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U.S.

• Jewish Democrats demand answers from Trump on his university crackdown. Five Jewish Democrats in the Senate decried what they argued were “extralegal” attacks on the institutions, being carried out under the guise of combating antisemitism on campus.
• D.N.C. Will Send More Cash to Red States, Aiming to Strengthen Party’s Reach. A 50-state program announced by the Democratic Party seeks to build on past efforts and help recruit candidates to take on Republicans in less-friendly terrain.
• ‘This Moment Is Critical.’ Whither Progressive Christians After Pope Francis? Catholics and Protestants who saw Pope Francis as a guiding moral figure are losing their voice.
• Hegseth Set Up Signal on a Computer in His Pentagon Office. The app facilitated communications in a building where cell service is poor and personal phones are not allowed in some areas.
• Small Agency Focused on Developing Poor Countries to Be Dismantled. Millennium Challenge Corporation staff members were offered early retirement or deferred resignation in the latest effort by the Trump administration to gut the foreign aid apparatus.
• Ex-Army Sergeant Gets 7 Years for Selling Military Secrets to Chinese Conspirator. Korbein Schultz, 25, who was an intelligence analyst, accepted $42,000 in bribes for sensitive documents, prosecutors said. He pleaded guilty in 2024.
• 12 States Sue Trump Over His Tariffs. The lawsuit, filed by Democratic attorneys general, said the president’s tariffs have hurt their economies and residents.
• A Subdued Musk Backs Away From Washington, but His Project Remains. The Department of Government Efficiency has already made an immense imprint on the government, but it has not come close to Elon Musk’s pledge of cutting $1 trillion.
• Trump Signs Executive Order Targeting College Accreditors. It was the latest move by President Trump in his effort to shift the ideological tilt of the higher education system as he battles elite universities.
• On Major Economic Decisions, Trump Blinks, and Then Blinks Again. President Trump has said his punishing tariffs would force companies to build factories in the United States. But it is far from clear that they will have the effects he predicted.
• 5 Things Musk Accomplished With Trump. DOGE once demanded that federal employees list five accomplishments each week. Here are Elon Musk’s from his time in Washington.
• Now Boarding at Gate 4: A Cardinal en Route to a Conclave. Timothy M. Dolan is one of 10 cardinals from the United States who will have a vote in the ritual that will determine the next pope.
• Trump Challenges Migrants’ Due Process Rights, Undercutting Bedrock Principle. White House officials are eschewing normal legal processes as they rush to ramp up deportations, saying there is no time to afford unauthorized immigrants any rights — and that they don’t deserve them anyway.
• Voters’ Approval of Trump Has Been Declining Steadily, Polls Consistently Reveal. President Trump’s approval rating has sunk to about 45 percent, down from 52 percent one week after he took office.
• California Judge Is Convicted of Fatally Shooting His Wife. Judge Jeffrey Ferguson of Orange County Superior Court faces 40 years to life for murdering his wife, Sheryl Ferguson, in August 2023, prosecutors said.
• ‘Utter Chaos’: Witnesses Recall Deadly Shooting at Annual Parade. Residents of a Chicago suburb described their memories of the day and its lasting effects on their lives during a sentencing hearing for the man responsible. He was absent.
• Minnesota Man Whose Student Visa Was Revoked Says It ‘Shattered’ His Life. An Indonesian man with a student visa and an American wife thought he would soon get a green card. Now, he could get deported over a 2022 arrest.
• Spain, a NATO member, increases military spending after years of resistance.
• Richard Branson Criticizes Trump’s ‘Erratic’ Tariff Policies. The British entrepreneur said the U.S. government’s unpredictable tariffs had “financially done a lot of harm” and driven the world to “the verge of a complete meltdown two weeks ago.”
• Durbin, No. 2 Senate Democrat, to Retire After 44 Years in Congress. Senator Richard J. Durbin’s departure will set off a primary for a rare open Senate seat in Illinois and open a top leadership slot. He said it was time to “face reality” and make way for someone new.

