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Push for High-Rise Next to Brooklyn Botanic Garden Becomes Battle Over Shadows

Push for High-Rise Next to Brooklyn Botanic Garden Becomes Battle Over Shadows

Mihir Zaveri
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Politics

The Brooklyn Botanic Garden and its supporters are fighting a proposal to build a 14-story apartment building that would cast shadows on the garden.


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TikTok’s Owner Already Publishes Digital Books. Now It Is Moving Into Print.

TikTok’s Owner Already Publishes Digital Books. Now It Is Moving Into Print.

Alexandra Alter
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Politics

ByteDance, the Chinese tech giant that owns TikTok, will focus its publisher, 8th Note Press, on popular genres such as romance, romantasy and young adult fiction.


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3 Day Trips From Nashville

3 Day Trips From Nashville

Colleen Creamer
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Politics

Fall is the perfect time to take excursions from bustling Music City into the surrounding countryside, where a variety of natural and cultural adventures await.


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How Expensive Is Going to Jail? We Did the Math.

How Expensive Is Going to Jail? We Did the Math.

Kirk Semple and Jonah M. Kessel
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Politics

Our criminal justice system is nickel-and-diming people at every turn, burying them in punishing debt.


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Post-Affirmative Action, Is Sustained Campus Diversity Suspicious?

Post-Affirmative Action, Is Sustained Campus Diversity Suspicious?

Sonja B. Starr
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Politics

There are perfectly legal explanations for why schools’ demographics might not change after the fall of affirmative action.


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What You Need to Know in Case of an Election Crisis

What You Need to Know in Case of an Election Crisis

Neal K. Katyal
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Politics

We have just a short time to understand the challenges across state legislatures, Congress, executive branches and elected judges.


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Chestnut Championship in England Is Roiled by Accusation of Cheating

Chestnut Championship in England Is Roiled by Accusation of Cheating

Claire Moses
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Politics

Buckeye chestnuts, known as conkers in Britain, are played in an annual championship there. This year, there are accusations of cheating. And it’s all very serious.


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Eric Adams Mets-Yankees Hat Strikes Out

Eric Adams Mets-Yankees Hat Strikes Out

Jacob Gallagher
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Politics

Mets and Yankees fans seem to agree: Mayor Eric Adams’s both-sides baseball cap struck out.


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Global Electricity Demand Is Rising Faster Than Expected, I.E.A. Says

Global Electricity Demand Is Rising Faster Than Expected, I.E.A. Says

Brad Plumer
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Politics

A surge in power use worldwide could make it harder for nations to slash emissions and keep global warming in check.


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Israeli Court Orders Government to Explain System for Medical Evacuations From Gaza

Israeli Court Orders Government to Explain System for Medical Evacuations From Gaza

Ephrat Livni and Johnatan Reiss
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Politics

Three Israeli human rights groups filed a petition after the closure of the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt, slowing the evacuation of patients.


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U.S. Warns Israel to Boost Humanitarian Aid Into Gaza or Face Consequences

U.S. Warns Israel to Boost Humanitarian Aid Into Gaza or Face Consequences

Michael Crowley and David E. Sanger
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Politics

The warning was conveyed in a letter sent Sunday to two top Israeli officials that included the possibility of a cutoff of U.S. military aid, officials said.


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Trump Escalates Threats to Political Opponents He Deems the ‘Enemy’

Trump Escalates Threats to Political Opponents He Deems the ‘Enemy’

Lisa Lerer and Michael Gold
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Politics

Never before has a presidential nominee openly suggested turning the military on Americans simply because they oppose his candidacy. With voting underway, Donald Trump has turned to dark vows of retribution.


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Harris Slams Trump in Interview With Charlamagne Tha God: 5 Takeaways

Harris Slams Trump in Interview With Charlamagne Tha God: 5 Takeaways

Nicholas Nehamas and Zolan Kanno-Youngs
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Politics

During a free-flowing interview that was by turns friendly and pointed, the vice president went beyond her previous remarks in casting Donald Trump as an authoritarian.


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Pentagon to Give Honorable Discharges to Some Kicked Out Under ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’

Pentagon to Give Honorable Discharges to Some Kicked Out Under ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’

John Ismay
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Politics

More than 800 service members administratively separated from the military under the now-repealed policy will receive discharge upgrades.


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Desi Arnaz Historical Marker Celebrates the ‘I Love Lucy’ Star in Miami Beach

Desi Arnaz Historical Marker Celebrates the ‘I Love Lucy’ Star in Miami Beach

Johnny Diaz
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Politics

A new historical marker in Miami Beach pays tribute to his younger years, before Hollywood, when as a Cuban émigré he performed at a nightclub.


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