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    Will Ron DeSantis start attacking Donald Trump?
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    Why It’s Far Too Soon to Say DeSantis Is Done

    Despite his struggles, fortunes can change very quickly in presidential primaries.

     By Nate Cohn

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    Coastal Cities Priced Out Low-Wage Workers. Now College Graduates Are Leaving, Too.

    Educated workers are increasingly migrating away from the country’s most expensive major metros — and have been since before the pandemic.

     By Emily Badger, Robert Gebeloff and Josh Katz

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    35 Ways Real People Are Using A.I. Right Now

    Artificial intelligence models have found their way into many people’s lives, for work and for fun.

     By Francesca Paris and Larry Buchanan

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    Spelling Bee Buddy: Personalized Hints That Update as You Play

    Customized hints that update based on your progress in today’s puzzle.

     By Neil Berg, Matthew Conlen, Josh Katz, Aaron Krolik, Eve Washington and Eden Weingart

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    WordleBot: Your Daily, Personalized Wordle Score

    First, play today’s Wordle. Then come here.

     By Josh Katz and Matthew Conlen

  1. Top 10 Hardest and Easiest Spelling Bee Words, May 20-26

    Were you “blocked” from reaching Queen Bee?

    By Eve Washington, Josh Katz and Tom Giratikanon

     

  2. Top 10 Hardest and Easiest Spelling Bee Words, May 13-19

    Readers struggled to identify a host for a machine.

    By Eve Washington, Josh Katz and Tom Giratikanon

     

  3. Two Theories for Beating Trump in the Primary

    A successful campaign will probably need the traits of both Trumpism and an alternative to Trumpism.

    By Nate Cohn

     

  4. F.D.A. Panel Recommends R.S.V. Vaccine to Protect Young Infants

    A committee of experts voted in favor of a new shot administered to pregnant women, one in a series of new ways to arm the very young against a life-threatening virus.

    By Christina Jewett

     

  5. Unions Accuse UPMC of Wielding Market Power Against Workers

    A coalition of unions has filed an antitrust complaint with the Justice Department, accusing the Pennsylvania hospital system of suppressing wages and worsening working conditions.

    By Reed Abelson

     

  6. Drug Shortages Near an All-Time High, Leading to Rationing

    A worrisome scarcity of cancer drugs has heightened concerns about the troubled generic drug industry. Congress and the White House are seeking ways to address widespread supply problems.

    By Christina Jewett

     

  7. A U.S. Experiment on Single-Payer Care Just Ended

    The system for one disease, Covid, had similarities to “Medicare for all.”

    By Margot Sanger-Katz

     

  8. Top 10 Hardest and Easiest Spelling Bee Words, May 6-12

    A difficult dance for those seeking to rise to the week's toughest challenge.

    By Eve Washington, Josh Katz and Tom Giratikanon

     

  9. F.D.A. Approves New Drug to Treat Hot Flashes

    It is the first nonhormonal treatment for the menopause symptom.

    By Christina Jewett

     

  10. Little-Noticed Part of G.O.P. Bill Could ‘Make It Impossible to Regulate’

    House Republicans want every major rule to come up for a vote. That could be a recipe for no regulations at all.

    By Margot Sanger-Katz