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New Covid Booster Shots Cut Risk of Hospitalization by Half, C.D.C. Reports
The research was conducted in part when older variants of the coronavirus were spreading. Other factors may have influenced the…
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What Should You Do When the Bear Is Cinnamon?
Scientists have uncovered a genetic mutation that makes it dangerously difficult to distinguish a black bear from a grizzly.
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Police Officers May No Longer Hold People to Check for Warrants
A settlement filed Friday will bar N.Y.P.D. officers from detaining people at length as they check databases for reasons to…
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A Look Inside New York’s Swirling Kaleidoscope of Faiths
New York City is a place of maximum diversity in minimum space, to borrow a phrase from the writer Milan…
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Can New York’s Plan for Mentally Ill Homeless People Make a Difference?
In a big city, the number of untreated, severely mentally ill people is relatively small. But making sure they get…
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How Do You Solve a Problem Like the B.Q.E.?
The infamous Brooklyn-Queens Expressway needs an overhaul. But there are different views on how to fix it.
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D.A. to Offer Mental Health Care to People Arrested in Manhattan
District Attorney Alvin Bragg plans to spend $9 million to provide social workers and housing services to those who want…
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In Fiji’s Closely Observed Election, a Former Coup Leader Is Ahead
In a region where China and the United States fight for influence, observers await results from the vote to choose…
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Pope Francis calls for people to celebrate a more ‘humble’ Christmas and donate to Ukraine.
Pope Francis suggested on Wednesday that people celebrate “a more humble Christmas” this year by spending less on gifts and…
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At Least 135 Die in Congo as Floods and Landslides Hit Capital
In Kinshasa, a megacity of 15 million, heavy rain left roads, infrastructure and many neighborhoods underwater or in ruins.