World

• If America Walks Away From Ukraine, What Will Europe Do? Europeans see Ukraine’s security as vital to their own and want to defend the principle of no border changes by force, even if President Trump does not.
• Cardinals Gather in Vatican to Fine Tune Preparations for Pope’s Funeral. The conclave to select the next pontiff has not started yet, but meetings to set the agenda and to decide on the logistics of mourning for Francis were gathering pace.
• Zelensky’s Red Line on Crimea Tied to Political Realities at Home. In Ukraine, memories of Russia’s annexation are fresh and resentments run high, leaving the country’s president few choices on the latest American peace plan.
• Why Greater Toronto Could Decide Who Wins Canada’s Election. The Conservatives had enjoyed a lead over Liberals in the region largely because of rising housing and food costs. But President Trump’s tariffs have shifted the equation.
• A New Medical Discipline in Israel: How to Receive Hostages. From the first haircut to emotional support, a regularly updated guide covers what health professionals have learned about helping ex-hostages transition from captivity to freedom.
• South Korea Indicts Another Former President. A bribery charge against Moon Jae-in makes him the latest in a line of former leaders to face criminal action, deepening the country’s political polarization.
• After Militant Attack in Kashmir, Pakistan Braces for Strike by India. The Pakistani government said it did not want an escalation, but in the wake of a deadly attack in Indian-controlled Kashmir by unidentified militants, analysts warned of an unpredictable situation.
• At 99, a Seminal Asian Leader Reflects on a Contentious Legacy. In his first, 22-year stretch as prime minister, Mahathir Mohamad transformed Malaysia’s economy. But he was also accused of being a strongman and antisemite. In an interview, he offers a self-assessment.
• India Ramps Up Security in Kashmir Following Deadly Attack. The attack took place in a picturesque valley popular with Indian travelers. It was the worst assault on civilians in the Indian-administered territory in years, the chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir said.
• Jordan Announced a Sweeping Ban on the Muslim Brotherhood. Here’s What to Know. The move could shutter the country’s largest opposition party, the Islamic Action Front, which is the Brotherhood’s political arm in Jordan.
• Prelude to a Funeral. A single image captures the subtle changes in how the Roman Catholic Church buries a pope.
• Newlyweds and Families Came for the Beauty but Found Horror. Victims and eyewitnesses described scenes of chaos and horror when militants killed 26 people in Kashmir as families, couples and friends took in a picturesque valley.
• Jordan Cracks Down on Muslim Brotherhood. The Arab monarchy had already taken steps toward disbanding the Islamist group in a 2020 court decision, but said it would now move to completely ban its activities.
• How to Watch the Funeral of Pope Francis. World leaders and the Catholic faithful from around the globe will attend the funeral on Saturday. Here’s how to watch it and what to expect.

New York

• Smoke From New Jersey Wildfire Could Blanket New York City. The air in the city is unhealthy for some groups because of a fire that has been burning in the Pine Barrens since Tuesday.
• Why a Law Requiring Gas Detectors Is a Headache for Landlords. The detectors have to be installed in every kitchen with a gas stove. But battery-operated ones are hard to come by.
• Mamdani Aims at Cuomo, Beginning the Ad War in the N.Y.C. Mayor’s Race. Zohran Mamdani, who won attention for a series of online campaign videos, is the first candidate to launch a broadcast ad in the Democratic primary race.
• From New York to Jamaica: One Man’s Deportation Under Trump. Two decades had passed since Nascimento Blair was last in his homeland. Much had changed, including Mr. Blair himself.
• George Santos, Facing a Possible 87 Months in Prison, Is Out of Jokes. On Friday, a federal judge will sentence the disgraced former congressman to a minimum of two years in prison, but Mr. Santos expects a harsher sentence.
• Las Vegas Sands Drops Bid to Open a Casino on Long Island. The company cited the threat that online gambling posed to its profits in its decision to bow out of the competition for one of three casino licenses around New York City.
• Cornell Cancels Kehlani Performance Over Her Stance on the War in Gaza. The R&B singer’s outspoken support for Palestinians had drawn criticism on the campus and beyond. Some students expressed disappointment at the cancellation.
• Barnard Faculty Get a Text From the Federal Government: Are They Jewish? A questionnaire from a federal commission also inquired about whether professors and other college staff members had been harassed.
• Stray Bullet Kills Harlem Woman Who Stepped Outside to Check on Grandson. Excenia Mette, 61, walked out of her apartment building and into the middle of a shootout. She was an active member of the National Action Network.
• Eric Adams Campaigns at Legal Weed Shop With Troubled History. Before it was a legal dispensary where the mayor hoped to raise campaign funds, the site held an illicit weed shop raided by the city. Some of its operators are still around.
• Police Identify 2 Gilgo Beach Victims, a Mother and Her Toddler. The victims — Tanya Denise Jackson and her daughter, Tatiana Marie Dykes — were found on Long Island, near the area where a serial killer operated.

