World
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From Ancient Charcoal, Hints of Wildfires to Come
By digging into the geologic record, scientists are learning how wildfires shaped — and were shaped by — climate change…
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We Have a Housing Crisis. This New Jersey Town Has a Solution.
Palisades Park is ending the tyranny of single-family homes.
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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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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
After a sit-in and the occupation of a campus building, about a dozen demonstrators have turned to a hunger strike.
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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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He Thought He Had Bought a Great Apartment. The Ceiling Held a Secret.
A home buyer quickly found out his co-op shared something in common with Carnegie Hall, Grand Central Station and the…
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Restoring a Chair Is Easier Than You Think. Ask the Brownstone Boys.
Jordan Slocum and Barry Bordelon have a lot of practice restoring brownstones in Brooklyn, so refinishing a chair was no…