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Hochul Regrets Saying Some ‘Black Kids’ Don’t Know the Word ‘Computer’
As Gov. Kathy Hochul urged business leaders to make technology widely accessible, a comment she made about Bronx children raised eyebrows.
By Grace Ashford
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Trump Is Threatened With Jail at His Criminal Trial: 5 Takeaways
Prosecutors on Monday took the jury deep into the Trump Organization’s ledgers as the state’s case proceeds at speed.
By Jesse McKinley and Kate Christobek
CreditPool photo by Win McNamee
1. After Weeks of Protests, Columbia Cancels Main Commencement Ceremony
  Columbia’s president had earlier said that she did not want to deprive students of an in-person celebration after many graduated high school during the pandemic.
  By Sharon Otterman
  CreditBing Guan for The New York Times
2. Here’s the latest on the trial.
  The trial is entering its third week of testimony, and Stormy Daniels, the porn star at the center of it, could soon take the stand.
  By Ben Protess, Jonah E. Bromwich and Matthew Haag

Mayor Adams to Meet With Pope Francis in Rome
The meeting is expected to happen on the sidelines of a larger event, the World Meeting on Human Fraternity, attended by Nobel laureates, artists, athletes and other politicians.
By Dana Rubinstein and William K. Rashbaum
CreditAmir Hamja/The New York Times
Jurors in Trump Trial Hear Witness Tie the President to the Payment
Before prosecutors began presenting crucial records, the judge held Donald J. Trump in contempt, saying his complaints about the jury were “a direct attack on the rule of law.”
By Ben Protess, Jonah E. Bromwich, Alan Feuer and William K. Rashbaum
CreditPool photo by Steven Hirsch
Celebrity. Money. Fashion. It’s Met Gala Night.
The annual extravaganza raises money for the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute. The guest list is top-secret.
By James Barron
CreditNina Westervelt for The New York Times
New York Today
Congestion Pricing’s Billions to Pay for Nuts and Bolts of Subway System
The $15 billion expected from new traffic tolls is earmarked for modernizing old infrastructure but is threatened by a raft of lawsuits.
By Winnie Hu
CreditChang W. Lee/The New York Times
Why Does Trump Face Felony Charges? Prosecutors Say He Was Hiding Other Crimes.
Donald J. Trump faces 34 felony counts in his Manhattan trial, but none involve the other misconduct that prosecutors say he engaged in.
By The New York Times
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Tyshawn Sorey Wins Pulitzer for Composing an ‘Anti-Concerto’
The composer and instrumentalist was honored for “Adagio (For Wadada Leo Smith),” an unconventional concerto written for saxophone and orchestra.
By Javier C. Hernández
Eboni Booth on Winning the Drama Pulitzer for ‘Primary Trust’
This play about a lonely, emotionally damaged man resonated with audiences returning to the theater after the pandemic.
By Michael Paulson
Deborah Tarasoff, Trump Trial Witness, Was Linked to Stormy Daniels Deal
Ms. Tarasoff, a former employee of the accounting department at the Trump Organization, helped reimburse Michael D. Cohen for the hush-money payment at the center of Donald J. Trump’s trial.
By Matthew Haag
Trump Firm’s Ex-Finance Chief Was Key to Hush-Money Deal, Witness Says
Allen H. Weisselberg instructed Jeffrey S. McConney to send reimbursements to Donald J. Trump’s former fixer, Mr. McConney testified.
By Matthew Haag
Trial Witness Says Some Hush Money Came From Trump’s Personal Bank Account
The reimbursement to Michael D. Cohen, the former Trump fixer who paid $130,000 in hush money to Stormy Daniels, is at the center of the criminal case against the former president.
By Matthew Haag
Judge Cites Trump for Contempt, and Says He Is Attacking the Rule of Law
Donald J. Trump again broke a gag order meant to bar him from attacking participants in his criminal trial, Justice Juan M. Merchan ruled. He threatened the former president with jail.
By Alan Feuer, Ben Protess, Jonah E. Bromwich and William K. Rashbaum
4 Children From Gaza Arrive in U.S. for Medical Treatment
The children, who were injured or suffered malnutrition, were greeted at Kennedy Airport with toys and balloons. “These are their first memories here,” one supporter said.
By Ana Ley
Interstate 95 Reopens After Damaged Bridge Is Demolished
A section of the highway, a crucial link between Connecticut and New York City, had closed on Thursday when fuel from a burning tanker ignited an overpass.
By Chelsia Rose Marcius
On Queens Soccer Fields, Immigrants Find Each Other and a Sense of Home
For generations of immigrants, Sunday soccer at Flushing Meadows Corona Park is more than a game.
By Raúl Vilchis