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Bright Horizons Agrees to Pause N.Y.C. Expansion After Child Abuse Case
The child care giant will also surrender permits for a Manhattan branch where workers were charged with abusing toddlers.

Vance Says He Welcomes Disagreement, but Supports Joe Kent’s Resignation
In Michigan, Vice President JD Vance said that “when the president of the United States makes a decision, it’s your job to help make tha…

The Tropical St. Patrick’s Day That Honors African History
Montserrat treats the holiday as both a national celebration and a more somber milestone: a commemoration of a failed slave rebellion.

Trump’s Homeland Security Pick Says He’d End Policy That Slowed Disaster Aid
The president’s nominee, Markwayne Mullin, said he would avoid “micromanaging” FEMA.

F.D.A. Investigates 7 E. Coli Illnesses as Raw Dairy Farm Denies Any Link
The outbreak has sickened people in California, Texas and Florida. The agency said Cheddar cheese products from Raw Farm are “the likely s…

Cesar Chavez Helped Spark a Texas Farmworker Uprising
Farmworkers in Texas took cues from strikes Chavez helped lead in California to demand better pay and more rights.

U.S. Intelligence Saw No Change in Iran’s Missile Capabilities Before War
On Wednesday, the director of national intelligence and C.I.A. director contradicted one of the justifications the Trump administration had …

Retired Belgian Diplomat, 93, Faces Trial Over 1961 Killing of Congolese Leader
A Brussels court ruled that Étienne Davignon must stand trial for the murder of Patrice Lumumba, the first prime minister of the Democratic…

Alvin Greene, a No-Show Senate Nominee Who Won Primary, Dies at 48
He made no effort to campaign but won the South Carolina Democratic primary in 2010, becoming the state’s first Black major-party nominee …

A Cafe on the Edge of Destruction
Near the center of Beirut, one image captures the aftermath of an Israeli strike.
Iran Executes Swedish Citizen Accused of Spying
The case indicates that more than two weeks into the war, Iran continues its prosecution of foreigners. Sweden said its citizen did not get …