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How New York City Lost 63 Miles of Pedestrian-Friendly ‘Open Streets’
When city life was throttled by the pandemic, cars were removed from five blocks of 31st Avenue in Astoria, Queens,…
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The Padres Got a Sword. But Can They Slay the ‘Dragon’?
SAN DIEGO — Juan Soto had barely landed, Josh Bell had just sat down and Josh Hader was starting to…
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Marriage, With a Side of Pickleball
Julene and Charles Wood had played pickleball as a couple several times at the Evergreen Racquet Club in Bloomington, Ill.,…
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Serena Williams Begins the Not-Too-Long Goodbye
As a champion who says she hates goodbyes, Serena Williams could have made her exit from tennis in other ways.…
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Too Darn Hot: How Summer Stages Are Threatened by Climate Change
ASHLAND, Ore. — Smoke from a raging wildfire in California prompted the Oregon Shakespeare Festival to cancel a recent performance…
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As China Vows More Military Exercises, Taiwan Is Undeterred
If China’s show of force over Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s trip was meant as a deterrent, it has not had the…
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How New Zealand’s Climate Fight Is Threatening Its Iconic Farmland
GISBORNE, New Zealand — Horehore Station, a sheep and cattle ranch, sprawls across 4,000 acres on New Zealand’s North Island,…
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Rishi Sunak Has a Sterling Résumé. It’s Not Helping Him Replace Boris Johnson.
CARDIFF, Wales — Just a few weeks ago Rishi Sunak, the former chancellor of the Exchequer, seemed well-placed to become…
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North Korea Says Its Covid Outbreak Is Over
SEOUL — North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un, said the country had brought its coronavirus outbreak to an end without vaccines,…
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Los Angeles Bans Encampments Near Schools
A tent in downtown Los Angeles.Credit...Mark Abramson for The New York TimesIn a highly contested move, Los Angeles this week…