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First Test of Trump’s Power to Fire Officials Reaches Supreme Court

The court’s conservative majority may be receptive to the argument that presidents have unlimited power to remove leaders of independent agencies.

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The Supreme Court is expected to act in the coming days on the Trump administration’s emergency application.

She’s Trying to Stay Ahead of Alzheimer’s, in a Race to the Death

In the Netherlands, doctors and dementia patients must negotiate a fine line: Assisted death for those without capacity is legal, but doctors won’t do it.

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Irene Mekel, who seeks medical assistance in dying, was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease a year ago.

A Mandate for Boston’s Suburbs: Make Room for More Apartments

The state required 177 cities and towns served by public transit to loosen their zoning rules so that more multifamily housing can be built. A number of them resisted.

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Supporters of the MBTA Communities Act outside Town Hall in Needham, Mass., last year

She’s Trying to Stay Ahead of Alzheimer’s, in a Race to the Death

In the Netherlands, doctors and dementia patients must negotiate a fine line: Assisted death for those without capacity is legal, but doctors won’t do it.

Β© Melissa Schriek for The New York Times

Irene Mekel, who seeks medical assistance in dying, was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease a year ago.

California’s Scary Product Warning Labels Might Be Working, Study Says

Products must state if they contain chemicals tied to cancer or other risks. As a result, manufacturers have pulled back from using the chemicals, researchers found.

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California’s right-to-know law requires companies to warn of certain chemicals in their products.

Prominent Cryptocurrency Investor Faces Senate Tax Inquiry

The Finance Committee’s top Democrat sent a letter last month to Dan Morehead, the founder of Pantera Capital, about the investigation.

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Dan Morehead founded Pantera Capital in the early 2000s and turned it into one of the largest investment firms focused on cryptocurrency.
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