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Dr. David Egilman, a physician and expert witness who, over a 35-year period, has testified in some 600 trials involving corporate malfeasance, resulting in billion-dollar awards for victims and their survivors , died April 2 at his home in Foxborough, Mass. He is 71 years old.The cause was cardiac arrest, said his son Alex.Many medical experts do side business in court, offering their informed opinions on the witness stand and helping to prove or undermine plaintiffs’ claims. But few make it a long career the way Dr. Egilman. He taught at Brown University and ran a private practice but spent…

US President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden walk aboard Marine One for a trip to Virginia from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, US, January 23, 2024. Leah Millis | ReutersPresident Joe Biden and his wife Jill on Monday released tax returns showing their income increased 7% to $619,976 in 2023 and the couple paid 23.7% of their income in federal taxes.Biden released data on the day US taxes were due for the past year, and as a Democrat seeking re-election in 2024.Donald Trumphis Republican opponent, broke with the tradition of presidents making their federal…

The 75-foot-long brontosaurus in the newly reopened Yale Peabody Museum in New Haven, Conn., is the same dinosaur that the natural history museum has exhibited since 1931. But it looks different. A fresh pose. New front rib. The head is repositioned at a more inquisitive angle. The museum’s four-year renovation not only refreshed the nearly 100-year-old building, but also included an overhaul of fossil mounts that research has proven inaccurate.The Peabody’s update — 15,000 square feet added, creating more spacious galleries and dynamic displays — has been a long time coming. Like other Yale museums, it’s now free, offers more…

The massive salvo of Iranian weapons fired at Israel this weekend became a direct confrontation in the countries’ long-standing shadow war, raising fears that the old paradigm of trading nations with carefully measured blows has been replaced something more overt, violent and dangerous.But as of Monday, Israel had yet to respond to the Iranian attack. Instead of preparing the public for a showdown with its archrival, the government signaled a return to relative normalcy, lifting restrictions on large gatherings and allowing schools to reopen.Some right-wing Israeli politicians, frustrated by the lack of an immediate response, have argued that Israel needs…

China’s economy grew more than expected in the first three months of the year, new data show, as China built more factories and exported large amounts of goods to combat a severe real estate crisis. and sluggish household spending.To spur growth, China, the world’s second-largest economy, has turned to a familiar tactic: heavy investment in its manufacturing sector, including a slew of new factories that have helped boost global sales of solar panels, electric vehicles and other products. But China’s export bet has worried many foreign countries and companies. They fear that a flood of Chinese shipments to distant markets…

Signs of unrest at Tesla mounted Monday after the electric car company told employees it would cut more than 10 percent of its workforce to cut costs and two senior executives resigned.The job cuts, which amount to about 14,000 people, come as the company faces increased competition and declining sales. The management changes and layoffs are a reminder of the unpredictability of Elon Musk, Tesla’s chief executive, at a critical time for the company.Mr. did not outline. Musk has a plan to reverse declining car sales, and he appears to be focusing on long-shot ventures like a self-driving taxi, rather…

Faith Ringgold, who died Saturday at age 93, was an artist of protean inventiveness. Painter, sculptor, weaver, performer, writer and social justice activist, she creates work in which the personal and political are tightly intertwined. And much of that work gained popularity among audiences who did not frequent galleries and museums. This was particularly true of her series of semi-autobiographical painted narrative quilts depicting scenes of African American urban childhood, subject matter that easily translated into children’s picture books, for which, over the years, Ringgold published many.All in all, his added up to a landmark-status career. But the art establishment,…

The final day of the 2023-24 regular season saw several playoff teams fighting for seeding, other teams trying to improve their draft lottery odds and some simply hoping to end the campaign on a high note.The Houston Rockets, who made an unsuccessful late charge for the Play-In Tournament, fall into the latter category, seeking their first undefeated record since the 2019-20 season.In what happened on Sunday, both Rockets and Los Angeles Clippers fans came home victorious.With 4 minutes, 44 seconds left in the fourth quarter of Houston’s 116-105 win over the Clippers, center Boban Marjanović missed his first free throw.…

Former Vice President Al Gore was in New York City over the weekend for a leadership exercise convened by the Climate Reality Project, his nonprofit organization.On Saturday, before thousands of attendees, Mr. Gore highlighted rising climate risks but also talked about progress. He criticized fossil fuel companies for increasing the production of plastics and advancing technology to suck carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, which he called “utterly preposterous.”Afterward, Mr. Gore explained in an interview why he was not surprised that major oil and gas companies reneged on their promises to decarbonize. And he said he believes former President Donald J.…

The judge presiding over former President Trump’s hush money trial has doubled down on his ruling that footage of the notorious “Access Hollywood” tape will not be shown to jurors. “I remain convinced at this moment … that the tape should not be in,” Judge Juan Merchan told the court on Monday. The 2005 “Access Hollywood” tape was released before the 2016 election and showed Trump boasting to host Billy Bush that he could kiss and touch women because of his star power. Merchan previously denied the prosecution showing the tape to jurors, saying in March, “it is not necessary…