Trump Welcomes A.P.’s Photographers. Its Reporters? Not So Much.

The White House now has conflicting approaches for Associated Press journalists as it fights the news service in court over access to presidential events.

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These Hospitals Figured Out How to Slash C-Section Rates

Financial and social incentives can nudge doctors away from the operating room.

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Living, Breathing, Seeing and Teaching Theater

James Bundy leads the theater program at Yale while directing his own revival of “Hedda Gabler.” He told us about a week in his cultural life.

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In Times Square, a New Ball for a New Year

The new ball will have more lights and round crystals and can be visited year-round, for a price.

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Billionaires Have a Bigger Role in Higher Education Under President Trump

A new set of billionaires with an interest in higher education has helped oust college presidents and even assisted the Trump administration in its effort to overhaul the industry.

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The Best Baseball Team Behind Bars

The San Quentin Giants’ opponents are impressed. But what about the parole board that decides the players’ fate?

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A Stand Against Coal Could Push Oakland Toward Bankruptcy

After Oakland, Calif., reneged on a contract allowing coal shipments, a Kentucky company went under. Courts say the city must now pay hundreds of millions of dollars.

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Why Europe and the United States Are Still Haggling on Trade

While the two sides reached a broad agreement months ago, American officials will visit Brussels this week to discuss the details. Europe has a wish list, but so does the United States.

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U.S. and Ukraine Expected to Press on With Peace Plan Talks

Washington and Kyiv said that “highly productive” discussions over a proposal to end the war with Russia would continue. But details remained unclear.

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Who Chanel and Louis Vuitton Have Called When Making Woven Leather Bags

As Craig Wright has built his brand, Dragon Diffusion, he has quietly built a reputation as a leather whisperer for Hermès, Chanel and others. Now he’s ready to talk about it.

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