At least three women were infected with HIV during “vampire facial” procedures at an unlicensed spa in New Mexico, officials said Thursday. It is the first time that HIV transmission through cosmetic injection services has been documented, they said. nyti.ms/3JBEX3a

From The Athletic: Which teams hit home runs in Round 1 of the NFL Draft? Who might regret their decision down the line?

We graded their decisions. nyti.ms/4bcMYHr

Breaking News: President Biden said on Friday that he would debate Donald Trump, in response to a question from the radio host Howard Stern. Biden's campaign for months had refused to commit to a debate ahead of the general election. nyti.ms/4baAfox

In New York Times Opinion

The right-wing Supreme Court justices seemed impervious to the urgency of Donald Trump’s Jan. 6 immunity case during Thursday’s oral arguments, Jesse Wegman writes. “But the here and now of this case is vital.” nyti.ms/3JzyXYH

When Rogelio Villarreal saw a pair of Cartier earrings priced at just 237 Mexican pesos, or about $13, he bought two sets. Then the price changed to more than $13,000, and a monthslong tussle between Villarreal and the luxury brand followed. nyti.ms/3WnNMF4

Our restaurant critic Pete Wells picked his top 100 restaurants in New York City. Here are four of his favorites. nyti.ms/4b4iSpK

Breaking News: Warren Buffett’s real estate firm agreed to pay $250 million to settle home sellers’ claims that they were forced to pay inflated commissions. nyti.ms/44kgU2k

Jenny Erpenbeck became a writer when her childhood and her country, the German Democratic Republic, or East Germany, disappeared. Her work combines the complications of German and Soviet history with the lives of her characters. nyti.ms/3xNXWEO

NEW: Stunning The New York Times story with a deep look at how Biden and the US are doing a military buildup with allies around China to deter a potential invasion of Taiwan. Blinken just raised issues with Xi in Beijing. A team effort w/ John Ismay Pablo Robles. nytimes.com/interactive/20…

The Fed’s most closely watched inflation measure, the Personal Consumption Expenditures index, rose by 2.7% in the year through March, up from 2.5% in February. The reading is the latest evidence that inflation is not fading as quickly as officials hoped. nyti.ms/3WhrjcR

Dazhon Darien, a high school athletic director in the Baltimore area, was arrested on Thursday after he used AI software, the police said, to manufacture a racist and antisemitic audio clip that impersonated the school’s principal. nyti.ms/3UDi1XG

From The Athletic: Joel Embiid finished Game 3 with 50 points in a beatdown of the New York Knicks on Thursday. But in another world, his 'dirty' flagrant foul ends his evening early. nyti.ms/4aRs7tk

New York’s highest appeals court on Thursday overturned Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 conviction for sex crimes. What does the ruling mean for him and for the #MeToo movement? Listen to today’s episode of The Daily. nyti.ms/3JCSyaw

From The Athletic: For about an hour, last night’s first round of the NFL Draft was pretty boring. No mega-trades, no real shocks in the top five. And then the draft got real, real weird. nyti.ms/3xU0Ace

David Pecker, the former publisher of The National Enquirer, is set to return to the stand during Donald Trump's criminal trial on Friday. Defense lawyers have tried to undercut his testimony about a conspiracy to bury negative stories.

Follow live. nyti.ms/3w9Y9Sp

Vuong Dinh Hue, the head of Vietnam’s Parliament, resigned on Friday. His departure comes amid a growing anticorruption campaign and weeks after the country’s president resigned. nyti.ms/3xPZK09

How did you do in Connections today?

Players must select four groups of four words without making more than three mistakes. nyti.ms/3UhY07j

A baby who was born premature after her mother was killed in an Israeli strike died on Thursday, a relative said, less than a week after news of her birth brought a glimmer of hope to war-torn Gaza. nyti.ms/3UeijTq

Listen to “The Headlines,” which brings you the biggest stories of the day from the New York Times reporters who are covering them, all in about five minutes. nyti.ms/3Jz2X75

The 2026 World Cup starts in 777 days yet fans in Mexico (878 days), Colombia (685 days) and other countries face long wait times for visa applications to visit the U.S.

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