World
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Subway Station Clerks To Step Out From Booths Into New Role
The M.T.A. workers, who once sold tokens to transit riders, will now provide roaming customer service in subway stations.
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Hochul’s Big Choice: Picking New York’s Most Powerful Judge
The Court of Appeals shifted to the right under the polarizing leadership of Chief Judge Janet DiFiore. Democrats hope the…
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New York’s New Gun Law Remains Intact for Now After Appeals Court Ruling
A three-judge panel temporarily halted a lower court’s ruling blocking a section of the law, the third such stay the…
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A 108-Foot-Tall Cottonwood Thrills the ‘Tree Hunter’
An upstate arborist found what he believes is the state’s biggest tree in the town of Schaghticoke. He was ecstatic.
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Indian and Chinese Soldiers Again Trade Blows at Disputed Border
Tensions are still simmering two years after a deadly confrontation over a remote region each country claims as its own.
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Dubai Is the Newest Culinary Destination. Here’s a Taste.
In mid-September, on an artificial, palm tree-shaped island in the Persian Gulf, an avant-garde dinner service — “performance” is a…
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As Covid Spreads Fast, Beijing Isn’t in Lockdown. But It Feels Like It.
Almost no one is venturing out even after an easing of pandemic measures. Cold and flu medicines are scarce, but…
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Eldest BTS Member, Jin, Enlists in South Korean Army
Saying goodbye to the ARMY — as the K-pop supergroup’s fan base is known — and hello to the armed…
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‘There Must Be More Room for Africa,’ Leader of African Union Says
President Macky Sall of Senegal, chairman of the bloc, said in an interview before the U.S.-Africa summit that it’s time…
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What’s Powering Argentina at the World Cup? 1,100 Pounds of Yerba Mate.
The herbal drink is beloved by South American players, who have taken it with them around the world — including…