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Front Page: The New York Times — April 27, 2023

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House G.O.P. Passes Debt Limit Bill, Paving the Way for a Clash With Biden

Speaker Kevin McCarthy barely cobbled together the votes to pass his debt limit plan, which would cut spending and roll back parts of President Biden’s agenda. — CREDIT

House Republicans narrowly passed a bill to raise the debt ceiling while cutting spending by nearly 14 percent over a decade. President Biden has vowed to veto the measure.

On Eve of Trial, Discovery of Carlson Texts Set Off Crisis Atop Fox

The discovery of the texts added pressure on the Fox leadership as it sought to find a way to avoid a trial in the Dominion defamation lawsuit. — CREDITREBECCA NOBLE FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES

Private messages sent by Tucker Carlson that had been redacted in legal filings showed him making highly offensive remarks that went beyond the comments of his prime-time show.

In Searing Detail, Trump’s Accuser Tells Her Story

E. Jean Carroll, who says Donald Trump raped her, told a chilling story on the stand. The former president harangued her from outside the courtroom.

In an Indian Village, Cultivating Girls’ Big-League Dreams

A new $500 million women’s cricket league is offering the kind of opportunities that never existed before in India. The girls of one Punjab village are ready.

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News: South Korea’s Yoon Visits U.S., Tunisia Tensions, Central America Violence

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The Globalist, April 26, 2023: South Korea’s president, Yoon Suk-yeol, visits the US, the deteriorating political and economic situation in Tunisia, and a conversation with the secretary general of the Norwegian Refugee Council about violence in Central America.

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Plus: Monocle’s Tokyo bureau chief, Fiona Wilson, on animation and Japanese soft power.

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Front Page: The New York Times — April 26, 2023

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Biden Announces Re-election Bid, Defying Trump and History

President Biden is already the oldest president in American history and, if he were to win again, he would be 86 at the end of a second term. — CREDITDOUG MILLS/THE NEW YORK TIMES

While the president once pitched himself as “a bridge” to a new generation of Democratic leaders, he has decided that he is not ready to turn the torch over yet.

Analysis: Biden Faces Headwinds, but Democrats See Reasons for Optimism

President Biden, delivering remarks at the White House last week, announced on Tuesday that he would seek a second term.

President Biden’s poll numbers remain low, but structural advantages have Democrats insisting he is far better positioned than his Republican rivals.

Harry Belafonte, 96, Dies; Barrier-Breaking Singer, Actor and Activist

In the 1950s, when segregation was still widespread, his ascent to the upper echelon of show business was historic. But his primary focus was civil rights.

A Bleak Outlook for Manhattan’s Office Space May Signal a Bigger Problem

Remote work and rising interest rates are dealing a double blow to office landlords, with potentially grave consequences for the city and even national economy.

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News: Russia’s Foreign Policy, China Backtracks, North Sea Energy Meeting

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The Globalist, April 25, 2023: An update on the war in Ukraine as Russia’s foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov, visits New York. Also, leaders from the largest-ever coalition around energy in the North Sea meet in Belgium.

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Plus, Spanish authorities exhume the remains of a fascist leader.the papers with Charles Hecker and a culture round-up with Amah-Rose Abrams.

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Front Page: The New York Times — April 25, 2023

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Ukraine’s Spring Offensive Comes With Immense Stakes for Future of the War

Damage in Izium, Ukraine, last week. A failed counteroffensive could lead to waning Western support in Ukraine. — CREDITMAURICIO LIMA FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES

Without a decisive victory, Western support for Ukraine could weaken, and Kyiv could come under increasing pressure to enter serious peace talks to end or freeze the conflict.

Tucker Carlson, a Source of Repeated Controversies, Is Out at Fox News

Tucker Carlson’s announcement was made less than a week after Fox settled a defamation suit for $787.5 million. — CREDITREBECCA NOBLE FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES

Mr. Carlson has been one of the network’s top-rated hosts for many years.

What Tucker Carlson Leaves Behind as He Is Shown the Door

The host’s abrupt dismissal upends Fox News’s prime-time lineup — and the carefully honed impression that the ratings star was all but untouchable.

These Countries Lined Up to Help Ukraine. Now Their Farmers Are Angry.

A grain deal that got Ukrainian exports moving and eased a global food crisis is now fueling protests in Romania and among other staunch supporters of Kyiv.

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News: Civil War In Sudan, Belarus Nuclear Rhetoric, Croatia ‘Be Manly’ Group

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The Globalist, April 24, 2023: The latest on Sudan as fears grow that the country is on the brink of a full-scale civil war. Plus: why Belarus is parroting Russia’s nuclear rhetoric, Croatia’s “Be Manly” movement and the Malmö-Copenhagen metro route.

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Front Page: The New York Times — April 24, 2023

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Biden Opens a New Back Door on Immigration

Leonard Kordonowy, a deacon for St. Demetrius Ukrainian Catholic Church in Fairfield, N.D. The state recently launched plans to tap into a new Biden administration immigration program to bring Ukrainians fleeing the war to work in the local oil industry. — CREDITDAN KOECK FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES

Congress has yet to pass an immigration overhaul, but President Biden has used his executive authority to significantly expand the number of legal immigrants entering the U.S.

Chinese Censorship Is Quietly Rewriting the Covid-19 Story

The shuttered Huanan market in Wuhan in 2021. Scientists say China has kept a tight rein on data from the market, where the first large cluster of coronavirus cases was found. — CREDITGILLES SABRIE FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES

Under government pressure, Chinese scientists have retracted studies and withheld or deleted data. The censorship has stymied efforts to understand the virus.

U.S. Pulls Diplomats From Sudan, and an Exodus Begins

With hopes fading that two warring generals will end their battle anytime soon, diplomats and other foreigners began heading for Sudan’s doors.

Russia’s Technocrats Embraced the West, Then Enabled Putin’s War

The expertise of economic officials who continue to work in the government has helped President Vladimir Putin largely keep the economy afloat in the face of Western sanctions.

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Sunday Morning: Stories From Zürich And London

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April 23, 2023: Monocle’s editorial director, Tyler Brûlé, discusses the weekend’s biggest talking points with Juliet Linley, Florian Egli and Chandra Kurt. We also speak to Monocle’s Nic Monisse about Salone del Mobile.

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Front Page: The New York Times — April 23, 2023

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E.P.A. to Propose First Controls on Greenhouse Gases From Power Plants

If the proposed regulation is implemented, coal and gas-fired power plants, like the Plant Bowen power station in Georgia, would have to cut their carbon dioxide emissions by 2040 — CREDITKENDRICK BRINSON FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES

If the regulation is implemented, it will be the first time the federal government has limited carbon emissions from existing power plants, which generate 25 percent of U.S. greenhouse gases.

As War Rages in Sudan, Countries Angle for Advantage

Smoke rises over Khartoum, Sudan’s capital, on Friday after almost a week of fighting between warring factions. — CREDITVIA REUTERS

Even before its two leading generals went to war last week, “everyone wanted a chunk of Sudan,” an expert said of the strategically located country rich in natural resources.

Western Weapons Supplies Fall Short of Ukraine’s Needs, Documents Show

Ukraine’s defense minister reported the first U.S.-made Patriot air-defense battery had arrived this week, but secret documents show Kyiv was still waiting for tanks and ammo for its coming counteroffensive.

Sacklers Gave Millions to Institution That Advises on Opioid Policy

Even as the nation’s drug crisis mounted, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine continued to accept funds from some members of the Sackler family, including those involved with Purdue Pharma.