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'We're taxing the rich': NYC Mayor Mamdani touts new $500M-a-year tax on luxury second homes

NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani celebrates Gov. Hochul's proposed tax on ultra-wealthy owners of luxury second homes, which is expected to raise $500 million a year....

Sotomayor walks back remarks criticizing Kavanaugh, says comments were 'inappropriate'

Supreme Court Justice Sotomayor apologized for "hurtful" remarks seemingly aimed at Justice Brett Kavanaugh over immigration enforcement perspectives....

Bessent says Trump tariffs could return by July after Supreme Court setback

The Trump administration has invoked new trade act provisions to enact the president's broad tariffs in wake of the the Supreme Court's ruling....

Melania Trump challenges Congress to make her foster care executive order permanent law: 'Their birthright'

Melania Trump called for action over awareness, urging bipartisan lawmakers to pass permanent legislation supporting America's foster care community....

Spanberger receives DHS plea to hold illegal immigrant repeat offender now charged in attempted rape

DHS has called on Gov. Abigail Spanberger not to release an illegal immigrant charged with attempted rape in Arlington amid northern Virginia crime concerns....

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Stock futures are little changed following a record-setting day for S&P 500 and Nasdaq: Live updates

The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite climbed to new records as traders shook off worries about the Middle East conflict....

Regulators are reportedly zeroing in on suspicious trades ahead of market-moving Trump post

The information sought includes so-called Tag 50 identifiers, which can be used to determine who was behind the trades....

China economic growth accelerates to 5% in first quarter — but Iran war clouds outlook

Beijing had lowered its growth target this year to a range of 4.5% to 5%, the least ambitious goal on record going back to the early 1990s. ...

The public sours on AI and data centers as Anthropic, OpenAI look to IPO and tech keeps spending

Negativity around AI could be a drag on OpenAI and Anthropic as the startups look to go public, and will likely be a major issue in the midterm elections....

Lumen Technologies' high-stakes fiber bet nearly bankrupted it. Now, it's powering its AI future

AI's voracious demand for computing power is putting Lumen Technologies in a sweet spot. The one-time penny stock could soar as data use surges. ...

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Senate Blocks Bid to Cancel Arms Sales to Israel as Iran War Deepens Democratic Divide

Concerns over the Iran war led several Democratic senators who had rejected past bids to curb weapons transfers to Israel to vote to block the sale of bulldozers and bombs....

Just War Doctrine: The Pope, JD Vance and a Theological Debate

President Trump’s attack on Pope Leo has touched off an argument about a framework for determining when war is justified....

Carol Greitzer, Tireless Defender of Greenwich Village, Dies at 101

A lifelong New Yorker and longtime City Council member, she opposed Robert Moses’s wrecking ball, championed historic preservation and fought for women’s and gay rights....

Trump’s Portrayal of the War in Iran Collides With Reality

President Trump is confronting a crisis that is not bending to his narrative of a “pretty reasonable” new regime in Iran and all-but-assured victory for the United States....

Justice Sotomayor Apologizes for Highly Personal Criticism of Justice Kavanaugh

At the University of Kansas School of Law last week, she criticized her colleague while discussing his views in an immigration-related case....