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4 Die in Fire That Began at E-Bike Shop Near Chinatown

The blaze, which left two others in critical condition, began on the first floor of a building at 80 Madison…

World

A Brooklyn School Pioneers New Ways to Teach Children With Disabilities

The third graders in Room 221 began their day with a chain of hugs. At this Brooklyn elementary school, children…

Finance

How Local Officials Seek Revenge on Their Hometown Newspapers

When coverage upsets them, towns and counties are revoking newspapers’ lucrative contracts to print public notices.

World

Egypt Spars With Dutch Museum Over Ancient History

A new exhibit in the Netherlands explores how Black musicians have drawn inspiration and pride from the idea that ancient Egypt…

News

Murder in a Moneyed Fire Island Enclave

Who is the worst of the BAD SUMMER PEOPLE (Flatiron, 261 pp., $28.99) in Emma Rosenblum’s addictive thriller of manners…

World

Tunisians Mourn a Hard-Fought Freedom Rapidly Slipping Away

When reflecting on their Arab Spring revolution, Tunisians often say that freedom of expression was the only concrete achievement. As…

World

The Phillip Schofield Scandal Explained, From Daytime TV to Parliament

The resignation of a television anchor, followed by an admission of an affair with a younger colleague, has gripped the…

Magazine

To Truly Understand the Past, Pick Up an Old Magazine

Find a print issue, preferably more than 20 years old, and read it cover to cover. You’ll find the old…

Magazine

In Rain and Smoke, the Ball Must Go On

Neither a drop of rain nor a cloud of wildfire smoke could keep more than 100,000 fans from flocking to…

News

Ron DeSantis Thinks Power Corrupts … Everyone Else

Campaign books written by politicians are often dismissed as focus-grouped fluff. I disagree. You can learn a lot about people…

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