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Happy Low-Key New Year!
Some people are giving themselves permission to replace grand ambitions with more realistic expectations for 2023.
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When the Times Square Ball Drop Began at Midnight
Nowadays, the ball drop is a countdown, ending at the stroke of midnight. But it used to work more like…
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Business
An Architect of Biden’s Antitrust Push Is Leaving the White House
Tim Wu has been a leading proponent of a more aggressive approach to reining in the power of big business.
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A ‘Bargain’ on Billionaires’ Row Still Clocks in at $50 Million
In a seasonal slowdown in top sales in Manhattan in December, there were still lofty prices, but many fell below…
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US
Biden Signs Government Funding Bill, Preventing Shutdown
The $1.7 trillion measure includes more money for the military and law enforcement, along with an overhaul of how Congress…
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The 2022 High School Yearbook of American Politics
It wasn’t exactly a feel-good year. With brutal inflation, the war in Ukraine, periodic pandemic surges, gun massacres and the…
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Business
She’s Building a Little Jewish Magazine On Big Ideas
After a rebellious youth and years spent on an unpublished novel, Arielle Angel, the editor of Jewish Currents, has carved…
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World
The Complex History Behind a Vienna Philharmonic Tradition
A global event today, the orchestra’s annual New Year’s Concert took shape during dark days in Austrian history.
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Democrats Outpace Trump in Seating Federal Judges, With 97 Confirmed
The Senate’s top two Democrats say they will continue their push to fill vacancies in 2023, but activists warn that…
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The Meter Eats First
GLASGOW — I grew up in a string of dilapidated slum rentals, project housing and homeless hostels. I grew up…