Business

• Has Trump’s Tariff Fight Passed Its Peak? Many investors and business leaders increasingly believe President Trump will dial back his trade battles. Not everyone is willing to commit to that bet.
• Trump’s Tariffs Expected to Grind Germany’s Economy to a Halt. The German government scaled back its prediction for 2025 to zero growth, citing the turbulence caused by U.S. tariffs, as well as stubborn bureaucracy and high energy prices.
• Markets Fade as China Calls Reports of U.S. Tariff Talks ‘Baseless’ Stocks pulled back from recent gains fueled by comments from President Trump and others suggesting that they might ease steep tariffs.
• For China’s Trolls, ‘Chairman Trump’ and ‘Eyeliner Man’ Are Easy Targets. Online mockery of President Trump is fodder for the Communist Party’s propagandists. For liberal-minded Chinese, it is a creative expression of shock at his policies.
• Chinese Factory Videos Find a New Audience: American Consumers. Videos on social media sites like TikTok, urging Americans to buy directly from factories in China, have been viewed by millions. The New York Times spoke to a worker at a Chinese jewelry factory who made some of the viral videos.
• C.E.O. Steps Down at Discord, the Social Chat App. Jason Citron was a co-founder of the company, which is said to be working toward an initial public offering at some point this year.
• 11 Short Weeks To Meet Pledge On Trade Deals. The president’s threats of tariffs have brought countries like Japan, South Korea and India rushing to negotiate, but they have sown chaos with bigger trading partners like China.
• ‘Conclave’ Streaming Numbers Jump After Pope Francis’ Death. Experts said that the 2024 film accurately portrayed the papal selection process.
• Britain Says It Will Not Alter Standards or Rush U.S. Trade Deal. The British government is hoping to reach an agreement with the United States to soften the economic blow British businesses are facing from higher tariffs.
• The Dispatch Buys SCOTUSblog, a Supreme Court Mainstay. The Dispatch, a right-of-center political news and commentary start-up, plans to keep the legal news website available at no cost. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
• U.S. Calls for Sweeping Reforms To I.M.F. and World Bank Missions. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent argued in a speech that the multilateral economic institutions have veered away from their missions.

Technology

• On TikTok, Chinese Manufacturers Open a New Line in the Trade War. Videos on the social media app, filmed at factories in China, urge viewers to buy luxury goods directly, as tariffs drive up prices. Americans are receptive.
• Top Investors in Trump’s Crypto Offered to Dine With President. The offer, which caused President Trump’s memecoin to surge in price, was his family’s latest effort to profit from cryptocurrencies.
• YouTube Turns 20: From ‘Lazy Sunday’ to ‘Hot Ones’ The video-streaming platform has revolutionized how we watch things. Here’s a timeline of its biggest moments.
• Time-Saving New Phone Features You May Have Missed. From photo timers to music identifiers, here are a few new iPhone and Android tools to make your life easier.

Sports

• Kenyan Runner Will Try to Become First Woman to Break a 4-Minute Mile. A study suggested that Faith Kipyegon, the female record-holder, could do it under the right conditions. She is set to try in June.

Obituaries

• Mike Patrick, Voice of Sunday Night N.F.L. Games on ESPN, Dies at 80. He did the cable network’s play-by-play for college basketball, football and baseball games, but his most important assignment was “Sunday Night Football.”
• Marco Grassi, Who Brought Old Paintings Back to Life, Dies at 90. As a restorer who specialized in late medieval and early Renaissance paintings from Italy, he was in intimate touch with the paintings of long-dead masters.
• Arthur Fleischer Jr., 92, Lawyer Renowned in Corporate Takeovers. He was a top deal maker in the world of mergers and acquisitions, during the 1980s takeover boom and beyond. He also had a keen interest in art.
• Karen Durbin, 80, Dies; ‘Fearless’ Feminist Who Edited The Village Voice. A fierce advocate of sexual liberation, she pushed the alternative weekly to cover women’s issues, as well as gay rights and avant-garde culture.
• Barry Benepe, Who Gave New York Its Greenmarkets, Dies at 96. He brought farm-grown produce to the city’s streets, creating the largest network of farmers’ markets in the country and helping to revive neighborhoods.

