Vaccine Makers Curtail Research and Cut Jobs

Federal policies under Robert F. Kennedy Jr. that are hostile to vaccines have “sent a chill through the entire industry,” one scientist said.Moderna says it plans to pull back on late-stage studies of some of its experimental vaccines.

R Rebecca Robbins

Tom Pritzker, Hyatt Heir, Steps Down as Executive Chairman Over Links to Epstein

The member of a prominent and wealthy family, Mr. Pritzker was in regular contact with the financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.In a letter sent to the Hyatt Hotels Corporation board on Monday, Thomas J. Pritzker said he had “exercised terrible judgment in maintaining contact” with Jeffrey Eps

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Columbia Punishes 2 Who Helped Epstein’s Girlfriend Enter Dental College

The release of documents tied to Jeffrey Epstein has sent ripples through the worlds of business, politics and academia, including at Columbia, where he helped his girlfriend gain entry.Columbia University said it will be donating money to nonprofits that work with survivors of sexual abuse after it

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Despite Epstein’s Toxicity, Steve Bannon Stood by Him, Texts Indicate

Mr. Bannon, a MAGA podcaster, developed a seemingly chummy relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, who was accused of sex trafficking. He said it was in the name of getting Mr. Epstein to open up.An undated photograph released by the Justice Department shows Stephen K. Bannon with Jeffrey Epstein. Mr. Ba

S Sharon LaFraniere and Teresa Mondría Terol

Robert Duvall, ‘Godfather’ and ‘Apocalypse Now’ Actor, Dies at 95

An Oscar winner, he was known for disappearing into wide-ranging roles in movies like “Apocalypse Now” and “The Godfather” and in the television series “Lonesome Dove.”In a long and varied career, Robert Duvall was nominated for seven Academy Awards for acting, and won once.

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Where to Watch Robert Duvall’s Top Performances

He played rugged, capable men drawn from America’s past, present and possible future.In “The Godfather,” Robert Duvall played a lawyer advising a band of Italians who respect his counsel but don’t consider him a trusted insider.

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Senators Meet Zelensky With Hopeful Message on Sanctions

During their visit, a pair of Democratic senators made the case for Congress to impose harsh penalties on Moscow for its continuing offensive.Senators Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island, left, and Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut, center, visiting Kyiv on Monday.

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2 Killed in Shooting at High School Hockey Game in Rhode Island

The shooter was also dead, apparently by a self-inflicted gunshot wound, the authorities said. The shooting, which the police described as a “targeted event,” happened at the Dennis M. Lynch Arena in Pawtucket.State Police outside the Dennis M. Lynch Arena, an indoor ice skating rink, after a shooti

N Neil Vigdor and Thomas Gibbons-Neff

Progress in Guthrie Case Is Fitful as Search Enters Its Third Week

Late-night bursts of activity have yielded few visible results as investigators hunt for Nancy Guthrie, the mother of a “Today” show host. The sheriff said Monday that her children and their spouses are not suspects.Hopes have soared with each apparent break, but Nancy Guthrie is still missing.

R Reis Thebault and Jack Healy

Kansas Town Supports Mayor Charged With Voting Illegally

The Mexican-born mayor of Coldwater was accused of voting illegally as a noncitizen. Many of his neighbors want state and federal officials to back off.Former Mayor Joe Ceballos of Coldwater, Kan., was born in Mexico and came to the United States when he was 4 years old.

M Mitch Smith and Clayton Steward

After Trip to Germany, AOC Expresses Frustrations

The congresswoman argued in an interview that presidential speculation, which included scrutiny of her slip-ups, had overshadowed her anti-authoritarian message at the Munich Security Conference.Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez used her trip to Germany to argue that the best way to counteract

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Frederick Wiseman, 96, Penetrating Documentarian of Institutions, Dies

He exposed abuses in films like “Titicut Follies,” a once-banned portrait of a mental hospital, but ranged widely in subject matter, from a Queens neighborhood to a French restaurant.Mr. Wiseman in an undated photo. “I don’t know if I can offer a general definition of what I’m doing,” he said in 201

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Frederick Wiseman Watched People Like Nobody Else

For more than 50 years, the influential documentarian found inspiration in filming the ways his ordinary subjects lived their lives.Frederick Wiseman’s direct cinema style and sharp observations made him a near-peerless documentary filmmaker.

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Dinner Is Being Recorded, Whether You Know It or Not

As Meta smart glasses capture scenes in restaurants for social media, service workers and customers are becoming captive participants.Dining rooms once plagued by camera flashes are now host to more discreet devices that can capture the meal: smart glasses.

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