Video Game Union Reaches Deal on Industry-First Contract at Microsoft

The agreement includes across-the-board wage increases of 13.5 percent.

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CDC Issues New Advice on Covid Vaccines for Children That Contradicted RFK Jr.

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said on Tuesday that the vaccine would no longer appear on the childhood immunization schedule. C.D.C.’s update counters his policy.

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PBS Sues Trump Over Order to Cut Funding

The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Washington by PBS and a Minnesota public TV station, said President Trump’s executive order was unconstitutional.

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Senators Visit Ukraine, Pushing for Crippling Sanctions on Russia

A bipartisan duo met with the Ukrainian president and made the case for Congress to impose harsh economic penalties on Moscow for its continuing offensive.

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Smoke From Wildfires in Canada Wafts Into the Upper Midwest

States across the border issued air advisories about particulate pollution that are expected to last for several days.

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Judicial Candidates Try TikTok and Tinder in Mexico’s Sprawling Elections

For the first time, Mexico will elect judges nationwide, from the highest to the lowest courts. Campaign restrictions pushed many candidates to campaign on social media, sometimes in divisive ways.

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PCE Inflation Stayed Subdued in April Amid Trump’s Tariff Limbo

The Federal Reserve has put interest rate cuts on hold until it has more clarity about President Trump’s policies.

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We Are Witnessing the Bond Market’s Power to Intimidate

Gaping budget deficits, on-again-off-again tariff wars and now, soaring bond yields. No wonder the markets are jumpy, our columnist says.

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Cuomo Loses Another $675,000 Over Suspected Super PAC Coordination

The penalty came as New York City’s campaign board awarded $2 million in public matching funds to Adrienne Adams, a rival candidate for mayor.

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Bernard Kerik, New York’s Police Commissioner on 9/11, Dies at 69

His meteoric rise to become New York City’s chief law enforcement officer was later tarnished after he pleaded guilty to federal corruption and tax crimes.

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