Briefing

• Ukraine’s Next Steps. The U.S. is urging Ukraine to take a deal that favors Russia.
• Thursday Briefing: Trump Lashes Out at Zelensky. Plus, the perfect pour-over coffee.
• U.S. Pushed a Ukraine Peace Plan That Favored Russia. Also, major endorsements jolted the New York City mayoral race. Here’s the latest at the end of Wednesday.

Podcasts

• What an Iowa Farmer Fears About the Trade War. A farmer who helped build the $13 billion market for U.S. soybeans in China on the potential impact of sky-high tariffs.
• Trump’s Latest Demands on Ukraine, and a White House Crypto Contest. Plus, how to actually fall asleep.
• Chappell Roan’s Faithful Country Swerve. One of the defining pop stars of the new generation is getting frisky with a 1990s country sound, our critic says in his weekly review from the driver’s seat.

Science

• A Roman Gladiator and a Lion Met in Combat. Only One Walked Away. A discovery in an English garden led to the first direct evidence that man fought beast to entertain the subjects of the Roman Empire.
• The Physics of the Perfect Pour Over. Scientists used fluid dynamics to learn how to get the most flavor from pour-over coffee.

Climate

• A Planned E.U. Rule Has Coffee Growers in Ethiopia Scrambling. The measure will require geolocation data to show that beans aren’t linked to deforestation. Farmers say they need more time to prepare.
• Interior Department to Fast-Track Oil, Gas and Mining Projects. The Trump administration plans to dramatically reduce environmental reviews before permitting drilling and mining projects on public lands and in federal waters.
• New Study Could Bolster Climate Laws to Make Polluters Pay. Vermont was the first state to try to hold polluters accountable for climate disasters. New research aims to assign specific responsibility.

Opinion

• The Anti-Woke Right Has a Lot to Answer For. DeSantis walked so that Trump could run.
• Lydia Polgreen on What’s Missing in Our Conversation About Immigration. And what happens when your country becomes a place people no longer want to come to.
• The Very American Roots of Trumpism. The historian Steven Hahn puts Trumpism in the context of America’s long history of illiberalism.
• What Have You Learned About America in Trump’s First 100 Days? Opinion columnists reflect on the lessons they’ve learned about America in the first 100 days of Donald Trump’s second term.
• How Four Democrats Who Saved the Party Before Would Do It Again. How Democrats found their way out of the political wilderness once before, and how they could do it again now.
• A Francis Admirer and a Francis Skeptic Debate the Pope’s Legacy. The challenges for Catholicism in the modern world.
• The Left Keeps Getting It Wrong on Crime. As more vigorous law enforcement has reduced crime, progressives are still trying to eliminate tools that have made the police more effective.
• A Beleaguered Hegseth Wanders Into His Forever War. The operation in Yemen has sent the Trump administration into an exorbitant, potentially escalatory spiral.
• The World Seems to Be Surrendering to Climate Change. The state of the climate future, Part I.
• How I Describe Myself Politically These Days. America needs to figure out how to dominate the industries of the future. Call me a “Waymo Democrat.”
• A Republican Senator Says It: ‘We Are All Afraid’ Readers react to the startling admission by Senator Lisa Murkowski of Alaska. Also: Private prisons for immigrants; noise in a Queens neighborhood.
• The Ugly Historical Echoes of Kennedy’s Comments on Autism. Kennedy implies that disabled people are a taxpayer burden.

