Trump Administration Considers Large Chip Sale to Emirati A.I. Firm G42

The firm, which the U.S. government scrutinized for its ties to China, is angling for hundreds of thousands of advanced artificial intelligence chips in a deal that could be finalized this week.

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NYC Lawsuit Takes Aim at Illegal Short-Term Rentals on Sites like Airbnb

As it seeks to enforce a local law cracking down on short-term rentals, New York City has taken aim at a Greenwich Village hotel with several safety violations that offered rooms on sites like Airbnb.

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Yeshiva University Reverses Itself and Bans L.G.B.T.Q. Club

The Orthodox Jewish university had reached a settlement with the club in March but said the group had violated the agreement by “operating as a pride club under a different name.”

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Trump Officials Investigate California Aid for Undocumented Immigrants

The Department of Homeland Security is focusing on a program that provides cash assistance to certain individuals who are older, blind or disabled.

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Officials Are Denied Access to Library of Congress After Trump Names New Boss

A brief standoff unfolded on Capitol Hill after library workers turned away two top Justice Department officials installed by Todd Blanche, the deputy attorney general, who has been named acting librarian.

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Tariff Truce With China Demonstrates the Limits of Trump’s Aggression

President Trump’s triple-digit tariffs on Chinese products disrupted global trade — but haven’t appeared to result in major concessions from Beijing.

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Trump Plan Would Tie Some Drug Prices to What Peer Nations Pay

The president announced an executive order aimed at lowering U.S. drug costs, revisiting an idea that was blocked in court during his first term.

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Robert Shapiro, Who Made NutraSweet a Household Name, Dies at 86

His promotion of the sugar substitute was a success. But later, as head of Monsanto, he faced blowback after the company rushed into genetically altered products.

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Trump Signs Executive Order Asking Companies to Lower Drug Prices

The president has long complained that the United States pays more for medicines than other wealthy countries. But he offered no clear legal authority to mandate lower prices.

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Newark Airport Air Traffic Staffing Shortage Forces Delays

The delays are the latest problem to plague the airport, where radar and radio communications have recently malfunctioned.

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