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Republicans have roughly 10 more House seats that favor them than they did just 10 days ago. Democrats are still widely favored to win control of the House in the November midterm elections, but here is how Republicans recently gained an edge.

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Economists aren’t sure if or when A.I. will cause widespread job losses. But if it does, would the federal safety net be ready for the fallout? Our chief economics correspondent, Ben Casselman, explains what to know. Read more: www.nytimes.com/2026/05/05/b...

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White jeans should only be worn between Memorial Day and Labor Day — or so some people say. Our style writer says that which pair you choose is more important than when you wear them. nyti.ms/4uzfGf8

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A handful of scientific teams around the world have been working — for decades, in some cases — to develop hantavirus treatments and vaccines. But it has been hard to attract interest in medical interventions for viruses that have not been considered a top public health priority, scientists say.

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Strands is a word search with a unique twist. Can you uncover the theme? Play here: nyti.ms/4eCXi0l

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Pips is a logic puzzle where players must arrange a set of dominoes to meet the conditions of the board to win. There are three new puzzles each day — Easy, Medium and Hard — so you can solve at your own speed, in any order you want. nyti.ms/49xnvtJ

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Peter Magyar was sworn in on Saturday as Hungary’s new prime minister. He won a landslide election over Viktor Orban, whose 16 years in power made him a global figure of nationalist right-wing politics.

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This linguine with chickpeas, broccoli and ricotta comes together in 20 minutes. Pairs well with crusty bread, good wine and a sense of accomplishment. nyti.ms/4ewsnTt

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Demonstrators in Japan have organized some of the largest protests there in at least a decade to oppose Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s efforts to build up military power and move the country away from its pacifist identity.

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How did you do in Connections today? Players must select four groups of four words without making more than three mistakes. nyti.ms/3QUtcvD

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Ramit Sethi says becoming rich, even in an economic moment that seems particularly tough for millennials, can be as much about spending money as it is about scrimping and saving. On “The Interview,” the personal finance adviser discusses the intertwining of money and emotions. Watch, read or listen.

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News Analysis: Across England, voters ushered more than 1,300 Reform UK candidates into municipal office, cementing the populist anti-immigration party of Nigel Farage as the new political force on the right.

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A Frontier Airlines plane struck a person on the runway as it was taking off from Denver International Airport on Friday, the FAA said. The plane reported an engine fire and aborted its takeoff.

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One Nation, a far-right party in Australia, won a seat in the country’s lower house of Parliament on Saturday for the first time, according to a projection by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.

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Major players in the A.I. arms race have panicked that their fellow founders weren’t taking existential fears about the technology seriously enough. “They seem to have worried less about the risk of political backlash from actual humans,” David Wallace-Wells writes.

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Israel and Hezbollah continued to trade fire on Saturday, despite a cease-fire. And the U.S. and Iran had yet to reach a breakthrough on Saturday in negotiations to end more than two months of war. Follow live updates.

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In Opinion The Pentagon’s $25 billion estimate for the cost of the war in Iran “gets a lot of attention, but it’s more of a headline than a real number,” the economist Justin Wolfers writes. “My math suggests the Iran war will cost hundreds of billions of dollars, and very possibly trillions.”

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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com “Government agencies can take years to grant permits” for construction in the U.S., the editorial board writes. “The highest toll comes from the accumulated harm of the millions of projects that are never built.”

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We tested 25 veggie burgers to find the most savory, satisfying, and interesting patties out there. While we had to power through many veggie burgers that were bland and tough, we discovered 10 that are thoroughly enjoyable. nyti.ms/4wzhjf1

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Bentonville, a town of 61,000 in northwest Arkansas, has become a national mecca for cycling and home to a world-class art museum. See how to spend your next visit at the charming, accessible destination in the Ozark Mountains. nyti.ms/4u3lAWj

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A Brooklyn jury found Harvey Marcelin guilty of the 2022 murder of a woman. He’d been convicted twice before for killing women, starting in the 1960s.

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More than 100 people have been sickened in a norovirus outbreak on a cruise ship operated by Princess Cruises, the CDC announced on Thursday.

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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com “The notion of a socialist antifa Nazi might make sense if you don’t take Platner’s politics seriously,” our columnist Michelle Goldberg writes of Graham Platner, a Democratic Senate candidate in Maine. “But Platner appears to take them very seriously indeed.”

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Breaking News: After Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen fell short, Denmark’s king appointed a right-leaning politician to form a government.

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