Arts

• 5 Classical Music Albums You Can Listen to Right Now. An exceptional account of Bach’s Mass in B minor, traditional and unusual string quartets, and Thomas Adès suites are among the highlights.
• The N.B.A.’s Hidden Game: Arranging Courtside Celebrities. Atlanta is a movie production hub and the home to prominent rappers, so the Hawks have dedicated resources to recruit famous faces like Anne Hathaway and Gucci Mane.
• Boston Bets Big on Public Art With a New Triennial. An ambitious citywide exhibition will feature 20 public art commissions at outdoor venues and partnering museums.
• Charlie Brown and the Peanuts Gang Turn 75. Good Grief! The Miami Children’s Museum marks the moment with an exhibition that includes Snoopy, Lucy and more that will travel across the country for almost a decade.
• 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.
• In the Heart of Washington, Adam Pendleton’s Work Demands Deep Thought. The new show at the Hirshhorn Museum, “Adam Pendleton: Love, Queen,” plumbs the past, the idea of presence and the possibilities of what painting could be.
• A Nigerian Sculptor Reflects on All the Land Contains. Otobong Nkanga’s boundary-breaking and prize-winning art is on view at the Nasher Sculpture Center in Dallas.
• He Built the Frick Collection with Passion, Patience and Bargaining. Henry Clay Frick, aggressive in art collecting as well as business, acquired many of the masterpieces of the museum, whose renovated Fifth Avenue mansion recently reopened.
• Jimmy Kimmel Skewers Elon Musk’s Plan to ‘Get Out of DOGE’ “Musk says that he will dial back his work with the government so that he can spend more time with all 10 of his families,” Kimmel said.
• A Stunning New Pool in Central Park Helps Heal Old Wounds. The $160 million Davis Center, with upgrades to six bucolic acres and a lake, writes a new chapter for the Harlem end of the park.
• Jason Moran Unpacks Duke Ellington’s Greatness in a Single Song. Watch as the pianist distills the “joyful tragedy” of “Black and Tan Fantasy” into a stirring solo piece.
• Jelly Roll Should Be Pardoned for Drug and Robbery Offenses, Board Says. The Tennessee Board of Parole unanimously determined that the country star should be pardoned, but the decision is in the hands of the governor.
• Museum Told to Surrender Schiele Drawing to Heirs of Man Killed by Nazis. A New York judge found that the Art Institute of Chicago’s drawing by Egon Schiele had been looted from an Austrian Jew who died in a concentration camp.
• Review: From Kyle Abraham, Saxophones and Sculptural Shapes. On program of New York premieres at the Joyce Theater, Abraham’s contribution stands out and so do his dancers.
• Lorde Dances to Her New Single in Washington Square Park. The singer summoned fans on her social media to an impromptu performance in Washington Square Park Tuesday night.
• A Turner Prize Shortlist That J.M.W. Turner Might Have Appreciated. This year’s nominees for the prestigious art award include Mohammed Sami, an Iraqi painter, and Zadie Xa, a Canadian installation artist.
• ‘North of North’ Is a Warm Arctic Comedy. Set in a fictional Inuk community in Canada, this Netflix comedy shows abundant tenderness for its characters but also surprising depth and edge.

Theater

• No Power? No Problem. Nicole Scherzinger Sings With Bullhorn on Broadway. The “Sunset Boulevard” star briefly entertained the crowd when “a technical malfunction on the sound side” forced the cancellation of a matinee performance.
• In Limbo Amid the Languor of Summer. Les Waters’s production for Atlantic Theater Company is marvelously realized, despite the limitations of the play’s often maddening script.

Books

• A Dark Fairy Tale of a Young Princess and Her Horrible Husband. In her sprightly new biography, “The Rebel Romanov,” Helen Rappaport introduces us to the enigmatic Julie of Saxe-Coburg.
• 3 Books About Tech, Politics and Big Business. Experts tell the stories of entrepreneurs and executives who have inched closer and closer to their governments.
• Rick Atkinson Doesn’t Want to Stand on a Soapbox. Being a storyteller is just fine with the journalist turned historian. “The Fate of the Day,” the second volume in his American Revolution trilogy, is out this month.

Movies

• ‘The Trouble with Jessica’ Review: Dinner Party or Crime Scene? This British black comedy, starring Indira Varma, centers on a group of wealthy middle-aged friends with fraught histories.
• ‘Until Dawn’ Review: They Keep Dying, You’ll Keep Shrugging. Based on a video game, this movie is done in by mediocre monsters and muddled time loops.
• ‘Magic Farm’ Review: A Droll Delight. Amalia Ulman’s playful second feature follows an American television crew that lands in rural Argentina.
• ‘Cheech and Chong’s Last Movie’ Review: Rolling Another One for the Road. The comedy duo celebrates a partnership that they just can’t quit in this celebratory documentary.
• ‘On Swift Horses’ Review: Putting It All on the Line. Daisy Edgar-Jones and Jacob Elordi lead a melancholic drama about love and longing in the 1950s.
• ‘Blue Sun Palace’ Review: A Whole World Inside. A gorgeously intimate debut feature explores the lives of Chinese immigrants in a massage parlor in Queens.
• ‘April’ Review: A Doctor’s Dilemma. In this, her second feature, the Georgian filmmaker Dea Kulumbegashvili takes on the risks faced by an obstetrician who performs kitchen-table abortions.
• ‘The Accountant 2’ Review: Ben Affleck’s Revenge of the Killer Nerd. Affleck returns as a brilliant C.P.A. who moonlights as a mysterious, gun-toting fixer and gets help from his little bro, played by Jon Bernthal.
• Her Abortion Drama Won Praise, but Not in Her Native Country. The director Dea Kulumbegashvili’s new movie, “April,” shines a light on the complicated situation for women seeking abortions in Georgia.

