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Why Are American Drivers so Deadly?
In the summer of 1999, a few years after graduating from medical school, Deborah Kuhls moved from New York to…
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How the Met’s Prop-Shop Magic Makes Trucks Move Onstage
In the Metropolitan Opera’s production of “Carmen,” three pickup trucks and a tractor-trailer are crucial props.
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Red Sea Attacks Leave Shipping Companies With Difficult Choices
Attacks on two dozen ships since November are forcing shipping lines to figure out whether and when to skip the…
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Subway Service Still Snarled as M.T.A. Works to Remove Derailed Trains
Twenty-six people were injured when two trains collided on Thursday afternoon. Officials said they hoped to restore service on the…
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‘Richard Scarry’s Cars and Trucks and Things That Go’ Turns 50
My wife was editing our teenager’s bedroom, hunting things to pass on to his younger cousins, or donate to Goodwill.…
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Shecky Greene, High-Energy Comedy Star, Is Dead at 97
A Las Vegas institution, he would do just about anything for a laugh, including physical comedy so broad that it…
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Your Car Is Tracking You. Abusive Partners May Be, Too.
After almost 10 years of marriage, Christine Dowdall wanted out. Her husband was no longer the charming man she had…
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Paula Murphy, Once ‘the Fastest Woman on Wheels,’ Dies at 95
She proved that women could gain fame as a speed demons on land by setting records on the Bonneville Salt…
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In This Mexican Neighborhood, Locals Say ¡Viva el Beetle!
A northern community in Mexico City cannot give up on the famous 1960s hippie-favorite Volkswagen.
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Chaos, Injustice and Joy: This Year’s College Essays About Money
Some of the most basic questions about money are also central to figuring out what and who you want to…
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