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Pope Francis Put Church Above His Health, Vatican Observers Say
Many who know him said that Francis, driven by a sense of mission and a discipline born of his early training, essentially worked himself into the hospital.
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Leigh Bowery Arrives at Tate Modern, Without Labels
A new exhibition about the indefinable performer and designer won’t pigeonhole him, though it will bring his work to a much broader audience.
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Businesses Are Betting on a Tax Cut Extension
The federal budget debate has big implications for the economy. Despite questions about the math, investors expect an extension of the 2017 tax cuts.
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Wall Street Is Getting Antsy With Trump
The contrasting reactions between the overflow and V.I.P. areas at a Trump event encapsulated the finance world’s worries about the new administration’s first month.
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Coffee Prices Are Soaring, but Growers Aren’t Celebrating
Climate change is behind the windfall gains, and growers are worried about whether they can adapt.
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Berkshire Posts Gain in Profits, Boosted by U.S. Treasury Holdings
Warren Buffett’s conglomerate held $334 billion in cash at the end of 2024, helping to stabilize earnings in the face of declines at more than half of the nearly 200 businesses it operates.
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Big Day for Crypto Goes South After Bybit Hack
Hours after Coinbase said the S.E.C. was dropping a lawsuit against it, another major cryptocurrency exchange reported a potentially record-setting theft.
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Hegseth Fires Military’s Top JAG Lawyers in Pursuit of ‘Warrior Ethos’
The defense secretary has repeatedly derided the military lawyers for war crime prosecutions and battlefield rules of engagement.
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At CPAC, Trump Revels in Political Payback
Speaking to a crowd of supporters that included pardoned Jan. 6 rioters, the president gleefully recounted his efforts to purge the government of his political enemies.
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Elon Musk Tells Federal Workers to Detail Their Work in an Email or Face Termination
Elon Musk has drawn inspiration from his 2022 takeover of X, then known as Twitter, as he works to overhaul the federal government.