Food

• Sometimes You Just Need a Great Big Salad. And Alexa Weibel’s chopped salad with jalapeño-ranch dressing is both very great and very big (flavor-wise).

Style

• Another Gates Gets Wired In. Phoebe Gates, the youngest and most stylish of Bill and Melinda Gates’s children, steps into the spotlight as a founder of a new online shopping tool.
• Tiny Love Stories: ‘The Secret About People’ Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words.
• My Fiancé Wants a Prenup After We Decided We Didn’t Need One. Help! A reader feels ambushed after her fiancé resurrected the idea of a prenuptial agreement with only weeks to go until their wedding. Also: He wants to split the legal bill.

Magazine

• They Stole a Quarter-Billion in Crypto and Got Caught Within a Month. How luxury cars, $500,000 bar tabs and a mysterious kidnapping attempt helped investigators unravel the heist of a lifetime.

T Magazine

• An Artist Subverting Propaganda Through Large-Scale Sculptures. Sandra Poulson discusses Louise Bourgeois, Angolan humor and cheap wood.

Travel

• 36 Hours in Marfa, Texas. Marfa, Texas, offers a siren song to travelers intrigued by its dusty cowboy culture, high-brow art and wide-open horizon.
• Help! I Gave Up My Seat for $800, but Frontier Forgot to Pay Me. When the low-cost airline asked for 20 volunteers to take a later flight, one of them never received the promised voucher. Was a handwritten list to blame?
• How Safe Are Helicopter Sightseeing Tours? The F.A.A. allows many of these popular flights to operate under less stringent rules than other commercial aviation, opening the door to dangers like pilot fatigue.

Real Estate

• In L.A., a Young Family Wanted a House to Grow Into. Would $800,000 Be Enough? . Seeking more space for their growing children (and maybe a pool), a couple combed the San Fernando Valley for a single-family home they could afford. Here’s what they found.
• Homes for Sale in Manhattan and the Bronx. This week’s properties are in Greenwich Village, Kips Bay and Riverdale.
• Homes for Sale in New York and New Jersey. This week’s properties are a three-bedroom Tudor in Rockville Centre, N.Y., and a five-bedroom house in Cranford, N.J.
• Brooklyn Home Prices Hit a Record High (Again). But the number of sales is also rising, according to a Q1 market report, seemingly unaffected by prices.

Health

• Leaders of Mental Health Giant Promised Big Bonuses to Deal With Federal Investigations. Acadia Healthcare’s chief executive was awarded a $1.8 million bonus to respond to “unprecedented governmental inquiries” into allegations of holding psychiatric patients against their will.
• Tariffs on China Aren’t Likely to Rescue U.S. Medical Gear Industry. The few domestic companies that still make protective gear for health care workers have clamored for federal intervention. But they worry President Trump’s trade war with China won’t help.

Well

• I Hate My Parents’ Politics. Should I Keep My Son Away? My husband doesn’t want their values rubbing off on our kid.
• The Sleep Trends Experts Think You Should (and Shouldn’t) Try. Mouth tape, melatonin, “worry journals” — here’s what might actually help you sleep.

Corrections

• Corrections: April 24, 2025. Corrections that appeared in print on Thursday, April 24, 2025.
• Quote of the Day: Canada’s Million-Dollar Housing Crisis Prompts Exodus From Urban Centers. Quotation of the Day for Thursday, April 24, 2025.

The Learning Network

• Making Rich Reading Responses: Participating in Our Summer Contest. Four key elements that can make a short response sing, illustrated by the written and video work of previous teen winners.
• Watch: ‘What Having a Brother With Down Syndrome Has Taught Me About Everyone Else’ What does the video teach us about the meaning of ‘normal’?
• Are Students Cheating When They Use A.I. for Their Schoolwork? Is artificial intelligence a tool that supports students in their learning or a crutch that holds them back?
• A Child, a Book and Protests. What do you think this image is communicating?
• Word of the Day: enshrine. This word has appeared in 128 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?

