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Julie Creswell and Danielle Kaye

Pepsico Cuts Growth Forecast Amid Tariffs and Slowed Consumer Spending

PepsiCo’s earnings call pointed to anxious consumers as to why sales had slowed, echoing comments by Chipotle and Procter & Gamble.

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Mitch Moxley

The Cybercriminals Who Organized a $243 Million Crypto Heist

How luxury cars, $500,000 bar tabs and a mysterious kidnapping attempt helped investigators unravel the heist of a lifetime.

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Rachel Sherman and Mohamed Sadek

Penn Station’s Not-So-Secret Other Life: The People’s Dance Studio

Smooth floors. Public restrooms. A built-in audience: The lower level of Moynihan Hall doubles as a rehearsal space for a variety of dance groups, including K-pop, salsa and Brazilian Zouk.

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Roni Caryn Rabin

U.S. Officials to Cut Funding for Landmark Study of Women’s Health

The Women’s Health Initiative has produced thousands of research papers, altering medical care for patients around the world.

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Allan Sloan

The Dow Jones Industrial Average set a startling record that shows just how flawed it truly is

UnitedHealth Group’s recent stock plunge makes it clearer than ever why we should stop paying so much attention to the DJIA.

The past few days in the stock market have been so wild—a plunge on Monday, a sharp pivot upward on Tuesday, a rise with lots of oscillations on Wednesday—that a record set by the Dow Jones Industrial Average on last week’s final day of trading has been largely overlooked. That’s unfortunate, because there’s a lot to be learned from that record about how...

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Lisa Friedman

Child Health Experts With Diversity Roles Will Be Fired or Reassigned

The moves are aimed at eliminating diversity, equity and inclusion efforts and environmental justice programs at the E.P.A., Trump administration officials say.

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Reed Abelson

Trump Cuts Threaten Agency Running Meals on Wheels

A tiny division responsible for overseeing services for people with disabilities and older Americans is being dismantled as part of an overhaul by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the health secretary.

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Maggie Haberman, Reid J. Epstein and Kenneth P. Vogel

Trump Plans to Target ActBlue, Democrats’ Cash Engine

The president plans to direct the Justice Department to investigate ActBlue, the main Democratic fund-raising platform, in his latest move using the government to target political opponents.

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Adam Liptak

Trump Asks Supreme Court to Revive Transgender Military Ban

Lower courts had blocked the policy, saying it was not supported by evidence and violated equal protection principles.

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Jonah E. Bromwich

Lawyer for New York Attorney General Blasts Trump for ‘Retribution’

The lawyer, Abbe Lowell, told the Justice Department that allegations against Attorney General Letitia James related to property she owns lacked “any credible foundation.”

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Dana Goldstein

Judge Limits Trump’s Ability to Withhold School Funds Over D.E.I.

The administration was seeking to cut off money from public schools that allowed certain diversity and equity programs.

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Stefanos Chen and Benjamin Weiser

U.S. Sidelines Lawyers Who Doubted Their Own Case on Congestion Pricing

The Trump administration replaced lawyers who had exposed flaws in its legal battle over New York City’s congestion pricing program.

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James Dator

NFL’s 2-way player history, now including Travis Hunter

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This is the history of the two-way player in the NFL.

Travis Hunter will be a member of the Browns on Thursday night. Cleveland is poised to take the two-way phenom with the No. 2 pick in the NFL Draft, and at this point the only thing that could throw a wrench in that plan is if a last-second trade opportunity emerges that’s too good to pass up.

Teams have wrestled with Hunter’s NFL position for much of the pre-draft process. Is he a...

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Mitchell Northam

What’s next for ESPN’s College GameDay in women’s basketball? More shows, and maybe a trip to LA

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Elle Duncan, Andraya Carter and Chiney Ogwumike want to see ESPN’s College GameDay continue to grow in women’s basketball next season. And they’d like to go to Los Angeles, too.

TAMPA, Fla. — Elle Duncan remembers being impressed by Virginia Tech. Back in February of 2024, the women’s basketball edition of ESPN’s College GameDay — of which Duncan is the host of — went to Blacksburg, Virginia’s Cassell Coliseum to broadcast from an ACC venue for...

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Shams Charania

Sources: USC recruit Arenas in coma after crash

Five-star prospect and USC commit Alijah Arenas has been placed in an induced coma after he was involved in a serious car crash in the Los Angeles area, sources told ESPN.

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Preorder this Hori Piranha Plant camera for your Switch 2 GameChats

PREORDER NOW: As of April 24, preorder the Hori Nintendo Switch 2 Piranha Plant Camera for $59.99 at Target.

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Revamp your yard with Home Depots Spring Deals that are all under $20

THE HOME DEPOT SPRING DEALS UNDER $20: Shop The Home Depot Spring Deals event to score backyard, patio, and home goods on sale for under $20. Deals on plants, garden soil, pavers, garden tools, and backyard lighting are all included in the sale.

Best deals under $20 during The Home Depot Spring Deals event Best plant deal ...

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Google AI overviews will explain any nonsense phrase you make up

Google's AI Overviews sometimes acts like a lost man who won't ask for directions: It would rather confidently make a mistake than admit it doesn't know something.

We know this because folks online have noticed you can ask Google about any faux idiom — any random, nonsense saying you make up — and Google AI Overviews will often prescribe its meaning. That's not exactly surprising, as AI has shown a penchant for either hallucinating or inventing stuff in an effort to provide answers with...

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A weather app that saves BBQs, outfits, and beach days

TL;DR: Until this weekend only, get a Weather Hi-Def Radar Storm Watch Plus lifetime subscription for A$43 with code TAKE30 at checkout (reg. A$313).

Imagine you're setting up an outdoor movie night, projector humming, and snacks perfectly arranged. Just as you're about to hit play, you notice a dark cloud looming. Instead of packing up prematurely, you open a weather radar app — its future radar image reveals the storm will just miss you, meaning movie night can proceed without a...

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