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The Best New York City Neighborhoods for Restaurants
Great meals can be found in virtually any corner of the five boroughs, but here are some areas that stood out to our critic.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesLawmakers Urge Trump to Move Ahead on Delayed Arms Sale to Taiwan
The Trump administration has held up the sale for months ahead of President Trump’s meeting this week with President Xi Jinping of China.
New York Times Top StoriesScientists Press Congress on Dismissal of National Science Foundation Board and Research Funding
The slowed pace of grants by the National Science Foundation, under attack from the White House, could put the United States at a disadvantage with China, the scientists warned.
New York Times Top StoriesAs Trump Heads to Beijing, China Is ‘Locked and Loaded’ for a Fight
Beijing is signaling that it is ready for a trade showdown, and it is building up a legal arsenal in preparation.
New York Times Top StoriesSpirit Was the Only Airline in Town. Now What?
Spirit’s presence was a point of pride in Latrobe, Pa., where the security lines were short and airport parking is free. Residents are mourning the loss.
New York Times Top StoriesGisèle Pelicot’s Memoir Said Something Taboo About Victimhood. We Didn’t Listen.
A book by the world’s most famous survivor of sexual violence has been read as a manifesto or a cry of pain. What she wrote is far more complicated.
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New York Times Top StoriesIn This Nazi-Era Restitution Dispute, the Focus Turns to a Missing Cow
A family is vying for the return of a painting it thought was by Rubens. But an expert says it’s a copy because it does not include the artist’s depiction of a peeing cow.
New York Times Top StoriesAs Visa Policies Tighten, International Students Find Tougher Job Market
Students say they have been passed over for jobs and interviews because of visa restrictions. Some have a Plan B: leaving the United States.
New York Times Top StoriesAccusations of Shenanigans Fly in Nebraska’s Senate Race
One Democrat is accused of being a Republican in disguise. Another plans to drop out to boost an independent. It’s primary eve in one of the country’s most unusual midterm contests.
New York Times Top StoriesWhy Two Big Companies Just Cut Paid Family Leave
Deloitte and Zoom are among the employers reducing support for working parents, signaling a retreat from a “golden age of benefits.”
New York Times Top StoriesQuebec Novelist Shines a Harsh Spotlight on Migration, and on Trump’s America
Thélyson Orélien, a Haitian-born, previously unknown writer, submitted an unsolicited manuscript. Its rights were sold in 23 countries before publication.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Fight to Euthanize Pablo Escobar’s Hippos in Colombia
Colombia is planning to cull a population of wild hippos, the offspring of the drug lord’s pets, dividing a town where hippos are the main draw.
New York Times Top StoriesUkraine Looks to Step Away From Trump and U.S.
With peace talks on ice and Ukraine now more self-reliant, President Volodymyr Zelensky seems to be stepping away from the United States.
New York Times Top StoriesAs Coal Rebounds, More Mercury, a Potent Toxin, Is in the Air
Coal-burning power plants released more mercury last year, according to an analysis by The Times. It reverses a downward trend of emissions of a metal that interferes with brain development.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Silence That Meets the Rape of Palestinians
Male and female Palestinians describe brutal sexual abuse at the hands of Israel’s prison guards, soldiers, settlers and interrogators.
New York Times Top StoriesRetail Giants Spend Billions to Make Stores Look Nicer
Walmart, Target and Dollar General are among those investing in remodeling thousands of existing stores, even as shoppers take their dollars online.
New York Times Top StoriesKansas City, a Car Town, Spends Millions on World Cup Transit
Security and other expenses are piling up for host cities. In the smallest metro area staging games, the bill includes temporary bus systems in two states.
New York Times Top StoriesDrilling Into the Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica
Ten people. Eight weeks. Three thousand feet to pierce a fast-melting Antarctic glacier.
New York Times Top StoriesThey Were Promised New Septic Tanks. Trump Called It ‘Illegal DEI.’
The Justice Department ended a deal that had helped fund a solution to the sewage crisis in rural Alabama. “Almost like we are starting all over again,” one activist said.
New York Times Top StoriesBill Cassidy Sold His Soul and Got Nothing in Return
A doctor and senator who voted to confirm Robert Kennedy still was snubbed by Trump in the Republican primary in Louisiana.
New York Times Top StoriesCursive Club, Where Students Learn With a Flourish
Students are practicing cursive in clubs after school and in libraries after it was cut from the Common Core curriculum. Some states are reintroducing it into schools.
New York Times Top StoriesOil Prices Rise as Prospects for U.S.-Iran Peace Deal Fizzle
Oil prices rose and stock futures ticked down as investors reacted after the two sides failed to agree on a U.S.-Iran peace deal.
New York Times Top StoriesHow to Win Eurovision With Just a Few Hundred Voters
Exclusive voting data shows that, despite Eurovision’s assurances, an Israeli campaign could easily have influenced last year’s contest.
New York Times Top StoriesHow Israel Turned Eurovision’s Stage Into a Soft Power Tool
Israel’s efforts to influence Eurovision’s vote were broader and started years earlier than previously known.
New York Times Top StoriesNeed to Hire an Architect or Designer? Try Dumbo.
A Brooklyn neighborhood with waterfront views and pricey apartments has become New York City’s latest design hub, with more than 160 architecture and design firms.
New York Times Top StoriesAirbnb Turns to Black Leaders in Its Bid to Make a Comeback in New York
The multibillion-dollar corporation is partnering with influential Black pastors as it seeks to regain a foothold in the city’s short-term rental market.
New York Times Top StoriesCubans Deserve America’s Generosity, Not Its Cruelty
If Americans knew what Cuba was enduring, they would demand an end to the U.S. blockade.
New York Times Top StoriesWhat Middle Powers Fear from the Trump-Xi Summit
Asian nations worry that the president might trade security commitments for better economic terms with China during his planned meeting with Xi Jinping this week.
New York Times Top StoriesAmerican Passengers Exposed to Hantavirus Are Flying Back to the U.S.
The passengers will be monitored in Omaha at the country’s only federally funded quarantine center.