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Jamaican Homes That Showcase the Island’s Creative History

admin17 May 2025

BY THE TIME Jamaica gained independence from Britain in 1962, a number of the sugar plantation owners there had moved on, but the island remained a refuge for a certain type of English expat: literary, artistic, wealthy. The “James Bond” author Ian ...

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Ed Smylie, Who Saved the Apollo 13 Crew With Duct Tape, Dies at 95

admin17 May 2025

He and his team of NASA engineers jumped into action to help three astronauts bound for the moon. His quick thinking earned him a shout-out from Richard Nixon.

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The Battle for Bryant Park Grill

admin17 May 2025

A fight over the restaurant inside Bryant Park, the lush, green six-acre patch in the heart of Midtown, is proof positive that real estate in Manhattan is still a hotly contested commodity. Late last year, Ark Restaurants, which owns the popular ...

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A Designer’s Glamorous Lifestyle Infuses His Studio

admin17 May 2025

Corey Damen Jenkins showcases weighty crystal coasters, a high-end French trolley and one-of-a-kind dachshund finial chairs.

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To Find High-End Furniture in New York, Look Up

admin17 May 2025

Thirty years ago, a New Yorker with a sharp eye and a strong back could still find and rescue an Eames chair from a Midtown dumpster. Those with greater means, and less patience, might buy marble pedestal tables and Swedish flat-woven rugs at ...

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$500,000 Homes in Marrakesh, Morocco

admin17 May 2025

Available properties include traditional and modern riads, as well as condos in residential communities.

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9 Federally Funded Scientific Breakthroughs That Changed Everything

admin17 May 2025

The U.S. is slashing funding for scientific research, after decades of deep investment. Here’s some of what those taxpayer dollars created.

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‘This Is Less Like Governing and More Like a Really Nauseating Amusement Park Ride’: 3 Writers on Trump 2.0

admin17 May 2025

Frank Bruni, a contributing Opinion writer, hosted a written online conversation with Kristen Soltis Anderson, a contributing Opinion writer and Republican pollster, and Nate Silver, the author of “On the Edge: The Art of Risking Everything” and the ...

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Medicaid Work Requirements Are Cruel and Pointless

admin17 May 2025

House Republicans have proposed adding work requirements to Medicaid, the health insurance program serving tens of millions of low-income Americans. Their plan, unveiled Sunday, would, with a few exceptions, strip coverage from childless adults who ...

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This Land Was Your Land, This Land Was My Land. Now It’s for Sale.

admin17 May 2025

For more than 100 days, congressional Republicans tolerated many extreme actions by the Trump administration and its supporters. Last week, however, one member of the House decided to take a stand. The issue was a House amendment to the Republican ...

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