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U.S. Charges Five Men in Russia-Backed Assassination Plots

The defendants, three of whom were members of the Russian intelligence services, tried to recruit people for surveillance and murder for hire in the United States and other countries, prosecutors said.

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An indictment unsealed on Tuesday in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York accused five men of being part of a network that planned to assassinate Russian dissidents.
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This Vinyl-Listening Club in Brooklyn Slows Down for the Whole Album

At Cue the Record gatherings, people treat iconic albums like literature, while still feeling the beat.

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The gatherings for Cue the Record started as 15 people hanging out at a wine bar, and now around 80 people buy tickets to events at least twice a month.
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Drivers Count Their Pennies as Gas Hits $4 a Gallon Because of War in Iran

Since the Iran conflict began on Feb. 28, gas prices across the United States have increased about 35 percent. They are now above $4 a gallon, and drivers are wincing.

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In Harlingen, Texas, and everywhere else, drivers are strategizing about how to stay on the road at a reasonable price.
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What to Know About This Year’s Cherry Blossom Blooms

Spring, is that you? Where and when to find peak blooms in Washington, D.C., as well as New York, New Jersey, Oregon and Georgia.

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Though Tokyo’s cherry blossoms are starting to flower, admirers in Washington, D.C., and New York will have better luck seeing bright blooms in the final days of March and at the beginning of April.
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An Update: Did a Brooklyn Couple Kill a Neighbor’s Trees for a Better View in Maine?

On Friday, the state approved a settlement that included a $3,000 fine but no acknowledgment of guilt for a tree poisoning that riled people in scenic Rockport, Maine.

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Dead trees behind the home of the late Ruth Graham last August in Rockport, Maine.
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New York Clubs Are Banning Phones on Dance Floors

Dancing had become stilted in the TikTok era. The new rules are getting rave reviews: “I’d rather live in the moment and feel the joy,” one reveler said.

© Shuran Huang for The New York Times

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