert Indiana. His verdict was $85 million. A second appraisal says that’s way too much.

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A man in a sweater vest and tie sits in a chair in front of a bookcase.

Thousands Believe Covid Vaccines Harmed Them. Is Anyone Listening?

All vaccines have at least occasional side effects. But people who say they were injured by Covid vaccines believe their cases have been ignored.

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Here are four takeaways from our investigation into Covid vaccines.

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A portrait of Mr. Barcavage, whose eyes appear to be welling with tears.
Michelle Zimmerman sits on the floor of a ballroom where she used to dance, with a pair of dancing shoes next to her. She wears a dark skirt and a red velvet shirt.
Hannah Yoon for The New York Times; Jovelle Tamayo for The New York Times

U.S. Approved More Weapons for Ukraine. Now It’s a Race Against Time.

President Biden and Ukraine’s allies have invoked a sense of urgency over weapon deliveries. But there are hurdles, and Ukraine has little time to lose.

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A cat walking by an artillery piece on wheels, and two soldiers.

The Book Review’s Best Books Since 2000

Looking for your next great read? We’ve got 3,228. Explore the best fiction and nonfiction from the past two decades, chosen by our editors.

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Michelle Goldberg

Michelle Goldberg

MAGA Is Demoting the Pro-Life Forces It Once Coddled

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Gabriel Zucman

It’s Time to Tax the Billionaires

Thomas L. Friedman

Thomas L. Friedman

Israel and Saudi Arabia Are Trading Places

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Members of the New York Police Department confronting demonstrators on a street.

David Brooks

Why the Protests Help Trump

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Cameron Hudson

What Does African Rejection Mean for the U.S.?

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A photo illustration of a person wearing a kaffiyeh and a “Free Palestine” holding a megaphone. The illustration is as if printed in a newspaper, with one edge folded over, showing print on the other side.

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Untangling the Mess of Campus Protests

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David French

David French

The Magic Constitutionalism of Donald Trump

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