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In Toronto, Exploring a Wilderness in the Heart of the City

In Toronto, Exploring a Wilderness in the Heart of the City

Meghan Davidson Ladly
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Politics

A sprawling network of ravines threaded through Canada’s largest city offers urban explorers an oasis of birdsong, burbling creeks and whispering trees.


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Who Will Be U.K. Conservative Leader? The Contest Narrows to an Unexpected Choice.

Who Will Be U.K. Conservative Leader? The Contest Narrows to an Unexpected Choice.

Mark Landler and Stephen Castle
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Politics

After an epic election defeat in July, opposition lawmakers have presented their party’s dues-paying members with an unexpected choice of two candidates from the right.


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Thomas Rockwell, 91, Dies; Taught Children ‘How to Eat Fried Worms’

Thomas Rockwell, 91, Dies; Taught Children ‘How to Eat Fried Worms’

Michael S. Rosenwald
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Politics

His father, Norman Rockwell, depicted his childhood on covers of The Saturday Evening Post. The worms came later.


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Randall's Island Migrant Shelter Will Close in February, Adams Says

Randall's Island Migrant Shelter Will Close in February, Adams Says

Luis Ferré-Sadurní and Shayla Colon
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Politics

The shelter complex, which was built atop recreational fields, will be gradually emptied and the fields restored for public use, the mayor’s office said.


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Google Researchers Win Nobel Prize Amid Company’s Antitrust Battle

Google Researchers Win Nobel Prize Amid Company’s Antitrust Battle

Cade Metz, Steve Lohr and David McCabe
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Politics

Two of the company’s A.I. researchers shared the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, just hours after the Justice Department started spelling out plans that could lead to its break up.


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Does Your School Use Suicide Prevention Software? We Want to Hear From You.

Does Your School Use Suicide Prevention Software? We Want to Hear From You.

Ellen Barry
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Politics

Concerned about anxiety and depression among students, some schools are monitoring what children type into their devices to detect suicidal thinking or self-harm.


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Doctors and Patients Deserve Better TV Medical Stories

Doctors and Patients Deserve Better TV Medical Stories

Daniela J. Lamas
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Politics

On television, medical stories end with a diagnosis and a return to normalcy. In reality, they are far more complicated.


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The Education Crisis Neither Candidate Will Address

The Education Crisis Neither Candidate Will Address

Jessica Grose
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Politics

Covid learning loss and chronic absenteeism aren’t going to fix themselves


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Jack Smith Owes Us an Explanation in the Trump Jan. 6 Case

Jack Smith Owes Us an Explanation in the Trump Jan. 6 Case

Jack Goldsmith
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Politics

The Justice Department should not have allowed revelations about the Trump Jan. 6 case to be disclosed so close to Election Day.


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Brown University Will Vote on Divesting from Companies Tied to Israel

Brown University Will Vote on Divesting from Companies Tied to Israel

Dana Goldstein
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Politics

The university made a deal with pro-Palestinian students last spring to consider their demands if they ended a protest encampment. But the university board voted against divestment.


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Michigan Students Veto Pro-Palestinian Funding Freeze for Student Clubs

Michigan Students Veto Pro-Palestinian Funding Freeze for Student Clubs

Halina Bennet
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Politics

In a fraught meeting, the student government rejected a plan to redirect its budget from campus activities to aid for Gaza. But the fight is not over.


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Letitia James vs. Andrew Cuomo for NYC Mayor? It Could Happen.

Letitia James vs. Andrew Cuomo for NYC Mayor? It Could Happen.

Jeffery C. Mays and Emma G. Fitzsimmons
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Politics

With Mayor Eric Adams’s future in doubt, former Gov. Andrew Cuomo and his adversary Letitia James, the state attorney general, could find themselves in a battle for the city’s top job.


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Book Review: ‘War,’ by Bob Woodward

Book Review: ‘War,’ by Bob Woodward

A.O. Scott
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Politics

Bob Woodward doesn’t know which story he wants to tell in his latest presidential chronicle.


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Ruth Glacier in Alaska Hides America’s Deepest Gorge

Ruth Glacier in Alaska Hides America’s Deepest Gorge

Raymond Zhong and Jason Gulley
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Politics

A famed explorer was sure the ice hid something profound. Ninety years later, scientists have put forth the strongest evidence yet that he was right.


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How Mother-and-Baby Units Treat Postpartum Psychosis

How Mother-and-Baby Units Treat Postpartum Psychosis

Chloe W. Shakin
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Politics

In specialized wards called mother-and-baby units, doctors treat postpartum psychosis while allowing women to keep caring for their children.


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