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Driven by China, Coal Plants Made a Comeback in 2023
The country, along with India, is still building power stations that run on coal. Elsewhere, retirements of older plants have…
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World
Hong Kong Detains and Expels Journalism Advocate, Group Says
A representative of Reporters Without Borders was attempting to monitor the national security trial of a media tycoon, Jimmy Lai.
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World
New York Is Winding Down Contract With Migrant Services Operator
DocGo, which has a $432 million contract with the city, faced allegations of providing migrants with false papers, wasting food…
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Food
Seriously, Now Is the Time to Stop Kissing Sick Birds
A citizen-science collaboration in New York has turned up a half-dozen birds infected with the avian flu virus.
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Finance
L.A. Times Names Terry Tang as Executive Editor
Ms. Tang, who had been running the news organization on an interim basis since January, takes charge at a turbulent…
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Travel
How Thin Air and Summer Snow Can Heal the Soul
Last July, a recently divorced writer who had found solace in hiking took on a towering challenge: Mount Whitney, the…
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Magazine
Leonardo DiCaprio, Tracee Ellis Ross and Gayle King Hit New York Art Parties
Outside the Staten Island Ferry terminal in Lower Manhattan on Wednesday night, the wind was howling as broken umbrellas blew…
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World
In New York City, earthquakes are generally tiny, and unnoticed.
New Yorkers have felt tremors before. In January, a 1.7 magnitude earthquake was recorded in Astoria, Queens, early in the…
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World
Workers Sue Over Law Allowing Smoking in Atlantic City Casinos
The New Jersey casinos are the last large refuge for smokers in the Northeast, but some employees say their health…
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News
A Showdown Pits Owners of Second Homes Against Full-Time Residents
The pandemic upset a delicate balance of part-time and full-time residents in a community in the Poconos, sparking a debate…