A hunting contest in New Zealand where children under the age of 14 were to compete to kill the greatest number of feral cats for a cash prize has been canceled after a backlash from animal rights organizations.
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More than 13 million tons of seaweed are adrift in the Atlantic, where it accumulates in goopy tangles. Some have begun to wash ashore in Florida and Mexico, where they could start emitting a rotting stench as they decay.
See just how big the blobs are. nyti.ms/3ohBm2D (https://nyti.ms/3ohBm2D)
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During the first visit to Sweden by an American defense secretary in 23 years, Lloyd Austin promised to work for Stockholm’s “swift accession” to NATO and said he hoped that objections to the country’s NATO membership would be ironed out by midsummer. nyti.ms/3URZC7D (https://nyti.ms/3URZC7D)
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A county commissioner who was featured on a recording of officials talking about hanging Black people and others speaking of hiring hit men for two reporters said he was resigning in a letter released by the governor’s office on Wednesday. nyti.ms/3mHrGhL (https://nyti.ms/3mHrGhL)
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Four years after a historically large number of candidates ran for president, the field for the 2024 campaign is starting out small. See who is in, and who else might run. nyti.ms/41om0Z1 (https://nyti.ms/41om0Z1)
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The showdown between the Walt Disney Company and Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida increasingly appears as though it could end up in court.
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A new study in mice found a malfunction in adult stem cells that offers insights into why our hair turns gray. nyti.ms/3Lh5wwg (https://nyti.ms/3Lh5wwg)
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Otis Redding III, the son and namesake of the celebrated 1960s soul singer, who made a name for himself as a singer and guitarist, died on Tuesday. He was 59. nyti.ms/3MXUkG0 (https://nyti.ms/3MXUkG0)
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Mayor Eric Adams launched an initiative last month to collect food scraps curbside, starting in Queens. Now, with the program scheduled to expand to the five boroughs by the end of 2024, city officials will need to figure out what to do with it all. nyti.ms/41FdWmn (https://nyti.ms/41FdWmn)
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In a speech on Monday, President Emmanuel Macron of France did not yield on the pension change that roiled the nation but expressed regret that a consensus was not reached. Labor unions have rejected an invitation to begin talks with him on Tuesday. nyti.ms/41rv0w2 (https://nyti.ms/41rv0w2)
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Los restos de 17 guatemaltecos que murieron en un incendio en un centro migrante en Ciudad Juárez, México, fueron trasladados a su país de origen, donde se decretaron tres días de duelo nacional. En total, 40 personas murieron en el incendio. nyti.ms/41wjEHH (https://nyti.ms/41wjEHH)
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For years, the two generals fighting for power in Sudan banded together to oppress those living in the western region of Darfur. Now those they uprooted and tortured in Darfur are watching in fear as a new wave of violence spreads across the country. nyti.ms/41zqcVl (https://nyti.ms/41zqcVl)
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En un nuevo expediente de 101 páginas, Donald Trump reveló cuantiosos préstamos bancarios y valoraciones inferiores a las esperadas de su compañía de redes sociales. A continuación, presentamos seis conclusiones de su informe financiero. nyti.ms/3A4D0r6 (https://nyti.ms/3A4D0r6)
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If you have already defeated today’s Wordle, Spelling Bee might be more of a challenge. nyti.ms/3mIV5bc (https://nyti.ms/3mIV5bc)
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China said its economy grew 4.5% in the first three months of 2023, a sign it has started to recover after lifting strict Covid rules. nyti.ms/3A4xh4L (https://nyti.ms/3A4xh4L)
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In Opinion
"Sometimes when I’m out walking the dog, a neighbor will stop me and ask, truly curious, 'Why do you have still lightning bugs? Ours are all gone,'" Margaret Renkl writes. nyti.ms/3KN9dbt (https://nyti.ms/3KN9dbt)
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When a train derailed and burned in Ohio, its journey highlighted the risks of transporting chemicals to meet the demand for plastic in the U.S. nyti.ms/41jpPia (https://nyti.ms/41jpPia)
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Hundreds of Orthodox Christians gathered in Kyiv, Ukraine, to celebrate Holy Week, one year after Ukraine’s army forced Russian troops back from the area around the city.
“I’m not very religious, but this year is special,” one resident said. nyti.ms/40an6WJ (https://nyti.ms/40an6WJ)
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