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Seeking Asylum in Texas; Sent to New York to Make a Political Point
The first 3,500 miles of Jose Rodríguez’s journey from Venezuela to New York took nearly two months. The last 2,000…
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How New York City Hopes to Win Its Long, Losing War on Trash
“Did you get that?” It was a steamy July morning on Montague Street in Brooklyn Heights, and a man in…
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How a Couple Who Started a Food Bank Spend Their Sundays
When the pandemic caused food banks to shut down in March 2020, two soup kitchen volunteers, Mammad Mahmoodi and Sasha…
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City’s Admissions That It Can’t Care for Rikers Detainees May Propel Suits
The security-camera images tell a remarkable story: A man being held on Rikers Island collapses and is carried to a…
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In Senate Battle, Democrats Defy Biden’s Low Standing (for Now)
PHOENIX — In a Senate split 50-50, Democrats on the campaign trail and in Congress have zero margin for error…
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Democrats Eye a Major Shift in How Corporations Are Taxed
WASHINGTON — At the center of the new climate and tax package that Democrats appear to be on the verge…
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Baseball Buys In on the Digital Age. But at What Cost?
Baseball and technology have always made for wary partners. For a five-year span in the 1930s, as radio became more…
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Indiana Governor Signs First Post-Roe Abortion Ban, With Limited Exceptions
INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana lawmakers passed and the governor signed a near-total ban on abortion on Friday, overcoming division among Republicans…
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Progressives Embrace Climate and Tax Deal, Despite Disappointments
WASHINGTON — With enactment of a major piece of Democrats’ domestic agenda in sight within days, progressives in Congress are…
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Your Friday Evening Briefing
(Want to get this newsletter in your inbox? Here’s the sign-up.) Passing the package would be a major victory for…