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Pandemic Inspector General Warns of Oversight Breakdown

What to Know About the 147th Kentucky Derby

Tom Brady Charted a New Path. Aaron Rodgers Struggles to Do the Same.

Judge and Cole Dominate as Yankees Crush Tigers

A troubled vaccine manufacturer, Emergent BioSolutions, announces a shake-up while projecting record revenues.

Republicans in Florida pass an extensive bill of voting restrictions.

Panthers dial up CB Jaycee Horn, the first defensive player off the board.

Biden will meet with South Korea’s president on May 21.

Corrections: April 30, 2021

Quotation of the Day: Hauling Loads, With Pets at Their Side

The Lions pick up Oregon OT Penei Sewell.

América Latina tras un año de pérdidas por la COVID-19

The two top-rated wide receivers are off the board.

Florida Republicans Pass Voting Limits in Broad Elections Bill

Ja’Marr Chase will reunite with Joe Burrow in Cincinnati.

Shake-Up at Covid Vaccine Manufacturer That Tossed Millions of Doses

Kyle Pitts becomes the highest-drafted tight end in N.F.L. history.

Film Club: ‘Sensations of Sound’

Pence, in his first speech since leaving office, speaks fondly of Trump.

The 49ers grab Trey Lance with the third pick.

The Jets Try to Find a Quarterback … Again

A look at the Jets’ history of futility at quarterback.

With Zach Wilson, the Jets hope to end their decades-long QB search.

The Jaguars make it official with Trevor Lawrence pick.

Patrick Surtain II has a PS2 controller pendant.

Roger Goodell’s armchair is coming to Cleveland.

Roger Goodell gave his first public statement on the Deshaun Watson investigation.

“When I was vice president, the president asked me to focus on providing help needed to address the root causes of migration. And to help keep people in their own countries instead of being forced to leave. The plan was working, but the last administration decided it was not worth it.”

“And we won’t ignore what our own intelligence agencies have determined — the most lethal terrorist threat to the homeland today: white supremacy terrorism.”

“America will not back away from our commitment to human rights and fundamental freedoms.”

“In the 1990s, we passed universal background checks and a ban on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines that hold 100 rounds that can be fired in seconds. We beat the N.R.A. Mass shootings and gun violence declined. But in the early 2000s, that law expired and we’ve seen the daily bloodshed since.”

Pet Peeves

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“Just before Covid, we had the most inclusive economy in my lifetime. The lowest unemployment ever recorded for African Americans, Hispanics, and Asian-Americans. The lowest for women in nearly 70 years. Wages were growing faster for the bottom 25% than the top 25%.

“In the process, while this was all going on, the economy created more than 1,300,000 new jobs in 100 days. More new jobs in the first 100 days than any president on record.”

An Alameda Police Officer Used His Knee to Pin Down Mario Gonzalez

“We’re also providing rental assistance — you all know this but the American people, I want to make sure they understand — keeping people from being evicted from their homes.”

“The climate crisis is not our fight alone, either. It’s a global fight. The United States accounts for less than 15% of carbon emissions. The rest of the world accounts for 85%”

Harris and Pelosi make history standing behind a president during a formal address to Congress.

Burning of Police Station After George Floyd’s Death Draws 4-Year Sentence

Man Caught Smuggling 35 Songbirds Into J.F.K. Airport, Authorities Say

Analysis: Biden is betting the pandemic has reset voters’ views of how much federal spending is too much.

Watch President Biden’s address to a joint session of Congress with real-time analysis and fact checks at 9 P.M. EST.

Did the 2020 Census Undercount the Hispanic Population?

Paul Kellogg, New York City Opera Impresario, Dies at 84

Biden Seeks Shift in How the Nation Serves Its People

3 Indicted on Federal Hate Crime Charges in Ahmaud Arbery Shooting

Amazon to raise pay for 500,000 workers.

Biden, Calling for Big Government, Bets on a Nation Tested by Crisis

Ron DeSantis Does Disease