Month: December 2022
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Charles Charts a Path as a King for All Holiday Seasons
Adding a Hanukkah party and Diwali treats to the traditional Christmas address, King Charles III is publicly embracing a more…
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In Christmas Address, Pope Bemoans ‘Grave Famine of Peace’
Pope Francis urged the tens of thousands of faithful in St. Peter’s Square to pray for Ukraine and for others…
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Conservatives in Western Canada Pass Law Rejecting Federal Sovereignty
A new law in the province of Alberta radically circumscribes federal authority, advancing the agenda of the province’s far-right secessionist…
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The Best Metropolitan Diary Item of 2022: The Readers Speak
A son’s trip to the Museum of Modern Art with his mother claims the top spot in this year’s voting,…
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A Local Column With Fans Around the World
Metropolitan Diary readers are scattered outside the New York City area and as far away as India and Australia.
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Drawn Away, but Not to a Close
The author didn’t feel a strong connection to New York City when she began illustrating Metropolitan Diary. Now that she’s…
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Covid Is Spreading Rapidly in China, New Signs Suggest
Even as official figures from the central government remain low, regional numbers point to explosive outbreaks and overstretched health care…
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U.N. Fears 180 Rohingya Refugees in Stranded Boat Are Dead
Families lost contact weeks ago with their relatives on the boat, the U.N. refugee agency says, while at least some…
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How Citizen Spies Foiled Putin’s Grand Plan for One Ukrainian City
On a foggy morning a few months ago, Valentyn Dmytrovych Yermolenko, an aging Ukrainian fisherman with a bad back and…
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Another Day, Another Crash: Life by Britain’s Most Bashed Bridge
A railway bridge with a shallow underpass is bashed into by vehicles with startling regularity, causing mostly embarrassment, but sending…