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The Growing Risk of Battery Fires in New York
Some 50 batteries were found inside a building in Bushwick, Brooklyn, that burned a week ago.
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Woman Ignited Gay Pride Flag, Damaging SoHo Bistro, Police Say
The intentional fire at Little Prince, which was captured by a security camera, was being investigated as a possible hate…
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Wildfires Raging Across Chile Leave 13 Dead
More than 150 fires burning in the country have also destroyed thousands of acres of forest, as the country faces…
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E.M.T.s Provided No Care for 19 Minutes After Police Beat Tyre Nichols
The board that regulates emergency medical technicians in Tennessee on Friday voted to suspend the licenses of the two E.M.T.s…
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5 Cozy Hotels Where Winter Is a Treat
From a luxurious cabin in the Catskills to a Victorian-era inn in the Scottish Highlands, here are a few places…
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It Took Nearly 30 Years. Is America Ready for Ben Okri Now?
The acclaimed Nigerian British writer is resonating with American readers in a moment of national crisis. “Maybe nations go through…
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Year After Deadly Bronx Blaze, a Plan to Combat ‘America’s Fire Problem’
On the anniversary of the Twin Parks fire that killed 17 people, a federal agency will move to use new…
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First Anniversary of a Tragic Fire in the Bronx
A year after the Twin Parks blaze that killed 17, a former resident plans to go back to pay homage…
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Attacks Continue in Ukraine Despite Russia’s Supposed Cease-Fire
Ukraine never accepted Russia’s unilateral Christmas truce, dismissing it as a hollow ploy, and Russian shelling was as intense as…
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In Battered Ukrainian City, Workers Battle Winter, Not the Russians
Firefighters in Lyman, in Ukraine’s east, contend with land mines, freezing temperatures, damaged buildings, awful cell service and a lack…
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