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April 8, 2023

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N.Y.C. Life Expectancy Dropped 4.6 Years in 2020, Officials Say

The coronavirus pandemic in 2020 caused the death rate in New York City to climb about 50 percent over the previous year, according to new data, a phenomenon not seen in nearly 200 years.

By Joseph Goldstein

Woman Who Unwittingly Aided Iranian Kidnapping Plot Gets 4-Year Sentence

Niloufar Bahadorifar apologized after transferring money to help in a plan against the journalist Masih Alinehad, calling her "a hero to all Iranians."

By Colin Moynihan

Dilemma for Judge in Trump Case: Whether to Muzzle the Former President

Justice Juan M. Merchan cautioned Donald Trump against incendiary rhetoric. Then the former president went after the judge's family.

By Jonah E. Bromwich, William K. Rashbaum and Kate Christobek

Shun Lee or Not Shun Lee? For Chinese Food Lovers, That Is the Question.

An identity crisis involving a vaunted Chinese restaurant and the New Yorkers who love it strikes the Upper West Side.

By Katherine Rosman and Justin J Wee

Police Officer With Bit Part in Epstein Jail Drama Is Convicted of Murder

Nicholas Tartaglione, a retired police officer who had shared a cell with Jeffrey Epstein, the disgraced financier, killed four men over a debt, prosecutors said.

By Karen Zraick

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Judge Invalidates F.D.A. Approval of the Abortion Pill Mifepristone

By Pam Belluck

The Texas judge's ruling was quickly contradicted by another federal judge in Washington State who ordered the F.D.A. to keep mifepristone available.

U.S. Job Growth Eases, but Extends Its Streak

By Lydia DePillis

Employers added 236,000 jobs as the Federal Reserve's interest-rate increases appeared to take a toll. The unemployment rate fell to 3.5 percent.

New Batch of Classified Documents Appears on Social Media Sites

By Helene Cooper, Julian E. Barnes, Eric Schmitt and Thomas Gibbons-Neff

Secret documents that appear to detail American national security secrets on Ukraine, the Middle East and China have surfaced online.

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Marvel Superhero and Indigenous Actress Holds Fast to Maya Roots

By Julia Lieblich

After filming her part in "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever," María Mercedes Coroy returned to her "normal" life of farming and trading in a Guatemalan town at the base of a volcano.