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Harris Returns to Political Life, Warning of a Constitutional Crisis

1 May 2025 at 13:08
Kamala Harris has rarely spoken out after leaving Washington in January. In her first major address since then, she acknowledged Democratic fears and praised leaders who were speaking out.

© Cheriss May for The New York Times

“Everybody’s asking me, ‘Well, what’ve you been thinking about these days?’” Kamala Harris, pictured in 2024, said in a speech in San Francisco on Wednesday.

Senate Rejects Bipartisan Measure to Undo Trump’s Tariffs

1 May 2025 at 08:20
Only three Republicans joined Democrats in voting to end the national emergency President Trump declared to impose tariffs on most U.S. trading partners, leaving the measure short of the support needed to pass.

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Senator Ron Wyden, left, Democrat of Oregon, and Senator Chuck Schumer, Democrat of New York and the minority leader, at the Capitol earlier this month. “The United States Senate cannot be an idle spectator in the tariff madness,” said Mr. Wyden, one of the measure’s co-sponsors.

50 Years After the U.S. Left Vietnam, Another Retreat Is Shaking Asia

1 May 2025 at 12:01
Even among former enemies, the new American withdrawal from aid and democratic ideals is stirring deep feelings and confusion.

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Chinese soldiers taking part in a parade in Ho Chi Minh City on Wednesday to mark the 50th anniversary of the fall of Saigon and the end of the Vietnam War.

Trump’s Tariffs Lead Japan to Slash Its Economic Growth Forecast

1 May 2025 at 12:18
The Bank of Japan predicted growth of just 0.5 percent, cutting its previous forecast in half, and decided against another hike in interest rates.

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A Uniqlo store in Tokyo. The retailer’s Japanese operator cut its profit forecast last month, expecting tariffs to hurt its U.S. businesses.

Investigating Shrimp Fraud Is an Urgent Matter on the Gulf Coast

1 May 2025 at 02:33
With a flood of imported seafood driving the U.S. shrimp industry to the edge of ruin, a consulting company out of Houston is testing truth in menu labeling.

© Bryan Tarnowski for The New York Times

Shrimp on display at Porgy’s, a seafood market and restaurant in New Orleans specializing in Gulf seafood. Local seafood, and especially shrimp, can be frustratingly difficult to find in the U.S., even on the coasts.

Judge Rebukes Apple and Orders It to Loosen Grip on App Store

1 May 2025 at 08:39
The ruling was a stinging defeat for Apple in a long-running antitrust case brought by Epic Games, the maker of Fortnite, on behalf of app developers.

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The App Store makes up a large portion of the nearly $100 billion in annual services revenue that Apple collects.

Trump Tariffs and Shrinking GDP Raise Political Stakes

1 May 2025 at 08:24
The report that the economy contracted in the first quarter underscored how much President Trump has at risk as he pursues an aggressive trade war.

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President Trump met with his cabinet at the White House on Wednesday.

David Horowitz, Leftist Turned Trump Defender, Is Dead at 86

1 May 2025 at 07:17
Once a Marxist, he came to embrace hard-right positions, including the falsehood that Mr. Trump won in 2020, and to mentor Stephen Miller, later the Trump adviser.

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David Horowitz in his office in Los Angeles in 2000.

New Mideast Project Is Latest Trump Company Deal Tied to Foreign Government

The Trump Organization agreed to partner on a real estate project in Qatar in the latest of a series of projects tied to foreign governments.

© Bassam Masoud/Reuters

Eric Trump looking at a model of a planned Trump project with officials in Doha, Qatar, on Wednesday.

Trump, on Tariffs, Says ‘Maybe the Children Will Have 2 Dolls Instead of 30’

1 May 2025 at 06:13
At the end of a cabinet meeting, the president allowed for the possibility that trade war could disrupt supply chains.

© Krista Schlueter for The New York Times

Toy stores may see a shortage of dolls because of President Trump’s tariff policies, an executive of an industry group said.

At Vietnam War Memorial, Grief, Anger and a Sense of Finally Moving On

1 May 2025 at 08:44
Visitors to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial on the anniversary of the fall of Saigon said they still felt sadness and fury. And some, at last, had a sense of closure.

© Allison Robbert for The New York Times

A National Park Service volunteer, Sam Calabrese, helps a visitor trace a name at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial on Wednesday, the 50th anniversary of the fall of Saigon.

House Votes to Repeal California’s Clean Truck Policies

1 May 2025 at 06:22
Lawmakers voted to stop the state from requiring that an increasing share of new trucks sold there have zero emissions.

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An electric truck at the Port of Los Angeles in 2023.

Meta Says It Anticipates Continued Growth Despite Tariffs

The Silicon Valley company made the revenue projection as it reported a 35 percent rise in profit in the first quarter.

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Meta’s business has been robust in recent years as it has invested in using artificial intelligence to suggest different posts, videos and ads to users.

El Salvador Is Said to Have Spurned U.S. Request to Return Abrego Garcia

It remained unclear whether the diplomatic effort was a genuine bid by the White House to address the plight of the immigrant, Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia.

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President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador has refused to release a Salvadoran immigrant who the Justice Department has said was wrongly deported.

A.I. Can Trick You, Warns Book That Hid A.I.’s Help Writing It

1 May 2025 at 04:29
People were deceived. Accusations of dishonesty and even illegality flew. But the man behind the book defends it, calling it not a prank but a “philosophical experiment.”

The cover of the book, with its authorship attributed to an invented philosopher.

Storm Leaves Thousands Without Power in Northeast, U.S. and Canada

1 May 2025 at 04:12
The storm system brought destructive winds to the state, knocking down trees and power lines.

© Lucy Schaly/The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, via Associated Press

Students left school during a storm in McDonald, Pa., on Tuesday. The National Weather Service reported “a large swath of destructive wind damage” across the area that evening.
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