Opinion | What Kathy Hochul, New York’s Governor, Has to Prove
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Opinion | What Kathy Hochul, New York’s Governor, Has to Prove

“I have to succeed,” Ms. Hochul told me. “There is no choice.” The ‘Accidental’ Governor Ms. Hochul’s ascension might look like an accident, a fluke of political turmoil and timing. But that’s not quite right. She herself is actually more like the opposite. Not an accident of the political culture…

Live Updates: Russia Warns U.S. to Stop Sending Arms to Ukraine
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Live Updates: Russia Warns U.S. to Stop Sending Arms to Ukraine

April 15, 2022, 2:54 a.m. ET April 15, 2022, 2:54 a.m. ET The Russian Navy’s guided missile cruiser Moskva sails in the Bosporus in Istanbul last year.Credit…Yoruk Isik/Reuters The sinking of one of Russia’s most formidable warships, the Moskva, is a stunning blow for the country — whether the ship…

Opinion | The Law That Shaped the Internet Presents a Question for Elon Musk
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Opinion | The Law That Shaped the Internet Presents a Question for Elon Musk

So a Musk-owned Twitter would still ban content — it would just ban less of it. I can imagine more tweets falsely claiming that the Capitol invasion was a media invention or a false-flag operation. Franks, the law professor, speculates as others have that Twitter under Musk would actually be…

Brazil’s climate politics are shifting. That matters for the whole planet.
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Brazil’s climate politics are shifting. That matters for the whole planet.

“He is looking at it with a modern mind set,” she said. “It is one thing to correct the past, to undo mistakes. It is another thing to affirm new paths.” President Biden similarly made climate a pillar of his campaign, as did Gabriel Boric, who became president of Chile…

Biden to Nominate Michael Barr as Fed Vice Chair for Supervision
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Biden to Nominate Michael Barr as Fed Vice Chair for Supervision

The Biden administration said on Friday that it intended to nominate Michael S. Barr, a law professor and a former Obama administration official, to be the Federal Reserve’s vice chair for supervision. The position — one of America’s top financial regulatory spots — has proved to be a particularly thorny…