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A rapid-fire array of directives by the Trump administration have left farmers and businesses in rural America reeling.

The findings showed the highest mortality occurred among infants who were Black, lived in Southern states or had fetal birth defects.

The centuries-old tradition of wassailing is making a comeback in rural England, with rituals and revelry meant to chase away evil spirits and the winter blues.

The dam project, drafted in 2018 and based on a former military training site south of Prague, had been delayed by land negotiations. Local beavers built several dams, saving the government more than one million euros.

Chad Tavernia, a retired New York State Police investigator, uses a thermal-imaging drone to help owners find and rescue their lost dogs.

The furious pace of deregulation is gutting agencies intended to protect ordinary Americans, consumer advocates say. But business groups have long favored regulatory relief.

Bored troops are standing watch, shelters have emptied from McAllen, Texas, to Tucson, Ariz., and border patrols speed through miles of frontier, finding no one in sight.

His designs for Jimi Hendrix, the Who and others embodied the spirit of the psychedelic era. He also created images for stage shows like “Godspell.”

Spending that the White House does not like is being labeled fraudulent. At the same time, President Trump is rolling back anticorruption efforts and ethical standards for himself and allies like Elon Musk.

The New York City comptroller’s office, which first noticed the missing money, said that the Federal Emergency Management Agency had unilaterally taken the funds from the city’s accounts.

The president solidified his grip on the performing arts complex as the center’s longtime president, Deborah F. Rutter, was fired.

Al menos 11 agencias federales se han visto afectadas por despidos o cambios. Estas tienen más de 32 investigaciones, denuncias o acciones coercitivas contra las seis empresas de Musk, según un estudio de The New York Times.

Even as they praise the president’s unilateral actions to slash federal spending, G.O.P. lawmakers have quietly moved to seek carve outs or exemptions for their own constituents.

A commercial for the shirts aired in some local markets during the Super Bowl, days after the rapper and designer called himself a Nazi on social media. The website was taken down Tuesday.

His pushback came after President Trump insisted Tuesday that the United States has the authority to “take” Gaza.

The Kremlin freed Marc Fogel, a teacher held for more than three years on drug charges, in a deal negotiated by Steve Witkoff, President Trump’s Middle East envoy.

People in Mexico will still see the name Gulf of Mexico, with international users seeing both names, Google said. The change follows an executive order from President Trump.

There is a case to make for fresh thinking about Gaza. But Trump’s plan is not fresh thinking, it’s fresh riffing.

If, according to the president, so many people in the United States are the wrong kind, who makes up the right kind?

Taking over the enclave, forcing Palestinians to leave and preventing them from returning would be clear violations of international law, experts say.