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The checks, at a cost of $2 billion, are a political move that the state cannot afford, some lawmakers say. They will be distributed to millions of New Yorkers this fall.
NASA Office Above ‘Seinfeld’ Diner Is a Target of Trump Budget Shrinkage
The Trump administration says it is ending a lease in the Columbia building that houses Tom’s Restaurant. The university says the rent is still due.
Stephen Colbert on the President’s Trumped-Up Birthday Plans
A military parade marking the anniversary of the Army’s founding will be held on the president’s birthday. “He wants overwhelming force,” Stephen Colbert said.
Trump Administration Fires Hundreds of Voice of America Employees
The layoffs amounted to over a third of the media organization’s staff, and came as the Trump administration put up for sale the federal building in Washington that houses the network.
Can C-SPAN Pull Off ‘Crossfire,’ but With Civility?
“Ceasefire” will be the low-key public affairs channel’s first new weekly show in two decades. The question is whether Republicans and Democrats will show up.
An Afrikaner Farming Family Trades South Africa for Alabama
Errol Langton and eight members of his family were among the first group of white South Africans to arrive in the United States this week after President Trump created an expedited path to citizenship.
Israeli Woman On Her Way to Give Birth Killed in West Bank Attack
After the shooting in the West Bank, doctors were able to save the baby, a boy, who was taken to a neonatal intensive care unit.
Springsteen, in England, Blasts Trump Administration as ‘Treasonous’
His remarks, delivered to an audience abroad, stood out at a time when other superstar artists have seemed to mute their criticism of the president.
Federal Officials May Limit Recommendations for Covid Vaccine
With new testing requirements, it’s not even clear how new Covid or flu shots can be made available this fall.
Charles Strouse, Composer of ‘Annie’ and ‘Bye Bye Birdie,’ Dies at 96
He wrote some of the most enduring musical theater numbers of his era and earned three Tony Awards, a Grammy and an Emmy.