Sunday, January 6, 2019

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New York

The L Train Shutdown Was Just Canceled. What Exactly Does That Mean?

On Thursday, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo upended nearly three years of planning. Here’s what this abrupt U-turn means for Brooklynites, East Villagers and the rest of the city.
U.S.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Dancing Video Was Meant as a Smear, but It Backfired

Here’s the backstory of a video showing the newly minted lawmaker dancing and twirling barefoot on a rooftop in her college days.
Technology

Big Tech May Look Troubled, but It’s Just Getting Started

Even as Facebook, Google and others confronted challenges in 2018, their ambitions were undimmed. After all, so much of life remains undisrupted.
U.S.

American Detained in Moscow Also Has British, Irish and Canadian Passports

The man, Paul Whelan, holds citizenship from four countries and has requested help from multiple governments, increasing the pressure on Moscow to release him.
U.S.

Rashida Tlaib’s Expletive-Laden Cry to Impeach Trump Upends Democrats’ Talking Points

Republicans pounced at the Michigan congresswoman’s remarks to paint the majority as a power-hungry bloc intent on destroying the Trump presidency.
U.S.

As Trump Holds Firm on Shutdown, He Never Mentions One Group: Federal Workers

President Trump’s apparent indifference to the 800,000 federal workers who are not being paid represents a marked contrast from how his predecessors handled shutdowns.
Opinion

We Need to Keep Laughing

There has never been a more darkly comic person to occupy the White House.
U.S.

Trump Blames Democrats Over Deaths of Migrant Children in U.S. Custody

Many of the circumstances surrounding a boy’s death remain unknown, and the father of a girl has disputed the claim that she had been dehydrated before being detained.
World

‘New Chapter’ in Space Exploration as China Reaches Far Side of the Moon

It was China’s second moon landing, and the first spacecraft to touch down on the side of the moon that always faces away from Earth.
Opinion

Elizabeth Warren Wants to Stop Inequality Before It Starts

Redistribution is important, but it comes too late.
Obituaries

Herb Kelleher, Whose Southwest Airlines Reshaped the Industry, Dies at 87

Mr. Kelleher built Southwest into one of the nation’s most successful and admired companies by combining low fares with good customer service.
U.S.

5 Children Headed to Disney World Were Among 7 Killed in Florida Crash

Fifty gallons of spilled diesel fuel exacerbated a deadly blaze on Thursday that also injured several people.
Opinion

Against Liberal Defeatism

The “fascists” haven’t won. Acting as if they have is self-defeating.
World

‘Birth Tourism’ Is Legal in Canada. A Lawmaker Calls It Unscrupulous.

As more pregnant women arrive from overseas to give birth, critics say visitors are gaming the immigration system and debasing Canadian citizenship.
Business

This Expert Called the Market Plunge. Here’s What He Sees in 2019.

Market watchers are divided on whether the current slump will be prolonged or a blip, and history doesn’t offer a clear answer. Expect turbulence.
Arts

The Good, the Bad and ‘Black Panther’

Manohla Dargis and A. O. Scott, the chief film critics of The New York Times, look back at a year of rage, silliness and sublimity at the movies.
Business

‘A Pumping Conspiracy’: Why Workers Smuggled Breast Pumps Into Prison

Many employers don’t provide workers with time and space to express breast milk. Millions of families are affected — and often, it’s a violation of federal law.
Travel

Three New Year’s Resolutions for Better Travel in 2019

Changing your approach to traveling can go a long way in making you happier and healthier in the New Year. Here are three ways to get the most out of your trips in 2019.
Fashion

Our Best Wedding Proposals in 2018

Here are some of the stories of how couples, who submitted their announcement information to The New York Times, agreed to marry each other.

I am not feeling creative.

Sooner is better.     As soon as you can is best.
Business

A Struggling Desert Town Bets Its Future on Pot

Nearly every block in Needles, Calif., has a run-down building being renovated by a cannabis business. Community leaders have welcomed them.

Needles will be a ghost town again.


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