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Federal officials who have spent the past year dealing with a wave of bird flu infections in cows and humans are now dealing with a series of new cases in cats, some of which have died after eating contaminated, undercooked pet food.Since early December, more than 22 cases have been confirmed in domestic cats in the United States. Officials have linked some of the cases to virus-laden raw milk, which is known to pose a serious risk to cats. But other cats became ill after eating commercially available raw pet food – the first known cases in the country linked…
Welcome to the T List, a newsletter from the editors of T Magazine. Each week, we share things we’re eating, wearing, listening to or lusting after right now. Register here to find us in your inbox every Wednesdayalong with monthly travel and beauty guides and the latest stories from our publications. And you can always reach us at tmagazine@nytimes.com.See ThisHousehold items from the 90s, recreated in clayIn “Domestic Bliss,” a tenderly realized portrait of American life in the 1990s at Alexander Berggruen Gallery in New York, artist Stephanie Shih draws us into a fraught family narrative. The ceramic objects seen…
The sentencing hearing for the teenager who killed three young girls and injured 10 others last summer in a knife attack at a dance class in Southport, England, began Thursday.Judge Julian Goose, who is presiding over the case, told the attacker, Axel Rudakubana, 18, that a life sentence would be inevitable after he pleaded guilty on Monday.Mr. Rudakubana appeared at Liverpool Crown Court wearing a gray jumpsuit, with a blue medical mask covering his mouth and nose. When asked by the judge to confirm his name, he refused to speak and put his head in his lap.But soon after, as…
More than 200 chief diversity officers, some from Fortune 500 companies and others from nonprofits, gathered last summer at NYU Law School and on video to talk about the future of their diversity, equity and inclusion or programs DEI, which had become a legal and social target. Anxious, they wondered how to do it they protect themselves. Did they need to rethink internship programs for underrepresented workers or drop some diversity language from their websites?Those concerns rose sharply this week. In his first days in office, in a series of sweeping moves, President Trump has targeted diversity efforts.Mr. Trump ordered…
If you’re looking for a new reason to worry about AI, try this: Some of the smartest people in the world are racing to create tests that AI systems can’t pass.For years, AI systems have been measured by giving new models a variety of standardized benchmark tests. Many of these tests consisted of challenging SAT-caliber problems in areas such as math, science, and logic. Comparing the models’ scores over time served as a rough measure of AI progress.But AI systems eventually got too good at those tests, so new, more difficult tests were created — often with the types of…
BMW had approached Magnussen in 2023 before Haas retained him for another season, but BMW stormed out when Haas said it would not renew his contract for 2025.”When you work in motorsport at such a high level, especially in Formula 1, for 10 years, that is definitely something that is already a big advantage,” Andreas Roos, head of BMW M Motorsport, said in an interview. “He can bring that knowledge, work attitude and everything. when you manage to stay in this high competition for such a long time, then you are one of the best racers in the world, then…
The Trump administration, moving quickly to clamp down on health and science organizations, has canceled a series of scientific meetings and ordered federal health officials to refrain from all public communications, including upcoming reports focused on the escalating bird flu crisis .Experts who serve on outside advisory groups on a range of topics, from antibiotic resistance to deafness, received emails Wednesday telling them their meetings had been canceled.The cancellations followed a directive issued Tuesday by the deputy director of the federal Department of Health and Human Services, which prohibited public release any public communication until it is reviewed by a…
In 2025, travelers reluctant to abandon overcrowded hot spots like Barcelona and Lisbon and take advantage of near euro-dollar parity — which makes travel to Europe more affordable for U.S. visitors — are instead balancing keeping quieter “bypass destinations”. : lesser known places close enough to make a side trip from a popular city.Reims, France (near Paris) and Brescia, Italy (near Milan, one of 52 places to go this year) were among the most popular detour destinations seeing an increase in Expedia searches. European travel agencies have also seen a surge in bookings for Montserrat, another 52 Places feature, an…
Twelve years ago, the Thai couple headed to the wedding registry to take part in a mass wedding ceremony on Valentine’s Day in Bangkok. Rungtiwa Thangkanopast wore a long white dress and her partner, Phanlavee Chongtangsattam, a black tuxedo.The employees welcomed them. But when they arrived at the registrar’s office and presented their identity cards, which show that each is female, they were turned away. Marriage between two women, they were told, was not permitted.On Thursday, the couple finally got the chance to tie the knot under Thailand’s new law allowing same-sex marriage. They joined hundreds of others for a…
After anti-Israel protests over the war in Gaza roiled college campuses last year, several universities created task forces to examine whether anti-Semitism was on the rise.The answer was yes. But one of the factors they identified was perhaps surprising: diversity, equity and inclusion programs.Reports from Stanford University, Columbia University, and the University of Pennsylvania found that Jewish students sometimes felt excluded from DEI programs, rather than protected by them.The task force’s reports reflected a growing tension on college campuses: How do Jews fit into campus diversity and inclusion programs?Many Jewish campus leaders and students say they don’t, but they should.…