Gameplay

• Connections Companion No. 684. Scroll down for hints and conversation about the puzzle for Friday, April 25, 2025.
• Wordle Review No. 1,406. Scroll down for hints and conversation about the puzzle for Friday, April 25, 2025.
• Spelling Bee Forum. Feeling stuck on today’s puzzle? We can help.
• All Over the Map. Kathleen Duncan makes her New York Times Crossword debut.

En español

• El reto de la cubeta de hielo funcionó. ¿Por qué no intentarlo de nuevo? La tendencia que dominó las redes sociales hace una década —y recaudó millones para la investigación de la ELA— ha renacido como vehículo para concienciar sobre la salud mental.
• ¿Qué pasa si no te enfrías después del ejercicio? Para algunos, enfriarse puede ser útil. Pero la mayoría puede irse directamente a la ducha.
• Musk reducirá su tiempo en Washington mientras Tesla cae un 71 por ciento. El fabricante de automóviles comunicó el fuerte descenso de sus beneficios trimestrales después de que su marca se viera afectada por el papel de su presidente ejecutivo en el gobierno de Trump.
• ¿Es malo mascar chicle todo el día? Esto es lo que debes tomar en cuenta antes de echarte a la boca el segundo (o el tercero, o el cuarto).
• La física del café de filtro perfecto. Un grupo de científicos utilizó la dinámica de fluidos para aprender a obtener el máximo sabor del café de filtro.
• Así ataca el sarampión a un niño sin vacunar. Con la caída de las tasas de vacunación y los brotes que han causado más de 790 casos en Estados Unidos y al menos dos muertes, los expertos en salud esperan que cientos o incluso miles más se contagien en los próximos meses.
• El arma secreta de China en la guerra comercial: robots. Enormes inversiones en maquinaria para fábricas e inteligencia artificial están dando a China una ventaja en la manufactura de automóviles y otras industrias.
• Palabra del día: ‘enshrine’ Esta palabra ha aparecido en 128 artículos en NYTimes.com en el último año. ¿Puedes usarla en una frase?
• Todo bien, pero no le digas ‘tequila’ Los aguardientes de agave californiano, una reciente incorporación al carrito de licores, buscan captar un mayor segmento de mercado.
• México se está convirtiendo en un faro. El país puede retomar los valores de bienvenida que Estados Unidos ha abandonado.
• Trump dice que los migrantes indocumentados no requieren juicio antes de ser deportados. El presidente afirmó que los países estaban enviando a sus presos a Estados Unidos y que necesitaba obviar las exigencias constitucionales del debido proceso para expulsarlos rápidamente.
• Vance esboza un plan de alto al fuego en Ucrania que favorece a Rusia. El vicepresidente JD Vance dijo que el plan congelaría el territorio a lo largo de las actuales líneas del frente del conflicto entre Rusia y Ucrania, y que EE. UU. se retiraría si ambas partes no estaban de acuerdo.
• Esto es lo que hay que saber sobre las tensiones en Cachemira. El martes, milicianos mataron al menos a 26 turistas e hirieron a muchos otros en Cachemira. En el pasado, India ha culpado a Pakistán de ataques similares.
• Cómo ver el funeral del papa Francisco. El funeral de Francisco se llevará a cabo el sábado en la plaza de San Pedro, según ha indicado el Vaticano. Aquí te decimos cómo verlo y qué esperar.
• Trump se apoya en los tatuajes para identificar pandilleros. Es un criterio poco fiable, según los expertos. El gobierno estadounidense parece estar utilizando el arte corporal para deportar a personas que, afirman, son miembros del Tren de Aragua. Una medida que ignora décadas de protocolo, según los críticos.
• Un potente terremoto sacude Estambul y saca a la gente a las calles. Inmediatamente después del sismo no se registraron víctimas ni daños importantes, pero todavía está fresco el recuerdo del desastroso terremoto de 2023 en el sureste del país.
• El féretro del papa Francisco es trasladado a la Basílica de San Pedro. Miles de personas acudieron a presentar sus respetos y despedirse del pontífice, quien falleció el lunes a la edad de 88 años.

Weather

• It’s OK, Chicago, Your Air Was Actually Fine on Wednesday. Some popular weather apps had reported a dangerously hazardous Air Quality Index.
• Heavy Rains Cause Flooding in New Orleans. Lingering storms drenched the city with over a month’s worth of rain, swamping roads and stranding drivers.