Gretchen Dow Simpson, Creator of New Yorker Covers, Dies at 85
admin A Massachusetts native, she painted geometrically precise images of rural and seaside New England dwellings…
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NFL Draft winners and losers: Jaguars, Giants make splashes, Shedeur Sanders waits
The first round of the 2025 NFL Draft is in the books. Here's a look…
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In its heyday in the 1950s and ’60s, the Lung Wah Hotel, a converted, Spanish…
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With a new fall offering, Yale becomes the latest university to offer a course on…
Read MoreMan Charged With Arson in Vast New Jersey Wildfire
A 19-year-old was accused of setting wooden pallets on fire and leaving before the fire…
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The F.A.A. allows many of these popular flights to operate under less stringent rules than…
Read MoreWhy a Law Requiring Gas Detectors Is a Headache for Landlords
The detectors have to be installed in every kitchen with a gas stove. But battery-operated…
Read MoreLas Vegas Sands Drops Bid to Open a Casino on Long Island
The company cited the threat that online gambling posed to its profits in its decision…
Read MoreBarry Benepe, Who Gave New York Its Greenmarkets, Dies at 96
He brought farm-grown produce to the city’s streets, creating the largest network of farmers’ markets…
Read MoreWhy the White House Started Making Deportation Cartoons
The Trump administration hasn’t yet delivered huge deportation numbers — but it is using the…
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