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The Fed Holds Interest Rates Steady and Is Not Quite Ready to Cut Them.

Federal Reserve officials, seeking more progress on the fight against inflation, hinted that their next move will be a cut in interest rates — just not yet.

Rubin Museum, Haven for Asian Art, to Close After 20 Years

It is the first major art museum in New York to close within recent memory. The museum had financial challenges and has faced accusations of displaying looted art.

Kyrsten Sinema, Behind on Fund-Raising, Faces Senate Re-election Decision

The Arizona senator is behind schedule on deciding whether to run for re-election as an independent, and she raised only $600,000 in the last quarter of 2023.

John Podesta Will Replace John Kerry as Biden’s Global Climate Representative

Podesta, a veteran political strategist and presidential adviser on clean energy, will succeed John Kerry, who is stepping down after three years.

Donors Rally Behind UNRWA After Israeli Allegations

The U.S. envoy to the United Nations urged it to “take quick and decisive action” over Israeli allegations that 12 employees of UNRWA, the main aid agency for Palestinians, had taken part in the Oct. 7 attack.

Some Major GOP Donors Begin a Slow Turn Toward Trump

A meeting of the influential American Opportunity Alliance this week reflected weakening support for Nikki Haley in a previously Trump-resistant donor class.

Senators Grilled Tech Executives on Child Safety

Also, the Fed is not quite ready to cut borrowing rates. Here’s the latest at the end of Wednesday.

In Northern Ireland, a Knotty Brexit Problem Is on the Brink of Being Solved

Four years after Britain officially left the E.U., the U.K. government on Wednesday published the details of a deal to restore the power-sharing government in Belfast.

A Biden Doctrine for the Middle East Is Forming. And It’s Big.

America’s approach to Iran, a Palestinian state and Saudi Arabia are at the heart of a possible strategic realignment in the Middle East.

5 Takeaways From the Sotheby’s Art Fraud Trial

The inner workings of the art market were explored during the trial, which ended with Sotheby’s cleared of any role in what a Russian oligarch said was a scheme to defraud him.

Case of Two Men Found Guilty of Murder in 1987 Ends in Exoneration

Eric Smokes and David Warren were convicted of killing a French tourist in a mugging. Until 2022, prosecutors fought their attempts to prove their innocence.

Like Two Soldiers Killed in Jordan, Young Black Women Look to the Army for Opportunity

Two of the American troops killed on Sunday were, like many young Black women, drawn to the military for the opportunities and level playing field it offered.

The Apple Vision Pro Is a Marvel. But Who Will Buy It?

Parents, movie buffs and office workers might all succumb to the novelty of Apple’s new “spatial computing” device.

Federal Judge Dismisses Disney Lawsuit Against DeSantis

The company had claimed that the Florida governor and his allies violated its First Amendment rights by taking over a special tax district that governs Walt Disney World.

Elon Musk’s $50 Billion Tesla Pay Was Struck Down. What Happens Next?

The company’s board of directors will now decide whether to appeal the decision, change where Tesla is incorporated or negotiate a new pay package.

With Fate of Ukraine’s Top War General in Question, All Eyes Turn to Zelensky

Portraits of Gen. Valery Zaluzhny hang in coffee shops and bars inside Ukraine, but his strained relationship with President Volodymyr Zelensky may cost him his post.

New Mexico Will Not Charge Officers Who Fatally Shot Man at Wrong Address

The New Mexico Department of Justice said the officers in Farmington, N.M., did not use excessive force when they shot Robert Dotson because he answered the door with a raised gun.

Impeachment Case Against Mayorkas Ignores Government’s Immigration Powers

House Republicans have charged President Biden’s homeland security secretary with breaking the law by failing to enforce border mandates, but statute gives him wide authority to address immigration.

A Start-Up Secret: Executives’ ‘11th-Hour’ Pay Bumps

Just before going public, companies price stock options at steep discounts — and take steps to obscure them, a new research paper finds.

Six takeaways from a contentious online child safety hearing.

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Biogen Abandons Its Controversial Alzheimer’s Drug Aduhelm

The pharmaceutical company will give up its ownership rights to the drug and stop a clinical trial that had been aimed at confirming whether it works.