New York Today: A Dinosaur's Debut and other top stories.

• New York Today: A Dinosaur's Debut

  

  PhotoSay ‘Hello’ to my giant friend.CreditBrian Harkin for The New York TimesUpdated 8:46 a.m.Good morning on this breezy Thursday.Move over, Barosaurus. There’s a new, gigantic, fearsome dinosaur in town.Meet the Titanosaur, one of the largest dinosaurs ever discovered, which will be unveiled at the American Museum of Natural History tomorrow.This dinosaur, which belongs to the titanosaur family, was discovered so recently that it hasn’t formally been named, so “Titanosaur” is more of a place h..

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• Lupica: Next time Ted Cruz wants to criticize ' New York City values ...

  

  "Well, look, he may shift in his new rallies to play 'New York, New York' because Donald comes from New York and he embodies New York values.'".

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• Oscar Nominations 2016

  

  LOS ANGELES — Oscar voters showered “The Revenant” and “Mad Max: Fury Road” with honors on Thursday, including best picture nominations, but were less kind to some contenders and put forth, once again, an all-white field of acting nominees.Six films joined “The Revenant” and “Fury Road” as nominees for Hollywood’s top prize: “Bridge of Spies,” “Spotlight,” “The Big Short” “The Martian,” “Brooklyn” and “Room.” The black-themed “Straight Outta Compton,” expected by handicappers to make the cut (10..

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• Ben McAdoo hired as coach of New York Giants

  

  Ben McAdoo, one of the internal favorites to replace Tom Coughlin, was hired as the 17th head coach inNew York Giantshistory, the team announced Thursday.McAdoo, who has served as the offensive coordinator under Coughlin for the past two seasons, will be introduced at a news conference on Friday morning. He never has been a head coach."I am honored," McAdoo said in a statement. "... I have been very fortunate to have a lot of great coaches, administrators and players take an interest in me and m..

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• Lens | Fourth Annual New York Portfolio Review

  

  What does it take to succeed as a photographer? It takes time, passion and obsession to make great work. But you also need the opportunity to get your work seen and celebrated.That’s why we are again gathering 150 photographers and 75 of the most influential editors, curators, gallerists and book publishers for two days of private photo critiques on April 2 and 3.Applications are now open for the Fourth Annual New York Portfolio Review, sponsored by the New York Times Lens blog and the City Univ..

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• Market Rebounds, Led Higher by Energy Shares

  

  Energy stocks led a broad rally in U.S. stocks Thursday, giving the market its biggest gain in over a month.A recovery in crudeoilprices helped put stocks into rebound mode a day after the market had its worst drop since September. Investors also welcomed some encouraging company earnings.“That all led to a little bit of confidence in the markets and some buyers coming in,” said Sean Lynch, co-head of global equity for Wells Fargo Investment Institute.The Dow rose 227.64 points, or 1.4 percent, ..

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• Alan Rickman, Actor Known for 'Harry Potter' and 'Die Hard,' Dies at 69

  

  Alan Rickman, the accomplished British stage actor who brought an erudite dignity to film roles like Hans Gruber, the nefarious mastermind of “Die Hard,” and Severus Snape, the dour master of potions in the “Harry Potter” series, died on Thursday in London. He was 69.His death was confirmed by a publicist, Catherine Olim, who said the cause was cancer.In an acting career of more than 40 years, Mr. Rickman, with his sensuous, shadowy purr of a voice and often an enigmatic grin, played a panoply o..

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• Powerball Has 3 Big Winners, in California, Florida and Tennessee

  

  PhotoPeople lined up to buy Powerball tickets in Hawthorne, Calif., on Wednesday. Record sales drove up the largest jackpot in United States history to $1.5 billion.CreditMark Ralston/Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesThe world’s biggest lottery jackpot of $1.5 billion will be a three-way split of $528 million each.Winning Powerball tickets — with the numbers 4-8-19-27-34 and the Powerball number, 10 — were sold in Chino Hills, Calif., a suburb of Los Angeles; Munford, Tenn., about 25 miles nor..

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• Your Thursday Briefing: Jakarta, Oscars, Alan Rickman

  

  PhotoA winning Powerball ticket was sold at this store in Chino Hills, Calif. There are at least two other winners.CreditEugene Garcia/European Pressphoto Agency(Want to get this briefing by email? Here’sthe sign-up.)Good morning.Here’s what you need to know:• Developing: Attacks in Indonesia.The center ofJakarta, the capital, was rockedby explosions and gunfire today. At least two people were killed, senior officials said, along with five assailants. It’s being described as a terrorist attack.W..

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• Updates: Explosions in Jakarta, Indonesia

  

  Foreign countries and leaders have condemned the attacks in Jakarta on Thursday, including the neighboring states of Malaysia, Singapore and the Philippines.“The Philippines strongly condemns the attacks,” the country’s Department of Foreign Affairs said in astatement. “We stand by in solidarity with our Indonesian brothers and sisters in this time of tragedy.”In a letter to President Joko Widodo of Indonesia, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong of Singaporeexpressed his condolencesto the families of..

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