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An English Town Drops Apostrophes From Street Signs. Some Aren’t Happy.
The move has prompted some resistance, with someone writing an apostrophe on a sign for St. Mary’s Walk. “What’s next?”…
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Cannabis Rollout Hampered by Inexperienced Leadership, N.Y. Report Finds
A New York State review of problems in the Office of Cannabis Management found that 90 percent of applicants for…
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Dennis Thompson, Drummer and Last Remaining Member of MC5, Dies at 75
The musician brought his hard-hitting style to the band, which helped lay the foundation of American punk rock and is…
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Tense Campuses and Police Barricades Mark New York’s Commencement Season
The first graduation celebrations will begin on Friday as the city’s colleges and universities reel from conflict over pro-Palestinian demonstrations…
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No Encampment, No Tents: Where Princeton’s Protest Found Its Gravity
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Former White House Aide Returns to Stand in Trump’s Criminal Trial
The aide, Madeleine Westerhout, testified about a key Oval Office meeting between Donald J. Trump and Michael D. Cohen, his…
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Falcon Cam: Reality TV for Bird Lovers
A falcon has laid two eggs in a nest in Lower Manhattan. A camera is filming the wait for them…
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Trump Is Not Invincible
In the folk wisdom of recent American politics, Donald Trump is a figure of herculean invulnerability to traditional scandal. What…
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Watch Out for the Better Mother
Sometimes, particularly in a public parenting setting, I will play the Better Mother. This is the mother who stands attentively…
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After College Presidents, Republicans Are Coming for Liberal Donors
In a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland this week, the Republican senator Josh Hawley demanded a federal investigation into…
