World
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Why Republicans Turned Against the Environment
In 1990 Congress passed an amendment to the Clean Air Act of 1970, among other things taking action against acid…
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N.Y.C.’s Social Services Chief Said to Face Inquiry Over Shelter Failure
New York City’s social services commissioner is being investigated over his handling ofcases where homeless families had to stay overnight…
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This Guy Says the Fed Has Got Everything Precisely Backward
What if by raising interest rates, the Federal Reserve is doing the opposite of what it intends? What if higher…
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Polio Is Worrying Parents. Doctors Say Vaccination Is the Answer.
The news that the poliovirus has been found circulating in New York City wastewater fueled a wide range of reactions…
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Nicholas Evans, Author of ‘The Horse Whisperer,’ Dies at 72
Nicholas Evans, the British journalist turned author whose novel-turned-film, “The Horse Whisperer,” broke publishing and movie records, along ...
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Frederick Buechner, Novelist With a Religious Slant, Dies at 96
Frederick Buechner, a Presbyterian minister who never held a church pastorate but found his calling writing a prodigious quantity of…
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Tracking the Deaths in New York City’s Jail System in 2022
Twelve people have died after being held in New York City’s troubled jail system this year, even as officials have…
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Jean-Georges Vongerichten Polishes Up the Tin Building
The prolific restaurateur Jean-Georges Vongerichten has reached a new pinnacle with this dazzling food hall in the Tin Building. With…
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John L. Eastman, Lawyer and Force in Entertainment World, Dies at 83
John L. Eastman, a lawyer for musicians and artists whose representation of famous clients like Paul McCartney, Billy Joel and…
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Liz Cheney and Lisa Murkowski Face Their Voters
When elected leaders put party before country, Americans are diminished as a society: We grow cynical, we believe less, we…