Climate Change Could Become a Global Economic Disaster

New warnings from financial firms and insurers point to a future defined by profound risks to the global economy from heat, storms and other disasters.

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Neutrinos Are Shrinking, and That’s a Good Thing for Physics

A new estimate of the ghostly particle’s maximum possible mass brings physicists a tad closer to understanding the universe.

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Tariff News Is Scant Relief for Restaurants

Confusion and uncertainty hang over an industry with thin profit margins and few domestic sources for foreign ingredients.

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Stocks Fall as Tariff Pause Fails to Quell Wall Street’s Worries

A day after recording its best gain since 2008, the S&P 500 fell 3.5 percent on Thursday, showing that fears about tariffs hampering economic growth were still alive.

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New York City Council Approves Bill to Build More Public Bathrooms

The law will require the city to double its number of public restrooms by 2035.

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James Toback Is Ordered to Pay $1.7 Billion in Sexual Assault Case

After the former Hollywood director stopped participating in the civil case against him, a jury awarded 40 accusers $42 million each.

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Police Seek Man Who They Say Violated a Corpse on an R Train

New York’s subways have been the subject of debate, with politicians using them to paint the city as out of control and dangerous to residents and visitors.

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Trump May Seek Judicial Oversight of Columbia, Potentially for Years

The Trump administration is discussing asking a judge to enforce any deal it reaches with the school, which the White House says has not done enough to address antisemitism.

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Canceled Humanities Grants to Help Pay for Trump’s ‘Garden of Heroes’

The National Endowment for the Humanities, which supports museums and historical sites, will redirect funds to the president’s planned patriotic sculpture garden.

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After Reviving Democrats in Wisconsin, Ben Wikler Is Stepping Down

Ben Wikler, who supercharged fund-raising as the leader of the Wisconsin Democratic Party, is stepping down — and weighing a run for office.

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