NYTIMES (Giovanni Russonello) - 5 Minutes That Will Make You Love Ray Barretto
A son of Puerto Rican immigrants who grew up in the Bronx, Barretto moved between jazz and Latin music with relentless creativity. Hear 12 indestructible tracks.
NYTIMES (Tania Ganguli) - Fred VanVleet Was a Critic of the NBA Players’ Union. Now He’s Leading It.
Fred VanVleet, a league veteran, has plenty of headaches to deal with. Can he revive trust in the organization?
NYTIMES (John Koblin) - Paramount-Warner Deal Promises to Shake Up Streaming
The deal would put the combined company in the same league as Disney and Amazon. But Netflix and YouTube will still easily outrank everyone.
NYTIMES (Colby Smith) - Top Fed Official, Wary of Inflation, Calls for Extended Rate Pause
Beth M. Hammack, head of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, says it is too early to gauge the economic impact of the Iran war and backs holding interest rates steady for “quite some time.”
NYTIMES (Frances Robles and Vjosa Isai) - Cuba’s Tourism Industry Is Collapsing as U.S. Moves Deter Travel
The Trump administration’s decision to cut off foreign oil to the island is devastating its tourism industry, a key source of income for a government being pushed to the edge.
NYTIMES (Alan Blinder, Alice Callahan and Sheryl Gay Stolberg) - How Kennedy Is Trying to Revamp Medical School
The health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has tapped into an old debate about how much doctors should know about nutrition. But some of his ideas, and tactics, concern medical experts.
NYTIMES (J. David Goodman) - Cornyn and Paxton Head to Runoff in Bitter Texas Senate Primary
Neither Senator John Cornyn nor Attorney General Ken Paxton secured a majority on Tuesday, setting up a May runoff after a bitter and costly Republican primary.
NYTIMES (Shane Goldmacher) - Talarico Triumphs as G.O.P. Heads to Runoff: 6 Takeaways from Texas
James Talarico won the state’s Democratic primary for Senate, while Senator John Cornyn faces a runoff against Ken Paxton, his right-wing challenger.
NYTIMES (Michael D. Shear) - Global Leaders Brace for the Fallout From Trump’s Fast Metastasizing War
Higher energy prices, political instability and a potential new wave of refugees: The escalating regional conflict in the Middle East could have far-reaching effects.
NYTIMES (Michael Crowley, Julian E. Barnes and Ronen Bergman) - Iran Made Secret Outreach After Strikes, Highlighting Trump’s Challenge
President Trump is beginning to consider what sort of Iranian government might come next, as the U.S.-Israeli assault continues.