Month: December 2022
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World
A Bricklayer Rebuilds His Life
Cornelius Kingsland Garrison’s mausoleum, with a geometric crown wrapping around its ridged dome roof, is one of the most elaborate…
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Food
Waking Up From the American Dream
How the TV of 2022 depicted the weird, warping pressures of work and ambition in a boom-and-bust economy.
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World
It’s Turtles All the Way Down in the Fossil Record
How smushed shells could help to resolve paleontological mysteries.
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World
Casinos Target a Vulnerable Clientele: Older Asian Gamblers
MONTICELLO, N.Y. — Soon after the white coach bus pulled up on a recent Monday morning, the passengers stepped off…
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World
One Final Twist in the Rev. Louis Gigante’s Colorful Life: A Son
Father Gigante, a towering figure in the Bronx, left a $7 million fortune entirely to the son he had while…
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Health
The I.C.U. Nurse: A Symbol of Endurance
An alphabet soup of respiratory illnesses has been spreading misery across the United States, once again pushing hospital staff to…
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World
Nepal’s Revolving Door Produces a New Leader but No Hoped-For Change
A former rebel chief became prime minister for a third time in a country long racked by political instability.
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World
With ‘Zero Covid,’ China Proved It’s Good at Control. Governance Is Harder.
For a powerful government that has bragged about its command of the country, its absence at a moment of crisis…
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World
Biden’s Pick to Lead F.A.A. Faces Murky Road to Confirmation
The nominee, Phillip A. Washington, who has yet to receive a confirmation hearing, has drawn scrutiny over his aviation experience…
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World
Nets, Buoys, Salt, Ice. For West African Fishermen, ‘Everything’ Is Going Up.
Fishermen in Sierra Leone need large amounts of ice to store their catch on multiday journeys. Like many commodities, it…